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Nouns (14)

dip

n. a brief immersion

dip

n. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

dip

n. a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"

n. a brief swim in water

dip, pickpocket, cutpurse

n. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

inclination, dip, magnetic inclination, angle of dip

n. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

DIP, DOS Internet Programm

n. regional software magazine

Verbs (22)

dip

v. go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"

dip

v. place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

dip, stain by dipping

v. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

v. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

dip, slope downwards

v. slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"

v. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

dip, lower briefly

v. lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"

dip, dim

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

dip, duck, douse

v. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

dunk, souse, dip, plunge, douse

v. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (7)

adj. of or relating to or caused by magnetism; "magnetic forces"

charismatic, magnetic

adj. possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; "a charismatic leader"; "a magnetic personality"

attractive, magnetic

adj. having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; "the knife hung on a magnetic board"

magnetic, magnetized

adj. having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"

Fuzzynyms (108)

concavity, concave shape

n. a shape that curves or bends inward

basin, bowl, trough

n. a concave shape with an open top

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

plunge, immerse

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

dip, duck, douse

v. dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

dunk, souse, dip, plunge, douse

v. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

drop, fall vertically

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

set, go down, go under

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

slip, splay, dislocate, move out of position

v. move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"

spoon, scoop up with a spoon, take up with a spoon

v. scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the roast"

overcast, cloud

v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"

bail

v. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

ladle, scoop, lade, lift out

v. remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"

bleach, decolor, decolorize, discolorize, remove color from, bleach out

v. remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

hide, obliterate, obscure, blot out

v. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

hang, be burdensome, be oppressive

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

shade, shadow, shade off

v. cast a shadow over

darken, make dark, make darker

v. make dark or darker; "darken a room"

dim, become lusterless, become dim

v. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

dim, make dim, make lusterless

v. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"

v. make dim by comparison or conceal

slur, blur, dim, become indistinct, become vague

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

plunge, immerse

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

v. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf

v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"

plunge, immerse

v. cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"

v. dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

drown, kill by drowning

v. kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

alluring, tempting, enticing

adj. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

attractive, alluring, tantalizing, tempting

adj. very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"

adj. capable of winning favor; "with open arms and an ingratiating smile"

Synonyms (28)

winning, appealing, fetching, taking

adj. very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"

attention-getting, catchy

adj. likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie"

bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating

adj. capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"

charming, engaging, piquant

adj. attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

adj. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby"

adj. (British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"

adj. (informal British) good-looking; "a dishy blonde"

hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding

adj. attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"

nice

adj. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"

adj. (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality

adj. looking attractive in photographs

adj. creating a favorable impression; "strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance"

adj. charming in a childlike or naive way

Antonyms (7)

v. make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"

clear, unclutter, rid of obstructions, remove obstructions from

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

adj. possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force"

adj. impervious to the effects of a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization; "an antimagnetic watch"

magnetic dip

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