n. any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

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

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

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

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

n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

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

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

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

n. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. go on a crusade; fight a holy war

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

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

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

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

v. be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

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

v. to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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"

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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!"

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"

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"

v. continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

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"

adv. "Go ahead"

adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"

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

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

n. a journey organized for a particular purpose

n. a journey to a sacred place

n. (search)

n. the act of traveling from one place to another

n. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"

n. genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"

n. the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

n. the period of time during which something continues

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

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

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

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"

n. any carefree episode

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"

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

n. activity characterized by good humor

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

n. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

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

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

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"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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"

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

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

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"

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

v. enter upon an activity or enterprise

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

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"

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

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

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"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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"

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

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

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

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

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

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"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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"

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

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

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

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

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

v. sound with a monotonous hum

v. cause to move, 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"

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

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"

v. sound with a monotonous hum

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

v. go trekking

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

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

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"

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

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

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

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

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

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

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

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

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

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

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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"

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

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"

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

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

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

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

v. face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements"

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. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

v. live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

v. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

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"

v. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"

v. flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

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

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

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"

v. diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

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

v. become diminished

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

v. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

v. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

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

v. move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

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

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

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

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

v. break violently or noisily; smash;

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

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"

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"

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"

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. of the moon

adv. "He faced forward"

adv. "from that time forth"

adv. "He is way ahead"

adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

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

v. go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'"

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

v. move out of one's old house or office

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

v. go out of fashion; become unfashionable

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

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

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

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

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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"

v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

v. to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

v. be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"

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

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"

v. suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"

v. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

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

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

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

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. be stationary

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!"

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"

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"

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

v. go away or leave

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

v. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

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

v. retreat

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

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

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

v. come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"

v. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

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. return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"

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

v. last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"

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

adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

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

adv. "Lean back"