afforest | (verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land | Synonyms: forest |
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arrest | (verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | Synonyms: check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back |
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(verb) take into custody | Synonyms: apprehend, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up |
(verb) attract and fix | Synonyms: catch, get |
(verb) cause to come to an abrupt stop | Synonyms: halt, hold |
crest | (verb) reach a high point | - |
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(verb) lie at the top of | Synonyms: cap |
deforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: disafforest, disforest |
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derestrict | (verb) make free from restrictions | - |
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disafforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: deforest, disforest |
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disforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: deforest, disafforest |
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forest | (verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land | Synonyms: afforest |
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forestall | (verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | Synonyms: anticipate, counter, foresee |
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(verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible | Synonyms: forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent |
interest | (verb) excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | - |
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(verb) be of importance or consequence | Synonyms: matter to |
(verb) be on the mind of | Synonyms: concern, occupy, worry |
mudwrestle | (verb) wrestle in mud | Synonyms: mud-wrestle |
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overestimate | (verb) make too high an estimate of | Synonyms: overrate |
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(verb) assign too high a value to | Synonyms: overvalue |
reforest | (verb) forest anew | - |
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rest | (verb) be at rest | - |
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(verb) stay the same; remain in a certain state | Synonyms: remain, stay |
(verb) take a short break from one's activities in order to relax | Synonyms: breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather |
(verb) give a rest to | - |
(verb) not move; be in a resting position | - |
(verb) sit, as on a branch | Synonyms: perch, roost |
(verb) rest on or as if on a pillow | Synonyms: pillow |
(verb) put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying | - |
(verb) be inactive, refrain from acting | - |
(verb) have a place in relation to something else | Synonyms: lie |
(verb) be inherent or innate in | Synonyms: repose, reside |
restart | (verb) take up or begin anew | Synonyms: re-start, resume |
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(verb) start an engine again, for example | Synonyms: re-start |
restate | (verb) to say, state, or perform again | Synonyms: ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, retell |
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restitute | (verb) restore to a previous or better condition | Synonyms: renovate |
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(verb) give or bring back | Synonyms: restore |
restock | (verb) stock again | - |
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restore | (verb) get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate | Synonyms: regenerate, rejuvenate |
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(verb) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | Synonyms: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, touch on |
(verb) give or bring back | Synonyms: restitute |
(verb) bring back into original existence, use, function, or position | Synonyms: reestablish, reinstate |
(verb) return to its original or usable and functioning condition | Synonyms: reconstruct |
restrain | (verb) prevent the action or expression of | Synonyms: hold back, keep, keep back |
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(verb) to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement | Synonyms: confine, constrain, hold |
(verb) restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult | Synonyms: cumber, encumber |
(verb) prevent (someone or something) from doing something | - |
restrengthen | (verb) make strong again | - |
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restrict | (verb) place limits on (extent or amount or access) | Synonyms: bound, confine, limit, throttle, trammel |
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(verb) place restrictions on | Synonyms: curb, curtail, cut back |
(verb) place under restrictions; limit access to by law | Synonyms: control |
(verb) prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed | - |
restructure | (verb) construct or form anew or provide with a new structure | Synonyms: reconstitute |
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underestimate | (verb) make a deliberately low estimate | Synonyms: lowball |
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(verb) make too low an estimate of | Synonyms: underrate |
(verb) assign too low a value to | Synonyms: undervalue |
wrest | (verb) obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically | - |
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wrestle | (verb) engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate | - |
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(verb) combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force | - |
(verb) engage in a wrestling match | - |
(verb) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | Synonyms: squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe |