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Nouns (32)

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

speech

n. the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"

language, speech

n. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

address, speech

n. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

lecture, speech, talking to

n. a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

speech, words, actor's line

n. words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"

delivery, speech, manner of speaking

n. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

language, speech, oral communication, spoken language

n. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

spring, give, springiness

n. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Verbs (86)

give

v. estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

give

v. convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"

give

v. emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"

throw, give

v. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"

give, pay

v. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

give, render

v. bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"

give, establish

v. bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

give, leave with

v. leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"

give, apply

v. give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"

give, cause to have

v. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

grant, give

v. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

sacrifice, give

v. endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

give, pay, devote

v. dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

grub, give, feed, give food to

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

yield, give, be flexible

v. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"

yield, give, bring about

v. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

return, yield, give, generate, render

v. give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

yield, give, ease up, give way, move over

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

gift, give, present, make a present of, give as a present

v. give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

give, kick in, contribute, chip in, make a contribution

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (417)

lecture, speech, talking to

n. a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

discourse, sermon, preaching

n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

discourse, sermon, preaching

n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

address, speech

n. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

rant, harangue, ranting

n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

censure, animadversion

n. harsh criticism or disapproval

tongue, natural language

n. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

language, speech, oral communication, spoken language

n. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

delivery, speech, manner of speaking

n. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

intonation, pitch contour

n. rise and fall of the voice pitch

tongue, natural language

n. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

language, speech, oral communication, spoken language

n. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

speech, words, actor's line

n. words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"

articulation

n. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

talk

n. an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"

vernacular

n. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie, small talk

n. light informal conversation for social occasions

cant, jargon, patois, lingo, slang, argot

n. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

delivery, speech, manner of speaking

n. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

speech, words, actor's line

n. words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"

profanity

n. vulgar or irreverent speech or action

articulation

n. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

idiom, accent, dialect

n. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

diction, enunciation

n. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

phrasing, wording, diction, phraseology, verbiage, choice of words

n. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

idiom, parlance

n. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

pronunciation

n. the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"

tongue, natural language

n. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

adaptability

n. the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances

flexibility, flexibleness

n. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

grant, award

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund, set up a fund

v. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

shower, lavish, give generously

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

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

practice, practise, rehearse

v. engage in a rehearsal (of)

confab, consult, confer, confabulate, consult together

v. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"

transcribe

v. write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"

record, show, register, read

v. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

transcribe, transliterate

v. rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"

transcribe

v. make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"

treat, care for

v. provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

plaster, poultice

v. dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

grant, award

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

place, target, direct, aim at, point at

v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

sanctify, bless, consecrate, hallow

v. render holy by means of religious rites

practice, practise, exercise, do, carry out

v. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"

donate, make a donation of

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

browse, graze, crop, range, pasture

v. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"

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"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

feed on, feed upon

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

feast, feed

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

forage, wander and feed

v. wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

leave, allow, allow for, provide for

v. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

touch, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, relate, refer, be about, pertain, have to do with

v. have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

leave, entrust

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

keep, look after, have charge of

v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

hold, bear

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

hold, keep, maintain

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"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

organize

v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

tackle, challenge with a tackle

v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

bend

v. change direction; "The road bends"

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

turn in, deliver, render, get in, hand over

v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

donate, make a donation of

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

advance, pay in advance

v. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

crash, break up, break apart

v. break violently or noisily; smash;

tumble, collapse, break down, crumble, crumple

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

fall, decrease, diminish, lessen

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

fall

v. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

pry, jimmy, lever, prise

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

break, interrupt, end prematurely

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

break, break in

v. make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"

break, damp, dampen, weaken, soften

v. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

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

drop, degenerate, deteriorate

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

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, lose substance

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

waste, languish, waste away, pine away

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

fade, languish

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

drop, sink, drop down

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

weaken, make weak, make weaker

v. lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

sink, slump, slide down

v. fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

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

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

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

wane

v. become smaller; "Interest in his novels waned"

wane, decrease in phase

v. of the moon

Synonyms (50)

bring back, restitute, restore, give back, hand back

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

return, refund, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

ease, move carefully, move gently

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

bring back, restitute, restore, give back, hand back

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

hand down

v. passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

submit, pass on, relegate

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

pass on

v. give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

return to, pass to, devolve on, devolve to, devolve upon, fall to

v. be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

pass, communicate, pass on, put across, make known, convey, impart

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

Antonyms (42)

take, take away

v. take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

strip, deprive, divest, dispossess

v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

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"

inquire, ask, enquire

v. inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

starve, deprive of food

v. deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"

deprive

v. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

assuage, slake, quench, allay

v. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

stay, rest, remain, continue

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"

finish, complete

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"

gain, gain weight, get fatter, put on weight

v. increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

give a speech to

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