Nouns (6)
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recourse, resort, refuge
n. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
recourse, refuge, resort
n. something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
Verbs (5)
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repair, resort
v. move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
fall back, resort, recur
v. have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
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Fuzzynyms (41)
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screening
n. testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
prayer, supplication
n. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
escape, escapism
n. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle
v. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
sew, run up, sew together, stitch
v. fasten by sewing; do needlework
adjourn, withdraw, retire
v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
act
v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
cure
v. make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
right
v. put in or restore to an upright position; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized"
remedy, relieve
v. provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
rectify
v. convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"
rejuvenate
v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"
quicken, invigorate
v. give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"
regenerate, 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"
remodel, reconstruct, redo
v. do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"
renovate, restitute
v. restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"
refurbish, renovate, freshen up
v. make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"
rig
v. connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
square, square up
v. make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
plumb
v. examine thoroughly and in great depth
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Antonyms (9)
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break
v. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"
disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart
v. take apart into its constituent pieces
destroy, ruin
v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
damage
v. suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"
resort
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