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Nouns (19)

n. the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"

n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

n. the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"

n. two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"

union, matrimony, marriage, wedlock

n. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

pass, fling, whirl, crack, go, offer

n. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

Verbs (17)

offer, make an offer

v. make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

offer, make accessible

v. make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

offer, extend

v. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

offer, volunteer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

offer, present for sale, offer for sale

v. make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"

bid, offer, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

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Fuzzynyms (112)

approach, advance, feeler, overture

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

solicitation, collection, appeal, ingathering

n. request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

alms, alms-giving

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

proposition

n. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

deal, bargain

n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

suggestion, proposition, proffer

n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

recommendation

n. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

wedding, nuptials, wedding ceremony

n. the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

association, affiliation, tie, tie-up

n. a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

confederation, alliance

n. the state of being allied or confederated

escapade, lark

n. any carefree episode

play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

trick, caper, prank, antic, joke

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

joke, jest, jocularity

n. activity characterized by good humor

account, report

n. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

snap, child's play, walkover, cinch, pushover, duck soup, piece of cake

n. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

preface, premise, introduce

v. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

submit, refer for consideration, refer for judgment

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

project, communicate forcefully, communicate vividly

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

present, introduce, acquaint

v. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

volunteer, tell voluntarily

v. tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

bid, offer, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

reach, extend, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

offer, volunteer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

bid, offer, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

offer, extend

v. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

submit, refer for consideration, refer for judgment

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

stage, present

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

propose, propose marriage, pop the question

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

offer, volunteer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (0)

marriage offer

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