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Nouns (17)

n. the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"

system

n. a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"

system

n. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"

system

n. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

system

n. (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"

exhaust

n. system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

system, system of rules

n. a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"

system, software

n. (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"

exhaust, fumes, exhaust fumes

n. gases ejected from an engine as waste products

organization, arrangement, organisation, system

n. an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"

Verbs (20)

exhaust

v. empty by drawing out the contents

exhaust, tucker, tucker out

v. wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

exhaust, evacuate, create a vacuum in

v. of gases

sap, exhaust, tire, run down, use up

v. deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (121)

plan, program, programme

n. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

dodge, stratagem, contrivance

n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

order, ordering

n. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

class, category, family

n. a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"

complex, coordination compound

n. a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

construction, structure

n. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

outlook, layout, page layout

n. a plan or design of something that is laid out

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

devitalize, devitalise

v. sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"

enervate, weaken mentally, weaken morally

v. weaken mentally or morally

cripple

v. deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"

disable, incapacitate, disenable

v. make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

paralyze, paralyse, make powerless

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

devitalize, devitalise

v. sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"

drain, empty of liquid, drain the liquid from

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

drain, flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

drain, enfeeble, debilitate, make feeble

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

clear, unclutter, rid of obstructions, remove obstructions from

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

leave, leave unaltered, leave unchanged

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

sap, exhaust, tire, run down, use up

v. deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

bolt, gobble, eat hastily

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

take, have, consume, ingest

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

empty, make empty, make void

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

clear, clear up

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

pass, clear, go unchallenged

v. go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"

spill, run out

v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

tap

v. cut a female screw thread with a tap

tap, dip into, draw from

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

Synonyms (4)

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

eat, take in

v. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

Antonyms (3)

fill, fill up, make full

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

exhaust system

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