Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (17)

motor

n. machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

lodge, Indian lodge

n. any of various native American dwellings

lodge, hunting lodge

n. a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge

n. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

order, club, lodge, society, community, fellowship, guild, gild

n. a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

Verbs (14)

drive, motor

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

lodge, accommodate

v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

charge, file, lodge

v. file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

lodge, be a lodger, stay temporarily

v. be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (5)

motor

adj. causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"

motive, motor

adj. causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"

motor, centrifugal

adj. conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves"

Fuzzynyms (126)

shelter

n. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

hutch, hut, hovel, shack, shanty

n. small crude shelter used as a dwelling

bar, barroom, bar-room, saloon, ginmill, taproom, café

n. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"

tavern

n. a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

court, courtroom

n. a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"

judicature, bench, judiciary

n. persons who administer justice

judicature, court, tribunal

n. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

boardinghouse, boarding house

n. a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests

pension, retirement check, retirement benefit

n. a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working

cafe, coffeehouse, coffee bar, coffee shop

n. a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

saloon, pub, pothouse, public house, gin mill

n. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

resort, playground, holiday resort, vacation spot

n. an area where many people go for recreation

union, brotherhood, labor union, trade union, trades union

n. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

world, public, populace

n. people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

brotherhood

n. the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

membership

n. the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

people

n. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

mass, people, multitude, masses, hoi polloi

n. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

public

n. a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"

steer, direct oneself

v. direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"

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"

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"

pound, lumber

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

smash, blast, boom, nail, hit hard

v. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

shelter, bield, provide shelter for

v. provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

board, room

v. live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

take, take on, accept, admit

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

welcome, accept gladly

v. accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"

plant, implant, engraft, embed, imbed

v. fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

inlay, decorate by inserting

v. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

set, countersink

v. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

paste, glue

v. join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

catch, hitch

v. to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

snag

v. catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"

trap, trammel, snare, entrap, ensnare

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

tape, attach with tape, fasten with tape

v. fasten or attach with tape; "tape the shipping label to the box"

bind, make fast

v. make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

bond, draw together, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

nest, inhabit a nest

v. inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

Synonyms (38)

occupy, reside, lodge in

v. live (in a certain place)

extend, reach out, poke out, stick out

v. reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

project, protrude, stick out, jut out

v. extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

abortifacient

adj. causing abortion

activating, actuating

adj. causing motion or action or change

anorectic, anorexigenic

adj. causing loss of appetite; "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug"

causal, causative of

adj. involving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"

conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory, contributive to

adj. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"

errhine

adj. causing nasal discharge

inductive, inducive

adj. inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton

motive, motivative, motivating

adj. impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments"

precipitating

adj. bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce"

responsible, responsible for

adj. being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"

sternutatory, sternutative

adj. causing sneezing; "pepper is a sternutatory substance"

corticoefferent, corticofugal, corticifugal

adj. of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges"

neuromotor

adj. relating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectors; "neuromotor impulses"

Antonyms (5)

free, dislodge

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

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"

motor lodge

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