n. something that can be done; "politics is the art of the possible"

n. an applicant who might be suitable

n. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

n. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

n. a Dutch river; a tributary of the lower Rhine; flows into the Meuse

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

adv. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"

adj. capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"

adj. existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"

adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"

n. distance travelled per unit time

n. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"

n. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"

n. the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

n. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

n. distance travelled per unit time

n. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"

n. liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity"; "the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him"

n. the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"

adj. apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme"

adj. capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"

adj. capable of being imagined; "that is one possible answer"

adj. apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"

adj. within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"

adj. likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

adj. possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"

adj. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"

adv. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"

adv. "He was soundly defeated"; "We beat him good"; "She is sound asleep"; "I'm soaked through"

adv. "He had filled out the form completely"

adv. to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him"

adj. using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"

adj. covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"

adj. toward a full side; "a broadside attack"

adj. thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"

adj. caught; "a completed forward pass"

adj. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

adj. given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis"

adj. complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation"

adj. occupying an entire page in a book or paper; "a full-page ad"

adj. thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"

adj. constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"

adj. thorough; "a sound thrashing"

adj. "an unbroken (complete) set of an encyclopedia"

adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

adj. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"

adj. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"

adj. concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

adj. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"

adj. capable of being conceived or imagined or considered

adj. not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"

adj. certain to fail; "the situation is hopeless"

adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

adj. has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism"

adj. totally unlikely

adj. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adj. used for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of: "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time"

adv. in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"