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Nouns (12)

n. a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court

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

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

Verbs (16)

summon, call for

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

subpoena, serve with a subpoena

v. serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

marshal, mobilize, summon

v. make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"

summons, summon, call for, cite

v. call in an official matter, such as to attend court

rally, muster, come up with, summon, muster up

v. gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"

Adverbs (3)

along, with, in accompaniment

adv. together with somebody, as a companion or in association with: "His little sister came along to the movies"

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (95)

citation

n. a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding

ticket

n. a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)

bid, wish

v. invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"

request, ask

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

appeal, request earnestly

v. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

petition, request formally, request in writing

v. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

attempt, try, essay, assay, seek

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

press, bid, adjure, beseech, entreat

v. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

charge, saddle, burden

v. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

demand, postulate

v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

demand, exact

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

bid, invite

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

click with, appeal to, attract

v. be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

command, require, compel

v. make someone do something

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

gather, meet, assemble, forgather, foregather

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

summons, summon, call for, cite

v. call in an official matter, such as to attend court

deploy

v. to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

prop up, shore up

v. support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

order, coordinate, bring order to, organize, organise, co-ordinate

v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

subpoena, serve with a subpoena, summon with a subpoena

v. serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed"

demand, condition, qualify, specify, stipulate

v. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"

test, quiz

v. examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

face, confront, face up to, come to grips with

v. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

attempt, try, essay, assay, seek

prop up, shore up

v. support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

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Antonyms (0)

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