| afforest
|
(verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land |
Synonyms:
forest |
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| armrest
|
(noun) a support for the arm |
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| arrest
|
(verb) take into custody |
Synonyms:
pick up,
apprehend,
nail,
cop,
nab,
collar |
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| (verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of |
Synonyms:
check,
stop,
turn back,
hold back,
contain |
| (verb) attract and fix |
Synonyms:
get,
catch |
| (verb) cause to come to an abrupt stop |
Synonyms:
hold,
halt |
| (noun) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
Synonyms:
pinch,
catch,
collar,
apprehension,
taking into custody |
| (noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption |
Synonyms:
stop,
halt,
hitch,
stay,
stoppage,
check |
| 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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| crest
|
(noun) the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave |
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| (noun) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) |
Synonyms:
peak,
summit,
crown,
tip,
top |
| (noun) the center of a cambered road |
Synonyms:
crown |
| (noun) (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet |
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| (noun) a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal |
- |
| (verb) lie at the top of |
Synonyms:
cap |
| (verb) reach a high point |
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| dearest
|
(noun) a beloved person; used as terms of endearment |
Synonyms:
love,
honey,
dear,
beloved |
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| deforest
|
(verb) remove the trees from |
Synonyms:
disafforest,
disforest |
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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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| disinterest
|
(noun) tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement |
Synonyms:
neutrality |
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| (noun) lack of interest |
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| footrest
|
(noun) a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person |
Synonyms:
ottoman,
footstool,
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,
woodland,
timberland |
| (verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land |
Synonyms:
afforest |
| goldcrest
|
(noun) European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch |
Synonyms:
Regulus regulus,
golden-crested kinglet |
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| handrest
|
(noun) a support for the hand |
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| headrest
|
(noun) a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash |
Synonyms:
head restraint |
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| (noun) a rest for the head |
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| interest
|
(noun) a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something |
Synonyms:
involvement |
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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 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 |
| (noun) (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims |
Synonyms:
interest group |
| (noun) a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) |
Synonyms:
pastime,
pursuit |
| (verb) excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of |
- |
| (verb) be on the mind of |
Synonyms:
occupy,
worry,
concern |
| (verb) be of importance or consequence |
Synonyms:
matter to |
| nearest
|
(adverb) (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance |
Synonyms:
nighest,
closest |
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| rainforest
|
(noun) a forest with heavy annual rainfall |
Synonyms:
rain forest |
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| reforest
|
(verb) forest anew |
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| rest
|
(noun) something left after other parts have been taken away |
Synonyms:
residue,
remainder,
residual,
residuum,
balance |
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| (noun) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) |
Synonyms:
relaxation,
repose,
ease |
| (noun) a pause for relaxation |
Synonyms:
relief,
respite,
rest period |
| (noun) a state of inaction |
- |
| (noun) euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) |
Synonyms:
sleep,
quietus,
eternal rest,
eternal sleep |
| (noun) a support on which things can be put |
- |
| (noun) a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration |
- |
| (verb) not move; be in a resting position |
- |
| (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) have a place in relation to something else |
Synonyms:
lie |
| (verb) be at rest |
- |
| (verb) stay the same; remain in a certain state |
Synonyms:
stay,
remain |
| (verb) be inherent or innate in |
Synonyms:
repose,
reside |
| (verb) put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying |
- |
| (verb) sit, as on a branch |
Synonyms:
perch,
roost |
| (verb) rest on or as if on a pillow |
Synonyms:
pillow |
| (verb) be inactive, refrain from acting |
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| unrest
|
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development |
Synonyms:
agitation,
ferment,
fermentation,
tempestuousness |
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| (noun) a feeling of restless agitation |
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| wrest
|
(verb) obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically |
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