Nouns (24)
song
n. the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
stress
n. an intense or violent exertion
breed
n. a lineage or race of people
nervous strain
n. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
stress
n. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
striving, nisus, pains
n. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
tone, tenor
n. the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
stock, variety, breed
n. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
form, variant, var.
n. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
stress, tension
n. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
air, line, melody, tune, melodic phrase, melodic line
n. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
Verbs (16)
extend
v. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
tense
v. become stretched or tense or taught; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
tense, tense up
v. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
deform, distort
v. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
reach, strive
v. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
sieve, sift
v. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"
stress, try
v. test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out
v. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (213)
air, strain, line, melody, tune, melodic phrase, melodic line
n. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
stress, tension, tenseness
n. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
strain, stress
n. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
strain, stress, tension
n. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
labor, labour, toil
n. productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
anxiety, anxiousness
n. a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders
stress, tension, tenseness
n. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
strain, stress
n. an intense or violent exertion
strain, stress, tension
n. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
anxiety, anxiousness
n. a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders
class
n. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
form, sort, variety, kind, species
n. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
race, subspecies
n. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
mixture, collection, motley, potpourri, variety, assortment, miscellany, miscellanea
n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
stress, tension, tenseness
n. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
strain, stress
n. an intense or violent exertion
strain, stress
n. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
pressure, force per unit area
n. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"
passage, musical passage
n. a short section of a musical composition
motive, motif
n. a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music
ballad, lay
n. a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
hymn, anthem
n. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
song
n. a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
song, strain
n. the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
weight
n. an artifact that is heavy
cross
n. a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
millstone
n. any load that is difficult to carry
exploit, overwork
v. work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"
pull, draw, get out, pull out
v. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
curve, arch, arc
v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
tense, tense up, become tense
v. become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
tense, make tense
v. increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
pull, draw, force
v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
hurt, injure, affect negatively, damage financially
v. cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
wrench, wring
v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
make unclear, make obscure, obfuscate
v. make obscure or unclear
overcast, cloud
v. make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
complicate, perplex, make harder
v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"
throw, flurry, confuse, bewilder, put off, disconcert, consternate, bemuse, discombobulate
v. cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
hide, obliterate, obscure, blot out
v. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect
v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
heave, buckle, warp
v. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
lie, tell a lie
v. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
warp, falsify, distort, garble
v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
color, colour, distort
v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
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?"
relax, unbend, make less tight
v. make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"
relax, loosen, become loose, become looser
v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
relax, unstrain, unlax, unwind, make relaxed, loosen up
v. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
put out, extend, stretch forth, hold out, stretch out
v. thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
fight, struggle
v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
grind, labor, labour, toil, travail, dig, fag, drudge, moil
v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
endeavor, endeavour, strive
v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
act, work
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
pluck, pick, cull
v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
harvest, reap, glean
v. gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes"
screen, sieve, sort, screen out
v. examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
hurt, wound, spite, injure, offend
v. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"
refine, separate into pure constituents
v. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
sublimate, distill, purify, make pure, remove impurities from
v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
riddle, screen
v. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
pluck, pick, cull
v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
screen, sieve, sort, screen out
v. examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
Synonyms (2)
pick over, sieve out
v. separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"
Antonyms (0)
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