careen | (noun) pitching dangerously to one side | Synonyms: rock, sway, tilt |
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(verb) move sideways or in an unsteady way | Synonyms: shift, tilt, wobble |
(verb) walk as if unable to control one's movements | Synonyms: keel, lurch, reel, stagger, swag |
evergreen | (adjective) (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year | - |
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(noun) a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year | Synonyms: evergreen plant |
green | (adjective) not fully developed or mature; not ripe | Synonyms: immature, unripe, unripened |
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(adjective) concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party | - |
(adjective) of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass | Synonyms: dark-green, greenish, light-green |
(adjective) looking pale and unhealthy | - |
(adjective) naive and easily deceived or tricked | Synonyms: fleeceable, gullible |
(noun) street names for ketamine | Synonyms: cat valium, honey oil, jet, K, special K, super acid, super C |
(noun) green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass | Synonyms: greenness, viridity |
(noun) any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables | Synonyms: greens, leafy vegetable |
(noun) an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course | Synonyms: putting green, putting surface |
(noun) a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area | Synonyms: common, commons, park |
(verb) turn or become green | - |
moreen | (noun) a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used mostly in upholstery or for curtains | - |
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preen | (verb) dress or groom with elaborate care | Synonyms: dress, plume, primp |
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(verb) pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement | Synonyms: congratulate |
(verb) clean with one's bill | Synonyms: plume |
screen | (noun) a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame | - |
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(noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | Synonyms: concealment, cover, covert |
(noun) a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | Synonyms: sieve |
(noun) partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space | - |
(noun) a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight | Synonyms: blind |
(noun) the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube | Synonyms: CRT screen |
(noun) a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing | Synonyms: projection screen, silver screen |
(noun) the personnel of the film industry | Synonyms: filmdom, screenland |
(verb) examine methodically | - |
(verb) protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm | Synonyms: shield |
(verb) prevent from entering | Synonyms: block out |
(verb) separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff | Synonyms: riddle |
(verb) project onto a screen for viewing | - |
(verb) examine in order to test suitability | Synonyms: screen out, sieve, sort |
(verb) test or examine for the presence of disease or infection | Synonyms: test |
silkscreen | (noun) a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil | Synonyms: serigraph, silk screen print |
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(verb) print by silkscreen | - |
smokescreen | (noun) an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure | Synonyms: smoke screen |
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(noun) (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements | Synonyms: smoke screen |
sunscreen | (noun) a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn | Synonyms: sun blocker, sunblock |
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tendergreen | (noun) Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage | Synonyms: Brassica perviridis, Brassica rapa perviridis, spinach mustard |
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touchscreen | (noun) a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen | Synonyms: touch screen |
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tureen | (noun) large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews | - |
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windscreen | (noun) transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle | Synonyms: windshield |
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wintergreen | (noun) spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil | Synonyms: boxberry, checkerberry, spiceberry, teaberry |
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(noun) any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola | Synonyms: pyrola |
(noun) creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil | Synonyms: checkerberry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, ground-berry, groundberry, mountain tea, teaberry |