deal :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (13)

deal

n. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

deal

n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

deal

n. the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

deal

n. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"

bargain, deal

n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

softwood, deal

n. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

hand, deal

n. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

deal, trade, business deal

n. a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"

Verbs (11)

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

deal

v. distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"

consider, take, deal, look at

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal

v. give out as one's portion or share

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Adjectives (1)

deal

adj. made of fir or pine: "a plain deal table"

Fuzzynyms (96)

game

n. a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

agreement, understanding

n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

organization, organisation

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

bargain, deal

n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

covenant

n. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

transaction, dealing, dealings

n. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

covenant

n. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

organization, organisation

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

deal

n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

proposition

n. a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"

offer, offering

n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

resist, reject, refuse

v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

defy, withstand, hold, hold up

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

treat

v. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

manage, deal, care, handle

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

struggle

v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

suffer, endure

v. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

declare

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

allege, aver, say

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

argue, indicate

v. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

challenge

v. ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"

muss, tussle

v. make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"

twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

function, work, operate, go, run

v. perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

tease

v. mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"

endeavor, endeavour, strive

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about

v. take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"

harp, dwell

v. come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"

chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

puzzle

v. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

recreate

v. create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"

imitate

v. make a reproduction or copy of

reproduce

v. recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"

segment

v. divide or split up; "The cells segmented"

tear

v. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

cut

v. grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

allocate, apportion

v. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

Synonyms (13)

deal

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

ashen

adj. made of wood of the ash tree

aspen

adj. made of wood of the aspen tree

bamboo

adj. made of bamboo: "bamboo furniture"

beechen

adj. consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree

birch, birchen, birken