| abaft
|
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane |
aft,
astern |
| abandonment
|
the act of giving something up |
desertion,
forsaking |
| abandonment
|
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility |
defection,
desertion |
| abandonment
|
the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away |
- |
| abasement
|
a low or downcast state |
degradation,
abjection |
| abasement
|
depriving one of self-esteem |
humiliation |
| abashment
|
feeling embarrassed due to modesty |
bashfulness |
| abatement
|
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
reprieve,
respite,
suspension,
hiatus |
| abatement
|
the act of abating |
- |
| abbot
|
the superior of an abbey of monks |
archimandrite |
| abducent
|
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye |
nervus abducens,
sixth cranial nerve,
abducens,
abducens nerve,
abducent nerve |
| abducent
|
especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part |
abducting |
| abduct
|
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
nobble,
kidnap,
snatch |
| abduct
|
pull away from the body |
- |
| aberrant
|
markedly different from an accepted norm |
deviant,
deviate |
| aberrant
|
one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group |
- |
| abet
|
assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing |
- |
| abetment
|
the verbal act of urging on |
instigation,
abettal |
| abeyant
|
inactive but capable of becoming active |
dormant |
| abhorrent
|
offensive to the mind |
repugnant,
repulsive,
detestable,
obscene |
| abient
|
characterized by avoidance or withdrawal |
- |
| abiogenist
|
a believer in abiogenesis |
- |
| abject
|
of the most contemptible kind |
miserable,
scummy,
scurvy,
low,
low-down |
| abject
|
most unfortunate or miserable |
- |
| abject
|
showing utter resignation or hopelessness |
unhopeful |
| abject
|
showing humiliation or submissiveness |
- |
| ablaut
|
a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) |
- |
| abolishment
|
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery) |
abolition |
| abolitionist
|
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery |
emancipationist |
| abort
|
the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed |
- |
| abort
|
terminate before completion |
- |
| abort
|
cease development, die, and be aborted |
- |
| abort
|
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion |
- |
| abortifacient
|
a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
aborticide,
abortion-inducing drug |
| abortifacient
|
causing abortion |
- |
| abortionist
|
a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies |
- |
| about
|
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
roughly,
just about,
more or less,
or so,
some,
close to,
approximately,
around |
| about
|
all around or on all sides |
around |
| about
|
in the area or vicinity |
around |
| about
|
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction |
around |
| about
|
in or to a reversed position or direction |
around |
| about
|
in rotation or succession |
- |
| about
|
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but |
near,
nearly,
nigh,
most,
well-nigh,
virtually,
almost |
| about
|
on the move |
astir |
| abradant
|
a substance that abrades or wears down |
abrasive,
abrasive material |
| abradant
|
a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing |
abrader |
| abreact
|
discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization |
- |
| abreast
|
alongside each other, facing in the same direction |
- |
| abreast
|
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge |
up on,
au courant,
au fait |
| abridgement
|
a shortened version of a written work |
condensation,
capsule,
abridgment |
| abridgment
|
a shortened version of a written work |
condensation,
capsule,
abridgement |
| abrupt
|
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions |
disconnected |
| abrupt
|
exceedingly sudden and unexpected |
- |
| abrupt
|
dangerously steep |
precipitous,
sharp |
| abrupt
|
surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner |
- |
| abscondment
|
the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) |
decampment |
| absent
|
stay away or leave |
remove |
| absent
|
not being in a specified place |
- |
| absent
|
nonexistent |
missing,
wanting,
lacking |
| absent
|
lost in thought; showing preoccupation |
scatty,
absentminded,
abstracted |
| absolutist
|
pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism |
absolutistic |
| absolutist
|
one who advocates absolutism |
- |
| absorbefacient
|
inducing or promoting absorption |
sorbefacient |
| absorbent
|
a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance |
absorbent material |
| absorbent
|
having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) |
absorptive |
| abstinent
|
self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink |
abstentious |
| abstinent
|
a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages |
nondrinker,
abstainer |
| abstract
|
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically |
- |
| abstract
|
make off with belongings of others |
sneak,
lift,
hook,
nobble,
pilfer,
pinch,
purloin,
snarf,
swipe,
cabbage,
filch |
| abstract
|
consider apart from a particular case or instance |
- |
| abstract
|
give an abstract (of) |
- |
| abstract
|
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
abstraction |
| abstract
|
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory |
outline,
precis,
synopsis |
| abstract
|
existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment |
- |
| abstract
|
not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature |
nonfigurative,
nonobjective,
abstractionist |
| abstract
|
dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention |
- |
| abstractionist
|
not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature |
nonfigurative,
nonobjective,
abstract |
| abstractionist
|
a painter of abstract pictures |
abstract artist |
| abundant
|
present in great quantity |
- |
| abut
|
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary |
march,
edge,
border,
adjoin,
butt,
butt against,
butt on |
| abutment
|
point of contact between two objects or parts |
- |
| abutment
|
a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge |
- |
| abvolt
|
a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt |
- |
| abwatt
|
a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt) |
- |
| acaulescent
|
(of plants) having no apparent stem above ground |
stemless |
| accent
|
to stress, single out as important |
punctuate,
stress,
emphasise,
emphasize,
accentuate |
| accent
|
put stress on; utter with an accent |
stress,
accentuate |
| accent
|
distinctive manner of oral expression |
speech pattern |
| accent
|
special importance or significance |
emphasis |
| accent
|
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
idiom,
dialect |
| accent
|
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) |
stress,
emphasis |
| accent
|
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
accent mark |
| accept
|
consider or hold as true |
- |
| accept
|
receive willingly something given or offered |
take,
have |
| accept
|
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to |
go for,
consent |
| accept
|
react favorably to; consider right and proper |
- |
| accept
|
admit into a group or community |
take,
take on,
admit |
| accept
|
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person |
assume,
bear,
take over |
| accept
|
tolerate or accommodate oneself to |
swallow,
live with |
| accept
|
be designed to hold or take |
take |
| accept
|
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee |
- |
| accept
|
make use of or accept for some purpose |
take |
| accept
|
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal |
- |
| acceptant
|
accepting willingly |
acceptive |
| accident
|
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury |
- |
| accident
|
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause |
stroke,
chance event,
fortuity |
| accompaniment
|
an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another |
co-occurrence,
concomitant,
attendant |
| accompaniment
|
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts |
support,
backup,
musical accompaniment |
| accompaniment
|
something added to complete or embellish or make perfect |
complement |
| accompaniment
|
the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them |
escort |
| accompanist
|
a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) |
accompanyist |
| accompanyist
|
a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) |
accompanist |
| accomplishment
|
the action of accomplishing something |
achievement |
| accomplishment
|
an ability that has been acquired by training |
acquisition,
attainment,
skill,
acquirement |
| accordant
|
being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with' |
- |
| accordant
|
in keeping |
concordant,
conformable,
consonant,
agreeable |
| accordionist
|
a musician who plays the accordion |
- |
| accost
|
speak to someone |
address,
come up to |
| accost
|
approach with an offer of sexual favors |
hook,
solicit |
| accouchement
|
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child |
vaginal birth,
childbearing,
childbirth |
| account
|
be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something |
- |
| account
|
keep an account of |
calculate |
| account
|
to give an account or representation of in words |
describe,
report |
| account
|
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation |
answer for |
| account
|
a record or narrative description of past events |
history,
story,
chronicle |
| account
|
a short account of the news |
report,
story,
news report,
write up |
| account
|
a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services |
business relationship |
| account
|
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. |
explanation |
| account
|
grounds |
score |
| account
|
importance or value |
- |
| account
|
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance |
accounting,
account statement |
| account
|
the act of informing by verbal report |
report |
| account
|
an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered |
bill,
invoice |
| account
|
the quality of taking advantage |
- |
| accountant
|
someone who maintains and audits business accounts |
controller,
comptroller |
| accouterment
|
clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing |
accessory,
accoutrement |
| accoutrement
|
clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing |
accessory,
accouterment |
| accredit
|
grant credentials to |
recognise,
recognize |
| accredit
|
provide or send (envoys or ambassadors) with official credentials |
- |
| accredit
|
ascribe an achievement to |
credit |
| accruement
|
the act of accumulating |
accrual,
accumulation |
| accumbent
|
lying down; in a position of comfort or rest |
recumbent,
decumbent |
| accurst
|
under a curse |
maledict,
accursed |
| achievement
|
the action of accomplishing something |
accomplishment |
| acidulent
|
being sour to the taste |
acid,
acidic,
acidulous |
| acknowledgement
|
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged |
recognition,
acknowledgment |
| acknowledgement
|
a statement acknowledging something or someone |
acknowledgment |
| acknowledgment
|
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged |
recognition,
acknowledgement |
| acknowledgment
|
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage |
reference,
quotation,
credit,
mention,
citation,
cite |
| acknowledgment
|
a statement acknowledging something or someone |
acknowledgement |
| acquaint
|
cause to come to know personally |
introduce,
present |
| acquaint
|
make familiar or conversant with |
familiarise,
familiarize |
| acquaint
|
inform |
- |
| acquiescent
|
willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest |
biddable |
| acquirement
|
an ability that has been acquired by training |
accomplishment,
acquisition,
attainment,
skill |
| acquit
|
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
clear,
discharge,
exculpate,
exonerate,
assoil |
| acquit
|
behave in a certain manner |
carry,
bear,
conduct,
deport,
comport,
behave |
| acrobat
|
an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination |
- |
| acrodont
|
an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets |
- |
| act
|
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
move |
| act
|
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself |
do,
behave |
| act
|
play a role or part |
play,
represent |
| act
|
discharge one's duties |
- |
| act
|
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind |
play,
act as |
| act
|
be suitable for theatrical performance |
- |
| act
|
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected |
work |
| act
|
be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure |
- |
| act
|
behave unnaturally or affectedly |
pretend,
dissemble |
| act
|
perform on a stage or theater |
play,
roleplay,
playact |
| act
|
a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body |
enactment |
| act
|
something that people do or cause to happen |
deed,
human action,
human activity |
| act
|
a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet |
- |
| act
|
a short performance that is part of a longer program |
routine,
turn,
number,
bit |
| act
|
a manifestation of insincerity |
- |
| activist
|
advocating or engaged in activism |
activistic |
| activist
|
a militant reformer |
militant |
| adamant
|
very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem |
diamond |
| adamant
|
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason |
inexorable,
intransigent,
adamantine |
| adapt
|
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
accommodate |
| adapt
|
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
adjust,
conform |
| addict
|
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) |
hook |
| addict
|
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction |
nut,
junkie,
junky,
freak |
| addict
|
someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity |
- |
| adducent
|
especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part |
adducting,
adductive |
| adduct
|
a compound formed by an addition reaction |
- |
| adduct
|
draw a limb towards the body |
- |
| adept
|
having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
practiced,
proficient,
good,
expert,
skilful,
skillful |
| adept
|
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
ace,
genius,
sensation,
star,
whiz,
hotshot,
maven,
mavin,
whizz,
wiz,
wizard,
superstar,
virtuoso,
champion |
| adherent
|
sticking fast |
- |
| adherent
|
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another |
disciple |
| adient
|
characterized by acceptance or approach |
- |
| adit
|
a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine |
- |
| adjacent
|
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space |
next,
side by side |
| adjacent
|
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching |
neighboring,
conterminous,
contiguous |
| adjacent
|
near or close to but not necessarily touching |
- |
| adjournment
|
the termination of a meeting |
dissolution |
| adjournment
|
the act of postponing to another time or place |
- |
| adjunct
|
something added to another thing but not an essential part of it |
- |
| adjunct
|
a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another |
- |
| adjunct
|
a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence |
- |
| adjunct
|
furnishing added support |
accessory,
adjuvant,
ancillary,
appurtenant,
auxiliary |
| adjunct
|
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another |
assistant |
| adjust
|
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
set,
correct |
| adjust
|
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight |
align,
line up,
aline |
| adjust
|
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
conform,
adapt |
| adjust
|
make correspondent or conformable |
- |
| adjust
|
decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim |
- |
| adjustment
|
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances |
accommodation,
fitting |
| adjustment
|
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
modification,
alteration |
| adjustment
|
the act of adjusting something to match a standard |
readjustment,
registration |
| adjustment
|
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
adaptation,
adaption |
| adjustment
|
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances |
allowance |
| adjutant
|
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer |
aide,
aide-de-camp |
| adjutant
|
large Indian stork with a military gait |
adjutant bird,
adjutant stork,
Leptoptilus dubius |
| adjuvant
|
an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment |
- |
| adjuvant
|
furnishing added support |
accessory,
adjunct,
ancillary,
appurtenant,
auxiliary |
| adjuvant
|
enhancing the action of a medical treatment |
- |
| admit
|
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
acknowledge |
| admit
|
allow to enter; grant entry to |
intromit,
allow in,
let in |
| admit
|
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of |
include,
let in |
| admit
|
admit into a group or community |
accept,
take,
take on |
| admit
|
afford possibility |
allow |
| admit
|
give access or entrance to |
- |
| admit
|
have room for; hold without crowding |
hold,
accommodate |
| admit
|
serve as a means of entrance |
- |
| admonishment
|
a firm rebuke |
monition,
admonition |
| adolescent
|
being of the age 13 through 19 |
teen,
teenage,
teenaged |
| adolescent
|
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity |
jejune,
juvenile,
puerile |
| adolescent
|
in the state of development between puberty and maturity |
- |
| adolescent
|
relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent |
- |
| adolescent
|
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity |
stripling,
teen,
teenager |
| adopt
|
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans |
espouse,
follow |
| adopt
|
take up and practice as one's own |
take up,
borrow,
take over |
| adopt
|
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities |
assume,
take on,
take over |
| adopt
|
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect |
acquire,
assume,
take,
take on |
| adopt
|
take into one's family |
take in |
| adopt
|
put into dramatic form |
dramatise,
dramatize |
| adopt
|
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own |
embrace,
espouse,
sweep up |
| adornment
|
a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness |
- |
| adornment
|
the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting |
- |
| adrift
|
floating freely; not anchored |
- |
| adrift
|
off course, wandering aimlessly |
- |
| adrift
|
aimlessly drifting |
rudderless,
undirected,
directionless,
planless,
afloat,
aimless |
| adrift
|
afloat on the surface of a body of water |
- |
| adroit
|
quick or skillful or adept in action or thought |
- |
| adscript
|
written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it |
- |
| adscript
|
(used of persons) bound to a tract of land; hence their service is transferable from owner to owner |
adscripted |
| adsorbent
|
a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance |
adsorbent material |
| adsorbent
|
having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface |
surface-assimilative,
adsorptive |