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Nouns (42)

life

n. living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life"

life

n. a motive for living; "pottery was his life"

life

n. a living person; "his heroism saved a life"

life

n. the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"

life

n. the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others"

life

n. a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life"

life

n. the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"

life

n. the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"

life

n. number of shots allowed to play

fit

n. the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"

life, living

n. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"

domestic, domestic help, house servant

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

make, brand

n. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness

n. animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

life, life history, biography, life story

n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life

life, animation, aliveness, living

n. the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

life, lifetime, life span

n. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

effusion, outburst, fit, gush

n. an unrestrained expression of emotion

fit, convulsion, paroxysm

n. violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

scene, fit, tantrum

n. a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"

Verbs (43)

fit

v. insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"

fit

v. conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"

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

fit, make fit

v. make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

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"

match, fit, make equal, make correspond

v. make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"

outfit, fit, fit out, equip

v. provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

go, fit, be the right shape, be the right size

v. be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

fit, meet, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (12)

domestic

adj. produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil"

domestic

adj. of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"

domestic

adj. of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste"

domestic

adj. of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science"

domestic, domesticated

adj. converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"

free on board vessel, FOB vessel, free on rail, FOR

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

fit, healthy

adj. physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"

Fuzzynyms (209)

compulsion, obsession

n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

passion, mania

n. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

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

heart, spirit

n. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

vigor, vigour

n. active strength of body or mind

nature, natural phenomenon

n. all phenomena that are not artificial

man, humanity, world, humankind, mankind, human race

n. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

attendant

n. a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"

attendant

n. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

man, gentleman, valet, gentleman's gentleman, valet de chambre

n. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

dealings, relations

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

return, take, yield, issue, bottom line, payoff, proceeds, takings

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

posterity, descendants

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

family, family unit

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

offspring, progeny

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

kin, family, kinsperson

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

place, home

n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

house, family, household, menage, ménage

n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

orderly

n. a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"

vitality, verve

n. an energetic style

bounce, bounciness

n. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

vivacity

n. characterized by high spirits and animation

animation, vitality

n. an energetic style

excitement, exhilaration

n. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"

light, sparkle, spark

n. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

action, activity, activeness

n. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

disruption, disturbance, commotion, turmoil, stir, hurly burly, to-do

n. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

cramp, spasm

n. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

twitch, twitching

n. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

outburst, flare-up

n. a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

explosion, detonation

n. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

report

n. a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"

outburst, flare-up

n. a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

eruption, dissilience

n. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

explosion, detonation

n. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

irritation, pique, temper

n. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

anger, ire, choler

n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

fury, rage, madness

n. a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"

passion, passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

suit, become

v. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

set, ready, prepare, set up, make ready, gear up, get ready

v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

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"

right, correct, make right

v. make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

cover, apparel, garb, dress, raiment, garment, clothe, enclothe, tog, habilitate, fit out

v. provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

attire, get up, prink, overdress, fancy up, trick up, trick out, deck up, tog up, deck out, rig out, tog out, dress up, fig out, fig up, gussy up

v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

cloak, mask, dissemble

v. hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"

costume

v. dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

disguise, cause not to be recognized

v. make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

do, suffice, suit the purpose

v. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

adjust, conform, adapt

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

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

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

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

conform, comply

v. be similar, be in line with

serve, serve as, serve for

v. serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

form, organize

v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

whole, sound, hale

adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

lusty, hearty, full-blooded, red-blooded

adj. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"

hearty

adj. consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"

stout, stalwart, hardy, sturdy

adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

worthy

adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"

ready

adj. completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"

Synonyms (17)

conform, comply

v. be similar, be in line with

endemic, autochthonous, autochthonal, autochthonic, indigenous

adj. originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"

local, home-grown, homegrown

adj. grown or originating in a particular place; "stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables"

native-born

adj. belonging to a place by birth; "a native-born Scot"; "a native Scot"

national

adj. limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"

broken, broken in

adj. tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"

healthy

adj. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

sound

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

well

adj. in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"

Antonyms (14)

undo, unmake

v. deprive of certain characteristics

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

foreign

adj. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

undomestic

adj. not domestic or related to home; "had established herself in her career at the price of being so undomestic she didn't even know how to light the oven"

wild, untamed

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

unfit

adj. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

sick, ill

adj. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

unsound

adj. not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"

unsound, out of condition

adj. unfit

unworthy

adj. lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"

make fit for domestic life

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