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Nouns (34)

pass

n. a complementary (free) ticket; "the star got passes for his family"

pass

n. (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"

make, brand

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

pass, liberty chit

n. a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"

pass, laissez passer

n. a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"

pass, passport

n. any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

pass, bye

n. you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"

shuffle, shuffling, make

n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

passing, pass, qualifying

n. success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

pass, toss, flip

n. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"

pass, walk, base on balls

n. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"

passing, pass, passing game, passing play

n. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

pass, notch, mountain pass

n. the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"

pass, straits, strait

n. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

Verbs (77)

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

pass

v. throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"

pass

v. pass a test or a screening, for example

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"

pass, throw a football

v. throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"

pass

v. cause to pass; "She passed around the plates"

pass, transfer

v. transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"

pass, legislate

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

pass, judge acceptable

v. accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

pass, spend

v. pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?"

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"

pass, excrete, egest, eliminate

v. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

pass, crack, break through

v. as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

pass, run, guide

v. guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

pass, lapse, sink

v. pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"

pass, overtake, travel past

v. travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"

pass, nail, make it

v. go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (168)

approach, advance, feeler, overture

n. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"

canon, canyon

n. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

difficulty

n. a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"

hardship, adversity

n. a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

affliction

n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

emergency

n. a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

misfortune, bad luck, ill luck

n. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

expire, run out, lose validity

v. lose validity; "My passports expired last month"

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"

transcribe

v. convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA

reduce, simplify

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

render

v. cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"

transform, translate

v. change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"

order, dictate, prescribe

v. issue commands or orders for

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

sanction, okay, approve, ok

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

confirm

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

back, sanction

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

legalize, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimate, legitimatize, make legal

v. make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

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"

transpire

v. give off (water) through the skin

snap, rupture, tear, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

accompany, travel along with

v. go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

lead, precede

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

show, usher

v. show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

coach, train

v. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"

enlighten, edify

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

escort, esquire

v. accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

direct, send

v. cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

route

v. send via a specific route

dispatch, despatch, send off

v. send away towards a designated goal

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!"

grasp, grip, hold on

v. hold firmly

approach, meet, go up, come on, come near, near, draw near

v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

catch, be affected by, be struck by

v. be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"

drive, motor

v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

pound, lumber

v. move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

Synonyms (13)

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

Antonyms (26)

failing

n. failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"

undo, unmake

v. deprive of certain characteristics

destroy

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

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

fail, judge unacceptable

v. judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"

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"

stay, rest, remain, continue

fail, bomb, flunk, flush it

v. fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"

make pass

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