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Nouns (22)

n. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

organism, being, life form, living thing

n. any living entity

being, beingness, existence

n. the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"

quality, caliber, calibre

n. a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"

timber, quality, tone, timbre

n. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

character, quality, lineament

n. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"

have, millionaire, wealthy person, rich person

n. a person who possesses great material wealth

Verbs (66)

have

v. have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"

experience, have

v. undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

have, have left

v. have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

feature, have

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

have, must

v. be likely or probable; "They have to be kidding"

have, deal with

v. be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"

have, be ill with, suffer from

v. suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

have, suffer, sustain

v. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

let, have, get

v. cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

take, have, consume, ingest

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

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"

have, own, possess, have possession of

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

take, have, accept

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

make, have, get

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

need, have, have got, must

v. be obliged, required, or forced to

throw, make, hold, give, have

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

experience, have, get, receive, undergo

v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

bear, birth, have, deliver, birthe, give birth to, give birth

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

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (7)

quality

adj. of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"

choice, fine, prize, quality, prime, select

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

Fuzzynyms (281)

merit, virtue

n. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

chastity, virtue, sexual morality

n. morality with respect to sexual relations

strength, persuasiveness

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

specialty, metier, forte, strength, strong point, long suit

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

mood, climate

n. the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

feeling, feel, look, smell, spirit, atmosphere, tone, flavor, flavour

n. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

realism, reality, realness

n. the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"

certainty

n. the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

consciousness

n. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"

reality

n. the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities"

animation, vitality

n. an energetic style

excellence

n. the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

deservingness, merit, meritoriousness

n. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

position, attitude, posture

n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

bearing, carriage, posture

n. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

trait

n. a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

king, power, baron, magnate, tycoon, big businessman, business leader, top executive

n. a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"

financier, moneyman

n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

industrialist

n. someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise

take, take on, accept, admit

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

lodge, accommodate

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

welcome, accept gladly

v. accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

incorporate, contain, comprise

v. include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

subsume, contain

v. contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

bolt

v. swallow hastily

bolt, gobble, eat hastily

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

gulp, swig, quaff

v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

control, mortify, subdue, contain

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

share, partake, partake in

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

receive

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

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"

throw, make, hold, give, have

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

have, own, possess, have possession of

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

deduct, withhold, recoup

v. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

hold, retain, hold back, keep back

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

hold, reserve, retain

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

harbor, harbour, keep possession of

v. keep in one's possession; of animals

nurture, sustain, nourish

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

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"

throw, make, hold, give, have

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

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"

monopolize, control fully

v. have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

master, dominate

v. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

exhibit, possess

v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

touch, match, equal, rival

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

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

see

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

turn, change state

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"

produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

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"

hack, whoop

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

make equal, liberate, emancipate, free from constraints

v. give equal rights to; of women and minorities

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

assure, convince

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

turn, convert, convince, win over

v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

pressure, force, coerce

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

influence, charm, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

thrust, force

v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

push, force

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

buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

bid, invite

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

restrain, constrain, encumber, cumber

v. hold back

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

elite, elect

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing

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"

optimum, optimal

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

top

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

Synonyms (44)

absorb, take over

v. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"

bear, assume, accept, take over

v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

take in

v. provide with shelter

adj. (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use

propertied, property-owning

adj. owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue

ace, first-class, super, A-one, first-rate, tip-top, topnotch, tops

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

banner, outstanding

adj. distinguished from all others in excellence: "a banner year for the company"

blue ribbon, select, blue-ribbon

adj. selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue-ribbon event of the season"

boss, brag

adj. exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

champion

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

fine, excellent

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

gilt-edged

adj. of the highest quality or value; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials"

good

adj. well above average in performance: "a good student"

superlative, sterling, greatest

adj. highest in quality

pukka, pucka

adj. absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"

shining

adj. marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"

supreme, superb

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

topping, top-flight, top-hole

adj. excellent; best possible

transcendent, surpassing

adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

well-made

adj. skillfully constructed

Antonyms (42)

nonexistence

n. the state of not existing

nonbeing

n. the state of not being

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

miss, lack

v. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"

exclude

v. lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

want, lack

v. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

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

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

lose, fail to keep, fail to maintain

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

release, free, unblock, unfreeze

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

abort

v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

dissuade, deter

v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

inferior

adj. of low or inferior quality

have the quality of being

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