n. position or manner in which something is situated

n. availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"

n. the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"

n. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

n. (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

n. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

n. soft fine feathers

n. a computer system failing because of an error in hardware or software

n. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

n. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

v. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"

v. be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"

v. be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

v. be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"

v. demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

v. bring down or defeat (an opponent)

v. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

v. assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

v. have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"

v. be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"

v. make someone do something

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

v. originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

v. shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

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

v. cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

v. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

adv. away from a more northerly place: "They came down for the wedding"

adv. in the direction of: "He hit the ball down the line"

adv. "Go ahead"

adv. "Don't fall down"

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

adj. shut; "the shades were down"

adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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

adj. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

adj. becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"

adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

adj. understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"

adj. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

adj. low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

n. a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

n. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

n. power to direct or determine; "under control"

n. the power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal"

n. possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

n. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

n. pretending with intention to deceive

n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

n. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

n. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

n. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"

n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"

n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

n. the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"

n. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

n. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

n. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

n. skill in an occupation or trade

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

n. unusual mental ability

n. exceptional creative ability

n. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

n. natural abilities or qualities

n. a practical method or art applied to some particular task

n. technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

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

n. a beckoning gesture

n. a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"

n. earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

n. reverent petition to a deity

n. an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention"

n. the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"

n. an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"

n. a body of rules followed by an assembly

n. a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"

n. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"

n. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

v. sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

v. make someone do something

v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

v. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

v. make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

v. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

v. thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

v. lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"

v. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

v. command solemnly

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

v. invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"

v. call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.

v. demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

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"

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

v. say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"

v. rule as a dictator

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

v. haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"

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

v. make subservient; force to submit or subdue

v. be the captain of a sports team

v. be in charge of

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

v. rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

v. give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

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

v. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

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"

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

v. drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

v. pay out; "spend money"

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

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

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

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

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

v. make a trip for pleasure

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

adj. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

adj. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"

adj. generalized feeling of distress

adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

adj. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens

adj. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"

adj. "a hopeless attempt"

adj. of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

adj. made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

adj. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

adj. impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages"

adj. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"

adj. suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"

adv. "He faced forward"

adv. "from that time forth"

adv. "He is way ahead"

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

adv. to a lower place

adv. "See under for further discussion"

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

adj. coming down or downward

adj. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

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

adj. lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"

adj. not intense; "low-level radiation"

adj. well below normal (especially in price)

adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

adj. not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"

adj. without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"

adj. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"

adj. free from error; "an errorless baseball game"

adj. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

adj. without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record"

adj. without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone"

adj. conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

adj. exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

adj. excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic spot for a picnic"

adj. as if new; "in mint condition"

adj. being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"

adj. capable of becoming or being made perfect

adj. more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"

adj. sloping down rather steeply

adj. going down by steps

adj. going or coming down

adj. utterly cast down

adj. brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"

adj. reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces"

adj. marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"

n. a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"

v. be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"

v. be seated

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

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

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

adj. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

adj. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

adj. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

adj. inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"

adv. "Lean back"