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Nouns (2)

n. a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"

n. (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

Verbs (11)

mull

v. heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, think over

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

Adverbs (8)

over

adv. at or to a point across intervening space etc.: "Come over and see us some time"; "over there"

over, throughout an area

adv. "He is known the world over"

over, across

adv. "She cannot get her ideas across"

over, o'er, throughout a period of time

adv. "Stay over the weekend"

Adjectives (7)

over

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

Fuzzynyms (102)

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

see

v. deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"

debate, argue with oneself

v. argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"

examine, look at, take a look at, examine by sight

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze

v. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

explore, travel to, penetrate into

v. travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

research, search, explore

v. inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

explore, examine for diagnostic purposes

v. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

explore, examine minutely

v. examine minutely

probe, examine, inquire into

v. question or examine thoroughly and closely

take, consider, look at, deal with

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

review, survey, go over

v. hold a review (of troops)

scrutinize, take stock, size up, take a long hard look

v. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

count, consider, weigh

v. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

foresee, envision

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

figure, project, image, picture, fancy, see, visualize, envision

v. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

weigh, determine the weight of

v. determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"

matter, count, weigh

v. have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"

throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, gravel, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confuse, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce

v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

copy, recreate

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

copy, simulate, imitate

v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

reproduce, procreate, multiply

v. have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"

accomplished, effected, established

adj. settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"

proved, proven

adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

determined, determinate

adj. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"

stipulatory, agreed upon

adj. constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"

solved, resolved

adj. explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"

Synonyms (28)

too much, a bit much

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

overdone, exaggerated, overstated

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

undue, extraordinary, unreasonable, excessive, inordinate

adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

steep, exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

extreme

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

radical, extremist, ultra

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

gross, glaring

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

adj. used up; "time is up"

Antonyms (0)

mull over

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