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Nouns (22)

n. relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

value

n. a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"

value

n. an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"

value

n. content of a field, variable or attribute

fix

n. an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"

fix

n. a repair, adjustment or solution

value, economic value

n. the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"

value, note value, time value

n. (music) the relative duration of a musical note

location, localization, localisation, locating, fix

n. a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"

reparation, fix, repair, fixing, mending

n. the act of putting something in working order again

Verbs (68)

fix

v. set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"

value, rate

v. estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"

fix, prepare for microscopic study

v. kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

value, assign a value to

v. fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"

fix, fixate, make fixed

v. make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"

fix, get, pay off, pay back

v. take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

fix, set, specify, determine, decide upon

v. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

fix, deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

fix, make, cook, ready, prepare

v. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

respect, prize, value, esteem, prise, think highly of, think much of

v. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

fix, sterilize, desex, unsex, desexualize, make infertile

v. make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"

measure, value, rate, appraise, evaluate, assess, place a valuation on, place a value on

v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

fix, repair, doctor, mend, bushel, touch on, restore, furbish up

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (304)

coloring, colouring, color, colour

n. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"

shade, tincture, tint, tone

n. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

quality

n. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

import, consequence, moment

n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

distinction, prestige, prestigiousness, status

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

magnitude

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

good, goodness

n. that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"

deservingness, merit, meritoriousness

n. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

asset, plus

n. a useful or valuable quality

strength, persuasiveness

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

specialty, metier, forte, strength, strong point, long suit

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

welfare, benefit

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

gain, profit

n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

advantage, vantage

n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

significance

n. the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

utility

n. the quality of being of practical use

figure

n. an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"

alteration, modification, adjustment

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

immobilize, convert into fixed capital

v. convert (assets) into fixed capital

batten, secure, batten down

v. furnish with battens; "batten ships"

approve, judge commendable, approve of

v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of

v. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

reward, honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

worship

v. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

appreciate

v. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

v. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

desire, want

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

love, enjoy, be into

v. get pleasure from; "I love cooking"

relish, savor, savour, enjoy, bask in

v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

purchase, take, buy

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

close, shut

v. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

lash

v. bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

center, centre, rivet, focus, pore, concentrate

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

strap, tie with a strap

v. tie with a strap

cuff, handcuff, manacle

v. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

bond, draw together, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

direct, guide the actors in

v. guide the actors in (plays and films)

remedy, rectify, amend, set right

v. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

better, amend, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, make better

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

tighten, fasten

v. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

tighten

v. become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"

drop, put down, set down, unload

v. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

set up, put together, piece together, assemble

v. create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

raise, rear, put up, set up, erect

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

bank, cover with ashes

v. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"

precipitate, fall sharply

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

precipitate

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

draft, outline, rough

v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

draft, draught, blueprint

v. make a blueprint of

form, organize

v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

reward, honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

worship

v. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

estimate, gauge, guess, judge, approximate

v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

assay, analyze chemically

v. analyze (chemical substances)

survey, appraise

v. consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

class, separate, sort, sort out, classify, assort

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

codify

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

relish, savor, savour, enjoy, bask in

v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

survey, make a survey of

v. look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

survey, plot a map of

v. plot a map of (land)

settle, make up, patch up, reconcile, conciliate

v. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

stitch, run up, sew, sew together

v. fasten by sewing; do needlework

retire, adjourn, withdraw

v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

cure, heal

v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

redress, right, correct, compensate

v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

remedy, relieve

v. provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

remedy, rectify, amend, set right

v. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

rejuvenate, make youthful, make younger

v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up, make lively

v. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

renew

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

recondition

v. bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

reconstruct, remodel, redo

v. do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"

renovate, restitute

v. restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"

freshen up, refurbish, renovate

v. make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

rig

v. connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"

square, square up, make square

v. make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"

plumb

v. measure the depth of something

Synonyms (9)

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

take up, hook onto, fasten onto, seize onto, latch on to

v. adopt; "take up new ideas"

Antonyms (23)

release, discharge, waiver

n. a formal written statement of relinquishment

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

undo, cause to become undone

v. cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"

move, displace, make move

v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

break up, dismantle, break apart, take apart, disassemble

v. take apart into its constituent pieces

ruin, destroy

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

break, damage

v. inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

fix the value of

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