afforest | (verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land | Synonyms: forest |
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afforestation | (noun) the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting) | - |
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agrestic | (adjective) characteristic of the fields or country | Synonyms: rustic |
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(adjective) (of behavior) rustic and uncouth | - |
armrest | (noun) a support for the arm | - |
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arrest | (noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | Synonyms: apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody |
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(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption | Synonyms: check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage |
(verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | Synonyms: check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back |
(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 |
arrester | (noun) a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier | Synonyms: arrester hook |
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arresting | (adjective) commanding attention | Synonyms: sensational, stunning |
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backrest | (noun) a support that you can lean against while sitting | Synonyms: back |
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bedrest | (noun) confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) | Synonyms: bed rest |
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catachrestic | (adjective) constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis | Synonyms: catachrestical |
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catachrestical | (adjective) constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis | Synonyms: catachrestic |
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chrestomathy | (noun) a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language | - |
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clerestory | (noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light | Synonyms: clearstory |
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crest | (noun) a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal | - |
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(noun) (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet | - |
(noun) the center of a cambered road | Synonyms: crown |
(noun) the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave | - |
(noun) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) | Synonyms: crown, peak, summit, tip, top |
(verb) reach a high point | - |
(verb) lie at the top of | Synonyms: cap |
crested | (adjective) (of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume | Synonyms: plumed |
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(adjective) (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination | Synonyms: topknotted, tufted |
(adjective) bearing an heraldic device | - |
crestfallen | (adjective) brought low in spirit | Synonyms: chapfallen, chopfallen, deflated |
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dearest | (noun) a beloved person; used as terms of endearment | Synonyms: baby, beloved, darling, dear, dearie, deary, honey, love, sweetheart, sweetie |
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deforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: disafforest, disforest |
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deforestation | (noun) the removal of trees | Synonyms: disforestation |
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(noun) the state of being clear of trees | - |
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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disforestation | (noun) the removal of trees | Synonyms: deforestation |
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disinterest | (noun) tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement | Synonyms: neutrality |
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(noun) lack of interest | - |
disinterested | (adjective) unaffected by self-interest | - |
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disinterestedly | (adverb) without bias; without selfish motives | - |
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disinterestedness | (noun) freedom from bias or from selfish motives | - |
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extraterrestrial | (adjective) originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere | - |
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(noun) a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | Synonyms: alien, extraterrestrial being |
firestone | (noun) a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns | - |
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(noun) a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire | - |
firestorm | (noun) an outburst of controversy | - |
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(noun) a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area | - |
footrest | (noun) a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person | Synonyms: footstool, ottoman, tuffet |
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forest | (noun) the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area | Synonyms: wood, woods |
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(noun) land that is covered with trees and shrubs | Synonyms: timber, timberland, woodland |
(verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land | Synonyms: afforest |
forestage | (noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) | Synonyms: apron, proscenium |
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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 |
forestalling | (noun) the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively | Synonyms: obviation, preclusion |
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forestay | (noun) an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast | - |
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forested | (adjective) covered with forest | - |
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forester | (noun) someone trained in forestry | Synonyms: arboriculturist, tree farmer |
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forestiera | (noun) any plant of the genus Forestiera | - |
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forestry | (noun) the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber | - |
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goldcrest | (noun) European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch | Synonyms: golden-crested kinglet, Regulus regulus |
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handrest | (noun) a support for the hand | - |
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headrest | (noun) a rest for the head | - |
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(noun) a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash | Synonyms: head restraint |
interest | (noun) a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | Synonyms: pastime, pursuit |
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(noun) a reason for wanting something done | Synonyms: sake |
(noun) the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) | Synonyms: interestingness |
(noun) a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something | Synonyms: involvement |
(noun) (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims | Synonyms: interest group |
(noun) a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed | - |
(noun) (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | Synonyms: stake |
(verb) excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | - |
(verb) be of importance or consequence | Synonyms: matter to |
(verb) be on the mind of | Synonyms: concern, occupy, worry |
interested | (adjective) having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern | - |
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(adjective) involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | Synonyms: concerned |
interestedness | (noun) the state of being interested | - |
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interesting | (adjective) arousing or holding the attention | - |
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interestingly | (adverb) in an interesting manner | - |
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interestingness | (noun) the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) | Synonyms: interest |
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meerestone | (noun) an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab | Synonyms: mearstone, merestone |
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merestone | (noun) an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab | Synonyms: mearstone, meerestone |
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metrestick | (noun) a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) | Synonyms: meterstick |
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mudwrestle | (verb) wrestle in mud | Synonyms: mud-wrestle |
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nearest | (adverb) (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance | Synonyms: closest, nighest |
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nonrestrictive | (adjective) not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase | - |
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overestimate | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimation, overrating, overreckoning |
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(noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overappraisal, overestimation, overvaluation |
(verb) make too high an estimate of | Synonyms: overrate |
(verb) assign too high a value to | Synonyms: overvalue |
overestimation | (noun) a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overrating, overreckoning |
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(noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overappraisal, overestimate, overvaluation |
paresthesia | (noun) abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage | Synonyms: paraesthesia |
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perestroika | (noun) an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy | - |
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prestidigitation | (noun) manual dexterity in the execution of tricks | Synonyms: sleight of hand |
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prestidigitator | (noun) someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | Synonyms: conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician |
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prestige | (noun) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. | Synonyms: prestigiousness |
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prestigious | (adjective) exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige | - |
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(adjective) having an illustrious reputation; respected | Synonyms: esteemed, honored, honoured |
prestigiousness | (noun) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. | Synonyms: prestige |
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prestissimo | (adjective) (of tempo) as fast as possible | - |
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(adverb) extremely fast; as fast as possible | - |
presto | (adjective) (of tempo) very fast | - |
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(adverb) suddenly | - |
(adverb) at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro) | - |
rainforest | (noun) a forest with heavy annual rainfall | Synonyms: rain forest |
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reforest | (verb) forest anew | - |
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reforestation | (noun) the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting | Synonyms: re-afforestation |
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rest | (noun) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | Synonyms: ease, relaxation, repose |
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(noun) a support on which things can be put | - |
(noun) a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration | - |
(noun) something left after other parts have been taken away | Synonyms: balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum |
(noun) a state of inaction | - |
(noun) euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) | Synonyms: eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus, sleep |
(noun) a pause for relaxation | Synonyms: relief, respite, rest period |
(verb) be at rest | - |
(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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restatement | (noun) a revised statement | - |
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restaurant | (noun) a building where people go to eat | Synonyms: eatery, eating house, eating place |
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restauranter | (noun) the proprietor of a restaurant | Synonyms: restaurateur |
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restaurateur | (noun) the proprietor of a restaurant | Synonyms: restauranter |
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rested | (adjective) not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing | - |
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rester | (noun) a person who rests | - |
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restful | (adjective) affording physical or mental rest | Synonyms: relaxing, reposeful |
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restfully | (adverb) in a restful manner | Synonyms: quietly |
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restfulness | (noun) the attribute of being restful | - |
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restharrow | (noun) European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners | Synonyms: Ononis repens, rest-harrow |
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(noun) Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots | Synonyms: Ononis spinosa, rest-harrow |
restitute | (verb) restore to a previous or better condition | Synonyms: renovate |
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(verb) give or bring back | Synonyms: restore |
restitution | (noun) getting something back again | Synonyms: regaining, restoration, return |
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(noun) the act of restoring something to its original state | - |
(noun) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | Synonyms: amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress |
restive | (adjective) impatient especially under restriction or delay | - |
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(adjective) being in a tense state | Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, uptight |
restively | (adverb) in a restive manner | - |
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restiveness | (noun) characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright | Synonyms: skittishness |
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(noun) The characteristic of being resistant of control, stubborn. | - |
(noun) the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters | Synonyms: jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness |
restless | (adjective) lacking or not affording physical or mental rest | Synonyms: uneasy |
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(adjective) worried and uneasy | Synonyms: ungratified, unsatisfied |
(adjective) ceaselessly in motion | - |
(adjective) nervous and unable to relax | Synonyms: antsy, fidgety, fretful, itchy |
restlessly | (adverb) in a restless manner | - |
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restlessness | (noun) inability to rest or relax or be still | Synonyms: queasiness, uneasiness |
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(noun) the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active | - |
(noun) a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion | Synonyms: fidget, fidgetiness |
(noun) a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay | Synonyms: impatience |
restock | (verb) stock again | - |
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restoration | (noun) the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state | - |
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(noun) getting something back again | Synonyms: regaining, restitution, return |
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed | - |
(noun) a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc. | - |
(noun) the state of being restored to its former good condition | Synonyms: refurbishment, renovation |
restorative | (adjective) promoting recuperation | Synonyms: recuperative |
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(adjective) tending to impart new life and vigor to | Synonyms: renewing, revitalising, revitalizing, reviving |
(noun) a device for treating injury or disease | Synonyms: corrective |
(noun) a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | Synonyms: tonic |
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 |
restorer | (noun) a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | Synonyms: preserver, refinisher, renovator |
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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 | - |
restrained | (adjective) under restraint | - |
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(adjective) prudent | Synonyms: guarded |
(adjective) marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes | Synonyms: moderate |
(adjective) cool and formal in manner | Synonyms: reticent, unemotional |
(adjective) not showy or obtrusive | Synonyms: quiet |
restrainer | (noun) a person who directs and restrains | Synonyms: controller |
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(noun) a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film | - |
restraint | (noun) the act of controlling by restraining someone or something | - |
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(noun) a device that retards something's motion | Synonyms: constraint |
(noun) discipline in personal and social activities | Synonyms: control |
(noun) lack of ornamentation | Synonyms: chasteness, simpleness, simplicity |
(noun) a rule or condition that limits freedom | - |
(noun) the state of being physically constrained | Synonyms: constraint |
restrengthen | (verb) make strong again | - |
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