macadam
|
surface with macadam |
macadamise,
macadamize,
tarmac |
macadamise
|
surface with macadam |
macadam,
macadamize,
tarmac |
macadamize
|
surface with macadam |
macadam,
macadamise,
tarmac |
macerate
|
separate into constituents by soaking |
- |
macerate
|
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking |
- |
macerate
|
soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result |
- |
macerate
|
cause to grow thin or weak |
waste,
emaciate |
machicolate
|
supply with projecting galleries |
- |
machinate
|
arrange by systematic planning and united effort |
prepare,
organise,
organize,
get up,
devise |
machinate
|
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together |
cabal,
complot,
conjure,
conspire |
machine
|
turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery |
- |
machine
|
make by machinery |
- |
macrame
|
make knotted patterns |
- |
maculate
|
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically |
defile,
stain,
sully,
tarnish |
maculate
|
spot, stain, or pollute |
foul,
defile,
befoul |
madden
|
cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind |
craze |
madden
|
drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves |
- |
madden
|
make mad |
- |
madder
|
color a moderate to strong red |
- |
madrigal
|
sing madrigals |
- |
magnetise
|
attract strongly, as if with a magnet |
magnetize,
spellbind,
bewitch,
mesmerise,
mesmerize |
magnetise
|
make magnetic |
magnetize |
magnetize
|
make magnetic |
magnetise |
magnetize
|
attract strongly, as if with a magnet |
magnetise,
spellbind,
bewitch,
mesmerise,
mesmerize |
magnify
|
increase in size, volume or significance |
amplify |
magnify
|
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth |
overdraw,
exaggerate,
amplify,
hyperbolise,
hyperbolize,
overstate |
magnify
|
make large |
enlarge,
blow up |
mail
|
send via the postal service |
get off |
mail
|
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place |
post,
send |
maim
|
injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation |
- |
mainline
|
inject into the vein |
- |
maintain
|
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity |
hold,
keep |
maintain
|
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction |
keep up,
preserve,
conserve |
maintain
|
supply with necessities and support |
keep,
sustain |
maintain
|
state categorically |
assert,
asseverate |
maintain
|
have and exercise |
exert,
wield |
maintain
|
maintain for use and service |
keep |
maintain
|
maintain by writing regular records |
keep |
maintain
|
state or assert |
defend |
maintain
|
support against an opponent |
uphold |
maintain
|
stick to correctly or closely |
keep,
observe |
major
|
have as one's principal field of study |
- |
make
|
engage in |
do |
make
|
give certain properties to something |
get |
make
|
make or cause to be or to become |
create |
make
|
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner |
induce,
get,
have,
stimulate,
cause |
make
|
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally |
do,
cause |
make
|
create or manufacture a man-made product |
create,
produce |
make
|
make, formulate, or derive in the mind |
draw |
make
|
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way |
- |
make
|
create by artistic means |
create |
make
|
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages |
realise,
realize,
clear,
take in,
pull in,
gain,
bring in,
earn |
make
|
create or design, often in a certain way |
do |
make
|
to compose or represent |
constitute,
form |
make
|
reach a goal |
reach,
progress to,
get to |
make
|
be or be capable of being changed or made into |
- |
make
|
make by shaping or bringing together constituents |
- |
make
|
perform, produce, or carry out |
- |
make
|
make by combining materials and parts |
construct,
build |
make
|
change from one form into another |
- |
make
|
act in a certain way so as to acquire |
- |
make
|
charge with a function; charge to be |
name,
nominate |
make
|
achieve a point or goal |
get,
have |
make
|
reach a destination, either real or abstract |
reach,
hit,
gain,
arrive at,
attain |
make
|
institute, enact, or establish |
establish,
lay down |
make
|
carry out or commit |
- |
make
|
form by assembling individuals or constituents |
- |
make
|
organize or be responsible for |
hold,
give,
throw,
have |
make
|
put in order or neaten |
make up |
make
|
head into a specified direction |
take |
make
|
have a bowel movement |
stool,
shit,
defecate,
ca-ca,
crap,
take a crap,
take a shit |
make
|
undergo fabrication or creation |
- |
make
|
be suitable for |
- |
make
|
add up to |
- |
make
|
amount to |
- |
make
|
constitute the essence of |
- |
make
|
appear to begin an activity |
- |
make
|
proceed along a path |
work |
make
|
reach in time |
- |
make
|
gather and light the materials for |
- |
make
|
prepare for eating by applying heat |
prepare,
fix,
cook,
ready |
make
|
induce to have sex |
score,
seduce |
make
|
assure the success of |
- |
make
|
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like |
pretend,
make believe |
make
|
consider as being |
- |
make
|
calculate as being |
- |
make
|
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable |
- |
make
|
favor the development of |
- |
make
|
develop into |
- |
make
|
behave in a certain manner |
- |
make
|
eliminate urine |
puddle,
piddle,
relieve oneself,
urinate,
make water,
micturate,
pass water,
pee,
pee-pee,
piss,
wee,
wee-wee,
spend a penny,
take a leak |
maledict
|
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon |
imprecate,
damn,
curse,
anathemise,
anathemize,
bedamn,
beshrew |
malfunction
|
fail to function or function improperly |
misfunction |
malign
|
speak unfavorably about |
drag through the mud,
badmouth,
traduce |
malinger
|
avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill |
skulk |
malnourish
|
provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment |
undernourish |
malt
|
treat with malt or malt extract |
- |
malt
|
turn into malt, become malt |
- |
malt
|
convert grain into malt |
- |
malt
|
convert into malt |
- |
maltreat
|
treat badly |
step,
ill-treat,
ill-use,
mistreat,
abuse |
malversate
|
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
misappropriate,
defalcate,
peculate,
embezzle |
mambo
|
dance a mambo |
- |
man
|
take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place |
- |
man
|
provide with workers |
- |
manacle
|
confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs |
cuff,
handcuff |
manage
|
be successful; achieve a goal |
negociate,
pull off,
carry off,
bring off |
manage
|
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of |
deal,
handle,
care |
manage
|
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available |
make out,
deal,
get by,
contend,
make do,
grapple,
cope |
manage
|
watch and direct |
oversee,
superintend,
supervise |
manage
|
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods |
wangle,
finagle |
manage
|
carry on or function |
do |
manage
|
handle effectively |
wield,
handle |
mandate
|
assign under a mandate |
- |
mandate
|
make mandatory |
- |
mandate
|
assign authority to |
- |
manducate
|
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth |
jaw,
masticate,
chew |
maneuver
|
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling |
direct,
head,
manoeuver,
manoeuvre,
point,
guide,
steer,
channelise,
channelize |
maneuver
|
act in order to achieve a certain goal |
manoeuver,
manoeuvre |
maneuver
|
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense |
manoeuver,
manoeuvre,
operate |
mangle
|
press with a mangle |
- |
mangle
|
injure badly by beating |
maul |
mangle
|
alter so as to make unrecognizable |
murder,
mutilate |
mangle
|
damage or injure severely |
mutilate,
cut up |
manhandle
|
handle roughly |
- |
manicure
|
trim carefully and neatly |
- |
manicure
|
care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. |
- |
manifest
|
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes |
demonstrate,
certify,
evidence,
attest |
manifest
|
record in a ship's manifest |
- |
manifest
|
reveal its presence or make an appearance |
- |
manifold
|
make multiple copies of |
multiply |
manifold
|
combine or increase by multiplication |
multiply |
manipulate
|
influence or control shrewdly or deviously |
pull strings,
pull wires |
manipulate
|
hold something in one's hands and move it |
- |
manipulate
|
tamper, with the purpose of deception |
falsify,
misrepresent,
wangle,
cook,
fake,
fudge |
manipulate
|
manipulate in a fraudulent manner |
rig |
manipulate
|
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage |
control,
keep in line |
manipulate
|
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed |
- |
manoeuver
|
act in order to achieve a certain goal |
maneuver,
manoeuvre |
manoeuver
|
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling |
direct,
head,
maneuver,
manoeuvre,
point,
guide,
steer,
channelise,
channelize |
manoeuver
|
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense |
maneuver,
manoeuvre,
operate |
manoeuvre
|
act in order to achieve a certain goal |
maneuver,
manoeuver |
manoeuvre
|
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling |
direct,
head,
maneuver,
manoeuver,
point,
guide,
steer,
channelise,
channelize |
manoeuvre
|
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense |
maneuver,
manoeuver,
operate |
mantle
|
spread over a surface, like a mantle |
- |
mantle
|
cover like a mantle |
- |
manufacture
|
put together out of artificial or natural components or parts |
construct,
fabricate |
manufacture
|
concoct something artificial or untrue |
make up,
invent,
cook up,
fabricate |
manufacture
|
produce naturally |
- |
manufacture
|
create or produce in a mechanical way |
- |
manumit
|
free from slavery or servitude |
emancipate |
manure
|
spread manure, as for fertilization |
muck |
map
|
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of |
- |
map
|
explore or survey for the purpose of making a map |
- |
map
|
locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences |
- |
map
|
plan, delineate, or arrange in detail |
map out |
map
|
depict as if on a map |
- |
map
|
to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) |
represent |
mapquest
|
search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program |
- |
mar
|
make imperfect |
spoil,
vitiate,
impair,
deflower |
mar
|
destroy or injure severely |
mutilate |
maraud
|
raid and rove in search of booty |
- |
marble
|
paint or stain like marble |
- |
marbleise
|
make something look like marble |
marbleize |
marbleize
|
make something look like marble |
marbleise |
marcel
|
make a marcel in a woman's hair |
- |
march
|
march in a procession |
process |
march
|
force to march |
- |
march
|
walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride |
- |
march
|
march in protest; take part in a demonstration |
demonstrate |
march
|
walk ostentatiously |
parade,
exhibit |
march
|
cause to march or go at a marching pace |
- |
march
|
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary |
edge,
border,
adjoin,
abut,
butt,
butt against,
butt on |
marginalise
|
relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people |
marginalize |
marginalize
|
relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people |
marginalise |
marinade
|
soak in marinade |
marinate |
marinate
|
soak in marinade |
marinade |
mark
|
attach a tag or label to |
label,
tag |
mark
|
designate as if by a mark |
- |
mark
|
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense |
differentiate,
distinguish |
mark
|
celebrate by some ceremony or observation |
commemorate |
mark
|
make or leave a mark on |
- |
mark
|
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful |
denounce,
stigmatise,
stigmatize,
brand |
mark
|
notice or perceive |
note,
notice |
mark
|
mark with a scar |
pit,
pock,
scar |
mark
|
make small marks into the surface of |
score,
nock |
mark
|
establish as the highest level or best performance |
set |
mark
|
make underscoring marks |
score |
mark
|
remove from a list |
strike out,
strike off,
cross off,
cross out |
mark
|
put a check mark on or near or next to |
mark off,
check,
check off,
tick,
tick off |
mark
|
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation |
grade,
score |
mark
|
insert punctuation marks into |
punctuate |
market
|
engage in the commercial promotion, sale, or distribution of |
- |
market
|
buy household supplies |
- |
market
|
deal in a market |
- |
market
|
make commercial |
commercialise,
commercialize |
maroon
|
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue |
strand |
maroon
|
leave stranded on a desert island without resources |
- |
marry
|
take in marriage; married |
espouse,
hook up with,
get hitched with,
get married,
wed,
conjoin |
marry
|
perform a marriage ceremony |
tie,
wed,
splice |
marshal
|
place in proper rank |
- |
marshal
|
arrange in logical order |
- |
marshal
|
make ready for action or use |
mobilise,
mobilize,
summon |
marshal
|
lead ceremoniously, as in a procession |
- |
martyr
|
kill as a martyr |
- |
martyr
|
torture and torment like a martyr |
martyrise,
martyrize |
martyrise
|
torture and torment like a martyr |
martyr,
martyrize |
martyrize
|
torture and torment like a martyr |
martyr,
martyrise |
marvel
|
be amazed at |
wonder |
marvel
|
express astonishment or surprise about something |
- |
masculinise
|
produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy |
masculinize,
virilise,
virilize |
masculinize
|
give a masculine appearance or character to |
- |
masculinize
|
produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy |
masculinise,
virilise,
virilize |
mash
|
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition |
squeeze,
squelch,
crush,
squash |
mash
|
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions |
dally,
butterfly,
romance,
philander,
flirt,
chat up,
coquet,
coquette |
mash
|
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading |
grind,
comminute,
crunch,
bray |
mask
|
hide under a false appearance |
dissemble,
cloak |
mask
|
put a mask on or cover with a mask |
- |
mask
|
make unrecognizable |
disguise |
mask
|
cover with a sauce |
- |
mask
|
shield from light |
block out |
masquerade
|
take part in a masquerade |
- |
masquerade
|
pretend to be someone or something that you are not |
- |
mass
|
join together into a mass or collect or form a mass |
- |
massacre
|
kill a large number of people indiscriminately |
mow down,
slaughter |
massage
|
manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes |
rub down,
knead |
massage
|
give a massage to |
- |
master
|
be or become completely proficient or skilled in |
get the hang |
master
|
get on top of; deal with successfully |
get over,
surmount,
overcome,
subdue |
master
|
have dominance or the power to defeat over |
dominate |
master
|
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of |
control |
mastermind
|
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) |
direct,
orchestrate,
organise,
organize,
engineer |
masticate
|
grind and knead |
- |
masticate
|
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth |
jaw,
manducate,
chew |
masturbate
|
stimulate sexually |
- |
masturbate
|
get sexual gratification through self-stimulation |
fuck off,
jack off,
jerk off,
wank,
she-bop |
mat
|
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass |
snarl,
entangle,
tangle |
mat
|
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like |
mat up,
matt-up,
matte,
matte up,
felt,
felt up |
match
|
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics |
check,
jibe,
tally,
agree,
fit,
gibe,
correspond |
match
|
provide funds complementary to |
- |
match
|
bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
mate,
pair,
couple,
twin |
match
|
be equal to in quality or ability |
touch,
rival,
equal |
match
|
make correspond or harmonize |
fit |
match
|
give or join in marriage |
- |
match
|
set into opposition or rivalry |
pit,
play off,
oppose |
match
|
be equal or harmonize |
- |
match
|
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching |
equate,
equalise,
equalize,
equal |
mate
|
engage in sexual intercourse |
pair,
couple,
copulate |
mate
|
bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
match,
pair,
couple,
twin |
mate
|
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game |
checkmate |
materialise
|
come into being; become reality |
happen,
materialize |
materialize
|
come into being; become reality |
happen,
materialise |
matriculate
|
enroll as a student |
- |
matte
|
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like |
mat,
mat up,
matt-up,
matte up,
felt,
felt up |
matter
|
have weight; have import, carry weight |
count,
weigh |
maturate
|
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation |
mature,
grow |
maturate
|
grow old or older |
get on,
mature,
senesce,
age |
maturate
|
ripen and generate pus |
suppurate,
fester |
mature
|
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation |
maturate,
grow |
mature
|
develop and work out fully in one's mind |
- |
mature
|
become due for repayment |
- |
mature
|
cause to ripen or develop fully |
ripen |
mature
|
grow old or older |
get on,
maturate,
senesce,
age |
mature
|
cause to ripen and discharge pus |
suppurate |
maul
|
split (wood) with a maul and wedges |
- |
maul
|
injure badly by beating |
mangle |
maunder
|
wander aimlessly |
- |
maunder
|
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice |
mumble,
mussitate,
mutter |
maunder
|
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
palaver,
piffle,
prate,
prattle,
gabble,
gibber,
chatter,
clack,
blab,
blabber,
tattle,
tittle-tattle,
twaddle |
maximise
|
make the most of |
maximize |
maximise
|
make as big or large as possible |
maximize |
maximize
|
make as big or large as possible |
maximise |
maximize
|
make the most of |
maximise |
mean
|
mean or intend to express or convey |
intend |
mean
|
have as a logical consequence |
entail,
imply |
mean
|
denote or connote |
intend,
stand for,
signify |
mean
|
have in mind as a purpose |
intend,
think |
mean
|
have a specified degree of importance |
- |
mean
|
intend to refer to |
have in mind,
think of |
mean
|
destine or designate for a certain purpose |
- |
meander
|
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course |
wander,
weave,
wind,
thread |
measure
|
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of |
measure out,
mensurate |
measure
|
express as a number or measure or quantity |
quantify |
measure
|
have certain dimensions |
- |
measure
|
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of |
evaluate,
valuate,
value,
appraise,
assess |
mechanise
|
equip with armed and armored motor vehicles |
motorize,
mechanize,
motorise |
mechanise
|
make monotonous; make automatic or routine |
mechanize |
mechanise
|
make mechanical |
mechanize |