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Nouns (42)

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

n. a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

n. questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"

challenge

n. a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror

challenge

n. a call to engage in a contest or fight

challenge

n. a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"

issue, publication

n. the act of issuing printed materials

issue, number

n. one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

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

issue, issuing, issuance

n. the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

exit, issue, outlet, way out

n. an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

emergence, egress, issue

n. the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"

return, take, yield, issue, bottom line, payoff, proceeds, takings

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Verbs (21)

issue

v. bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

challenge, take exception to

v. raise a formal objection in a court of law

challenge, ask for identification

v. ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"

challenge

v. issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"

supply, issue

v. circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

dispute, challenge, gainsay

v. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

issue, come out, emerge, come forth

v. come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"

release, issue, free, put out, bring out, publish

v. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (231)

demand

n. the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"

invitation

n. a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"

summons

n. an order to appear in person at a given place and time

examination, test, exam

n. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

difficulty

n. a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"

hardship, adversity

n. a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

affliction

n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

emergency

n. a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

misfortune, bad luck, ill luck

n. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

copy, written matter

n. matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

impression, printing

n. all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

passage

n. a way through or along which someone or something may pass

vent, venthole, blowhole

n. a hole for the escape of gas or air

course

n. facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"

entrance, entranceway, entryway

n. something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"

gunpoint, point

n. the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"

subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

burden, theme

n. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

motif, theme

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

conception, concept

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

drift, purport

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

concern

n. a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

vexation, concern, worry, headache

n. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

item, point, specific, detail, particular

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

trouble, problem

n. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

posterity, descendants

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

kin, family, kinsperson

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

offspring, progeny

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

family, family unit

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

successor, heir

n. a person who inherits some title or office

descendant, descendent

n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

house, family, household, menage, ménage

n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

dealings, relations

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

domestic, domestic help, house servant

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

place, home

n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

gain

n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

dividend

n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

interest

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

holding, property, belonging, material possession

n. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

investment, investment funds

n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit

interest, stake

n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

pillage, prize, loot, booty, plunder, swag

n. goods or money obtained illegally

descend, condescend, deign

v. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

supply, issue

v. circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

vent, ventilate, give vent

v. give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

resent, feel bitter about

v. feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"

declare, state clearly

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

say, aver, allege

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

argue, indicate, argue for

v. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

grapple, deal, cope, contend, get by, manage

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"

doubt, distrust, suspect

v. suspect to be false

contest, contend, repugn

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

face, confront, face up to, come to grips with

v. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

attempt, try, essay, assay, seek

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

dare, make bold, presume to

v. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"

dare

v. to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

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

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"

return, deliver, render

v. pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

dispatch, despatch, send off

v. send away towards a designated goal

disburse, pay out

v. pay out

allocate, apportion

v. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

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"

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

issue

v. bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

doubt, distrust, suspect

v. suspect to be false

antagonize, antagonise, counteract

v. act in opposition to

attribute, assign, impute, ascribe

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

disprove, confute

v. prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"

impugn, attack as false, attack as wrong

v. attack as false or wrong

negate, contradict, contravene

v. deny the truth of

deny, declare untrue

v. declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"

oppose, be against, express opposition to

v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

rise, arise, develop, originate, spring up

v. come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

communicate, intercommunicate, transmit

v. transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

present, introduce, acquaint

v. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

harbinger, herald, foretell, announce, annunciate

v. foreshadow or presage

Synonyms (2)

bring, bring into a certain state

v. cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"

Antonyms (4)

approach, access

n. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

recall, make unavailable

v. make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"

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