appositively | (adverb) in an appositive manner | Synonyms: in apposition |
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appraisal | (noun) an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something | - |
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(noun) the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth | Synonyms: assessment |
(noun) a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | Synonyms: estimate, estimation |
appraise | (verb) consider in a comprehensive way | Synonyms: survey |
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(verb) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | Synonyms: assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value |
appraiser | (noun) one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things | Synonyms: valuator |
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(noun) one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity | Synonyms: authenticator |
appraising | (adjective) exercising or involving careful evaluations | Synonyms: evaluative |
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appreciable | (adjective) enough to be estimated or measured | - |
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appreciably | (adverb) to a noticeable degree | - |
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appreciate | (verb) gain in value | Synonyms: apprise, apprize, revalue |
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(verb) increase the value of | Synonyms: apprise, apprize |
(verb) be fully aware of; realize fully | Synonyms: take account |
(verb) recognize with gratitude; be grateful for | - |
(verb) hold dear | Synonyms: prize, treasure, value |
appreciated | (adjective) fully understood or grasped | Synonyms: apprehended, comprehended |
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appreciation | (noun) a favorable judgment | Synonyms: admiration |
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(noun) an increase in price or value | - |
(noun) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something | Synonyms: grasp, hold |
(noun) delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) | Synonyms: discernment, perceptiveness, taste |
(noun) an expression of gratitude | - |
appreciative | (adjective) having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion | - |
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(adjective) feeling or expressive of gratitude | - |
appreciatively | (adverb) with appreciation; in a grateful manner | Synonyms: gratefully |
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appreciativeness | (noun) warm friendly feelings of gratitude | Synonyms: gratefulness, thankfulness |
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appreciator | (noun) a person who is fully aware of something and understands it | - |
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apprehend | (verb) get the meaning of something | Synonyms: compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy |
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(verb) take into custody | Synonyms: arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up |
(verb) anticipate with dread or anxiety | Synonyms: quail at |
apprehended | (adjective) fully understood or grasped | Synonyms: appreciated, comprehended |
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apprehender | (noun) a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice) | - |
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(noun) a person who knows or apprehends | Synonyms: knower |
apprehensible | (adjective) capable of being apprehended or understood | Synonyms: graspable, intelligible, perceivable, understandable |
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apprehension | (noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | Synonyms: arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
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(noun) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | Synonyms: discernment, savvy, understanding |
(noun) painful expectation | Synonyms: misgiving |
(noun) fearful expectation or anticipation | Synonyms: apprehensiveness, dread |
apprehensive | (adjective) in fear or dread of possible evil or harm | - |
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(adjective) quick to understand | Synonyms: discerning |
(adjective) mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc | Synonyms: worried |
apprehensively | (adverb) with anxiety or apprehension | Synonyms: anxiously, uneasily |
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apprehensiveness | (noun) fearful expectation or anticipation | Synonyms: apprehension, dread |
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apprentice | (noun) works for an expert to learn a trade | Synonyms: learner, prentice |
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(verb) be or work as an apprentice | - |
apprenticed | (adjective) bound by contract | Synonyms: articled, bound, indentured |
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apprenticeship | (noun) the position of apprentice | - |
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appressed | (adjective) pressed close to or lying flat against something | Synonyms: adpressed |
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apprisal | (noun) informing by words | Synonyms: notification, telling |
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apprise | (verb) increase the value of | Synonyms: appreciate, apprize |
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(verb) gain in value | Synonyms: appreciate, apprize, revalue |
(verb) inform (somebody) of something | Synonyms: advise, apprize, give notice, notify, send word |
(verb) make aware of | Synonyms: apprize, instruct |
apprize | (verb) increase the value of | Synonyms: appreciate, apprise |
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(verb) gain in value | Synonyms: appreciate, apprise, revalue |
(verb) make aware of | Synonyms: apprise, instruct |
(verb) inform (somebody) of something | Synonyms: advise, apprise, give notice, notify, send word |
appro | (noun) an informal British abbreviation of approval | - |
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approach | (noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | Synonyms: approaching, coming |
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(noun) a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green | Synonyms: approach shot |
(noun) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | Synonyms: attack, plan of attack |
(noun) a way of entering or leaving | Synonyms: access |
(noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | Synonyms: approaching, coming |
(noun) a close approximation | - |
(noun) a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | Synonyms: advance, feeler, overture |
(noun) the event of one object coming closer to another | Synonyms: approaching |
(noun) the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing | Synonyms: approach path, glide path, glide slope |
(verb) make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion | - |
(verb) move towards | Synonyms: come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near |
(verb) come near in time | Synonyms: come near |
(verb) begin to deal with | Synonyms: go about, set about |
(verb) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character | Synonyms: border on |
approachability | (noun) the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with | Synonyms: accessibility |
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approachable | (adjective) easy to meet or converse or do business with | - |
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(adjective) easily approached | Synonyms: reachable |
(adjective) capable of being read with comprehension | Synonyms: accessible |
approaching | (adjective) of the relatively near future | Synonyms: coming, forthcoming, upcoming |
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(noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | Synonyms: approach, coming |
(noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time | Synonyms: approach, coming |
(noun) the event of one object coming closer to another | Synonyms: approach |
approbate | (verb) accept (documents) as valid | - |
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(verb) approve or sanction officially | - |
approbation | (noun) official recognition or approval | - |
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(noun) official approval | - |
approbative | (adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval | Synonyms: affirmative, approbatory, approving, plausive |
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approbatory | (adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval | Synonyms: affirmative, approbative, approving, plausive |
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appropriable | (adjective) that can be appropriated | - |
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appropriate | (adjective) suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc | - |
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(adjective) meant or adapted for an occasion or use | Synonyms: suitable, suited |
(verb) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | Synonyms: allow, earmark, reserve, set aside |
(verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion | Synonyms: capture, conquer, seize |
appropriately | (adverb) in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | Synonyms: befittingly, duly, fitly, fittingly, properly, suitably |
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appropriateness | (noun) the quality of being specially suitable | - |
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(noun) appropriate conduct; doing the right thing | Synonyms: rightness |
appropriation | (noun) a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | - |
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(noun) incorporation by joining or uniting | Synonyms: annexation |
(noun) money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose | - |
appropriative | (adjective) of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself | - |
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appropriator | (noun) someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) | - |
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approval | (noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approving, blessing |
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(noun) a message expressing a favorable opinion | Synonyms: commendation |
(noun) a feeling of liking something or someone good | - |
(noun) acceptance as satisfactory | Synonyms: favorable reception, favourable reception |
approve | (verb) judge to be right or commendable; think well of | - |
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(verb) give sanction to | Synonyms: O.K., okay, sanction |
approved | (adjective) established by authority; given authoritative approval | Synonyms: sanctioned |
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approver | (noun) an authority with power to approve | - |
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approving | (adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval | Synonyms: affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive |
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(noun) the formal act of approving | Synonyms: approval, blessing |
approvingly | (adverb) in an approving manner | - |
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approximate | (adjective) located close together | Synonyms: close together |
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(adjective) very close in resemblance | Synonyms: near |
(adjective) not quite exact or correct | Synonyms: approximative, rough |
(verb) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | Synonyms: estimate, gauge, guess, judge |
(verb) be close or similar | Synonyms: come close |
approximately | (adverb) (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | Synonyms: about, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, roughly, some |
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approximation | (noun) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue | Synonyms: bringing close together |
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(noun) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) | - |
(noun) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | Synonyms: estimate, estimation, idea |
(noun) an imprecise or incomplete account | - |
approximative | (adjective) not quite exact or correct | Synonyms: approximate, rough |
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appurtenance | (noun) a supplementary component that improves capability | Synonyms: accessory, add-on, supplement |
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(noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. | Synonyms: gear, paraphernalia |
appurtenant | (adjective) furnishing added support | Synonyms: accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary |
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backslapper | (noun) someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality | - |
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bakeapple | (noun) creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries | Synonyms: baked-apple berry, cloudberry, dwarf mulberry, Rubus chamaemorus, salmonberry |
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capped | (adjective) covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind | - |
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(adjective) used especially of front teeth having (artificial) crowns | - |
cappelletti | (noun) small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings | Synonyms: ravioli |
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cappuccino | (noun) equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream | Synonyms: cappuccino coffee, coffee cappuccino |
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chapped | (adjective) used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure | Synonyms: cracked, roughened |
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clapper | (noun) metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side | Synonyms: tongue |
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(noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | Synonyms: glossa, lingua, tongue |
(noun) someone who applauds | Synonyms: applauder |
clapperboard | (noun) photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together | - |
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clapperclaw | (verb) use foul or abusive language towards | Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, shout |
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(verb) claw with the nails | - |
clappers | (noun) (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | Synonyms: bones, castanets, finger cymbals |
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clapping | (noun) a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together | Synonyms: applause, hand clapping |
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crabapple | (noun) small sour apple; suitable for preserving | Synonyms: crab apple |
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(noun) any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit | Synonyms: crab apple, wild apple |
(noun) any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms | Synonyms: crab apple, cultivated crab apple |
crapper | (noun) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | Synonyms: can, commode, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet |
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crappie | (noun) small sunfishes of central United States rivers | - |
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(noun) small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers | - |
crappy | (adjective) very bad | Synonyms: icky, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky |
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dapper | (adjective) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners | Synonyms: dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, snappy, spiffy, spruce |
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dapperness | (noun) stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance | Synonyms: jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness |
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dapple | (noun) a small contrasting part of something | Synonyms: fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot |
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(verb) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | Synonyms: cloud, mottle |
dappled | (adjective) having spots or patches of color | Synonyms: mottled |
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disappear | (verb) get lost, as without warning or explanation | Synonyms: go away, vanish |
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(verb) cease to exist | Synonyms: vanish |
(verb) become less intense and fade away gradually | Synonyms: evaporate, melt |
(verb) become invisible or unnoticeable | Synonyms: go away, vanish |
disappearance | (noun) the act of leaving secretly or without explanation | Synonyms: disappearing |
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(noun) gradually ceasing to be visible | Synonyms: fade |
(noun) the event of passing out of sight | - |
(noun) ceasing to exist | - |
disappearing | (noun) the act of leaving secretly or without explanation | Synonyms: disappearance |
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disappoint | (verb) fail to meet the hopes or expectations of | Synonyms: let down |
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disappointed | (adjective) disappointingly unsuccessful | Synonyms: defeated, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted |
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disappointedly | (adverb) in disappointment; in a disappointed manner | - |
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disappointing | (adjective) not up to expectations | Synonyms: dissatisfactory, unsatisfying |
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disappointingly | (adverb) in a disappointing manner | - |
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disappointment | (noun) an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone | Synonyms: dashing hopes |
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(noun) a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized | Synonyms: letdown |
disapprobation | (noun) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable | Synonyms: condemnation |
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disapproval | (noun) the act of disapproving or condemning | - |
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(noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | Synonyms: disfavor, disfavour, dislike |
(noun) the expression of disapproval | - |
(noun) a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing | - |
disapprove | (verb) consider bad or wrong | - |
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(verb) deem wrong or inappropriate | Synonyms: reject |
disapproving | (adjective) expressing or manifesting disapproval | - |
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disapprovingly | (adverb) showing disapproval | - |
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enwrapped | (adjective) giving or marked by complete attention to | Synonyms: absorbed, captive, engrossed, intent, rapt, wrapped |
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flapper | (noun) a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress | - |
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flapping | (noun) the motion made by flapping up and down | Synonyms: flap, flutter, fluttering |
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flappy | (adjective) having a tendency to flap | - |
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frappe | (noun) a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) | Synonyms: ice |
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(noun) thick milkshake containing ice cream | - |
(noun) liqueur poured over shaved ice | - |
grappa | (noun) Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing | - |
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grapple | (noun) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat | Synonyms: grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling |
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(noun) a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope | Synonyms: grapnel, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron |
(noun) a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam | Synonyms: clamshell |
(verb) to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match | Synonyms: grip |
(verb) succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available | Synonyms: contend, cope, deal, get by, make do, make out, manage |
grappler | (noun) a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope | Synonyms: grapnel, grapple, grappling hook, grappling iron |
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(noun) combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground | Synonyms: matman, wrestler |
grappling | (noun) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat | Synonyms: grapple, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling |
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(noun) the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | Synonyms: rassling, wrestling |
handicapped | (adjective) the total or partial absence of a person's bodily or mental functions, including the absence of a part of a person's body | Synonyms: disabled |
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(noun) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped | Synonyms: disabled |