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Nouns (12)

n. a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

go, spell, tour, turn

n. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"

crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer

n. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

Verbs (60)

v. be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"

v. pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"

v. be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"

v. be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"

v. be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

v. be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"

v. be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"

v. be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"

rifle, go

v. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"

go, lead

v. lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

run, go

v. have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

fit, go

v. be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

plump, go

v. give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

sound, go

v. make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

blend, go, blend in

v. blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

run low, run short, go

v. to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"

go, proceed, move

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

become, go, get

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

start, go, get going

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

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

travel, go, move, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

function, work, operate, go, run

v. perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

run, go, pass, lead, extend

v. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

Adverbs (0)

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Adjectives (1)

adj. functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"

Fuzzynyms (254)

duration, continuance

n. the period of time during which something continues

period

n. the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"

term

n. a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

stretch, stint

n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

season

n. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

escapade, lark

n. any carefree episode

play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

trick

n. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

jest, joke, jocularity

n. activity characterized by good humor

report, account

n. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

snap

n. the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap"

dominate, command, overlook, overtop

v. look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

go, proceed, move

travel, go, move, locomote

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

go, proceed, move

travel, go, move, locomote

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

start, start up, embark on, commence

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

spring

v. develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"

undertake, set about, attempt

v. enter upon an activity or enterprise

resume, restart, re-start

v. take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"

proceed, go forward, continue

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure

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

persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

travel, go, move, locomote

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

tackle, take on, come to grips with, undertake

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

go, proceed, move

travel, go, move, locomote

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

retire

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

bow out, withdraw

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

move, displace

v. cause to move or shift into a new position or place, 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"

act

v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

murmur

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

adjourn, withdraw, retire

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

retire, withdraw

v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

leave, depart, pull up stakes

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

vacate, empty, abandon

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

desert

v. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"

retire

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

retire, withdraw

v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

retrograde, retreat

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

go, proceed, move

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

leave, go forth, go away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

retire, strike out

v. cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"

keep, maintain, hold

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"

hum, thrum

v. sound with a monotonous hum

murmur

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

trek

v. make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"

behave, comport

v. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

take care, mind

v. be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

work, act

v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"

hold, carry, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

perform

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

range, straddle

v. range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"

embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover

v. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

spread, overspread

v. spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"

proceed, go forward, continue

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

stretch

v. become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"

reach, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

extend

v. open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"

dominate, command, overlook, overtop

v. look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

reign

v. have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

govern, rule

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

Synonyms (23)

harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree

v. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

travel, go, move, locomote

recede

v. become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

decline

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

tour

v. make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

peregrinate

v. travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

pan out

v. be a success; "The idea panned out"

Antonyms (47)

stay, remain, rest

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"

seem

v. appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

appear

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

stay, remain, rest

seem

v. appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede

v. retreat

regress, retrograde, retrogress

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

stay, remain, rest

stop, halt

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

stall

v. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

stall, conk

v. come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"

come, come up

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

arrive, get, come

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

tarry, linger

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

depart, take leave, quit

v. go away or leave

stay in place

v. be stationary

stay, stick, stick around, stay put

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

malfunction, misfunction

v. fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"

no-go

adj. not functioning properly or in suitable condition for proceeding; "the space launch was no-go"

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