Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (22)

back

n. the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

back

n. the part of a garment that covers the back of your body; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"

back

n. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"

back

n. (football) a person who plays in the backfield

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

back, backrest

n. a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

back, rear

n. the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

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

back, background, rear

n. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

Verbs (43)

back

v. support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"

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

back, travel backward

v. travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"

back, cause to travel backward

v. cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"

back, sanction

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

back, be in back of

v. be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"

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"

back, substantiate, back up

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

Adverbs (4)

back, to the place of origin

adv. "She went back to her parents' house"

back, to the original state

adv. "He went back to sleep"

Adjectives (3)

back

adj. related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"

back, out-of-date

adj. of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"

Fuzzynyms (104)

heel

n. the back part of the human foot

end

n. one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time"

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"

let, permit, countenance, allow

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

sign, ratify

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

confirm

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

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

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

legalize, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimate, legitimatize, make legal

v. make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"

pass, legislate

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"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

favor, favour, privilege

v. bestow a privilege upon

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"

late

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

old

adj. of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

past

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

previous, former

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

late

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

Synonyms (22)

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

aft

adj. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

discontinued, out of production, out of print, out of use

adj. stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation"

obsolete, disused

adj. no longer in use; "obsolete words"

obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, superannuated

adj. old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"

obsolescent

adj. becoming obsolete

Antonyms (36)

front

n. the side that is seen or that goes first

bow, fore, nose, prow, stem

n. front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

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"

front

n. the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

advance, bring forward, move forward, bring to front

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

advance, bring forward, move forward, bring to front

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

face, look, front, be opposite to

v. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

front

adj. relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch"

adj. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body

current

adj. occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

draw back

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