Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

do

n. a breastplate used in kendo

DO, Doctor of Osteopathy

n. doctor's degree in osteopathy

do, doh, ut

n. the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

brawl, do, bash

n. an uproarious party

do

v. travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"

make, do

v. create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

do, manage

v. carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here"

do, perform

v. get (something) done; "I did my job"

serve, do

v. spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"

cause, make, do, give rise to

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

do, execute, perform

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

make, effect, do, carry out

v. act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

fare, do, come, get along

v. proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"

do, suffice, suit the purpose

v. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

practice, practise, exercise, do, carry out

v. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"

set, coif, dress, coiffure, do, arrange, coiffe

v. arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

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

side, bye, by

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

do, execute, perform

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

effect, set up, bring about, effectuate, cause to happen, cause to occur

v. produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

serve

v. contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity"

devise, get up, prepare, organize

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

visit, bring down, inflict, impose, cause to be endured

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

do, perform

v. get (something) done; "I did my job"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

discharge, empty, become void, become empty

v. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

execute, put to death

v. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"

fire, fuel

v. provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

perform

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

realize, actualize

v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

wend

v. direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"

fit, meet, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

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"

parenthetic, parenthetical

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

peripheral

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"

secondary

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

supplementary, supplemental

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

undo, unmake

v. deprive of certain characteristics

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