baa
|
(verb) cry plaintively |
Synonyms:
blat,
blate,
bleat |
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babbitt
|
(verb) line with a Babbitt metal |
- |
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babble
|
(verb) utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way |
- |
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(verb) to talk foolishly |
Synonyms:
smatter,
blather,
blether,
blither |
(verb) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise |
Synonyms:
ripple,
bubble,
guggle,
gurgle,
burble |
(verb) divulge confidential information or secrets |
Synonyms:
peach,
sing,
spill the beans,
babble out,
blab,
blab out,
talk,
tattle,
let the cat out of the bag |
baby
|
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence |
Synonyms:
indulge,
mollycoddle,
pamper,
spoil,
cocker,
coddle,
cosset,
featherbed |
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babysit
|
(verb) take watchful responsibility for |
Synonyms:
baby-sit |
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(verb) work or act as a baby-sitter |
Synonyms:
sit,
baby-sit |
bach
|
(verb) lead a bachelor's existence |
Synonyms:
bachelor |
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bachelor
|
(verb) lead a bachelor's existence |
Synonyms:
bach |
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back
|
(verb) be behind; approve of |
Synonyms:
support,
indorse,
plump for,
plunk for,
endorse |
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(verb) travel backward |
- |
(verb) give support or one's approval to |
Synonyms:
indorse,
endorse,
second |
(verb) cause to travel backward |
- |
(verb) support financial backing for |
- |
(verb) be in back of |
- |
(verb) place a bet on |
Synonyms:
punt,
gage,
game,
stake,
bet on |
(verb) shift to a counterclockwise direction |
- |
(verb) establish as valid or genuine |
Synonyms:
back up |
(verb) strengthen by providing with a back or backing |
- |
backbite
|
(verb) say mean things |
Synonyms:
bitch |
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backcross
|
(verb) mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents |
- |
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backdate
|
(verb) make effective from an earlier date |
- |
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backfire
|
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
Synonyms:
recoil,
backlash |
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(verb) emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire |
- |
(verb) set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire |
- |
background
|
(verb) understate the importance or quality of |
Synonyms:
downplay,
play down |
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backhand
|
(verb) hit a tennis ball backhand |
- |
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backlash
|
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect |
Synonyms:
recoil,
backfire |
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backlog
|
(verb) accumulate and create a backlog |
- |
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backpack
|
(verb) hike with a backpack |
Synonyms:
pack |
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backpedal
|
(verb) pedal backwards on a bicycle |
- |
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(verb) step backwards, in boxing |
- |
(verb) modify one's opinion, make it less strong |
- |
backscatter
|
(verb) scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes |
- |
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backslap
|
(verb) display excessive cordiality (towards) |
- |
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backslide
|
(verb) drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards |
Synonyms:
lapse |
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backspace
|
(verb) hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard |
- |
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backstitch
|
(verb) do backstitches |
- |
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backstop
|
(verb) act as a backstop |
- |
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backstroke
|
(verb) swim on one's back |
- |
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backtrack
|
(verb) retrace one's course |
Synonyms:
double back,
turn back |
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bacterise
|
(verb) subject to the action of bacteria |
Synonyms:
bacterize |
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bacterize
|
(verb) subject to the action of bacteria |
Synonyms:
bacterise |
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badge
|
(verb) put a badge on |
- |
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badger
|
(verb) annoy persistently |
Synonyms:
beleaguer,
pester,
bug,
tease |
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(verb) persuade through constant efforts |
- |
badmouth
|
(verb) speak unfavorably about |
Synonyms:
malign,
drag through the mud,
traduce |
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baffle
|
(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to |
Synonyms:
nonplus,
mystify,
dumbfound,
perplex,
pose,
puzzle,
get,
gravel,
stick,
stupefy,
vex,
amaze,
beat,
bewilder,
flummox |
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(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
Synonyms:
cross,
bilk,
queer,
scotch,
spoil,
foil,
frustrate,
thwart |
(verb) restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.) |
Synonyms:
regulate |
bag
|
(verb) capture or kill, as in hunting |
- |
---|
(verb) hang loosely, like an empty bag |
- |
(verb) bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge |
Synonyms:
bulge |
(verb) take unlawfully |
Synonyms:
pocket |
(verb) put into a bag |
- |
bail
|
(verb) release after a security has been paid |
- |
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(verb) deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period |
- |
(verb) secure the release of (someone) by providing security |
- |
(verb) empty (a vessel) by bailing |
- |
(verb) remove (water) from a vessel with a container |
- |
bait
|
(verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping |
Synonyms:
ride,
rally,
rag,
tease,
razz,
cod,
tantalise,
tantalize,
taunt,
twit |
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(verb) lure, entice, or entrap with bait |
- |
(verb) attack with dogs or set dogs upon |
- |
bake
|
(verb) cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven |
- |
---|
(verb) prepare with dry heat in an oven |
- |
(verb) heat by a natural force |
Synonyms:
broil |
(verb) be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun |
Synonyms:
broil |
balance
|
(verb) bring into balance or equilibrium |
Synonyms:
equilibrate,
equilibrise,
equilibrize |
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(verb) compute credits and debits of an account |
- |
(verb) hold or carry in equilibrium |
Synonyms:
poise |
(verb) be in equilibrium |
- |
bald
|
(verb) grow bald; lose hair on one's head |
- |
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bale
|
(verb) make into a bale |
- |
---|
balk
|
(verb) refuse to comply |
Synonyms:
jib,
resist,
baulk |
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ball
|
(verb) form into a ball by winding or rolling |
- |
---|
(verb) to live very well |
- |
ballast
|
(verb) make steady with a ballast |
- |
---|
balloon
|
(verb) ride in a hot-air balloon |
- |
---|
(verb) become inflated |
Synonyms:
billow,
inflate |
ballot
|
(verb) vote by ballot |
- |
---|
ballyhoo
|
(verb) advertize noisily or blatantly |
- |
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ballyrag
|
(verb) be bossy towards |
Synonyms:
strong-arm,
hector,
push around,
boss around,
browbeat,
bully,
bullyrag |
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bamboozle
|
(verb) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end |
Synonyms:
hoodwink,
play false,
pull the wool over someone's eyes,
snow,
lead by the nose |
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ban
|
(verb) forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper) |
Synonyms:
censor |
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(verb) prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure |
- |
(verb) ban from a place of residence, as for punishment |
Synonyms:
banish |
(verb) expel from a community or group |
Synonyms:
banish,
cast out,
ostracise,
ostracize,
shun,
blackball |
band
|
(verb) bind or tie together, as with a band |
- |
---|
(verb) attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify |
Synonyms:
ring |
bandage
|
(verb) wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose |
Synonyms:
bind |
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(verb) dress by covering or binding |
- |
bandy
|
(verb) toss or strike a ball back and forth |
- |
---|
(verb) exchange blows |
- |
(verb) discuss lightly |
Synonyms:
kick around |
bang
|
(verb) strike violently |
Synonyms:
slam |
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(verb) to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound |
- |
(verb) close violently |
Synonyms:
slam |
(verb) move noisily |
- |
(verb) have sexual intercourse with |
Synonyms:
make out,
know,
hump,
screw,
bed,
love,
roll in the hay,
jazz,
have a go at it,
have intercourse,
have it away,
have it off,
have sex,
make love,
do it,
get it on,
get laid,
eff,
sleep together,
sleep with,
be intimate,
bonk,
fuck,
lie with |
(verb) leap, jerk, bang |
Synonyms:
spang |
banish
|
(verb) expel from a community or group |
Synonyms:
cast out,
ostracise,
ostracize,
shun,
ban,
blackball |
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(verb) ban from a place of residence, as for punishment |
Synonyms:
ban |
(verb) expel, as if by official decree |
Synonyms:
relegate,
bar |
(verb) drive away |
- |
bank
|
(verb) tip laterally |
- |
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(verb) enclose with a bank |
- |
(verb) do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank |
- |
(verb) act as the banker in a game or in gambling |
- |
(verb) be in the banking business |
- |
(verb) put into a bank account |
Synonyms:
deposit |
(verb) cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning |
- |
(verb) have faith or confidence in |
Synonyms:
reckon,
rely,
depend,
swear,
calculate,
count,
bet,
look |
bankroll
|
(verb) provide with sufficient funds; finance |
- |
---|
bankrupt
|
(verb) reduce to bankruptcy |
Synonyms:
break,
smash,
ruin |
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banquet
|
(verb) provide a feast or banquet for |
Synonyms:
junket,
feast |
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(verb) partake in a feast or banquet |
Synonyms:
junket,
feast |
banter
|
(verb) be silly or tease one another |
Synonyms:
jolly,
josh,
kid,
chaff |
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baptise
|
(verb) administer baptism to |
Synonyms:
christen,
baptize |
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baptize
|
(verb) administer baptism to |
Synonyms:
christen,
baptise |
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bar
|
(verb) prevent from entering; keep out |
Synonyms:
exclude,
debar |
---|
(verb) render unsuitable for passage |
Synonyms:
block,
stop,
barricade,
block off,
blockade,
block up |
(verb) expel, as if by official decree |
Synonyms:
relegate,
banish |
(verb) secure with, or as if with, bars |
- |
barb
|
(verb) provide with barbs |
- |
---|
barbarise
|
(verb) become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language |
Synonyms:
barbarize |
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(verb) make crude or savage in behavior or speech |
Synonyms:
barbarize |
barbarize
|
(verb) become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language |
Synonyms:
barbarise |
---|
(verb) make crude or savage in behavior or speech |
Synonyms:
barbarise |
barbecue
|
(verb) cook outdoors on a barbecue grill |
Synonyms:
cook out,
barbeque |
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barbeque
|
(verb) cook outdoors on a barbecue grill |
Synonyms:
cook out,
barbecue |
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barber
|
(verb) perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of |
- |
---|
bard
|
(verb) put a caparison on |
Synonyms:
dress up,
caparison,
barde |
---|
barde
|
(verb) put a caparison on |
Synonyms:
dress up,
caparison,
bard |
---|
bare
|
(verb) expose to view |
- |
---|
(verb) make public |
Synonyms:
air,
publicise,
publicize |
(verb) lay bare |
Synonyms:
strip,
denudate,
denude |
barf
|
(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
Synonyms:
regurgitate,
cast,
chuck,
purge,
honk,
regorge,
retch,
upchuck,
disgorge,
puke,
sick,
spew,
spue,
vomit,
vomit up,
cat,
be sick,
throw up |
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bargain
|
(verb) negotiate the terms of an exchange |
Synonyms:
dicker |
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(verb) come to terms; arrive at an agreement |
- |
barge
|
(verb) push one's way |
Synonyms:
push forward,
thrust ahead |
---|
(verb) transport by barge on a body of water |
- |
bark
|
(verb) speak in an unfriendly tone |
- |
---|
(verb) cover with bark |
- |
(verb) remove the bark of a tree |
Synonyms:
skin |
(verb) make barking sounds |
- |
(verb) tan (a skin) with bark tannins |
- |
barnstorm
|
(verb) appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper |
- |
---|
(verb) tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays |
- |
baronetise
|
(verb) confer baronetcy upon |
Synonyms:
baronetize |
---|
baronetize
|
(verb) confer baronetcy upon |
Synonyms:
baronetise |
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barrack
|
(verb) lodge in barracks |
- |
---|
(verb) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts |
Synonyms:
inspire,
pep up,
cheer,
root on,
urge,
urge on,
exhort |
(verb) laugh at with contempt and derision |
Synonyms:
gibe,
jeer,
scoff,
flout |
barrage
|
(verb) address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage |
Synonyms:
bombard |
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barrel
|
(verb) put in barrels |
- |
---|
barricade
|
(verb) render unsuitable for passage |
Synonyms:
block,
stop,
block off,
blockade,
bar,
block up |
---|
(verb) prevent access to by barricading |
- |
(verb) block off with barricades |
Synonyms:
barricado |
barricado
|
(verb) block off with barricades |
Synonyms:
barricade |
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barter
|
(verb) exchange goods without involving money |
- |
---|
base
|
(verb) use as a basis for; found on |
Synonyms:
ground,
establish,
found |
---|
(verb) situate as a center of operations |
- |
(verb) use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes |
Synonyms:
free-base |
bash
|
(verb) hit hard |
Synonyms:
bop,
whap,
whop,
sock,
bonk |
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basify
|
(verb) turn basic and less acidic |
Synonyms:
alkalify,
alkalise,
alkalize |
---|
bask
|
(verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in |
Synonyms:
enjoy,
relish,
savor,
savour |
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(verb) be exposed |
- |
basset
|
(verb) appear at the surface |
Synonyms:
crop out |
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bastardise
|
(verb) change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms |
Synonyms:
bastardize |
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(verb) declare a child to be illegitimate |
Synonyms:
bastardize |
bastardize
|
(verb) change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms |
Synonyms:
bastardise |
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(verb) declare a child to be illegitimate |
Synonyms:
bastardise |
baste
|
(verb) cover with liquid before cooking |
- |
---|
(verb) strike violently and repeatedly |
Synonyms:
batter,
clobber |
(verb) sew together loosely, with large stitches |
Synonyms:
tack |
bastinado
|
(verb) beat somebody on the soles of the feet |
- |
---|
bat
|
(verb) strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
- |
---|
(verb) wink briefly |
Synonyms:
flutter |
(verb) have a turn at bat |
- |
(verb) use a bat |
- |
(verb) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
Synonyms:
lick,
thrash,
cream,
drub,
clobber |
batch
|
(verb) batch together; assemble or process as a batch |
- |
---|
bate
|
(verb) moderate or restrain; lessen the force of |
- |
---|
(verb) flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons |
- |
(verb) soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments |
- |
batfowl
|
(verb) catch birds by temporarily blinding them |
- |
---|
bathe
|
(verb) cleanse the entire body |
- |
---|
(verb) suffuse or envelope with something |
- |
(verb) swim for pleasure or recreation |
- |
batik
|
(verb) dye with wax |
- |
---|
batten
|
(verb) furnish with battens |
Synonyms:
secure,
batten down |
---|
(verb) secure with battens |
- |
batter
|
(verb) strike against forcefully |
Synonyms:
knock about,
buffet |
---|
(verb) strike violently and repeatedly |
Synonyms:
baste,
clobber |
(verb) make a dent or impression in |
Synonyms:
dinge |