Nouns (16)
compendium
n. a publication containing a variety of works
collecting, assembling
n. the act of gathering something together
solicitation, appeal, ingathering
n. request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
accumulation, assemblage, aggregation
n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole
mixture, motley, potpourri, variety, assortment, miscellany, miscellanea
n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
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Fuzzynyms (88)
spread, spreadhead, facing pages
n. two facing pages of a book or other publication
principal, corpus, principal sum
n. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
album, record album
n. one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc
concentration
n. bringing together military forces
alms, alms-giving
n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor
offer, offering
n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
aggregate, conglomeration, congeries
n. a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
selection
n. an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
stack
n. an orderly pile
cache, hoard, stash
n. a secret store of valuables or money
pastiche, potpourri, medley
n. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
series
n. similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
array
n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"
assembly
n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
fold, congregation, faithful
n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
gathering, assemblage
n. a group of persons together in one place
group, grouping
n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
aggregate, conglomeration, congeries
n. a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
array
n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"
conglomeration
n. an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
mix, mixture
n. an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures"
diversity, diverseness, multifariousness, variety
n. noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
pastiche, potpourri, medley
n. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket
n. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
categorization, classification
n. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
division
n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
taxonomy
n. a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
strain, stock, variety, breed
n. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
stock, gunstock
n. the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
resolution, answer, solution, result
n. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
blend, portmanteau word
n. a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
clarification, elucidation
n. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
conclusion
n. the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
key, tonality
n. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
key
n. a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
settlement
n. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
suspension, suspension system
n. a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
suspension, dangling, hanging
n. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
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demand
n. an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
collection
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