n. freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"

n. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"

n. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

n. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"

v. raise; "up the ante"

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

v. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

v. lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

adv. spatially, temporally, or metaphorically up :"Look up!" "Let's move the date up"; "The music surged up"

adj. used up; "time is up"

adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

adj. open; "the windows are up"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

n. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

n. a casual manner

n. a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously

n. a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

n. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

n. wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

n. an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

n. (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

n. a state of equilibrium

n. a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"

n. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

n. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

n. the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"

n. the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"

n. abundance, copiousness

n. a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

n. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world"

n. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"

n. an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

n. act of receiving pleasure from something

n. a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

n. a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen

n. adroitness in using the hands

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

n. the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"

n. the quality of being suited to the end in view

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

v. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

v. give or apply (medications)

v. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

v. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

v. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

v. become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

v. move smoothly and easily

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

adj. sloping upward

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

adj. "a soaring eagle"

n. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

n. activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"

n. the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

n. something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"

n. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"

n. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

v. try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"