Nouns (29)
form
n. a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"
take
n. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
shape, form
n. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
shape, form, cast
n. the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
shape, form, configuration, contour
n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
shape, form, pattern
n. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
form, formality, formalities
n. a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality"
form, strain, variant, var.
n. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
form, class, grade
n. a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
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?"
Verbs (108)
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"
shape, form
v. give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
form, give shape to
v. give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
form, organize
v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
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"
form, imprint, impress firmly
v. establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
form, make, constitute
v. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
form, spring, take shape
v. develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
shape, form, forge, mold, mould
v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
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"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (693)
essay, composition, paper, theme, report
n. an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
application
n. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
shape, form, pattern
n. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
shape, form, cast
n. the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
shape, form, figure, anatomy, chassis, frame, physique, build, soma, bod, human body, physical body, material body
n. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
shape, form, configuration, contour
n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
cast, stamp, mold
n. the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
shape, form, pattern
n. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
shape, form
n. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
shape, form, figure, anatomy, chassis, frame, physique, build, soma, bod, human body, physical body, material body
n. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
shape, form, configuration, contour
n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
shape, form, pattern
n. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
shape, form, cast
n. the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
shape, form
n. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
shape, form, figure, anatomy, chassis, frame, physique, build, soma, bod, human body, physical body, material body
n. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
order, order of magnitude
n. a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
shape, form, cast
n. the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
shape, form
n. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
shape, form, figure, anatomy, chassis, frame, physique, build, soma, bod, human body, physical body, material body
n. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
shape, form, configuration, contour
n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
pilot, original, archetype
n. an original model on which something is patterned
image, prototype, paradigm, epitome
n. a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
outlook, layout, page layout
n. a plan or design of something that is laid out
precedent, case in point
n. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
example, model
n. a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
condition, consideration, circumstance
n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
manners
n. social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig"
estate, estate of the realm
n. a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights
rank
n. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
version, variant
n. something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
strain, 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"
class
n. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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
pinch, hook, lift, swipe, abstract, cabbage, sneak, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, make off with, filch
v. make off with belongings of others
model, mold, mould
v. form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"
shape, form, forge, mold, mould
v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
fashion, forge
v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
fashion, forge
v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
shape, form, forge, mold, mould
v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
shape, influence, regulate, determine
v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
fix, make, cook, ready, prepare
v. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
suit, fit, accommodate
v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
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
brand
v. burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
spot, blemish
v. mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"
impress, imprint
v. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
stamp, boss, emboss, raise in a relief
v. raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"
mark, make a mark on, leave a mark on
v. make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
impress, print, reproduce by printing
v. reproduce by printing
shape, form
v. give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
compose, write, write music
v. write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
form, organize
v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
shape, influence, regulate, determine
v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
make, build, construct
v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
build, establish
v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
produce, bring about, give rise to
v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"
fashion, forge
v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
cause, create, originate
v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
design, devise, make up
v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
manufacture, construct, fabricate
v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
pattern, form a pattern
v. form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"
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"
Synonyms (73)
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"
Antonyms (54)
deform, make formless
v. make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
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"
add
v. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
deposit, stick, wedge, lodge
v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
add, add together
v. make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"
refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from
v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
surrender, deliver, give up, cede
v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
sell, exchange for money
v. exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
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?"
supply, render, provide, furnish
v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up
v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up
v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
take form
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