n. disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"

n. the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

n. the act of giving

n. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

n. the process of giving birth

n. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

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"

n. the early stage of growth or development

n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

n. the activity of supplying or providing something

n. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

n. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

n. the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"

n. the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"

n. the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"

n. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"

v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

v. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"

v. give equal rights to; of women and minorities

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

adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"

adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

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

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

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

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

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

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"

adj. large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation"

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"

adj. existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"

adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"

adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

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

adj. generous in providing aid to others

adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

adj. not greedy

n. the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"

n. the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"

v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

adj. unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"