Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"

hat, chapeau, lid

n. headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

group, radical

n. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

limit, demarcation, demarcation line

n. the boundary of a specific area

part, portion

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"

party

n. a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"

bit, morsel

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

molecule

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

bound, bounds, boundary

n. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

confines

n. a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"

margin

n. the blank space that surrounds the text on a page

height

n. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

extremity

n. the outermost or farthest region or point

tip

n. the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

peak, point, tip

n. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

confines

n. a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city"

group, radical

n. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

limit

n. as far as something can go

part, portion

party

n. a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"

resume, sum up, summarize

v. give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

specify, define, give a definition for

v. determine the essential quality of

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

define, give a definition for

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

demarcate, separate clearly

v. separate clearly and as if by boundaries

specify, intend, destine, designate

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

mean, think of, have in mind

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

bridle, put a bridle on

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

contract, narrow

v. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

order, regulate, regularize, govern

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

modify

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

change, alter

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

change, alter, vary

v. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

muzzle, gag

v. prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

muffle, mute, damp, deaden, dampen, tone down

v. of sounds or images

stifle, muffle, smother

v. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

define, give a definition for

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

demarcate, separate clearly

v. separate clearly and as if by boundaries

specify, intend, destine, designate

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

mean, think of, have in mind

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

qualify, characterize

v. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

ground, confine to the ground, restrict to the ground

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

curb, restrict, curtail, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

qualify, restrict

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

Synonyms (56)

modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode

adj. in the current fashion or style

chichi

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

faddish, faddy

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

smart

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

trendsetting, trend-setting

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

trendy, voguish

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

inward, arriving, inbound

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

entering, ingoing

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

elect

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

inflowing, influent

adj. flowing inward

inpouring

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

triple-crown

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

eminent

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

hitless, no-hit

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

made

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

productive

adj. yielding positive results

self-made

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

winning, victorious

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

winning

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

Antonyms (13)

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

derestrict

v. make free from restrictions

free, relieve, exempt, release from obligation, free from a rule

v. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

extend, expand

v. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

out

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

out

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"

limit in requirements

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