alligator | (verb) crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes | - |
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attorn | (verb) acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord | - |
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barnstorm | (verb) tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays | - |
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(verb) appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper | - |
brainstorm | (verb) try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it | - |
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contort | (verb) twist and press out of shape | Synonyms: deform, distort, wring |
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distort | (verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress | Synonyms: deform, strain |
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(verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | Synonyms: falsify, garble, warp |
(verb) affect as in thought or feeling | Synonyms: color, colour, tinge |
(verb) twist and press out of shape | Synonyms: contort, deform, wring |
(verb) form into a spiral shape | Synonyms: twine, twist |
doctor | (verb) give medical treatment to | - |
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(verb) alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive | Synonyms: doctor up, sophisticate |
(verb) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | Synonyms: bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on |
editorialise | (verb) insert personal opinions into an objective statement | Synonyms: editorialize |
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editorialize | (verb) insert personal opinions into an objective statement | Synonyms: editorialise |
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expectorate | (verb) discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth | Synonyms: cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up |
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(verb) clear out the chest and lungs | Synonyms: clear out, drive out |
extort | (verb) get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner | Synonyms: wring from |
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(verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation | Synonyms: gouge, rack, squeeze, wring |
(verb) obtain through intimidation | - |
factor | (verb) resolve into factors | Synonyms: factor in, factor out |
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(verb) consider as relevant when making a decision | Synonyms: factor in, factor out |
(verb) be a contributing factor | - |
factorise | (verb) resolve (a polynomial) into factors | Synonyms: factorize |
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factorize | (verb) resolve (a polynomial) into factors | Synonyms: factorise |
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hector | (verb) be bossy towards | Synonyms: ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, push around, strong-arm |
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inventory | (verb) make or include in an itemized record or report | Synonyms: stock-take, take stock |
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mentor | (verb) serve as a teacher or trusted counselor | - |
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monitor | (verb) keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance | Synonyms: supervise |
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(verb) check, track, or observe by means of a receiver | - |
motor | (verb) travel or be transported in a vehicle | Synonyms: drive |
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motorbike | (verb) ride a motorcycle | Synonyms: cycle, motorcycle |
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motorboat | (verb) ride in a motorboat | - |
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motorcycle | (verb) ride a motorcycle | Synonyms: cycle, motorbike |
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motorise | (verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles | Synonyms: mechanise, mechanize, motorize |
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motorize | (verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles | Synonyms: mechanise, mechanize, motorise |
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(verb) equip with a motor | - |
(verb) equip with a motor vehicle | - |
proctor | (verb) watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) | Synonyms: invigilate |
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reflectorise | (verb) provide with reflectors, such as chemicals | Synonyms: reflectorize |
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reflectorize | (verb) provide with reflectors, such as chemicals | Synonyms: reflectorise |
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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 |
retort | (verb) answer back | Synonyms: come back, rejoin, repay, return, riposte |
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store | (verb) keep or lay aside for future use | Synonyms: hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away |
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(verb) find a place for and put away for storage | - |
storm | (verb) attack by storm; attack suddenly | Synonyms: surprise |
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(verb) take by force | Synonyms: force |
(verb) behave violently, as if in state of a great anger | Synonyms: rage, ramp |
(verb) blow hard | - |
(verb) rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning | - |
territorialise | (verb) extend by adding territory | Synonyms: territorialize |
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(verb) place on a territorial basis | Synonyms: territorialize |
(verb) organize as a territory | Synonyms: territorialize |
territorialize | (verb) extend by adding territory | Synonyms: territorialise |
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(verb) place on a territorial basis | Synonyms: territorialise |
(verb) organize as a territory | Synonyms: territorialise |
torch | (verb) burn maliciously, as by arson | - |
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torment | (verb) subject to torture | Synonyms: excruciate, torture |
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(verb) torment emotionally or mentally | Synonyms: excruciate, rack, torture |
(verb) treat cruelly | Synonyms: bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag |
torpedo | (verb) attack or hit with torpedoes | - |
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torture | (verb) subject to torture | Synonyms: excruciate, torment |
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(verb) torment emotionally or mentally | Synonyms: excruciate, rack, torment |
transistorise | (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors | Synonyms: transistorize |
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transistorize | (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors | Synonyms: transistorise |
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tutor | (verb) be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction | - |
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(verb) act as a guardian to someone | - |