n. (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops"

n. a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta"

n. an individual defensive play that prevents from scoring

n. a statistical credit given a relief pitcher for preserving a team's victory by holding its lead in a game

n. the second in order of the bases from home plate

n. the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

n. a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

n. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

n. the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"

n. a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

n. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"

n. a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"

n. an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

n. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

v. to have an honor card and a sufficient number of protecting cards to keep an opponent from continuing to win

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

v. interrupt a trip; "we stopped at Aunt Mary's house"; "they stopped for three days in Florence"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

v. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

adv. completely; "He didn't fully understand"

adv. "She was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "full well"; "a rattling good story"

adj. crowded with or rich in experience or events: "a full life"; "a young mother's crowded days"

adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

adj. not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share"

adj. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

adj. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"

adj. being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"

adj. having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth

adj. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"

adj. filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"

adj. gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"

adj. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

n. temporary inactivity

n. the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

n. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

n. a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

n. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

n. a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock

n. a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

n. a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it

n. an unforeseen obstacle

n. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

n. act of putting off to a future time

n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

v. take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

v. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

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. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

v. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

v. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

v. interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"

v. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

v. "The court adjourned"

v. make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"

v. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

v. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

v. remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

v. give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

v. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

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

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

v. check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

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. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

v. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

v. walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about"

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

v. manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

v. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

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

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

v. become diminished

v. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

v. fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"

v. behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college"

v. speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

v. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

v. acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

v. put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

v. stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

v. terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

v. end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

v. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

v. "The court adjourned"

v. make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"

v. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"

v. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

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

v. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

v. put to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

v. kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

v. roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

v. replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

v. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

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

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

v. as pertaining to marriages.

v. be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

v. seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

v. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

v. not move; be in a resting position

v. reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

adj. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

adj. not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. without reservation or exception

adj. arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

adj. including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

adj. broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

adj. having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. lacking any controls: "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. completed to perfection

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"

adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

adj. filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"

adj. fed beyond capacity or desire

adj. supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction

adj. excessively abundant

adj. overfilled or compacted or concentrated; "a crowded theater"; "a crowded program"; "crowded trains"; "a young mother's crowded days"

adj. filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"

adj. excessively abundant

adj. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

adj. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"

adv. to an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective"

adv. to an excessive degree; "too big"

adv. to a notable extent; "notably in the social sciences, the professors teach too much"

adv. to an exceedingly great extent or degree; "He had vastly overestimated his resources"; "was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator"

adv. to an exceptional degree; "it worked exceptionally well"

adv. extremely; "she was inordinately smart"; "it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

adj. filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"

adj. crowded or massed together; "give me...your huddled masses"; "the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"

adj. having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

adj. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

adj. representing the full height of the human figure; "a full-length portrait"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. (of time) constituting the full extent or duration; "all the livelong day"

adj. including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him"

adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"

adj. using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"

adj. covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"

adj. toward a full side; "a broadside attack"

adj. thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"

adj. caught; "a completed forward pass"

adj. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

adj. given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details"

adj. having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis"

adj. complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation"

adj. occupying an entire page in a book or paper; "a full-page ad"

adj. thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"

adj. constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"

adj. thorough; "a sound thrashing"

adj. "an unbroken (complete) set of an encyclopedia"

adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

adj. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"

adj. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

adj. applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

adj. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"

adj. at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"

adj. consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"

adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

adj. highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

adj. overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks"

adj. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses"

adj. more than usual: "high risks"; "high winds"; "great expectations"; "great worry"

adj. of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"

adj. advanced in complexity or elaboration; "higher finance"; "higher mathematics"

adj. ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices"

adj. loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"

adj. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"

adj. used of the voice

adj. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

adj. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"

adj. given to loud offensive talk

adj. having an unusually loud voice

adj. loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

adj. full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

adj. full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"

adj. properly nourished

adj. too well nourished

adj. (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter

adj. (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

adj. (of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market

adj. crowded with or rich in experience or events: "a full life"; "a young mother's crowded days"

adj. crowded or massed together; "give me...your huddled masses"; "the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind"

adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"

adj. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

adj. overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

adj. in fancy clothing

adj. having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"

adj. (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"

adj. having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"

adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

adj. made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"

adj. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"

adj. decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

adj. not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share"

adj. representing the full height of the human figure; "a full-length portrait"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. (of time) constituting the full extent or duration; "all the livelong day"

n. the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

n. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

v. get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"

v. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"

v. begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

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

adj. deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

adj. not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

adj. including only a part

adj. not comprehensive

adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

adj. having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"

adj. void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"

adj. without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"