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Nouns (12)

n. production of a certain amount

n. an amount of a product

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%"

Verbs (47)

yield, succumb

v. be fatally overwhelmed

grant, yield, concede

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

yield, cease opposition, stop fighting

v. cease opposition; stop fighting

yield, give, be flexible

v. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"

yield, give, bring about

v. cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"

yield, bear, pay

v. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

yield, soften, relent

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

yield, quail, give way, stop resisting, be overpowered by

v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

return, yield, give, generate, render

v. give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

yield, give, ease up, give way, move over

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (241)

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

compromise, make a compromise

v. settle by concession

consent, accept, go for, consent to

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

propitiate, appease

v. make peace with

acknowledge, admit

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

admit, let in, allow in

v. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"

allow, profess, concede, confess

v. admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

abnegate

v. surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

concede

v. acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"

honor, honour, accept as pay

v. accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"

surrender, relinquish

v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another

renounce, turn away from, quit, relinquish, foreswear

v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

give up, resign, renounce, vacate

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

renounce, abdicate

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

return, refund, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

shift, stir, agitate, budge

v. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund, set up a fund

v. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

hold, bear

v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

clothe, adorn, invest

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

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"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

submit

v. yield to the control of another

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

crawl, fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

renounce, abdicate

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

twist

v. form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"

twist, bend, deform

v. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

release, free, give up, relinquish

v. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

obey

v. be obedient to

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

surrender, give up

v. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"

break, breach, violate, transgress, go against, infract, be in violation of

v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

fall

v. yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

yield, soften, relent

v. give in, as to influence or pressure

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

bend

v. change direction; "The road bends"

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

Synonyms (15)

yield, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under, give in

v. consent reluctantly

yield, give, be flexible

v. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"

gratify, indulge, pander to, yield to

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

ease, move carefully, move gently

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

Antonyms (16)

come through, make it, pull through, survive

v. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

hold out, stand firm, resist, withstand, offer resistance

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

stand, remain firm

v. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

hold out, stand firm, resist, withstand, offer resistance

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

yield to

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