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Nouns (12)

fit

n. the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"

see

n. the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

effusion, outburst, fit, gush

n. an unrestrained expression of emotion

fit, convulsion, paroxysm

n. violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

scene, fit, tantrum

n. a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"

Verbs (107)

fit

v. insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"

fit

v. conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?"

see

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

see

v. match or meet; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players"

see

v. receive as a specified guest; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon"

see

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

see

v. see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"

see

v. go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"

fit, make fit

v. make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

escort, see

v. accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"

watch, see

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

visit, see

v. visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

match, fit, make equal, make correspond

v. make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"

outfit, fit, fit out, equip

v. provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

go, fit, be the right shape, be the right size

v. be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

fit, meet, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

see, understand, realize

v. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"

find, witness, see

v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

date, see, go steady with, go out with

v. date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"

catch, watch, view, see, take in

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

tally, match, fit, jibe, gibe, agree, correspond

v. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

check, see, learn, find out, ascertain, determine

v. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

check, control, see, insure, ensure, ascertain, assure, make sure, make certain, see to it

v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

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"

encounter, meet, see, come across, run into, forgather, foregather, run across

v. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

see, pick up, learn, hear, discover, find out, hear about, hear of, get a line on, get wind of, get word, become aware of, get to know

v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (9)

fit, healthy

adj. physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"

fit, correct, appropriate

adj. meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"

trim, snug, fit, taut

adj. (seaworthy)

Fuzzynyms (451)

denomination

n. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

cramp, spasm

n. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

twitch, twitching

n. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

outburst, flare-up

n. a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

explosion, detonation

n. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

report

n. a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"

outburst, flare-up

n. a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

eruption, dissilience

n. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

explosion, detonation

n. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

irritation, pique, temper

n. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

anger, ire, choler

n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

fury, rage, madness

n. a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"

passion, passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

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

glance, take a look at

v. throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

mark, note, notice

v. notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

go over, inspect, look over

v. look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

spot, spy, descry, espy

v. catch sight of

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

experience, have, get, receive, undergo

v. go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

suit, become

v. enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

set, ready, prepare, set up, make ready, gear up, get ready

v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

chaperon, chaperone

v. accompany as a chaperone

lead, precede

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

find, witness, see

catch, watch, view, see, take in

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

right, correct, make right

v. make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

cover, apparel, garb, dress, raiment, garment, clothe, enclothe, tog, habilitate, fit out

v. provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"

attire, get up, prink, overdress, fancy up, trick up, trick out, deck up, tog up, deck out, rig out, tog out, dress up, fig out, fig up, gussy up

v. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

cloak, mask, dissemble

v. hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"

costume

v. dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

disguise, cause not to be recognized

v. make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

do, suffice, suit the purpose

v. be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

conform, comply

v. be similar, be in line with

serve, serve as, serve for

v. serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

form, organize

v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

watch, see

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

catch, watch, view, see, take in

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

find, witness, see

watch, see

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

glance, take a look at

v. throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"

behold, lay eyes on

v. see with attention; "behold Christ!"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

coordinate, co-ordinate

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

compare

v. be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

contrast, be in contrast

v. to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

represent, stand for, correspond

v. take the place of

concur, agree

v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

follow, come after

v. come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"

find, witness, see

watch, see

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

catch, watch, view, see, take in

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

figure, count, cipher, cypher, reckon, calculate, compute

v. make a mathematical calculation or computation

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"

judge, pass judgment on, form an opinion of

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

count

v. include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

admire, look up to

v. feel admiration for

revere, reverence, fear, venerate

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

recognize

v. show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"

measure, value, rate, appraise, evaluate, assess, place a valuation on, place a value on

v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

figure, estimate, forecast, reckon, calculate, count on

v. judge to be probable

place, order, range, rate, grade, rank

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

account, calculate, keep an account of

v. keep an account of

respect, honor, honour, observe, abide by

v. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"

think, guess, suppose, imagine, reckon

v. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

locate, turn up, unearth

v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

find, discover

v. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

find, discover

v. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"

see, pick up, learn, hear, discover, find out, hear about, hear of, get a line on, get wind of, get word, become aware of, get to know

v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

find, find out, ascertain, determine

v. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

promise, assure

v. make a promise or commitment

guarantee, insure, ensure, assure, secure

v. make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

support, sustain, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, affirm

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

evidence, manifest, demonstrate, attest, certify, make evident, attest to

v. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

show, establish, prove, demonstrate, shew

v. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

prove, obtain probate of

v. obtain probate of; "prove a will"

conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, ideate, conceive of

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

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

hope, expect, go for

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

copy, recreate

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

depict, portray, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

show, picture, depict

v. show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

impersonate, portray

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

play, encounter, meet, take on

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

encounter, meet, receive

v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

locate, turn up, unearth

v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

find, discover

v. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

check, see, learn, find out, ascertain, determine

find, find out, ascertain, determine

v. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

whole, sound, hale

adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

lusty, hearty, full-blooded, red-blooded

adj. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"

hearty

adj. consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"

stout, stalwart, hardy, sturdy

adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

worthy

adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"

ready

adj. completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"

proper

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

right, proper, suitable

adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"

trim, orderly, neat, well-kept, shipshape

adj. of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

Synonyms (15)

conform, comply

v. be similar, be in line with

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

find, discover

v. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

healthy

adj. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

sound

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

well

adj. in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"

caulked

adj. having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler

equipped, fitted out

adj. prepared with proper equipment; "equipped for service in the Arctic"

watertight, leakproof

adj. (seaworthy)

Antonyms (17)

discord, disagree, disaccord

v. be different from one another

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

unfit

adj. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

sick, ill

adj. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

unsound

adj. not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"

unsound, out of condition

adj. unfit

unworthy

adj. lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"

unfit

adj. below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption"

see fit

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