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Nouns (40)

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

blank

n. a piece of material ready to be made into something

blank

n. a substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car"

draw

n. a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"

draw

n. a gully that is shallower than a ravine

draw

n. a throw of the ball used to start the game

blank, lacuna

n. a blank gap or missing part

space, blank

n. a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

blank, dummy, blank shell

n. a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

draw, draw poker

n. poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"

draw, draw play

n. (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage

draw, lot

n. anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

Direct Read After Write, DRAW

n. describes WO (write once) and Rewritable CD-ROMs, on which the data can be accessed immediately after being written

draw, haul, haulage

n. the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"

draw, drawing card, attraction

n. an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"

draw, standoff, tie

n. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"

Verbs (41)

blank

v. keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

draw

v. cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"

draw

v. flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"

draw

v. steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"

draw

v. reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"

draw

v. contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"

draw

v. bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"

draw

v. choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"

draw

v. move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"

draw

v. engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"

draw

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

draw

v. write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"

draw

v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

draw

v. move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"

draw

v. cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"

draw

v. require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"

draw

v. allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"

draw

v. to play a ball with a bat held at an angle in order to deflect the ball between the wicket and the legs

draw

v. to slide the stone gently

draw

v. to follow a game animal by its scent

draw, make

v. make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

draw, tie

v. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"

draw, pull back

v. pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"

draw, get

v. earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"

draw, take out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

draw, reap

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

draw, disembowel, eviscerate

v. remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

drag, draw, puff

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (2)

blank

adj. void of expression; "a blank stare"

blank

adj. (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"

Fuzzynyms (182)

opening

n. a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"

hole

n. an opening deliberately made in or through something

cavity, bodily cavity, body cavity

n. (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

gulf

n. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

pillage, prize, loot, booty, plunder, swag

n. goods or money obtained illegally

impasse, standstill, stalemate, deadlock

n. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

association, affiliation, tie, tie-up

n. a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

stretch, elongate, make long

v. make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

graph

v. plot upon a graph

draw, line, trace, outline, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

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"

chart, plan in detail

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

draw, make

v. make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

map

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

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"

chart, plan in detail

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

draw

v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

map

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

parallel, collimate, make parallel

v. make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

drain, run out

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

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"

gain, win

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

collect, pick up, call for, gather up

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"

draw, take out, withdraw

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"

net, clear, yield as net profit

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

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

depict, portray, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

draw, line, trace, outline, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

express, utter, give tongue to

v. articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

represent, stand for, symbolize, express indirectly

v. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

state, say, tell

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, lay claim to, make a claim to

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

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

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

hold, buy, believe

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

narrate, provide a commentary for

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate, give an account of

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

exhale, expire, breathe out, expel air

v. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

puff, huff

v. blow hard

puff

v. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

puff, gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

sigh, heave a sigh, utter a sigh

v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"

fume, fumigate

v. treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

smoulder, smolder, burn slowly

v. burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"

hollow

adj. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"

meaningless

adj. having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"

Synonyms (51)

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

extract, educe, draw out, elicit, evoke

v. to bring out

close, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped, close-lipped

adj. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive

adj. deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"

guarded, noncommittal, unrevealing

adj. refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like; "her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"

incommunicado

adj. without the means or right to communicate; "a prisoner held incommunicado"; "incommunicado political detainees"

mum, silent

adj. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

unpronounceable, unutterable

adj. very difficult to pronounce correctly; "an unpronounceable foreign word"; "unutterable consonant clusters"

bare, stripped

adj. having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"

barren of, devoid of, innocent of, destitute of, void of, empty of

adj. completely wanting or lacking: "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding"

bereft of, deprived of

adj. having had something taken away: "bereft of their dignity"

drained

adj. emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"

emptied

adj. (empty)

empty-handed

adj. carrying nothing in the hands

glassy, glazed

adj. (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"

pillaged, looted, plundered, ransacked

adj. wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"

unoccupied, unfilled, vacant

adj. without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"

vacant

adj. void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"

void

adj. containing nothing; "the earth was without form, and void"

Antonyms (8)

chip, bit, scrap, fleck, splinter, sliver, flake, flinders

n. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

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