Nouns (27)
out
n. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
out
n. a return or service that does not land within the in-bounds limits
hurl, cast
n. a violent throw
cast, casting
n. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
roll, cast
n. the act of throwing dice
cast, plaster cast
n. bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
cast, casting
n. object formed by a mold
cast, mold, mould
n. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
shape, form, cast
n. the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
cast, dramatis personae, cast of characters
n. the actors in a play
cast, stamp, mold
n. the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
conversion, cast, data transformation
n. the result of changing data or characters from one format to another
Verbs (61)
out
v. reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"
out, come out, be disclosed, be revealed
v. be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
hurl, cast, hurtle
v. throw forcefully
cast, mold, mould
v. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
cast, assign a role to, select to play a part
v. select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
put, cast, couch, frame, redact
v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth
v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off
v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
cast, ramble, swan, stray, range, drift, vagabond, wander, roam, rove
v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
cast, vomit, cat, chuck, honk, sick, puke, regurgitate, disgorge, regorge, retch, barf, spew, spue, upchuck, be sick, throw up, vomit up
v. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Adverbs (5)
out
adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"
out, away
adv. away from the reference point: "He kicked his legs out"
out, away from home
adv. "They went out last night"
Adjectives (31)
out
adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
out
adj. no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
out
adj. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
cast
adj. (of molten metal or glass) formed by pouring or pressing into a mold
out
adj. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
out, exterior
adj. outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
out, outlying
adj. outer or outlying; "the out islands"
out, unfashionable
adj. (unpopular)
out, retired
adj. not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
out, extinct, extinguished, quenched
adj. being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
out, gone, away
adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"
out, kayoed, KO'd, stunned, knocked out
adj. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
out, taboo, tabu, prohibited, forbidden, proscribed
adj. excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
Fuzzynyms (279)
dice, die
n. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
die
n. a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
die
n. a device used for shaping metal
pattern, figure, design
n. a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
shape, form, pattern
n. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
shape, form
n. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
shape, form, figure, anatomy, chassis, frame, physique, build, soma, bod, human body, physical body, material body
n. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
shape, form, configuration, contour
n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
shape, form
n. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
pitch, toss, flip, sky
v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of
v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off
v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
put, cast, couch, frame, redact
v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth
v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
pelt, pepper
v. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
launch, propel with force
v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"
catapult, shoot forth
v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"
loft
v. propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"
pitch, toss, flip, sky
v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of
v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off
v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
hurl, cast, hurtle
v. throw forcefully
throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth
v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
show, express, evince
v. give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
state, express
v. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"
pitch, toss, flip, sky
v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of
v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off
v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
put, cast, couch, frame, redact
v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
hurl, cast, hurtle
v. throw forcefully
put, position, place, set, pose, lay
v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
design, devise, make up
v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
systematize, systemize, make systematic
v. arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"
pitch, toss, flip, sky
v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of
v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
put, cast, couch, frame, redact
v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
hurl, cast, hurtle
v. throw forcefully
throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth
v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
disinherit, disown
v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
take off, doff
v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
drop
v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"
lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake
v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
dribble, filter, trickle
v. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
drip, fall in drops
v. fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
drop, let fall
v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
project
v. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another
stray, digress, divagate, wander
v. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around
v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to
v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
deviate, divert
v. turn aside; turn away from
march, hike
v. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"
shlep, traipse
v. walk or tramp about
bend, deflect, turn away
v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
twist, turn in the opposite direction
v. turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head"
amble, mosey
v. walk leisurely
promenade, stroll
v. take a walk
saunter, stroll
v. walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
tramp, travel on foot
v. travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
scatter, break up, disperse
v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
stray, sidetrack, digress, depart, straggle
v. wander from a direct or straight course
move apart, diverge, draw apart
v. move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
trek, go trekking
v. go trekking
defunct
adj. having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"
obsolete
adj. no longer in use; "obsolete words"
wildcat, unauthorized
adj. without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
banned, prohibited
adj. forbidden by law
illegitimate, outlaw, unlawful, illicit, outlawed
adj. contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
wrong, incorrect
adj. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
unutterable, ineffable, unspeakable, unnameable
adj. too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
Synonyms (110)
project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward
v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"
anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor
v. secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
set at, put at, place at
v. set at
antique, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, demode, old-hat, passe, passee, old hat, out of fashion, out of style, démodé
adj. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
dated
adj. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
dowdy, frumpy, frumpish
adj. primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
prehistoric
adj. no longer fashionable; "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"
outward, departing, outbound, outward-bound
adj. that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"
effluent, outflowing
adj. that is flowing outward
past, retiring, preceding
adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
baccilar, bacillary, bacilliform, baculiform, rod-shaped
adj. formed like a bacillus
balled
adj. formed or gathered into a ball: "balled cotton"
biform
adj. having or combining two forms; "a biform crystal"; "the biform body of a mermaid"
blown
adj. (of glass) formed by forcing air into a molten ball; "blown glass"
botryoid, botryoidal, botryose
adj. resembling a cluster of grapes in form
catenulate, chainlike
adj. having a chainlike form; "catenulate bacterial cell colonies"
die-cast
adj. formed by forcing molten metal into a die; "a die-cast seal"
perfected
adj. (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed; "a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style"
precast
adj. of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation
shaped, molded
adj. shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet"
vermiform, worm-shaped
adj. resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical
attempted
adj. tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"
defeated, frustrated, disappointed, foiled, thwarted
adj. disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
undone, ruined, done for, sunk, washed-up
adj. doomed to extinction
down-and-out
adj. lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
empty-handed, unrewarded
adj. having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"
failing, failed
adj. unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"
hitless, scoreless, goalless
adj. having no points scores; "a scoreless inning"
self-defeating
adj. acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"
unfulfilled, unrealized
adj. of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions"
unplaced
adj. not one of the first three in a race or competition
winless
adj. having no wins; "the team had a very disappointing winless season"
outer
adj. being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"
outside
adj. originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
outside
adj. on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane"
satellite
adj. surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities"
disliked
adj. regarded with aversion; "he was intensely disliked"
less-traveled
adj. not visited by many travelers; "the tourist's desire to visit less-traveled countries"
disconnected
adj. not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected"
drained, run-down
adj. drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"
invalid, irrelevant
adj. no longer having force or currency: "a dead issue"; "a dead law"
out of play
adj. (of a ball) "a ball that is out of play is dead"
lacking, wanting, nonexistent, missing
adj. not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"
truant, awol
adj. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"
comatose
adj. in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli; "a comatose patient"
senseless, insensible
adj. unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless"
nonconscious
adj. concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness; "nonconscious psychic processes"
out cold
adj. (unconscious)
semicomatose
adj. in a state of partial coma
subconscious
adj. just below the level of consciousness
unmentionable
adj. unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation; "unmentionable words"
untouchable
adj. forbidden to the touch; "in most museums such articles are untouchable"
Antonyms (9)
keep down
v. manage not to throw up
in
adj. holding office; "the in party"
internal
adj. happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
inside
adj. relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter"
safe
adj. having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"
present
adj. spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
permissible
adj. that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"
in, inside an enclosed space
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
cast out
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