n. the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"

n. the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

n. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

v. make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"

v. pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"

v. free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

v. cut away

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

v. of the sky

v. wipe out magnetically recorded information

v. pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"

v. make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

v. go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"

v. become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

v. remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

adv. "Put aside some money"

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

adv. "She cried loud and clear"

adv. "There were open fields clear to the horizon"

adv. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

adv. "It's distinctly possible"

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"

adj. free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"

adj. free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"

adj. clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit"

adj. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

adj. serving to heat; "a heating pad is calefactory"

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

adj. of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"

adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property"

adj. freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"

adj. well articulated or enunciated: "intelligible pronunciation"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"

adj. easily deciphered

adj. affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"; "open waters"; "the open countryside"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

v. go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

v. cut a female screw thread with a tap

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

v. straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"

v. make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

v. of gases

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

v. remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"

v. remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

v. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

v. to bring out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

v. win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"

v. gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

v. cut a female screw thread with a tap

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

v. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

v. protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"

v. render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

v. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

v. make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

v. establish the authenticity of something

v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

v. go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

v. cut a female screw thread with a tap

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

v. relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"

v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"

v. show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

v. grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

v. make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"

v. release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted"

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

v. impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"

adj. well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation"

adj. capable of being apprehended or understood

adj. capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"

adj. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"

adj. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

adj. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

adj. thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"

adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"

adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"

adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"

adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

adj. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

adj. free from dirt or stain: "pristine mountain snow"; "the unsullied splendor of eternal youth"- Oscar Wilde; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L. P. Smith

adj. well articulated or enunciated: "intelligible pronunciation"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. well articulated or enunciated: "intelligible pronunciation"

adj. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"

adj. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

adj. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

adj. noticeable in an unpleasant way: "equally obtrusive was the graffiti"

adj. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"

adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

adj. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"

adj. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"

adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

adj. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"

adj. free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

adj. obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

adj. capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior"

adj. capable or worthy of being perceived; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness"

adj. extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

adj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"

adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

adj. not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"

adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

adj. (of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read; "legible handwriting"

adj. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"

adj. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"

adj. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"

adj. "naked ambition"

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adj. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"

adj. in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"

adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

adj. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"

adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

adj. lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"

adj. capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"

adj. not possible to deny

adj. too obvious to be doubted

adj. clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"

adj. lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"

adj. obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"

adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"

adj. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"

adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"

adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

adj. generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory"; "the undisputed fact"

adj. incapable of being questioned; "unquestionable authority"

adv. "He faced backward"

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

v. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

v. put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"

v. make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"

adj. capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"

adj. precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"

adj. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

adj. free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"

adj. having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa

adj. clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"

adj. abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining morning"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"

adj. free from clouds; "under a cloudless sky"

adj. completely clear and fine; "serene skies and a bright blue sea"

adj. free from confinement or physical restraint

adj. free from constraint; "he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society"; "the dog was unconstrained"; "idle, unconstrained gossip"

adj. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

adj. not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

adj. (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom

adj. free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"

adj. set free as from prison or duty

adj. having become freed from entanglement; disengaged

adj. free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"

adj. (sports) free of hindrance: "after eluding the tacklers he was in the clear"

adj. not attending school and therefore free to work; "opportunities for out-of-school youth"

adj. not held in check or subject to control; "unhampered dissemination of news"; "this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism"

adj. free of restrictions on conduct; "I had unrestricted access"

adj. (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes

adj. used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms; "an axenic culture"

adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"

adj. free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"

adj. as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"

adj. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"

adj. made pure

adj. not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"

adj. free from admixture; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure"

adj. (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks

adj. as hot as if in an oven

adj. hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters; "blistering sun"

adj. marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

adj. extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope

adj. producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient"

adj. producing heat; usually used of foods; "calorifacient chili peppers"

adj. heat-generating; "the calorific properties of fuels"

adj. made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty"

adj. glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"

adj. heated beyond a safe or desirable point; "the child became overheated"; "overheated metal"

adj. exhibiting or caused by radioactivity; "radioactive isotope"; "radioactive decay"; "radioactive fallout"

adj. glowing red with heat

adj. hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound; "a sizzling steak"; "a sizzling spell of weather"

adj. of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"

adj. caused by or designed to retain heat; "a thermal burn"; "thermal underwear"

adj. burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert"

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

adj. of reputation; "his unsullied name"; "an untarnished reputation"

adj. suggestive of gold; "a golden voice"

adj. resembling or reminiscent of silver; "a soft silvern voice"; "singing in her silvery tones"

adj. capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

adj. capable of being apprehended or understood

adj. capable of being known

adj. not confined or limited; "the gift of a fresh eye and an untrammeled curiosity"- Russell Lord; "the untrammeled rush that the snows had shown in the first spring sun"- Farley Mowat

adj. not encumbered with a physical burden or load

adj. freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"

adj. declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"

adj. free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adj. clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

adj. free from confinement or physical restraint

adj. free from constraint; "he was unconstrained by any of the sanctions of polite society"; "the dog was unconstrained"; "idle, unconstrained gossip"

adj. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

adj. not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"

adj. (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom

adj. free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"

adj. set free as from prison or duty

adj. having become freed from entanglement; disengaged

adj. free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"

adj. (sports) free of hindrance: "after eluding the tacklers he was in the clear"

adj. not attending school and therefore free to work; "opportunities for out-of-school youth"

adj. not held in check or subject to control; "unhampered dissemination of news"; "this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism"

adj. free of restrictions on conduct; "I had unrestricted access"

adj. (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"

adj. freed of obstructions; "an unclogged drain"

adj. evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"

adj. capable of being demonstrated or proved; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot

adj. needing no explanation

adj. easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie"

adj. made more obvious or prominent; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

v. fill a space in a disorderly way

v. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

v. become overcast; "the sky clouded over"

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

v. register electronically; "They recorded her singing"

v. to restore the last deletion

v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

v. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

v. prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

v. cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

v. find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

v. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"

v. declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

v. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

v. attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"

v. harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

v. pay out; "spend money"

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

v. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

adj. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

adj. causing bafflement; "the play was at the same time a bewildering and an exciting experience"

adj. vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

adj. not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"

adj. indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"

adj. (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

adj. lacking definite form or limits; "gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore; "nebulous distinction between pride and conceit"

adj. not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"

adj. (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

adj. obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window"

adj. full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"

adj. lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"

adj. easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

adj. vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"

adj. shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"

adj. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits"

adj. completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"