Nouns (18)
wait, waiting
n. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
inch, in
n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
lying, prevarication, fabrication
n. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
indium, In, atomic number 49
n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
hold, wait, delay, postponement, time lag
n. time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
Indiana, Hoosier State, IN
n. federate state in the United States of America
Verbs (13)
wait, wait on tables
v. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
wait, stay in one place
v. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
wait, hold off, hold back
v. wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for
v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
Adverbs (5)
in, inside an enclosed space
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
in, inward, inwards
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
Adjectives (7)
in
adj. holding office; "the in party"
in
adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
in
adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"
in
adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
lying, dishonest, mendacious
adj. given to lying; "a lying witness"; "a mendacious child"
Fuzzynyms (60)
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
interval, time interval
n. a definite length of time marked off by two instants
stay, abide, bide
v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
stay, remain, stay on
v. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
pause, hesitate
v. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
stall, procrastinate, dilly-dally, drag one's feet
v. postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
filibuster
v. obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation
stonewall
v. obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
hope, expect, go for
v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
trust, desire, hope, expect
v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
anticipate, foreknow, foresee
v. realize beforehand
counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall
v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
expect, anticipate
v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
slick, cunning, crafty, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
dastard, dastardly
adj. treacherously cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt
nefarious, villainous
adj. extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"
Synonyms (58)
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"
false, trumped up
adj. diverging from the truth: "a false statement"; "trumped up charge"
Antonyms (3)
out
adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
truthful
adj. expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
out
adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"
lying in wait
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