Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"

gain, profit

n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

value

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

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

confines

n. a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"

circumference, perimeter

n. the size of something as given by the distance around it

edging

n. border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)

tassel

n. adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end

circuit, loop

n. anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

perimeter

n. a line enclosing a plane areas

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

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

advance, boost

v. increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"

assist, aid, help

v. give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

serve, help, help to some food, provide with food or drink

v. help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself"

serve, dish, put on the table, dish up, serve up, dish out

v. provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"

circumferential, encircling, skirting

adj. being all around the edges; enclosing; "his encircling arms"; "the room's skirting board needs painting"

off-base

adj. located outside a military base; "off-base housing"

disadvantage

n. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

center, centre, eye, heart, middle

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

heart, nerve, mettle, spunk

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

central

adj. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"; "central heating and air conditioning"

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