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Nouns (26)

down

n. (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

down

n. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

down

n. soft fine feathers

down

n. a computer system failing because of an error in hardware or software

set

n. the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"

set

n. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"

set

n. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"

set

n. a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"

set

n. a failure to take the number of tricks specified by one's contract

set, exercise set

n. several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"

set, unit

n. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"

set, stage set

n. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"

set, readiness

n. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"

set, bent

n. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

SET

n. retailers company

Set, Seth

n. evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murder of Osiris

Verbs (49)

down

v. bring down or defeat (an opponent)

set

v. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"

set

v. give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor

set

v. fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"

set

v. to cause to fall short

set, adjust

v. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

set, set to a certain position

v. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"

mark, set

v. establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"

set, sic

v. urge a dog to attack someone

set, countersink

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

set, arrange

v. adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

down, land, shoot down

v. shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

down, cut down, knock down, pull down, push down

v. cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

set, fructify, bear fruit

v. bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"

set, rig, set up

v. equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"

set, jell, congeal

v. become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"

set, determine, fix authoritatively, fix conclusively

v. fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"

plant, set, put into the soil, set to grow

v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

place, set, localize

v. locate; "The film is set in Africa"

Adverbs (5)

down, towards the South

adv. away from a more northerly place: "They came down for the wedding"

down, along, right along

adv. in the direction of: "He hit the ball down the line"

Adjectives (22)

down

adj. shut; "the shades were down"

down

adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

set

adj. being below the horizon; "the moon is set"

down, depressed

adj. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

down, declining

adj. becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"

set, hardened

adj. converted to solid form (as concrete)

set, laid

adj. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"

down, dead, out of service, crashed

adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

down, mastered, down pat

adj. understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"

down, downbound, downward

adj. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

Fuzzynyms (247)

axis, bloc

n. a group of countries in special alliance

division

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

section

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

side

n. one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

detail, contingent

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

component, constituent, element, component part

n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

prejudice, bias

n. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

preference, predilection

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

group, grouping

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

cabal, faction, junta, junto, camarilla

n. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

society, beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set

n. the fashionable elite

assembly

n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

body

n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"

company, troupe

n. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

axis, bloc

n. a group of countries in special alliance

division

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

section

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

side

n. one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

detail, contingent

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

flock, troop

n. an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"

gang, bunch, crowd, crew

n. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

rout, mob, rabble

n. a disorderly crowd of people

gang, ring, pack, mob

n. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"

drove, swarm, horde

n. a moving crowd

host, horde, legion

n. a vast multitude

horde

n. a nomadic community

fleet

n. group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

brief, legal brief

n. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

array

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

number

n. the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"

fleet

n. group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

fleet

n. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

matrix, x-y matrix

n. a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns

band

n. instrumentalists not including string players

band, dance orchestra, dance band

n. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

team, squad

n. a cooperative unit

conference, league

n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

settle, resolve, decide

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

settle, take root, become established, become settled, steady down, settle down

v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

track

v. make tracks upon

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"

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

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

inlay, decorate by inserting

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

orchestrate

v. write an orchestra score for

concert

v. contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

file, register, file for, register officially, place on public record, put on record

v. record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"

design, plan, make a design of

v. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

plan, devise, think up

v. make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"

arrange, set up

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

arrange, fix up, make arrangements for

v. make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"

stage, arrange, bring about

v. plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"

design

v. design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"

map, chart, map out

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

prepare

v. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"

sup, dine, host for dinner, give dinner

v. give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

swallow, get down, pass through the esophagus

v. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

grub, give, feed, give food to

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

feed on, feed upon

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

feast, feed

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

binge, stuff, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, satiate, pig out, scarf out, pok out

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

guzzle, drink greedily

v. drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

trip, travel, jaunt, take trips, make a trip, take a trip

v. make a trip for pleasure

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

supply, render, provide, furnish

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

pitch, gear

v. set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

clot, coagulate

v. change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"

thicken

v. become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"

harden

v. become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"

thicken, make dense, make viscous

v. make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"

condense

v. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

clot, clabber, curdle

v. turn into curds; "curdled milk"

stiffen, become stiff, become stiffer, get stiff

v. become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"

stiffen, make stiff, make stiffer

v. make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

scatter

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

straw, strew

v. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"

insert, infix, introduce, enter

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

high, heavy, big, violent

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

tame, tamed

adj. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

Synonyms (93)

offset, cancel, set off

v. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

set up, lay out

v. get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

set at, put at, place at

v. set at

set apart, assign, specify

v. select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

set off, instigate, incite, stir up

v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

descending

adj. coming down or downward

low

adj. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

trailing, behind, losing

adj. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

downcast

adj. directed downward; "a downcast glance"

downed

adj. "the tree is down"

downward

adj. on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"

debased, devalued, degraded

adj. lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"

low-level

adj. not intense; "low-level radiation"

reduced, rock-bottom

adj. well below normal (especially in price)

poor

adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

adamantine

adj. having the hardness of a diamond

erect, tumid

adj. of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

firm, solid

adj. not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"

granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony

adj. hard as granite; "a granitic fist"

lignified, woody

adj. made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls

marmoreal, marmorean

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of marble

ossified

adj. changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter; "cartilages ossified with age"

petrified

adj. converted into stone

petrous, stonelike

adj. (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness

slaty, slatey

adj. of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"

steely

adj. resembling steel in hardness

unpadded

adj. (hard)

placed

adj. put in position in relation to other things; "end tables placed conveniently"

bad, defective

adj. not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"

clean

adj. without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"

complete, consummate

adj. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"

errorless

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

exact, precise

adj. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

faultless, impeccable

adj. without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record"

unblemished, flawless, unflawed

adj. without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone"

ideal

adj. conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

idealized

adj. exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

idyllic

adj. excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic spot for a picnic"

mint

adj. as if new; "in mint condition"

on the button, on the nose

adj. being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"

perfectible

adj. capable of becoming or being made perfect

pluperfect

adj. more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"

downhill, declivitous, downward-sloping

adj. sloping down rather steeply

degressive

adj. going down by steps

descendant, descendent

adj. going or coming down

Antonyms (6)

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

set down

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