Nouns (6)
empty
n. a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"
make, brand
n. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
shuffle, shuffling, make
n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly
Verbs (95)
make
v. act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
make
v. behave in a certain way; "make merry"
make
v. gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
make
v. form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"
make
v. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
make
v. be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
make
v. to compile a multi-module program
empty, void, eliminate, evacuate
v. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
discharge, empty, become void, become empty
v. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
empty, make void
v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
empty, abandon, vacate
v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
make, get
v. give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"
make, make up
v. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
draw, make
v. make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
make, do
v. create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
make, produce
v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
make, drive to
v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
make, create
v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
make, establish, lay down
v. institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
cause, make, do, give rise to
v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
make, build, construct
v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
make, reach, get to, progress to
v. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
make, have, get
v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
make, effect, do, carry out
v. act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"
form, make, constitute
v. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
fix, make, cook, ready, prepare
v. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
throw, make, hold, give, have
v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce
v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to
v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn
v. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (5)
empty
adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
empty
adj. having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
empty, hollow, vacuous
adj. devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
Fuzzynyms (309)
explode, blow up, detonate, set off
v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"
fire, bake in a kiln
v. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
rail, fulminate
v. criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through
v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
fill, fill up, make full
v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
execute, put to death
v. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"
do, execute, perform
v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
fire, fuel
v. provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"
perform
v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
perform, give a performance
v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
play, spiel, render
v. replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
take, remove, take away
v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into
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"
spill, run out
v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"
tap
v. cut a female screw thread with a tap
tap, dip into, draw from
v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
emigrate, leave a country
v. leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"
move, change residence
v. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
defect, desert
v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake
v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
settle, locate, relocate, take up residence
v. take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
resettle, settle anew
v. settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"
clear, unclutter, rid of obstructions, remove obstructions from
v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
evacuate
v. move people from their homes or country
design, devise, make up
v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
chart, plan in detail
v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"
draw
v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
frame, outline, compose, draw up
v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
map
v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
make, create
v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
make, produce
v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
deposit, bank
v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"
devise, get up, prepare, organize
v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through
v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve
v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
visit, bring down, inflict, impose, cause to be endured
v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
manufacture, make up, invent, fabricate, cook up
v. make up something artificial or untrue
shape, form, forge, mold, mould
v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
manufacture, construct, fabricate
v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
fashion, forge
v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
model, simulate, reenact, re-enact
v. create again
pattern, form a pattern
v. form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"
arrive, get in, make it, go far
v. succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"
touch, match, equal, rival
v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce
v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
draft, outline, rough
v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
draft, draught, blueprint
v. make a blueprint of
form, organize
v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
hold, keep, maintain
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
have, own, possess, have possession of
v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
hold, have, have got
v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
organize
v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
tackle, challenge with a tackle
v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle
v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
assure, convince
v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"
turn, convert, convince, win over
v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"
pressure, force, coerce
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"
influence, charm, tempt
v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
pull, pull in, draw in, attract
v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
beg, implore, pray
v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
thrust, force
v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
push, force
v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to
v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
lure, tempt, entice
v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
allure, tempt
v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate
v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
bid, invite
v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
restrain, constrain, encumber, cumber
v. hold back
press, urge, exhort
v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle
v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
reach, get to, attain
v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
carry
v. cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"
catch, grab, take hold of
v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
continue, proceed, go forward, move ahead, travel onward
v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
drive, pull
v. of a car; "The van pulled up"
drive, motor
v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
cast, ramble, swan, stray, range, drift, vagabond, wander, roam, rove
v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve
v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
realize, actualize
v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
take, acquire, assume, take on
v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
find, get, receive, obtain
v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
come through, succeed
v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
poke, jab, dig, stab, prod
v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
hit, cause to move by striking
v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
hit
v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
net, clear, yield as net profit
v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
draw, take out, withdraw
v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
draw, reap
v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
clear
adj. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
insincere, hypocritical
adj. lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
superficial, trivial
adj. of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"
Synonyms (17)
cavernous
adj. being or suggesting a cavern; "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone"
sunken, recessed, deep-set
adj. having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look"
fistular, fistulate, fistulous
adj. hollow and tube-shaped like a reed
hollowed
adj. having a cavity within: "canoe made of a hollowed log"
tubular, cannular
adj. constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
insignificant
adj. signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall
mindless, unmeaning
adj. signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall
nonsense, nonsensical
adj. having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"
pointless, purposeless
adj. lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
Antonyms (51)
fill, become full, fill up
v. become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
flood
v. become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
fill, fill up, make full
v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
refill, replenish, fill again
v. fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please"
flood, swamp, deluge, inundate
v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
pack
v. fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house"
pad, bolster
v. add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"
undo, unmake
v. deprive of certain characteristics
destroy
v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
load, place a load on
v. fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
pack, load down
v. load with a pack
destroy
v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
level, dismantle, take down, pull down, raze, rase, tear down
v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
dissuade, deter
v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
lose, make a loss, lose money, fail to profit
v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
expend, spend
v. pay out; "spend money"
mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss
v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"
full, filled
adj. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
make empty
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