Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (25)

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

state

n. the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"

state

n. a major subdivision in a country

inch, in

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

indium, In, atomic number 49

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

State, Department of State, State Department

n. the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

Indiana, Hoosier State, IN

n. federate state in the United States of America

Verbs (20)

remain, be left

v. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"

state, express

v. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"

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"

stay, remain, stay on

v. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

stay, remain, persist

v. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

state, submit, put forward

v. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

state, say, tell

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

Adverbs (5)

in, inside an enclosed space

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

in, inward, inwards

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

Adjectives (24)

certain

adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

certain

adj. certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"

certain

adj. definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones"

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

state

adj. in the service of the community or nation: "state security"

certain, sure

adj. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"

certain, sure

adj. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"

certain, some

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

state, state-supported

adj. supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

foolproof, certain, sure

adj. not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"

certain, sure, ineluctable, inescapable, unavoidable

adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

Fuzzynyms (398)

quandary, plight, predicament

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

dilemma, quandary

n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

glorification, glory

n. a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"

note, distinction, eminence, preeminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

circumstance

n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

incident

n. a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"

occurrence

n. an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

mood, climate

n. the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

morale

n. a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

bit, morsel

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

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

molecule

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

sojourn

v. spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

last, endure

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

word, phrase, formulate, articulate

v. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

stay, remain, persist

v. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

stay, remain, stay on

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

dally, tarry, linger

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

stay, abide, bide

v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

pause suddenly, break off

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

last, endure

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

renew

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

recondition

v. bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

rejuvenate, make youthful, make younger

v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

extend, prolong, protract, draw out

v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

sojourn

v. spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

relax, unlax, unwind, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down

v. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

calm, cool off, chill out, calm down, simmer down, compose oneself, cool it

v. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

stop, halt, come to a halt, stop moving

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

stop, halt

v. cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

gather, collect, congregate

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

holler, hollo, roar, clamor, clamour, vociferate

v. utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"

run, persist, die hard, endure, prevail

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

hinge, attach by a hinge, attach with a hinge

v. attach with a hinge

soothe, cause to feel better

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

relax, loosen, become loose, become looser

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

ease, comfort

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

ease, move carefully, move gently

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

curb, subdue, suppress, inhibit, conquer, stamp down

v. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

paralyze, paralyse, make powerless

v. make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

stay, remain, persist

v. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

stay, rest, remain, continue

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

dally, tarry, linger

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

wait, stay in one place

v. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

respite, reprieve

v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

stay, remain, stay on

stay, rest, remain, continue

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

dally, tarry, linger

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

stay, abide, bide

v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

survive, outlive, outlast

v. live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"

broach, initiate

v. bring up a topic for discussion

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"

present, lay out

v. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

avow, avouch

v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

proclaim, promulgate, exclaim

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, lay claim to, make a claim to

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

hold, buy, believe

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

narrate, provide a commentary for

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate, give an account of

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

specific

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"

definite

adj. precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"

exact

adj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

certain, some

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

express

adj. not tacit or implied; "her express wish"

distinctive, distinguishing, identifying

adj. serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"

individual

adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

determinant, determinative, deciding, conclusive, determining, influential

adj. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"

absolute, infrangible, inviolable

adj. not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights"

precise, definite

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

true

adj. consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"

specific

adj. stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"

sure, definite, fixed

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

certain, sure, ineluctable, inescapable, unavoidable

adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

foolproof, certain, sure

adj. not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"

certain, sure

adj. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"

particular, choosy, choosey

adj. difficult to please

certain, sure

adj. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"

foolproof, certain, sure

adj. not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"

sure, definite, fixed

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

unfailing, infallible

adj. incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"

positive, incontrovertible, irrefutable

adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"

perfect

adj. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"

secure

adj. free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"

certain, sure, ineluctable, inescapable, unavoidable

adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

mandatory, compulsory, required

adj. required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

assured

adj. characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

positive

adj. "a positive attitude"

indisputable, incontestable, undisputable

adj. not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt"; "indisputable evidence of a witness"

beyond doubt, indubitable

adj. too obvious to be doubted

determinant, determinative, deciding, conclusive, determining, influential

adj. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"

specific

exact

adj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

certain

adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

express

adj. not tacit or implied; "her express wish"

distinctive, distinguishing, identifying

individual

adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

definitive, unequivocal

adj. clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney

beyond doubt, indubitable

adj. too obvious to be doubted

positive, incontrovertible, irrefutable

adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"

implicit, unexpressed

adj. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

sure, definite, fixed

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

certain, sure

adj. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"

certain, sure, ineluctable, inescapable, unavoidable

adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

certain, sure

adj. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"

sure, definite, fixed

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

certain, sure

adj. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"

foolproof, certain, sure

adj. not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"

mandatory, compulsory, required

adj. required by rule; "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

certain, sure

adj. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"

Synonyms (108)

predictable

adj. capable of being foretold

one

adj. particular but unspecified: "early one evening"

some

adj. being an unknown or unspecified one: "some lunatic drove into my car"; "some day my prince will come"

such-and-such

adj. specific but unnamed: "agreed to meet at such-and-such an hour"

modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode

adj. in the current fashion or style

chichi

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

faddish, faddy

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

smart

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

trendsetting, trend-setting

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

trendy, voguish

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

inward, arriving, inbound

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

entering, ingoing

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

elect

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

inflowing, influent

adj. flowing inward

inpouring

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

triple-crown

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

eminent

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

hitless, no-hit

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

made

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

productive

adj. yielding positive results

self-made

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

winning, victorious

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

winning

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

in the public eye

adj. of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye"

national

adj. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

open

adj. open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

semipublic

adj. having some of the features of public institution

state, state-supported

adj. supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

unrestricted, unexclusive

adj. accessible to all

assiduous, studious

adj. marked by care and effort; "made a studious attempt to fix the television set"

solicitous, careful of, protective of

adj. "careful of her feelings"; "extremely solicitous in matters of behavior"

adj. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"

conscientious, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

elaborate, detailed, elaborated

adj. developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

minute, narrow

adj. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

overcareful, too careful

adj. excessively or unduly careful

thorough, thoroughgoing

adj. painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"

clear, distinct, marked, noticeable

adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

settled, defined, formed

adj. clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"

precise

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

in the public eye

adj. of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye"

national

adj. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

open

adj. open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

semipublic

adj. having some of the features of public institution

state

adj. in the service of the community or nation: "state security"

unrestricted, unexclusive

adj. accessible to all

errorless, faultless

adj. free from error; "an errorless baseball game"

inerrable, inerrant, unerring

adj. not liable to error; "the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent"-G.G.Coulton; "lack an inerrant literary sense"; "an unerring marksman"

necessary

adj. unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the necessary consequences of one's actions"

Antonyms (46)

change

v. undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

leave, leave unaltered, leave unchanged

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

leave, depart

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

find, get, receive, obtain

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

break, fail, go, die, give, break down, conk out, give out, give way

v. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

pass, transfer

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

pass, crack, break through

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

abort

v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

run, go

v. have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

v. be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"

uncertain

adj. not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consequences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"

questionable

adj. subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

uncertain

adj. not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"

contingent

adj. uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot

out

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

doubtful, dubious

adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"

evitable, avoidable

adj. capable of being avoided or warded off

out

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"

remain in a certain state

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