Nouns (22)
take
n. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
delectation, delight
n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
inch, in
n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
pleasure, joy, delight
n. something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
indium, In, atomic number 49
n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
return, take, yield, issue, bottom line, payoff, proceeds, takings
n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
Indiana, Hoosier State, IN
n. federate state in the United States of America
Verbs (118)
take
v. ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
take
v. obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
take
v. travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
take
v. experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
take
v. take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
take
v. carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
delight, please, give joy
v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
take, read
v. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
take, get hold of
v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
take, assume
v. occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
take, take away
v. take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
take, accept
v. make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
take, use up
v. require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
take, fill
v. assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
take, accept
v. be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"
contract, take, get, come down with
v. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
take, remove, take away
v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
take, acquire, assume, take on
v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
study, take, read, learn
v. be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
take, undergo, submit to
v. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
take, consider, look at, deal with
v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
take, claim, call for, exact
v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
shoot, take, film, record on film
v. make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
take, have, consume, ingest
v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
purchase, take, buy
v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
take, subscribe to, subscribe
v. receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day"
take, have, accept
v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
take, take on, accept, admit
v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
aim, take, train, direct, take aim
v. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
take, conduct, lead, guide, direct
v. take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out
v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
rent, take, hire, charter, lease, engage
v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
need, take, demand, require, ask, call for, necessitate, involve
v. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
Adverbs (5)
in, inside an enclosed space
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
in, inward, inwards
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
Adjectives (4)
in
adj. holding office; "the in party"
in
adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
in
adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"
in
adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
Fuzzynyms (776)
ecstasy, rapture
n. a state of elated bliss
exaltation, transport, ecstasy, rapture
n. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
pleasure, joy, delight
n. something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
enjoyment, delectation
n. act of receiving pleasure from something
zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness
n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
elan, ardor, ardour, zeal
n. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
liking
n. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
high spirits, elation
n. a feeling of joy and pride
glee, gleefulness, rejoicing
n. great merriment
felicity, happiness
n. state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
joy, joyousness, joyfulness
n. the emotion of great happiness
bit, morsel
n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"
dash, style, panache, elan, flair
n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
molecule
n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote
n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
ecstasy, rapture
n. a state of elated bliss
exaltation, transport, ecstasy, rapture
n. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
enjoyment, delectation
n. act of receiving pleasure from something
delectation, delight
n. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
posterity, descendants
n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
kin, family, kinsperson
n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"
brood
n. the young of an animal cared for at one time
offspring, progeny
n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
family, family unit
n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
division
n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
division
n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
successor, heir
n. a person who inherits some title or office
descendant, descendent
n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
group, grouping
n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
house, family, household, menage, ménage
n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
dealings, relations
n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
domestic, domestic help, house servant
n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
place, home
n. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
gain
n. the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
dividend
n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
interest
n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
holding, property, belonging, material possession
n. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
investment, investment funds
n. money that is invested with an expectation of profit
interest, stake
n. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
pillage, prize, loot, booty, plunder, swag
n. goods or money obtained illegally
pinch, hook, lift, swipe, abstract, cabbage, sneak, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, make off with, filch
v. make off with belongings of others
entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate
v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
allure, tempt
v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up
v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
thrill, exalt, exhilarate
v. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
triumph, exult, rejoice, jubilate
v. to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"
glory, rejoice proudly
v. rejoice proudly
revel, racket, wassail, make happy, make merry, celebrate noisily, make whoopie, whoop it up
v. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
uplift, pick up, intoxicate, elate, fill with elation, lift up
v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
cheer, cheer up, chirk up
v. become cheerful
animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt
v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
gladden, become glad
v. become glad or happy
tickle, thrill
v. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
bask, be exposed
v. be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
cheer, hearten, embolden
v. give encouragement to
hold, harbor, harbour, entertain
v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
exult, be on cloud nine, jump for joy, walk on air
v. feel extreme happiness or elation
triumph, revel in, wallow in, rejoice in
v. be ecstatic with joy
electrify, charge with electricity
v. charge (a conductor) with electricity
chop, hack
v. cut with a hacking tool
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
bear, turn out
v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
take, remove, take away
v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
hack, clear
v. cut away
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
ship, deliver, bring to a destination
v. bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
shoulder, carry a burden
v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
adhere to, accede to, comply with
v. be compatible or in accordance with
engage, absorb, engross, occupy
v. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate
v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
grip, spellbind, transfix, fascinate
v. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
infatuate, make passionate
v. arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"
plunge, steep, absorb, engross, immerse, engulf
v. engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
hypnotize, mesmerize
v. induce hypnosis in
uplift, pick up, intoxicate, elate, fill with elation, lift up
v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over
v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
tickle, thrill
v. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt
v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
abuse, misuse, pervert
v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
strike, excise, expunge
v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
kill, obliterate, wipe out
v. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"
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"
pull, pluck, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume, strip of hair, strip of feathers
v. strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
efface, erase, wipe off, score out, rub out
v. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
extract, educe, draw out, elicit, evoke
v. to bring out
relax, loose, become less tight
v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
express, extract, take out, press out, pull out
v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
disentangle, untangle, extricate, disencumber
v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
free, disengage, make free
v. free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
unbrace, untie, undo the ties of
v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
clear, unclutter, rid of obstructions, remove obstructions from
v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
empty, make empty, make void
v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
strip, deprive, divest, dispossess
v. take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate
v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out
v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
mark, strike out, cross off, cross out, strike off
v. remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"
detach
v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
isolate, set apart, sequester, sequestrate, keep apart
v. set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
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"
remove, take out, move out
v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
sequester, sequestrate, seclude, withdraw
v. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
segregate
v. separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"
indispose, disqualify, unfit, make unfit
v. make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
take off, doff
v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
lift, raise, elevate
v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
tilt, lean, slant, tip, angle
v. to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
evacuate, empty completely
v. empty completely
leave, leave unaltered, leave unchanged
v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
cut, bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten
v. cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
chop, hack
v. cut with a hacking tool
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
bear, turn out
v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
take, get hold of
v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
hack, clear
v. cut away
slip, splay, dislocate, move out of position
v. move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
scratch, scrape, scratch up
v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
grind, grate
v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
graze
v. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
rasp, scrape with a rasp
v. scrape with a rasp
mark, score, nock
v. make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"
hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to
v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
work, crop, cultivate
v. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
shoulder, carry a burden
v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"
mind, heed, pay attention to, listen to
v. pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"
wear, don, put on, get into
v. put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
turn to, think of, entertain, take into consideration, flirt with, toy with, think about
v. take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"
worry, brood, dwell
v. think moodily or anxiously about something
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"
center, centre, rivet, focus, pore, concentrate
v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, gravel, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confuse, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce
v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
copy, recreate
v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
copy, simulate, imitate
v. reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
reproduce, procreate, multiply
v. have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"
demand, exact
v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
expect, require, ask
v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
request, ask
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
bolt
v. swallow hastily
bolt, gobble, eat hastily
v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"
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"
gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle
v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
gulp, swig, quaff
v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"
sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner
v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"
control, mortify, subdue, contain
v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
share, partake, partake in
v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"
receive
v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in
v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"
fix, set, specify, determine, decide upon
v. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
prefer, give priority to one creditor
v. give preference to one creditor over another
buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to
v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
handle, treat, treat with, do by
v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
invite, pay for, have as a guest
v. have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
amuse, disport, divert
v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
entertain
v. provide entertainment for
order, say, tell, enjoin
v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
requisition, request formally
v. make a formal request for official services
have, receive
v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
lodge, accommodate
v. provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
bend, deflect, turn away
v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
bend
v. change direction; "The road bends"
turn
v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"
turn
v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
turn
v. cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
turn, turn over
v. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
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"
endeavor, endeavour, strive
v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
steer, guide
v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
pilot, navigate
v. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
chaperon, chaperone
v. accompany as a chaperone
convoy, escort in transit
v. escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
feature, have
v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
stick, cling, adhere, cohere
v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
follow, go after, come after, travel behind
v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
hold, restrain, confine, straiten
v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
coincide, cooccur
v. go with, fall together
have, own, possess, have possession of
v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
exhibit, possess
v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
suit, fit, accommodate
v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
name, assess
v. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
charge, appoint
v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
pluck, pick, cull
v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
delegate, assign, designate, depute, give an assignment to
v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
nominate
v. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
draft, enlist, muster in
v. engage somebody to enter the army
order, ordain, consecrate
v. appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
install, put into office
v. put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"
frock
v. put a frock on
choose, prefer, opt for, choose instead, choose as an alternative
v. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
prefer, give priority to one creditor
v. give preference to one creditor over another
separate, divide into components
v. divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"
draw, take out, withdraw
v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
specify, intend, destine, designate
v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
rent, lease
v. let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
rent, let, lease
v. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
rent, hire, charter, lease
v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
engage, enlist
v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
hire, engage, employ, give employment to
v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
draft, enlist, muster in
v. engage somebody to enter the army
demand, exact
v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
expect, require, ask
v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
request, ask
v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
Synonyms (133)
enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in
v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"
esteem, repute, think of, look on as, look upon, regard as, take to be
v. look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"
hold, deem, take for, view as
v. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"
take in, visit for entertainment
v. visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
tackle, take on, come to grips with, undertake
v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
take off, doff
v. remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
scoop, take up, scoop up
v. take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
express, extract, take out, press out, pull out
v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
take away, carry off, bear away, bear off, carry away
v. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
take in, gather in
v. fold up; "take in the sails"
take apart, dismember
v. divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
part, separate, divide, take apart, pull apart, disunite, force apart
v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
draw, take out, withdraw
v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
take in, visit for entertainment
v. visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
take off, deduct, subtract, make a subtraction
v. make a subtraction
draw, take out, withdraw
v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
stock, buy in, put in stock
v. stock up on
ransom, redeem, buy back
v. exchange or buy back for money; under threat
absorb, take over
v. take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
bear, assume, accept, take over
v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
take in
v. provide with shelter
place, target, direct, aim at, point at
v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode
adj. in the current fashion or style
chichi
adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable
spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty
adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
faddish, faddy
adj. intensely fashionable for a short time
mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date
adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";
smart
adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"
trendsetting, trend-setting
adj. initiating or popularizing a trend
trendy, voguish
adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"
inward, arriving, inbound
adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"
entering, ingoing
adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"
designate
adj. appointed but not yet installed in office
elect
adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"
future, succeeding, next
adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
inflowing, influent
adj. flowing inward
inpouring
adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"
prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering
adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
triple-crown
adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in
eminent
adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"
hitless, no-hit
adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"
made
adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe
productive
adj. yielding positive results
self-made
adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"
winning, victorious
adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
winning
adj. bringing success; "the winning run"
Antonyms (95)
displease, be offensive to
v. give displeasure to
rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex
v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
fail, miscarry, go wrong
v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
revolt, disgust, sicken, nauseate, churn up
v. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
give
v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
supply, render, provide, furnish
v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
supply, ply, provide, cater
v. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
disillusion, disenchant
v. free from enchantment
disappoint, let down
v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
displease, be offensive to
v. give displeasure to
add
v. make an addition (to); join or combine