acupressure | (noun) treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body | Synonyms: G-Jo, shiatsu |
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admeasure | (verb) determine the quantity of someone's share | - |
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assure | (verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | Synonyms: ascertain, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it |
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(verb) inform positively and with certainty and confidence | Synonyms: tell |
(verb) assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence | - |
(verb) make a promise or commitment | Synonyms: promise |
(verb) make certain of | Synonyms: ensure, guarantee, insure, secure |
censure | (noun) harsh criticism or disapproval | Synonyms: animadversion |
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(noun) the state of being excommunicated | Synonyms: exclusion, excommunication |
(verb) rebuke formally | Synonyms: criminate, reprimand |
closure | (noun) termination of operations | Synonyms: closedown, closing, shutdown |
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(noun) the act of blocking | Synonyms: blockage, occlusion |
(noun) approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap | Synonyms: closing |
(noun) an obstruction in a pipe or tube | Synonyms: block, blockage, occlusion, stop, stoppage |
(noun) a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric | Synonyms: law of closure |
(noun) something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making | Synonyms: resolution, settlement |
(noun) a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body | Synonyms: cloture, gag law, gag rule |
(verb) terminate debate by calling for a vote | Synonyms: cloture |
cocksure | (adjective) marked by excessive confidence | Synonyms: overconfident, positive |
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coinsure | (verb) take out coinsurance | - |
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commissure | (noun) a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord | - |
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composure | (noun) steadiness of mind under stress | Synonyms: calm, calmness, equanimity |
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countermeasure | (noun) an action taken to offset another action | - |
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cynosure | (noun) something that strongly attracts attention and admiration | - |
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(noun) something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners) | - |
disclosure | (noun) the speech act of making something evident | Synonyms: revealing, revelation |
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discomposure | (noun) a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure | - |
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(noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment |
displeasure | (noun) the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something | - |
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embrasure | (noun) an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | Synonyms: port, porthole |
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enclosure | (noun) the act of enclosing something inside something else | Synonyms: enclosing, envelopment, inclosure |
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(noun) a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose | - |
(noun) something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter | Synonyms: inclosure |
(noun) a naturally enclosed space | Synonyms: natural enclosure |
ensure | (verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | Synonyms: ascertain, assure, check, control, insure, see, see to it |
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(verb) make certain of | Synonyms: assure, guarantee, insure, secure |
erasure | (noun) deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | Synonyms: expunction, expunging |
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(noun) a correction made by erasing | - |
(noun) a surface area where something has been erased | - |
exposure | (noun) abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open) | - |
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(noun) the act of exposing film to light | - |
(noun) presentation to view in an open or public manner | - |
(noun) the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience | - |
(noun) a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format | Synonyms: photo, photograph, pic, picture |
(noun) vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain | - |
(noun) aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces | - |
(noun) the disclosure of something secret | - |
(noun) the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate | - |
(noun) the state of being vulnerable or exposed | Synonyms: vulnerability |
fissure | (noun) (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes | - |
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(noun) a long narrow cleft | Synonyms: cleft, crack, crevice, scissure |
(noun) a long narrow depression in a surface | Synonyms: chap, crack, cranny, crevice |
(verb) break into fissures or fine cracks | - |
footsure | (adjective) not liable to stumble or fall | Synonyms: sure-footed, surefooted |
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foreclosure | (noun) the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default | - |
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incisure | (noun) (anatomy) a notch or small hollow | Synonyms: incisura |
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inclosure | (noun) the act of enclosing something inside something else | Synonyms: enclosing, enclosure, envelopment |
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(noun) something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter | Synonyms: enclosure |
insure | (verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | Synonyms: ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, see, see to it |
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(verb) protect by insurance | Synonyms: cover, underwrite |
(verb) make certain of | Synonyms: assure, ensure, guarantee, secure |
(verb) take out insurance for | - |
leisure | (noun) freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity | - |
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(noun) time available for ease and relaxation | Synonyms: leisure time |
measure | (noun) how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | Synonyms: amount, quantity |
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(noun) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | Synonyms: measurement, measuring, mensuration |
(noun) any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal | Synonyms: step |
(noun) measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | Synonyms: measuring rod, measuring stick |
(noun) a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance | - |
(noun) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | Synonyms: bar |
(noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | Synonyms: beat, cadence, meter, metre |
(noun) a statute in draft before it becomes law | Synonyms: bill |
(noun) a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | Synonyms: criterion, standard, touchstone |
(verb) express as a number or measure or quantity | Synonyms: quantify |
(verb) determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of | Synonyms: measure out, mensurate |
(verb) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | Synonyms: appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value |
(verb) have certain dimensions | - |
overexposure | (noun) the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time | - |
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(noun) the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience | - |
overpressure | (noun) a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure | - |
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pleasure | (noun) sexual gratification | - |
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(noun) an activity that affords enjoyment | - |
(noun) something or someone that provides a source of happiness | Synonyms: delight, joy |
(noun) a formal expression | - |
(noun) a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience | Synonyms: pleasance |
pressure | (noun) the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure | Synonyms: press, pressing |
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(noun) a force that compels | - |
(noun) the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin | Synonyms: pressure sensation |
(noun) the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit) | Synonyms: force per unit area, pressure level |
(noun) the pressure exerted by the atmosphere | Synonyms: air pressure, atmospheric pressure |
(noun) the state of demanding notice or attention | Synonyms: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press |
(noun) an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress | - |
(verb) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | Synonyms: coerce, force, hale, squeeze |
(verb) exert pressure on someone through threats | Synonyms: blackjack, blackmail |
reassure | (verb) give reassurance to; give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain | - |
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reinsure | (verb) insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed | - |
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(verb) insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk | - |
(verb) provide additional insurance for | - |
scissure | (noun) a long narrow cleft | Synonyms: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure |
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sure | (adjective) having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured | Synonyms: certain |
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(adjective) certain to occur; destined or inevitable | Synonyms: certain |
(adjective) exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance | Synonyms: certain |
(adjective) reliable in operation or effect | Synonyms: certain |
(adjective) physically secure or dependable | - |
(adjective) certain not to fail | - |
(adjective) infallible or unfailing | - |
(adjective) (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence | Synonyms: trusted |
(adjective) impossible to doubt or dispute | Synonyms: indisputable |
(adverb) definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | Synonyms: certainly, for certain, for sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely |
tonsure | (noun) shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order | - |
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(noun) the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head | - |
(verb) shave the head of a newly inducted monk | - |
treasure | (noun) art highly prized for its beauty or perfection | Synonyms: gem |
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(noun) a collection of precious things | - |
(noun) accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc. | Synonyms: hoarded wealth |
(noun) any possession that is highly valued by its owner | - |
(verb) be fond of; be attached to | Synonyms: care for, cherish, hold dear |
(verb) hold dear | Synonyms: appreciate, prize, value |
underexposure | (noun) the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time | - |
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(noun) inadequate publicity | - |
unsure | (adjective) lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance | Synonyms: incertain, uncertain |
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(adjective) lacking self-confidence | Synonyms: diffident, shy, timid |