A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions / Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

by Richard Soule

Oaf, n. Changeling (when a foolish child is left in place of another), simpleton, fool, DUNCE. Obduracy, n. 1. Contumacy, OBSTINACY, stubbornness, doggedness, hardness of heart. 2. Impenitence, depravity. Obdurate, a. 1. Hardened, obstinate, callous, unfeeling, stubborn, unyielding, dogged, pig-headed, inflexible, inexorable, cantankerous. 2. Depraved, graceless, shameless, reprobate, lost, impenitent, irreclaimable, incorrigible. Obedience, n. Compliance, submission. Obedient, a. Compliant, submissive, deferential, dutiful, respectful. Obeisance, n. Salutation, reverence, bow, courtesy. Obelisk, n. 1. Pillar. 2. Dagger (in printing). Obese, a. Fat, fleshy, corpulent, stout, plump, portly, bouncing. Obesity, n. Fleshiness, fatness, corpulence, corpulency, plumpness, EMBONPOINT. Obfuscate, v. a. Darken, cloud, obscure. Obituary, n. Necrology. Object, n. 1. Mark, butt. 2. End, aim, intent, purpose, design, view, scope, drift, goal, final cause. Objection, n. Exception, difficulty, CAVIL, DEMURRER. Objectionable, a. Exceptionable. Object to, Disapprove, protest against, take exception to. Oblation, n. Offering, sacrifice. Obligate, v. a. [Inelegant.] Bind, oblige, bring under obligation. Obligation, n. 1. Responsibility, accountableness, bond of duty. 2. Engagement, contract, agreement, stipulation. 3. Debt of gratitude. Obligatory, a. Binding, coercive. Oblige, v. a. 1. Compel, force, coerce, constrain. 2. Serve, accommodate, please, favor, gratify, do a service for, do a favor to. 3. Obligate, bind, bring under obligation. Obliging, a. Civil, complaisant, kind, courteous, polite, friendly, gentlemanly, urbane, affable. Oblique, a. 1. Inclined, aslant. 2. Indirect. Obliterate, v. a. Efface, erase, expunge, cancel, rub out, rub off, blot out, scratch out, wipe out, strike out. Obliteration, n. Effacement, erasure, extinction, blotting out. Oblivion, n. 1. Forgetfulness (Oblivion refers especially to the thing forgotten). 2. Amnesty, general pardon. Oblivious, a. Forgetful, mindless, heedless, careless, negligent, neglectful. Obloquy, n. 1. Reproach, detraction, censure, blame, calumny, contumely, slander, defamation, backbiting, traducing, aspersion, reviling. 2. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, infamy, opprobrium, odium, scandal. Obnoxious, a. 1. Liable, subject, exposed. 2. Hateful, unpleasing, odious, offensive, unpopular. Oboe, n. Hautboy. Obscene, a. 1. Indecent, indelicate, immodest, impure, ribald, gross, coarse, broad, unchaste, lewd, loose. 2. Dirty, filthy, foul, offensive, disgusting. Obscenity, n. Indecency, indelicacy, immodesty, unchastity, lewdness. Obscure, a. 1. Dark, gloomy, rayless, darksome, unilluminated, unenlightened, dusky, sombre, sombrous, lurid, shadowy, murky, dim. 2. Unintelligible, incomprehensible, indistinct, indefinite, vague, doubtful, enigmatical, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, abstruse, cabalistic, transcendental, high. 3. Unknown, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unnoticed, renownless, unhonored, humble, inglorious. Obscure, v. a. Darken, cloud, eclipse, dim, shade, obfuscate, cast in the shade. Obscurity, n. 1. Darkness, dimness, gloom, gloominess, shade, obscuration, cloud, obfuscation. 2. Seclusion, retirement, privacy. Obsequies, n. pl. Exequies, funeral rites, funeral solemnities. Obsequious, a. Fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, slavish, supple, meanly submissive. Obsequiousness, n. Fawning, cringing, servility, slavishness, suppleness, sycophancy, mean compliance. Observable, a. Noticeable, remarkable, marked, striking. Observance, n. 1. Performance, fulfilment, discharge, acquittal. 2. Form, ceremony, ceremonial, rite, practice, custom, usage, fashion. Observant, a. Mindful, regardful, heedful, attentive, watchful. Observation, n. 1. Notice, attention. 2. Remark, note, annotation, comment. Observe, v. a. 1. Notice, remark, note, watch, eye, mark, take note of, pay attention to. 2. Fulfil, obey, follow, comply with, conform to, adhere to, be faithful to. 3. Celebrate, regard, keep, solemnize. Observe, v. n. 1. Take notice. 2. Make a remark. Observer, n. Beholder, spectator, bystander, on-looker, looker-on. Obsolescent, a. Becoming obsolete, going out of use, falling into desuetude. Obsolete, a. Antiquated, disused, neglected, unfashionable, old-fashioned, out of date, fallen into desuetude. Obstacle, n. Hinderance, obstruction, impediment, difficulty, check, barrier, stumbling-block, lion in the way. Obstetrician, n. Midwife, ACCOUCHEUR. Obstetrics, n. pl. Midwifery, tocology. Obstinacy, n. Stubbornness, doggedness, heartiness, wilfulness, perversity, contumacy, obduracy, inflexibility, pertinacity, persistency, pig-headedness. Obstinate, a. Stubborn, dogged, contumacious, unyielding, inflexible, perverse, mulish, opinionated, opinionative, wilful, heady, headstrong, refractory, unruly, cross-grained, intractable, cantankerous, obdurate, persistent, self-willed, PIG-HEADED. Obstreperous, a. Loud, noisy, clamorous, turbulent, tumultuous, vociferous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, blustering. Obstruct, v. a. 1. Close, bar, stop, blockade, barricade, block up, dam up. 2. Hinder, impede, oppose, retard. Obstruction, n. Hinderance, obstacle, impediment, barrier, check, difficulty. Obtain, v. a. Procure, get, acquire, achieve, gain, win, earn, secure, get possession of. Obtest, v. a. Beseech, implore, conjure, supplicate, beg, invoke, entreat, pray, solicit, importune, conjure, ADJURE. Obtrude, v. a. Intrude, thrust in, press in, foist in, worm in. Obtrusive, a. Intrusive, inclined to obtrude. Obtund, v. a. Blunt, dull, deaden, quell, hebetate, take off the edge of. Obtuse, a. Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, heavy, slow, unintelligent, unintellectual, shallow, dull-witted, blunt-witted. Obtuseness, n. 1. Bluntness. 2. Dulness, stupidity, stolidity, doltishness, shallowness. Obviate, v. a. Preclude, prevent, turn aside, remove in the outset, provide against. Obvious, a. Plain, evident, manifest, clear, palpable, visible, patent, apparent, unmistakable. Occasion, n. 1. Occurrence, incident, casualty, event. 2. Opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunity. 3. Necessity, need, exigency. 4. Cause (accidental), ground, reason. Occasion, v. a. 1. Cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause of. 2. Induce, influence, persuade, move. Occasional, a. Incidental, accidental, casual, irregular. Occident, n. West. Occidental, a. Western. Occult, a. Hidden, secret, unrevealed, unknown, undiscovered, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, cabalistic, latent, abstruse, veiled, shrouded, under a cover, under a cloud. Occultation, n. Eclipse. Occupancy, n. Possession (for the time), tenure, holding, use, occupation. Occupant, n. Possessor (for the time), occupier, holder. Occupation, n. 1. Possession, holding, tenure, use, occupancy. 2. Employment, business, calling, vocation, AVOCATION, profession, pursuit, trade, craft, walk of life. Occupy, v. a. 1. Possess (for the time), keep, hold, have possession of. 2. Cover, fill, take up. 3. Employ, busy, engage. Occur, v. n. 1. Appear, arise, offer, come into view, present itself, be met with, meet the eye. 2. Come to one's mind, come into one's head, flash on the mind. 3. Befall, happen, fall out, take place, come about, come to pass. Occurrence, n. Incident, event, accident, casualty, adventure, affair, transaction, proceeding. Ocean, n. Sea, main, deep, great deep, great sea, high sea. Oceanic, a. Marine, pelagic. Octagon, n. Eight-sided figure. Octagonal, a. Eight-sided. Od, n. Odyle, odyllic force. Odd, a. 1. Uneven, not divisible by 2. 2. Unmatched, single (of a pair or set). 3. Supernumerary, redundant, left over (from a specified number). 4. Singular, strange, uncommon, eccentric, fantastic, whimsical, peculiar, comical, droll, BIZARRE, grotesque, extravagant, out of the way. Oddity, n. Singularity, strangeness, queerness. Odds, n. sing. & pl. Difference, disparity, inequality. Odds and ends, Fragments, remnants, scraps, refuse, orts, off-scourings. Ode, n. Lyric poem. Odious, a. 1. Hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, shocking, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, obnoxious. 2. Invidious. Odium, n. 1. Hatred, hate, dislike, disfavor, disesteem, disaffection, enmity. 2. Disapprobation, disapproval, censure, blame, condemnation. 3. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal, ignominy, infamy. Odontalgia, n. (Med.) Toothache. Odor, n. Scent (good or bad), smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence. Odoriferous, a. Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented. Odorous, a. Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented. Odyle, n. Od, odyllic force. Œcumenical, a. [Written also Ecumenical.] General (applied especially to Councils of the Church), universal. Œsophagus, n. Gullet. Off, prep. 1. Not on, not upon. 2. Facing, fronting, against, opposite, opposite to. Off, a. Most distant, on the farther side, on the right side. Off, ad. Away. Offal, n. 1. Garbage. 2. Waste, refuse, rubbish. Offence, n. [Written also Offense.] 1. Attack, assault, aggression, onset (as in the expression weapons of offence). 2. Displeasure, anger, indignation, wrath. 3. Injury, injustice, affront, wrong, insult, indignity, outrage. 4. Trespass, transgression, misdeed, delinquency, misdemeanor, crime, sin. Offend, v. a. 1. Affront, displease, vex, chafe, annoy, irritate, provoke, nettle, fret, gall, give offence to, make angry. 2. Shock, wound, pain. Offend, v. n. 1. Give offence. 2. Transgress, sin, do wrong, commit offence. Offender, n. Transgressor, culprit, trespasser, criminal, delinquent, malefactor, convict, felon. Offensive, a. 1. Aggressive, assailant, attacking, invading. 2. Disgusting, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, loathsome, repulsive. 3. Disagreeable, unpleasant, unpalatable, displeasing, revolting, shocking, abominable, detestable, hateful, execrable, obnoxious. Offer, v. a. 1. Present, tender, exhibit, proffer, extend, hold out. 2. Furnish, propose, propound, show, give. 3. Sacrifice, immolate. 4. Bid (as price). Offer, v. n. 1. Occur, present itself, be at hand. 2. Volunteer, propose, make an offer. Offer, n. 1. Proposal, proposition, proffer, tender, overture. 2. Bid. Offering, n. Sacrifice, oblation. Off-hand, a. Unpremeditated, unstudied, impromptu, extempore. Off-hand, ad. Extempore, impromptu, at the moment, on the spur of the moment, without premeditation or study. Office, n. 1. Station (conferred by authority), post, situation, place, BERTH. 2. Charge, trust, business, employment, duty, service, function, capacity. 3. Place of business, counting-room, bureau. Officer, n. Official, functionary, magistrate. Official, a. Authoritative, by authority. Official, n. Functionary, officer, magistrate. Officious, a. Meddlesome, interfering, intermeddling, obtrusive, busy, pragmatical. Offscouring, n. Refuse, sweepings, dirt, scum, dross, recrement, rubbish. Offset, n. 1. Sprout, shoot, slip, branch, offshoot, twig, scion. 2. Counterpoise, counterbalance, set-off, equivalent. Offshoot, n. Shoot, brunch, OFFSET. Offspring, n. Issue, progeny, child or children, descendant or descendants, posterity. Of old, Anciently, a long while ago, in the olden time, in ancient times, in days of yore, long ago, in days long gone. O for, O that I had, would that I had. Oft, ad. [Poetical.] Often, frequently. Often, ad. Frequently, repeatedly, not seldom, many times, not rarely. Of the first water, Of the first or highest excellence (said of a gem). Ogee, n. (Arch.) Cyamatium, cyma. Ogle, n. Side glance. Ogre, n. Spectre, goblin, hobgoblin, bugbear, POKER, BUGABOO, frightful object. Oil of vitriol, Sulphuric acid, vitriolic acid. Oil-plant, n. Sesame, benne. Oiliness, n. Unctuousness. Oily, a. Unctuous, greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat. Ointment, n. Unguent. Okra, n. Gumbo (Abelmoschus esculentus). Old, a. 1. Aged, elderly, not young, of advanced age, advanced in years. 2. Ancient, antique, antiquated, old-fashioned, olden, not modern. 3. Of long date, not new. 4. Going to decay, worn out. Olden, a. [Rare.] Ancient, old, not modern. Old-fashioned, a. Antiquated, antique, ancient, old, archaic, out of fashion, out of date, fallen into desuetude. Old-time, a. Former, quondam, late, CI-DEVANT, in former times. Old-womanish, a. Anile, aged, doting, imbecile, decrepit, superannuated. Oleaginous, a. Oily, unctuous, greasy, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat. Olibanum, n. Frankincense (of the ancients). Olio, n. Medley, mixture, jumble, farrago, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, miscellany, salmagundi, gallimaufry, OLLA PODRIDA, POT-POURRI. Olla podrida, [Sp.] Mixture, medley, OLIO. Ombrometer, n. Rain-gauge, pluviameter, udometer. Omen, n. Prognostic, presage, augury, foreboding, portent, auspice, sign. Omentum, n. (Anat.) Caul, epiploön. Ominous, a. Portentous, monitory, premonitory. Omission, n. Failure, neglect, default. Omit, v. a. 1. Leave out, not mention. 2. Neglect, miss, let slip, let go, pass by. Omnipotence, n. 1. Almighty power. 2. God, The Omnipotent. Omnipotent, a. Almighty, all-powerful. Omnipotent, n. [With The prefixed.] God, The Almighty. Omnipresence, n. Ubiquity, universal presence. Omnipresent, a. Ubiquitous, universally present. Omniscience, n. 1. Infinite wisdom, boundless knowledge. 2. God, The Omnipotent. Omniscient, a. Infinitely wise, all-wise, all-knowing. Omnivorous, a. All-devouring, pantophagous. On, prep. Upon. On, ad. Forward. On account of, By reason of, by virtue of, in consequence of. On all fours, 1. On lour legs. 2. Evenly balanced, quite parallel, quite symmetrical. On all hands, By all parties, by everybody. On an average, Taking a mean of all cases, taking the average. Onanism, n. Masturbation, self-pollution, self-abuse, secret vice. On a par, On a level, on an equality. Once, ad. 1. For one time. 2. Formerly, in former times. On-dit, n. [Fr.] Rumor, report, bruit, the town talk, flying report. One, a. 1. Single, individual. 2. The same. 3. United, undivided. One, n. 1. Unit. 2. Individual, person, human being. One-berry, n. True-love, herb-paris (Paris quadrifolia). One day, Some day, sooner or later, one of these days. On end, Erect, upright. One of these days, Some day, one day, sooner or later. Onerous, a. Burdensome, oppressive, heavy, weighty, laborious, toilsome, operose, hard, difficult. On exhibition, Displayed, exhibited, on view. On hand, In possession, in store. On horseback, On a horse's back, riding a horse. On-looker, n. Spectator, beholder, observer, by-stander, looker-on. Only, a. Sole, solitary, alone, single, this and no other. Only, ad. 1. Merely, barely, simply, and nothing else. 2. Solely, singly. On one's own hook, [Colloquial, U. S.] On one's own account, by one's self. On the qui vive, On the alert. On sale, For sale, to be sold, offered for sale. Onset, n. Attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt. Onslaught, n. Attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt. On stilts, Pretentious, pompous, bombastic. On tap, Tapped, broached, abroach. On the alert, Watching, watchful, attentive, vigilant, on the look out. On the anvil, In preparation, in progress, in process. On the contrary, 1. In opposition, on the other side. 2. So far from being so it is just the reverse, it is quite otherwise. On the docket, [Colloquial.] In hand, under consideration. On the look out, Watchful, ON THE ALERT. On the mending hand, Convalescent, getting better. On the passage, On the way (especially by sea), EN ROUTE. On the score of, On account of. On the sly, [Colloquial.] Furtively, slyly. On the spot, Immediately, at once, upon the spot. On the way, On the passage, EN ROUTE. On the whole, All things considered, in view of all the circumstances, taking every thing into account, upon the whole. On the wing, Flying. On tick, [Colloquial.] On credit. On view, On exhibition. Onward, ad. Forward, in advance. Onwards, ad. Forward, in advance. Oolite, n. Roestone. Ooze, n. Mire, slime, mud. Ooze, v. n. Percolate, filter, transude, exude, strain. Oozy, a. Miry, slimy, muddy. Opacity, n. Opaqueness, want of transparency. Opaque, a. Not transparent. Opaqueness, n. Opacity, want of transparency. Ope, v. a. & n. [Poetical.] Open. Open, v. a. 1. Unclose, OPE, lay open. 2. Exhibit, explain, reveal, interpret, disclose, make manifest, bring to view. 3. Begin, commence, enter upon. Open, v. n. 1. Ope, cleave, part, be unclosed, be parted, be sundered, be severed. 2. Come into view, begin to appear. 3. Begin, commence. Open, a. 1. Unclosed, not shut. 2. Expanded, extended, broad, not folded, not contracted. 3. Frank, unreserved, candid, ingenuous, undisguised, undesigning, artless, undissembling, sincere, guileless, fair, honest, single-minded, above-board, open-hearted. 4. Liberal, generous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed. 5. Exposed, unprotected, undefended. 6. Public, unrestricted, clear, unobstructed, free to all. 7. Unsettled, undetermined, not adjusted. 8. Mild, moderate, not frosty, not cold. Open-handed, a. Generous, liberal, munificent, bountiful. Open-hearted, a. Candid, frank, artless, guileless, open. Opening, n. 1. Aperture, hole, orifice, perforation, breach, chasm, cleft, gap, fissure, rent, rift, flaw. 2. Beginning, commencement. 3. Opportunity, chance. Opera-glass, n. Lorgnette. Operate, v. n. [Followed by on or upon.] Act, work, have effect, have influence. Operation, n. 1. Action, agency, force, influence, effect. 2. Performance, procedure, process, proceeding, manipulation. 3. Movement, motion, manœuvre. Operative, a. 1. Acting, active, in action, in operation. 2. Effective, efficient, effectual, efficacious, serviceable. Operative, n. Laborer, artisan, laboring man, common workman. Operator, n. Doer, actor, performer, agent, executor. Operose, a. Laborious, toilsome, hard, onerous, burdensome, difficult, tedious, wearisome, IRKSOME. Ophite, n. (Min.) Serpentine, green porphyry. Ophthalmia, n. [L.] Ophthalmy. Ophthalmy, n. (Med.) Ophthalmia, inflammation of the eye. Opiate, n. Anodyne, narcotic, sedative. Opine, v. n. [Obsolete or colloquial.] Think, judge, believe, suppose, conceive, apprehend, fancy, WEEN, presume, take it, be of opinion, have an opinion. Opinion, n. 1. Judgment, notion, view, belief, idea, conception, impression, sentiment. 2. Estimate. Opinionated, a. Conceited, dogmatical, opinionative, stiff or stubborn in opinion. Opinionative, a. Opinionated. Opponent, n. Antagonist, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party. Opportune, a. Seasonable, convenient, timely, fit, suitable, favorable, propitious, auspicious, fortunate, lucky, APROPOS, well-timed, to the purpose. Opportunely, ad. Seasonably, in the nick of time, all in good time, in the fulness of time. Opportunity, n. Chance; fit, suitable, or favorable time; good chance, fitting occasion, nick of time. Oppose, v. a. 1. Resist, withstand, contravene, thwart, oppugn, combat, strive against, set one's face against, make a stand against. 2. Contradict, gainsay, deny. Opposing, a. Conflicting, counteracting, antagonistic, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical. Opposite, a. 1. Facing, over against. 2. Contrary, repugnant, diverse, unlike, incompatible, inconsistent. 3. Adverse, opposed, opposing, antagonistic, hostile, inimical. Opposition, n. 1. Contrariety, repugnance, diversity, inconsistency. 2. Counteraction, hostility, resistance. Oppress, v. a. 1. Overburden, crush, overwhelm, overpower, weigh heavily upon, bear hard upon. 2. Persecute, wrong, maltreat, treat cruelly, tyrannize over. Oppression, n. 1. Hardship, misery, suffering, calamity. 2. Tyranny, severity, cruelty, injustice, persecution. Oppressive, a. 1. Heavy, overwhelming, overpowering. 2. Tyrannical, cruel, severe, hard, rigorous, inhuman, grinding, galling. 3. Close, uncomfortable. Oppressor, n. Tyrant. Opprobrious, a. 1. Reproachful, scurrilous, abusive, vituperative, insolent, condemnatory, damnatory, scandalous, contemptuous, offensive, insulting. 2. Infamous, despised, shameful, dishonorable, disgraceful, disreputable. Opprobrium, n. Reproach, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, obloquy, odium. Oppugn, v. a. Assail, attack, combat, resist, oppose, thwart, contravene, withstand, strive against. Optic, a. Visual. Optical, a. Visual. Option, n. Choice, election, preference. Optional, a. Discretional, elective. Opulence, n. Wealth, affluence, riches, fortune, independence, easy circumstances, ample means. Opulent, a. Wealthy, rich, affluent, flush, moneyed, well off. Oracle, n. 1. Divine communication. 2. (Jewish History.) Sanctuary, Holy of Holies. 3. (Greek History.) Deity or god (from whom divine communications come). 4. Sage, prophet, Solomon, Nestor, wise man, master mind, shining light. Oracular, a. 1. Prophetic, dogmatical, authoritative, magisterial. 2. Sage, wise, grave, venerable. Oral, a. Spoken, verbal, nuncupative, parole, not written. Orally, ad. By word of mouth. Oration, n. Discourse, address, speech, HARANGUE. Orator, n. Public speaker. Oratorical, a. Rhetorical. Oratory, n. Eloquence, art of speaking well (in public). Orb, n. 1. Globe, sphere, ball. 2. Circle, orbit. Orbicular, a. 1. Spherical, globular, globated, globous, globose. 2. Circular. Orbit, n. 1. Orb, circular path (of a celestial body). 2. (Anat.) Cavity of the eye. Orchestra, n. 1. Place for musicians (as in a theatre). 2. Band of instrumental musicians (in an orchestra). Orchotomy, n. (Med.) Emasculation, castration. Ordain, v. a. 1. Appoint, call, elect, consecrate, destine, set apart. 2. Establish, institute, regulate, set in order, arrange. 3. Decree, enact, order, prescribe, enjoin. Ordeal, n. Trial, test, touchstone, proof, assay, experiment. Order, n. 1. Method, regularity, symmetry, regular arrangement. 2. Fit condition, proper state. 3. Regulation, rule, canon, prescription, law, standing rule. 4. Mandate, precept, injunction, command, direction, instruction, bidding. 5. Rank, class, grade, degree. 6. (Bot.) Family, tribe. 7. (Zoöl.) Sub-class, subordinate class. Order, v. a. 1. Regulate, arrange, systematize, adjust, methodize. 2. Manage, conduct, carry on. 3. Command, instruct, direct, bid, require, give an order to. Orderly, a. 1. Regular, methodical, systematic. 2. Peaceable, quiet, well behaved. Orders, n. pl. Holy orders, office of the Christian ministry, the sacred profession. Ordinance, n. 1. Decree, edict, law, enactment, statute. 2. Rite, ceremony, observance, sacrament. Ordinarily, ad. Commonly, usually, generally. Ordinary, a. 1. Common, usual, customary, habitual, settled, established, wonted, every day. 2. Mean, vulgar, low, inferior. 3. Plain, ugly, homely, inelegant, ill-looking, not handsome, not fine. Ordinary, n. Eating-house (where a meal is offered at a settled price), TABLE D'HÔTE, public table. Ordination, n. Consecration, induction, institution. Ordnance, n. Cannon, great guns. Ordure, n. Dung, excrement, fæces. Organ, n. Instrument, means, medium. Organic, n. Radical, fundamental, constitutional. Organical, n. Radical, fundamental, constitutional. Organism, n. 1. Organic structure. 2. Organization, organized being, organized existence. Organization, n. 1. Construction, constitution, organizing, forming, making. 2. Organism, organized being, organized existence. Organize, v. a. Constitute (by assignment of parts), dispose or arrange in parts (for special functions), construct, form, make. Orgies, n. pl. Revels, bacchanals, saturnalia, carousal, revelry, wassail, debauch, drunken bout. Orient, a. 1. Eastern, oriental. 2. Bright, shining, glittering, sparkling, brilliant. Orient, n. East. Oriental, a. Eastern, orient. Orifice, n. Hole, aperture, perforation, pore. Origin, n. 1. Source, rise, spring, beginning, commencement, birth, cradle, original, fountain-head, starting-point. 2. Cause, occasion. Original, a. 1. Primitive, aboriginal, primeval, primary, primordial, pristine, first. 2. Inventive, creative. Original, n. 1. Source, spring, origin, cause. 2. Archetype, model, pattern, type, prototype, protoplast, exemplar, first copy. 3. [Colloquial.] Oddity, eccentric person. Originate, v. a. Create, breed, bring into existence, be the author of, be the cause of, give rise to. Originate, v. n. Arise, rise, begin, spring, proceed, emanate, flow, take its rise. Originator, n. Inventor, author, maker, creator, father, former, first cause. Orison, n. Prayer, supplication, petition, solicitation. Ormolu, n. Mosaic gold. Ornament, n. Embellishment, decoration, adornment. Ornament, v. a. Decorate, adorn, embellish, beautify, garnish, bedeck, grace, emblazon. Ornamental, a. Embellishing, serving for ornament, TOPIARY. Ornate, a. Ornamented, embellished, decorated, bedecked. Orrery, n. Planetarium. Orthoclase, n. Felspar. Orthodox, a. Sound (in religious opinions), of the true faith, not heretical. Orthodoxy, n. True faith, soundness of doctrine. Orthogonal, a. Rectangular, right-angled. Orthography, n. Spelling. Oscillate, v. n. Swing, vibrate, move to and fro, move backward and forward. Oscillation, n. Vibration, swinging, nutation. Oscillatory, a. Vibratory, swinging, oscillating, vibrating. Oscitate, v. n. Gape, yawn. Osier, n. 1. Willow. 2. Wicker, withe, willow twig. Osseous, a. Bony. Ossuary, n. Charnel-house. Ostensible, a. 1. Shown, declared, avowed, assigned, manifest, apparent, exhibited, presented, visible. 2. Specious, plausible, colorable. Ostentation, n. Display, show, parade, flourish, dash, pomposity, pompousness, pageantry, high pretension. Ostentatious, a. Boastful, vain, showy, dashing, flaunting, pompous, vainglorious, fond of display. Ostentatiously, ad. Showily, pompously, boastfully, with a flourish of trumpets, with beat of drum. Ostracism, n. Banishment, expulsion, exclusion, excommunication. Ostracize, v. a. Banish, exile, put under the ban. Otalgia, n. (Med.) Ear-ache. Otalgy, n. (Med.) Ear-ache. Ottoman, n. Turk. Ottoman, a. Turkish. Oust, v. a. Eject, expel, dislodge, turn out. Out and out, 1. [Adverbially.] Completely, thoroughly, utterly. 2. [Adjectively.] Complete, thorough, consummate, unqualified. Out-balance, v. a. Overweigh, overbalance, overpoise. Outbreak, n. 1. Eruption, explosion. 2. Riot, row, fray, affray, broil, conflict, breach of the peace. Outburst, n. Eruption, outbreak. Outcast, n. 1. Exile. 2. Reprobate, castaway, vagabond, Pariah, abandoned wretch. Outcrop, n. (Geol.) Basseting, cropping out. Outcry, n. 1. Cry, scream, screech, yell. 2. Clamor, vociferation, HALLABALOO, noise, hue and cry. Outdo, v. a. Excel, surpass, exceed, beat, outstrip, outvie, outgo, go beyond, be superior to. Out-doors, ad. Abroad, out-of-doors, in the open air, out of the house. Outer, a. Exterior, external. Outface, v. a. Brave, look out of countenance, stare down. Outfit, n. Equipment. Outflow, n. Efflux, effusion, flow, out-pouring. Outgo, v. a. 1. Outstrip, go beyond. 2. Surpass, excel, exceed, outdo, outvie, beat, be superior to. Outgo, n. Expenditure, outlay. Out-Herod Herod, Be very extravagant, overdo the matter. Outlandish, a. 1. Foreign, strange, exotic, alien, not native, not domestic, from abroad. 2. Barbarous, rustic, boorish, rude, clownish. Outlaw, n. Robber, bandit, brigand, freebooter, highwayman, marauder. Outlay, n. Expenditure, outgo. Outlet, n. Exit, egress, vent. Outline, n. 1. Contour. 2. Sketch, plan, draft, delineation, drawing, rough draft. Outlive, v. a. Survive, live longer than. Outlook, n. 1. Watch. 2. Prospect, view, sight. Outmost, a. Remotest, furthest. Out of, 1. From. 2. By means of, in consequence of. 3. Not in. 4. Abroad, not within. 5. Beyond. Out of character, Inappropriate, improper, unsuitable, out of keeping, out of place, in bad taste. Out of conceit with, Tired of, no longer fond of, no longer pleased with. Out of date, Antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, old-fashioned, out of fashion, gone by, fallen into desuetude. Out-of-doors, ad. Abroad, out-doors, in the open air, out of the house. Out of fashion, Out of date. Out of humor, Irritated, ruffled, vexed, angry, sullen, peevish, out of temper, out of tune. Out of joint, 1. Dislocated. 2. Disordered, displaced, going wrong. Out of sorts, 1. Ill, unwell, ailing, sick, indisposed, laid up. 2. (Printing.) Without an assortment of types. Out of temper, Out of humor. Out-of-the-way, a. Uncommon, unusual, singular, strange, rare. Out of tune, 1. Harsh, discordant, not in tune. 2. Irritated, ruffled, OUT OF HUMOR. Out of the frying pan into the fire, From bad to worse. Out of wind, Plane, even, level, flat. Out of winding, Plane, even, level, flat. Out-pouring, n. Effusion, efflux, outflow. Outrage, n. Insult, affront, indignity, abuse, offence. Outrage, v. a. Insult, abuse, maltreat, offend, shock. Outrageous, a. 1. Furious, violent, raging, wild, mad, frantic, infuriate, frenzied. 2. Atrocious, heinous, villanous. 3. Excessive, exorbitant, enormous, extravagant. Outré, a. [Fr.] Extravagant, excessive, exorbitant, immoderate, inordinate, overstrained. Outright, ad. 1. Immediately, instantly, at once, without delay. 2. Completely, utterly, entirely. Outrun, v. a. Exceed, surpass, outstrip, outgo, beat, go beyond. Outset, n. Beginning, commencement, opening, starting-point. Outside, n. Exterior, surface, superficies, external part. Outside, a. Exterior, external, outward, outer, on the surface. Outskirt, n. Suburb, border, environs. Outstanding, a. Unsettled, unpaid, owing, due. Outstrip, v. a. 1. Outgo, outrun, go beyond. 2. Excel, surpass, exceed, outvie, outdo. Outvie, v. a. Excel, exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip. Outward, a. 1. External, exterior, outer, outside. 2. Extrinsic, extraneous, adventitious. Outweigh, v. a. Overbalance, overpoise, overweigh. Outwit, v. a. 1. Outgeneral, out-manœuvre, baffle, steal a march upon. 2. Overreach, cheat, dupe, deceive, circumvent, swindle, defraud, victimize, cozen, gull, chouse, diddle, take in, impose upon. Oval, a. Elliptical. Ovate, a. Egg-shaped. Ovation, n. Triumph. Over, prep. 1. Above. 2. Across, athwart, from one side of to the other. 3. Throughout, through, through the whole extent of. 4. More than, upwards of. Over, ad. 1. Above the top. 2. Across, athwart, transversely, from one side to the other. 3. From one to another, from hand to hand. 4. Besides, to boot, in addition, into the bargain. 5. Throughout, completely, from beginning to end. Over-abundant, a. Exuberant, plenteous, copious, full, rank, plentiful, ample, replete, liberal, lavish. Overawe, v. a. Awe, intimidate, cow, frighten, affright, daunt. Overbalance, v. a. Outweigh, overpoise, overweigh. Overbear, v. a. Overpower, overwhelm, subdue, overthrow, prostrate. Overbearing, a. 1. Overpowering, oppressive. 2. Imperious, domineering, dictatorial, supercilious, lordly, haughty, arrogant. Overcast, a. Clouded, darkened, obscured. Overcharge, v. a. 1. Burden, oppress, surcharge, overload. 2. Exaggerate, overstate, overstrain, overlay with ornament. Overcome, v. a. 1. Subdue, conquer, vanquish, subjugate, overthrow, overwhelm, overturn, overbear, overpower, overmaster, defeat, crush, beat, rout, discomfit, choke, get the better of, get the upper hand of. 2. Surmount, rise above. Overcome, v. n. Prevail, conquer, gain the victory. Over-confident, a. Rash, venturesome, presumptuous, overweening, headlong, precipitate, incautious, imprudent. Overdone, a. 1. Overwrought. 2. Cooked too much. Overestimate, v. a. Overvalue, overprize, overrate, make too much of. Overflow, v. a. 1. Inundate, deluge, flood, flow over. 2. Overspread, overrun. Overflow, v. n. Overrun, run over. Overflow, n. 1. Inundation. 2. Superabundance, exuberance, luxuriance, profusion, excess. Overfond, a. Doting, too fond. Overfull, a. Surcharged, overcharged, overloaded, surfeited, plethoric. Overhaul, v. a. 1. (Naut.) Overtake, come up with. 2. Examine, look into. 3. [Colloquial U. S.] Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, find fault with, pass censure on, take to task, bring to book, call over the coals, haul over the coals, call to account, come down upon, snap up. Overhead, ad. Above, aloft. Overjoyed, a. Transported, enraptured, in raptures, in ecstacies, in a transport. Overlay, v. a. 1. Cover, spread over. 2. Crush, smother. Overliberal, a. Lavish, profuse, prodigal, thriftless, unthrifty, extravagant, wasteful, too free. Overlook, v. a. 1. Superintend, supervise, oversee, inspect, have charge of. 2. Excuse, forgive, pardon, pass over, forgive and forget. 3. Disregard, neglect, miss, BLINK, pass by, be inattentive to, not notice, not think of. Overmaster, v. a. Overpower. Overmodest, a. Bashful, shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident, shamefaced, sheepish, not self-possessed. Overplus, n. Excess, surplus, surplusage, residue. Overpoise, v. a. Overbalance, outweigh. Overpower, v. a. Subdue, conquer, overwhelm, overcome, overturn, over-bear, overmaster, defeat, rout, crash, beat, vanquish, subjugate, discomfit, choke, get the better of, get the upper hand of. Overprize, v. a. Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of. Overrate, v. a. Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of. Overreach, v. a. Deceive, cheat, dupe, circumvent, defraud, swindle, cozen, bamboozle, gull, trick, victimize, diddle, chouse, take in, impose upon. Override, v. a. 1. Pass, ride beyond. 2. Outweigh, surpass, be superior to, take precedence of. Overrule, v. a. 1. Control, govern, sway, have control of. 2. Annul, cancel, revoke, rescind, repeal, nullify, recall, reject, repudiate, supersede, set aside. Overruling, a. Controlling, governing, directing, prevailing, predominant. Overrun, v. a. 1. Run over, spread over. 2. Ravage, devastate, despoil, lay waste. Overrun, v. n. Overflow, run over. Oversee, v. a. Superintend, supervise, overlook, inspect, boss, have charge of, have the direction of. Overseer, n. Superintendent, inspector, supervisor, director, BOSS. Overset, v. a. 1. Overturn, upset, capsize, turn topsy-turvy. 2. Subvert, overthrow, destroy. Oversight, n. 1. Superintendence, control, direction, management, supervision, inspection, charge, care, SURVEILLANCE. 2. Error, blunder, mistake, slip, trip, lapse, miss, inadvertency. Overspread, v. a. Cover, spread over. Overstate, v. a. Exaggerate, overcharge. Overstrain, v. a. Exaggerate, overcharge. Overt, a. Open, manifest, public, patent, notorious, glaring. Overtake, v. a. Catch, come up with. Overthrow, v. a. 1. Overturn, upset, overset, subvert, prostrate, level, fell, throw down, beat down. 2. Demolish, destroy, ruin. 3. Vanquish, conquer, defeat, worst, overcome, master, overpower, overbear, overwhelm, subjugate, crush, discomfit, beat, rout, foil. Overthrow, n. 1. Subversion, prostration. 2. Destruction, demolition, ruin, shipwreck. 3. Defeat, discomfiture, rout. Overtop, v. a. 1. Rise above. 2. Excel, transcend, surpass, exceed. Overture, n. 1. Proposal, offer, proposition. 2. (Mus.) Orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio, &c. Overturn, v. a. Overthrow. Overvalue, v. a. Overrate, overprize, overestimate, make too much of. Overweening, a. Conceited, haughty, proud, arrogant, opinionated, egotistical, consequential, supercilious, vain, vain-glorious, puffed up. Overwhelm, v. a. 1. Overflow, spread over and cover. 2. Subdue, vanquish, conquer, defeat, overpower, OVERTHROW. Overwrought, a. Overdone, elaborated too much. Ovule, n. (Bot.) Rudimentary seed. Ovum, n. [L. pl. Ova.] Egg. Owe, v. a. 1. Be indebted to, be bound to pay. 2. Be obliged to ascribe to, be obliged for, have to attribute to. Owing, a. Due. Owing to, Attributable to, ascribable to, traceable to. Own, v. a. 1. Possess, hold, have, be in possession of, have a title to. 2. Acknowledge, confess, avow, allow, admit. Owner, n. Proprietor, possessor, holder. Oxidate, v. a. Oxidize. Oxidize, v. a. Oxidate, calcine, convert into an oxide. Oxygenate, v. a. Oxygenize, unite or impregnate with oxygen. Oxygenize, v. a. Oxygenate. Oxygon, n. Acute-angled triangle.

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Pace, n. 1. Step, tread. 2. Gait, manner of walking. 3. Amble (of a horse), pacing. Pace, v. n. 1. Walk (with measured steps). 2. Go at a pace, go at an ambling gait. Pachydermatous, a. Thick-skinned. Pacific, a. 1. Conciliatory, appeasing, mild, peace-making. 2. Peaceful, peaceable, tranquil, gentle, calm, smooth, quiet, unruffled. Pacification, n. Tranquillization, reconciliation, reconcilement, accommodation. Pacificator, n. Peacemaker. Pacify, v. a. 1. Conciliate, appease, give peace to, restore harmony to. 2. Tranquillize, assuage, calm, still, quiet, lull, smooth, compose, moderate, hush, quell, lay, allay, soften, soothe, mollify. Pacing, n. Pace, amble. Pack, n. 1. Bundle, package, budget, parcel, packet, bale. 2. Burden, load. 3. Collection, assemblage, assortment. 4. Gang, crew, set, knot, band, clan, company, bevy, lot, squad. Pack, v. a. Compress (into a bundle), put together (in close order). Package, n. Bundle, budget, parcel, pack, bale, PACKET. Packet, n. 1. Package (small). 2. Vessel (for freight and passengers between stated ports). Packfong, n. [Written also Pakfong.] German silver, white copper. Pack off, [Active.] Despatch, send off, send away. Pack off, [Neuter.] Depart, go, start, set out, set off, be off, get off. Pact, n. Compact, contract, agreement, bargain, covenant, stipulation, convention, concordant. Pad, n. 1. Cushion. 2. Horse (for the saddle), saddle-horse. Padisha, n. 1. Shah (of Persia). 2. Sultan (of Turkey), grand-seignor, Turkish emperor. Pæan, n. Triumphal song. Pagan, n. Heathen, gentile, idolater. Pagan, a. Heathenish, heathen. Paganism, n. Heathenism. Page, n. Boy-servant (attending a royal or noble personage or a legislature), serving-boy. Pageant, n. Spectacle, show, display, parade. Pageantry, n. Show, display, parade, pomp, state, splendor, magnificence, flourish, showing off. Pain, n. 1. Penalty, punishment. 2. Suffering, distress, ache, pang, torment, torture, anguish, agony, throe, twinge. 3. Uneasiness, disquietude, anxiety, solicitude, care, grief, sorrow, bitterness, affliction, woe, heartache. Pain, v. a. 1. Torment, torture, rack, agonize, distress, hurt. 2. Disquiet, trouble, afflict, grieve, aggrieve, displease, annoy, plague, bore, harass, vex, worry, tease, chafe, fret, incommode. Painful, a. 1. Tormenting, torturing, agonizing, racking, distressing, distressful, excruciating. 2. Grievous, afflicting, afflictive, disquieting, troublesome, displeasing, provoking, annoying, vexatious, unpleasant, disagreeable. 3. Toilsome, arduous, difficult, hard, severe. Pains, n. [Used in the singular number by the best writers.] Labor, care, trouble, toilsome effort. Painstaking, a. Laborious, sedulous, diligent, industrious, careful, plodding, assiduous, strenuous, hard-working, persevering, sparing no pains. Painstaking, n. Labor, industry, assiduity, diligence, perseverance, careful toil, conscientious exertion. Paint, v. a. 1. Represent (by colors). 2. Color (with a pigment), coat with paint. 3. Depict, delineate, describe, sketch, portray, pencil, set forth. Paint, n. Pigment, coloring matter. Painting, n. Picture (in colors). Pair, n. Two (of the same kind or suited to each other), couple, brace, SPAN. Pair, v. a. & n. Couple. Pakfong, n. [Written also Packfong.] German silver, white copper. Palace, n. Stately mansion. Palatable, a. Savory, delicious, nice, luscious, delicate. Palate, n. Roof of the mouth. Palatial, a. Stately, magnificent. Palaver, n. Twaddle, chatter, balderdash, rigmarole, gibberish, stuff, trash, fudge, nonsense, platitude, moonshine, wish-wash, flummery, jargon, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk. Pale, a. 1. Pallid, wan, ashy, whitish, colorless, cadaverous, not ruddy. 2. Dim, sombre. Pale, n. 1. Picket, stake. 2. Enclosure, circuit. Palfrey, n. Saddle-horse. Paling, n. Fence (made of pales). Palingenesia, n. [Gr.] Palengenesis, palengenesy, regeneration, second birth, new birth. Palengenesis, n. Palingenesia. Palengenesy, n. Palingenesia. Palinode, n. Recantation. Pall, n. Cloak (of state), mantle. Pall, v. a. 1. Make vapid or insipid. 2. Satiate, cloy, surfeit, sate, glut, gorge, fill to repletion. Pall, v. n. Become insipid, grow tasteless. Palladium, n. Bulwark, safeguard, security. Palliate, v. a. 1. Extenuate, excuse, gloss, apologize for. 2. Allay, ease, soothe, mitigate, moderate, assuage, alleviate, soothe, soften, abate, mollify, lessen, diminish, relieve, dull, blunt, quiet, still, quell. Palliation, n. 1. Extenuation. 2. Mitigation, alleviation, relief. Palliative, n. Lenitive. Pallid, a. Wan, whitish, ashy, colorless, cadaverous, pale, not ruddy. Palling, a. Nauseating, loathsome, sickening. Palm, v. a. 1. Conceal in the palm (as a juggler). 2. Impose (by fraud), obtrude, pass off. Palmer, n. Pilgrim (returned from the Holy Land), crusader. Palmiped, a. Web-footed. Palmistry, n. Chiromancy. Palm off upon, Impose by fraud, put upon by trickery. Palm upon, Impose by fraud, put upon by trickery. Palmy, a. Prosperous, fortunate, flourishing, thriving, happy, joyous, halcyon, golden, Saturnian. Palpable, a. 1. Tangible, tactile. 2. Manifest, obvious, plain, evident, glaring, unmistakable, gross, easily seen, very perceptible. Palpitate, v. n. Pulsate, throb, flutter, go pit-a-pat. Palpitation, n. Throbbing, fluttering, beating, pulsation, throb. Palpi, n. pl. [L.] (Ent.) Feelers. Palsy, n. Paralysis. Palsy, v. a. Paralyze, benumb, deaden. Palter, v. n. Equivocate, shuffle, dodge, quibble, evade, prevaricate. Paltry, a. 1. Small, little, diminutive, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant, petty, miserable, wretched, slight, slender, feeble, trifling, trivial, of no consequence, of no importance. 2. Base, vile, abject, grovelling, low, mean, beggarly, pitiful, despicable, contemptible. Pamper, v. a. 1. Feed to excess, feed luxuriantly. 2. Indulge (unduly), cocker. Pamphlet, n. Brochure. Panacea, n. Catholicon, universal medicine, universal remedy. Pancake, n. Flapjack, fritter. Pander, n. Procurer, pimp, male bawd. Pander to, Subserve, minister to. Panegyric, n. Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, tribute of praise. Panegyric, a. Encomiastic, encomiastical, eulogistic, eulogistical, commendatory, laudatory. Panegyrical, a. Encomiastic, encomiastical, eulogistic, eulogistical, commendatory, laudatory. Panegyrize, v. a. Praise (highly), extol, eulogize. Panel, n. (Law.) Array, body of jurors. Pang, n. Pain (sharp and sudden), throe, twinge, gripe. Pangolin, n. Manis, scaly ant-eater. Panic, n. Fright, affright, alarm, terror, consternation, sudden fear. Panicle, n. Compound raceme. Panic-stricken, a. Dismayed, terrified, horrified, appalled, frightened, horror-struck. Panoply, n. Armor (complete), suit of armor. Pansy, n. (Bot.) Heart's-ease, garden violet (Viola tricolor). Pant, v. n. 1. Puff, gasp, blow, breathe hard, lose breath. 2. Long, yearn, hunger, thirst, sigh. Pantaloons, n. pl. Trousers, breeches. Pantomime, n. Dumb show. Pantophagous, a. Omnivorous, all-devouring. Pap, n. 1. Nipple, teat, dug. 2. Food (made soft for infants and weaklings), nutriment, nourishment. Papa, n. Father (so used by children). Papaverous, a. Poppy-like. Paper, n. 1. Document, writing, written instrument. 2. Newspaper, journal. 3. (Com.) Notes, bank-notes, drafts, bills of exchange. Papilionaceous, a. Butterfly-shaped. Parable, n. Fable (in which what is stated as fact is probable, or which is founded on the ordinary incidents of daily life), APOLOGUE, story, NOVEL, short tale, fictitious narrative (intended to illustrate some spiritual truth). Parabolic, a. Figurative, expressed by a parable or similitude. Parabolical, a. Figurative, expressed by a parable or similitude. Paraclete, n. Advocate, Intercessor, Comforter, Holy Spirit, Spirit of Truth. Parade, n. 1. Ostentation, display, ceremony, show, pompous exhibition. 2. Pageant, spectacle, pompous procession. Parade, v. a. Display, flaunt, show off. Parade, v. n. Make a show, show off. Paradise, n. 1. Eden, the garden of Eden. 2. Heaven, Elysium, abode of the blessed, place of bliss. Paradox, n. Absurdity (as appears at first sight, yet not so in fact), seeming contradiction. Paradoxical, a. Absurd (to appearance, yet conformable to fact), incredible, puzzling, inconceivable. Paragon, n. Model, pattern, master-piece, CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, BEAU IDEAL, nonesuch, pink. Paragraph, n. 1. Passage, clause, section of a discourse. 2. Item (as in a newspaper), remark, short notice. Parallel, a. 1. Equidistant throughout (as lines). 2. In conformity, in harmony, in accordance. 3. Like, similar, analogous, resembling, allied, of a piece. Parallel, n. 1. Parallel line. 2. Resemblance, similarity, likeness. 3. Comparison. Paralysis, n. Palsy. Paralyze, v. a. Palsy, benumb, deaden. Paralogism, n. Sophistry (unintentional), false reasoning. Paralogy, n. Sophistry (unintentional), false reasoning. Paramount, a. Supreme, superior, preeminent, principal, chief. Paramour, n. 1. Lover (in a bad sense), wooer, gallant. 2. Concubine, mistress. Parapet, n. (Fort.) Breastwork (on a rampart). 2. Breast wall (as on a bridge). Paraphernalia, n. pl. Appendages, ornaments, trappings, equipment. Paraphrase, n. 1. Explanation (by amplifying), exposition. 2. Free translation. Paraphrastic, a. 1. Explanatory (by amplification). 2. Free, loose, diffuse, not literal, not verbal. Paraphrastical, a. 1. Explanatory (by amplification). 2. Free, loose, diffuse, not literal, not verbal. Paratonnere, n. [Fr.] Lightning-rod. Parasite, n. Sycophant, flatterer, toady, fawner, wheedler, flunky, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on. Parasitic, a. Sycophantic, fawning, flattering, wheedling, servile, slavish, meanly submissive. Parasitical, a. Sycophantic, fawning, flattering, wheedling, servile, slavish, meanly submissive. Parboil, v. a. Coddle, boil slightly. Parcel, n. 1. Bundles, package, packet, budget. 2. Set, lot, batch, collection. 3. (Law.) Piece, part, portion, tract, plot, patch. Parcel out, Divide, distribute, apportion, deal out. Parch, v. a. 1. Burn (slightly), scorch, roast. 2. Dry, shrivel, dry up. Pardon, v. a. 1. Remit, overlook, pass over. 2. Forgive (especially for a grave offence), absolve, excuse, acquit. Pardon, n. Forgiveness (especially of a grave offence after conviction, and granted to a specified person), remission (of a penalty incurred), absolution, grace, mercy, AMNESTY. Pardonable, a. Excusable, venial, that may be pardoned. Pare, v. a. 1. Peel (by the use of a knife). 2. Clip, cut, shave off. Parentage, n. Extraction, birth, descent, lineage, pedigree, stock. Parents, n. pl. Father and mother. Parget, v. a. Plaster, cover with plaster. Pargeter, n. Plasterer. Parhelion, n. [Gr. pl. Parhelia.] Mock sun. Pariah, n. Outcast, wretch, Troglodyte, miserable person. Parity, n. Equality, analogy, close correspondence. Parley, v. n. Talk, converse, discourse, hold a conference (especially with an enemy). Parley, n. Conference (especially between enemies), talk, discourse, conversation. Parliament, n. House of Lords and House of Commons (of Great Britain and Ireland). Parlor, n. Drawing-room. Parody, n. Travesty, burlesque, caricature. Parody, v. a. Travesty, burlesque, caricature, turn into burlesque. Parol, a. (Law.) Oral, verbal, by word of mouth. Parole, a. (Law.) Oral, verbal, by word of mouth. Parol, n. 1. (Law.) Word of mouth, oral declaration. 2. (Mil.) Word of honor, word of promise, plighted faith. Parole, n. 1. (Law.) Word of mouth, oral declaration. 2. (Mil.) Word of honor, word of promise, plighted faith. Paroxysm, n. (Med.) Exacerbation (of a disease, periodically), fit, convulsion, sudden attack. Parquet, n. [Fr.] Pit, parterre. Parricidal, a. Patricidal. Parricide, n. Patricide. Parrot, n. Poll. Parry, v. a. Ward off, turn aside. Parsimonious, a. Stingy, close, avaricious, niggardly, miserly, mean, penurious, grasping, covetous, close-fisted, sordid, very saving, excessively frugal. Parsimony, n. Stinginess, niggardliness, penuriousness, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, meanness. Parson, n. Minister, priest, clergyman, pastor, ecclesiastic, churchman, divine. Part, n. 1. Piece, portion, fraction, section, division, subdivision. 2. Member, organ, constituent, element, component, ingredient. 3. Share, allotment, lot, dividend. 4. Business, charge, duty, office, function. 5. Side, party, interest, concern, faction. Part, v. a. 1. Divide, sever, dissever, sunder, dismember, subdivide, break, break in pieces, tear asunder. 2. Disunite, separate, disjoin, disconnect, detach, dissociate, keep apart, hold apart. 3. Apportion, allot, share, distribute, parcel out, deal out. Part, v. n. 1. Be broken, be parted, be divided, become separated, go asunder. 2. Quit each other, take leave, bid farewell. 3. Depart, go away, set out. Part from, Leave, be detached from, be separated from. Part with, Relinquish, resign, surrender, lose, give up. Partake of, Participate, partake, share, have a share of, take a part of, have a part of, participate in. Partaking, n. Participation. Partake, v. a. Share, partake of, participate in, have a part of, take a part of. Partaker, n. Participator, sharer, communicant. Parterre, n. [Fr.] Pit, parquet. Partial, a. 1. Incomplete, imperfect, limited, not entire, not total, not general, not universal. 2. Biassed, prejudiced, prepossessed, warped, interested, unfair, unjust, one-sided, not indifferent. Partial to, Fond of. Partiality, n. 1. Unfairness, injustice, favoritism. 2. Fondness, predilection, liking, fancy, inclination, leaning, bent. Partially, ad. Partly, imperfectly, in part, not totally. Particeps criminis, [L.] Accomplice, confederate, abettor, SOCIUS CRIMINIS. Participant, n. Participator, sharer. Participate in, Partake, share, have a part in, take a part in. Participation, n. Partaking. Participator, n. Partaker, sharer. Particle, n. Bit, ATOM, MOLECULE, corpuscle, mote, jot, iota, tittle, whit, grain, scrap, mite, scintilla, ace. Particular, a. 1. Especial, special, specific, not general. 2. Individual, single, separate, distinct, distinction. 3. Minute, exact, precise, nice, scrupulous, fastidious. 4. Peculiar, odd, singular, strange, notable. Particular, n. Instance, circumstance, detail, item, particularity, special point. Particularity, n. 1. Exactness, preciseness, precision. 2. Detail, item, particular, special point. 3. Peculiarity, singularity, characteristic. Particularize, v. a. Specify, mention in detail, set forth minutely. Particularize, v. n. Be particular, descend to particulars, mention particulars. Particularly, ad. 1. Especially, specially, specifically, circumstantially. 2. Separately, singly, distinctly, individually. Parting, n. 1. Breaking, rupture, disruption, severing, tearing asunder. 2. Separation, detachment. 3. Leave-taking. Partisan, n. 1. Adherent, follower, supporter, disciple, champion, votary, party man. 2. Truncheon, staff. Partisanship, n. Championship. Partition, n. 1. Division, separation, distinction. 2. Dividing wall, BULKHEAD. Partition, v. a. 1. Apportion, share, divide into shares, parcel out. 2. Divide by partitions. Partitive, a. (Gram.) Distributive. Partitive, n. (Gram.) Distributive. Partly, ad. In part, in some measure, in some degree, not wholly, not entirely. Partner, n. 1. Associate, colleague, partaker, sharer, participator, participant. 2. Member of a partnership, member of a firm, one of a firm or house. Partnership, n. 1. Union, connection, interest, participation. 2. Copartnership, company, association, society, firm, house. Partridge-berry, n. 1. Wintergreen, teaberry, deerberry, boxberry, mountain-tea (Gaultheria procumbens). 2. Checkerberry, squaw-vine, winter-clover (Mitchella repens). Parts, n. pl. 1. Talents, faculties, powers, abilities, endowments, gifts, genius, calibre. 2. Quarters, regions, districts. Parturition, n. Delivery, labor, travail, child-birth, bringing forth. Party, n. 1. Faction, CABAL, CLIQUE, set, junto, COTERIE, circle, combination, league, confederacy, alliance. 2. Company, assembly, body, gathering, social assemblage. 3. Participator, participant, partaker, sharer. 4. Litigant, plaintiff or defendant. 5. Person, individual, man, one, somebody, some one. Party-colored, a. Variegated, piebald, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, of all manner of colors. Party-man, n. Partisan. Parvenu, n. [Fr.] Upstart, mushroom, snob, pretentious fellow, pretender to gentility. Pasigraphy, n. Universal language. Pasilaly, n. Universal language. Pasquinade, n. Lampoon, satire. Pasquinade, v. a. [Rare.] Lampoon, satirize, abuse by satire. Pass, v. n. 1. Go, move, proceed, go on, make a transit. 2. Elapse, be spent, pass away. 3. Vanish, disappear, cease, fade, die, be lost. 4. Occur, happen, take place. 5. Circulate, be current, gain currency. 6. Be enacted, be sanctioned by a majority of votes. 7. Be deemed, be considered, be held, be regarded. 8. Answer, do, do well enough. 9. Go unheeded, go unregarded. 10. Make a thrust, make a pass. Pass, v. a. 1. Allow to proceed, let go. 2. Send, transmit, deliver, make over. 3. Go over, go across. 4. Undergo, experience, live through, make trial of. 5. Spend (as time). 6. Omit, neglect, disregard, take no notice of. 7. Overstep, go beyond. 8. Exceed, surpass, excel, transcend. 9. Be enacted by, be passed by. 10. Enact, ratify, sanction by a majority of votes. 11. Utter, deliver, pronounce. 12. Give currency to, put into circulation. Pass, n. 1. Passage, way, road, avenue. 2. Defile, ravine, gorge, narrow passage. 3. Passport, permission to pass. 4. Conjuncture, state, condition. 5. Thrust, push, allonge, lunge, tilt. Passable, a. 1. Fit for travel (as a road). 2. Tolerable, middling, moderate, ordinary, so so, mediocre, pretty good, not very bad. Passage, n. 1. Passing, transit. 2. Road, path, way, avenue, pass, thoroughfare, channel, route. 3. Act, deed, event, occurrence, feat, exploit. 4. Clause, sentence, paragraph, text. 5. Corridor, entry, entry way. 6. Enactment, passing. 7. (Music.) Phrase, part of an air. Pass away, Elapse, lapse, pass, glide, slip away. Pass by, Overlook, disregard, omit, take no notice of, pass over. Pass current, Be received, be admitted, GO DOWN. Passé, a. [Fr.] Past, worn, faded, out of use, out of date. Passenger, n. Traveller, wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, tourist. Passim, ad. [L.] Here and there, everywhere. Pass in review, Review, revise, reconsider, re-examine. Passion, n. 1. Suffering (specifically that of Christ by crucifixion). 2. Emotion, ardor, fervor, zeal, rapture, transport, excitement, impulse, glow, strong feeling. 3. Pathos, warmth of feeling, tender emotion. 4. Anger, resentment, wrath, indignation, fury. 5. Love, affection, attachment, fondness, devotion. Passionate, a. 1. Warm, ardent, earnest, vehement, excited, animated, fiery, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, burning, zealous, violent, furious, impetuous, impulsive. 2. Irascible, excitable, choleric, hasty, touchy, hot, peppery, hot-tempered, quick-tempered. Passionless, a. 1. Impassive, unsusceptible, unimpressible, apathetic, cold, phlegmatic, stoical, cold-blooded, without passion or feeling. 2. Cool, calm, collected, unmoved, imperturbable, of a calm temper. Passion-week, n. Holy Week, week before Easter. Passive, a. 1. Quiet, quiescent, inert, inactive, not active. 2. Unresisting, submissive, patient, long-suffering. Pass muster, Answer, do, pass, serve, be sufficient, do well enough. Pass off, Palm, palm off, impose by trick, impose fraudulently. Pass on or upon, 1. Befall, happen to, come upon. 2. Impose upon, palm upon, palm off upon, pass off upon. Pass over, Overlook, disregard, omit, take no notice of, pass by. Passport, n. Pass. Password, n. Watchword, countersign. Past, a. Spent, gone, ended, elapsed, gone by. Past, n. Past time, time gone by. Past, prep. 1. Beyond, out of the reach of. 2. After (in time). Past, ad. By. Pastime, n. Amusement, entertainment, diversion, sport, play, recreation. Pastor, n. 1. Shepherd. 2. Minister, clergyman, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman, divine. Pastoral, a. 1. Rural, rustic, of shepherds. 2. Bucolic. 3. Ministerial, of a pastor. Pastoral, n. Bucolic, idyl, eclogue, pastoral poem. Pastorate, n. Pastorship. Pastorship, n. Pastorate. Pasturage, n. Pasture, grazing land. Pasture, n. Herbage, herbs, pasturage, grass, grazing land. Pasture, v. a. Supply with pasturage, graze, turn out to pasture. Pasty, a. Meat-pie. Pat, a. [Colloquial.] Fit, apt, pertinent, suitable, appropriate. Pat, n. Rap, dab, tap, hit, light blow. Pat, v. a. Rap, dab, tap, strike lightly, hit. Patch, n. 1. Part, piece. 2. Tract, parcel, plot. Pate, n. Head (in a ludicrous sense). Patella, n. [L.] 1. Knee-pan. 2. (Conch.) Limpet. Patent, a. Open, apparent, evident, plain, obvious, manifest, clear, public, conspicuous, unconcealed, palpable, unmistakable, glaring, notorious. Paternal, a. 1. Fatherly. 2. Hereditary. Paternal estate, Patrimony. Paternity, n. Fathership, fatherhood. Pater noster, n. [L.] The Lord's prayer. Path, n. 1. Track (trodden), foot-way, pathway. 2. Road, way, course, route, passage, avenue. Pathetic, a. Affecting, touching, moving, melting, tender, plaintive. Pathless, a. Untrodden, trackless. Pathos, n. 1. Passion, warmth of feeling, tender emotion. 2. Pathetic quality, tender tone. Pathway, n. Path, footway, track. Patience, n. 1. Endurance (without complaint), fortitude, resignation, submission, sufferance, long-sufferance, long-suffering. 2. Perseverance, persistence, indefatigableness, constancy, diligence, assiduity. Patient, a. 1. Submissive, resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining, passive, long-suffering. 2. Persevering, persistent, diligent, assiduous, indefatigable, constant. Patness, n. [Colloquial.] Suitableness, appropriateness, fitness, propriety, aptness, pertinency. Patois, n. [Fr.] Rustic or provincial dialect. Patrician, n. Nobleman (of ancient Rome). Patrician, a. Noble, senatorial, aristocratic, high-born, not plebeian, well-born. Patricidal, a. Parricidal. Patricide, n. Parricide. Patrimony, n. Inheritance, heritage, paternal or hereditary estate. Patriot, n. Lover of one's country. Patriotism, n. Love of country. Patron, n. Defender, advocate, protector, supporter, favorer, guardian, good genius, tutelary saint. Patronage, n. 1. Favor, countenance, support, assistance, influence, friendship, aid. 2. Custom, good-will (of an established place of business). Patronize, v. a. Favor, countenance, support, aid, assist, help, befriend, make interest for. Pattern, n. 1. Exemplar, model, archetype, prototype, original, precedent. 2. Specimen, sample, example, instance. 3. Figure, style, shape. Pattern after, Imitate, copy, follow. Paucity, n. Fewness, small number. Pauhaugen, n. [Indian name.] Menhaden, hardhead, moss-bunker. Paunch, n. 1. Abdomen, belly. 2. First stomach (of a ruminating animal). Pauper, n. Mendicant, beggar, starveling, poor person (depending on charity). Pauperism, n. Mendicancy, indigence, destitution, beggary, penury, extreme poverty. Pause, n. 1. Stop, cessation, suspension, interruption, rest, halt, intermission, remission, stoppage, stopping, break, CÆSURA. 2. Point, punctuation mark. Pause, v. n. 1. Stop, cease, desist, wait, delay, rest, breathe, stay, break off. 2. Hesitate, demur, deliberate, waver. Pave the way, Prepare, make ready, get ready, make preparation, smooth the way. Pavilion, n. 1. Tent. 2. (Anat.) Auricle, external ear. Pavonine, a. Iridescent, irisated, nacreous. Paw, n. 1. Foot (of beasts with claws). 2. Hand (in contempt). Pawl, n. Click, detent, catch, ratchet. Pawn, n. Pledge (of a chattel to secure a debt), gage, security. Pawn, v. a. Pledge, offer or give as security. Pawnee, n. (Law.) Pledgee. Pay, v. a. 1. Discharge, settle, liquidate, cash. 2. Compensate, recompense, requite, remunerate, reward, make payment to. 3. Punish, take revenge upon, retort upon. 4. (Naut.) Smear (with tar or pitch). Pay, v. n. 1. Make compensation. 2. Be profitable, be remunerative, make a good return, be a good investment, give a good interest. Pay, n. Compensation, recompense, remuneration, reward, requital, wages, salary, stipend, hire, allowance. Pay down, Pay on the spot, pay on delivery. Pay for, 1. Give an equivalent for, bear the expense of. 2. Atone for, make amends for. Paying, a. Remunerative, profitable, gainful, that pays. Pay off, 1. Pay and discharge (as hired men). 2. Punish, pay, take revenge upon, retort upon. 3. (Naut.) Fall off, fall to leeward. Pay one's addresses to, Woo, court, solicit in love, make love to. Pay up, [Colloquial.] Settle, pay arrears, settle an account, square accounts, quit scores, strike a balance, pony up, shell out, fork over, pay the bill, pay the piper, pay the fiddler, come down with the cash. Peace, n. 1. Calm, repose, quiet, tranquillity, stillness, silence. 2. Amity, concord, harmony, truce, ARMISTICE. Peaceable, a. 1. Peaceful, pacific, free from war. 2. Gentle, mild, amicable, friendly, disposed to peace, not quarrelsome. 3. Quiet, tranquil, placid, unmoved, undisturbed, serene. Peaceful, a. 1. Quiet, calm, still, undisturbed, placid, tranquil, serene. 2. Mild, gentle, kindly, friendly. Peace-maker, n. Mediator, intercessor. Peace-making, a. Conciliatory, mild, appeasing. Peace-offering, n. 1. Atonement, satisfaction, amends, reparation, atoning sacrifice. 2. Mediation, olive-branch, intercession. Peak, n. Top (of a mountain), summit, crest, crown, pinnacle. Peak, v. n. 1. Grow thin or lean, become emaciated. 2. Sneak, make a mean figure. Peaked, a. Pointed. Peal, n. Blast, burst, blare, clang. Peal, v. n. Resound, echo, re-echo, boom, thunder, roar. Pea-nut, n. Ground-nut, earth-nut (Arachis hypogæa). Pearlash, n. Sub-carbonate of potassa (impure), calcined potash. Pearl-powder, n. Pearl-white. Pearl-white, n. Pearl-powder, sub-muriate of bismuth. Pearly, a. 1. Abounding in pearls. 2. Clear, pure, transparent, nacreous. Peasant, n. Rustic, countryman, hind, swain. Pebble, n. Stone (of small size), pebble-stone. Pebble-stone, n. Pebble. Peccability, n. Frailty, infirmity, weakness, liability to sin. Peccable, a. Frail, weak, imperfect, erring, sinning, liable to sin. Peccadillo, n. Petty fault, slight offence. Peccant, a. 1. Sinning, erring, guilty, criminal. 2. Morbid, malignant, corrupting, corroding. Peculation, n. Embezzlement. Peculiar, a. 1. That specially pertains, that belongs exclusively. 2. Singular, particular, characteristic, special, exceptional, rare, not common, not general. Peculiarity, n. Individuality, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, characteristic, speciality, singularity. Pecuniary, a. Monetary, financial. Pedagogue, n. [A contemptuous term.] Schoolmaster, teacher. Pedant, n. Pretender to learning. Pedantic, a. Conceited, pragmatical, vain of knowledge, ostentations of learning. Pedantical, a. Conceited, pragmatical, vain of knowledge, ostentations of learning. Pedantry, n. Ostentation of learning, boastful display of knowledge. Pedestrian, n. Foot-traveller, traveller afoot. Pedigree n. Lineage, descent, ancestry, genealogy, stock, breed, family, race, house, line of ancestors. Peel, v. a. Pare (by stripping or pulling), hull, shell. Peel, v. n. Exfoliate, come off (as skin or rind), peel off, shell off. Peel, n. Rind, skin. Peep, v. n. 1. Chirp (as a chicken), pule, pip. 2. Peer, look slyly. Peep of day, Dawn, morning, aurora, sunrise, prime, prime of day, break of day, early morning, first flush of the morning. Peer, n. 1. Equal, mate, match, compeer. 2. Companion, associate, fellow, comrade. 3. Nobleman, lord. Peer, v. n. Peep, pry, look closely or narrowly. Peerless, a. Unequalled, unmatched, unsurpassed, matchless, without an equal, without a peer. Peevish, a. Fretful, petulant, querulous, irritable, waspish, snappish, pettish, captious, cross, crusty, snarling, testy, churlish, crabbed, acrimonious, irritable. Pelf, n. Money, riches, lucre, mammon, gain, wealth. Pellicle, n. Film, thin skin, thin coating. Pell-mell, ad. Confusedly, irregularly, disorderly, in confusion, in disorder, helter-skelter, at sixes and sevens. Pellucid, a. Clear, transparent, transpicuous, limpid, diaphanous, crystalline, bright, lucid, translucent. Pelt, n. Skin (of a beast with the hair on it), hide. Pelts, n. pl. Skins (as above), peltry, hides. Pelt, v. a. Strike (with something thrown), beat, batter, assail with missiles. Peltate, a. (Bot.) Shield-shaped. Peltated, a. (Bot.) Shield-shaped. Pelting, n. Beating, battering. Peltry, n. Pelts, hides. Pen, v. a. 1. Write, compose, indite. 2. Incage, coop, confine, enclose, impound, imprison, incarcerate, shut up, shut in, hem in, wall in, rail in. Pen, n. Enclosure, COOP, PENFOLD, pinfold, pound. Penal, a. Punitive. Penalty, n. 1. Punishment, penal retribution. 2. Forfeiture, fine. Penance, n. Punishment (self-inflicted or imposed by ecclesiastical authority), mortification, maceration, humiliation, penalty. Penchant, n. [Fr.] Inclination, bent, propensity, proneness, proclivity, disposition, tendency, turn, leaning, predisposition, liking, fondness, predilection. Pencil, n. 1. Brush (made of hair or fine bristles). 2. Crayon. Pencil, v. a. 1. Paint, depict, delineate, portray, sketch. 2. Mark or draw with a pencil. Pencilling, n. Sketch, outline. Pendant, n. 1. Hanging appendage, bob. 2. Ear-ring, ear-drop. 3. (Naut.) Pennant, PENNON. Pendent, a. Hanging, pendulous, suspended, pensile. Pendente lite, [L.] While the suit is pending, pending the suit or action, during litigation. Pending, a. Depending, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, in suspense. Pending, prep. During. Pendulous, a. Hanging, PENDENT. Penetrable, a. Permeable, pervious. Penetrate, v. a. 1. Pierce, perforate, bore, enter, transfix. 2. Discern, understand, comprehend. Penetrating, a. Discerning, intelligent, sagacious, sharp-witted, clear-sighted, acute, keen, quick, shrewd, keen-sighted. Penetration, n. 1. Penetrating. 2. Acuteness, discernment, sagacity, shrewdness, astuteness, sharpness, perspicacity, insight, mother-wit, quick parts. Penfold, n. Pen (for confining strayed beasts), pinfold, pound. Penitence, n. Repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse. Penitent, a. Repentant, contrite. Penitent, n. Repentant. Penitentiary, n. Prison, jail, bridewell, work-house, house of correction. Penman, n. Writer, scribe, chirographer, chirographist, quill-driver. Penmanship, n. Chirography. Pennant, n. (Naut.) Pendant. Penniless, a. Moneyless, destitute, poor, necessitous, needy, indigent, distressed, pinched, reduced, short of money, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket, in need, in want. Pennon, n. 1. Banner, streamer, standard, flag, colors, ensign. 2. Wing, pinion. Pensile, a. Hanging, suspended, pendent, pendulous. Pension, n. Allowance (from a government for past services), annuity. Pensive, a. 1. Thoughtful, meditative, reflective, dreamy, sober. 2. Expressive of sadness. Pentagonal, a. Five-angled, five-cornered. Pentecost, n. Whitsuntide, Whit-Sunday. Pent-house, n. Lean-to. Pent-roof, n. Shed-roof. Penult, n. Penultima, penultimate, last syllable but one, penultimate syllable. Penultima, n. Penult. Penultimate, n. Penult. Penurious, a. Parsimonious, covetous, avaricious, illiberal, miserly, niggardly, sordid, mercenary, close, stingy, mean, close-fisted, hard-fisted. Penury, n. Indigence, destitution, beggary, mendicancy, pauperism, extreme poverty. People, n. 1. Tribe, nation, race, clan, family. 2. Population, folks, persons, the public, the community, the bulk of mankind. 3. Commonalty, populace, CANAILLE, rabble, mob, the vulgar, vulgar herd, lower classes, humbler classes, the multitude, the million, the peasantry, the masses. People, v. a. Populate. Pepper-grass, n. Pill-wort (Pilularia globulifera). 2. Pepper-wort (Lepidium sativum). Pepperidge, n. Tupelo, Sour-gum, sour gum-tree (Nyssa multiflora). Pepperidge-bush, n. Barberry. Pepper-wort, n. Pepper-grass (Lepidium sativum). Peppery, a. 1. Hot, pungent, high-seasoned. 2. Irritable, irascible, touchy, testy, waspish, snappish, snarling, churlish, choleric, petulant, excitable, passionate, hasty, quick, like tinder, like touch-wood. Peradventure, ad. [Rare.] Perhaps, PERCHANCE, possibly. Perambulate, v. a. Go around, go about. Perambulation, n. Round, circuit, tour. Per annum, [L.] Annually, by the year. Per capita, [L.] By heads, by polls, according to the number of persons. Perceive, v. a. 1. See, discover, note, notice, remark, observe, descry, behold, discern. 2. Feel, be sensible of. 3. Understand, comprehend, know. Per cent., [L.] By the hundred. Per centum, [L.] By the hundred. Perceptible, a. Visible, discernible, apparent, in sight, to be seen. Perception, n. 1. Seeing, discernment, sense, taste, sensation. 2. Understanding, notion, idea, apprehension. Perch, n. 1. Roost. 2. Pole, rod. Perch, v. n. Roost, sit on a perch. Perchance, ad. Perhaps, possibly, by chance, haply, PERADVENTURE, maybe, it may be, as luck may have it. Perchers, n. pl. Insessores, perching birds. Percolate, v. n. Filter, transude, ooze, exude, strain. Percolation, n. Filtration, straining. Percussion, n. Collision, clash, shock, concussion. Percussion-cap, n. Capsule. Per diem, [L.] By the day. Perdition, n. 1. Ruin, destruction, overthrow, wreck, downfall, utter loss. 2. Eternal death, future misery. Peregrination, n. Travelling, travel, wandering. Peremptory, a. 1. Decisive, express, authoritative, categorical, imperative, positive, absolute. 2. Dogmatical, arbitrary, despotic. Perennial, a. Lasting, enduring, permanent, constant, continual, undying, unceasing, perpetual, uninterrupted, imperishable, deathless, never-failing, immortal. Perfect, a. 1. Complete, consummate, finished, excellent, capital, exquisite, without blemish, not defective, not deficient. 2. Pure, holy, blameless, faultless, without sin. Perfect, v. a. Finish, complete, consummate, elaborate, make perfect, bring to perfection. Perfection, n. 1. Perfectness, maturity, completion, consummation, wholeness, excellence. 2. Excellent quality. Perfectly, ad. Fully, entirely, totally, completely, exactly, accurately. Perfectness, n. Perfection. Perfidious, a. Faithless, unfaithful, treacherous, false, dishonest, disloyal, traitorous, false-hearted. Perfidiousness, n. Perfidy. Perfidy, n. Perfidiousness, treachery, treason, defection, disloyalty, breach of faith, foul play, Punic faith. Perforate, v. a. Pierce, penetrate, bore, transfix, drill, bore through. Perforation, n. Hole, aperture, opening. Perform, v. a. 1. Do, execute, effect, accomplish, achieve, compass, bring about, bring to pass, work out. 2. Observe, fulfil, meet, discharge, satisfy, complete, adhere to, be faithful to, comply with. Performance, n. 1. Accomplishment, execution, completion. 2. Action, deed, act, achievement, exploit, feat. Performer, n. 1. Doer, operator, executor. 2. Actor, player, stage-player, comedian, tragedian. Perfume, n. 1. Fragrance, balminess, aroma, redolence, incense, pleasing scent, grateful odor, sweetness of smell. 2. Sweet-smelling substance. Perfume, v. a. Scent, fill, impregnate or imbue with grateful odor. Perfumery, n. Perfumes. Perfunctory, a. Indifferent, careless, slovenly, heedless, reckless, negligent, slight; done, but not well done; done to be rid of (without a due sense of obligation). Perhaps, ad. Perchance, possibly, haply, PERADVENTURE, by chance, maybe, it may be, as luck may have it. Pericarp, n. (Bot.) Capsule, pod, seed-vessel, ripened ovary. Peril, n. Danger, hazard, jeopardy, risk, venture. Peril, v. a. Risk, endanger, imperil, jeopard, put at hazard, put in danger, expose to danger. Perilous, a. Dangerous, hazardous, RISKY, full of danger, fraught with danger. Period, n. 1. Cycle, circle of time, revolution of time, round of years. 2. Time, term, era, epoch, date, age. 3. End, limit, bound, termination, conclusion. 4. (Rhet.) Sentence (full or completed), proposition. 5. (Gram.) Dot, full stop. Periodic, a. Recurring (regularly). Periodical, a. Recurring (regularly). Periodically, ad. Regularly, statedly, at stated times, at regular times, at fixed periods. Peripatetic, a. Aristotelian, of Aristotle. Periphery, n. Circumference. Periphrase, a. Circumlocution, periphrasis, circuit of words, roundabout expression. Periphrasis, n. [L.] Periphrase. Periphrastic, a. Circumlocutory. Periphrastical, a. Circumlocutory. Perish, v. n. 1. Decay, waste, wither, pass away, be destroyed, be ruined, be lost, come to nought, go to destruction. 2. Die, expire, decease, cease to exist. Perishable, a. 1. Destructible, decaying, liable to decay. 2. Dying, mortal. Periwig, n. Wig, peruke, scratch. Perjure one's self, Forswear one's self, swear falsely, take a false oath, bear false witness, break one's word, break one's faith, play false. Perjury, n. False swearing. Perk, v. n. Be perk, be proud, be perky, be smart. Perk, a. Pert, PERKY. Perky, a. Pert, smart, UPPISH, proud, perk, assuming. Permanence, n. Duration, durability, lastingness, continuance, fixedness. Permanency, n. Duration, durability, lastingness, continuance, fixedness. Permanent, a. Lasting, abiding, fixed, enduring, continuing, durable, stable, steadfast, unchangeable, immutable, perpetual, invariable, constant, persistent. Permeable, a. Pervious, penetrable. Permissible, a. Allowable, admissible, lawful, legal, legitimate, proper. Permission, n. Leave, license, liberty, allowance, consent, permit. Permit, v. a. Allow, let, suffer, license, empower, authorize, warrant, give permission to, give leave to, give carte blanche to. Permit, n. Leave, license, permission, liberty. Pernicious, a. Hurtful, deleterious, injurious, detrimental, baneful, baleful, prejudicial, noxious, mischievous, damaging, disadvantageous, destructive, ruinous, fatal. Perpendicular, a. 1. Vertical, upright, pointing to the zenith. 2. At right angles, making a right angle. Perpetrate, v. a. Do (as something base), commit, perform, execute. Perpetration, n. Commission (as of a crime), doing, performing. Perpetual, a. Endless, unending, everlasting, eternal, ever-during, ceaseless, continual, incessant, unintermitted, uninterrupted, constant, interminable, perennial. Perpetuate, v. a. Eternize, make perpetual. Perpetuity, n. Eternity, endless duration. Perplex, v. a. 1. Entangle, tangle, complicate, involve, snarl, make intricate, make difficult. 2. Embarrass, puzzle, distract, pose, bewilder, beset, mystify, confuse, confound. Perplexing, a. Troublesome, puzzling, embarrassing, bewildering, confusing. Perplexity, n. 1. Intricacy, intricateness, complexity, obscurity, hardness, complication, involution. 2. Concern, care, anxiety, solicitude, trouble, embarrassment, distraction, doubt, confusion, bewilderment. 3. Embarrassment, difficulty, strait, hobble, pickle, critical situation. Per saltum, [L.] By a leap, by a jump. Per se, [L.] By itself. Persecute, v. a. Oppress, harass, afflict, molest, distress, worry, hunt down, run down, pursue malignantly, drive from pillar to post. Perseverance, n. Steadiness, persistence, persistency, constancy. Persevere, v. n. Persist, be steady, be steadfast, be constant, go on, keep on, hold on, keep one's coarse, keep one's ground, maintain one's ground, stick to it, not give it up, stand firm, stand fast, move heaven and earth, go through fire and water, go all lengths, stick at nothing. Persiflage, n. [Fr.] Banter, raillery, ridicule, jeering, mockery, quizzing, joking, pleasantry, frivolous talk. Persist, v. n. 1. Continue, remain, last, endure. 2. Persevere, be steadfast. Persistence, n. 1. Perseverance. 2. Obstinacy, contumacy, doggedness, stubbornness, perverseness, pertinacity, obduracy, headiness, pig-headedness. Persistency, n. 1. Perseverance. 2. Obstinacy, contumacy, doggedness, stubbornness, perverseness, pertinacity, obduracy, headiness, pig-headedness. Persistent, a. Persevering, constant, steady. Person, n. 1. Individual, man, one, party, somebody, some one, intelligent being, human being, human creature. 2. Body, bodily substance. Personage, n. 1. Assumed character. 2. Person of rank, man of distinction, great person, illustrious person. Personal, a. 1. Individual, private, special. 2. Corporal, exterior, physical, material. Personality, n. Individuality, distinct existence. Personally, ad. 1. Individually, as to one's person. 2. In person, by bodily presence. Personate, v. a. Play, act, act the part of, take the part of. Personation, n. Representation, acting, simulation. Personification, n. (Rhet.) Prosopopœia. Perspective, n. Vista, prospect, view. Perspicacious, a. Discerning, acute, keen, sagacious, shrewd, clear-sighted, keen-sighted, sharp-witted, keen-witted, long-headed, eagle-eyed. Perspicaciousness, n. Perspicacity. Perspicacity, n. Perspicaciousness, acuteness, sharpness, shrewdness, discernment, penetration, sagacity, astuteness, insight. Perspicuity, n. Clearness, lucidness, transparency, plainness, intelligibility, perspicuousness. Perspicuous, a. Clear, lucid, plain, transparent, intelligible. Perspicuousness, n. Perspicuity. Perspiration, n. 1. Exudation, sweating. 2. Sweat. Perspire, v. n. Sweat. Persuade, v. a. 1. Induce, influence, lead, incite, impel, actuate, set on, prevail upon, bring over, win over, bring round. 2. Convince, satisfy by proof or evidence. Persuasion, n. 1. Influence, inducement, incitement, suasion, bringing over. 2. Conviction, creed, belief, doctrine, tenet, dogma, way of thinking. Persuasive, a. Convincing, cogent, logical, valid, sound, weighty. Persuasive, n. Inducement, incitement. Pert, a. Saucy, forward, bold, impertinent, impudent, flippant. Pertain to, 1. Belong to, appertain to, be the property of. 2. Behoove, befit, beseem, be incumbent on, be the duty of, devolve on. 3. Regard, concern, relate to, refer to, answer to, have relation to. Pertinacious, a. 1. Constant, steady, firm, determined, resolute, steadfast, stanch. 2. Stubborn, obstinate, dogged, wilful, mulish, unyielding, intractable, headstrong, perverse, wayward, CANTANKEROUS, PIG-HEADED. Pertinaciousness, n. Pertinacity. Pertinacity, n. 1. Resolution, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, firmness, perseverance, tenacity of purpose. 2. Stubbornness, obstinacy, wilfulness, doggedness, headiness, mulishness. Pertinence, n. Fitness, appropriateness, relevancy, appositeness, suitableness, applicability, propriety, PATNESS. Pertinency, n. Fitness, appropriateness, relevancy, appositeness, suitableness, applicability, propriety, PATNESS. Pertinent, a. Fit, appropriate, suitable, relevant, apposite, adapted, applicable, proper, PAT, apropos, to the point, to the purpose. Pertness, n. Sauciness, forwardness, impertinence, impudence, flippancy. Perturbation, n. Agitation, trepidation, disquiet, uneasiness, excitement, discomposure, worry, vexation. Perturbed, a. Disturbed, disquieted, distressed, agitated, discomposed, excited, worried, vexed. Peruke, n. Wig, periwig, scratch. Perusal, n. Reading. Peruse, v. a. Read. Peruvian bark, Cinchona, Jesuit's bark, Cinchona bark. Pervade, v. a. 1. Permeate, penetrate, pass through. 2. Overspread, fill, run through, be diffused through, be disseminated through. Perverse, a. 1. Distorted (from the right), bad. 2. Obstinate, stubborn, wilful, dogged, mulish, untractable, unyielding, headstrong, pertinacious, wayward, CANTANKEROUS, PIG-HEADED. 3. Cross, petulant, waspish, captious, snappish, touchy, testy, crusty, churlish, crabbed, froward, morose, surly, snarling, ill-tempered, ill-natured. Perverseness, n. Petulance, peevishness, churlishness, moroseness, surliness, ill-temper, perversity. Perversion, n. Impairment, injury, vitiation, corruption, debasement, prostitution, abasement. Perversity, n. Perverseness. Pervert, v. a. 1. Distort, stretch, falsify, make an ill use of. 2. Entice, tempt, corrupt. Pervious, a. Permeable, penetrable. Pest, n. 1. Plague, pestilence, infection, fatal epidemic, infectious disease. 2. Contamination, poison, taint, bane, scourge, curse, infliction, nuisance, great annoyance. Pester, v. a. Disturb, annoy, harass, provoke, nettle, trouble, plague, vex, tease, hector, harry, molest, bother, worry, fret, gall, bore, incommode, disquiet, infest, torment, badger, chafe, irritate. Pestiferous, a. Pestilential. Pestilence, n. Plague, pest, BLIGHT, contagious distemper. Pestilential, a. 1. Pestiferous, infectious, contagious, catching, malignant, poisonous. 2. Mischievous, destructive, deleterious, noxious, ruinous, deadly. Pet, n. 1. Fondling, darling, favorite. 2. Miff, angry mood, fit of peevishness. Pet, a. Favorite, especially liked. Pet, v. a. Fondle, indulge, caress, make much of. Petiole, n. (Bot.) Leaf-stalk. Petition, n. Request, prayer, supplication, entreaty, suit, solicitation, application, appeal, address. Petition, v. a. Entreat, pray, supplicate, solicit, crave, ask, beg, apply to, make application to, prefer a request to. Petitioner, n. Suppliant, solicitor, applicant, suitor. Petitio principii, [L.] (Logic.) Begging of the question, taking for granted the question in dispute. Petit-maître, n. [Fr.] Coxcomb, dandy, fop, beau, exquisite, popinjay, jackanapes, jack-a-dandy, man of dress; vain, showy fellow. Pet lamb, Cosset. Petrify, v. a. 1. Change to stone. 2. Make callous, make obdurate. 3. Astonish, amaze, astound, dumfounder, confound, stupefy, take by surprise, strike dumb. Petroleum, n. Rock-oil, mineral oil, mineral pitch, mineral tar, Barbadoes tar, Seneca oil. Petticoat, n. Skirt. Pettifogger, n. Petty lawyer. Pettish, a. Peevish, fretful, PETULANT. Petty, a. 1. Little, small, trifling, trivial, frivolous, inconsiderable, unimportant, insignificant, slight, of small moment, of small account. 2. Inferior, of a low grade. Petty-chaps, n. Fig-pecker, fig-eater, becafico, garden warbler, greater petty-chaps (Sylvia hortensis). Petulance, n. Peevishness, fretfulness, testiness, waspishness, crustiness, pettishness, snappishness, irritability, ill-temper. Petulant, a. Irascible, irritable, fretful, peevish, hasty, touchy, testy, crusty, pettish, waspish, choleric, snappish, snarling, cross, crabbed, captious, censorious, acrimonious, perverse, froward, ill-tempered, out of sorts. Pewit, n. Lapwing (Tringa vanellus). Phalansterianism, n. Fourierism, socialism, humanitarianism, Saint Simonianism. Phantasm, n. Vision (fancied), appearance, apparition, spectre, phantom, illusion. Phantasmagoria, n. 1. Magic lantern. 2. Illusive images, optical illusions. Phantom, n. Phantasm. Phantom-like, a. Spectral. Pharisaic, a. Sanctimonious, hypocritical. Pharisaical, a. Sanctimonious, hypocritical. Pharisaism, n. Hypocrisy, formalism, sanctimoniousness, cant, pietism, phariseeism, assumed piety. Phariseeism, n. Pharisaism. Pharmacopœia, n. Dispensatory. Phascolome, n. Wombat (Phascolomys ursinus). Phase, n. Appearance (as of the moon or a planet), aspect. Phenomenon, n. [pl. Phenomena.] 1. Appearance, what is seen (as distinguished from its essence or substance). 2. Prodigy, wonder, marvel, miracle. Philander, v. n. Coquet, flirt, make love, make a show of love, affect to be in love, play at courtship. Philanthropic, n. Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane. Philanthropical, n. Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane. Philanthropy, n. Humanity, love of mankind, general benevolence, good will to all men. Philibeg, n. [Written also and usually Fillibeg.] Kilt. Philippic, n. Invective. Philomel, n. Nightingale. Philomela, n. Nightingale. Philosopher, n. 1. Searcher after truth, student of first principles, seeker of wisdom. 2. Theorist, theorizer, man of abstractions, speculator. Philosophic, a. 1. Of philosophy. Philosophical, a. 1. Of philosophy. 2. Of a philosopher, of philosophers. 3. Wise, rational, reasonable. 4. Calm, cool, collected, composed, unruffled, sedate, serene, tranquil, imperturbable, stoical, Platonic. Philosophy, n. 1. Science of causes or first principles, science of the absolute, the science of sciences. 2. Principles (of any department of knowledge), laws. 3. Hypothesis, theory, system, doctrine. Philosophy of the Academy, Philosophy of Plato, Platonic philosophy. Philosophy of the Garden, Philosophy of Epicurus, Epicurean philosophy. Philosophy of the Lyceum, Philosophy of Aristotle, Peripatetic philosophy. Philosophy of the Porch, Philosophy of Zeno and the Stoics, Stoical philosophy. Philter, n. Love potion, love charm. Phiz, n. [Humorously so used.] Face, visage, countenance, physiognomy. Phlebotomy, n. Venesection, bloodletting. Phlegm, n. 1. Mucus, excrementitious humor. 2. Apathy, insensibility, dulness, indifference, coldness, sluggishness. Phlegmatic a. Apathetic, stoical, dull, sluggish, tame, cold, frigid, unfeeling, unsusceptible, impassible, impassive, indifferent, cold-blooded. Phonetic, a. Phonic, phonical. Phonetical, a. Phonic, phonical. Phonetics, n. Phonics, phonology. Phonic, a. Phonetic. Phonical, a. Phonetic. Phonology, n. Phonetics, phonics. Phosphorus, n. [Poetical.] The morning star, Lucifer, Venus. Phrase, n. 1. Expression (forming part of a sentence). 2. Idiom, peculiar expression, turn of expression. 3. Style, diction, phraseology, manner of expression, mode of speech. Phrase, v. a. Call, name, style, term, denominate, entitle, designate, christen, dub. Phraseology, n. Diction, style, phrase, manner of expression, mode of speech. Phrenitis, n. [L.] (Med.) Inflammation of the brain. Phrenology, n. Craniology, craniognomy. Phrensy, n. [Written usually Frenzy.] Madness, rage, fury, delirium, insanity, lunacy, aberration of mind. Phthisis, n. (Med.) Consumption (particularly of the lungs), marasmus, emaciation, wasting, atrophy, decline, tabes, pulmonary consumption. Phylactery, n. Charm, amulet, talisman. Physic, n. 1. Drug, medicine, remedy, medicament, NOSTRUM. 2. Cathartic, purge, purgative medicine. Physic, v. Purge, drench, give physic to. Physical, a. 1. Material, corporeal, bodily, natural, sensible. 2. Medicinal, cathartic, purgative. Physician, n. Doctor, medical man. Physics, n. Natural philosophy, science of nature. Physiognomy, n. Face, countenance, PHIZ, visage, cast of countenance, expression of countenance. Physiology, n. Science of life, animal and vegetable economy, science of organized beings, science of the functions of animals and vegetables. Phytivorous, a. Grass-eating, graminivorous, phytophagous. Phytophagous, a. Phytivorous. Picaroon, n. Pirate, corsair, buccaneer, freebooter, marauder, sea-robber, sea-rover. Piccolo, n. [It.] Octave flute. Pick, v. a. 1. Pluck, pull off, pick off. 2. Open (as a lock). 3. Choose, select, cull, single out, pick out, fix upon, pitch upon. 4. Clean, cleanse. Pick, n. 1. Pickaxe. 2. Choice, selection. Pickaxe, n. (Written also Pickax.) Pick. Picket, n. 1. Stake, pale. 2. (Mil.) Sentinel (on the outposts), guard, watchman, guardsman, sentry. Pickings, n. pl. Refuse, leavings, remnants, remains, odds and ends. Pickle, n. 1. Salt and water (for preserving meat). 2. Vinegar (for preserving meats or vegetables). 3. Sorry condition, sad plight. Pickle-herring, n. Buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, jester, droll, punch, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, merry-Andrew, jack-pudding, punchinello. Pick off, 1. Pluck, pick, pull off. 2. Kill (by shooting, as a marksman). Pick out, Select, cull, choose, single out, fix upon, pitch upon. Pick up, Take up. Picturesque, a. Beautiful (as a scene in a picture), graphic. Picture, n. 1. Painting, drawing, engraving, print. 2. Image, resemblance, semblance, likeness, representation, similitude. Picture, v. a. Paint, draw, represent, delineate, form an image of. Piddle, v. n. 1. [Rare.] Trifle, act with levity, be busy about trifles. 2. [Child's word.] Urinate, make water, void urine. Piddling, a. Trifling, trivial, frivolous, petty, unimportant, insignificant, immaterial, inconsiderable, worthless, of little value or consequence, of no moment. Piebald, a. Motley, mottled, variegated, pied, party-colored, many-hued, many-colored, divers-colored, of various colors. Piece, n. 1. Part, portion, section, fragment, bit, scrap. 2. Composition, writing, lucubration, literary production. 3. Gun, cannon, fire-arm. Piecemeal, ad. In pieces, by fragments, part by part. Piece-work, n. Job-work. Pied, a. Variegated, PIEBALD. Pierce, v. a. 1. Transfix, penetrate, perforate, drill, bore, enter, force a way into. 2. Affect, move, touch, strike, thrill. Pierce, v. n. Penetrate, enter, thrill, force a way. Piercing, a. 1. Penetrating, perforating. 2. Sharp, keen, acute, thrilling. Piety, n. 1. Filial reverence. 2. Godliness, religion, devotion, holiness, sanctity, grace. Pig, n. Young hog. Pigeon-berry, n. Poke, poke-weed, garget (Phytolacca decandra). Pigeon-house, n. Columbary, dove-cot. Piggery, n. Pig-sty, hog-sty, pig-pen. Pig-headed, a. [Colloquial.] Obstinate, stubborn, mulish, dogged, wilful, heady, headstrong, intractable, perverse, cross-grained, self-willed. Pigment, n. Paint, color, coloring matter. Pig-pen, n. Piggery. Pig-sty, n. Piggery. Pigwidgeon, n. Fairy, elf, fay. Pile, n. 1. Heap, accumulation, mass, collection. 2. Building, structure, edifice, fabric, erection. 3. Large stake. 4. Filament, thread, fibre, staple. Pike, n. 1. Turnpike-gate. 2. [U. S.] Turnpike, turnpike road. 3. (Ich.) Luce, true-jack. Pile, v. a. Accumulate, amass, heap, collect or gather into a heap. Piles, n. pl. (Med.) Hemorrhoids. Pilfer, v. a. Steal (by petty theft), filch, purloin, CABBAGE, bob. Pilfer, v. n. Steal, thieve, practise petty theft. Pilfering, n. Stealing, thieving, thievery, larceny, petty theft, petty larceny. Pilgarlic, n. Wretch, outcast, Pariah, Troglodyte, miserable fellow. Pilgrim, n. Traveller (especially on a religious errand), wanderer, wayfarer, PALMER, crusader. Pilgrimage, n. Journey (especially to some hallowed place), expedition, tour, excursion. Pillage, n. 1. Spoliation, depredation, destruction, devastation, plundering, rapine. 2. Plunder, booty, spoil, prey. Pillage, v. a. Plunder, spoil, despoil, sack. Pillar, n. 1. Column (for supporting something), shaft, post. 2. Prop, support, supporter, maintainer. Pillow-block, n. Plumber-block. Pill-wort, n. Pepper-grass (Pilularia globulifera). Pilot, n. Steersman, guide, conductor. Pilot, v. a. Guide, direct, conduct, steer, have or take the direction of. Pilot-bread, n. Hard-bread, ship-biscuit. Pimento, n. Allspice, Jamaica pepper. Pimp, n. Procurer, pander. Pimp, v. n. Pander. Pimple, n. Blotch, eruption, pustule. Pin, n. 1. Peg, BOLT. 2. Straw (as something of no value), fig, button, rush, feather, farthing, brass farthing. Pin, v. a. 1. Fasten with a pin. 2. Fasten, fix, make fast. Pinch, v. a. 1. Nip, squeeze, compress, gripe. 2. Oppress, straiten, distress. Pinch, v. n. Bear hard. Pinch, n. 1. Nip, gripe. 2. Emergency, exigency, crisis, strait, difficulty, push. Pinchbeck, n. Dutch gold. Pinched, a. Distressed, straitened, reduced, indigent, destitute, needy, poor, necessitous, penniless, moneyless, in need, in want, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket. Pine, v. n. Languish, droop, flag, waste, decay, waste away. Pinion, n. 1. Wing, pennon. 2. Fetter (for the arms). Pinion, v. a. Restrain (by binding the arms), bind, fasten, shackle, fetter, chain. Pink, n. 1. Rose-color. 2. (Ich.) Minnow, minion (Lencisous phoxinus). 3. Paragon, model, BEAU IDEAL. Pinnacle, n. 1. Turret, minaret. 2. Top, summit, apex, acme, zenith, highest point, culminating point, utmost height. Pin one's faith upon, Believe, put confidence in, rely upon, take at one's word. Pintado, n. Guinea hen. Pious, a. 1. Filial. 2. Religious, godly, holy, devout, saintly. Pip, v. n. Chirp (as a chicken), mewl, peep. Pipe of peace, Calumet. Piping, a. 1. Whining, feeble, sickly, weak. 2. Simmering, boiling. Pipsissewa, n. [Indian name.] Winter-green (Chimaphila umbellata). Piquancy, n. 1. Pungency, high flavor. 2. Sharpness, tartness, severity. Piquant, n. 1. Pungent, biting, pricking, stinging, high-flavored, high-seasoned. 2. Sharp, tart, severe, cutting, pointed. Pique, n. Resentment (slight), grudge, umbrage, offence, wounded pride. Pique, v. a. 1. Stimulate, incite, urge, instigate, spur, goad, set on, stir up. 2. Offend, displease, affront, provoke, incense, irritate, chafe, nettle, vex, fret, sting, exasperate, wound, give offence to, give umbrage to. Pique one's self, Plume one's self, take pride. Pirate, n. Corsair, buccaneer, picaroon, free-booter, sea-robber, sea-rover. Piratic, a. Robbing, predatory. Piratical, a. Robbing, predatory. Pish, interj. Pshaw. Pismire, n. Ant, emmet. Piston, n. Plunger. Pit, n. 1. Excavation, hole, cavity, hollow, indentation, dent, dint, depression, dimple. 2. Gulf, abyss. 3. Parquet, parterre. Pit against, Set to fight (as cocks in a pit), set in opposition, match for a contest, set together by the ears. Pit-a-pat, ad. In a flutter, with throbs, with palpitation. Pitch, n. 1. Degree of elevation. 2. Degree, measure, extent, range, rate. 3. (Mus.) Elevation of the key-note. Pitch, v. a. 1. Throw, cast, fling, hurl, toss, launch, send, dart, lance, jaculate. 2. Set (as a tent), fix, plant, place, station, locate, settle, establish. Pitch, v. n. Fall, plunge, throw one's self. Pitch-coal, n. Bituminous coal, caking coal. Pitch dark, Dark as pitch, very dark. Pitch into, [Colloquial.] Attack, assail, assault. Pitch upon, Choose, select, decide on, determine on, fix upon. Pitchy, n. Dark, black, dismal, rayless, sunless, Cimmerian. Pit-coal, n. Mineral coal. Piteous, a. 1. Sorrowful, mournful, woful, doleful, rueful, affecting, distressing, grievous, moving pity, exciting compassion. 2. Pitiable, deplorable, wretched, miserable, deserving pity, to be pitied. Pith, n. 1. Heart, marrow. 2. Essence, quintessence, substance, gist, soul, chief part, essential part, vital part. 3. Weight, moment, importance. 4. Force, strength, energy, vigor. Pithy, a. 1. Forcible, energetic. 2. Terse, laconic, brief, concise, short, compact, pointed, sententious, full of meaning, not loose, not verbose, not prolix. Pitiable, a. Deplorable, wretched, miserable, piteous, deserving pity, to be pitied. Pitiful, a. 1. Compassionate, tender, tender-hearted, sympathetic, kind, merciful, lenient, mild. 2. Mean, base, vile, low, paltry, sorry, abject, rascally, contemptible, despicable, insignificant, worthless. Pitiless, a. Merciless, unmerciful, unpitying, relentless, ruthless, implacable, inexorable, cruel, unfeeling, unsympathizing. Pittance, n. 1. Allowance (out of pity or charity), dole, allotment, charity, gift. 2. Modicum, trifle, fragment, small portion, small allowance. Pity, n. Compassion, commiseration, sympathy, fellow-feeling, bowels of compassion, melting mood. Pity, v. a. Commiserate, compassionate, sympathize with, feel for, have pity or compassion for, feel sorry for, condole with. Pivot, v. n. Turn, hinge, depend. Pivotal, a. Turning, hinging, depending. Placability, n. Placableness, forgiving disposition. Placable, a. Appeasable, reconcilable, forgiving. Placableness, n. Placability. Placard, n. Poster, bill, hand-bill, broadside. Placard, v. a. 1. Advertise (by placards), publish, announce, make known, blaze abroad, spread abroad. 2. Post, expose to obloquy. Place, n. 1. Situation, position, locality, location, station, spot, site, ground. 2. Office, charge, function, employment, post. 3. Rank, standing, grade, condition, occupation, calling. 4. Mansion, residence, abode, dwelling seat. 5. Town, village, city. Place, v. a. 1. Put, set, station, lay, settle, deposit, commit, locate, seat, fix, establish, dispose, arrange. 2. Invest, put at interest. Placenta, n. Secundines, after-birth. Placid, a. Quiet, tranquil, undisturbed, unmoved, unruffled, calm, peaceful, halcyon, palmy, serene, composed, collected, cool. Placidity, n. Calmness, quietness, serenity, composure, coolness, tranquillity, imperturbability. Plagiarism, n. Literary theft. Plagiarist, n. Plagiary. Plague, n. 1. Pestilence, pest. 2. Affliction; annoyance, vexation, trouble, nuisance, curse, torment, thorn in one's side. Plague, v. a. Annoy, tease, vex, worry, trouble, molest, torment, harass, harry, disturb, fret, gall, chafe, bore, incommode, bother, pester, badger, hector, irritate, disquiet. Plain, a. 1. Even, level, smooth, flat, plane. 2. Manifest, visible, obvious, clear, unmistakable, apparent, certain, palpable, conspicuous, notable, notorious, glaring, patent, open, evident. 3. Unequivocal, unambiguous, distinct, explicit, intelligible, perspicuous. 4. Simple, unadorned, unvarnished. 5. Homely, ugly, ill-looking, ill-favored, not handsome. 6. Artless, natural, honest, sincere, candid, frank, open, downright, direct, unsophisticated, ingenuous, undesigning, straightforward, single-minded, open-hearted, above-board. Plain, n. Plateau, champaign, savanna, pampas, tableland, champaign country. Plain-dealing, n. Honesty, sincerity, frankness, candor, ingenuousness, openness, truthfulness, plainness, straightforwardness. Plain-spoken, a. Frank, candid, blunt, open, free-spoken, plain of speech. Plaint, n. Lamentation, lament, moan, wail, cry, complaint. Plaintiff, n. Accuser, prosecutor. Plaintive, a. 1. Complaining, lamenting, moaning. 2. Mournful, sorrowful, sad, piteous, woful, rueful, grievous, dirge-like. Plait, n. Fold, doubling, double, PLICATURE, gather. Plait, v. a. 1. Fold, double. 2. Braid, plat, weave, mat. Plan, n. 1. Draft, sketch, plot, drawing, map, chart. 2. Scheme, project, system, method, device, design, contrivance, proposal, proposition. Plan, v. a. 1. Delineate, figure, represent, mark out, chalk out, sketch out. 2. Devise, contrive, scheme, project, plot, invent, design, concoct, digest, lay out, prepare, hatch. Plane, a. Level, flat, even, smooth, plain. Plane-tree, n. 1. [U. S.] Sycamore, button-wood, button-ball-tree, water-beech (Platanus Occidentalis). 2. [Scotland.] Sycamore maple (Acer pseudo-platanus). Planetarium, n. Orrery. Plant, n. Vegetable. Plant, v. a. Fix, establish, settle, found. Plant, v. n. Sow, scatter seed, put in seed. Plant-louse, n. Aphis, vine-fretter, puceron. Plant one's self, Pitch one's tent, take up one's quarters, establish one's self. Plash, v. a. Dash, spatter. Plash, v. n. Splash, dabble in water. Plash, n. 1. Dash, splash. 2. Puddle, pool, collection of standing water. Plaster, n. 1. Mortar, stucco, cement. 2. Emplastrum. Plaster, v. a. Parget, cover with plaster. Plasterer, n. Pargeter. Plaster of Paris, Calcined gypsum or sulphate of lime. Plastic, a. 1. Formative. 2. Soft, pliable, easily moulded. Plastic art, Sculpture. Plat, v. a. Braid, weave, plait, mat. Plat, n. Plot, piece of ground. Plate, n. 1. Lamina, layer. 2. Dish, platter. Plateau, a. Plain (elevated), table-land. Platina, n. Platinum. Platitude, n. 1. Insipidity, flatness, dulness, mawkishness. 2. Twaddle, verbiage, palaver, trash, chatter, stuff, fudge, nonsense, moonshine, flummery, wish-wash, balderdash, jargon, nonsense, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk. Platonic, a. 1. Academic, of Plato. 2. Contemplative, speculative, philosophical, theoretical. 3. Passionless, impassible, unimpressible, cold, apathetic, cool, calm, serene. Platter, n. Large dish. Plaudit, n. Applause, acclamation, clapping of hands, acclaim, shout of approbation. Plausible, a. Specious, colorable, seemingly fair. Play, v. n. 1. Sport, disport, frolic, skip, frisk, gambol, revel, romp, caper, make merry, make fun. 2. Trifle, toy, wanton. 3. Game, gambler. 4. Act (on the stage), take a part. Play, v. a. 1. Put in action, put in operation. 2. Perform on, play on or upon. 3. Act (on the stage), enact, represent, exhibit, perform. 4. Personate, act the part of, take the part of. 5. Engage in, take part in. Play, n. 1. Sport, frolic, amusement, pastime, gambols. 2. Drama, tragedy, comedy or farce, dramatic performance. 3. Practice, use, manner of dealing. 4. Scope, swing, elbow-room, opportunity, liberty of action, a fair field. 5. Gaming, gambling. 6. Motion, movement, activity, exercise, action. Player, n. 1. Performer, operator. 2. Actor, stage-player, tragedian or comedian. Playful, a. Frolicsome, frisky, sportive, merry, jolly, mirthful, DAFT, gamesome, debonair, vivacious, lively, sprightly, full of play, full of fun. Play false, Break one's word, sell one's self, turn traitor, go over to the enemy. Play fast and loose, Be inconstant, be giddy, be fickle or undecided. Play second fiddle, [Colloquial.] Be subordinate, take a subordinate part. Play the devil (or the deuce) with, [Colloquial.] Impair, spoil, injure, hurt, damage, ruin, make bad work with. Play the fool, Cut capers, cut didoes, act the buffoon, act like a fool, make a fool of one's self, play tricks or pranks. Play upon, 1. Perform upon (as a musical instrument). 2. Impose upon, make sport of, make fun of, make merry with. Plea, n. 1. (Law.) Allegation. 2. Defence, excuse, apology, justification, vindication. Plead, v. n. 1. (Law.) Make an allegation, carry on a suit. 2. Reason, argue, offer reasons, use arguments. 3. Apologize, offer apology or justification, make defence. Plead, v. a. 1. Allege, offer in excuse. 2. Argue, discuss, defend, maintain by arguments. Pleader, n. Assertor, vindicator, defender. Plead guilty, Confess guilt, acknowledge the charge, own the soft impeachment, cry peccavi, sing miserere, make a clean breast of it, be down on one's marrow-bones. Pleasant, a. 1. Pleasing, agreeable, delightful, delectable, gratifying, grateful, pleasurable, acceptable, welcome. 2. Cheerful, gay, lively, sprightly, vivacious, merry, good-humored. 3. Witty, facetious, humorous, jocose, jocular, sportive, amusing. Pleasantry, n. 1. Gayety, merriment, sport, fun, frolic. 2. Facetiousness, jocularity, jocoseness, drollery, good humor. 3. Lively or witty remark, sprightly saying. Please, v. a. Gratify, delight, gladden, rejoice, TICKLE, make glad, give joy to, take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, do one's heart good. Please, v. n. 1. Like, prefer, choose. 2. Condescend, be pleased. Pleasing, a. Agreeable, grateful, gratifying, acceptable, welcome, pleasant, delectable, pleasurable, charming, delightful. Pleasurable, a. Pleasing. Pleasure, n. 1. Enjoyment, gratification, comfort, delight, joy, gladness, temporary happiness. 2. Sensuality, voluptuousness, luxury, animal gratification. 3. Will, choice, preference, purpose, wish, mind. Plebeian, a. Ignoble, low, mean, base, vulgar, untitled, base-born, low-born. Pledge, n. 1. Pawn, gage, deposit. 2. Guarantee, security, earnest. 3. Health (in drinking). Pledge, v. a. 1. Pawn, impawn, plight, hypothecate, put in pledge, deposit as security. 2. Engage, commit. 3. Toast, drink to, drink the health of, drink in honor of. Pledgee, n. (Law.) Pawnee. Plenary, a. Full, complete, entire. Plenipotentiary, n. Ambassador, minister, envoy. Plenitude, n. 1. Abundance, fulness, PLENTY. 2. Repletion, plethora. Plenteous, a. Abundant, PLENTIFUL. Plentiful, a. Abundant, ample, copious, full, plenteous, productive, fruitful, exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, PLENTY, in profusion. Plenty, n. 1. Fulness, sufficiency, plenitude, enough, adequate supply. 2. Abundance, copiousness, luxuriance, exuberance, profusion, affluence, fertility, overflow. Plenty, a. [Inelegant.] Abundant, PLENTIFUL. Pleonasm, n. Redundancy, diffuseness, tautology, redundant expression. Pleonastic, a. Redundant, tautological, diffuse. Plethora, n. 1. (Med.) Fulness (of blood), repletion, plenitude. 2. Superabundance, superfluity, redundance, redundancy, excess, surfeit, more than enough, enough and to spare. Plethoric, a. 1. Surcharged, surfeited, overloaded, overcharged, over full. 2. Of a full habit, affected with plethora. Pliability, n. Flexibleness, suppleness, pliancy, pliableness. Pliable, a. 1. Flexible, flexile, pliant, supple, limber, lithe, lithesome, easily bent. 2. Compliant, yielding, manageable, tractable, DOUGH-FACED, easily persuaded. Pliableness, n. Pliability. Pliancy, n. Pliableness, PLIABILITY. Pliant, a. Pliable. Plicature, n. [Rare.] Fold, doubling, double, plait, gather. Plight, v. a. Pledge, pawn, hypothecate, put in pledge, give as security. Plight, n. 1. Pledge, pawn, gage. 2. Condition, state, situation, case, predicament, category, dilemma, FIX, PICKLE. Plod, v. n. 1. Trudge, jog on, travel slowly but steadily. 2. Toil, drudge, moil, hold on, keep on, keep at it, work hard. Plodding, a. Hard-working. Plot, n. 1. Plat, piece of ground. 2. Plan (of a piece of land), draught, sketch, outline. 3. Scheme (especially for a bad purpose), stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination. Plot, v. n. Plan (for some mischief), scheme, contrive, lay a plan, form a plot. Plot, v. a. Plan (as something mischievous), concoct, contrive, project, devise, frame, brew, hatch, compass. Ploughland, n. [Written also Plowland.] 1. Tillage land. 2. Carucate. Pluck, v. a. Pull (quickly), twitch, snatch, jerk, yerk. Pluck, n. Spirit, courage, resolution, manhood, indomitableness, backbone, determination, energy, force, mettle, nerve, hardihood, force of character, strength of will. Pluck up, 1. Eradicate, exterminate, destroy, root out, root up. 2. Summon up (as courage), gather up. Plug, n. Stopple, stopper. Plumage, n. Feathers. Plumb, a. Perpendicular (to the horizon), vertical, upright. Plumbago, n. Black-lead, graphite. Plumber-block, n. Pillow-block. Plume, n. 1. Feather. 2. Crest, tuft. Plume one's self, Boast, glory, pride one's self, pique one's self, take pride. Plumose, a. Feathery. Plump, a. 1. Stout, corpulent, portly, fat, bouncing, chubby, fleshy, round, bonny, obese, burly, in good case. 2. Complete, full, downright, direct, unqualified. Plumpness, n. Corpulency, stoutness, fleshiness, obesity, EMBONPOINT. Plunder, v. a. Pillage, spoil, despoil, rob, rifle, sack, ravage, fleece, strip, lay waste. Plunder, n. 1. Rapine, booty, spoil, pillage, prey. 2. [Southern and Western U. S.] Baggage, luggage. Plunderer, n. Robber, pillager, spoiler. Plunge, v. a. Immerse, submerge, dip, souse, douse, put under water (or other liquid). Plunge, v. n. Dive, pitch, thrust one's self, cast one's self. Plunge, n. Dive, dip, ducking. Plunger, n. 1. Diver. 2. Piston. Plus, ad. [L.] More, in addition. Ply, v. a. 1. Employ, apply, keep busy. 2. Exercise, practise, put in practise, set to work. Pneumatics, n. Science of elastic fluids. Pneumatology, n. Psychology, metaphysics, science of mind, doctrine of spiritual substances. Pneumonia, n. (Med.) Inflammation of the lungs. Pneumonic, a. Pulmonic, pulmonary. Poach, v. a. 1. Cook slightly (as eggs). 2. Steal, filch, purloin, pilfer, CABBAGE, BOB, plunder by stealth. Poach, v. n. Steal game. Pock, n. Pustule (as of small-pox). Pocket, n. Pouch. Pocket, v. a. [Colloquial.] Endure (as an affront), suffer, bear, tolerate, put up with. Pod, n. Legume, capsule, seed-vessel. Podagra, n. (Med.) Gout (especially gout in the foot). Podagric, a. Gouty. Podagrical, a. Gouty. Poem, n. Metrical composition, piece of poetry. Poesy, n. Poetry, verse. Poet, n. Bard, author of poems. Poetaster, n. Rhymester, petty poet, inferior poet. Poetic, a. Metrical. Poetical, a. Metrical. Poetry, n. Verse, rhyme, poesy, metrical composition, numbers. Poh, interj. Pshaw, pugh. Poignant, a. 1. Sharp, severe, piercing, penetrating, intense. 2. Pungent, biting, acrid. 3. Keen, pointed, caustic, irritating. Point, n. 1. Sharp end. 2. Cape, headland, projection. 3. Moment, instant, period, verge, eve. 4. Spot, place, station, stage. 5. Degree, grade, state, condition. 6. Object, end, aim, purpose, design. 7. Punctilio, nicety. 8. Question, position, thesis, theme, proposition, text, subject-matter, moot point. 9. Respect, particular aspect. 10. Characteristic, peculiarity, salient trait. 11. Mark (as of punctuation), character, stop. 12. Dot, speck. 13. Sally, witticism, flash of wit, lively turn of thought. 14. Poignancy, sting. Point, v. a. 1. Sharpen, make pointed. 2. Aim, level, direct. 3. Indicate, designate, show, point out, direct attention to. 4. Punctuate. Point-blank, ad. Directly. Pointed, a. 1. Peaked, sharp. 2. Personal, distinct, marked. 3. Epigrammatic, keen, poignant. Pointer, n. Index, hand, director. Point out, Indicate, designate, point, show, direct attention to. Poise, n. Balance, equilibrium, equipoise. Poise, v. a. Balance, hold or place in equilibrium. Poison, n. Venom, virus, bane, pest, noxious influence. Poison, v. a. Infect, taint, contaminate, corrupt, canker. Poke, n. 1. Thrust, push, shove. 2. (Bot.) Garget, pigeon-berry, poke-weed (Phytolacca decandra). Poke, v. n. Grope, feel one's way. Poke fun, [Colloquial, U. S.] Joke, jest, make fun. Poke fun at, [Colloquial, U. S.] Jeer, ridicule, deride, flout, taunt, mock, scoff at, sneer at, jeer at, rail at. Poker, n. [Low, U. S.] Bugbear, hobgoblin, spectre, ogre, frightful object, raw head and bloody bones. Poke-weed, n. Poke. Polander, n. Pole. Polar lights, Northern lights, AURORA BOREALIS. Pole, n. 1. Extremity (of an axis or a diameter). 2. Staff, rod, stick. 3. Rod, perch. 4. Shaft, thill. 5. Polander. Pole-cat, n. 1. (Of Europe.) Fitchew, fitchet, foumart (Mustela putorius). 2. (Of North America.) Mink, minx (Mustela vison). Polemical, a. 1. Controversial. 2. Disputatious. Polemics, n. pl. Controversy (especially on theological subjects), disputation. Polestar, n. North star, polar star, lodestar. Policy, n. 1. Administration, management, government, rule, mode of management, course of action. 2. Cunning, art, address, skill, prudence, shrewdness. Polish, v. a. 1. Burnish, furbish, rub up, brighten, make glossy. 2. Refine, civilize. Polish, n. 1. Lustre, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, splendor. 2. Grace, refinement, accomplishment, elegance. Polished, a. 1. Burnished, made bright or glossy. 2. Refined, accomplished, cultivated, elegant, POLITE. 3. Classic, classical, Attic. Polite, a. Accomplished, genteel, cultivated, refined, courteous, civil, affable, complaisant, courtly, gracious, urbane, polished, well-behaved, well-mannered, well-bred. Politeness, n. Courtesy, civility, good manners, courteousness, gentility, affability, complaisance, comity, amenity, suavity, decorum, good-breeding, good manners, obliging manner. Politic, a. 1. Civil, political, CIVIC. 2. Wise, prudent, judicious, discreet, sagacious, prudential, wary, provident. 3. Artful, cunning, shrewd, intriguing, sly, wily, subtle, foxy, Machiavelian. Political, a. Civil, CIVIC, public, politic, national. Politician, n. 1. Statesman, statist. 2. Partisan, dabbler in politics. Politics, n. pl. Political science, political economy, science of government. Polity, n. Form of government, civil constitution. Poll, n. 1. Head. 2. Person, individual. Poll, n. [Colloquial.] Parrot. Poll-tax, n. Capitation tax. Pollute, v. a. 1. Defile, soil, taint, make foul. 2. Corrupt, infect, contaminate, vitiate, deprave, debase, poison. Pollution, n. Defilement, contamination, foulness, taint, impurity, uncleanness, abomination. Poltroon, n. Coward, dastard, craven, milksop, mean wretch. Poltroonery, n. Cowardice, baseness, want of spirit. Polygamy, n. Plurality of wives or of husbands. Polygon, n. Many-sided figure. Polype, n. (Zoöl.) Polypus. Polypus, n. [L. pl. Polypi.] (Zoöl.) Polype. Polysyllable, n. Word of many syllables. Pomade, n. Pomatum. Pomatum, n. Pomade. Pommel, n. [Written also Pummel.] Knob, protuberant part. Pommel, v. a. [Written also Pummel.] Beat, bruise, thrash, flog, WALLOP, LAMM, bang, maul, thwack, LICK. Pomp, n. Parade, display, show, splendor, magnificence, pageantry, flourish, state, ostentation, pompousness, grandeur. Pomposity, n. Boastfulness, boasting, pretension, ostentation. Pompous, a. 1. Showy, ostentatious, stately, lofty, grand, majestic, magnificent, superb, splendid, august, magisterial. 2. Swelling, inflated, bombastic, turgid, pretentious, stilted, boastful, grandiloquent, high-flowing, high-sounding, HIGHFALUTIN, SPREAD-EAGLE. Pompousness, n. 1. Grandeur, magnificence, pageantry, splendor, state, pomp. 2. Pretension, boastfulness, ostentation, pomposity. Ponder, v. a. Consider, weigh, contemplate, study, meditate, think on, reflect upon, deliberate upon, revolve in the mind. Ponder, v. n. Think, muse, reflect, cogitate, meditate, study. Ponderous, a. Heavy, weighty, massive. Poinard, n. Dagger (small), dirk, stiletto. Pontiff, n. Pope, bishop of Rome. Pontifical, a. Popish. Pontificate, n. Popedom, papacy. Pony, n. Sheltie, small horse. Pool, n. 1. Pond (small), mere, LOCH, lake. 2. Puddle, plash, collection of standing water. Poor, a. 1. Indigent, needy, destitute, necessitous, pinched, distressed, penniless, moneyless, IMPECUNIOUS, seedy, reduced, short of money, out of money, without a penny, out of pocket, out of cash, out at the elbows, out at the heels, in need, in want, hard up, in distress, living from hand to mouth, not worth a farthing, not worth a sou, not rich. 2. Emaciated, lean, thin, meagre, lank, gaunt, skinny, shrunk, fallen away. 3. Barren, sterile, unfruitful, unfertile, unproductive, fruitless, unprolific. 4. Trifling, trivial, slight, small, slender, flimsy, insufficient, inadequate, worthless, unimportant, of little use or worth. 5. Contemptible, despicable, paltry, mean, sorry, beggarly, pitiful, shabby, bad, low. 6. Feeble, languid, weak, bald, tame, jejune, vapid, cold, frigid, dull, prosing, prosy, prosaic, spiritless. 7. Miserable, wretched, unfortunate, luckless, ill-fated, ill-starred, unlucky, unhappy. Poor, n. pl. [With The prefixed.] Paupers, indigent people. Pop, n. Report, clap, burst, explosion, detonation. Pop, ad. Suddenly, unexpectedly, on a sudden. Pope, n. Pontiff, bishop of Rome. Popedom, n. Papacy, pontificate. Popinjay, n. Fop, coxcomb, dandy, exquisite, beau, PETIT-MAÎTRE, macaroni, jackanapes, jack-a-dandy, man-milliner, man of dress; vain, showy fellow. Poppy-like, a. Papaverous. Populace, n. Commonalty, rabble, mob, the people, the crowd, the multitude, the million, the peasantry, the vulgar herd, the common people, the lower classes, the vulgar, the humbler classes, scum of society, dregs of society. Popular, n. 1. Plain, familiar, easy. 2. Received (by the people), accepted, accredited, favorite, liked. 3. Current, prevailing, prevalent, common, general, in vogue, in favor. Popularity, n. 1. Favor (of the people), popular regard or acceptance. 2. Fame, repute, celebrity, vogue. Populate, v. a. People. Population, n. Inhabitants, persons, number of people. Populous, a. Crowded, thickly settled. Pop upon, Come upon (suddenly). Porcelain, n. China, china ware. Porch, n. 1. Portico, entrance way, vestibule. 2. [With The prefixed.] The Stoic philosophy, philosophy of Zeno. Pore, n. Orifice, spiracle, small opening. Pore, v. n. Brood, dwell, look steadily, fix the attention, give one's mind. Porker, n. Hog, pig, sow, swine. Porrigo, n. (Med.) Scald-head, ringworm of the scalp. Port, n. 1. Harbor, haven, roadstead, anchorage. 2. Entrance, passage-way. 3. Embrasure, port-hole. 4. Larboard, left side. 5. Demeanor, behavior, bearing, air, mien, carriage, deportment. 6. Port-wine. Portable, a. Movable, light, handy, convenient, easily transported. Portal, n. Gate, gateway, entrance, passage-way. Porte, n. Turkish court, Sublime Porte. Porte-monnaie, n. [Fr.] Pocket-book, purse. Portend, v. a. Presage, forebode, foretoken, betoken, foreshow, foreshadow, augur, prognosticate, threaten, indicate. Portent, n. Omen (of ill), presage, prognostic, augury, sign, warning. Portentous, a. Ominous (of ill), premonitory, ill-boding. Porter, n. 1. Carrier. 2. Concièrge, janitor, door-keeper. Port-hole, n. Embrasure, port. Portico, n. 1. Covered walk. 2. Porch, vestibule, entrance-way. Portion, n. 1. Part, piece, fragment, bit, scrap, morsel. 2. Share, allotment, division, parcel, lot, quantity, dividend, quota, contingent. Portion, v. a. 1. Divide, allot, deal out, distribute, parcel out. 2. Endow, supply with a portion. Portly, a. 1. Stately, grand, majestic, magisterial, dignified. 2. Corpulent, stout, plump, fleshy, obese, round, in good case. Portmanteau, n. Valise, travelling bag. Portrait, n. Representation (of a face or a person, drawn or painted), likeness, daguerreotype, photograph, portraiture, MINIATURE. Portraiture, n. Portrait. Portray, v. a. 1. Paint, delineate, depict, draw, sketch, represent. 2. Describe, set forth. Portrayal, n. 1. Delineation, painting, representation, sketch. 2. Description, account. Port-wine, n. Port. Pose, n. Attitude (formally assumed), posture. Pose, v. a. Puzzle, stagger, embarrass, bewilder, perplex, mystify, nonplus, put out, put to a stand. Poser, n. 1. Puzzler, close examiner. 2. Riddle, enigma, mystery, knotty point. Position, n. 1. Station, situation, spot, place, locality, post. 2. Attitude, posture, state, condition. 3. Proposition, principle, thesis, dictum, assertion, doctrine. Positive, a. 1. Express, direct, explicit, determinate, defined, precise, definite, clear, unequivocal, unmistakable, categorical, expressed, laid down, not implied. 2. Real, actual, veritable, substantial, true, absolute, existing in fact, not ideal, not imagined, not negative. 3. Confident, sure, assured, certain, fully convinced. 4. Dogmatic, stubborn, peremptory, obstinate, over-confident, tenacious. Positively, ad. 1. Expressly, explicitly, precisely, categorically, definitely. 2. Actually, really, truly, in fact, in reality. 3. Certainly, surely, assuredly, confidently. 4. Peremptorily, dogmatically. Possess, v. a. 1. Own, have a title to, be seized of. 2. Have, hold, occupy, control. 3. Put in possession. Possession, n. 1. Ownership. 2. Occupation, occupancy, control, tenure. Possessions, n. pl. Property, estate, effects, assets. Possessor, n. 1. Owner, proprietor, master. 2. Holder, occupant. Possibility, n. Potentiality. Possible, a. 1. Potential, IN POSSE. 2. Practicable, feasible, likely. Possibly, ad. Perhaps, perchance, PERADVENTURE, mayhap, haply, maybe, it may be, as luck may have it. Post, n. 1. Pillar, COLUMN, support. 2. Station, position, seat. 3. Office, employment, place, situation, capacity. 4. Postman, courier, letter-carrier. 5. Mail. Post, v. a. 1. Place, station, set, put, fix, establish. 2. Placard, advertise, announce, make known, blaze abroad, spread abroad. 3. Stigmatize (by public notice), vilify, brand, defame, disgrace. 4. Put in the ledger, carry to the ledger. 5. Mail, put in the mail, put in the post-office. Posted, a. 1. Placed, situated. 2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Instructed, well-informed, posted up. Posted up, [Colloquial, U. S.] Posted, well-informed, booked up. Poster, n. Placard, bill, handbill, broadside. Posterior, a. 1. Subsequent, following, later, after, succeeding, ensuing. 2. Hind, hinder, back, rear. Posterity, n. Descendants, offspring, progeny, after ages, succeeding generations. Postfix, n. Affix, suffix. Postilion, n. Rider, jockey. Postman, n. Courier, post, letter-carrier. Post mortem, [L.] 1. After death. 2. Autopsy, post mortem examination. Postpone, v. a. Defer, delay, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over. Postscript, n. Appendix, supplement, CODICIL. Postulate, n. 1. Supposition, conjecture, hypothesis, assumption, theory, speculation, axiom, assumed truth. 2. (Geom.) Self-evident problem. Posture, n. 1. Position, ATTITUDE, POSE. 2. State, condition, situation, phase. Posy, n. 1. Nosegay, bouquet. 2. Inscription (as on a ring), legend, motto. Potable, a. Drinkable, that may be drunk. Potash, n. Potassa, protoxide of potassium. Potassa, n. Potash. Potation, n. 1. Drinking. 2. Drink, draught. Pot-companion, n. Fellow-drinker. Potency, n. 1. Power, might, efficacy, force, strength, energy, vigor. 2. Authority, influence, sway, control. Potent, a. Powerful, mighty, forcible, puissant, strong, efficacious, cogent, influential. Potentate, n. Monarch, sovereign, king, emperor, prince. Potential, a. Possible, IN POSSE. Potentiality, n. Possibility. Pot-bellied, a. Large-bellied, great-bellied, big-bellied, tun-bellied, abdominous. Pother, n. Bustle, tumult, turmoil, flutter, rumpus, confusion, pudder, huddle, turbulence, hurly-burly. Potion, n. Draught (especially of medicine), dose, drench, cup. Pot-pourri, n. [Fr.] Medley, mixture, hotch-potch, hodge-podge, farrago, jumble, miscellany, salmagundi, gallimaufry, olio, mish-mash, OLLA PODRIDA, MELANGE, confused mass. Potter, v. n. Trifle, PUTTER, busy one's self about trifles. Pottery, n. Earthen ware, clay ware. Pouch, n. Bag (small), sack. Poultice, n. Cataplasm. Poultry, n. Domestic fowls. Pounce, n. Claw, talon, nail. Pounce upon, Seize (as with claws), fall upon. Pound, v. a. 1. Beat, strike. 2. Bray, bruise, crush, pulverize, triturate, comminute, levigate. Pour, v. a. 1. Let flow (by decanting). 2. Emit, let out, give vent to, send forth. Pour, v. n. Flow, issue, stream. Pout, n. 1. Whiting-pout (Morrhua lusca). 2. Cat-fish, horn-pout, horned pout, bull-head (Pimelodus cattus). Pout, v. n. Look sullen (by protruding the lips), look black, show ill-temper. Poverty, n. Indigence, penury, want, destitution, need, necessity, privation, distress, straitened circumstances. Powder, n. 1. Dust, pulverized substance. 2. Gunpowder. Powder-post, n. [U. S.] Dry-rot, sap-rot. Powdery, a. Dusty, mealy, pulverulent, friable. Power, n. 1. Ableness, efficacy, ability, efficiency, cogency, competency, might, capability, force, energy, strength. 2. Faculty, talent, endowment, gift. 3. Authority, authoritativeness, rule, prerogative, sovereignty, sway, control, domination, dominion, influence, command. 4. Sovereign, potentate, governor, ruler, monarch. 5. Host, army, troop. 6. Divinity, angel (good or bad), spirit. 7. [Low.] Good deal, great quantity. Powerful, a. 1. Mighty, potent, active, forcible, puissant, potential. 2. Vigorous, robust, sturdy, strong, able-bodied. 3. Efficacious, effective, cogent, valid. Practicability, n. Feasibility, possibility, practicableness. Practicable, a. Feasible, performable, possible, achievable, attainable. Practicableness, n. Practicability. Practical, a. 1. Adapted to practice or use, not speculative, not theoretical. 2. Experienced, versed, proficient, trained, qualified, practised, skilled, thoroughbred, able, AU FAIT. Practice, n. 1. Custom, habit, wont, frequent repetition. 2. Use, usage. 3. Action, actual performance. 4. Exercise (as of a profession), application. Practise, v. a. [Written also Practice.] 1. Do (frequently), perform. 2. Exercise, apply, pursue, carry on. Practised, a. Experienced, instructed, versed, thoroughbred, qualified, skilled, trained, accomplished, proficient, able, practical, AU FAIT. Pragmatical, a. Meddling, officious, meddlesome, impertinent. Praise, n. 1. Commendation, approval, laudation, laud, encomium, approbation, APPLAUSE. 2. Eulogy, eulogium, panegyric, tribute of praise. 3. Glorification, homage, worship, tribute of gratitude. Praise, v. a. 1. Commend, approve, applaud. 2. Extol, eulogize, panegyrize. 3. Magnify, glorify, exalt, worship, bless, do homage to, do honor to. Praiseworthy, a. Commendable, laudable. Prank, n. Caper, antic, trick, gambol, freak, vagary. Pranked out, Bedizened, janty, showy, finical, airy, gairish, flashy. Prankish, a. Sportive, playful, jovial, frolicsome, gamesome, full of play, full of fun. Prate, v. n. Prattle, chat, chatter, tattle, babble, gabble, palaver, be loquacious. Prate, v. a. Tell (foolishly), babble, utter, prate about. Prate, n. Prattle, gabble, chatter, twaddle, palaver, idle talk, childish talk. Prater, n. Chatterer, rattle-head. Prattle, v. n. Prate, chatter. Prattle, n. Prate, chatter. Pray, v. a. Ask (earnestly), request, entreat, beseech, supplicate, implore, beg, petition, invoke, conjure, ADJURE, call upon. Pray, v. n. Supplicate, entreat, petition, beg, importune, prefer a petition or request. Prayer, n. Supplication, entreaty, suit, petition, request, SUFFRAGE. Prayerful, a. Devout, religious. Preach, v. a. 1. Proclaim (as in a religious discourse), declare, publish. 2. Inculcate, teach. Preach, v. n. Deliver sermons, discourse on religious subjects. Preaching friar, Blackfriar. Preamble, n. Introduction (especially of a legislative act), preface, introductory part. Precarious, a. Uncertain, unsettled, unsteady, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, insecure, not to be depended upon. Precaution, n. Forethought, timely care. Precatory, a. Suppliant, beseeching, supplicating, imploring, praying, begging. Precautionary, a. Provident. Precede, v. a. Go before (in place or in time), go ahead of, take the lead of, be anterior to, take precedence of. Precedence, n. 1. Priority (in time), anteriority, antecedence. 2. Preference, superiority, pre-eminence. Precedency, n. 1. Priority (in time), anteriority, antecedence. 2. Preference, superiority, pre-eminence. Precedent, a. Antecedent, PRECEDING. Precedent, n. Authoritative example. Preceding, a. Antecedent, precedent, anterior, previous, prior, precursory. Precept, n. 1. Command, injunction, order, mandate, edict, commandment, behest, dictate, decree, law, ordinance, ordination, regulation, canon. 2. Doctrine, principle, maxim, rule, direction. Preceptor, n. Teacher, tutor, instructor, master, school-master, PEDAGOGUE. Precinct, n. 1. Limit, confine, bound, boundary, border, frontier, marches. 2. District, territorial division. Precious, a. 1. Costly, of great price. 2. Very valuable, of great worth, of great value. 3. Dear, beloved, darling, very estimable, highly esteemed or valued. Precious metals, Gold and silver. Precious stones, Jewels, gems. Precipice, n. Cliff, crag, steep, abrupt declivity. Precipitance, n. 1. Haste, hurry, precipitation, flurry. 2. Rashness, TEMERITY, precipitation, recklessness, heedlessness, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness, presumption, foolhardiness. Precipitancy, n. 1. Haste, hurry, precipitation, flurry. 2. Rashness, TEMERITY, precipitation, recklessness, heedlessness, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness, presumption, foolhardiness. Precipitate, v. a. 1. Throw or hurl headlong. 2. Hasten, hurry, accelerate, speed, expedite, urge forward. 3. (Chem.) Throw down, cause to subside. Precipitate, n. (Chem.) Precipitated substance. Precipitate, a. Hasty, hurried, rash, headlong, reckless, indiscreet. Precipitation, n. 1. Haste, hurry, precipitance, flurry, precipitancy. 2. Rashness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, heedlessness, foolhardiness, inconsiderateness, temerity, presumption. Precipitous, a. 1. Steep, abrupt. 2. Hasty, rash, heady, headlong, precipitate, reckless, indiscreet. Precise, a. 1. Exact, correct, definite, strict, express, distinct, explicit, nice, well-defined. 2. Formal, ceremonious, stiff, starch, starched, prim, punctilious. Precisian, n. Formalist, martinet. Precision, n. Exactness, preciseness, accuracy, nicety, correctness, truth. Preclude, v. a. Prevent, hinder, debar, impede, restrain, prohibit, inhibit, stop, bar, shut out. Precocious, a. Premature (especially in mental development), too forward. Precocity, n. Prematureness (of the mental faculties). Preconcert, v. a. Premeditate, predetermine, consider beforehand. Precursor, n. 1. Forerunner, predecessor. 2. Messenger, harbinger, herald. Precursory, a. 1. Forerunning, preceding, precedent, antecedent, anterior, prior, previous. 2. Prelusive, prelusory, introductory, prefatory. Predacious, a. Rapacious, PREDATORY. Predatory, a. 1. Plundering, pillaging. 2. Rapacious, ravenous, greedy, voracious, hungry, preying. Predecessor, n. 1. Precursor (in any office or position), forerunner. 2. Ancestor, forefather, progenitor. Predestinate, v. a. Predetermine, foreordain, preordain, predestine, foredoom, appoint beforehand. Predestination, n. Predetermination, foreordination. Predestine, v. a. Predetermine, PREDESTINATE. Predetermination, n. Predestination. Predetermined, a. Foregone. Predicable, a. Affirmable. Predicament, n. 1. Situation (especially a bad situation), condition, state, position, posture, attitude, plight, case. 2. [Colloquial.] Pass, pinch, push, extremity, exigency, emergency, conjuncture. 3. (Logic.) Category, class. Predicant, n. Dominican, jacobin, black friar, preaching friar. Predicate, v. a. Assert, affirm, aver, declare, allege, propound, say, asseverate, avouch, pronounce. Predication, n. Affirmation, assertion, declaration, averment. Predict, v. a. Foretell, prophesy, prognosticate, presage, augur, divine, forebode, VATICINATE. Prediction, n. Prophecy, prognostication, augury, foreboding, vaticination, divination, soothsaying, foretelling. Predictive, a. Prophetic, presaging, foretelling. Predictor, n. Foreteller, prophet, seer, vaticinator. Predilection, n. Prepossession (in favor of), partiality, preference, inclination, liking, fondness, love. Predispose, v. a. Incline, dispose, bias, fit, prepare, make ready. Predisposition, n. Inclination, disposition, willingness, inclination, propensity, proclivity, leaning, bent, bias, proneness. Predominance, n. Supremacy, ascendency, prevalence, superiority, sovereignty, mastery. Predominancy n. Supremacy, ascendency, prevalence, superiority, sovereignty, mastery. Predominant, a. Prevailing, prevalent, supreme, ascendant, overruling, dominant, sovereign. Predominate, v. n. Prevail, dominate, rule, preponderate, be supreme, be sovereign, be in the ascendant. Pre-eminence, n. Superiority, supremacy, precedence. Pre-eminent, a. Superior, supreme. Pre-engage, v. a. Preoccupy. Preface, n. Introduction, preamble, proem, PRELUDE, prolegomena, exordium, PROLOGUE, preliminary. Prefatory, a. Introductory, preliminary, prelusive, prelusory, precursory, proemial, preparatory. Prefer, v. a. 1. Offer, present, address, bring forward, set forth. 2. Raise, exalt, promote, advance. 3. Choose, select, elect, pick, pick out, single out, fix upon, pitch upon. Preferable, a. More eligible, more desirable. Preferably, ad. Rather, in preference, by choice. Preference, n. Choice, election, selection, predilection. Preferment, n. Promotion, advancement, exaltation, elevation. Prefigure, v. a. Foreshow, betoken, foreshadow, portend, signify, indicate. Pregnant, a. 1. Enceinte, big, with child, in the family way. 2. Fraught, replete, full, teeming. Prejudge, v. a. Forejudge, prejudicate. Prejudgment, n. Prejudice. Prejudicate, v. a. Prejudge. Prejudice, n. 1. Prejudgment, prepossession, bias. 2. Harm, mischief, hurt, detriment, injury, damage, disadvantage. Prejudice, v. a. 1. Bias, warp, prepossess. 2. Injure, damage, hurt, impair. Prejudicial, a. Hurtful, mischievous, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, damaging, disadvantageous. Prejudiced, a. Biassed, bigoted, wedded to an opinion. Prelate, n. Bishop. Prelection, n. Lecture, discourse. Prelector, n. Lecturer, reader. Preliminary, a. Introductory, preparatory, prefatory, proemial, prelusive, precursory, previous, prior, precedent. Preliminary, n. Introduction, PRELUDE, preparatory step. Prelude, n. Introduction (to a piece of music), preliminary, preface, preamble, proem, PROLOGUE, exordium. Prelusive, a. Introductory, prefatory, precursory, preliminary, proemial. Prelusory, a. Introductory, prefatory, precursory, preliminary, proemial. Premature, a. 1. Precocious, too forward, ripe too soon. 2. Unseasonable, too early. Prematurely, ad. Precociously, too early, too soon. Premeditate, v. a. Preconcert, consider beforehand. Premeditation, n. Forethought, previous deliberation. Premier, n. Prime minister. Premise, v. a. Preface, lay down beforehand, state at the outset, set forth at the beginning. Premise, v. n. Begin, enter upon the subject, state beforehand. Premise, n. Antecedent proposition. Premium, n. Reward, recompense, bounty, prize, bonus. Premonish, v. a. Forewarn, caution, warn. Premonition, n. Caution, warning. Preoccupation, n. 1. Prepossession. 2. Abstraction, inattention, revery, musing, absence, muse, absence of mind, brown study. Preoccupied, a. Inattentive, absent, absent-minded, lost, dreaming, musing, in a brown study. Preordain, v. a. Predetermine, preestablish, foreordain, predestinate, predestine, foredoom, appoint beforehand. Preparation, n. Provision, making ready. Preparatory, a. Introductory, preliminary, prefatory. Prepare, v. a. 1. Fit, adapt, equip, qualify. 2. Provide, procure, get ready, put in order. Prepare, v. n. Get ready, put things in order, set one's house in order, make arrangements, make provision, take steps, clear the ground, clear the way, smooth the way, clear decks, clear for action, open the way, pave the way, sow the seed. Preponderance, n. 1. Outweighing, preponderation. 2. Superiority, ascendency, superior influence. Preponderate, v. n. 1. Weigh the most, exceed in weight. 2. Prevail, be superior, have the superiority. Preponderation, n. Outweighing, preponderance. Prepossess, v. a. Preoccupy, have prior possession of. Prepossessing, a. Attractive, engaging, winning, fascinating, taking, captivating, bewitching. Prepossession, n. 1. Preoccupation, prior possession. 2. Prejudice, bias, one-sidedness. Preposterous, a. 1. Perverted, having the cart before the horse, reversed. 2. Absurd, unreasonable, ridiculous, irrational, foolish, monstrous. Preposterousness, n. Absurdity, unreasonableness, irrationality, foolishness, folly. Prepuce, n. Foreskin. Prerequisite, n. Requirement. Prerogative, n. Privilege, immunity, right, liberty, franchise, advantage. Presage, v. a. 1. Forebode, divine, foreknow, have a presentiment of. 2. Foretell, predict, prophesy, foreshow, betoken, foretoken, prognosticate, augur, VATICINATE. Presage, n. Omen, sign, prognostic, augury, portent, token, foreboding, indication. Presbyopia, n. Far-sightedness. Presbyopy, n. Far-sightedness. Presbyopic, a. Far-sighted, presbytic. Presbytic, a. Far-sighted, presbyotic. Prescience, n. Foreknowledge, foresight, forecast, prevision. Prescient, a. Foreknowing, foreseeing, prophetic. Prescribe, v. a. Direct, order, appoint, ordain, dictate, enjoin, decree. Prescript, n. Direction, decree, ordination, rule, ordinance, law. Prescription, n. 1. Custom, usage. 2. (Med.) Recipe. Presence, n. Mien, air, carriage, port, demeanor, behavior. Present, a. 1. At hand, not absent. 2. Instant, current, existing, not past nor future. Present, n. Gift, donation, donative, benefaction, offering, gratuity, largess, grant, DOUCEUR. Present, v. a. 1. Introduce. 2. Exhibit, offer, bring to notice. 3. Give, bestow, grant, CONFER, give away. 4. Hand, put into one's hands. Presentation, n. 1. Introduction. 2. Exhibition, representation, setting forth. 3. Bestowal, donation, giving. Presentiment, n. Foreboding. Presently, ad. 1. Directly, immediately, at once. 2. Soon, shortly, pretty soon, before long, by and by, in a short time. Preservation, n. 1. Maintenance, conservation, protection. 2. Security, safety, salvation. Preservative, n. Preserver, means of preservation. Preservative, a. Conservative, preservatory. Preservatory, a. Preservative. Preserve, v. a. 1. Keep, guard, protect, defend, secure, shield, uphold, sustain, maintain, spare, save, watch over. 2. Conserve, keep sound, save from decay. Preserve, n. 1. Sweetmeat, confection, comfit, conserve, JAM. 2. Enclosure (for game). Preserver, n. 1. Saviour, protector, defender, guardian. 2. Preservative, means of preservation. Preside, v. n. Command, rule, be at the head, act as chief, have the control, hold the reins, act as president. Presignify, v. a. Prefigure, foreshow, foreshadow, portend, augur, betoken. Press, v. a. 1. Compress, squeeze, crowd, crush. 2. Constrain, compel, force, drive. 3. Enjoin, enforce, urge, inculcate. Press, v. n. 1. Bear heavily. 2. Hasten, hurry, push, rush. 3. Crowd, throng, force a way. Press, n. 1. Printing-press. 2. Literature, literary publications. 3. Crowd, throng, multitude. 4. Urgency, pressure, hurry. Pressing, a. Urgent, importunate. Pressure, n. 1. Compressing, squeezing, crushing force. 2. Influence, constraining force. 3. Urgency, press, hurry. Presumable, a. Probable, reasonable, likely, credible, that stands to reason. Presume, v. n. 1. Suppose, conjecture, think, surmise, believe. 2. Venture, dare, make bold. Presume, v. a. Consider, deem, think, believe, suppose, take for granted. Presumption, n. 1. Opinion, belief, supposition, conjecture, guess. 2. Arrogance, forwardness, audacity, assurance, effrontery, brass, CHEEK. 3. Probability, ground for believing. Presumptive, a. Grounded on probable evidence. Presumptive evidence, (Law.) Circumstantial evidence. Presumptuous, a. 1. Arrogant, bold, forward, presuming. 2. Venturesome, rash, over-confident, fool-hardy. Presuppose, v. a. Imply, assume, suppose, take for granted. Pretence, n. [Written also Pretense.] 1. Show (to conceal a thing to be done), false appearance, mask, color, simulation, affectation, cant, PRETEXT, clap-trap. 2. Subterfuge, evasion, excuse. Pretend, v. a. Feign, affect, simulate, counterfeit, sham. Pretend, v. n. Make believe, make a show, profess falsely. Pretension, n. 1. Claim, demand. 2. Show, assumption, profession, PRETENCE, make-believe. 3. Conceit, pretentiousness, pertness, priggery. Pretentious, a. [Recent.] Assuming, conceited, vain, pert, flippant, priggish, coxcomical, dashing. Pretentiousness, n. Assumption, conceit, PRETENSION. Preternatural, a. Irregular (as being aside from the ordinary course of nature, but not necessarily SUPERNATURAL or miraculous), abnormal, anomalous, unnatural, inexplicable, strange. Pretext, n. Show (to conceal a thing done), appearance, affectation, simulation, mask, color, PRETENCE. Pretty, a. Beautiful (without dignity or grandeur), HANDSOME, elegant, comely, fine, neat, trim, fair. Pretty, ad. Moderately, tolerably, considerably, in some degree. Prevail, v. n. 1. Predominate, preponderate, succeed, prosper, have the superiority, gain the advantage, be in the ascendant, get the upper hand, have one's own way, carry it, carry all before one, carry the day, win the day, gain the day, win the palm. 2. Obtain, rage, have influence, have sway, have currency, be in vogue, be rife, be the rage. Prevailing, a. 1. Effectual, dominant, predominant, efficacious, preponderating. 2. Received (at the present time), current, established, ordinary, usual, PREVALENT, widely extended, most general. Prevail on, Persuade (by argument), influence, induce. Prevail upon, Persuade (by argument), influence, induce. Prevail with, Persuade (by an appeal to the feelings), influence, induce. Prevalence, n. 1. Superiority, success, predominance, preponderance, prosperity. 2. Influence, efficacy, power, force, strength. 3. Universality, wide extension, general reception. Prevalent, a. 1. Superior, victorious, predominant, successful. 2. Powerful, efficacious, effectual. 3. Received (generally), established, current, ordinary, usual, PREVAILING, widely extended, most general. Prevaricate, v. n. Quibble, shuffle, cavil, palter, dodge, evade the truth, EQUIVOCATE (by loose or indefinite expressions). Prevarication, n. Equivocation, cavil, quibble. Prevent, v. a. Obstruct, HINDER, stop, impede, thwart, intercept, interrupt, obviate, preclude, frustrate, forefend, avert. Prevention, n. Obstruction, stoppage, hinderance, interruption. Preventive, a. Prophylactic. Preventive, n. Prophylactic. Previous, a. Antecedent, prior, former, preceding, anterior, foregoing. Previously, ad. Before, antecedently, beforehand. Prevision, n. Foresight, foreknowledge, prescience. Prey, n. Plunder (to satisfy the appetite), spoil, BOOTY, pillage, rapine, ravin. Prey on (or upon), 1. Plunder, pillage, rob, despoil. 2. Devour, feed upon. 3. Waste, corrode. Price, n. 1. Value (in money), charge, expense, cost. 2. Estimation, worth. 3. Recompense, reward. Priceless, a. Invaluable, inestimable. Prick, v. a. 1. Pierce (with a small hole), perforate, puncture. 2. Spur, goad, incite, impel, urge, rouse, arouse, stimulate, drive. 3. Sting, wound, pain, hurt. Prick, v. n. Spur, ride, gallop, hasten. Prick, n. 1. Goad, point. 2. Puncture. Pricked, a. Acid, sour, tart, sharp. Prickleback, n. Stickleback. Prickly pear, n. Indian fig. Prick up the ears, Listen, attend, hear. Pride, n. 1. Self-esteem, self-exaltation, self-complacency, self-sufficiency, conceit. 2. Haughtiness, loftiness, lordliness, superciliousness, assumption, insolence, vain-glory, arrogance, HAUTEUR, presumption. 3. Elevation (of character), dignity, self-respect. 4. Ornament, decoration, splendor, show, lustre, brightness, effulgence, glory. Pride one's self on, Boast, take pride in, rate highly, glory in, pique one's self on, plume one's self on, stand upon. Priest, n. Clergyman, divine, minister, pastor, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman. Priestly, a. Sacerdotal. Prig, n. Puppy, coxcomb; conceited, pert, saucy, or pragmatical fellow. Priggery, n. Pertness, conceit, sauciness, coxcombry. Priggish, a. Conceited, pert, saucy, coxcomical. Prim, a. Formal, stiff, precise, starch, starched, strait-laced, in buckram. Primacy, n. Primateship. Prima facie, [L.] At first sight, on the first view. Primary, a. 1. Primitive, aboriginal, original, primordial, primeval, pristine, first. 2. Chief, principal, leading. 3. Elementary, lowest. Primate, n. Archbishop, metropolitan. Primateship, n. Primacy. Prime, a. 1. First, original, primitive, primal, primeval, primordial, pristine, aboriginal. 2. Highest, chief, principal, best, capital, first-rate. Prime, n. 1. Beginning, opening, first part, earliest stage. 2. Youth, spring of life, early days. 3. Perfection, flower, greatest beauty, health or strength, best days. Primitive, a. 1. Primeval, primal, prime, primordial, original, aboriginal, pristine, primary, first. 2. Radical, underived. Prime minister, n. Premier. Primeval, a. Original, PRIMITIVE. Primitive, a. 1. Original, primeval, primal, primordial, aboriginal, prime, primary pristine, first. 2. Radical, underived. Primness, n. Stiffness, formality. Primordial, a. Original, PRIMITIVE. Prince, n. 1. Sovereign, ruler, monarch, potentate. 2. Sovereign's son (especially the eldest son). Princely, a. 1. Royal, regal, imperial, exalted, august, grand, stately, dignified. 2. Munificent, beneficent, generous, liberal, bounteous, bountiful, noble. Princess, n. 1. Female ruler. 2. Sovereign's daughter. 3. Prince's wife. Principal, n. Chief, main, first, highest, supreme, leading, cardinal, most considerable, most important. Principal, n. 1. Chief, head, leader, chief actor. 2. Master, head master. 3. Employer, constituent. 4. Capital sum (placed at interest). Principally, a. Chiefly, mainly, especially, particularly, above all. Principle, n. 1. Origin, source, cause, spring, mainspring, fountain, groundwork, prime mover, fountain-head. 2. Element, substratum, fundamental or primordial substance. 3. Postulate, axiom, law, elementary proposition, fundamental truth. 4. Doctrine, tenet, dogma, opinion, maxim, rule. 5. Ground, motive, reason. 6. Integrity, uprightness, rectitude, probity, honesty, virtue, righteousness, incorruptibility, goodness, trustworthiness, trustiness, worth, honor. Prink, v. n. Spruce, dress finically. Print, v. a. 1. Impress, imprint, stamp. 2. Make an impress or impression of. Print, n. 1. Impression, impress, mark, stamp. 2. Engraving. 3. Newspaper, journal. 4. Calico, printed cotton cloth. Printing, n. Typography. Prior, a. Former, preceding, previous, anterior, antecedent, precedent, foregoing, precursory. Priority, n. Antecedence, anteriority, precedence. Priory, n. Convent, monastery, cloister, abbey. Prismatic Spectrum, Solar spectrum. Prison, n. Jail, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, house of correction, DUNGEON. Prisoner, n. Captive. Pristine, a. Primitive, primary, original, aboriginal, primeval, primordial, first. Prithee, [For I pray thee.] Pray, please, do, vouchsafe, be so good as, have the goodness, be good enough, I beseech you. Privacy, n. 1. Secrecy, concealment. 2. Retreat, retirement, seclusion, solitude. Private, n. 1. Secluded, retired, sequestered, isolated. 2. Individual, personal, special, peculiar, particular. 3. Secret, privy, CLANDESTINE, close. 4. Confidential, not to be disclosed or communicated. Private, n. Common soldier. Private parts, Genitals, sexual organs. Privation, n. 1. Deprivation, loss, BEREAVEMENT. 2. Poverty, destitution, want, need, penury, necessity, distress. 3. Absence, negation. Privilege, n. Prerogative, right, claim, advantage, immunity, franchise, liberty, favor. Privity, n. Knowledge, cognizance, private concurrence. Privy, a. 1. Individual, special, private, personal, peculiar, particular. 2. Secret, clandestine. 3. Cognizant of, acquainted with. Privy, n. Necessary, back-house, jakes, water-closet. Prize, n. 1. Reward, premium, trophy. 2. Capture. Prize, v. a. 1. Estimate, rate, appraise. 2. Esteem, value highly. Pro and con, For and against. Probability, n. Likelihood, presumption, appearance of truth, fair chance, favorable chance. Probable, a. Likely, presumable, credible, reasonable, to be expected, that stands to reason. Probably, ad. Apparently, to all appearance, in all probability. Probation, n. 1. Novitiate. 2. Moral trial. Probationer, n. Novice. Probe, v. a. Scrutinize, examine, search, sound, explore, sift, look into. Probity, n. Integrity, uprightness, honesty, worth, rectitude, virtue, goodness, righteousness, trustworthiness, trustiness, principle, sincerity, truthfulness, veracity, honor, justice, equity, fairness, incorruptibility. Problem, n. Question (to be solved), enigma, puzzle, riddle, moot point, point in dispute, point to be solved or settled, question at issue, vexed question. Problematical, a. Uncertain, doubtful, dubious, questionable, disputable, enigmatical, puzzling, unsettled. Proboscis, n. Snout, trunk. Procedure, n. 1. Conduct, practice, course, process, management, course of action, mode of operation. 2. Act, transaction, deed, action, performance, proceeding, measure, step. Proceed, v. n. 1. Progress, advance, go or pass on, move forward, make progress, get on, push on, go ahead, get ahead, make headway, get forward, get along, hold or keep one's course. 2. Arise, spring, come, issue, emanate, originate, flow, follow, result, ensue, accrue, come out, go forth, be derived, be caused, take rise, be owing, be due. 3. Act, conduct one's self, take steps, take measures, set to work, go about any thing. Proceeding, n. Act, deed, transaction, action, measure, performance, step, procedure. Proceeds, n. pl. Product, produce, income, yield, receipts, returns, avails. Process, n. 1. Course, progress. 2. Operation, procedure, proceeding, action, performance, step, transaction, measure, conduct, management, series of measures, mode of operation. 3. (Law.) Suit, trial, action, case. 4. (Anat.) Projection, protuberance. Procession, n. Train, CORTÈGE, turnout, retinue, CAVALCADE. Proclaim, v. a. Announce, publish, declare, promulgate, advertise, trumpet, broach, cry, make known, blaze abroad, spread abroad, noise abroad, give notice of, make proclamation of. Proclaimer, n. Promulgator. Proclamation, n. 1. Announcement, publication, promulgation, advertisement. 2. Edict, decree, ordinance, ban. Proclivity, n. Inclination, tendency, proneness, propensity, bias, disposition, leaning, bent, aptitude, predisposition, direction, determination, bearing, drift, turn. Procrastinate, v. a. Defer, delay, postpone, adjourn, put off, stave off, lay over, let lie over. Procrastinate, v. n. Delay, wait, lag, loiter, be dilatory. Procrastination, n. Dilatoriness, putting off, delay, tardiness, slowness. Procreant, a. Productive. Procreate, v. a. Generate, engender, beget, breed, produce, propagate, bring into being. Procreation, n. Generation, begetting, production. Procreator, n. Generator, father, sire, begetter. Procurement, n. Management, contrivance, agency, intervention, procuration. Procurer, n. Pimp, pander, bawd. Procumbent, a. Prone, lying down, prostrate. Procuration, n. 1. Agency, PROCUREMENT. 2. Authority as an agent, authority to act for another. Procurator, n. (Law.) Agent, proxy, attorney, deputy, representative. Procure, v. a. 1. Get, acquire, obtain, earn, win, achieve, gain, provide, furnish. 2. Contrive, compass, cause, effect, bring about. Prodigal, a. Wasteful, lavish, extravagant, profuse, too liberal. Prodigal, n. Spendthrift, waster, squanderer. Prodigality, n. Wastefulness, extravagance, excess, profusion, lavishness, unthriftiness, squandering. Prodigious, a. 1. Marvellous, wonderful, portentous, amazing, astonishing, surprising, astounding, strange, startling, extraordinary, uncommon, wondrous, miraculous, very strange, unheard of. 2. Enormous, monstrous, huge. Prodigy, n. 1. Marvel, portent, wonder, miracle. 2. Monster, monstrosity, mooncalf, unnatural product. Produce, v. a. 1. Exhibit, show, bring forward, bring out, bring into view, hold up to view, bring to light. 2. Beget, procreate, engender, generate, propagate, breed, bring into being. 3. Cause, occasion, originate, make, create, effect, give rise to. 4. Yield, bear, furnish, supply, give, afford, impart, render, bestow. 5. Extend, protract, prolong, draw out, lengthen. Produce, n. 1. Product. 2. Agricultural products. Product, n. 1. Produce, yield, proceeds, returns. 2. Result, effect, work, fruit, production, performance. Production, n. 1. Produce, product, fruit, work, performance. 2. Prolongation, extension, lengthening. Productive, a. Fertile, generative, prolific, fruitful. Proem, n. Preface, introduction, prelude, exordium, prolegomena, preliminary remarks. Proemial, a. Introductory, prefatory, preliminary, precursory. Profanation, n. Desecration, pollution, misuse, abuse. Profane, a. 1. Irreverent, irreligious, blasphemous, wicked, sacrilegious, impious. 2. Unhallowed, impure, polluted. 3. Secular, not sacred. Profane, v. a. Desecrate, pollute, defile, abuse. Profaneness, n. Profanity. Profanity, n. 1. Irreverence, profaneness, blasphemy. 2. Profane language. Profess, v. a. 1. Avow, acknowledge, own, confess, declare, affirm, avouch, aver, allege. 2. Pretend, lay claim to. Profession, n. 1. Declaration, avowal, claim. 2. Employment (that requires a learned education), calling, occupation, business, AVOCATION. Proffer, v. a. Tender, offer, volunteer. Proffer, n. Tender, offer, proposal. Proficiency, n. 1. Advancement, improvement, progress. 2. Skill, accomplishment, acquirement, mastery. Proficient, a. Skilled, skilful, conversant, competent, well-versed, qualified, practised, trained, accomplished, able, thoroughbred, finished, good, at home, AU FAIT. Proficient, n. Adept, expert, dab, master-hand, DABSTER, capital hand, good hand. Profile, n. 1. Side-face. 2. Outline, contour. Profit, n. 1. Gain, produce, emolument, return, avails. 2. Advantage, benefit, service, weal, interest, welfare, behoof, behalf, account, utility. Profitless, a. Useless, worthless, fruitless, bootless, unprofitable, valueless, of no use. Profligate, a. Depraved, corrupt, dissolute, corrupted, very wicked, graceless, very vicious, shameless, abandoned. Profligate, n. Debauchee, rake, libertine, man of pleasure. Profound, a. 1. Deep. 2. Penetrating, sagacious, skilled, not superficial. 3. Lively, vivid, strong, deep-felt. 4. Lowly, humble, submissive. Profundity, n. Depth, deepness. Profuse, a. 1. Lavish, prodigal, improvident, extravagant, wasteful, too liberal, too bountiful. 2. Exuberant, over-abounding, in profusion. Profuseness, n. Profusion. Profusion, n. 1. Lavishness, excess, prodigality, extravagance, waste. 2. Abundance, exuberance. Prog, n. [Low.] Victuals, FOOD. Progenitor, n. Ancestor, forefather. Progeny, n. Offspring, children, issue, descendants, race, breed, stock, lineage. Prognosis, n. (Med.) Prophasis. Prognostic, a. Foreshowing, foretokening. Prognostic, n. Sign, token, presage, omen, indication, augury, foreboding, prognostication. Prognosticate, v. a. Foretell, predict, foretoken, betoken, prophesy, foreshow, foreshadow, indicate, portend, augur. Prognostication, n. 1. Prognostic. 2. Augury, prediction, vaticination, prophecy, indication. Programme, n. Order of exercises. Progress, n. 1. Advancement, advance, progression, proficiency. 2. Growth, increase, improvement. Progress, v. n. Advance, proceed, go on, get on, go ahead, get ahead, get forward, get along, make head, make headway, work one's way, make one's way, make progress. Progression, n. Advancement, advance, progress. Progressive, a. 1. Advancing, proceeding. 2. Improving. Prohibit, v. a. 1. Hinder, prevent, debar, preclude, restrain. 2. Forbid, inhibit, disallow, interdict. Prohibition, n. Interdiction, interdict, inhibition, disallowance, embargo. Prohibitive, a. Prohibitory. Prohibitory, a. Restrictive, prohibiting, prohibitive. Project, v. a. 1. Throw, cast, throw out. 2. Scheme, devise, contrive, frame, plan, plot, concoct, brew. 3. Delineate (as a sphere upon a plane). Project, v. n. Protrude, jut, bulge, jut out, stand out, be prominent. Project, n. Plan, scheme, contrivance, devise, design, proposal. Projectile, n. Missile. Projection, n. 1. Propulsion, throwing. 2. Planning, designing, contriving. 3. Prominence, protuberance, bulge, process. 4. Plan, delineation, map. Projector, n. Schemer, designer, planner. Prolegomena, n. pl. Introduction, preface, prelude, prologue, preamble, proem, preliminary remarks. Prolétaire, n. [Fr.] Laboring class, proletariat. Proletarian, a. [Rare.] Mean, vulgar, vile, plebeian. Proletariat, n. Prolétaire, laboring class. Proletary, n. Churl, peasant, rustic, clodhopper, countryman, ploughman, lout, clown, boor, hind, laboring man. Prolific, a. Fruitful, fertile, productive, generative, teeming. Prolix, a. 1. Diffuse, wordy, verbose, loose, long, long-spun, spun-out, long-winded, discursive, rambling, not concise. 2. Tiresome, tedious, uninteresting, wearisome. Prolixity, n. Diffuseness, prolixness, verbosity, tedious length. Prolixness, n. Prolixity. Prolocutor, n. Speaker, spokesman. Prologue, n. Introduction (to a play), preface. Prolong, v. a. Lengthen, protract, extend, continue, draw out. Prolongation, n. Extension, protraction, lengthening. Promenade, n. Walk, stroll. Promenade, v. n. Take a walk. Prominence, n. 1. Protuberance, projection, bulge, process. 2. Conspicuousness, eminence, distinction, celebrity. Prominent, a. 1. Protuberant, projecting. 2. Conspicuous, eminent, celebrated, distinguished, famous. Promiscuous, a. Mixed, mingled, miscellaneous, indiscriminate, confused. Promise, n. 1. Word, engagement, assurance, pledge. 2. Promising character. Promise, v. a. 1. Pledge, engage, covenant, assure. 2. Give expectation of, excite a hope of. Promise, v. n. Engage, agree, stipulate, bargain, be sworn, pledge one's self, plight one's word, pass one's word, give assurance, make an agreement, tie one's self. Promising, a. Encouraging, giving ground of hope. Promissory note, Note of hand. Promontory, n. Headland, foreland, cape. Promote, v. a. 1. Forward, advance, further, encourage, help, assist. 2. Elevate, exalt, raise, prefer. Promotion, n. 1. Furtherance, encouragement, advancement. 2. Elevation, preferment. Prompt, a. 1. Ready, quick, apt. 2. Early, timely, punctual. Prompt, v. a. 1. Incite, induce, stimulate, impel, engage, incline, dispose, urge, set on, draw on. 2. Put in mind, give the cue to. 3. Dictate, suggest, hint. Promptitude, n. Promptness. Promptness, n. Readiness, quickness, alacrity, alertness, promptitude. Promulgate, v. a. Publish, announce, proclaim, declare, advertise, trumpet, make known, blaze abroad, spread abroad, noise abroad, give notice of, make promulgation of. Promulgation, n. Announcement, advertisement, publication, declaration. Prone, a. 1. Prostrate (with the face downwards), recumbent, lying, flat. 2. Sloping, inclining. 3. Disposed, inclined, tending. Proneness, n. Disposition, tendency, proclivity, inclination, bias, bent, propensity, aptness, turn, leaning, predisposition. Pronounce, v. a. 1. Utter (with proper accent and tone), speak, enunciate, ARTICULATE. 2. Declare, affirm. 3. Deliver (as an oration). Pronunciamento, n. Proclamation, announcement, declaration, manifesto. Proof, n. 1. Test, trial, essay, experiment, ordeal. 2. Demonstration, certification, attestation, satisfactory evidence. 3. Proof-sheet. Proof-sheet, n. Proof. Prop, v. a. Support, sustain, uphold, hold up, shore up. Prop, n. Support, stay, brace, FULCRUM. Propagate, v. a. 1. Multiply, increase, continue. 2. Spread, diffuse, disseminate, circulate, extend, spread abroad. 3. Generate, beget, engender, procreate, breed, produce, bring into being. Propagation, n. 1. Multiplication, increase, continuance. 2. Dissemination, diffusion, extension, enlargement. 3. Generation, procreation, breeding. Propel, v. a. Impel, drive forward, push forward, urge on. Propensity, n. Inclination, PRONENESS. Proper, a. 1. Particular, peculiar, individual, special, specific, not common. 2. Fit, fitting, befitting, suitable, appropriate, meet, seemly, convenient, adapted, becoming, right, legitimate. Property, n. 1. Quality, attribute, peculiarity, characteristic, nature. 2. Wealth, estate, goods, possessions, one's own. 3. Ownership, exclusive right. Prophasis, n. (Med.) Prognosis. Prophecy, n. Prediction, prognostication, vaticination, foretelling, divination. Prophesy, v. a. Predict, foretell, prognosticate, VATICINATE, divine. Prophet, n. Predicter, foreteller, seer, soothsayer, vaticinator. Prophetic, a. Predictive, foretelling, predicting. Prophylactic, a. (Med.) Preventive, preservative. Prophylactic, n. (Med.) Preventive, preservative. Propinquity, n. 1. Nearness, proximity, vicinity, neighborhood. 2. Kindred, affinity. Propitiate, v. a. Conciliate, appease, pacify, reconcile, gain the favor of, make propitious, make favorable. Propitiation, n. 1. Conciliation, reconciliation, pacification. 2. Atonement, expiation, satisfaction, reparation, atoning sacrifice. Propitious, a. 1. Gracious, benevolent, benign, kind. 2. Auspicious, lucky, happy, fortunate, favorable, opportune, prosperous, promising, in a fair way. Proportion, n. 1. Symmetry, symmetrical relation. 2. Share, lot, part, portion. Proportion, v. a. Adjust (in proper relations), regulate, graduate, put in proportion. Proportionable, a. Proportional. Proportionably, ad. Proportionally. Proportional, a. Proportionate, proportionable, symmetrical, correspondent. Proportionally, ad. Proportionably, proportionately, in proportion, PRO RATA. Proportionate, a. Proportional. Proportionately, ad. Proportionally. Proposal, n. Offer (of something to be done), proffer, tender, overture, PROPOSITION. Propose, v. a. Offer (for consideration), proffer, tender, propound, enounce, present, suggest, recommend, move, hold out. Propose, v. n. [Recent.] Intend, design, mean, purpose, have the intention, propose to one's self. Proposition, n. 1. Offer (of something to be considered), proffer, tender, overture, suggestion, PROPOSAL. 2. Position, thesis, statement, declaration, dictum, doctrine. 3. (Logic.) Period, complete sentence. Propound, v. a. Propose. Proprietary, n. Proprietor. Proprietor, n. Possessor, owner, proprietary. Propriety, n. 1. Fitness (to a proper standard or rule), appropriateness, suitableness, seemliness, justness, correctness, accuracy, consonance, adaptation, reasonableness. 2. Decorum, decency, good behavior, proper formality. Propulsive, a. Propelling. Pro-rata, [L.] Proportionally, proportionably, proportionately, in proportion. Prorogation, n. Adjournment. Prorogue, v. a. Adjourn (as Parliament). Prosaic, a. 1. Prosy, unpoetical. 2. Dull, flat, bald, stupid, uninteresting, unentertaining, tiresome, tedious, prosing, vapid, tame, humdrum. Proscribe, v. a. 1. Banish, exile, outlaw, doom to destruction. 2. Exclude, interdict, prohibit, reject, forbid, shut out. 3. Denounce, censure, condemn. Proscription, n. 1. Banishment, exile, outlawry. 2. Exclusion, interdiction, prohibition. 3. Denunciation, censure, condemnation. Prosecute, v. a. 1. Pursue, continue, follow out, carry out, carry on, persevere in. 2. Arraign, take the law of, bring before a court. Prosecution, n. 1. Pursuit. 2. Arraignment, bringing to trial. Prosecutor, n. Plaintiff, accuser. Proselyte, n. Convert, catechumen. Proselyte, v. a. Convert, bring over. Proser, n. Bore, buttonholder, tedious narrator. Prosing, a. Dull, flat, stupid, PROSAIC. Prosopopœia, n. (Rhet.) Personification. Prospect, n. 1. View, survey, display, sight, scene, show, spectacle, vista, perspective. 2. Landscape, scenery, picture, bird's-eye view. 3. Expectation, anticipation, contemplation, calculation, expectance, foreseeing, promise, presumption, hope, trust, ABEYANCE. Prospective, a. Future, coming. Prospective, n. 1. Distant view. 2. View, prospect, contemplation. Prospectively, ad. In the future, hereafter. Prospectus, n. Plan (of a literary work), outline, scheme. Prosper, v. a. Favor, befriend, aid, forward, help, make successful. Prosper, v. n. Succeed, flourish, thrive, go on well, be successful. Prosperity, n. Success, thrift, welfare, happiness, well-being, luck, good fortune, good luck, run of luck, palmy days, halcyon days, smiles of fortune. Prosperous, a. 1. Successful, thriving, flourishing, fortunate, lucky, happy, well off, well to do. 2. Favorable, propitious, auspicious, good, golden, bright. Prostitute, v. a. Misuse, abuse, misapply, pervert, make a bad use of. Prostitute, n. Courtesan, STRUMPET. Prostitution, n. 1. Misuse, abuse, perversion, profanation. 2. Unlawful sexual intercourse (on the part of a woman, for hire), harlotry. Prostrate, a. 1. Prostrated, prone, stretched out. 2. Exhausted, fainting, sinking, overcome. Prostrate, v. a. 1. Overthrow, overturn, level, fell, demolish, destroy, ruin, throw down, lay flat, bring to the ground. 2. Exhaust, reduce, overcome, depress, bring low. Prostration, n. 1. Overthrow, destruction, demolition. 2. Exhaustion, depression. Prosy, a. 1. Prosaic, unpoetical. 2. Dull, flat, stupid, uninteresting, unentertaining, tiresome, tedious. Protect, v. a. Defend (by a covering), guard, shield, screen, shelter, house, preserve, secure, save. Protection, n. 1. Shelter, defence, security, safety, refuge, guard, preservation. 2. Shield, ægis, buckler, palladium. Protective, a. Defensive. Protector, n. Guardian, champion, defender. Pro tempore, [L.] For the time, for the time being, for the present occasion. Protest, v. n. Declare (solemnly), aver, affirm, assert, asseverate, avow, profess, attest, testify. Protest, v. a. Declare (solemnly), assert, affirm. Protest, n. Declaration (made in a formal manner against something). Protestation, n. Declaration, asseveration, affirmation, averment, avowal. Protoplast, n. Prototype. Prototype, n. Original pattern, model, type, exemplar, example, archetype, protoplast. Protract, v. a. Prolong, continue, draw out, lengthen, spin out. Protrude, v. a. 1. Shoot out, thrust forward, push forth. 2. Beetle, jut out, hang over. Protrude, v. n. Project, jut, bulge, jut out, stand out, be prominent. Protuberance, n. Prominence, projection, swelling, bulge, process, excrescence. Protuberant, a. Projecting, prominent, salient, bulging. Proud, a. 1. Conceited, over-weening, egotistical, assuming. 2. Arrogant, haughty, supercilious, presumptuous, lordly, lofty, vain-glorious, high-spirited, high-strung. 3. Grand, stately, noble. Prove, v. a. 1. Demonstrate, show, manifest, confirm, establish, evidence, evince, substantiate, verify, make good. 2. Try, test, examine, make trial of, put to the test, experiment upon, submit to the test or proof. Prove, v. n. Turn out, be found to be. Provender, n. Food (as hay, corn, &c., for brutes), fodder, forage. Proverb, n. Adage, maxim, saying, dictum, saw, aphorism, apothegm, by-word. Provide, v. a. 1. Prepare, procure, get ready, make ready. 2. Supply, furnish, stock. Provide, v. n. 1. Cater, furnish supplies. 2. Take measures, make provision. 3. Stipulate, bargain, contract, engage, agree, covenant. Provided, conj. If, on condition, with the understanding. Providence, n. 1. Forethought, forecast, timely care. 2. Divine government, divine superintendence. Provident, a. Careful (for the future), prudent, discreet, cautious, forecasting, frugal, economical. Province, n. 1. Territory, region, tract, domain, district. 2. Dependency, colony. 3. Business, employment, function, duty, charge, calling, office, part, post, capacity. Provincial, a. 1. Of a province, of provinces. 2. Rude, unpolished, unrefined, rustic, countrified. Provision, n. 1. Providing, provident care. 2. Preparation, provident measures or steps. 3. Stock, store, hoard, fund. 4. Proviso, stipulation, clause. Provisions, n. pl. Food, victuals, provender, fare, eatables, viands, subsistence, BREAD. Provisional, a. Temporary, provisory. Provisionally, ad. Temporarily, for the present occasion. Proviso, n. Condition, provision, clause, conditional stipulation. Provisory, a. Provisional. Provocation, n. 1. Incitement, stimulus, stimulant, incentive, provocative. 2. Affront, offence, indignity, insult. Provocative, a. Stimulating, exciting, that excites or provokes. Provocative, n. Stimulant, stimulus, incentive, provocation. Provoke, v. a. 1. Excite, stimulate, arouse, awaken, incite, move, kindle, inflame, animate, instigate, impel, stir up, work up. 2. Exasperate, incense, enrage, chafe, anger, irritate, exacerbate, nettle, offend, affront, infuriate, give offence or umbrage to, put out, put out of humor, work into a passion, lash into fury, raise one's ire, raise one's dander, make one's blood boil, drive one mad. Provoking, a. Irritating, vexing, vexatious, annoying, tormenting, aggravating, offensive. Prow, n. Bow, stern, beak. Prowess, n. Bravery, valor, intrepidity, courage, gallantry, heroism, fearlessness, daring. Proximate, a. Next, nearest, immediate, close, not remote. Proximity, n. Nearness, contiguity, adjacency, vicinity, vicinage, neighborhood. Proximo, n. [L.] Next month. Proxy, n. Substitute, agent, deputy, representative, LOCUM TENENS. Prudence, n. Discretion (accompanied with forecast), caution, carefulness, circumspection, considerateness, common sense, judiciousness, judgment, wisdom (applied to the ordinary affairs of life), sense, tact, GUMPTION, ballast. Prudent, a. 1. Discreet, cautious, careful, circumspect, wary, considerate, judicious, provident, prudential. 2. Frugal, economical. Prudential, a. Politic, PRUDENT. Prudery, n. Coyness, demureness, stiffness, affected reserve. Prudish, a. Coy, demure, reserved, over-modest, affectedly modest. Prune, v. a. Lop, trim, clip, dock, cut short. Prune, n. Dried plum. Prurience, n. Itching, longing, lust, hankering, cupidity. Pruriency, n. Itching, longing, lust, hankering, cupidity. Prurient, a. Itching, longing, hankering, craving, lustful. Prussian blue, Ferrocyanide of iron, ferrocyanuret of iron. Prussic acid, Hydrocyanic acid. Pry, v. n. Peer, pry, search, look closely or narrowly. Prying, a. Curious, inquisitive, peering, scrutinizing. Psalm, n. Sacred song. Psalmody, n. Psalm-singing. Psalm-singing, n. Psalmody. Psalm-tune, n. Choral. Psalter, n. Book of Psalms. Pseudonyme, n. False name. Pshaw, interj. Poh, pugh, fiddle-stick, nonsense, fudge. Psora, n. [L.] (Med.) Scabies, the itch. Psychological, a. Metaphysical. Psychology, n. Metaphysics, pneumatology, science of mind. Public, a. 1. Of the whole, not private. 2. Open, notorious, generally known. 3. Common, general. Public, n. [Preceded by The.] Persons, men, society, the people, the community, the world. Publican, n. Tax-gatherer. Publication, n. 1. Promulgation, proclamation, divulgation. 2. Literary production (book, pamphlet, magazine, &c.). Public-house, n. Inn, tavern, house of entertainment. Publicity, n. Notoriety, currency. Publish, v. a. 1. Promulgate, proclaim, blaze, blazon, announce, declare, disclose, divulge, reveal, advertise, impart, communicate, broach, make known, spread abroad, blaze abroad. 2. Issue (as a book), emit, send forth, bring out. Puceron, n. Plant-louse, vine-fretter, aphis. Pucker, v. a. Corrugate, cockle, wrinkle, gather into wrinkles or folds. Pucker, n. 1. Fold, wrinkle. 2. [Vulgar.] Confusion, bother, perplexity, agitation, flurry, bustle, flutter, excitement, discomposure, fever, fret, tremor, perturbation, FUSS. Pudder, n. Bustle, tumult, turmoil, confusion, pother. Pudding-stone, n. Conglomerate. Puddle, n. Pool (of dirty water). Puerile, a. 1. Boyish, childish, juvenile, youthful. 2. Foolish, trifling, trivial, idle, silly, senseless, nonsensical. Puerility, n. 1. Boyishness, childishness, youthfulness, juvenility. 2. Folly, foolishness, nonsense. Puff, n. Whiff, sudden gust. Puff, v. n. 1. Blow in puffs. 2. Pant, breathe hard. Puff, v. a. 1. Blow. 2. Praise (extravagantly). Puff up, Inflate, swell, blow up. Puffed up, Conceited, proud, haughty, overweening, vainglorious. Puffer, n. (Ich.) Globe-fish. Puffin, n. Coulter-neb, Labrador auk (Alca arctica). Puffy, a. 1. Swelled, swollen, tumid. 2. Bombastic, inflated, extravagant, turgid, tumid, pompous. Pugh, interj. Pshaw, poh. Pugilism, n. Boxing, fisticuffs. Pugilist, n. Boxer, bully, prize-fighter. Pugnacious, a. Quarrelsome, fighting, contentious. Pugnacity, n. Quarrelsomeness. Pugnis et calcibus, [L.] With fists and heels, with all one's might, TOOTH AND NAIL, HAMMER AND TONGS. Puissance, n. Power, force, strength, might, potency. Puissant, a. Powerful, strong, mighty, forcible, potent. Puke, v. n. Vomit, spew. Puke, v. a. Vomit, spew, cast up, throw up. Pule, v. n. Whine, whimper, cry. Pull, v. a. 1. Draw, haul, tug, drag. 2. Pluck, gather. 3. Tear, rend, draw apart. Pull, v. n. Tug, give a pull. Pull in one's horns, [Colloquial.] Repress one's ardor, restrain one's pride, cease boasting, draw in one's horns. Pullulate, v. n. Germinate, bud, shoot, sprout, vegetate, push, grow, put forth, burst forth, shoot forth. Pullulation, n. Germination, budding, sprouting. Pull up, 1. [Active.] Draw up, haul up. 2. [Active.] Extirpate, eradicate, destroy, pluck up. 3. [Neuter.] Stop, halt. Pulmonary, a. Pulmonic. Pulmonic, n. Pulmonary. Pulp, n. Soft part, soft mass. Pulpit, n. Desk, sacred desk. Pulsate, v. n. Beat, throb. Pulsation, n. Beating, beat, throbbing, throb. Pulsatory, a. Throbbing. Pulse, n. 1. Beating or throbbing of an artery. 2. Legumes, fruit of leguminous plants. Pulverable, a. Crumbling, brittle, friable, crisp, pulverizable, easily crumbled. Pulverizable, a. Pulverable, that may be pulverized. Pulverize, v. a. Triturate, comminute, bruise, grind, bray, levigate, reduce to powder. Pulverulent, a. Dusty, powdery. Pun, n. Quibble, clinch, calembour, play upon words. Pun, v. n. Quibble, play upon words, make a pun. Punch, v. a. 1. Perforate, bore, pierce. 2. Push, poke. Punch, n. 1. Borer. 2. Push, poke. 3. Horse (short and thick). 4. Buffoon (of a puppet-show), clown, harlequin, punchinello, merry-Andrew, zany, scaramouch, fool, antic, pickle-herring, jack-pudding. Pummel, n. [Written also and preferably Pommel.] Knob, protuberant part. Pummel, v. a. [Written also and preferably Pommel.] Beat, bruise, thrash, flog, drub, bang, maul, thwack, WALLOP, LICK. Punchinello, n. Buffoon, PUNCH. Punctilio, n. Nicety (of behavior), nice point. Punctilious, a. Nice, exact, particular, precise, scrupulous, over-scrupulous, punctual. Punctual, a. 1. Nice, exact, PUNCTILIOUS. 2. Prompt, seasonable, timely. Punctuality, n. 1. Nicety, scrupulosity, scrupulous exactness. 2. Promptness. Punctuate, v. a. Point. Puncture, n. Small hole. Puncture, v. a. Prick, perforate. Pungency, n. 1. Acridness, acrimony, causticity, poignancy, piquancy, sharpness. 2. Keenness, pointedness, smartness. Pungent, a. 1. Stinging, stimulating, pricking, sharp, biting, burning, hot, peppery, piercing, penetrating, piquant, acrid, caustic. 2. Acute, keen, acrimonious, severe, distressing, poignant. Punic, a. 1. Of the Carthaginians. 2. Faithless, perfidious, treacherous, unworthy of trust. Punic faith, Treachery, perfidiousness. Punish, v. a. Chastise, castigate, lash, chasten, discipline, correct, scourge, whip. Punishment, n. Chastisement, correction, discipline, penalty. Punitive, a. Penal. Punk, n. 1. Prostitute, STRUMPET. 2. Touchwood, spunk, agaric, amadou, German tinder. Punner, n. Punster. Punster, n. Punner, quibbler. Puny, a. 1. Weak, feeble, inferior. 2. Little, small, petty, diminutive, tiny, dwarf, dwarfish, pygmy, pygmean, stunted, Liliputian. Pup, n. Puppy, whelp, young dog. Pupa, n. Chrysalis, aurelia. Pupil, n. 1. (Anat.) Apple of the eye. 2. Learner, scholar, disciple, student, tyro, neophyte, CATECHUMEN, ELEVE. 3. (Law.) Ward. Pupilage, n. Nonage, minority, boyhood, girlhood. Puppy, n. Pup, whelp, young dog. Purblind, a. Dim-sighted, near-sighted, short-sighted, myopic. Purchase, v. a. 1. Buy, bargain for. 2. [Rare.] Obtain, acquire, procure, get, gain. Purchase, n. Bargain. Purchaser, n. Buyer. Pure, a. 1. Clean, clear, unsullied, unstained, undefiled, spotless, unspotted, fair, immaculate, untainted, untarnished, unpolluted, uncorrupted. 2. Innocent, guiltless, guileless, true, virtuous, upright, honest, incorrupt, holy. 3. Genuine, unadulterated, unmixed, real, perfect. 4. Modest, chaste. 5. Mere, absolute, sheer. 6. Classic, classical, Attic. Pureness, n. Purity. Purgative, a. Cathartic, abstergent, cleansing, purifying, evacuant. Purgative, n. Purge, physic, cathartic, purgative medicine. Purgatory, n. Limbo, hell, infernal regions, shades below. Purge, v. a. Cleanse, clear, purify, clarify, free from impurity. Purge, n. Purgative. Purging, n. (Med.) Diarrhœa, relax, flux. Purification, n. 1. Cleansing, purifying. 2. Defecation, clearing, clarification, depuration. Purify, v. a. 1. Clear, clean, cleanse, clarify, purge, free from impurity, make pure. 2. Defecate (as liquors). Purism, n. Nicety (in the use of words), fastidiousness, squeamishness, daintiness, euphuism, affected elegance, finical style. Puritanic, a. Strict, rigid, ascetic. Puritanical, a. Strict, rigid, ascetic. Purity, n. 1. Cleanness, clearness, immaculateness. 2. Innocence, virtue, guiltlessness, guilelessness, holiness, honesty, integrity. 3. Genuineness, excellence. 4. Modesty, chastity. Purl, v. n. Murmur, ripple, gurgle. Purlieus, n. pl. [Used generally in a bad sense.] Environs, suburbs, neighborhood, vicinage, border, limit, outskirts, confines. Purloin, v. a. Steal, rob, pilfer, filch, BOB, CABBAGE. Purport, n. Design, meaning, signification, import, significance, drift, tenor, scope, sense, tendency, gist, intent, spirit. Purport, v. a. Intend, mean, signify, import. Purpose, n. Aim, intent, intention, design, object, end, drift, view, final cause. Purpose, v. a. Intend, design, mean, meditate, think of, have in mind, resolve upon, propose to one's self. Purpose, v. n. Intend, design, mean, have in mind. Purposely, ad. Intentionally, designedly, by design, on purpose. Pursuance, n. Pursuit, prosecution, following out. Pursuant to, Agreeable to, conformable to, according to, in pursuance of. Pursue, v. a. 1. Follow, chase, hunt, track, hound, go after, give chase to. 2. Continue, prosecute, conduct, keep up, carry on, persist in, engage in, follow up. 3. Seek, strive for, try to obtain. Pursuit, n. 1. Chase, race. 2. Pursuance, prosecution, following out. Pursuit of, 1. Chase after. 2. Prosecution of, search for, endeavor after. Pursy, a. 1. Fat, corpulent, fleshy, plump. 2. Short-breathed, short-winded. Purulence, n. 1. Suppuration, secretion of pus. 2. Pus, matter, purulent matter. Purulency, n. 1. Suppuration, secretion of pus. 2. Pus, matter, purulent matter. Purvey, v. n. Provide, cater, procure provisions, provide food. Purveyor, n. Provider, caterer. Purview, n. Limit, sphere, scope, extent. Pus, n. Purulence, matter, purulent matter. Push, v. a. 1. Thrust, impel (by pressure), hustle, jostle, elbow, crowd. 2. Urge, press forward. 3. Force, press, drive. 4. Importune, tease. Push, v. n. 1. Thrust, make a thrust. 2. Endeavor, strive, try, exert one's self. 3. Pullulate, bud, sprout, germinate, vegetate, grow, burst out, put forth, shoot forth. Push, n. 1. Thrust. 2. Trial, test, exigence, extremity, emergency, pinch. Pusillanimity, n. Cowardice, cowardliness, timidity, poltroonery, recreancy, effeminacy, faint-heartedness. Pusillanimous, a. Cowardly, timorous, recreant, effeminate, spiritless, weak, mean-spirited, faint-hearted, DOUGH-FACED. Pustule, n. Ulcer, fester, imposthume, gathering, pimple, blotch, blain, sore. Put, v. a. 1. Place, set, lay, deposit, commit. 2. Impose, enjoin, levy, inflict. 3. Propose, offer, state, present, bring forward. 4. Oblige, compel, force, constrain. 5. Incite, urge, entice, induce. Put a Flea in one's ear, Annoy by a cutting remark, sting by a sharp reply. Put about, (Naut.) Tack. Putative, a. Reputed, supposed, commonly esteemed. Put away, 1. Lay away, set aside. 2. Renounce, discard, reject, put off. 3. Divorce. Put by, 1. Lay by, lay aside. 2. Thrust aside, turn off. Put down, 1. Deposit, lay down. 2. Repress, crush, baffle, overthrow, destroy. 3. Degrade, humiliate, abash, shame, disconcert, humble. Put forth, [Active.] 1. Exert, bring into play, bring into action. 2. Extend, thrust out. 3. Emit, send out, throw out. 4. Publish, issue. Put forth, [Neuter.] 1. Leave port, put to sea. 2. Bud, shoot, germinate, pullulate, push, vegetate, grow. Put in, [Active.] Introduce, insert, interpose, bring in. Put in, [Neuter.] Make a harbor, enter a port. Put in for, Make a claim, offer one's self for, be a candidate for. Put in one's oar, [Colloquial.] Interfere, meddle, intermeddle, THRUST ONE'S NOSE IN. Put off, [Active.] 1. Discard, renounce, reject, cast aside, lay aside. 2. Defeat, frustrate, disappoint, turn aside, baffle. 3. Defer, delay, procrastinate, postpone. 4. Get rid of, dispose of. Put off, [Neuter.] Leave shore, put to sea, put forth. Put on, 1. Invest with. 2. Assume, take on. 3. Impose, inflict. 4. Impute to, charge upon. 5. (Law.) Rest upon, submit to. Put one's shoulder to the wheel, Render assistance, lend a hand. Put out, 1. Eject, expel, banish. 2. Extend, protrude, hold out, stretch forth. 3. Emit, send out, throw out, shoot out. 4. Extinguish. 5. Publish, issue. 6. Dislocate, luxate. 7. Confuse, disconcert, interrupt. 8. Offend, displease, anger, provoke. Put out of countenance, Shame, mortify, abash, PUT TO SHAME. Put over, 1. Place in command of, give authority over. 2. Defer, postpone, put off. Putter, v. n. [U. S.] Trifle, potter, busy one's self about trifles. Put to, 1. Unite, add to. 2. Expose, refer to, give over to. Put to death, Kill. Put to flight, Cause to flee, scatter in flight. Put to it, Distressed, perplexed, puzzled, embarrassed, staggered, posed, nonplussed, at one's wits' end, put to one's shifts. Put to rights, Adjust, regulate, set in order, set to rights. Put to sea, Set sail, put forth, put off. Put to shame, Shame, abash, mortify, make ashamed, put to the blush, put out of countenance, put down. Put to the blush, Put to shame. Put up, 1. Store, pack away. 2. Expose, offer publicly. 3. Put away, lay away, set aside. Put up, Lodge, stay, STOP, take lodgings. Put up with, Endure (without complaint), bear, tolerate, suffer, POCKET, submit to, make the best of. Putrefy, v. a. Corrupt, rot, render putrid. Putrefy, v. n. Rot, decay, decompose, become rotten, become putrid. Putrescence, n. Rottenness. Putrid, a. Rotten, decayed, corrupt, putrefied, carious. Puzzle, v. a. Perplex, embarrass, bewilder, confound, stagger, pose, nonplus, confuse, mystify. Puzzle, n. 1. Riddle, enigma, mystery, poser, knotty point. 2. Perplexity, embarrassment, quandary, nonplus. Pygmean, a. Dwarfish, dwarfed, diminutive, small, stunted, Liliputian, pygmy. Pygmy, n. Dwarf, hop o' my thumb. Pygmy, a. Dwarfish, PYGMEAN. Pyre, n. Funeral pile. Pyriform, a. Pear-shaped. Pyroligneous spirit, n. Wood-spirit, wood-naphtha, PYROXYLIC SPIRIT. Pyrosis, n. (Med.) Water-brash, water-qualm. Pyrotechnic, a. Of fire-works. Pyrotechnical, a. Of fire-works. Pyrotechnics, n. Pyrotechny. Pyrotechnist, n. Manufacturer of fire-works. Pyrotechny, n. Pyrotechnics. Pyroxylic acid, n. Pyroxylic spirit. Pyroxylic spirit, n. Wood-spirit, wood-naphtha, methylic alcohol, pyroxylic acid, pyroligneous spirit. Pyroxyline, n. Gun-cotton. Pyrrhonism, n. Scepticism, unbelief, incredulity, universal doubt. Pyrrhonist, n. Sceptic, doubter. Pyx, n. Box (especially that in which the host is kept), tabernacle.

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Quack, n. Charlatan, empiric, mountebank, impostor, pretender, HUMBUG. Quackery, n. Charlatanism, charlatanry, empiricism, humbug, mummery, imposition, pretension. Quadrangular, a. Four-cornered. Quadrate, n. Square. Quadrate with, Fit, suit, agree with, correspond with, tally with, coincide with, comport with, square with, fall in with, chime in with. Quadrilateral, a. Four-sided. Quadruped, n. Four-footed animal. Quadruple, a. Fourfold. Quære, v. n. [L. imperative.] Inquire, seek, question, see. Quaff, v. a. Drink (copiously). Quaggy, a. Boggy, marshy, swampy. Quagmire, n. Bog, fen, slough, morass, marsh, swamp. Quail, v. n. Cower, shrink, flinch, faint, blench, quake, tremble, be quelled, give way, lose courage, lose spirits, be cast down. Quaint, a. Odd, strange, singular, whimsical, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique, curious, droll, fantastic, fanciful, far-fetched, out of the way. Quake, v. n. Shake, tremble, shudder, quiver. Quaker, n. Friend. Qualification, n. 1. Fitness, suitableness, capability, endowment, accomplishment. 2. Modification, limitation, restriction. 3. Abatement, diminution, mitigation, allowance, grains of allowance. Qualify, v. a. 1. Fit, adapt, capacitate, propose, empower, enable, make fit, make suitable, make capable. 2. Modify, limit, restrict, restrain. 3. Soften, abate, diminish, mitigate, ease, assuage, moderate, temper. Quality, n. 1. Property, attribute, nature, characteristic, peculiarity. 2. Disposition, humor, temper, mood, character. 3. Rank, condition, station, standing, status. 4. [With The prefixed.] Nobility, gentry, NOBLESSE, aristocracy, persons of rank. 5. Brand, chop. Qualm, n. 1. Throe, pang, agony, sudden attack. 2. Sickness (of the stomach), nausea. 3. Twinge (of conscience), scruple. Qualmish, a. Sick (at the stomach), inclined to vomit, queasy. Quandary, n. Difficulty, perplexity, doubt, puzzle, uncertainty, embarrassment, nonplus, strait, dilemma. Quantity, n. 1. Amount, aggregate, sum. 2. Part, portion, share. 3. Length, duration. Quantum sufficit, [L.] Enough, as much as suffices. Quarrel, n. Brawl, feud, affray, fray, contention, altercation, wrangle, contest, squabble, broil, jar, breach, rupture, difference, disagreement, dissension, bickering, quarrelling, strife, breeze, falling out. Quarrel, v. n. Wrangle, squabble, bicker, BRAWL, dispute, spar, jangle, TIFF, fall out, have words, have an altercation, be at variance, have a bone to pick, pick a quarrel. Quarrelling, n. Quarrel. Quarrelsome, a. Irascible, choleric, irritable, petulant, cross, contentious, disputatious, litigious. Quarry, n. 1. Stone-pit, stone-bed. 2. Prey (especially that of the hunting falcon), game, object of the chase. Quart, n. Two pints, fourth part of a gallon. Quarter, n. 1. Fourth part. 2. District, region, territory, locality, place. 3. Mercy (granted by a conqueror). Quarter, v. a. 1. Divide in four equal parts. 2. Divide, separate into parts or compartments. 3. Lodge, BILLET, furnish with quarters (as soldiers). Quarter, v. n. Lodge, abide, have lodgings. Quarters, n. pl. 1. Stations, posts, cantonments. 2. Lodging, dwelling, abode, habitation, headquarters. Quartz, n. Silex, silica, ROCK-CRYSTAL. Quash, v. a. 1. Crush, subdue, quell, repress, suppress, extinguish, put down. 2. (Law.) Annul, nullify, overthrow, cancel, make void. Quasi, [L.] Apparently, as if, as though, as it were, in a certain sense, to a certain extent, in a manner. Quaver, v. n. Tremble, shake, quiver. Quaver, n. (Mus.) 1. Shake. 2. Eighth-note, eighth of a semibreve, quarter of a minim, half of a crotchet. Quay, n. Wharf. Quean, n. Jade, hussy, base woman, sorry wench. Queasy, a. 1. Qualmish, sick (at the stomach), inclined to vomit. 2. Fastidious, squeamish, difficult, over-nice, over-delicate, hard to please. Queer, a. Odd, strange, singular, droll, whimsical, quaint, curious, fantastic, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique. Quell, v. a. 1. Subdue, suppress, crush, reduce, overcome. 2. Repress, restrain, check, smother, curb, bridle, lay, rein in. 3. Quiet, calm, still, compose, lull, hush, tranquillize, pacify. 4. Moderate, assuage, mitigate, allay, appease, alleviate, mollify, soften, dull, soothe, blunt, deaden. Quench, v. a. 1. Extinguish, put out. 2. Destroy, still, stifle, repress, check, suppress, put an end to. 3. Allay, slake, cool. Querimonious, a. Querulous. Querist, n. Inquirer, interrogator, investigator. Querulous, a. Complaining, murmuring, querimonious, petulant, peevish, cross, dissatisfied, discontented, fault-finding. Query, n. Question, inquiry, interrogatory. Query, v. n. Make inquiry, ask questions. Query, v. a. 1. Question, inquire into. 2. Doubt, controvert, dispute, hesitate to believe, consider questionable. Quest, n. Search. Question, n. 1. Interrogation, examination. 2. Interrogatory, query, inquiry. 3. Discussion, disquisition, investigation, trial. 4. Dispute, controversy, doubt. 5. Proposition, motion, topic, point. Question, v. a. 1. Interrogate, ask, catechise, examine, inquire of, put questions to. 2. Doubt, query, controvert, dispute, call in question, hesitate to believe, consider questionable. Questionable, a. Doubtful, uncertain, equivocal, problematical, disputable, controvertible, debatable. Quibble, n. 1. Evasion (by verbal subtlety), cavil, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, sophism, quiddity, trifling nicety. 2. Pun, clinch, CALEMBOUR, play upon words. Quibble, v. n. 1. Cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise evasion, evade the truth. 2. Pun, play upon words. Quick, a. 1. Active, nimble, agile, alert, brisk, prompt, ready. 2. Rapid, swift, speedy, fleet, hasty, expeditious, hurried, flying. 3. Dexterous, adroit, skilful, expert, apt. 4. Acute, clever, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent, sagacious, discerning. 5. Hasty, choleric, passionate, testy, irritable, touchy, waspish, petulant, irascible, peppery, snappish. Quick, ad. Quickly. Quicken, v. a. 1. Vivify, revive, resuscitate, reinvigorate, refresh, make alive, give life to. 2. Hasten, accelerate, speed, hurry, expedite, despatch. 3. Stimulate, sharpen, excite, incite. Quickens, n. Quick-grass. Quicken-tree, n. Rowan-tree, mountain ash (European), fowler's service-tree (Pyrus aucuparia or Sorbus aucuparia). Quick-grass, n. Knot-grass, dog-wheat, dog's-grass, couch-grass, wheat-grass, twitch-grass, quitch-grass, quickens (Triticum repens). Quick-lime, n. Caustic lime. Quickly, ad. Speedily, swiftly, rapidly, soon, quick, immediately, with haste, with celerity, without delay, post-haste. Quickness, n. 1. Celerity, expedition, velocity, speed, speediness, fleetness, rapidity, swiftness, despatch. 2. Activity, briskness, nimbleness, readiness, promptness, promptitude, alertness, agility, smartness. 3. Dexterity, adroitness, expertness, dexterousness, aptness, aptitude, facility, knack. 4. Sharpness, penetration, keenness, acuteness, sagacity, shrewdness. Quick-sighted, a. Sharp-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-eyed, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed. Quicksilver, n. Mercury, hydrargyrum. Quick-witted, a. Witty, smart, nimble-witted. Quid, n. [Low.] Cud. Quiddity, n. 1. Essence, nature. 2. Quibble, cavil, evasion, sophism, subterfuge, prevarication, equivocation, trifling nicety. Quiddle, v. [Colloquial, U. S.] Dawdle, waste time in trifles, be busy about trifles. Quiddle, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Trifler, dawdler. Quiddler, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Trifler, dawdler. Quid pro quo, [L.] Equivalent. Quidnunc, n. Newsmonger. Quiescence, n. 1. Rest, repose, quiet, quietude, stillness, calmness, calm, tranquillity, peace. 2. Suspense, intermission, remission, dormancy, abeyance. Quiescent, a. 1. Quiet, resting, still, dormant, motionless, at rest, at a stand, stock-still, standing still. 2. Silent, not sounded. Quiet, n. Rest, repose, stillness, peace, tranquillity, calm, calmness, quietude, quiescence, quietness. Quiet, v. a. 1. Stop, suspend, arrest, interrupt, intermit, discontinue, put a stop to. 2. Tranquillize, calm, compose, lull, pacify, appease, soothe, sober. 3. Still, silence, hush. 4. Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, mollify, alleviate, soften, dull, blunt. Quietness, n. Quiet. Quietude, n. Quiet. Quietus, n. 1. Rest, repose, death. 2. Acquittance, final discharge. Quill-driver, n. 1. Writer, scribbler. 2. Clerk, scribe, secretary, amanuensis. Quinia, n. Quinine. Quinine, n. 1. Quinia. 2. Sulphate of quinia, sulphate of quinine. Quinquina, n. Cinchona, Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark, Cinchona bark. Quintessence, n. Essence, essential part. Quip, n. Taunt, jibe, jeer, sally, quirk, crank, repartee, retort, sharp saying, caustic or cutting remark. Quirk, n. 1. Evasion, shift, make-shift, loophole, quibble, pretence, pretext, excuse. 2. Taunt, jibe, jeer, sally, QUIP. Quit, v. a. 1. Deliver, clear, release, free, acquit, absolve, set free, deliver from, discharge from. 2. Pay, discharge, settle, liquidate. 3. Leave (with the purpose of never returning), vacate, withdraw from, go away from, retire from, depart from, get away from. 4. Abandon, desert, forsake, resign, renounce, relinquish, forswear, cast off, give over, give up. Quit, a. Clear, free, absolved, released, acquitted, discharged. Quitch-grass, n. Quick-grass. Quite, ad. 1. Completely, wholly, entirely, totally, perfectly. 2. [Colloquial.] Very, considerably, in a great degree, to a great extent. Quit scores, Settle mutual accounts, quit from mutual obligations, clear mutually from all demands. Quittance, n. Discharge, acquittance. Quiver, v. n. 1. Quake, shake, quaver, bicker, be tremulous. 2. Tremble, shudder, shiver. Quivering, n. Trembling, tremulous motion. Quixotic, a. Visionary, imaginary, wild, fanciful, freakish, Utopian, chimerical, fantastical, absurdly romantic. Quiz, n. 1. Puzzle (by way of sport), enigma, riddle, knotty question. 2. [Colloquial.] Jester, buffoon, odd fellow. Quiz, v. a. 1. Puzzle (for sport), ridicule, run upon, make fun of, make sport of. 2. Stare at (in mockery), peer at. Quo ad hoc, [L.] As to this, as far as this is concerned. Quoit, n. Discus, disk. Quondam, a. [L.] [Colloquial.] Former, late, CI-DEVANT, old-time, in former times. Quota, n. Portion, share, contingent, proportion, proportional part. Quotation, n. Citation, extract. Quote, v. a. Cite, adduce, extract. Quoth, v. n. Said. Quotidian, a. Daily, diurnal. Quotidian, a. (Med.) Quotidian fever.

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Rabbit, n. Cony (Lepus cuniculus). Rabble, n. 1. Mob, rout, rabble-rout, tumultuous crowd. 2. Populace, commonalty, CANAILLE, herd, dregs of the people, the common people, scum of society, lowest class of people, lower classes, the masses, riff-raff, swinish multitude, ignoble vulgar, vulgar herd, RAG-TAG-AND-BOB-TAIL. Rabid, a. Furious, raging, mad. Race, n. 1. Generation, lineage, stock, breed, family connection. 2. Tribe, family, clan. 3. Trial of speed, contest in running. 4. Course, career, progress. 5. Chase, pursuit. 6. Mill-race. Race, v. n. 1. Run swiftly. 2. Contend in running. Race-course, n. Ring, racing ground. Race-horse, n. 1. Racer. 2. (Ornith.) Steamer-duck (Micropterus brachypterus). Racer, n. 1. Runner. 2. Race-horse, courser. Rachitic, a. Rickety. Rachitis, n. (Med.) Rickets, inflammation of the spine. Rack, n. 1. Torture, torment, anguish, agony, pang, extreme pain. 2. Crib, manger. 3. Neck (of mutton), crag. 4. Mist, vapor. 5. (Naut.) Fairleader. Rack, v. a. 1. Torture, torment, distress, agonize, excruciate, pain extremely. 2. Stretch, strain, force, wrest. 3. Draw off (from sediment). Racket, n. Uproar, clamor, hubbub, din, noise, outcry, disturbance, HULLABALOO, HALLABALOO. Racy, a. 1. That tastes of the soil (as wine), of a peculiar flavor. 2. Strong (as peculiar qualities of thought or of expression), vigorous, forcible, of a distinctive character. Radiance, n. Brilliance, brilliancy, lustre, brightness, splendor, resplendence, effulgence, refulgence. Radiant, a. 1. Beaming, shining, brilliant, splendid, resplendent, effulgent. 2. (Bot.) Radiate. Radiata, n. pl. (Zoöl.) Radiate animals, rayed animals. Radiate, v. n. 1. Shine, gleam, emit rays. 2. Issue in rays, emanate in rays. 3. Emit heat, throw off heat. Radiate, v. a. Emit (heat or light) in straight lines. Radiate, a. 1. (Bot.) Radiant. 2. (Zoöl.) Radiated. Radiated, a. (Zoöl.) Radiate. Radiation, n. Irradiance, irradiation, emission of rays. Radical, a. 1. Original, fundamental, organic, constitutional. 2. Primitive, underived, uncompounded, simple. 3. Thorough, entire, complete, perfect. Radical, n. 1. Come-outer, radical reformer. 2. Primitive letter. 3. Root, radix, etymon, primitive word. 4. (Chem.) Base. Radicle, n. Rootlet. Raff-merchant, n. [Local Eng.] Lumber-merchant. Raft-merchant, n. [Local Eng.] Lumber-merchant. Rag, n. Shred, tatter. Rag-baby, n. Moppet, mopsey. Ragamuffin, n. Tatterdemalion, mean fellow, wretch, paltry fellow. Rage, n. 1. Fury, frenzy, FUROR, passion, madness, raving, violent anger. 2. Extreme eagerness, vehement desire. 3. [Colloquial.] Fashion, vogue, mode. Rage, v. n. Rave, storm, fume, be violent, be furious. Ragged, a. 1. Tattered, torn, rent. 2. Dressed in rags. 3. Uneven, jagged, rough. Raging, a. Furious, enraged, infuriate, infuriated, incensed, very angry. Raging, n. Fury, violence, impetuosity. Rag-tag-and-bob-tail, n. [Low.] Rabble, mob, crowd, riff-raff, CANAILLE, the populace, the masses, dregs of the people, scum of society, swinish multitude, vulgar herd, ignoble vulgar. Raid, n. Invasion, inroad, foray, irruption, hostile incursion (especially of mounted men). Raider, n. 1. Invader. 2. Forager, BUMMER. Rail at, Censure, reproach, upbraid, abuse, scoff at, sneer at, scold at, inveigh against, exclaim against, declaim against, BLOW UP. Railing, n. Vituperation, abuse, scolding, reviling, contumely, reproach, invective, aspersion, censure, JAW. Raillery, n. Banter, irony, slight ridicule, good-humored satire. Railroad, n. Railway. Raiment, n. Clothes, clothing, dress, attire, apparel, vesture, vestment, garments, habiliment, habit, garb, costume, ARRAY. Rainbow, n. Iris. Rain-gauge, n. Pluviameter, ombrometer, udometer. Rainy, a. Showery, wet. Raise, v. a. 1. Lift, uplift, set up, raise up. 2. Hoist, heave. 3. Erect, rear, construct, build. 4. Exalt, elevate, advance, promote. 5. Enhance, increase, augment. 6. Excite, rouse, arouse, awake, stir up, call up, call forth, put in action, put in motion. 7. Collect, levy, obtain, get. 8. Grow, cause to grow. 9. Make light or spongy (as bread). 10. Bring back to life, raise from the dead. 11. [Southern States of the U. S.] Rear, bring up. Raise a siege, Abandon a siege, give up the attempt to take by siege. Raisin, n. Dried grape. Rake, n. Libertine, debauchee, man of pleasure. Rake, v. a. 1. Gather, collect, draw together, heap together, gather together, scrape together, rake up, heap up. 2. Scour, search closely. 3. Enfilade. Rake, v. n. 1. Search, grope. 2. (Naut.) Incline from a perpendicular (as a mast). Rake up, 1. Gather together, scrape up. 2. Cover with ashes (as a fire). Rakish, a. Lewd, debauched, dissolute, licentious. Rally, v. a. 1. Reunite, restore to order. 2. Banter, joke, ridicule, quiz, taunt, treat with raillery. Rally, v. n. 1. Be restored to order, come into order, take courage. 2. Recover, recover strength, gain ground, get better, pick up. 3. Jest, indulge in banter or raillery. Ram, n. 1. Male sheep. 2. Aries, the vernal sign. 3. Battering-ram. 4. Hydraulic ram, water-ram. Ram, v. a. Drive down, force down. Ramble, v. n. Rove, wander, stroll, range, roam, straggle, stray. Ramble, n. Stroll, excursion, trip, tour, wandering, rambling, roving. Rambling, n. Stroll, ramble. Ramification, n. 1. Branching, forking, divarication. 2. Branch, division, subdivision. Ramify, v. a. Separate into branches. Ramify, v. n. Branch, divaricate, shoot into branches. Rammer, n. Ramrod. Ramose, a. (Bot.) Branched, branchy. Ramous, a. (Bot.) Branched, branchy. Ramp, v. n. 1. Spring, bound, leap. 2. Frolic (rudely), sport, play, romp. Rampant, a. 1. Rank, exuberant, luxuriant, wanton. 2. Vehement, impetuous, ungovernable, uncontrollable, headstrong. 3. (Her.) Standing erect (on the hind legs, as a lion). Rampart, n. Bulwark, defence. Ramrod, n. Rammer. Rancid, a. Rank, fetid, musty, fusty, FROWZY, strong-smelling. Rancor, n. Malignity, malice, malevolence, spite, venom, gall, grudge, ill-will. Rancorous, a. Malignant, malign, vindictive, malevolent, malicious. Random, a. Chance, casual, fortuitous. Range, n. 1. Row, rank, line, tier, file. 2. Class, order, kind, sort. 3. Excursion, wandering. 4. Scope, sweep, compass, extent, reach, amplitude, latitude. Range, v. a. 1. Class, rank, arrange, set in a row, dispose in order. 2. Rove over, pass over. 3. Sail along. Range, v. n. 1. Rove, ramble, wander, stroll, roam, course, straggle, expatiate, rove at large, gad about. 2. Consort, be classed, be ranked. 3. Lie, run, be directed. Rank, a. 1. Luxuriant, vigorous, exuberant, over-abundant. 2. Excessive, overmuch, extravagant, rampant, very great. 3. Rancid, musty, fusty, fetid, offensive, FROWZY, strong-smelling, strong-scented. Rank, n. 1. Row (as of soldiers, reckoned from side to side), tier, range, FILE. 2. Class, order, division, head, category. 3. Degree, grade, quality, relative station. 4. Dignity, nobility, noble class, aristocratic class. Rank and file, Privates, common soldiers (including corporals). Rank, v. a. 1. Class, arrange, range. 2. [Modern.] Outrank, take precedence of. Rank, v. n. Be ranked, be classed, take rank, have rank. Rankle, v. n. 1. Fester, be inflamed. 2. Be embittered, become more bitter, grow more intense. Rankling, n. 1. Festering. 2. Animosity, hatred, heart-burning. Ransack, v. a. 1. Plunder, pillage, sack. 2. Explore, rummage, search thoroughly. Ransom, n. 1. Price of redemption. 2. Release, liberation, redemption. Ransom, v. a. 1. Redeem. 2. Rescue, liberate, deliver. Rant, v. n. Spout, declaim (boisterously), rave (in high-sounding phrases), vociferate, mouth, tear a passion to tatters. Rant, n. Fustian, bombast, rhodomontade, exaggeration, boisterous declamation. Ranting, a. Declamatory, theatrical, bombastic, STAGEY. Rantipole, n. [Low.] Romping child. Rantipole, v. n. Run about wildly. Rap, n. Knock, stroke, pat, thump, thwack, small blow. Rap, v. a. Strike (suddenly), knock, THWACK, WHACK. Rapacious, a. 1. Raptorial, preying. 2. Ravenous, greedy, voracious, insatiable, insatiate. Rapacity, n. 1. Ravenousness, voraciousness, voracity, avidity, canine appetite. 2. Avariciousness, greediness of gain. Rape, n. Violation, defloration, constupration, ravishment, defilement, carnal knowledge of a woman (forcibly and against her will). Rape, n. (Bot.) Navew, French turnip (Brassica napus). Rape-cake, n. Refuse or marc of rape-seed (after the oil has been expressed). Rape-oil, n. Colza-oil, oil of rape-seed. Rape-seed, n. Seed of the rape or French turnip. Rapid, a. Swift, quick, speedy, fleet, fast, expeditious. Rapidity, n. Swiftness, quickness, celerity, speed, fleetness, velocity, expedition, despatch. Rapine, n. Plunder, pillage, spoliation, robbery, depredation. Rapt, a. Enraptured, transported, ravished, entranced, charmed, delighted, enchanted, fascinated, spell-bound, in an ecstasy. Raptores, n. pl. [L.] (Ornith.) Raptors, raptorials, ACCIPITRES, birds of prey. Raptorial, a. Preying, rapacious, raptorious. Raptorial, n. Bird of prey. Raptorious, a. Preying, raptorial. Raptors, n. pl. Raptores, ACCIPITRES, raptorials, birds of prey. Rapture, n. Transport, ecstasy, ravishment, beatitude, beatification, bliss, great happiness, heavenly joy. Rapturous, a. Ecstatic, ravishing, transporting. Rara avis, n. [L.] 1. Rare bird. 2. Curiosity, rare thing, unusual thing. Rare, a. 1. Thin, subtile, not dense. 2. Scarce, uncommon, infrequent, unfrequent, singular, extraordinary, strange, out of the way, not common. 3. Choice, fine, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable. 4. Underdone, nearly raw, not well done or well cooked. Rarefy, v. a. Make rarer, make less dense. Rarity, n. 1. Thinness, subtilty. 2. Uncommonness, infrequency. 3. Uncommon thing, scarce thing. Rascal, n. Knave, rogue, villain, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff, scamp, miscreant, mean wretch. Rascality, n. Knavery, knavishness, wickedness, villany, dishonesty, trickery, chicane, chicanery. Rascally, a. 1. Wicked, villanous, bad. 2. Mean, base, sorry, pitiful. Rash, a. Reckless (in action), headlong, hasty, precipitate, heedless, thoughtless, inconsiderate, indiscreet, impulsive, fool-hardy, hot-headed, hot-brained, hare-brained, without ballast. Rash, n. (Med.) Exanthem, exanthema, eruption, breaking out. Rasher, n. Slice (of pork or bacon), COLLOP. Rashness, n. Recklessness (in action), precipitancy, precipitation, hastiness, venturesomeness, TEMERITY, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, inconsiderateness, foolhardiness. Rasores, n. pl. (Ornith.) Gallinaceous birds. Rasorial, a. Gallinaceous. Rasp, n. Coarse file (the prominences in which are made by a punch and not by a chisel, as are those of the file, properly so called). Rat, v. n. Desert one's party (from interested motives), bolt. Ratable, a. 1. To be rated. 2. Proportional, PRO RATA. 3. Liable to taxation. Ratably, ad. Proportionally, proportionably, proportionately, in proportion, PRO RATA. Ratchet, n. Click, catch, detent, pawl. Rate, n. 1. Standard, fixed measure. 2. Cost, price. 3. Worth, value, valuation, estimation, rank. 4. Proportion, ratio, degree. 5. Tax, assessment, impost, charge, duty. Rate, v. a. 1. Estimate, value, appraise, set a value on. 2. Scold, chide, reprimand, berate. 3. Abuse, vilify, defame. Rather, ad. 1. Preferably, in preference. 2. Moderately, in some measure, in some degree. Rather than, More than, sooner than, more willingly than, in preference to. Ratification, n. 1. Confirmation, substantiation, corroboration, establishment, evidence, proof. 2. Approval, consent, sanction. Ratify, v. a. 1. Confirm, substantiate, corroborate, establish, settle. 2. Approve, sanction, bind, consent to, make valid. Ratio, n. Proportion, rate. Ratiocination, n. Reasoning, argumentation. Ration, n. Portion (of food or drink), allowance. Rational, a. 1. Intellectual, endowed with reason. 2. Reasonable, just, right, equitable, fit, proper, agreeable to reason, according to reason. 3. Judicious, sagacious, enlightened, sensible, wise, intelligent. 4. Sane, in one's right mind, in one's sober senses. Rationale, n. Reason, cause, theory, exposition, the why and the wherefore, the reason why, theoretical explanation, theoretical solution. Rationalism, n. (Theol.) Neology, rationalistic interpretation (of the Scriptures). Rationality, n. Sanity, soundness of mind. Rationally, ad. Reasonably. Ratoon, n. Sprout, shoot. Ratsbane, n. Arsenic, white arsenic, arsenious acid, white oxide of arsenic. Rattle, v. n. Clatter. Rattle-brained, a. Giddy, wild, rattle-headed. Rattle-head, n. Chatterer, prater, GABBLER, giddy talker. Rattle-headed, a. Giddy, wild, rattle-brained. Rattle on, Prate, prattle, babble, jabber, chatter, talk idly. Rattles, n. pl. Croup, hives. Raucous, a. Hoarse, husky, rough, harsh. Ravage, v. a. Ruin, spoil, waste, devastate, destroy, despoil, sack, ransack, desolate, pillage, plunder, strip, lay waste. Ravage, n. Ruin, waste, spoil, pillage, rapine, desolation, destruction, devastation, havoc. Rave, v. n. Rage, be mad, be wild, be delirious, talk irrationally. Ravel, v. a. Disentangle, untwist, unravel. Raven, a. Black, ebon, inky, sable. Ravening, a. Ravenous. Ravenous, a. Voracious, rapacious, devouring, ravening, greedy, insatiable, insatiate. Ravine, n. Gorge, defile, deep pass. Raving, n. Madness, frenzy, fury, rage. Raving, a. Furious, frenzied, frantic, distracted, mad, infuriate. Ravish, v. a. 1. Violate, deflour, constuprate, defile, abuse, debauch, outrage, commit rape upon. 2. Enchant, charm, captivate, delight, enrapture, transport. Ravishment, n. 1. Rape, defloration, constupration, violation, defilement. 2. Rapture, ecstasy, transport, great delight, enravishment. Raw, a. 1. Uncooked. 2. Inexperienced, unskilled, unprepared, green. 3. Cold, bleak, chilly. 4. Unmanufactured, in the natural state. Ray, n. Beam, gleam. Rayed, a. 1. Striped, streaked. 2. (Zoöl.) Radiate. Ray-grass, n. Darnel, rye-grass (Lolium perenne). Rayless, a. Sunless, beamless, darksome, dark, black, dismal, pitchy, Cimmerian. Ray-stone, n. Actinolite, strahlstein. Raze, v. a. Overthrow, demolish, subvert, destroy, ruin. Razor-bill, n. Black-billed auk (Alca torda). Razor-strap, n. Strap, strop, razor-strop. Razor-strop, n. Razor-strap. Reach, v. a. 1. Extend, stretch, stretch forth, hold forth. 2. Touch, extend to. 3. Strike, hit. 4. Arrive at, come to, get to, got at, make way to. 5. Get, obtain, attain to. Reach, v. n. Extend, be extended. Reach after, Try to get, endeavor to obtain. Reach, n. 1. Reaching, extension. 2. Power to reach. 3. Capacity, capability, grasp. 4. Extent, extension, stretch, range, compass, distance, space, span, spread. 5. [Rare.] Stratagem, ruse, fetch. React, v. a. Repeat, re-enact, perform again, act again. React, v. n. 1. Recoil, rebound, fly back, spring back. 2. Act reciprocally. Reaction, n. 1. Rebound, recoil. 2. Reciprocal action. Read, v. a. 1. Peruse. 2. Interpret, decipher, unravel, make out, understand. Read, v. n. 1. Practise reading, be studious in books. 2. Be read, appear in reading. Read, a. Learned, versed in books. Readable, a. 1. Legible, that may be read. 2. Worth reading, fit to be read. Readiness, n. 1. Promptness, promptitude, quickness, alertness, alacrity. 2. Dexterity, aptness, aptitude, expertness, facility, knack, easiness. 3. Preparedness, ripeness, fit state. 4. Willingness, disposition, inclination. Reading, n. 1. Perusal. 2. Study of books. 3. Version, interpretation, lection. Ready, a. 1. Prepared, in readiness. 2. Prompt, quick, expeditious. 3. Apt, expert, dexterous, adroit, clever, quick, sharp, smart. 4. Willing, disposed, inclined. 5. Near, handy, convenient, commodious, at hand. 6. Easy, opportune, facile, short. Reagent, n. (Chem.) Test. Real, a. 1. Actual, veritable, substantial, substantive, absolute, positive, actually being or existing; not imaginary, or supposititious; not fictitious. 2. True, genuine, not counterfeited, not factitious, not artificial. 3. Intrinsic, internal, essential. 4. (Law.) Not personal. Realgar, n. Red orpiment, red sulphuret of arsenic. Reality, n. 1. Truth, verity, actuality, fact, actual existence, matter of fact. 2. (Law.) Realty, immobility. Realize, v. a. 1. Effect, accomplish, perform, bring into being or act, work out, bring to pass. 2. Make real, consider as real, bring home to one's self. 3. Earn, gain, acquire, get. Really, ad. Actually, truly, absolutely, positively, certainly, verily, indeed, in fact, in reality, in truth. Realty, (Law.) Reality, immobility. Ream, n. Twenty quires. Reanimate, v. a. Resuscitate, revive, bring to life, restore to life. Reap, v. a. 1. Cut with a sickle. 2. Gather, gain, get, obtain. Reap, v. n. Gather the harvest. Reaping-hook, n. Sickle. Rear, n. Hinder part (particularly of an army). Rear, v. a. 1. Raise, elevate, lift, raise up. 2. Bring up, RAISE. Rearward, ad. Behind, abaft, astern, aft. Reason, n. 1. Intellect, mind, sense, understanding, rational faculty, thinking principle, intellectual powers or faculties, discursive power or faculty. 2. Cause, ground, principle, motive, consideration, account, efficient cause. 3. Design, purpose, end, object, aim, final cause. 4. Argument, reasoning, chain of reasoning, process of reasoning. 5. Reasonableness, wisdom, common sense, good sense, right or just view. 6. Theory, exposition, rationale. Reason, v. n. 1. Draw conclusions, draw inferences, make deductions. 2. Argue, debate, dispute, chop logic, try conclusions, bandy words or arguments, hold or carry on an argument. Reasonable, a. 1. Right, equitable, just, rational, fit, proper, according to reason, agreeable to reason. 2. Judicious, sensible, wise, sagacious, enlightened. 3. Tolerable, moderate. 4. Cheap, low, not dear. 5. [Rare.] Rational, intellectual, endowed with reason. Reasoning, n. Ratiocination, argumentation. Reassurance, n. 1. Renewed assurance. 2. (Law.) Reinsurance. Reassure, v. a. 1. Hearten, enhearten, encourage, assure again, restore courage to. 2. (Law.) Reinsure. Rebate, v. a. Diminish, lessen, reduce, abate, bate. Rebate, n. (Com.) Discount, allowance, deduction, reduction, drawback, abatement. Rebel, n. Insurgent, traitor, revolter. Rebel, v. n. Revolt, resist lawful authority, take up arms against the government. Rebellion, n. Insurrection, sedition, revolt. Rebellious, a. Insubordinate, riotous, disobedient, mutinous, refractory, contumacious, seditious, traitorous. Rebound, v. n. Reverberate, recoil, react, spring back, fly back, bound back. Rebound, n. Resilience, repercussion, reaction, recoil, reverberation. Rebounding, n. Resilience, repercussion, reaction, recoil, reverberation. Rebuff, n. Repulse, check, opposition, resistance. Rebuff, v. a. Repel, resist, reject, check, oppose. Rebuild, v. a. Reconstruct. Rebuke, v. a. Censure (somewhat passionately), REPROVE, reprimand, chide, reprehend, admonish, blame, upbraid, lecture, scold, scold at, find fault with, BLOW UP. Rebuke, n. Censure (given impulsively), reprimand, remonstrance, expostulation, REPROOF, reproval, reprehension, animadversion, blame, reproach. Rebut, v. a. Repel (by argument or by evidence), confute, refute, disprove, show the fallacy of. Recall, v. a. Revoke, retract, recant, repeal, rescind, annul, overrule, cancel, nullify, countermand, set aside. Recall, n. Revocation, recantation, retraction. Recant, v. a. Retract, revoke, recall, annul, abjure. Recant, v. n. Unsay what has been said, eat one's words. Recantation, n. Retraction, revocation, recall, abjuration. Recapitulate, v. a. Run over, sum up. Recapitulation, n. Summary, summing up. Recede, v. n. Retire, withdraw, retreat, retrograde, give way, move back. Receipt, n. 1. Reception. 2. Recipe, prescription, formulary. 3. (Com.) Acquittance, acknowledgment of payment. Receive, v. a. 1. Take (what comes to hand), ACCEPT, derive, obtain, acquire, get. 2. Admit, take in. 3. Entertain, welcome, greet, not reject, not repel. 4. Allow, permit, tolerate. 5. Believe, embrace, give credence to. Receiver, n. 1. Recipient. 2. Receptacle. Recension, n. Review, re-examination, revisal. Recent, a. 1. New, novel, not long past. 2. Late, fresh, newly come. 3. Latter, modern. Recently, ad. Lately, late, latterly, newly, of late, not long ago. Receptacle, n. Receiver, reservoir. Reception, n. 1. Receiving, acceptance, receipt, admission. 2. Welcome, entertainment, party, levee, SOIRÉE. Recess, n. 1. Retreat, nook, corner, niche, place of retirement. 2. Intermission, respite, remission of labor, suspension of business. Recherché, a. [Fr.] Choice, select, elegant. Recipe, n. Receipt, prescription, formulary. Reciprocal, a. 1. Mutual, correlative. 2. Interchangeable. Reciprocate, v. n. Alternate, act interchangeably. Reciprocate, v. a. Interchange, exchange. Reciprocation, n. Interchange, exchange, reciprocity. Reciprocity, n. Interchange, reciprocation, exchange. Recital, n. 1. Repetition, rehearsal, recitation. 2. Narration, relation, description, narrative, account, statement, history, story. Recitation, n. Recital, rehearsal, repetition. Recite, v. a. 1. Repeat, rehearse, say by heart, repeat by note. 2. Narrate, relate, tell. 3. Enumerate, tell over. Reckless, a. Careless, heedless, rash, mindless, inconsiderate, uncircumspect, headlong, indiscreet, incautious, giddy, imprudent, improvident, volatile, wild, flighty, unsteady, giddy-brained, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM. Reckon, v. a. 1. Count, number, compute, calculate, enumerate, cast, cast up. 2. Estimate, esteem, account, regard, repute. 3. [Colloquial.] Think, conjecture, suppose, guess, believe. Reckoner, n. Counter, calculator. Reckon for, Pay a penalty for. Reckon on, Depend upon, place dependence on, count upon, reckon upon. Reckon with, Settle an account with. Reckoning, n. 1. Counting, computation, calculation. 2. Account, register, score, charge, bill. Reckon upon, Reckon on. Reclaim, v. a. 1. Reform. 2. Regain, recover, restore, reinstate. Reclamation, n. 1. Recovery. 2. Demand, claim. Recline, v. a. Lean. Recline, v. n. 1. Lean, bear. 2. Couch, lie, lie down, be recumbent. 3. Rest, repose. Reclining, a. 1. Leaning, recumbent. 2. Resting, reposing. Recluse, n. Hermit, anchoret, solitary, solitaire, anchorite, EREMITE. Recognition, n. 1. Recollection, memory, remembrance. 2. Acknowledgment, avowal, confession. Recognize, v. a. 1. Know again, remember as formerly known, notice as already known. 2. Acknowledge, admit, own, avow, confess, confess knowledge of. Recoil, v. n. 1. Rebound, reverberate, react, spring back, fly back, bound back. 2. Shrink, falter, fall, flinch, blench, draw back. Recoil, n. Resilience, rebound, reaction. Recoil from, Abhor, loath, abominate, detest, nauseate, feel disgust at, shrink from. Recollect, v. a. Recall (with effort), REMEMBER, call up, call to mind, call to remembrance. Recollection, n. Remembrance, reminiscence, memory. Recommend, v. a. 1. Commend, praise, approve. 2. Make acceptable. Recommendation, n. Commendation, praise, approval, approbation, good opinion. Recompense, v. a. 1. Reward, repay, requite, compensate, satisfy, remunerate. 2. Reimburse, indemnify, redress, make up for, make amends for. Recompense, n. Reward, satisfaction, remuneration, compensation, indemnity, indemnification, amends. Reconcilable, a. 1. Appeasable, placable, forgiving. 2. Consistent. Reconcile, v. a. 1. Conciliate, pacify, propitiate, restore to friendship. 2. Content, bring to acquiescence, make contented. 3. Harmonize, make consistent, bring into harmony. 4. Settle, adjust, compose, heal, make up. Reconcilement, n. Reconciliation. Reconciliation, n. 1. Pacification, accommodation, reconcilement, adjustment, atonement, restoration of harmony. 2. Agreement, congruity, consonance, concordance, consistency, congruency, correspondence. Recondite, a. 1. Hidden, occult, dark, obscure, abstruse, transcendental, high, mystic, mystical. 2. Profound, deep. Reconnaissance, n. Preliminary survey, rough survey. Reconnoitre, v. a. [Written also Reconnoiter.] Inspect, view, survey, examine. Reconsider, v. a. Review, consider again. Reconsideration, n. Renewed consideration. Reconstruct, v. a. Rebuild, re-establish, construct again. Reconstruction, n. Rebuilding, re-establishment, restoration, renovation, redintegration, reconstitution, instauration, REHABILITATION. Record, v. a. Register, enroll, chronicle, note, journalize, make an entry of, take down, jot down, make a memorandum of. Record, n. 1. Register, account, note, chronicle, minute, memorandum, memoir. 2. Vestige, trace, memorial. Recorder, n. Registrar, register, scribe, clerk. Recount, v. a. Rehearse, relate, recite, narrate, enumerate, tell, give an account of. Recourse, n. Resort. Recover, v. a. 1. Regain, recuperate, get back. 2. Retrieve, restore, repair, recruit, re-establish. 3. (Law.) Obtain by course of law, get by judgment. Recover, v. n. 1. Rally, regain health, get well, be restored to health. 2. Be restored, be reinstated, regain the former state. 3. (Law.) Obtain judgment. Recovery, n. 1. Regaining, recuperation. 2. Recruiting, restoration, convalescence. Recreant, a. 1. Cowardly, dastardly, craven, pusillanimous, mean-spirited, faint-hearted. 2. Apostate, treacherous, false, faithless, untrue, backsliding. Recreate, v. a. Refresh, reanimate, entertain, divert, amuse. Recreate, v. n. Unbend, take recreation, be diverted, be amused. Recreation, n. Amusement, diversion, entertainment, relaxation, sport, play, pastime. Recrement, n. Scoria, dross, spume, scum, refuse. Recriminate, v. n. Return an accusation. Recruit, v. a. 1. Repair, replenish. 2. Refresh, revive, restore, renovate. 3. (Mil.) Reinforce, supply with new men. Recruit, v. n. 1. Raise new soldiers, get supplies of men. 2. Revive, recover, regain health, be restored to health, get well. Rectify, v. a. 1. Correct, redress, mend, reform, amend, set right, make right. 2. (Chem.) Refine, purify. Rectilineal, a. Right-lined. Rectilinear, a. Right-lined. Rectitude, n. Uprightness, integrity, probity, honesty, justice, equity, virtue, goodness, righteousness, principle. Rectorate, n. Office of rector. Rectorship, n. Office of rector. Rectus in curia, [L.] Right in court, free from accusation, free from any charge. Recumbent, a. Leaning, reclining. Recuperate, v. a. Recover, regain, get back. Recuperation, n. Recovery. Recur, v. n. 1. Return, come back, come again, be repeated. 2. Run in the mind, run in one's head. 3. Resort, revert, have recourse. Recurrent, a. Returning (at intervals), renewed, reiterated. Recurring, a. Returning (at intervals), renewed, reiterated. Recurved, a. (Bot.) Curved outwards, curved backwards. Recusancy, n. Nonconformity, dissent, heresy, heterodoxy. Recusant, n. Dissenter, nonconformist. Red-chalk, n. Reddle. Redden, v. a. Make red. Redden, v. n. Blush, color, become red. Reddish, a. Brick-colored, STAMMEL, somewhat red. Reddish-yellow, a. Carroty. Reddle, n. Red-chalk. Redeem, v. a. 1. Repurchase, buy back. 2. Ransom, free, liberate, deliver, rescue, recover, save. 3. Compensate, make amends for, atone for. 4. Fulfil, keep, discharge, make good. Redeemer, n. 1. Ransomer. 2. [With The prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Saviour, the Messiah, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of man, the Son of God, the Lamb of God. Redemption, n. 1. Repurchase. 2. Ransom, release, liberation, deliverance, rescue, salvation. 3. Performance, discharge, fulfilment. Red-eye, n. (Ich.) Rudd (Lenciscus erythophthalmus). Red-gum, n. Gum-rash. Redintegrate, v. a. Restore, renew, reconstitute, re-establish, reconstruct, renovate. Redintegration, n. Restoration, renewal, re-establishment, reconstruction, renovation. Red-lead, n. Minium. Red-letter, a. Fortunate, lucky, happy, auspicious. Redolence, n. Fragrance, aroma, perfume, pleasing scent, sweet scent, grateful odor. Redolency, n. Fragrance, aroma, perfume, pleasing scent, sweet scent, grateful odor. Redolent, a. Fragrant, odoriferous, aromatic, balmy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling. Redouble, v. a. Repeat, reduplicate, reiterate, renew. Redouble, v. n. Be repeated, become twice as much. Redoubtable, a. Formidable, terrible (to foes), dreadful. Redound, v. n. Result, contribute, conduce, tend. Red precipitate, Red oxide of mercury. Red puccoon, Blood-root, blood-wort, red-root (Sanguinaria canadensis). Redress, v. a. Remedy, repair, relieve from, make amends for. Redress, n. Remedy, relief, amends, compensation, reparation, atonement. Red-root, n. 1. New-Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus). 2. Stoneweed, puccoon-root (Lithospermum arvense). Red saunders-wood, Red sandalwood, ruby-wood. Red squirrel, Chickaree (Sciurus Hudsonius). Reduce, v. a. 1. Restore, bring back. 2. Render, form, mould, make, shape, model, remodel, convert into, resolve into, change into, bring into, bring to. 3. Diminish, contract, lessen, abate, decrease, abridge, curtail, shorten, cut short, cut down, make less. 4. Depress, debase, lower, weaken, dwarf. 5. Subdue, conquer, subjugate, overpower, overthrow, vanquish, master, get the better of, get the upper hand of, bring into subjection. 6. Impoverish, ruin, bring to want, bring to poverty. 7. (Math.) Solve, resolve. Reduction, n. 1. Conversion, resolution, transmutation. 2. Diminution, contraction, decrease, abridgment, lessening, retrenchment, abatement, decrement, curtailment, lowering. 3. Depression, detrusion, abasement, lowering. 4. Subjugation, conquest, mastery, subdual, victory over. 5. (Math.) Resolution, solution. Redundance, n. 1. Excess, superabundance, exuberance, more than enough. 2. Diffuseness. Redundancy, n. 1. Excess, superabundance, exuberance, more than enough. 2. Diffuseness. Redundant, a. 1. Excessive, superabundant, exuberant, superfluous, in excess, expletive. 2. Diffuse. Reduplicate, v. a. Redouble, repeat. Reduplication, n. Doubling, duplication, redoubling, repetition. Redwing, n. Wind-thrush, swine-pipe, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus). Re-echo, v. a. Reverberate, echo back. Re-echo, n. Reverberation. Reed-bunting, n. Chuck, reed-sparrow, water-sparrow, ring-bunting, king-bird (Emberiza schoeniclus). Reed-mace, n. Cat-tail (Typha latifolia). Reed-sparrow, n. Reed-bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus). Reef, v. a. Take in (sail). Reek, n. Smoke, steam, exhalation, vapor, effluvium, fume, mist. Reek, v. n. Smoke, steam, emit vapor. Reeking, a. Smoking, steaming. Reel, v. n. Totter, stagger, falter. Re-enforce, v. a. Strengthen, give additional support to. Re-enforcement, n. Additional force, fresh assistance. Re-entering, a. Turning inwards. Re-establish, v. a. Restore, reinstate, replace, renew, renovate, establish again. Re-establishment, n. Restoration. Refectory, n. Refreshment room. Refer, v. a. 1. Direct, consign, commit, leave, deliver over, give in charge. 2. Attribute, ascribe, impute, assign. Refer, v. n. 1. Relate, belong, pertain, appertain, have reference. 2. Appeal, apply, have recourse. 3. Allude, direct attention, make allusion, make reference, hint at. Referable, a. Ascribable, REFERRIBLE. Referee, n. Arbitrator, arbiter, judge, umpire. Reference, n. 1. Respect, regard, relation. 2. Allusion, intimation, hint. Referrible, a. Ascribable, attributable, referable, to be referred. Refine, v. a. 1. Purify, clarify, fine, defecate. 2. Cultivate, polish, make elegant. Refine, v. n. 1. Become pure, be clarified. 2. Improve, make improvement. 3. Be over-nice, affect nicety, split hairs, make useless distinctions. Refined, a. 1. Purified, clarified. 2. Accomplished, cultivated, polished, elegant, genteel, stylish, courtly, polite, well-bred. 3. Classic, classical, pure, chaste, Attic, delicate, nice, exquisite. Refinement, n. 1. Improvement. 2. Elegance, polish, purity, delicacy, cultivation, civility, good-breeding. 3. Subtilty, extreme nicety. Refit, v. a. Repair, fit anew. Reflect, v. a. Mirror, throw back. Reflect, v. n. 1. Think, cogitate, muse, meditate, deliberate, ponder, consider, ruminate. 2. Bring reproach, cast reproach. Reflecting, a. 1. That reflects. 2. Thoughtful, considerate, reflective, given to reflection. Reflection, n. 1. Reflecting. 2. Reflected image. 3. Thought, meditation, cogitation, deliberation, contemplation, musing, rumination. 4. Censure, reproach. Reflective, a. 1. Reflecting, reflexive. 2. Thoughtful, musing, deliberating, pondering, cogitating. Reflector, n. Mirror, speculum. Reflex, a. 1. Retroactive. 2. (Bot.) Reflected, bent back. Reflexive, a. Reflective. Refluence, n. Reflux, ebb, regurgitation, flowing back. Refluent, a. Ebbing, flowing back. Reflux, n. Ebb, REFLUENCE. Reform, v. a. 1. Correct, amend, ameliorate, meliorate, make better. 2. Remodel, form anew. Reform, v. n. Amend, become better. Reform, n. Reformation, amendment. Reformation, n. Amendment, reform, correction, change for the better. Reformative, a. Reforming. Reformatory, a. Reforming. Refract, v. a. Deflect (rays), deviate, turn from a straight course. Refracting, a. Deflecting, refractive. Refraction, n. Deflection (of rays), deviation. Refractive, a. Refracting. Refractory, a. Stubborn, obstinate, stiff, perverse, dogged, mulish, heady, headstrong, cross-grained, intractable, unyielding, contumacious, disobedient, unruly, pig-headed, ungovernable, cantankerous. Refrain, v. a. Restrain, withhold, keep back. Refrain, v. n. Abstain, forbear, hold one's self back, deny one's self, stay one's hand, keep one's self from indulgence. Refrain, n. Burden (of a song). Refrangibility, n. Refrangibleness. Refrangible, a. Capable of refraction. Refrangibleness, n. Refrangibility. Refresh, v. a. Invigorate, reanimate, revive, relieve, recruit, recreate, enliven, give fresh vigor to. Refreshing, a. Reviving, invigorating, grateful, pleasant, comfortable. Refreshment, n. 1. Relief, invigoration, new life. 2. Food, nourishment. 3. Regalement, entertainment. Refrigerant, n. Refrigerative, cooling medicine. Refrigerate, v. a. Cool, chill, make cool, reduce the heat of. Refrigeration, n. Cooling. Refrigerative, a. Cooling, refrigeratory. Refrigerative, n. Refrigerant, cooling medicine. Refrigeratory, a. Cooling, refrigerative. Refuge, n. 1. Shelter, safety, security, protection. 2. Asylum, retreat, sanctuary, harbor, place of safety, place of refuge. Refulgence, n. Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, resplendence, lustre, radiance, effulgence. Refulgency, n. Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, resplendence, lustre, radiance, effulgence. Refulgent, a. Bright, shining, brilliant, splendid, resplendent, lustrous, radiant, effulgent. Refund, v. a. Repay, reimburse, pay back, restore. Refusal, n. 1. Denial. 2. Option, choice of accepting or declining. Refuse, v. a. 1. Deny, decline. 2. Reject, repudiate. Refuse, n. Dross, scum, dregs, sediment, lees, draff, recrement, rubbish, offal, GARBAGE, scoria, waste matter. Refuse, a. Worthless, waste. Refutation, n. Confutation, disproof. Refute, v. a. Confute, disprove, prove to be false. Regain, v. a. Recover, get back, gain anew. Regal, a. Kingly, royal. Regale, v. a. Entertain, refresh, gratify. Regale, n. Banquet or feast (for a royal personage). Regalement, n. Refreshment, entertainment. Regalia, n. pl. Ensigns of royalty. Regally, ad. Royally. Regard, v. a. 1. Observe, notice, mark, remark, watch, set eyes on, look at, look upon, turn one's eyes. 2. Heed, mind, attend to, pay attention to, give heed to. 3. Esteem, value, admire, like, think well of, think highly of. 4. Consider, reckon, account, deem, think, believe, hold, suppose, imagine. 5. Have reference to, relate to. Regard, n. 1. Notice, consideration, attention, heed. 2. Relation, reference, respect, account. 3. Esteem, affection, liking, respect, reverence, sympathy, interest, concern, love. Regardful, a. Heedful, mindful, careful, watchful, attentive. Regardless, a. Heedless, unmindful, careless, negligent, unobservant, mindless, inattentive. Regards, n. pl. Commendations, compliments, respects. Regatta, n. Boat race. Regenerate, v. a. 1. Reproduce, revive, renovate, generate anew. 2. (Theol.) Convert, produce a change of heart in. Regenerate, a. 1. Reproduced. 2. Converted, regenerated, renewed in spirit, born again. Regenerated, a. Regenerate. Regent, n. Governor, ruler, director. Regicide, n. 1. Murderer of a king. 2. Murder of a king. Régime, n. [Fr.] Government, administration, rule, political system, form of government. Regimen, n. 1. Dietetics, regulation of diet. 2. Diet, food, fare. 3. (Gram.) Government. Regimentals, n. pl. Military uniform. Region, n. 1. Country, clime, territory, district, tract of land. 2. Portion, part. Register, n. 1. Record (as of deeds, or of births and deaths), list, chronicle, roll. 2. Registrar, scribe, clerk, keeper of a record. Register, v. a. 1. Record, make a record of. 2. Enroll, enter on a list. Registrar, n. Keeper of a record, register. Registry, n. 1. Registering, enrolment. 2. Registrar's office. Regrate, v. a. Forestall, monopolize, engross, get exclusive possession of (in order to enhance prices). Regress, n. Return, retrocession, reflux, retrogression, refluence, ebb. Regression, n. Return, REGRESS. Regressively, ad. Backward, aback. Regret, n. 1. Grief, sorrow. 2. Penitence, compunction, remorse, repentance, contrition. Regret, v. a. 1. Lament, grieve at, be sorry for. 2. Repent, repent of. Regular, a. 1. Orderly, methodical, systematic, uniform, normal, just, according to rule. 2. Periodic, periodical. 3. Steady, stated, settled, established, constant. Regularity, n. 1. Order, rule, method, system, uniformity, even tenor, regular course. 2. Punctuality, regular recurrence. 3. Steadiness, constancy. Regulate, v. a. 1. Methodize, dispose, adjust, reduce to method, adjust by rule, put in order, keep in order. 2. Direct, manage, govern, conduct, guide, rule. Regulation, n. 1. Adjustment, disposition, disposure, disposal, ordering. 2. Rule, order, law. Regurgitate, v. n. Flow back, be poured back. Regurgitation, n. Flowing back, reflux, refluence. Rehabilitate, v. a. Reinstate (in a former right or privilege), re-establish, restore. Rehabilitation, n. Reinstatement (in a former right or privilege), restoration, re-establishment, instauration. Rehearsal, n. 1. Repetition, recital. 2. Narration, narrative, statement, account, story, history. Rehearse, v. a. 1. Repeat, recite. 2. Narrate, relate, recount, describe, tell, portray, delineate, depict, set forth, give an account of. Reign, v. n. Rule, be king, exercise sovereign authority. Reign, n. Royalty, sovereignty, royal authority. Reimburse, v. a. 1. Refund, repay. 2. Indemnify, requite, compensate. Reimbursement, n. Repayment. Rein, v. a. Check, restrain, control, curb. Reins, n. pl. 1. Kidneys. 2. Loins, lower part of the back, lumbar region. 3. Affections, passions, inward impulses. Reinstall, v. a. Reinstate. Reinstate, v. a. Re-establish, replace, reinstall, place in a former state. Reinstatement, n. Re-establishment, replacement. Reiterate, v. a. Repeat, repeat again, do again and again. Reiteration, n. Repetition. Reject, v. a. 1. Exclude, discard, eject, set aside, pass over, throw aside, cast off, lay aside, cast aside, cast away, put away, throw overboard, lay on the shelf. 2. Decline, refuse, repudiate, repel, rebuff, slight, despise. Rejection, n. 1. Exclusion. 2. Declination, refusal, repudiation. Rejoice, v. a. Gladden, exhilarate, cheer, gratify, please, delight, transport, enrapture. Rejoice, v. n. Exult, triumph, glory, be joyful, be gladdened, be exhilarated, be pleased, be delighted, take delight. Rejoin, v. n. Answer (to a reply). Rejoinder, n. Answer (to a reply), replication. Rejuvenate, v. a. Make young again. Rejuvenated, a. Renascent. Relapse, v. n. Fall back, return to a former state (especially a bad state). Relapse, n. Falling back, return to a former state (especially a bad state). Relate, v. a. Tell, recount, rehearse, recite, narrate, report, detail, describe, give an account of. Relate to, Respect, regard, concern, refer to, appertain to, belong to. Related, a. 1. Connected, cognate, of the same nature. 2. Kindred, akin, kin, allied, of the same family. Relation, n. 1. Recital, narration, narrative, account, statement, story, history, chronicle, tale, description, detail, report. 2. Connection, relationship, mutual dependence. 3. Reference, respect, regard. 4. Relationship, kindred, kin, consanguinity, filiation, family tie. 5. Kinsman, relative, kinsfolk. Relationship, n. 1. Connection, relation, dependence. 2. Kindred, affinity, consanguinity, propinquity, KIN. Relative, a. Referring (to something else), not absolute. Relative to, Respecting, relating to. Relative, n. 1. Relation, kinsman, connection. 2. (Gram.) Relative pronoun. Relatively, ad. With reference to something else, not absolutely. Relax, v. a. 1. Loosen, slacken, loose. 2. Weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, enervate, unbrace, prostrate. 3. Lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, remit, mitigate. 4. Unbend, ease, divert, recreate, entertain, amuse. Relax, v. n. 1. Become lax. 2. Recreate, unbend, take recreation. Release, v. a. 1. Liberate, unloose, free, loose, disengage, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let loose, let out. 2. Quit, let go, give up. Release, n. 1. Liberation, deliverance, discharge, freedom. 2. Exemption, exoneration, excuse, dispensation, absolution. 3. Acquittance, clearance, receipt in full. Relegate, v. a. 1. Transfer, remove, consign. 2. Banish, expatriate, send into exile. Relegation, n. 1. Removal, transference. 2. Banishment, exile, deportation, expatriation. Relent, v. n. Soften (in temper), grow lenient or tender, abate severity or rigor. Relentless, a. Unrelenting, unpitying, unforgiving, implacable, inexorable, unappeasable, cruel, vindictive, rancorous, merciless, unmerciful, uncompassionate, pitiless, hard. Relevant, a. Pertinent, applicable, fit, proper, apt, suitable, appropriate, apposite, to the purpose, to the point. Reliability, n. [Modern.] Reliableness, trustworthiness. Reliable, a. [Modern.] Trustworthy, trusty, to be relied on, to be depended on, worthy of credit. Reliableness, n. Reliability. Reliance, n. 1. Dependence, trust, confidence. 2. Hope, ground of trust. Reliant, a. Confident, trusting. Relics, n. pl. 1. Remains, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder. 2. Corpse, CORSE, dead body. Relict, n. Widow. Relief, n. 1. Succor, help, assistance, aid, support. 2. Redress, indemnification, remedy. 3. Projection, prominence, RELIEVO. Relieve, v. a. 1. Succor, aid, help, assist, comfort. 2. Allay, mitigate, assuage, soothe, lessen, palliate, ease, remedy, cure, remove. 3. Put in relief, set off by contrast. Relievo, n. [It.] Prominence, relief, projection. Relight, v. a. Rekindle, reillumine, relumine, relume, light again, light anew. Religion, n. 1. Science of duty (to God and our fellows), science of obligation (as creatures of God), that which binds us to the practice of righteousness. 2. Sentiment of faith, reverence, and love towards God; godliness, devoutness, devotion, holiness, sanctity, piety, virtue, goodness. 3. System of faith. Religious, a. 1. Devout, holy, godly, pious, devotional. 2. Conscientious, scrupulous, exact, strict, rigid. Relinquish, v. a. 1. Leave, quit, forsake, desert, renounce, forswear, abandon, cast off, give over, withdraw from. 2. Surrender, cede, yield, resign, abdicate, forego, deliver up, give up, part with, lay down, lay aside. Relinquishment, n. 1. Abandonment, dereliction, desertion, abjuration. 2. Renunciation, surrender, cession, resignation. Relish, n. 1. Taste, flavor, savor, gusto, gust, zest, power of pleasing. 2. Liking, fondness, appetite, predilection, partiality. 3. Quality, tinge, cast, touch, smack, twang. 4. Appetizer. Relish, v. a. 1. Like the taste or flavor of, taste with pleasure. 2. Like, enjoy, be pleased with, take delight in, delight in, have a liking for. Relish, v. n. 1. Have a pleasing taste, be enjoyable. 2. Smack, taste, have a flavor. Relishable, a. Gustable. Relishing, a. Palatable, savory, flavorous. Relucent, a. Shining, luminous, transparent, clear, pellucid, lucent. Reluctance, n. Repugnance, unwillingness, aversion, dislike, disinclination, grudging. Reluctant, a. Unwilling, loath, averse, backward, disinclined, indisposed, not disposed. Relume, v. a. Rekindle, reillumine, relumine, relight, light again, light anew. Rely on, Trust in, depend on, confide in, count on, rely upon. Rely upon, Rely on. Remain, v. n. 1. Continue, endure, abide, stay, tarry, keep, last. 2. Be left, be left behind. Remainder, n. Remnant, residue, rest, remains, BALANCE. Remains, n. pl. 1. Relics, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder, refuse, odds and ends. 2. Corpse, CORSE, CARCASS, dead body. Remand, v. a. Send back, order back. Remark, n. 1. Notice, observation, heed, regard, consideration. 2. Comment, note, annotation, stricture, gloss. 3. Assertion, declaration, averment, statement. Remark, v. a. Note, notice, observe, heed, take notice of, attend to, pay attention to. Remark, v. n. Say, observe, state. Remarkable, a. Noticeable, observable, notable, extraordinary, uncommon, unusual, singular, strange, rare, distinguished, famous, eminent, conspicuous, prominent, striking. Remediable, a. Curable, retrievable, to be cured, to be remedied. Remediless, a. Incurable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irreversible, hopeless, past cure, past mending, past hope. Remedy, n. 1. Cure, antidote, specific, restorative, help, medicine, corrective, counteractive. 2. Reparation, redress, restoration. Remedy, v. a. 1. Cure, heal, help. 2. Repair, redress, restore. Remember, v. a. 1. Recall (easily), RECOLLECT, call to mind, call up, call to remembrance, have at one's fingers' ends, know by heart. 2. Retain, bear in mind, keep in mind, bear in memory, preserve the memory of, treasure in the memory, tax the memory with. Remembrance, n. 1. Reminiscence, recollection, calling to mind. 2. Memory, mind. 3. Memento, memorial, souvenir, remembrancer, token. Remembrancer, n. Token, memorial, memento, souvenir, remembrance, testimonial, monument, record. Remind, v. a. Suggest to, put in mind, jog the memory of, put in remembrance. Reminiscence, n. Remembrance, recollection, calling to mind. Remise, n. (Law.) Surrender, release. Remise, v. a. (Law.) Surrender, release, grant back. Remiss, a. 1. Slack, dilatory, slow, backward, behindhand. 2. Inattentive, negligent, careless, thoughtless, heedless, neglectful, lax. Remission, n. 1. Relaxation, moderation, mitigation, lessening, abatement. 2. Intermission, suspension, interruption, suspense, stop, stoppage, respite, pause, rest. 3. Forgiveness, absolution, pardon, indulgence, acquittal, discharge, exoneration, excuse. 4. Release, relinquishment, surrender. Remit, v. a. 1. Return, restore, replace, send back. 2. Relax, diminish, abate, bate. 3. Forgive, pardon, absolve, excuse, overlook, pass over. 4. Resign, surrender, give up, deliver up. 5. Transmit, forward, send. Remit, v. n. Slacken, abate, lessen, diminish, decrease, grow less. Remnant, n. Residue, scrap, fragment, remainder, piece, remains. Remnants, n. pl. Scraps, fragments, pieces, relics, refuse, odds and ends. Remonstrance, n. Expostulation, protestation. Remonstrate, v. n. Protest, expostulate, urge reasons, make objections, take exception. Remorse, n. Penitence, compunction, contrition, repentance, sorrow, regret, self-reproach, reproach of conscience, stings of conscience, self-condemnation. Remorseful, a. Compunctious, contrite, repentant, penitent, sorrowful. Remorseless, a. Unpitying, relentless, pitiless, uncompassionate, unrelenting, cruel, ruthless, merciless, unmerciful, savage, implacable. Remote, a. 1. Far, distant, far off, not near, not nigh. 2. Alien, foreign, unallied, separated, unconnected. 3. Secluded, sequestered, removed. Remoteness, n. Distance. Removal, n. 1. Displacement, remove, dislodgement, tranference, relegation, change of place. 2. Withdrawal, elimination, extrication, extraction. 3. Destruction, suppression, abatement. 4. Dismission, ejection. Remove, v. a. 1. Displace, dislodge, transfer. 2. Withdraw, extract, take out, take away, carry off. 3. Banish, destroy, abate, suppress, put an end to, do away with, make a clean sweep of. 4. Dismiss, eject, oust, put out, turn out. Remove, v. n. 1. Go, change place. 2. Move, change residence. Remove, n. 1. Removal, change of place. 2. Interval, distance, separation. 3. Step (in a scale of gradation). Removed, a. Secluded, sequestered, remote. Remunerate, v. a. 1. Reward, requite, compensate, pay, recompense, satisfy, repay. 2. Reimburse, repay, INDEMNIFY. Remuneration, n. 1. Reward, requital, compensation, payment, satisfaction. 2. Reimbursement, indemnification, repayment, indemnity. Remunerative, a. Profitable, paying, gainful, paying a good interest, bringing a good return. Renascent, a. 1. Reappearing, reproduced. 2. Rejuvenated. Rencounter, n. 1. Clash, shock, collision. 2. Encounter, conflict, combat, fight, battle, engagement, action, skirmish, brush, affair. Rencounter, v. n. Clash, encounter, skirmish, fight, come into collision. Rend, v. a. Break, sever, dissever, rive, shiver, cleave, split, crack, snap, burst, fracture, lacerate, dilacerate, tear, tear asunder, break asunder. Render, v. a. 1. Return, restore, pay back, reimburse. 2. Give, assign, offer. 3. Furnish, contribute, supply. 4. Make, cause to be. 5. Translate, construe, interpret. Rendering, n. Translation, version, construction, interpretation. Rendezvous, n. Place of meeting. Rendition, n. Return, restitution, surrender. Renegade, n. 1. Apostate, backslider, turncoat. 2. Deserter, revolter, rebel, traitor. 3. Vagabond, worthless fellow. Renew, v. a. 1. Renovate, restore, re-establish, repair, refit, rebuild, revive, recreate, make new. 2. Repeat, recommence, begin again. 3. Regenerate, transform. Renewal, n. 1. Renovation, restoration, re-establishment, repair. 2. Repetition, recommencement. Reniform, a. (Bot.) Kidney-shaped. Renitency, n. Resistance (of solid bodies to pressure), opposition, antagonism. Renitent, a. Resisting (pressure), opposing, counteracting, antagonistic. Renounce, v. a. 1. Reject, repudiate, disclaim, disown, deny, decline, slight, abnegate, neglect, cast off, trample on. 2. Relinquish, abandon, forego, resign, abjure, desert, forsake, forswear, leave, drop, lay down, lay aside, give up, cast off, give over, drop all idea of. Renovate, v. a. Renew, revive, restore, resuscitate, reconstitute, re-establish, reproduce, regenerate, revivify, recreate, reanimate. Renovation, n. Renewal, resuscitation, revival, reproduction, reconstruction, restoration, reconstitution, redintegration, REHABILITATION. Renown, n. Distinction, repute, name, reputation, note, notoriety, figure, fame, celebrity, glory, honor. Renowned, a. Distinguished, famous, celebrated, eminent, illustrious, noted, famed, honored, far-famed. Rent, n. Break, breach, fissure, crack, rift, cleft, gap, opening, flaw, rupture, disrupture, disruption, fracture, laceration, dilaceration, tear, solution of continuity. Rental, n. Rent-roll. Renter, n. Lessee, tenant. Rent-roll, n. Rental. Renunciation, n. 1. Rejection, repudiation, abnegation, abjuration. 2. Surrender, cession, abandonment, resignation. Repair, v. a. 1. Mend, refit, retouch, vamp, tinker, piece, patch, touch up, vamp up, patch up. 2. Retrieve, restore, make good. 3. Redress, atone for, make amends for. Repair, n. Restoration, reparation, renewal, refitting, mending. Reparable, n. Retrievable, restorable, recoverable. Reparation, n. 1. Restoration, renewal, REPAIR. 2. Redress, indemnification, amends, atonement, restitution, compensation, satisfaction. Reparative, a. Restoring, restorative, reviving. Reparative, n. Cure, remedy, medicine, restorative, corrective. Repartee, n. Retort; smart, or witty reply. Repast, n. 1. Food, victuals. 2. Meal, entertainment. Repay, v. a. 1. Refund, reimburse, pay back, restore. 2. Remunerate, compensate, reward, recompense, requite. Repeal, v. a. Abrogate (a law), rescind, REVOKE, annul, cancel, abolish, set aside, do away, make void. Repeal, n. Abrogation, revocation, rescission, rescinding, annulment. Repeat, v. a. 1. Iterate, reiterate, do again. 2. Recite, rehearse, recapitulate, tell over, relate. 3. Renew, reproduce, echo, re-echo. Repel, v. a. 1. Repulse; drive, beat, or force back. 2. Resist, oppose, check, withstand, confront, parry, rebuff, BLUFF, strive against, make a stand against. 3. Reject, refuse, decline. Repent, v. n. Regret, be sorry, be penitent, feel remorse. Repentance, n. Penitence, contrition, compunction, remorse, regret, self-reproach, self-reproof, self-accusation, self-condemnation, stings of conscience. Repentant, a. 1. Penitent, sorry. 2. Penitential. Repercussion, n. Reverberation, rebound. Repercussive, a. Rebounding, reverberating. Repertory, n. Repository, depository, treasury, magazine, depot, museum, store-house, THESAURUS. Repetition, n. 1. Iteration, dwelling, harping, reiteration. 2. Tautology, pleonasm, redundancy, diffuseness, verbosity. 3. Recital, rehearsal, relation. Repetitious, a. Tautological, verbose, diffuse. Repine, v. n. Complain, murmur, croak, grumble, be discontented, be dissatisfied. Replace, v. a. 1. Reinstate, re-establish, put back. 2. Refund, repay, restore, pay back. 3. Take the place of, supply the want of. Replacement, n. Re-establishment, reinstatement. Replenish, v. a. 1. Fill, stock, fill up. 2. Supply, furnish, provide, store. Replete, a. Full, abounding, charged, exuberant, fraught, well stocked, well provided, choke full, completely full. Repletion, n. 1. Satiety, glut, surfeit, exuberant fulness. 2. (Med.) Plethora. Replication, n. Answer, REJOINDER, reply. Reply, v. n. Answer (especially to confute or disprove an assertion), respond, REJOIN. Reply, n. Answer, response, replication, REJOINDER. Report, v. a. 1. Announce, annunciate, declare, communicate, set forth, make known, give an account of. 2. Relate, mention, bruit, advertise, publish, tell, promulgate, give out. 3. Take down (in writing). Report, n. 1. Account, announcement, statement, declaration, communication. 2. Rumor, mention, relation, story, hearsay, bruit, news, common fame. 3. Explosion, noise, sound, detonation. 4. Repute, reputation. 5. Record, note, minute. Repose, v. a. 1. Compose, rest, put to rest, lay down to rest, give repose to. 2. Place (in confidence), put, stake. Repose, v. n. 1. Lie, recline. 2. Rest, sleep, slumber, take a nap. 3. Lean (in confidence), confide, put confidence. Repose, n. 1. Rest, sleep, slumber. 2. Relaxation, respite, breathing-time. 3. Ease, quiet, quietness, quietude, tranquillity, peace. Reposit, v. a. Lodge, deposit, place, store, lay up. Repository, n. Depository, repertory, depot, magazine, conservatory, store-house, museum, treasury, THESAURUS. Reprehend, v. a. Reprove, chide, rebuke, reproach, upbraid, REPRIMAND. Reprehensible, a. Blamable, culpable, censurable, reprovable, deserving censure, worthy of blame. Reprehension, n. Reproof, blame, censure, reproach, reprimand, rebuke, admonition. Represent, v. a. 1. Exhibit, show, express. 2. Delineate, depict, portray, set forth, describe. 3. Personate, take the part of. 4. Stand for, stand in the place of. Representation, n. 1. Exhibition, delineation, show. 2. Personation, simulation. 3. Description, account, narration, relation, narrative. 4. Likeness, semblance, image, portraiture, model. 5. Acting for others, supplying another's place. 6. Body of delegates or deputies. Representative, a. 1. Figurative, typical, symbolical. 2. Delegated, acting for others. Representative, a. Delegate, deputy, substitute, agent, proxy, LOCUM TENENS. Repress, v. a. 1. Suppress, subdue, crush, quell, overpower, overcome, put down. 2. Restrain, check, curb, bridle, control, chasten, rein in, sober down. Repression, n. Suppression. Reprieve, v. a. Respite, delay the punishment of, give a respite to. Reprieve, n. Respite, suspension of punishment. Reprimand, v. a. Reprove, censure, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, chide, scold, upbraid, blame, admonish, find fault with, BLOW UP. Reprimand, n. Reproof, censure, rebuke, reproach, blame, admonition, animadversion, reprobation, reproval. Reprint, n. Reimpression, republication. Reproach, v. a. 1. Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, REPRIMAND, upbraid. 2. Revile, vilify, defame, asperse, abuse, speak ill of. Reproach, n. 1. Censure, reproof, disapprobation, disapproval, blame, invective, upbraiding, condemnation, reprobation, remonstrance, reprehension, expostulation, rebuke, reprimand, railing, contumely. 2. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, scandal, ignominy, infamy, abasement, indignity. Reproachable, a. Censurable, REPREHENSIBLE. Reproachful, a. Opprobrious, scurrilous, abusive, railing, scolding, upbraiding, vituperative, condemnatory, censorious, damnatory, invective. Reprobate, a. 1. Reprobated, rejected, disallowed, discarded, condemned. 2. Depraved, abandoned, profligate, corrupt, hardened, lost, graceless, base, shameless, wicked, vile. Reprobate, n. Villain, castaway, outcast, outlaw, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch. Reprobation, n. Condemnation, censure, REPROOF. Reproof, n. Censure (given calmly), condemnation, REBUKE, reprimand, reprehension, reproach, animadversion, blame, reproval. Reprovable, a. Censurable, blamable, reproachable, culpable, reprehensible, deserving censure, worthy of blame. Reproval, n. Reproof. Reprove, v. a. Censure (calmly, or without passion), lecture, blame, reprehend, reprimand, chide, REBUKE, upbraid, scold, admonish, find fault with, remonstrate with, expostulate with, BLOW UP. Republic, n. Commonwealth, popular government, representative government. Republication, n. Reprint, reimpression. Repudiate, v. a. 1. Discard, reject, renounce, cast off. 2. Divorce, put away. 3. [Modern.] Disown (debts), disclaim, refuse to pay. Repudiation, n. 1. Rejection. 2. Disavowal, disowning, disclaiming. Repugnance, n. 1. Contrariety, inconsistency, incompatibility, irreconcilableness, unsuitableness. 2. Unwillingness, aversion, hatred, reluctance, dislike, antipathy, hostility. Repugnant, a. 1. Inconsistent, irreconcilable, incompatible. 2. Opposed, opposite, contrary, hostile, adverse, unfavorable, antagonistic, inimical. 3. Offensive, distasteful. Repulsive, a. 1. Repelling, repellent. 2. Odious, hateful, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, offensive, forbidding, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, revolting. Reputable, a. Respectable, creditable, honorable, estimable. Reputation, n. 1. Repute, name, character. 2. Celebrity, credit, influence, fame, renown, distinction, honor, glory. Repute, v. a. Regard, consider, esteem, estimate, account, reckon, hold. Repute, n. 1. Estimate, opinion, consideration. 2. Reputation, character, name. Request, n. 1. Petition, prayer, entreaty, suit, solicitation, supplication. 2. Demand. Request, v. a. Solicit, ask, entreat, beg, beseech, beg for, petition for, ask for. Require, v. a. 1. Demand, claim, exact, insist upon. 2. Need, want, call for. Requirement, n. 1. Demand, REQUISITION. 2. Command, mandate, order, precept, injunction, charge. Requisite, a. Needful, needed, necessary, essential, indispensable. Requisition, n. Demand, claim, exaction, requirement, call. Requital, n. 1. Reward, recompense, compensation, remuneration, satisfaction, payment. 2. Retribution, retaliation, punishment. Requite, v. a. 1. Reward, recompense, compensate, remunerate, reciprocate, satisfy, pay. 2. Retaliate, avenge. Rescind, v. a. Annul, abrogate, abolish, revoke, recall, repeal, cancel, vacate, countermand, quash, make void, set aside, do away. Rescindment, n. Rescission. Rescission, n. Rescindment, abrogation, repeal, revocation, annulling, cancelling. Rescript, n. Edict, decree, mandate. Rescue, v. a. Liberate, free, deliver, save, redeem, extricate, release, ransom, set free, bring off. Rescue, n. Liberation, release, redemption, ransom, salvation, deliverance, extrication. Research, n. Investigation, inquiry, scrutiny, examination, exploration, study, careful search. Resemblance, n. 1. Similarity, likeness, similitude, semblance, analogy. 2. Representation, image, counterpart, fac-simile. Resemble, v. a. Be like, bear likeness or resemblance to. Resent, v. a. Take ill, take amiss, take offence at, take umbrage at, be offended at, be indignant at, be provoked at. Resent, v. n. Be angry, flare up, take offence, take umbrage. Resentful, a. Irascible, choleric, vindictive, revengeful, malignant, ill-tempered. Resentment, n. Indignation, anger, choler, ire, wrath, displeasure, grudge, heart-burning. Reservation, n. 1. Concealment, suppression. 2. Reserve, something reserved. 3. Salvo, proviso. Reserve, v. a. Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up. Reserve, n. 1. Reservation, something reserved. 2. Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior. 3. Shyness, coyness, bashfulness, taciturnity, modesty, demureness, reservedness. Reserved, a. 1. Restrained, backward, cautious, cold, incommunicative, unsociable, unsocial. 2. Shy, bashful, coy, diffident, taciturn, modest, demure. Reservedness, n. Shyness, RESERVE. Reservoir, n. Basin, cistern, tank. Reside, v. n. Dwell, inhabit, live, abide, sojourn, have lodgings, be quartered. Residence, n. 1. Habitancy, inhabitancy, legal settlement. 2. Habitation, dwelling, domicile, abode, mansion, house, place of abode, place of residence. Resident, a. Abiding, dwelling, residing, inhabiting. Resident, n. Inhabitant, dweller, resider. Resider, n. Resident. Residual, a. Remaining. Residue, n. 1. Remainder, rest, remnant, residuum, BALANCE. 2. (Law.) Surplus (of a testator's estate), excess, overplus. Residuum, n. Remainder, RESIDUE. Resign, v. a. Yield, surrender, relinquish, abdicate, forego, abandon, cede, give up, deliver up, throw up, part with, lay down. Resign, v. n. Abdicate, relinquish office. Resignation, n. 1. Surrender, relinquishment, cession, abandonment, renunciation, abdication. 2. Endurance (with a submissive, religious spirit), submission, acquiescence, abasement, compliance, patience, sufferance, forbearance, fortitude, long-sufferance, long-suffering. Resigned, a. Submissive, obedient, unresisting, complying, yielding, uncomplaining, patient, humble, meek, lowly. Resiliency, n. Rebounding. Resilient, a. Rebounding, recoiling, elastic, springy. Resin, n. Rosin. Resist, v. a. Oppose, withstand, impugn, confront, assail, attack, strive against, make a stand against, not submit to. Resistance, n. Opposition, hinderance, rebuff, check. Resistless, a. Irresistible. Resolute, a. Firm, determined, steady, decided, resolved, stanch, steadfast, constant, persevering, unwavering, inflexible, undaunted, hardy, unshaken, bold, stout-hearted. Resolution, n. 1. Analysis, decomposition. 2. Firmness, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, courage, energy, pluck, hardihood, decision, manliness, tenacity of purpose. 3. Resolve, determination, intention, fixed purpose. 4. (Math.) Solution, explanation. 5. (Med.) Disappearance, dispersion, termination, breaking up. 6. (Legislation.) Resolve, declaration. Resolvable, a. 1. Decomposable. 2. Solvable. Resolve, v. a. 1. Analyze, decompose, decompound. 2. Disentangle, interpret, decipher, unravel, explain, unfold. 3. Reduce, change. 4. (Math.) Solve, find the answer to. 5. (Med.) Disperse, scatter. 6. (Legislation.) Declare. Resolve, v. n. Intend, purpose, decide, determine, conclude, form a resolution, make up one's mind, take one's stand, come to a determination. Resolve, n. 1. Intention, resolution, determination, fixed purpose. 2. Declaration (by a legislature or an organized body), resolution. Resonance, n. Reverberation, RING. Resonant, a. Resounding. Resort, v. n. Go, repair, apply, have recourse, betake one's self. Resort, n. 1. Recourse. 2. Haunt, den, retreat, place much frequented. 3. Concourse, meeting, confluence. Resound, v. a. Echo, re-echo, reverberate. Resound, v. n. Echo, reverberate. Resource, n. Means, expedient, device, contrivance, resort, appliance, instrumentality. Resources, n. pl. Money, wealth, funds, pecuniary means. Respect, v. a. 1. Esteem, reverence, honor, venerate, value, prize, think highly of, have a high opinion of, look up to, defer to. 2. Regard, relate to, refer to. Respect, n. 1. Esteem, reverence, veneration, homage, estimation, regard, honor, deference, attention. 2. Favor, good will, kind consideration. 3. Relation, reference, regard. Respectability, n. Estimableness, reputableness, respectableness. Respectableness, n. Respectability. Respectful, a. Deferential, courteous, dutiful, obedient, ceremonious, civil, decorous, polite. Respects, n. pl. Compliments, regards, commendations. Respiration, n. Breathing. Respire, v. n. Breathe. Respite, n. 1. Delay, pause. 2. Reprieve, suspension of punishment. Respite, v. a. 1. Delay, postpone. 2. Reprieve, suspend the punishment of. Resplendent, a. Brilliant, splendid, shining, luminous, beaming, effulgent, lucid, BRIGHT, glorious. Respond, v. n. 1. Answer, reply, rejoin. 2. [Poetical.] Correspond, suit, be agreeable. Response, n. Answer, reply, replication, REJOINDER. Responsibility, n. Accountableness, accountability, responsibleness, liability, obligation, bounden duty. Responsible, a. Answerable, liable, accountable, amenable. Responsibleness, n. Responsibility. Responsive, a. Answering. Rest, n. 1. Repose, quiet, quiescence, ease. 2. Peace, tranquillity, peacefulness, security, stillness. 3. Pause, cæsura, intermission, stop, stay. 4. Remainder, residue, remnant, residuum, BALANCE. 5. Others. Rest, v. n. 1. Stop, pause, halt, hold, breathe, desist, cease, come to a stand, stand still, come to a stand-still, lie by, keep quiet, lie on one's oars. 2. Repose, relax, unbend, take rest, take breath, take one's ease, be at ease, be quiet, fold one's arms, take it easy. 3. Sleep, slumber. 4. Acquiesce, confide, trust, be satisfied. 5. Lean, recline, bottom, stand on, be supported, be based on. Restaurant, n. [Fr.] Eating-house, CAFÉ, CHOP-HOUSE. Restiff, a. Restive. Restitution, n. 1. Restoration, return. 2. Indemnification, reparation, recompense, amends, compensation, requital, remuneration, satisfaction. Restive, a. 1. Stubborn, mulish, restiff, obstinate. 2. Uneasy, impatient, restless, ill at ease, unquiet. Restless, a. 1. Unquiet, uneasy, disquieted, disturbed, agitated, anxious, restive. 2. Unsteady, inconstant, changeable, unstable, unsettled, vacillating, fickle. 3. Roving, wandering, in motion, on the move. Restoration, n. 1. Renewal, revival, renovation, reconstruction, redintegration, re-establishment, reinstatement, return. 2. Recovery, resuscitation. Restorative, a. Restoring, curative. Restorative, n. Cure, remedy, medicine, reparative, corrective. Restore, v. a. 1. Return, give back, bring back, render up. 2. Replace, re-establish, redintegrate, reinstate, renew. 3. Cure, heal, revive, recruit. Restrain, v. a. 1. Check, curb, bridle, repress, suppress, withhold, constrain, cramp, interdict, keep, contain, hold back, hold in, keep under. 2. Hinder, prevent, debar, bar, stop, prohibit. 3. Limit, confine, restrict, circumscribe. Restraint, n. Check, curb, repression, bridle, suppression, constraint, CRAMP, prohibition, hold-back. 2. Hinderance, prevention. 3. Limitation, restriction, imprisonment, confinement. Restrict, v. a. Limit, bound, restrain, confine, circumscribe, hedge in. Restriction, n. Limitation, constraint, confinement, restraint. Result, v. n. 1. Proceed, come, follow, flow, issue, arise, ensue, accrue, be the effect, be derived. 2. End, terminate. Result, n. 1. Consequence (from a certain combination of causes, or from premises), inference, conclusion. 2. Issue, event, effect. 3. Decision, resolve, determination, resolution. Resume, v. a. 1. Take back, take again. 2. Recommence, renew, begin again, take up again. Résumé, n. [Fr.] Summary, abstract, recapitulation, summing up, condensed statement. Resuscitate, v. a. Revivify, reanimate, revive, quicken, restore to life, recall to life, bring back to life. Resuscitation, n. Revivification, reanimation, quickening, revival. Retail, v. a. 1. Sell in small quantities. 2. Deal out in small portions. Retain, v. a. 1. Hold, keep, reserve, detain, hug, keep back, keep in hand. 2. Engage (by fee paid), hire. Retailer, n. Huckster. Retainer, n. 1. Attendant, adherent, dependant, follower, hanger-on. 2. Retaining fee. Retaliate, v. a. Return (by giving like for like, as an injury), repay, requite, revenge, take vengeance for. Retaliate, v. n. Take revenge, return like for like, give one as good as one sends, give quid pro quo, give a Rowland for an Oliver, give tit for tat. Retaliation, n. Requital (of evil for evil), reprisal, retribution, repayment, revenge, punishment. Retaliatory, a. Retaliating, revenging. Retard, v. a. 1. Check, obstruct, clog, impede, hinder. 2. Delay, defer, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off. Retch, v. n. Heave, strain, keck, gag, try to vomit. Retention, n. 1. Reservation, holding, keeping, retaining, detention. 2. Maintenance, preservation, conservation. Retentive, a. Tenacious. Reticence, n. Reserve, taciturnity. Reticent, a. Reserved, taciturn, silent (by habit). Reticular, a. Meshy, retiform. Reticulated, a. Meshy, retiform. Reticulation, n. Net-work. Reticule, n. Work-bag. Retiform, a. Reticular. Retinue, n. Train, suite, staff, followers, CORTÈGE, body of attendants. Retire, v. a. (Com.) Withdraw from circulation (as currency). Retire, v. n. 1. Withdraw, depart, retreat, remove. 2. Recede, retrocede, fall back, beat a retreat, sound a retreat, take the back track. Retired, a. 1. Withdrawn, removed. 2. Secret, private, solitary, secluded, sequestered. Retirement, n. Privacy, seclusion, retreat. Retiring, a. Reserved, taciturn, shy, demure, bashful, diffident, modest, coy. Retort, n. Repartee; smart, or witty reply. Retouch, v. a. 1. Repair, refit, touch up, rub up. 2. Revise. Retract, v. a. 1. Withdraw, draw back. 2. Recall, revoke, recant, abjure, disavow, cancel, take back. Retract, v. n. Take back what was said, eat one's words. Retraction, n. Recantation, abjuration, revocation. Retreat, n. 1. Departure, withdrawal. 2. Retirement, seclusion, privacy. 3. Asylum, refuge, shelter. 4. Haunt, resort, den. Retreat, v. n. 1. Withdraw, retire, give way. 2. Recede, fall back, take the back track. Retrench, v. a. 1. Curtail, cut, lop, dock, prune, pare, clip, cut short, cut off, lop off. 2. Diminish, lessen, decrease. Retrenchment, n. Curtailment, reduction, diminution. Retribution, n. [Used especially with respect to the divine government.] 1. Repayment, requital, recompense, reward, compensation, return. 2. Distribution of rewards and punishments. Retrieve, v. a. Regain, recover, restore, repair, re-establish, get again. Retroaction, n. Recoil, reaction, rebound. Retroactive, a. 1. Reflex. 2. Retrospective, that affects the past. Retrocede, v. n. Retire, recede, retrograde, fall back. Retrogradation, n. Retrogression. Retrograde, a. Backward. Retrograde, v. n. Retrocede, recede, retire, go or move backward, retrace one's steps. Retrogression, n. Retrogradation. Retrospect, n. Review, re-survey. Retrospection, n. Looking back. Retrospective, a. 1. Looking back. 2. Retroactive, that affects the past. Return, v. n. Revert, recur, turn back, go or come back, get back. Return, v. a. 1. Restore, give back, send back. 2. Repay, refund. 3. Report, communicate, give or render an account of. Return, n. 1. Repayment, reimbursement. 2. Recompense, reward, requital. 3. Advantage, benefit, profit, interest. 4. Official account. Returns, n. pl. Proceeds, profits, avails. Reveal, v. a. Disclose, discover, unveil, publish, divulge, tell, declare, impart, communicate, display, make known, lay open. Revel, n. Carousal, REVELRY. Revel, v. n. 1. Carouse, tipple, riot, make merry, plunge into dissipation. 2. Indulge, luxuriate, wanton. Revelation, n. 1. Discovery, disclosure. 2. Divine communication of truth. 3. The Apocalypse. Reveller, n. [Written also Reveler.] Carouser, bacchanal, bacchanalian. Revelry, n. Carousal, carouse, revel, jollity, festivity, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, wassail, debauch, potation, compotation, SPREE, jollification, drinking bout. Revenge, v. a. 1. Retaliate, requite, take vengeance for. 2. Avenge, vindicate by punishment. Revenge, n. Retaliation, requital (of an injury). Revengeful, a. Vindictive, malicious, malignant, spiteful, resentful, unforgiving, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent. Revengefulness, n. Vindictiveness. Revenue, n. Income, receipts. Reverberate, v. a. Echo, re-echo. Reverberate, v. n. Resound, echo, re-echo. Reverberation, n. Echoing, re-echoing, echo, reflected sound. Reverberatory, a. Reverberating. Revere, v. a. Venerate, reverence, adore, honor, regard highly. Reverence, n. Veneration, honor, homage, adoration, awe. Reverence, v. a. Revere. Reverend, a. Venerable. Reverent, a. Reverential. Reverential, a. Respectful, deferential, reverent. Reverie, n. [Fr.] Revery. Reversal, n. Repeal, revocation, annulment. Reverse, v. a. 1. Invert, turn upside down, turn end for end, turn topsy-turvy. 2. Overturn, overthrow, subvert. 3. Change to the opposite. 4. Annul, repeal, revoke, rescind, countermand. Reverse, a. Opposite, converse. Reverse, n. 1. Contrary, opposite, counterpart. 2. Change, vicissitude. 3. Misfortune, mischance, mishap, misadventure, trial, hardship, affliction, reverse of fortune. Revert, v. n. Return, recur, come back, turn back. Revery, n. Musing, dreaming, abstraction, inattention, pre-occupation, absence, REVERIE, absence of mind, brown study. Review, v. a. 1. Revise, reconsider, re-examine, pass in review. 2. Criticise, notice critically, write a critical notice of. Review, n. 1. Retrospect, re-survey. 2. Revisal, revision, revise, reconsideration, re-examination. 3. Criticism, critique, REVIEWAL, critical notice. Reviewal, n. [Rare.] Critique, REVIEW. Revile, v. a. Vilify, defame, reproach, slander, calumniate, asperse, traduce, malign, abuse, backbite, lampoon, speak ill of, run down, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise. Revindicate, v. a. Reassert, support again, maintain once more, vindicate again. Revisal, n. Revision, REVIEW. Revise, v. a. Review, re-examine, reconsider. Revise, n. Revision, review, re-examination. Revision, n. Review, revisal, revise, reconsideration, re-examination. Revival, n. Resuscitation, revivification, reanimation, quickening. Revive, v. a. 1. Resuscitate, reanimate, revivify, bring to life again. 2. Rouse, quicken, animate, refresh, renovate, reinspire, invigorate, cheer, comfort. Revive, v. n. 1. Be resuscitated or reanimated, return to life, recover life, live again. 2. Be invigorated, refreshed, or roused; recover strength. Revivification, n. Resuscitation, reanimation, revival, quickening. Revivify, v. a. Reanimate, resuscitate, revive, bring to life again. Revocation, n. Retraction, recall, recantation, reversal, repeal, abjuration. Revoke, v. a. Recall (what has been said), recant, retract, REPEAL, reverse, annul, cancel, rescind, countermand, abrogate, abolish, discard, quash, set aside, do away, make void. Revolt, v. n. Rebel, mutiny, rise, renounce allegiance. Revolt, v. a. Disgust, nauseate, sicken, shock. Revolt, n. Rebellion, insurrection, mutiny, sedition, defection, rising. Revolter, n. Deserter, rebel, traitor, insurgent. Revolting, a. Shocking, disgusting, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, repulsive, offensive, obnoxious, hateful, horrible, abominable, monstrous. Revolution, n. 1. Rotation, gyration, whirling, circular motion. 2. Change (in the political constitution of a country), organic change, successful revolt or rebellion. Revolutionize, v. a. Remodel, reform, new model. Revolve, v. n. Rotate, wheel, turn, whirl, circulate, roll, gyrate, go round, turn round. Revolve, v. a. Consider, meditate, ponder, study, reflect upon, ruminate upon, brood over. Revulsion, n. 1. Withdrawal, drawing back. 2. Reaction, change, transition. Reward, v. a. Recompense, compensate, requite, remunerate. Reward, n. 1. Recompense, compensation, GUERDON, requital, remuneration, pay. 2. Premium, bonus, bounty. Rhapsodical, a. Unconnected, broken, rambling, like a rhapsody. Rhapsodize, v. n. Utter rhapsodies. Rhapsody, n. Rambling composition; medley of thoughts, sentences, or passages. Rhetoric, n. 1. Art of composition. 2. Oratory, elocution, eloquence, science of oratory. 3. Declamation, artificial eloquence. Rhetorical, a. 1. Oratorical. 2. Declamatory, highly wrought. Rhetorician, n. Adept in rhetoric, proficient in rhetoric. Rhino, n. [Cant word.] Money, cash. Rhizoma, n. (Bot.) Root-stock, root-like stem. Rhomb, n. Rhombus, lozenge, oblique-angled parallelogram (with equal sides). Rhombus, n. Rhomb. Rhymer, n. Rhymester. Rhymester, n. Versifier, poetaster, rhymer. Rhythm, n. Periodical emphasis, regular or melodious movement, harmonious flow. Rhythmical, a. Measured, regular or melodious in movement. Ribald, a. Base, low, mean, obscene, vile, filthy, gross, coarse, loose, indecent. Ribaldry, n. Obscenity, indecency; low, vile, or vulgar language. Rich, a. 1. Wealthy, opulent, affluent, flush, moneyed. 2. Splendid, precious, costly, sumptuous, valuable, estimable. 3. Savory, delicious, luscious, exquisite. 4. Plentiful, plenteous, abundant, copious, abounding, ample, full, flowing with milk and honey. 5. Fruitful, fertile, luxuriant, teeming, productive, prolific. Riches, n. pl. Wealth, opulence, affluence, fortune, mammon, lucre, pelf, ample means, ample store. Richness, n. 1. Abundance, plenty, fulness, copiousness, luxuriance, exuberance, profusion. 2. Fertility, fruitfulness, fecundity, productiveness. Rickets, n. pl. (Med.) Rachitis, inflammation of the spine. Rickety, a. 1. Affected with the rickets. 2. Shattered, broken, weak, tottering, crazy. Rid, v. a. Free, clear, deliver, disencumber, relieve, set free. Riddance, n. Freedom, escape, relief, deliverance. Riddle, n. Enigma, puzzle, dark problem, puzzling question. Rider, n. 1. Equestrian, horseman. 2. Jockey, postilion. 3. [England.] Riding-clerk, sample clerk. 4. Additional clause (to a legislative act). Ridge, n. Extended elevation. Ridicule, n. Derision, mockery, raillery, satire, sarcasm, gibe, jeer, sneer, banter. Ridicule, v. a. Deride (sportively), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, rally, banter, chaff, laugh at, scoff at, treat with ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make game of, make a fool of, point the finger at, make fun of, make merry with, make a butt of, POKE FUN AT. Ridiculous, a. Ludicrous, laughable, droll, funny, preposterous, farcical, comical, absurd. Riding-clerk, n. Rider, sample-clerk. Rid of, Clear of, free from. Rife, a. Prevailing, prevalent, common, abounding. Riff-raff, n. 1. Refuse, sweepings. 2. Rabble, populace, CANAILLE, the masses, dregs of the people, swinish multitude, scum of society, lowest class of people, ignoble vulgar, lower classes, rough-scuff, RAG-TAG-AND-BOB-TAIL. Rifle, v. a. 1. Seize, snatch away, carry off. 2. Rob, pillage, plunder, strip, despoil, fleece. Rifler, n. Robber, pillager, plunderer. Rift, n. Cleft, fissure, crack, rent, breach, fracture, break, gap, opening, chink, crevice, cranny. Rig, v. a. 1. Dress (particularly in a fanciful manner), clothe, accoutre, rig out. 2. Furnish with gear, fit with tackling. Rig, n. Dress (odd or fanciful). Rigging, n. Tackle, gear, ropes of a ship. Right, a. 1. Straight, direct, rectilinear, not crooked. 2. Just, lawful, equitable, fair, rightful, honest, in accordance with duty. 3. Fit, suitable, seemly, proper, meet, becoming, appropriate, as it should be, COMME IL FAUT. 4. Correct, true, not erroneous, not mistaken. 5. Right hand. Right, ad. 1. Directly, in a direct line. 2. Uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, rightly. 3. Fitly, suitably, properly. 4. Correctly, truly. 5. Very, in a great degree. Right, n. 1. Rectitude, justice, equity, fairness, goodness, lawfulness, propriety, what ought to be, what should be. 2. Truth, correctness. 3. Prerogative, privilege, immunity. 4. Legal claim. Right, v. a. 1. Set upright. 2. Do justice to, relieve from wrong, see one righted, see justice done to one. Right away, [U. S.] Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, INSTANTER, RIGHT OFF, at once, without delay. Righteous, a. 1. Pious, holy, virtuous, godly, saintly, religious, honest, good, uncorrupt, upright, just, devout. 2. Equitable, fair, right. Righteousness, n. 1. Piety, godliness, holiness, sanctity, purity, virtue, goodness, integrity, honesty, justice. 2. Rectitude of conduct, practice of right, doing right, going straight, acting from principle. Rightful, a. 1. Legitimate, true. 2. Just, equitable, fair, lawful, suitable, proper, right, reasonable. Right-hand, n. Spear hand. Right-hand, a. Right. Right line, Bee-line, straight line, most direct line, shortest distance. Right-lined, a. Rectilineal, rectilinear. Rightly, ad. 1. Uprightly, equitably, fairly, lawfully, rightfully, right. 2. Fitly, suitably, properly. 3. Correctly, truly. Right off, [U. S.] Immediately, directly, at once, RIGHT AWAY. Right-whale, n. Greenland whale (Balæna mysticetus). Rigid, a. 1. Stiff, inflexible, unpliant, unbending, unyielding. 2. Sharp, severe, strict, stern, rigorous, harsh, austere. Rigidity, n. 1. Stiffness, inflexibility, rigidness, want of pliability. 2. Severity, rigor, harshness, strictness, austerity. 3. Ungracefulness, want of ease. Rigidness, n. Rigidity. Rigmarole, n. Nonsense, jargon, gibberish, verbiage, trash, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, moonshine, wish-wash, foolish talk. Rigor, n. 1. Stiffness, rigidity, rigidness, inflexibility. 2. Severity, austerity, harshness, sternness, asperity. 3. Strictness, exactness. 4. Inclemency. 5. (Med.) Sudden coldness with shivering. Rigorous, a. 1. Severe, austere, harsh, stern, rigid, hard, strict, stringent. 2. Exact, accurate, precise, scrupulously nice. 3. Inclement. Rig out, Dress, clothe, RIG. Rill, n. Streamlet, rivulet, runnel, small brook. Rim, n. Border, edge, margin, brim, brink, verge, border, skirt, confine. Rime, n. Hoar-frost. Rimple, n. 1. Wrinkle, fold, rumple, crease, gather, corrugation, pucker, plait. 2. Ripple, undulation, little wave. Rind, n. Skin, peel, bark, husk, hull, glume, CHAFF, outer covering. Ring, n. 1. Circle, hoop, circular line. 2. Race-course, racing ground. 3. [Colloquial.] Resonance, reverberation. 4. [Colloquial, U. S.] Clique, junto, cabal, coterie, set, combination, faction, league, confederacy. Ring, v. n. Sound, resound. Ringlet, n. 1. Small ring. 2. Curl, tress, lock. Ringworm, n. Circular herpes or tetter. Rinse, v. a. Wash (lightly). Riot, n. Tumult (on a small scale), row, uproar, disturbance, commotion, broil, brawl, outbreak, fray, affray, altercation, squabble, quarrel, strife, MÊLÉE. Riot, v. n. 1. Revel, carouse, luxuriate. 2. Be excited, be tumultuous. Riotous, a. 1. Revelling, luxurious, wanton. 2. Tumultuous, seditious, turbulent, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious, disorderly, ungovernable, unruly, refractory. Rip, v. a. Tear open, tear apart. Rip, n. Tear, rent, laceration. Ripe, a. 1. Mature, perfected by growth. 2. Fit, prepared, ready, in readiness. 3. Consummate, finished, perfect, accomplished. Ripen, v. n. Grow ripe, be matured. Ripen, v. a. Mature, bring to maturity, make ripe. Ripeness, n. 1. Maturity, matureness, full growth. 2. Fitness, preparation, readiness. Ripple, v. n. Purl. Ripple, n. Rimple, undulation, little wave. Rise, v. n. 1. Ascend, mount, arise, go or move upwards. 2. Appear, come forth, come into view. 3. Get up. 4. Revive, come to life, be raised from death. 5. Grow, spring up. 6. Be advanced, be promoted, gain a position. 7. Increase, swell, enlarge, become greater, be enhanced. 8. Adjourn, close the session. 9. Spring, take rise, have source or origin. 10. Become hostile, take up arms, go to war. Rise, n. 1. Ascent, rising. 2. Elevation, elevated place. 3. Source, origin, spring, beginning. 4. Increase, advance, augmentation. Risible, a. 1. Laughable, ridiculous, ludicrous, comical, funny, farcical, amusing. 2. That produce laughter (as certain muscles). Risibles, n. pl. [Colloquial.] Risible muscles. Rising, n. 1. Ascent, rise. 2. Reviving, resurrection. 3. Insurrection, rebellion, sedition. 4. Swelling, tumor, boil. Risk, n. Danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril, chance, venture. Risk, v. a. Hazard, peril, endanger, stake, jeopard, venture, jeopardize, put in peril, put to hazard, expose to danger. Risky, a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Dangerous, hazardous, perilous, unsafe, full of risk. Rite, n. Ceremony, form, observance, ordinance, solemnity, ceremonial, formulary, sacrament. Ritual, a. Ceremonial. Ritual, n. Liturgy, formulary of public worship. Rival, n. Competitor, antagonist, opponent, rival candidate. Rival, a. Competing, emulating, emulous. Rival, v. a. 1. Oppose, compete with, contend with. 2. Emulate, try to equal or excel. 3. Match, equal, be equal to. Rivalry, n. Competition, emulation, contention, RIVALSHIP. Rivalship, [Rare.] Rivalry. Rive, v. a. Rend, split, cleave, tear or rend asunder. River, n. Stream. River-horse, n. Hippopotamus, sea-horse. River-lobster, n. Crawfish, crayfish. Rivet, v. a. Fasten, fix, make firm. Rivulet, n. Brook, streamlet, runnel, rill, runlet, BURN, small stream. Road, n. 1. Path, way, lane, street, route, course, pathway, track, TRAIL, highway, thoroughfare, highroad. 2. Roadstead, anchorage. Roadstead, n. Anchorage, road. Roadster, n. Horse (fitted for the road), pad. Roam, v. n. Ramble, stroll, wander, range, rove, stray, straggle, wander about, rove around, gad about. Roam, v. a. Wander or range over, stray about. Roamer, n. Wanderer, rover, stroller, nomad. Roan-tree, n. European mountain-ash, fowler's service tree, rowan-tree (Pyrus aucuparia). Roar, v. n. 1. Bellow (as a beast). 2. Bawl, shout, vociferate, yell, howl, cry, cry aloud. 3. Boom, resound, thunder, rattle, peal. 4. Laugh (loudly and long). Roar, n. 1. Bellow, bellowing, roaring. 2. Loud noise (as of the wind or the sea). 3. Shout, cry, outcry. 4. Laugh (loud and long), laughter. Roaring, n. Roar. Rob, v. a. Plunder, strip, despoil, fleece, pillage. Robber, n. Plunderer, pillager, THIEF, despoiler, depredator, highwayman, footpad, brigand, bandit, marauder, freebooter, outlaw. Robbery, n. Depredation, peculation, theft, larceny, spoliation, plunder, pillage, spoil. Robe, n. Gown, dress. Robe, v. a. Dress, clothe, invest, array. Robin, n. 1. [England.] Ruddock, robinet, robin-redbreast (Erythaca rubecula or Motacilla rubecula). 2. [U. S.] Robin-redbreast, migratory thrush (Turdus migratorius). Roborant, a. Strengthening. Robust, a. Strong, athletic, brawny, stout, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, hale, lusty, sturdy, firm, sound, vigorous, powerful, mighty, Herculean, able-bodied, made of iron. Robustness, n. Strength, soundness, vigor, stoutness, lustiness, sturdiness, might, stamina. Rochelle-powders, n. pl. Sedlitz powders. Rochelle-salt, n. Tartrate of potash and soda, tartarized soda. Rock, n. Stone (of large size). Rock, v. a. Move backward and forward (as something that rests on a support). Rock, v. n. Reel, totter, oscillate, move backward and forward. Rock-crystal, n. Limpid quartz, British or Cornish diamond. Rock-fish, n. Black goby (Gobius niger). Rocking-stone, n. Logan. Rockling, n. Whistle-fish (Motella vulgaris). Rock-oil, n. Petroleum, rock-tar, mineral oil, naphtha. Rock-rose, n. Frost-wort, frost-weed (Helianthemum Canadensis). Rock-salt, n. Common salt (as found in mines), mineral salt. Rock-tar, n. Rock-oil. Rock-wood, n. Ligniform asbestos. Rod, n. 1. Twig, shoot. 2. Wand, slender stick. 3. Switch, scourge, birch. 4. Pole, perch. 5. Cue. Rodent, a. Gnawing. Rodent, n. Gnawer. Rodentia, n. pl. [L.] Gnawers, rodents. Rodomontade, n. Blustering, bluster, boasting, bragging, rant, vain-glory. Roe, n. 1. Roebuck (Capreolus dorcas). 2. Spawn of fishes. Roebuck, n. Roe. Roestone, n. Oölite. Rogue, n. 1. Knave, villain, swindler, sharper, cheat, trickster, rascal, scamp, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff. 2. Mischievous fellow. Roguery, n. 1. Knavery, rascality, villany, fraud, cheating, dishonest practices, knavish tricks. 2. Waggery, mischief, arch tricks. Roguish, a. 1. Knavish, dishonest, trickish, TRICKY. 2. Sportive, arch, mischievous, waggish. Roil, v. a. 1. Make turbid. 2. [Colloquial.] Vex, disturb, plague, irritate, worry, annoy, bother, molest. Roily, a. [Colloquial.] Turbid. Roisterer, n. Swaggerer, bully, rioter, blustering fellow. Rôle, n. [Fr.] Part, character (in a play). Roll, v. a. 1. Turn (on an axis), make revolve. 2. Wrap round (one part on another). 3. Wheel, trundle. Roll, v. n. 1. Revolve, rotate, turn, wheel, whirl, gyrate, whirl round, go round, turn round. 2. Run, flow, glide. 3. Rock from side to side. 4. Wallow, welter, tumble about. Roll, n. 1. Volume, scroll. 2. Chronicle, record, history, annals. 3. List, register, catalogue, inventory, schedule. 4. Loaf of bread (small, and rolled up while in the dough). 5. Rocking (as of a vessel in a heavy sea). 6. Rub-a-dub, rat-a-tat, TATTOO, beat of drum. Rollicking, a. Frolicsome, jolly, gay, joyous, merry, playful, sportive, jocular, lively, frisky, DAFT, full of frolic. Roll sulphur, Cane brimstone, stick sulphur. Romaic, n. Modern Greek. Roman, a. 1. Of Rome, of the Romans. 2. Of the Latins, of ancient Rome. 3. Roman Catholic, of the Roman Catholic religion. Roman, n. 1. Native of Rome. 2. Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic, a. Roman. Roman Catholic, n. Roman. Romance, n. Novel, tale, story, work of fiction. Romantic, a. Fanciful, extravagant, sentimental, fantastic, wild, chimerical, Quixotic. Romish, a. Popish, papal, Roman Catholic. Romp, n. Rude girl. Romp, v. n. 1. Leap, spring, bound. 2. Frolic (rudely), sport, play, romp. Rood, n. Forty square rods, fourth part of an acre. Rook, n. Castle (in chess). Room, n. 1. Space, extent, expanse, capacity, scope, compass, field, range, sweep, swing, play. 2. Place, stead. 3. Apartment, chamber, SALOON, HALL. 4. Chance, opportunity, occasion. Room-mate, n.Chum, chamber-fellow. Roomy, a. Spacious, capacious, large, wide, extensive, ample, broad. Roost, n. Perch. Roost, v. n. Perch. Rooster, n. [U. S.] Cock, chanticleer. Root, n. 1. Bottom, base, foundation, lower part. 2. Cause, origin, source, occasion. 3. Radical, radix, etymon, primitive word. Root, v. n. Take root. Root, v. a. Implant, set, fix, establish. Rootlet, n. Radicle, small root. Root out, 1. Eradicate, extirpate, extract, exterminate, destroy. 2. Discover, unravel, worm out, fish out, ferret out, fish up. Root-stock, n. (Bot.) Rhizoma, rootlike stem. Root up, Eradicate, root out. Rope, v. n. Be ropy or viscous. Rope-dancer, n. Acrobat, funambulist. Rope in, [Colloquial, U.S.] Draw in collectively (as masses of hay, by means of a rope). Rope of sand, Feeble tie, bond easily broken. Ropy, a. Viscous, viscid, glutinous, sticky, adhesive, tenacious, stringy, smeary, dauby. Roseate, a. 1. Rosy, ruddy, reddish, blushing, mantling, blooming, rose-colored. 2. Of roses. Rose-color, n. Pink. Rose-colored, a. Rosy, roseate, pink. Rosin, n. Colophony, resin (from the pine). Rostrum, n. Platform, stage. Rosy, a. Blooming, ruddy, reddish, rubicund, blushing, mantling, rosy, roseate, rose-colored. Rot, v. n. Putrefy, corrupt, decompose, decay. Rotary, a. Whirling, rotating, rotatory, gyratory. Rotate, v. n. Revolve, wheel, whirl, turn, gyrate, circulate, go round, turn round. Rotatory, a. Whirling, rotating, ROTARY. Rote, n. 1. Repetition. 2. Rut (of the sea). Rotten, n. 1. Putrid, corrupt, carious, putrefied, decayed, fetid, putrescent, foul. 2. Defective, unsound. 3. Treacherous, deceitful, untrustworthy. Rotund, a. Round, circular, spherical, globular. Rotundity, n. Roundness, sphericity, circularity, rotundness. Rotundness, n. Rotundity. Roué, n. [Fr.] Rake, debauchee, profligate, dissolute man. Rough, a. 1. Uneven, rugged, craggy, cragged, jagged, scraggy, not smooth. 2. Unhewn, unwrought, unfashioned, formless, shapeless. 3. Unpolished (as a gem), uncut. 4. Shaggy, hirsute, bristly, ragged, disordered. 5. Coarse, indelicate, rude, uncivil, impolite, ungracious, homespun, bluff, blunt, bearish, churlish, BRUSQUE, gruff. 6. Harsh, sharp, severe, violent. 7. Tart, sour, crabbed, hard. 8. Inharmonious, discordant, jarring. 9. Tempestuous, boisterous, stormy. Rough breathing, Aspirate. Rough draft, Sketch, outline. Roughness, n. 1. Unevenness, ruggedness. 2. Harshness, rudeness, coarseness, incivility, gruffness, bluntness, impoliteness. 3. Acerbity, unsavoriness. 4. Storminess, boisterousness, tempestuousness, inclemency. 5. Violence, severity. Rough-scuff, n. [Low.] Rabble, crowd, mob, CANAILLE, the vulgar, the populace, dregs of the people, scum of society, swinish multitude, riff-raff, ignoble vulgar, rag-tag-and-bob-tail. Round, a. 1. Circular. 2. Spherical, globular, orbicular, rotund. 3. Cylindrical. 4. Full, complete, entire, unbroken. 5. Large, great, considerable. 6. Plump, chubby, bonny, corpulent, stout. Round, n. 1. Cycle, periodical revolution. 2. Circular dance. 3. Rundle, step. 4. Circuit, compass, perambulation, tour. 5. Rung (of a ladder). Round, ad. 1. Around, on all sides. 2. Circularly, in a circle, in a circuit. Round, prep. 1. Around, encircling, about, encompassing, surrounding, on every side of. 2. All over, in all parts of. Roundabout, a. 1. Indirect, tortuous, circuitous. 2. [Rare.] That looks on all sides, not narrow, not one-sided. Roundhead, n. Puritan. Roundness, n. Sphericity, circularity, rotundness, rotundity. Rouse, v. a. 1. Awaken, wake, waken, arouse. 2. Animate, kindle, enkindle, stimulate, excite, provoke, stir up. Rouse, v. n. 1. Rise. 2. Awake, wake, get up, start up. Rout, n. Defeat, discomfiture, ruin, complete overthrow. Rout, v. a. Defeat, discomfit, overthrow, overpower. Route, n. Way, path, passage, course, road. Routine, n. Practice, custom, ordinary way, beaten track, use and wont. Rove, v. n. Roam, ramble, stroll, range, wander, stray, straggle, wander about, rove around, gad about. Rover, n. Rambler, wanderer, straggler, bird of passage. Row, n. Rank, line, file, series. Row, n. [Colloquial.] Broil, tumult, uproar, feud, riot, RUMPUS, fracas, squabble, outbreak, quarrel, affray, disturbance, altercation, breach of the peace. Rowan-tree, n. European mountain-ash, fowler's service-tree, roan-tree. Rowel, n. 1. Seton. 2. Goad, spur. Rowen, n. Aftermath, eddish. Royal, a. 1. Kingly, regal, imperial, monarchical, kinglike, princely. 2. Noble, magnificent, illustrious, splendid, superb. 3. August, majestic, grand. Royalty, n. 1. Kingship, kingcraft, sovereignty. 2. Percentage (as on copyright). Rub, v. a. 1. Abrade, scrape, chafe, grate. 2. Wipe, clean, scour. Rub, v. n. Grate, chafe. Rub, n. Obstacle, difficulty, embarrassment, perplexity, dilemma, nonplus, poser, quandary, puzzle, knotty point, nice point. Rub-a-dub, n. Clatter, din, incessant noise. Rubber, n. Caoutchouc, india-rubber, gum-elastic. Rubbing, n. Attrition, abrasion, friction. Rubbish, n. Refuse, ruins, fragments, DEBRIS, dirt, litter, lumber, trash, orts, dross, dregs, scum, scoria, sweepings. Rubeola, n. (Med.) Measles. Rubicund, a. Ruddy, reddish, rosy. Rubicundity, n. Ruddiness, reddishness, rosiness. Rub off, Abrade, wear away. Rub out, Efface, erase, obliterate, raze, expunge, cancel, scratch out, wipe out. Ruby-blende, n. Red blende, ruby of zinc, proto-sulphuret of zinc. Ruby of zinc, Ruby-blende. Ruby-wood, n. Red sandal wood, red saunders-wood. Ruddiness, n. Reddishness, blowziness, floridness. Ruddy, a. Reddish, florid, blowzed, blowzy, rubicund, or a red color. Rude, a. 1. Rough, rugged, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, unformed, unwrought, crude, ill-formed. 2. Artless, unpolished, raw, coarse, inelegant, uncouth, clownish, loutish, boorish, ungraceful, uncivilized, untrained, untaught, undisciplined, ignorant, barbarous, illiterate, brutal, savage. 3. Uncivil, uncourteous, impolite, impudent, impertinent, saucy, vulgar, insolent, ill-bred, surly, currish, gruff, churlish, bearish, BRUSQUE. 4. Violent, fierce, impetuous, inclement, boisterous, tumultuous, harsh, severe, turbulent. Rudeness, n. 1. Roughness, ruggedness. 2. Inelegance, uncouthness, barbarousness, clownishness. 3. Coarseness, incivility, insolence, impertinence, pertness, sauciness, surliness, gruffness, churlishness, currishness, presumption, effrontery, face, assurance, front, brass, CHEEK, ill-breeding. 4. Violence, boisterousness, severity, inclemency. Rudiment, n. 1. Embryo, rude state, starting point. 2. Element, first principle, essential point. Rudimental, a. 1. Embryonic, rudimentary. 2. Elementary, primary. Rudimentary, a. Rudimental. Rue, v. a. Regret, deplore, lament, repent of, be sorry for, grieve for. Rueful, a. Doleful, mournful, dismal, melancholy, sad, sorrowful, piteous, pitiful, grievous, lugubrious. Ruff, n. Ruffle. Ruffian, n. Villain, miscreant, caitiff, scoundrel, wretch, monster, cut-throat, murderer. Ruffian, a. Savage, brutal. Ruffianism, n. Brutality, rascality, blackguardism, scoundrelism. Ruffle, v. a. 1. Disarrange, damage, disorder. 2. Discompose, disquiet, trouble, vex, torment, molest, plague, worry, harass, disturb, agitate. 3. Gather into folds, wrinkle, cockle, pucker. Ruffle, n. 1. Ruff, frill, edging. 2. Bustle, disturbance, commotion, confusion, perturbation, flutter, flurry, agitation, fluster, hurry-scurry. Rugged, a. 1. Rough, craggy, cragged, uneven, irregular, scraggy. 2. Harsh, inharmonious, grating. 3. [Colloquial, U.S.] Hardy, robust, vigorous, healthy. Ruggedness, n. 1. Roughness, unevenness, asperity. 2. Harshness, severity, rigor. Rugose, a. Wrinkled, rugous. Rugous, a. Rugose. Ruin, n. 1. Destruction, discomfiture, overthrow, defeat, wreck, shipwreck, perdition, fall, downfall, prostration, subversion, undoing. 2. Mischief, bane, pest. Ruin, v. a. 1. Destroy, demolish, overthrow, subvert, overturn, overwhelm. 2. Impoverish, bring to want, reduce to poverty. Ruinous, a. Destructive, pernicious, baneful, noxious, noisome, deleterious, injurious, calamitous. Ruins, n. pl. Remains. Rule, n. 1. Command, control, domination, dominion, lordship, mastership, mastery, government, empire, sway, direction, authority. 2. Precept, law, canon, formula, test, criterion, standard, touchstone. 3. Order, ruling, prescription, regulation. 4. Ruler. Rule, v. a. 1. Govern, control, conduct, direct, lead, have under one's thumb, lead by the nose, lord over, lord it over, domineer over. 2. (Law.) Determine, decide. Rule, v. n. Command, govern, DOMINEER, have command, have control, rule the roast, have one's own way, wear the breeches, take the lead. Ruler, n. 1. Governor, sovereign, king, lord, master. 2. Director, manager. 3. Rule. Ruling, a. 1. Governing, controlling. 2. Predominant, prevailing, prevalent. Rule the roast, Rule, DOMINEER. Ruminate, v. n. 1. Chew the cud. 2. Muse, meditate, ponder, cogitate, think, reflect. Ruminate, v. a. Meditate, chew, muse on, reflect upon, ponder upon, brood over, chew the cud upon. Rumination, n. Musing, meditation, reflection, cogitation, pondering. Rummage, v. a. Search (carefully), examine, explore, ransack, pry into. Rummage, v. n. Make a search. Rummage, n. Search, examination, exploration. Rumor, n. Report, talk, bruit, fame, gossip, hearsay, news, tidings, town talk. Rumor, v. a. Report, tell, bruit, spread abroad, noise abroad. Rump, n. Buttock. Rumple, v. a. Wrinkle, crumple, crease, pucker, corrugate. Rumple, n. Wrinkle, crumple, pucker, rimple, crease, corrugation, fold. Rumpus, n. [Colloquial.] Riot, brawl, tumult, uproar, squabble, outbreak, quarrel, feud, affray, ROW, disturbance, altercation, breach of the peace. Run, v. n. 1. Race, step quickly. 2. Haste, hasten, hie, hurry, scud, scamper, scour, speed, post, trip, press on, press forward, push on, dash forward, dash on, rush on. 3. Flow, glide, move, go, proceed, stream, roll on, move on. 4. Pass, elapse, vanish, go away. 5. Spread, extend. 6. Continue, hold on, run on. 7. Tend, incline. Run, v. a. 1. Pierce, penetrate, stab. 2. Force, thrust, drive, push. 3. Fuse, cast, melt, mould. 4. Incur, be liable to, fall into, be exposed to. 5. Determine, mark out. Run, n. 1. Race. 2. Current, course, flow, passage. 3. Currency, prevalence, popularity. 4. Generality, people or things as they are, people or things of average quality. 5. Brook, streamlet, runlet, runnel, rivulet, rill, BURN, small stream. Run after, 1. Follow, pursue, chase. 2. Search for, try to find. Run a rig, Play a sportive trick, engage in a frolic. Run away, Flee, escape, take to one's heels, give leg bail, take one's self off. Runaway, n. Fugitive, deserter. Run down, 1. Catch by chasing. 2. Run against and sink. 3. Crush, overthrow, overbear. 4. Decry, disparage, depreciate, condemn, traduce, cry down. Rung, n. Round (of a ladder). Run in debt, Get into debt, contract debts, become involved. Runlet, n. Brook, RUN, small stream. Runnel, n. [Rare.] Run, rivulet. Runner, n. 1. Racer. 2. Messenger, courier. 3. Footman, foot-boy, livery servant. Run on, Continue, hold on, be continued. Run out, [Active.] 1. Extend, thrust out, push out. 2. Waste, exhaust, expend. Run out, [Neuter.] 1. Expire, be at end. 2. Be wasted, be exhausted. 3. Spread, expatiate. Run over, [Active.] 1. Pass over. 2. Recount (cursorily). Run over, [Neuter.] Overflow. Run riot, Go to excess. Run the hazard, Run the risk. Run the risk, Take the chance, risk it, run the hazard. Run through, 1. Pierce, penetrate, stab. 2. Waste, expend, exhaust, run out. Run up, Grow, swell, increase, rise. Rupture, n. 1. Breach, fracture, disruption. 2. Quarrel, feud, altercation, squabble, contention, hostility. 3. Hernia. Rupture, v. a. Break, burst. Rural, a. Rustic, pastoral, country. Ruse, n. [Fr.] Stratagem, trick, fraud, artifice, dodge, wile, manœuvre, deceit, deception, delusion, imposture, BAM, chouse, fetch, clap-trap, crafty device. Rush, n. 1. Straw (as of little worth), farthing, copper. 2. Driving on, violent course. Rush, v. n. Career, push on, press on. Rush out, 1. Issue, flow, flow out. 2. Press out, hurry out, go out with a rush. Rust, n. 1. Hydrated peroxide of iron. 2. Mildew, blight, must, mustiness, mould, smut. Rust, v. n. 1. Gather rust, become rusty, be oxidized. 2. Decay, degenerate, grow dull, become sluggish. Rustic, a. 1. Rural, country. 2. Countrified, unpolished, uncouth, inelegant, hoiden, hoidenish, rough, rude, outlandish, boorish, barbarous. Rustic, n. Swain, peasant, clown, boor, lout, hind, bumpkin, countryman. Rusticate, v. n. Dwell or reside in the country. Rusticity, n. Rudeness, clownishness, coarseness, boorishness, artlessness, simplicity. Rusty, a. 1. Covered with rust. 2. Musty, fusty, mildewed. Rut, n. 1. Track of a wheel. 2. Rote (of the sea). Ruta-baga, n. Swedish turnip (Brassica campestris). Ruthless, a. Merciless, pitiless, cruel, uncompassionate, unpitying, unmerciful, relentless, unrelenting, inexorable, barbarous, fell, savage, ferocious, inhuman, hard-hearted.

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Sabbath, n. 1. [With The prefixed.] Sunday, the Lord's day, the day of rest, the Christian sabbath, first day of the week (among Christians), seventh day of the week (among Jews). 2. Rest, repose, time of rest. Sable, n. 1. Zibelline marten (Mustela zibellina). 2. Pine marten, American sable (Mustela abietum). Sable, a. Dark, dusky. Sabre, n. [Written also Saber.] Cimeter, falchion, cavalry sword, dragoon's sword. Sabulous, a. Sandy. Saccharine, a. Sugary, sweet. Sacerdotal, a. Priestly. Sack, n. 1. Bag, pouch. 2. Spoliation, destruction, desolation, devastation, havoc, waste, ravage. 3. Sherry, sherry wine. Sack, v. a. Ravage, despoil, devastate, spoil, destroy, plunder, pillage, rifle, ransack, lay waste, take by storm. Sacrament, n. 1. Rite, ceremony, solemnity. 2. [With The prefixed.] Eucharist, Communion, Lord's Supper. Sacred, a. 1. Hallowed, holy, divine. 2. Religious, not secular, not profane. 3. Dedicated, devoted, consecrated. 4. Inviolable, not to be profaned. 5. Venerable, sainted. Sacredness, n. 1. Holiness, sanctity. 2. Inviolableness. Sacrifice, v. a. 1. Immolate, offer up. 2. Surrender, give up. Sacrifice, n. 1. Immolation. 2. Offering, oblation. 3. Surrender. Sacrilege, n. Profanation, desecration. Sacrilegious, a. Irreverent, impious, blasphemous, profane, desecrating. Sacring-bell, n. Saints' bell, mass bell. Sacristy, n. Vestry, vestry-room. Sad, a. 1. Sorrowful, desponding, depressed, downcast, melancholy, cheerless, disconsolate, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, cast down. 2. Gloomy, dismal, doleful, mournful, lugubrious, grievous, woebegone. 3. Grievous, afflictive, calamitous, disastrous, dire, deplorable. Saddle, v. a. 1. Put a saddle on. 2. Load, burden, encumber. Saddle-horse, n. Palfrey. Sad-iron, n. Flat-iron. Sadness, n. 1. Sorrow, despondency, MELANCHOLY, depression, dejection, sorrowfulness, depression of spirits. 2. Gloominess, mournfulness, dolefulness. Safe, a. 1. Secure, unharmed, undamaged, unscathed, unhurt, sound, free from harm, out of harm's way. 2. Protected, guarded, under lock and key, under cover. 3. Trusty, trustworthy, reliable, to be depended on, to be relied on. Safe, n. 1. Place of safety, secure place. 2. Coffer, money-chest, strong box. Safe-conduct, n. 1. Escort, convoy, safeguard, protection. 2. Pass, passport. Safeguard, n. 1. Defence, protection, security, bulwark, palladium. 2. Convoy, escort, safe conduct. 3. Pass, passport. Safety, n. Security. Sag, v. n. Bend (by force of gravity), settle, swag, give way. Sagacious, a. 1. Quick-scented, quick of scent. 2. Discerning, intelligent, rational, gifted, sage, shrewd, acute, apt, keen, able, perspicacious, enlightened, wise, sharp-witted, keen-witted, keen-sighted, clear-sighted, long-headed. Sagaciousness, n. Sagacity. Sagacity, n. 1. Sagaciousness, quickness of scent. 2. Shrewdness, acuteness, sharpness, astuteness, penetration, ingenuity, discernment, perspicacity, sense, insight, mother-wit, quick parts. Sage, a. 1. Wise, sagacious, sapient, discerning, shrewd, acute, intelligent, sensible. 2. Prudent, grave, judicious, oracular, venerable. Sagittary, n. (Myth.) Centaur, archer, bowman. Said, a. Aforesaid, before mentioned. Sail, v. n. 1. Make sail, put to sea, get under way, set sail. 2. Plough the deep, plough the waves. Sail, v. a. Navigate. Sail-cloth, n. Duck, canvas. Sailor, n. Seaman, mariner, navigator, TAR, seafarer, seafaring man. Sail round, Circumnavigate. Saint, n. Holy person. Sainted, a. 1. Consecrated, sacred, holy. 2. Canonized. Saint-John's bread, n. Carob-tree, Algaroba tree, locust-tree (Ceratonia siliqua). Saintly, a. Holy, devout, pious, religious, godly. Saint-Simonianism, n. Fourierism, phalansterianism, humanitarianism, socialism. Saint-Vitus's dance, Chorea. Sake, n. 1. Reason, purpose, end, final cause. 2. Score, account, regard, respect, consideration. Salable, a. 1. Vendible, marketable, fit for sale. 2. In good demand, of ready sale. Salacious, a. Lewd, lustful, carnal, lecherous, lascivious, wanton, libidinous, lickerish, concupiscent, lewd, loose, prurient, unchaste, incontinent. Salamander, n. Eft, newt. Sal-ammoniac, n. Chloride of ammonium, hydrochlorate of ammonia, muriate of ammonia. Salary, n. Stipend, wages, hire, allowance, pay. Sale, n. Demand, market, vent, opportunity to sell. Salient, a. 1. Projecting, prominent, standing out, in relief. 2. Striking, remarkable. Saline, a. Briny. Saline, n. Salt-spring, salt-pit. Saliva, n. Spittle. Sallow, a. Yellow (as from illness), yellowish; of a pale, sickly color. Sally, n. 1. Sortie. 2. Digression, excursion. 3. Frolic, escapade, wild gayety. 4. Jest, joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, JEU D'ESPRIT, sprightly fancy, flash of wit. Sally, v. n. Rush out, issue suddenly, sally forth. Sally forth, Sally. Salmagundi, n. Medley, olio, miscellany, mixture, farrago, jumble, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, mish-mash, gallimaufry, pot-pourri, OLLA PODRIDA, MÉLANGE. Salmon-trout, n. Sea-trout (Salmo trutta), hirling. Saloon, n. Spacious room, reception room. Salsify, n. [Written also Salsafy.] Oyster-plant (Tragopogon porrifolius). Sal-soda, n. Carbonate of soda. Salt, n. Chloride of sodium, muriate of soda, common salt. Saltation, n. Leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault. Saltatory, a. Leaping, jumping, skipping, hopping, dancing. Salt-cake, n. Sulphate of soda (artificially prepared from common salt). Saltish, a. Brackish, somewhat salty. Salt of hartshorn, Sal-volatile, carbonate of ammonia (solid and impure), sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, volatile salts, smelling salts. Salt of lemons, 1. Binoxalate of potash, salt of sorrel, essential salt of lemons. 2. Oxalic acid. Salt of sorrel, 1. Binoxalate of potash, salt of lemons. 2. Oxalic acid. Salt of Tartar, Pure carbonate of potash. Saltpetre, n. [Written also Saltpeter.] Nitre, nitrate of potash. Salt-water, n. Sea-water. Salt-wort, n. Glass-wort, marsh-samphire (Salicornia herbacea). Salubrious, a. Healthy, healthful, salutary, wholesome, salutiferous. Salubriousness, n. Salubrity. Salubrity, n. Healthiness, healthfulness, salutariness, wholesomeness, salubriousness. Salutariness, n. Salubrity. Salutary, a. 1. Healthy, healthful, salubrious, wholesome, salutiferous, helpful. 2. Advantageous, beneficial, serviceable, good. Salutation, n. 1. Greeting, salute, address. 2. Obeisance, reverence, bow, courtesy. Salutatory, a. [U. S.] Greeting. Salutatory, n. [U. S.] Salutatory oration. Salute, v. a. 1. Greet, hail, address, welcome, bow to, nod to, show civility to, pay one's respects to, pay homage or obeisance to. 2. Kiss, greet with a kiss. Salute, n. 1. Salutation, greeting, address. 2. Kiss, buss. Salutiferous, a. Healthy, healthful, salutary, salubrious, wholesome. Salvation, n. Preservation, deliverance, redemption, rescue, escape from danger, security from evil. Salvo, n. 1. Exception, reservation. 2. Volley, general discharge (of fire-arms). Sal-volatile, n. Sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, carbonate of ammonia, smelling salts, salt of hartshorn. Same, a. 1. Identical, not different. 2. Similar, like, corresponding; of like kind, sort, or degree. Sameness, n. 1. Identity, identicalness. 2. Similarity, resemblance, correspondence. 3. Monotony, want of variety. Sample, n. 1. Specimen, illustration. 2. Example, pattern, instance. Sampler, n. Pattern (of needle-work). Sanability, n. Curableness, sanableness. Sanable, n. Curable, remediable, healable. Sanableness, n. Curableness, sanability. Sanative, a. Healing, curative, curing, sanatory. Sanatory, a. Healing, SANATIVE. Sanctification, n. 1. Justification, absolution, remission of sin. 2. Consecration. Sanctified, a. Consecrated, hallowed. Sanctifier, n. [With The prefixed.] The Holy Spirit. Sanctify, v. a. 1. Make holy, cleanse from sin. 2. Consecrate, hallow. Sanctimonious, a. Pharisaical, affectedly holy, hypocritically devout. Sanctimoniousness, n. Pharisaism, hypocrisy, cant, formalism, pietism, sanctimony, assumed piety. Sanctimony, n. Affected holiness, hypocritical devoutness, pretence of holiness, sanctimoniousness. Sanction, n. Confirmation, ratification, countenance, support, authority, warranty, authorization. Sanction, v. a. Ratify, confirm, countenance, support, authorize, warrant, allow, legalize, bind. Sanctity, n. 1. Purity, holiness, godliness, saintliness, goodness, piety, grace, religion, devotion. 2. Sacredness, inviolability, solemnity. Sanctuary, n. 1. Sacred or holy place, consecrated spot, holy ground, SANCTUM SANCTORUM, Holy of Holies. 2. Temple, church, place of worship, consecrated building. 3. Asylum, refuge, shelter. Sanctum Sanctorum, [L.] Sanctuary, Holy of Holies. Sand, n. Gravel, small pebbles. Sand, v. a. Cover or sprinkle with sand. Sand-flea, n. Beach-flea, sandhopper. Sand-fly, n. Midge (Simulium nocivum). Sandhopper, n. Sand-flea, beach-flea. Sandiver, n. Glass-gall. Sandy, a. Sabulous. Sane, a. Sound (especially in mind), healthy, sober, lucid, not disordered, not insane. Saneness, n. Sanity. Sang froid, [Fr.] Coolness, unconcern, indifference, cold blood. Sanguinary, a. 1. Bloody, murderous. 2. Cruel, blood-thirsty, savage, inhuman, barbarous, ruthless, pitiless, fell. Sanguine, a. 1. Red, crimson. 2. Warm, ardent, lively, animated. 3. Confident, hopeful, enthusiastic, buoyant. Sanity, n. Saneness, soundness. Sans-culotte, n. [Fr.] 1. Ragamuffin, tatterdemalion, ragged fellow. 2. Jacobin, radical, republican. Sans souci, [Fr.] Without care, with unconcern, free and easy. Sap, n. Juice (of a plant). Sap, v. a. Mine, undermine. Sap-head, n. [Cant term.] Simpleton, DUNCE. Sapid, a. Savory, relishing. Sapidness, n. Savoriness, savor, taste, sapidity. Sapidity, n. Sapidness. Sapience, n. Wisdom, sageness, knowledge, sagacity, shrewdness, intelligence, sense. Sapient, a. Wise, sage, sagacious, sensible, shrewd, acute, intelligent. Sapless, a. 1. Without sap, destitute of sap. 2. Decayed, dry, old. Saponaceous, a. Soapy. Sapor, n. Taste, flavor, savor, gust, relish, smack. Sappiness, n. 1. Juiciness, succulence. 2. [Colloquial.] Silliness. Sappy, a. 1. Juicy, succulent. 2. [Colloquial.] Silly, underwitted, half-witted, foolish. Sap-rot, n. Dry-rot, POWDER-POST. Saracen, n. 1. Arabian, Arab. 2. Mussulman, Mahometan. Sarcasm, n. Taunt, gibe, fling, satire, irony, ridicule, cutting jest, satirical remark. Sarcastic, a. Severe, cutting, taunting, satirical, sharp, biting, mordacious. Sarcophagus, n. Stone coffin. Sard, n. Carnelian, sardel, sardine, sardius, sardoin. Sardel, n. Sard. Sardine, n. Sard. Sardius, n. Sard. Sardoin, n. Sard. Sarlac, n. Yak, grunting ox of Tartary. Sarlyk, n. Yak, grunting ox of Tartary. Sarment, n. Runner, long twig; prostrate, filiform stem. Sash, n. Girdle, band, belt, scarf. Satan, n. Belial, Apollyon, Devil, the evil one, the arch-enemy, the arch-fiend, the tempter, the author of evil, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend. Satanic, a. Diabolical, infernal, hellish, devilish, malicious, malignant. Sate, v. a. Satiate. Satellite, n. 1. Moon, secondary planet. 2. Attendant, follower, dependant, retainer, vassal. Satiate, v. a. Sate, glut, gorge, surfeit, cloy, pall, overfeed. Satiety, n. Repletion, surfeit, fulness, glut. Satire, n. Ridicule, sarcasm, invective, irony, phillipic, diatribe, fling, squib, lampoon, pasquinade, cutting remark. Satirical, a. Sarcastic, severe, taunting, censorious, cutting, biting, sharp, keen, poignant, invective, mordacious. Satirize, v. a. Censure, ridicule, abuse, lampoon, lash, inveigh against. Satisfaction, n. 1. Gratification. 2. Contentment, content, enjoyment, ease, comfort. 3. Compensation, amends, requital, remuneration, indemnification, reparation, atonement, recompense. 4. Discharge, payment. Satisfactorily, ad. In a satisfactory manner, to one's heart's content. Satisfactory, a. 1. Gratifying, pleasing. 2. Sufficient, conclusive, convincing, decisive. 3. Compensating, atoning, that makes amends. Satisfy, v. a. 1. Please, gratify, content. 2. Recompense, requite, indemnify. 3. Pay, discharge, settle. 4. Convince, persuade. 5. Fulfil, answer. Saturate, v. a. Drench, fill full (with a liquid absorbed), impregnate or imbue fully. Saturation, n. Repletion, fulness. Saturnalia, n. pl. [L.] Revels, orgies, BACCHANALS. Saturnian, a. 1. Of Saturn. 2. Palmy, joyous, halcyon, golden, happy. Saturnine, a. Dull, heavy, grave, sad, gloomy, sedate. Sauce, n. 1. Seasoning, relish, condiment, appetizing compound. 2. [Low.] Impertinence, SAUCINESS. 3. [Colloquial.] Culinary vegetables. Saucebox, n. [Colloquial.] Saucy fellow, impudent fellow. Sauciness, n. Impertinence, insolence, impudence, pertness, malapertness, rudeness, SAUCE. Saucy, a. Impertinent, impudent, pert, insolent, cavalier, rude, forward, bold, flippant, malapert. Saunders-blue, n. Ultramarine. Saunter, v. n. Loiter, linger, lag, delay, lounge, stroll, dilly-dally, wander about idly, move slowly. Saunterer, n. Loiterer, lounger, stroller, lagger, laggard, rambler, idle wanderer. Sauria, n. pl. Lizards. Saurian, n. Lizard. Saury-pike, n. Skipper (Scomberesox saurus). Savage, a. 1. Uncultivated (as a forest), wild, rough, sylvan. 2. Uncivilized (like an inhabitant of the woods), untaught, rude, barbarous, unpolished, bearish. 3. Untamed, fierce, ferocious, rapacious, ravenous, ferine, sanguinary, blood-thirsty. 4. Inhuman, brutal, brutish, brute, cruel, fell, remorseless, pitiless, unmerciful, ruthless, merciless, heathenish, relentless, hard-hearted, sanguinary, bloody, vandalic. Savage, n. Barbarian. Savanna, n. [Written also Savannah.] Meadow, plain, plateau, prairie, pampas, open country, champaign country, table-land, steppe. Savant, n. [Fr. pl. Savants.] Scholar, learned man, erudite person, one of the literati, man of science. Save, v. a. 1. Deliver, rescue, protect, preserve, redeem. 2. Reserve, keep, hold, husband, lay up, lay by. 3. Spare, prevent, hinder, obviate, insure against. Save, prep. Except, leaving out, not including. Saver, n. 1. Rescuer, deliverer, savior, preserver. 2. Economist. Saving, a. Economical, frugal, sparing, thrifty, careful. Savior, n. 1. Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian. 2. [With The or Our prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God. Saviour, n. 1. Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian. 2. [With The or Our prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God. Savor, n. 1. Taste, flavor, relish, gust, smack, GOÛT. 2. Odor, scent, smell, fragrance. Savor, v. n. 1. Taste, smack. 2. Partake, have a touch of. Savorless, a. Tasteless, insipid, vapid, gustless, mawkish, stale, flat, without savor or relish. Savory, a. Relishing, piquant, luscious, palatable, delicious, flavorous, nice, well-tasted. Saw, n. Saying, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept. Sawney, n. Simpleton, DUNCE. Saw-set, n. Saw-wrest. Saw-wrest, n. Saw-set. Say, v. a. 1. Speak, utter, allege, tell, affirm, declare, pronounce. 2. Repeat, rehearse, recite. Saying, n. 1. Expression, observation, remark, declaration, statement. 2. Proverb, saw, maxim, aphorism, adage, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept. Scabbard, n. Sheath (of a sword or a dagger), case. Scabies, n. [L.] (Med.) The itch, psora. Scabrous, a. Rough, rugged, scraggy, cragged, uneven. Scaffold, n. Stage, frame, scaffolding, STAGING. Scaffolding, n. Scaffold. Scalawag, n. [Low.] Scapegrace, miserable scamp, worthless fellow. Scald, v. a. Burn (with a hot liquid). Scald-head, n. Porrigo, ringworm of the scalp. Scale, n. 1. Dish (of a balance). 2. Balance. 3. Gradation, progressive series. 4. Lamina, layer, flake, LAMELLA, thin plate. Scale, v. a. Climb, ascend, escalade, mount, clamber up. Scale off, Exfoliate, shell off, peel off, fall off in scales. Scallion, n. (Bot.) Shallot (Allium Ascalonicum). Scallop, v. a. Indent, notch. Scaly, a. 1. Flaky, lamelliform. 2. [Low.] Mean, scurvy, stingy, contemptible. Scaly ant-eater, Pangolin. Scamp, n. [colloquial.] Rogue, rascal, cheat, knave, swindler, sharper, trickster, scoundrel, villain, scapegrace, SCALAWAG, worthless fellow. Scamper, v. n. Scud, run, trip, hie, haste, hasten, speed. Scan, v. a. 1. Recite metrically, divide into feet. 2. Scrutinize, examine, investigate, sift, inquire into, look into. Scandal, n. 1. Defamation, aspersion, calumny, backbiting, slander, detraction, traducement, reproach, obloquy. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, shame, infamy, discredit, disrepute, ignominy, odium, opprobrium, ingloriousness. Scandalize, v. a. 1. Offend, give offence to. 2. Vilify, asperse, defame, backbite, decry, calumniate, slander, reproach, libel, revile, satirize, lampoon, bring disgrace on, inveigh against. Scandalous, a. 1. Opprobrious, defamatory, libellous, slanderous. 2. Disgraceful, shameful, infamous, disreputable, ignominious, atrocious, odious, inglorious. Scant, v. a. Limit, straiten, stint. Scant, a. Insufficient, SCANTY. Scantiness, n. Insufficiency, meagreness, narrowness, deficiency, short supply, short measure. Scanty, a. Insufficient, short, narrow, slender, meagre, lean, scant, deficient, not plentiful, not enough. Scapegrace, n. Rogue, knave, SCAMP, SCALAWAG. Scaphoid, a. (Anat.) Boat-shaped, cymbiform, navicular. Scapula, n. Shoulder-blade. Scar, n. Cicatrix, cicatrice, seam. Scaramouch, n. Buffoon, harlequin, clown, zany, PUNCH. Scarce, a. 1. Deficient, wanting, not plentiful, not abundant. 2. Rare, uncommon, infrequent. Scarcely, ad. Hardly, barely, but just, with difficulty. Scarcity, n. Deficiency, dearth, want, insufficiency, lack. Scarcity-root, n. Field-beet, mangel-wurzel (Beta altissima). Scare, v. a. Frighten, affright, FRIGHT, intimidate, daunt, appall, terrify, make afraid, put in fear. Scarfskin, n. Cuticle, epidermis. Scarlatina, n. Scarlet-fever. Scarlet-fever, n. Scarlatina. Scath, v. a. Injure, harm, blast, destroy, damage, waste. Scathe, v. a. Injure, harm, blast, destroy, damage, waste. Scathless, a. Uninjured, unhurt, intact, unharmed, untouched. Scatter, v. a. 1. Strew, sprinkle, throw about loosely. 2. Dissipate, disperse, diffuse, distribute, spread. Scatter-brain, n. Scatter-brains, shatter-brain; giddy, thoughtless person. Scatter-brained, a. Giddy, thoughtless, light-headed, shatter-brained. Scatter-brains, n. pl. Scatter-brain. Scattered, a. 1. Strewn, sprinkled. 2. Diffused, dispersed, spread about. 3. Sporadic, occurring here and there. Scene, n. Spectacle, exhibition, show, sight, view, display, representation, pageant. Scenery, n. Landscape, prospect, view. Scenic, a. Theatrical, dramatic. Scent, n. Odor, smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence, balminess. Scent, v. a. 1. Smell, get scent of. 2. Perfume, fill with odor, give odor to. Scentless, a. Inodorous, without odor, destitute of smell. Sceptic, n. [Written also Skeptic.] 1. Doubter. 2. Deist, infidel, unbeliever, free thinker. Sceptical, a. [Written also Skeptical.] Doubting, disbelieving, incredulous. Scepticism, n. [Written also Skepticism.] 1. Doubt, incredulity, Pyrrhonism. 2. Unbelief, infidelity, deism, free thinking. Sceptre, n. [Written also Scepter.] 1. Royal mace. 2. Royal power, sovereign authority. Schedule, n. 1. Scroll, document. 2. Inventory, list, CATALOGUE, record, roll, REGISTER. Scheme, n. 1. Plan, system. 2. Device, design, project, contrivance, plot, stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination. 3. Draft, outline. Scheme, v. a. Plan, contrive, project, plot, devise, design, imagine, frame. Scheme, v. n. Intrigue, plot, plan, contrive, set one's wits to work, rack one's brains, cudgel one's brains, strain one's invention. Schemer, n. Planner, projector, contriver. Schism, n. 1. Division (in a church), separation. 2. Disunion, discord. Schismatic, n. Sectary, heretic, nonconformist, dissenter, separatist. Schismatical, a. Discordant, dissentient. Schistose, a. Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky. Schistous, a. Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky. Scholar, n. 1. Disciple, pupil, student, learner. 2. Savant, learned man, erudite person, one of the literati. Scholarlike, a. Scholarly. Scholarly, a. Scholar-like. Scholars, n. pl. Literati, savans, the learned, learned men. Scholarship, n. 1. Learning, erudition, knowledge, attainments, acquirements, acquired knowledge. 2. Maintenance for a student. Scholastic, a. 1. Academic, literary, lettered, bookish. 2. Pedantic, formal, after the manner of the schoolmen. Scholastic, n. Schoolman. Scholiast, n. Commentator, annotator, glossarist. Scholium, n. Annotation, comment, remark, observation, note, elucidation, gloss. School, n. 1. Seminary, academy, institute, gymnasium, place of education. 2. Sect, class, denomination. School, v. a. 1. Instruct, teach, educate, train, drill, exercise, indoctrinate. 2. Tutor, discipline, control, govern, bring under subjection. School-book, n. Text-book. School-fellow, n. School-mate. Schooling, n. Tuition, instruction, education, teaching, training, nurture, discipline. Schoolman, n. Scholastic. School-master, n. Instructor, preceptor, teacher, tutor, master, PEDAGOGUE. School-mate, n. School-fellow. Sciatica, n. Ischiagra, gout of the hip. Sciatic, a. Of the hip, ischiadic, ischiatic. Sciatical, a. Of the hip, ischiadic, ischiatic. Science, n. 1. Knowledge, information, learning. 2. System of knowledge, body of knowledge, philosophical knowledge, knowledge of principles or general laws. 3. Branch of knowledge. Scientific, a. Philosophical, according to principles or general laws. Scilicet, ad. [L.] Namely, VIDELICET, to wit, that is, that is to say, to particularize. Scintilla, n. [L.] Spark, glimmer, jot, shadow, trace, iota, whit, tittle, bit, ace, grain, atom, particle, corpuscle, scrap, mite. Scintillant, a. Sparkling. Scintillate, v. n. 1. Sparkle, twinkle, coruscate. 2. Emit sparks. Scintillation, n. 1. Spark, sparkle, flash, coruscation. 2. Twinkling, sparkling. Sciolism, n. Smattering, shallowness, superficialness, imperfect knowledge, superficial knowledge, slight knowledge. Sciolist, n. Smatterer, ignoramus, novice, greenhorn. Scion, n. Sprout, shoot, twig, branch, cion, graft. Sclavonic, a. Slavic, Slavonian. Sclerotic, n. (Anat.) White of the eye. Scoff, v. a. Mock, deride, jeer, scoff at. Scoff, v. n. Mock, jeer, jibe, sneer. Scoff, n. 1. Sneer, jibe, jeer, taunt, flout, biting jest. 2. Derision, ridicule, mockery, raillery, scoffing, jeering. Scoffer, n. Scorner, mocker, ridiculer, railer, derider, despiser, jeerer. Scold, v. a. Berate, rate, censure, reprimand, blame, chide, scold at, BLOW UP. Scold, n. Vixen, shrew, termagant. Scold at, Rebuke, chide, reprimand, reprove, censure, condemn, denounce, blame, declaim against, inveigh against, exclaim against, rail at. Scolding, a. Chiding, berating, abusive, vituperative. Scolding, n. Railing, vituperation, abuse, JAW. Sconce, n. [Colloquial.] 1. Head, skull. 2. Brains, sense. Scoop, v. a. 1. Excavate, hollow, scoop out. 2. Lade out. Scoop out, 1. Excavate, make hollow, hollow out. 2. Scoop, lade out. Scooper, n. Avoset. Scope, n. 1. Purpose, proposal, drift, tendency, aim, mark, intention, intent, purport, design, object, view. 2. Room, opportunity, margin, range, liberty, latitude, amplitude, free course, free play, full play, elbow room. Scorch, v. a. Burn (slightly), singe, char, roast, parch. Score, n. 1. Mark, incision, notch, furrow. 2. Account, charge, bill, debt, reckoning. 3. Reason, motive, ground, consideration, sake. 4. Twenty. Score, v. a. 1. Mark, notch, furrow, cut, scratch. 2. Record, note, charge, set down, jot down. Scoria, n. Dross, slag, recrement. Scoriæ, n. pl Volcanic cinders, slaggy lavas. Scorn, v. a. Contemn, despise, disdain, scout, slight, hold in contempt. Scorn, v. n. Disdain. Scorn, n. Contempt, disdain, derision, mockery, slight, sneer. Scorner, n. Scoffer, derider, despiser, ridiculer, jeerer, mocker. Scornful, a. Contemptuous, disdainful, derisive, contumelious. Scot, n. Tax, contribution, reckoning. Scotch, v. a. 1. Cut (slightly), wound (superficially). 2. Stop (as a wheel to prevent it from rolling back), block. Scotch, a. Scottish. Scotch-hoppers, n. pl. Hoppers, hop-scotch. Scot-free, a. 1. Untaxed, without payment, without expense. 2. Unhurt, uninjured, clear, safe. Scotticism, n. Scottish idiom. Scottish, a. Scotch. Scoundrel, n. Knave, rogue, villain, rascal, scamp, cheat, trickster, swindler, sharper, scapegrace, caitiff, vile wretch, miscreant. Scoundrelism, n. Knavery, roguery, villainy, rascality, turpitude, baseness. Scour, v. a. 1. Clean (by friction), make bright. 2. Range over, brush along, pass swiftly over. 3. Purge (violently). 4. Rake, search closely. Scour, v. n. Course, career, scamper, range, run swiftly. Scourge, n. 1. Whip, lash, thong, strap, cowhide. 2. Punishment, affliction, curse, pest, bane, plague, annoyance, infliction, nuisance. Scourge, v. a. 1. Lash, whip. 2. Punish, chastise, chasten. Scout, n. Spy. Scout, v. n. Act the spy. Scout at, Scout, sneer at. Scout, v. a. Ridicule, deride, disdain, despise, contemn, scorn, spurn, scoff at, laugh at, sneer at, hold in contempt. Scowl, v. n. Frown; look angry, sour, or sullen. Scowl, n. Frown. Scrabble, v. a. Scribble, scrawl, scratch. Scrabble, v. n. Scribble, scrawl. Scrabble, n. [Colloquial.] Scramble, struggle, muss. Scraggy, a. 1. Rough, rugged, uneven, broken, craggy, scabrous. 2. Lean, thin, lank, meagre, gaunt, skinny, emaciated, attenuated, scranny, scrawny. Scramble, v. n. 1. Struggle (as in climbing), scrabble. 2. Climb (with difficulty), clamber. Scramble, n. Struggle, contest, muss, scrabble. Scranny, a. [Local.] Thin, lank, meagre, scraggy, SCRAWNY. Scrap, n. 1. Fragment, bit, fraction, remnant, little piece, small part. 2. Crumb, morsel, bite, mouthful. Scrape, v. a. 1. Rub or abrade (with something edged). 2. Gather, collect. Scrape, n. Difficulty, perplexity, distress, embarrassment, hot water. Scrape acquaintance, Make acquaintance, make one's self acquainted, curry favor. Scratch, v. a. 1. Mark with a scratch, or with scratches. 2. Wound slightly (as with the nails). 3. Scribble, write carelessly. 4. Dig (with the claws). Scratch, n. 1. Incision (slight and ragged). 2. Slight wound (as with the nails). 3. Scratch-wig, small wig, periwig, peruke. 4. Scribble, scrawl. Scratch-cradle, n. Cat's cradle, cratch-cradle. Scratches, n. pl. [Farriery.] Grease. Scratch out, Erase, obliterate, rub out. Scratch-wig, n. Scratch, small wig. Scrawl, v. a. Scribble, scrabble, scratch, write carelessly. Scrawl, v. n. Scribble, scrabble. Scrawl, n. Scribble, scratch, careless writing. Scrawler, n. Scribbler. Scrawny, a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Thin, lank, meagre, scraggy, SCRANNY. Scream, v. n. Shriek, screech, cry out (in a shrill voice). Scream, n. Shriek, screech, yell, outcry, shrill cry. Screech, v. n. Shriek, SCREAM. Screech, n. Scream. Screed, n. [Scottish.] 1. Cry, outcry, shrill sound. 2. Harangue, tirade. Screen, n. 1. Protection, guard, defence, shield. 2. Veil, disguise, cloak, cover. Screen, v. a. 1. Hide, shelter, cover, conceal, shroud, mask, cloak, protect, defend. 2. Riddle, sift. Screw, n. Miser, niggard, curmudgeon, skinflint, churl, codger, scrimp, hunks, lickpenny, muckworm, sordid wretch, mean fellow. Screw-jack, n. Jack-screw. Screw-shaped, a. Cochleary, cochleated, spiral, helical, winding. Screw-steamer, n. Propeller. Scribble, v. n. Scrawl, scrabble, scratch. Scribbler, n. 1. Scrawler. 2. Petty author. Scribe, n. 1. Writer, penman, chirographer, chirographist, amanuensis, copyist, scrivener. 2. Clerk, secretary, notary. Scrimp, a. [Local.] Short, scanty. Scrimp, v. a. [Local.] Scant, contract, shorten, curtail, pinch, limit, straiten, reduce. Scrimp, n. Miser, niggard, SCREW. Scrip, n. 1. Wallet, satchel, small bag. 2. Certificate of stock. Scriptural, a. Biblical, scripture, of the Scriptures, of the Bible. Scripture, n. 1. Writing, document. 2. The Scriptures, the Bible, the Holy Scriptures. Scriptures, n. pl. [With The prefixed.] The Bible, The Holy Scriptures, Scripture, Holy Writ, the word of God. Scripture, a. Scriptural. Scrivener, n. Writer (by profession), SCRIBE. Scrofula, n. Struma, King's evil. Scroll, n. 1. Schedule, roll of paper or parchment. 2. Flourish, paraph. 3. Volute, spiral ornament. Scrouge, v. a. [Local, England; Colloquial, U. S.] Crowd, squeeze. Scrub, v. a. Scour, cleanse, clean, rub hard. Scrub, v. n. Work hard. Scrub, n. Mean fellow. Scrubby, a. 1. Vile, mean, pitiful, poor, shabby, sorry, miserable, despicable. 2. Small, diminutive, puny, stunted, dwarfed, dwarfish, pygmy, pygmean. Scruple, n. 1. Hesitation, hesitancy, doubt, perplexity, qualm. 2. Twenty grains. Scruple, v. n. Hesitate, doubt, waver, fluctuate. Scrupulosity, n. Over-nicety, conscientiousness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, tenderness of conscience. Scrupulous, a. 1. Conscientious, punctilious, strict, nice. 2. Cautious, careful, exact, vigilant. Scrupulousness, n. Scrupulosity. Scrutinize, v. a. Examine, investigate, search, canvass, study, sift, explore, overhaul, probe, dissect, look into, search into, pry into. Scrutiny, n. Search, examination, investigation, inquisition, exploration, sifting, searching or careful inquiry, close search, critical examination. Scud, v. n. 1. Flee, run, speed, trip, hie, post, scamper, haste, hasten. 2. (Naut.) Drive before a gale. Scuddle, v. n. Scuttle, hurry, bustle, run about (in affecting to be busy). Scuffle, v. n. Struggle (in a disorderly manner), contend, fight, strive (as in a close embrace). Scuffle, n. Contest (of a disorderly kind), struggle, fight, rencounter, encounter, broil, fray, brawl, quarrel, squabble, wrangle, altercation, set-to. Sculptor, n. Carver. Sculpture, n. 1. Carving, statuary, plastic art. 2. Carved work. Sculpture, v. a. 1. Carve, chisel, cut. 2. Engrave, grave. Scum, n. Froth, dross, refuse, scoria, recrement. Scurf, a. 1. (Med.) Miliary scab. 2. Soil, stain, foul remains. Scurfy, a. Scabby, scabbed, scurvy, scaly, furfuraceons, lentiginous. Scurrile, a. Scurrilous. Scurrilous, a. 1. Abusive, scurrile, reproachful, opprobrious, vituperative, insulting, insolent, contumelious, ribald, blackguard, indecent, offensive, foul-mouthed. 2. Low, mean, vile, foul, coarse, vulgar, gross. Scurvy, a. 1. Scurfy, scabbed, scabby. 2. Vile, mean, low, base, bad, sorry, contemptible, despicable, worthless, pitiful, abject. Scutate, a. Clypeiform, shield-shaped. Scutcheon, n. Shield, escutcheon, ensign armorial. Scuttle, v. n. Hurry, bustle, scuddle, run about (affecting to be busy). Sea, n. 1. Ocean, main, the deep, the great deep, great sea, high sea. 2. Wave, billow. Sea-ape, n. Sea-fox. Sea-board, n. Beach, strand, shore, sea-coast. Sea-cabbage, n. Sea-kale, sea-colewort (Crambe maritima). Sea-coal, n. Mineral coal, pit coal. Sea-coast, n. Sea-board, beach, strand, shore. Sea-colewort, n. Sea-cabbage. Sea-cow, n. 1. Walrus, morse, seahorse (Trichechus rosmarus). 2. Manatee, lamantine. Sea-cucumber, n. Trepang, BÊCHE-DE-MER, sea-slug. Sea-egg, n. Sea-urchin. Seafarer, n. Mariner, seaman, sailor, tar, navigator, seafaring man. Seafaring, a. Following the business of a seaman. Sea-fox, n. Thrasher, sea-ape, fox-shark (Carcharias vulpes). Sea-horse, n. (Zool.) 1. Walrus, morse, sea-cow (Trichechus rosmarus). 2. Hippopotamus, river-horse. Sea-kale, n. Sea-cabbage. Seal, n. 1. Stamp. 2. Attestation, authentication, confirmation. Seal, v. a. 1. Close, fasten, secure. 2. Confirm, ratify, authenticate, attest. Sea-loach, n. Rockling, whistle-fish, (Motella vulgaris). Seam, n. 1. Suture, commissure, joint, line of juncture. 2. Fissure, crevice. 3. (Mining.) Thin layer, stratum, or bed; narrow vein. 4. Scar, cicatrice, cicatrix. Seam, v. a. 1. Unite, join together. 2. Scar, mark with scars. Seaman, n. Sailor, mariner, navigator, seafarer, tar, seafaring man. Sea-mew, n. Mew, gull, cob, sea-cob. Seamstress, n. Sempstress, needlewoman. Séance, n. [Fr.] Session, sitting. Sea-needle, n. Gar-fish, snook, green-bone, gar-pike, sea-pike, long-nose, gore-bill, sword-fish, mackerel-guide (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris). Sea-pike, n. Sea-needle. Sear, v. a. Cauterize, burn with a hot iron, burn with cautery. Sear, a. Dry, withered. Search, v. a. Examine, explore, scrutinize, investigate, overhaul, probe, sift, look into, search into, pry into, peer into. Search, v. n. Seek, inquire, mouse, peer, search, make search, make inquiry. Search, n. Examination, inquiry, scrutiny, research, exploration, investigation, quest, pursuit. Searcher, n. Seeker, explorer, examiner, inquirer, trier. Searching, a. 1. Penetrating, trying. 2. Close, thorough. Seared, a. 1. Cauterized, burnt on the surface. 2. Hardened, callous, impenitent, unrepentant, obdurate, graceless, incorrigible, shameless, irreclaimable. Sea-robber, n. Pirate, corsair, buccaneer, freebooter, picaroon, marauder, sea-rover. Sea-rover, n. Sea-robber. Sea-salt, n. Common salt (obtained by evaporating sea-water), chloride of sodium, muriate of soda. Sea-sickness, n. Nausea (caused by the tossing of a vessel at sea). Sea-slug, n. Trepang, sea-cucumber, BÊCHE-DE-MER. Season, n. 1. Period of the year. 2. Time, conjuncture, interval, spell, term, space of time. Season, v. a. 1. Habituate, accustom, inure, harden, form, train, fit by habit. 2. Mature, prepare. 3. Make palatable, give relish to, give zest to. 4. Moderate, temper, qualify. Season, v. n. Be seasoned, become seasoned. Seasonable, a. Timely, opportune, fit, convenient, suitable, appropriate, APROPOS, to the purpose. Seasoning, n. Condiment, relish, sauce, appetizing substance. Seat, n. 1. Place, station, site, situation. 2. Abode, dwelling, residence, mansion. 3. Bottom, fundament. Seat, v. a. Place, station, locate, establish, fix, set, settle, dispose. Sea-tortoise, n. Turtle. Sea-trout, n. Hirling, salmon-trout (Salmo trutta). Sea-unicorn, n. Narwhal, unicorn-fish, unicorn whale (Monodon monoceros). Sea-urchin, n. Sea-egg. Sea-water, n. Salt-water, water of the sea. Sebaceous, a. Fat, fatty, unctuous, greasy, oily, oleaginous, adipose. Secede, v. n. Withdraw, retire, draw off. Seceder, n. Sectary, separatist. Secession, n. Withdrawal. Seclude, v. a. Separate (from society), keep apart. Secluded, a. Retired, withdrawn, close, sequestered, isolated, private. Seclusion, n. Separation, retirement, privacy, secrecy, obscurity, solitude. Second, a. 1. Next to the first (in place or in time). 2. Secondary, inferior. Second, n. 1. Maintainer, supporter, helper, assistant, backer. 2. Sixtieth part of a minute. 3. Moment, instant, jiffy, trice, flash, twinkling, twinkling of an eye. Second, v. a. 1. Support, help, forward, assist, aid, promote, back, encourage, abet, further, advance, stand by, side with, take part with. 2. Approve, favor. Secondary, a. Subordinate, inferior, not primary, not first-rate, not of the first order. Second-sight, n. Prophetic vision. Secrecy, n. 1. Concealment, privacy, HUGGER-MUGGER. 2. Seclusion, retirement. Secret, a. 1. Hidden, hid, concealed, latent, occult, covert, obscure, recondite, privy, close, covered, shrouded, veiled, unseen, unknown. 2. Clandestine, sly, underhand, underhanded, hugger-mugger. 3. Secluded, retired, private. Secretary, n. Scribe, clerk. Secrete, v. a. 1. Hide, conceal, shroud, bury. 2. Separate (as from blood or sap). Secretly, ad. Privately, privily. Secret vice, Onanism, masturbation, self-abuse, self-pollution. Sect, n. Denomination, school. Sectarian, n. Sectary, partisan. Sectary, n. 1. Sectarian. 2. Dissenter, nonconformist, heretic, separatist, schismatic, seceder. Section, n. Division, fragment, portion, part, piece. Sectional, a. 1. Fragmentary. 2. Divided, made in pieces or distinct parts. 3. [Modern.] Partial, exclusive, narrow, selfish. Secular, a. Temporal, worldly, civil, profane, lay, not spiritual. Secularism, n. Secularity. Secularity, n. Worldliness, secularism, secularness, secular or worldly spirit. Secularness, n. Secularity. Secundines, n. pl. Afterbirth, placenta. Secundum artem, [L.] Skilfully, cleverly, well, in a skilful manner. Secure, a. 1. Certain, sure, assured, confident, sanguine. 2. Safe, snug, free from danger. 3. Fixed, fast, stable, immovable. Secure, v. a. 1. Guard, protect. 2. Insure, assure, guarantee, make sure, make certain, make sure of. 3. Fasten, make fast, make firm. 4. Get, acquire, gain, procure, make, get possession of. Security, n. 1. Safety. 2. Protection, safeguard, defence, guard, bulwark, palladium. 3. Pledge, pawn, deposit, surety, stake. Sedate, a. Calm, composed, collected, quiet, placid, serene, tranquil, still, unruffled, undisturbed, settled, imperturbable, sober, serious, staid, cool, philosophical. Sedative, a. Soothing, tranquillizing, calming, emollient, assuasive, assuaging, lenient, lenitive, demulcent, balmy. Sedative, n. Opiate, anodyne, narcotic. Sediment, n. Dregs, lees, settlings, grounds, precipitate, DUNDER. Sedition, n. Insurrection, riot, rising, rebellion, revolt, tumult, mutiny. Seditious, a. Rebellious, mutinous, refractory, insurgent, tumultuous, factious, riotous, incendiary. Sedlitz powders, Rochelle powders. Seduce, v. a. 1. Allure, decoy, entice, attract, tempt, inveigle, mislead, lead astray, ensnare. 2. Tempt to the surrender of chastity. Seducement, n. Seduction. Seduction, n. 1. Enticement, allurement, seducement, solicitation, attraction, temptation, witchery. 2. Lure, decoy, bait. Seductive, a. Enticing, alluring, tempting. Sedulity, n. [Rare.] Sedulousness. Sedulous, a. Diligent, assiduous, industrious, laborious, active, busy, notable, diligently employed, busily engaged. Sedulousness, n. Assiduity, assiduousness, industry, diligence, SEDULITY. See, n. Diocese. See, v. a. 1. Behold, descry, view, spy. 2. Perceive, notice, observe, discern, remark, comprehend, understand. 3. Visit, call on. See, v. n. 1. Look. 2. Inquire, examine, notice, mark, observe. 3. Take heed, take care, be careful, be attentive, pay attention. See, interj. Look, lo, behold, observe. See about, Consider, take into consideration. Seed, n. 1. Semen, sperm. 2. (Bot.) Embryo (with its envelope or pericarp), matured ovule, kernel, grain. 3. Original, first principle. 4. Progeny, offspring, descendants, children. Seed-lobe, n. Cotyledon. Seed-vessel, n. Pericarp, pod, LEGUME, capsule. Seedy, a. [Colloquial.] 1. Old (as garments), worn, faded, shabby. 2. Poor, needy, destitute, indigent, distressed, penniless, pinched, out of money, short of money, out of pocket, out of cash, out at the elbows, in need, in want, in distress. Seeing, n. 1. Sight, vision. 2. Perception. Seeing, conj. Considering, since, inasmuch as, for the reason that. See into, Comprehend, understand, see through, take in. Seek, v. a. 1. Search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find. 2. Solicit, ask, inquire for, try to get, endeavor to gain. Seek, v. n. 1. Search, make search, look. 2. Try, strive, endeavor, attempt. Seek after, Seek, search for, seek for, look for, look after, try to find. Seeker, n. Inquirer. Seek-sorrow, n. Hypochondriac, self-tormentor. Seem, v. n. Appear, look, appear to be, present the appearance, have the appearance, strike one as being. Seeming, n. Show, appearance, semblance, look, color, guise. Seeming, a. Apparent, specious, not real. Seemingly, ad. Apparently, ostensibly, in show, in semblance, in appearance. Seemliness, n. 1. Fitness, propriety, decency. 2. Comeliness, beauty. Seemly, a. 1. Fit, fitting, befitting, becoming, proper, appropriate, congruous, meet, decent, decorous, right. 2. Comely, fair, beautiful, handsome, pretty, well-favored. Seer, n. Prophet, foreteller, predictor, soothsayer, vaticinator. Seesaw, n. 1. Reciprocating motion. 2. Tetter-totter, titter-totter. Seethe, v. a. Boil. Seethe, v. n. Boil, be hot. See through, Comprehend, understand, see into, take in. See to, Attend to, look to, look after. See with half an eye, See easily, cannot help seeing. Segment, n. Portion, section. Segregate, v. a. Separate, dissociate, insulate, isolate, set apart, place by itself. Segregation, n. Separation, disconnection, insulation, isolation, detachment. Seignior, n. Lord. Seigniory, n. Lordship, manor. Seine, n. Net (large). Seize, v. a. 1. Gripe, grasp, snatch, clutch, catch, capture, grapple, NAB, lay hold on, lay hold of, take possession of, fasten upon, lay hands on, take hold of (forcibly and suddenly). 2. Come upon suddenly (as attacks of disease). Seized of, (Law.) Possessing, possessed of. Seizure, n. Taking, catching, griping, grasping, capture, appropriation. Seldom, ad. Barely, not often, not frequently. Select, v. a. Choose, pick, cull, prefer, pick out, single out, pitch upon, fix upon. Select, a. Selected, chosen, picked, rare, choice, good, excellent, exquisite. Selection, n. Choice, pick. Self-abasement, n. Humiliation, humility, humbleness, meekness, lowliness. Self-abnegation, n. Self-denial, self-sacrifice. Self-abuse, n. Onanism, masturbation, secret vice, self-pollution. Self-asserting, a. Bold, forward, demonstrative, presuming. Self-command, n. Self-control, self-government, self-possession. Self-complacency, n. Self-conceit. Self-complacent, a. Self-conceited. Self-conceit, n. Vanity, conceit, BUMPTIOUSNESS, self-sufficiency, egotism, self-complacency, self-esteem. Self-conceited, a. Vain, egotistical, conceited, BUMPTIOUS, self-complacent, self-sufficient. Self-control, n. Self-command, self-government, self-restraint. Self-deception, n. Illusion, delusion, hallucination, monomania. Self-denial, n. Self-abnegation, self-sacrifice, mortification. Self-destruction, n. Suicide, self-murder, self-slaughter. Self-esteem, n. Self-complacency, self-conceit, self-sufficiency. Self-dubbed, a. Pretended, would-be, self-styled, SOI-DISANT. Self-government, n. 1. Self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint. 2. Democracy. Selfish, a. Illiberal, mean, sordid, mercenary, narrow, narrow-minded, self-seeking. Selfishness, n. Undue love of self, self-interest, private interest, illiberality, meanness. Self-mastery, n. Self-command, self-control. Self-murder, n. Suicide, self-destruction, self-slaughter, self-homicide. Self-murderer, n. Suicide, FELO-DE-SE. Self-pollution, n. Onanism, masturbation, secret vice, self-abuse. Self-possessed, a. Calm, placid, composed, unruffled, unexcited, cool, undisturbed, sedate. Self-possession, n. Calmness, composure, coolness, self-command, self-control. Self-reliance, n. Confidence (in one's own powers), assurance, firmness, courage, intrepidity, reliance on one's self. Self-restraint, n. Self-command, self-mastery, self-control. Self-sacrifice, n. Self-denial, self-abnegation. Self-same, a. Same, identical, the very same, exactly the same. Self-seeker, n. Selfish person. Self-seeking, a. Selfish, illiberal, mean, sordid, mercenary. Self-slaughter, n. Suicide, self-murder, self-destruction. Self-styled, a. Pretended, would-be, self-dubbed. Self-sufficiency, n. Conceit, conceitedness, pride, haughtiness, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-confidence. Self-sufficient, a. Proud, haughty, overbearing, assuming, arrogant, overweening, consequential, lordly. Self-will, n. Wilfulness, stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy, pig-headedness. Self-willed, a. Wilful, dogged, obstinate, headstrong, pig-headed, stubborn. Sell, v. a. Vend, dispose of, put up to sale, bring to the hammer. Seller, n. Vender. Selvage, n. List, strip of cloth (forming an edge). Semaphore, n. Telegraph. Semblance, n. 1. Likeness, resemblance, similitude. 2. Show, appearance, seeming, figure, form. Semen, n. [L.] Sperm, seed, MILT. Semi, n. [L.] [Used as a prefix.] Half. Semi-annual, a. Half-yearly. Semi-barbarian, a. Semi-barbarous. Semi-barbarous, a. Half-civilized, semi-barbarian, semi-savage. Seminal, a. Germinal, radical, original, rudimental. Seminary, n. School, academy, high-school, institute, gymnasium, college, university, place of education, seminary of learning. Semi-savage, a. Semi-barbarous, half-civilized, semi-barbarian. Semi-transparent, a. Translucent, imperfectly transparent. Sempiternal, a. Everlasting, endless, perpetual, ever-during, unending, eternal. Sempstress, n. Seamstress, needlewoman. Send, v. a. 1. Throw, hurl, cast, fling, impel, emit, project, toss, launch, lance, jaculate. 2. Despatch, delegate, depute, send forth, send out. 3. Transmit, forward. 4. Give, bestow, grant, confer. Seneca oil, n. Petroleum, rock oil, mineral oil, mineral tar, Barbadoes tar. Seneca-root, n. [Written also Senega-root and Seneka-root.] Virginia snake-root. Senility, n. 1. Old age. 2. Imbecility (from old age), dotage. Senior, a. Older, elder. Senior, n. Elder. Seniority, n. Eldership. Sensation, n. 1. Feeling (without perception or a reference to any object that causes the feeling), sense. 2. Excitement, impression. Sense, n. 1. Faculty of perception. 2. Feeling, sensibility, sensation. 3. Intellect, mind, understanding, reason, brains, thinking principle, intellectual powers or faculties. 4. Discernment, perception, sagacity, wisdom, tact, gumption, ballast, common sense. 5. Opinion, judgment, notion, idea, conception, apprehension, view. 6. Signification, meaning, import, purport, interpretation. 7. Consciousness, persuasion, conviction. Senseless, a. 1. Inert, not sentient, without perception. 2. Insensible, unfeeling, apathetic. 3. Unreasonable, foolish, nonsensical, stupid, doltish, preposterous. Sensibility, n. 1. Feeling, sensitiveness. 2. Delicacy of feeling, tender feeling, quick emotion. Sensible, n.. 1. Perceptible (by any of the senses or by the mind), that makes an impression. 2. Cognizant, observant, aware, conscious, convinced, persuaded. 3. Judicious, wise, discreet, sage, sagacious, reasonable, intelligent, rational, sober, sound. Sensitive, a.. 1. Sentient, perceptive. 2. Impressible, easily affected. Sensitize, v. a. (Photography.) Make sensitive to light. Sensual, a. 1. Carnal, fleshly, unspiritual. 2. Voluptuous, luxurious. 3. Lewd, dissolute, licentious. Sensualist, n. Voluptuary, epicure, sybarite, free-liver, man of pleasure. Sensuality, n. 1. Voluptuousness, carnality. 2. Lewdness, dissoluteness, licentiousness. Sensuous, a. Affecting the senses (mediately or immediately), that concerns sensible objects or impressions derived from the senses. Sentence, n. 1. Decision, judgment, determination. 2. (Common Law.) Condemnation, doom, judgment passed on a criminal. 3. (Civil and Admiralty Law.) Judicial decree. 4. Period, proposition. Sentence, v. a. Doom, condemn, pass judgment upon. Sententious, a. Pithy, terse, laconic, pointed, compact, full of meaning, very expressive, to the point, short and energetic. Sententiousness, n. Pithiness, terseness, point, vigor. Sentient, a. Perceiving, perceptive, sensitive. Sentiment, n. 1. Feeling, sensibility, tenderness, emotion. 2. Thought (prompted by feeling), opinion, notion, judgment. 3. Saying, maxim, toast, striking remark. Sentimental, a. Tender, impressible, romantic. Sentimentalism, n. Sentimentality, affectation of sentiment, affected sensibility. Sentimentality, n. Sentimentalism. Sentinel, n. Watchman, guard, sentry, guardsman. Sentry, n. 1. Sentinel. 2. Watch, guard, watch and ward. Separable, a. Divisible, discerpible. Separate, v. a. 1. Disjoin, disunite, disconnect, dispart, divide, detach, disengage, insulate, isolate. 2. Sever, dissever, sunder, cleave, part. 3. Withdraw, remove, eliminate. Separate, v. n. Part, divide, cleave, be divided, be disunited, be separated. Separate, a. Disjoined, disconnected, unconnected, disunited, dissociated, detached, distinct, discrete. Separately, ad. Distinctly, singly, apart. Separation, n. Disjunction, disunion, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation, isolation. Separatist, n. Sectary, schismatic, dissenter, seceder, nonconformist, heretic. Separator, n. Divider. Sepia, n. 1. Cuttle-fish. 2. India ink. Sepulchral, a. 1. Monumental. 2. Funereal, mournful, sombre, sad, woful, gloomy, dismal, lugubrious, melancholy. Sepulchre, n. [Written also Sepulcher.] Tomb, grave, ossuary, charnel-house, narrow house, long home. Sepulture, n. Burial, interment, inhumation. Sequel, n. 1. Continuation, succeeding part. 2. Close, conclusion, termination, DÉNOUEMENT. 3. Consequence, event, issue, upshot. Sequence, n. Succession, series, course, order of succession. Sequester, v. a. Sequestrate. Sequestrate, v. a. 1. Sequester, set aside. 2. (International Law.) Confiscate. Seraglio, n. 1. The Sultan's palace. 2. Harem. Seraphic, a. Angelic, celestial, heavenly, Elysium, blissful. Serene, a. 1. Calm, quiet, placid, tranquil, unruffled, peaceful, composed, undisturbed, collected, sedate. 2. Clear, fair, bright. Serenity, n. 1. Calmness, peacefulness, tranquillity, collectedness, sedateness, composure, coolness, calm, peace. 2. Clearness, fairness, brightness. Serf, n. Slave (attached to the soil), bondman, thrall, bond-servant. Serfdom, n. Enslavement, slavery, servitude, bondage, thraldom, enthralment, vassalage, subjection. Serial, a. Successive, consecutive, continuous, continued. Seriatim, ad. [L.] In a series, in regular order. Sericulture, n. Raising of silk-worms. Series, n. Succession, order, sequence, course, line, row, concatenation. Serious, a. 1. Grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest, demure, not gay, not sportive or jocose. 2. Important, weighty, great, momentous. Seriousness, n. Gravity, solemnity, demureness, sedateness. Sermon, n. Homily, exhortation, religious discourse. Sermonize, v. n. Preach. Serous, a. Thin (as parts of animal fluids), watery, wheyey. Serpent, n. Snake. Serpentine, a. Winding, meandering, crooked, anfractuous. Serpentine, n. Ophite, green porphyry. Serrate, a. Notched, indented, denticulated, cleft, divided, uneven (on the edges). Serrated, a. Notched, indented, denticulated, cleft, divided, uneven (on the edges). Serried, a. Close, compact, crowded. Servant, n. 1. Servitor, subaltern, dependant, subordinate helper. 2. Menial, domestic, drudge, slave, HELP. Servant-maid, n. Maid-servant, servant-girl, female domestic, GIRL, HELP, maid-of-all-work. Serve, v. a. 1. Work for, labor for, be under the orders of, be subservient to. 2. Aid, assist, help, succor, attend, oblige, wait on, minister to. 3. Promote, advance, forward, benefit, contribute to, be of use to. 4. Satisfy, content, be sufficient for. 5. Treat, behave towards. Serve, v. n. 1. Be a servant, be a slave, be in bondage, be in subjection. 2. Obey, be dutiful, perform duty. 3. Answer, do, conduce, minister, be sufficient, be of use, pass muster. 4. Suit, be convenient, be suitable. Serve one's time, Be an apprentice, serve one's apprenticeship. Service, n. 1. Labor (for another), work. 2. Duty, office, business, employment. 3. Benefit, advantage, profit, gain, good, use, utility, avail. 4. Homage, mark of respect. 5. Office of devotion, religious rite. 6. Military duty. Serviceable, a. Useful, helpful, profitable, advantageous, convenient, beneficial, available, operative. Service-berry, n. June-berry (the fruit of the shad-bush). Service-book, Missal, prayer-book, mass-book. Servile, a. 1. Dependent, menial, held in bondage, held in slavery, held in subjection. 2. Slavish, mean, base, cringing, obsequious, fawning, supple, grovelling, sycophantic, abject, low, beggarly, sneaking, base-minded, low-minded, meanly submissive. Servility, n. 1. Slavery, bondage, dependence. 2. Slavishness, baseness, meanness, abjectness, abjection, obsequiousness, fawning, sycophancy. Servitor, n. Servant, attendant, dependant, retainer, squire, lackey, valet, waiter, footman. Servitude, n. Slavery, bondage, thraldom, enthralment, enslavement, serfdom, vassalage. Sesame, n. Benne, oil-plant. Sesqui-carbonate of ammonia, Sal-volatile, smelling-salts, carbonate of ammonia. Session, n. Sitting (of a court, of a legislature, &c.). Set, v. a. 1. Put, place, plant, station, locate, pitch (as a tent). 2. Fix, establish, settle, determine, appoint, assign. 3. Stake, wager, risk. 4. Regulate, adjust, adapt. 5. Stud, variegate, adorn. 6. Sharpen, bring to an edge. 7. Replace (as a broken bone). Set, v. n. 1. Decline, sink, go down (as the sun). 2. Concrete, become hard. 3. Flow, run, tend, move on. Set, a. 1. Regular, formal, established, prescribed. 2. Firm, unyielding, obstinate. Set, n. 1. Suit, assortment. 2. Group, CLIQUE, school, class, sect, party, gang, crew, knot, squad, pack, cluster, COTERIE, company. Set about, Begin, commence, take in hand, apply one's self to. Setaceous, a. Bristly. Set apart, Reserve (for a particular use), appropriate, dedicate, consecrate, devote, set aside. Set aside, 1. Reserve, SET APART. 2. Omit, leave out of the account. 3. Reject, discard, annul. Set at defiance, Defy. Set at naught, 1. Contemn, despise, undervalue. 2. Break, infringe, transgress, violate. Set-down, n. Rebuff, rebuke. Set down, Register, record, state, put in writing, chronicle, make a note of, jot down, take down, make a memorandum of. Set fire to, Kindle, inflame, ignite, set on fire. Set forth, 1. Manifest, exhibit, display, show, put forward. 2. Publish, promulgate, make appear. 3. Explain, expound, represent. Set free, Liberate, release, emancipate, disenthral, clear, acquit. Set in, 1. Flow in. 2. Be fairly begun, be established. Set off, [Active.] 1. Portion off, define the boundaries of. 2. Adorn, decorate, embellish, set out. Set off, [Neuter.] Start, set out. Set-off, n. 1. Decoration, ornament. 2. Off-set. 3. (Law.) Counter-claim. Seton, n. 1. Rowel. 2. Issue. Set on, 1. Incite, instigate, prompt, urge, impel, influence, actuate. 2. Attack, assault, set upon. Set on fire, Inflame, kindle, ignite, set fire to. Set on foot, Originate, begin, set in motion. Set out, [Active.] Adorn, decorate, embellish, set off. Set out, [Neuter.] Start, set off. Set right, Correct, put in order. Set store by, Esteem highly, place a high value on, think a good deal of. Set the hand to, Undertake, engage in. Set the heart upon, Long for earnestly, fix one's desires upon. Settle, v. a. 1. Fix, establish, institute, ordain, appoint, confirm, make permanent. 2. Decide, determine, make clear, free from doubt. 3. Adjust, reconcile, regulate, arrange, make up. 4. Compress, make close or compact. 5. Colonize, people, plant, found. 6. Liquidate, pay, discharge, close up. 7. [U. S.] Ordain as pastor. 8. Clarify, free from dregs or impurities. 9. Compose, quiet, tranquillize, calm, pacify. Settle, v. n. 1. Subside, sink, fall. 2. Rest, repose, be quiet, be tranquil, be composed. 3. Dwell, abide, inhabit, reside, plant one's self, get a footing, get established, be stationary. 4. Account, reckon, pay the bill, square accounts, strike a balance, quit scores, satisfy all demands, PAY UP. Settled, a. Established, ordinary, common, wonted, usual, customary, every day. Settlement, n. 1. Adjustment, arrangement. 2. Reconciliation, pacification. 3. Liquidation, payment, discharge. 4. Colonization. 5. Colony. 6. [U. S.] Ordination, installation. Settle on, 1. Establish one's habitation upon. 2. Fix on, determine upon, fix upon. Settler, n. Colonist. Settling, n. 1. Planting, colonizing. 2. Subsidence. Settlings, n. pl. Lees, dregs, sediment. Set-to, n. [Colloquial.] Fight, combat, contest, conflict. Set to rights, Adjust, regulate, put in order, put to rights. Set up, [Active.] 1. Erect, raise, elevate. 2. Exalt, put in power. 3. Institute, establish, found. 4. Put in type. Set up, [Neuter.] Begin business. Set up for, Profess, make pretensions to. Set upon, Attack, assault, assail, have at, fly at, rush upon, set on. Sever, v. a. Part, divide, separate, disjoin, disunite, sunder, detach, disconnect, disengage. Several, a. 1. Separate, distinct, particular, single. 2. Various, manifold, different. 3. Sundry, divers, more than one or two, not a great many. Severe, a. 1. Rigid, stern, harsh, bitter, austere, rigorous, stiff, strait-laced, hard, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, peremptory. 2. Strict, exact, accurate, methodical. 3. Simple, plain, unadorned, concise, chaste. 4. Caustic, satirical, sarcastic, keen, cutting, stinging, biting, sharp. 5. Distressing, afflictive, acute, violent, extreme, intense, hard to bear. Severity, n. 1. Sternness, harshness, rigor, austerity, acrimony. 2. Strictness, exactness, accuracy. 3. Simplicity, plainness, conciseness. 4. Sharpness, keenness, causticity. 5. Extremity, afflictiveness, violence. Sew, v. n. Work with needle and thread. Sew, v. a. Stitch, BASTE. Sewage, n. 1. Contents of a sewer, sewerage. 2. Drainage. Sewer, n. Drain. Sewerage, n. 1. Drainage. 2. Sewage, contents of a sewer. Sextuple, a. Six-fold. Sexual, a. 1. Of the sexes. 2. Of the genitals. Sexual organs, Genitals, private parts. Shabby, a. 1. Ragged, worn, faded, threadbare, worn out. 2. Mean, base, low, vile, grovelling, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, paltry, pitiful, dirty, scurvy, abject, disgraceful, unhandsome, ungentlemanly. Shackle, n. Fetter, gyve, chain, hamper, MANACLE, handcuff. Shackle, v. a. 1. Fetter, chain, manacle, hamper. 2. Trammel, embarrass, obstruct, impede, restrict. Shackles, n. pl. Fetters, gyves, irons, manacles, chains, hampers. Shackly, a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Loose, rickety. Shad-bush, n. June-berry, shad-berry (Amelanchier Canadensis). Shade, n. 1. Shadow. 2. Darkness, obscurity, dusk, duskiness, gloom. 3. Screen, curtain, veil. 4. Color, hue, tint, tinge, cast, stain, dye. 5. Degree, kind, variety, minute difference. 6. Ghost, spirit, apparition, spectre, phantom, manes. Shade, v. a. 1. Obscure, cloud, darken, eclipse, dim, obfuscate, put in shadow, cast in the shade. 2. Screen, cover, protect. Shadow, n. 1. Shade. 2. Darkness, obscurity, gloom. 3. Shelter, cover, protection, security. 4. Type, image, adumbration, representation. Shadow, v. a. 1. Shade. 2. Darken, obscure, cloud. 3. Typify, SHADOW FORTH, adumbrate. Shadow forth, Typify, symbolize, represent, indicate, denote, show, shadow, foreshadow, stand for. Shadowy, a. 1. Shady, umbrageous, dark, obscure, dim, murky, gloomy. 2. Unreal, unsubstantial, impalpable, visionary, imaginary, spectral, ghostly. Shady, a. Shadowy, umbrageous. Shaft, n. 1. Arrow. 2. Handle. 3. Thill, pole. 4. Trunk (of a column). 5. Axis, spindle, arbor. Shagbark, n. Shellbark (Carya alba). Shaggy, a. Rough (with long hair or wool). Shah, n. King of Persia, padisha. Shake, v. a. 1. Agitate, convulse, make to tremble or quiver. 2. Trill, sing with a trill. Shake, v. n. Tremble, quake, quiver, totter, shudder, shiver. Shake, n. 1. Agitation, concussion, jar, jolt, shaking. 2. Trill. 3. Crack (in timber), fissure, cleft. Shakes, n. pl. [U. S.] Fever and ague. Shaking, n. Agitation, concussion, jolting, jolt, shake. Shaky, a. 1. Unsound (as timber), full of clefts. 2. Shaking, trembling. Shallow, a. 1. Shoal, not deep. 2. Superficial, unintelligent, simple, ignorant, not profound. 3. Flimsy, trivial, frivolous, trifling, foolish, puerile, trashy. Shallow, n. Shoal, flat, shelf, bank. Shallow-brain, n. Simpleton, DUNCE. Shallow-brained, a. Simple, ignorant, foolish, empty-headed, shallow-pated. Shallow-pated, a. Shallow-brained. Sham, v. a. Feign, pretend, make pretence of. Sham, n. Imposture, imposition, trick, fraud, feint, delusion, humbug, pretence, clap-trap. Sham, a. Pretended, false, assumed, counterfeit, mock, spurious, clap-trap, make-believe, not real. Shamble, v. n. Hobble, shuffle. Shambles, n. pl. Flesh market. Shame, n. 1. Abashment, mortification, confusion. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, opprobrium, reproach, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, scandal, degradation. Shame, v. a. 1. Abash, mortify, confuse, confound, disconcert, discompose, humiliate, humble, put to shame, make ashamed, put down. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, degrade, debase, discredit, sully, taint, stain, tarnish. 3. Deride, jeer, ridicule, mock at, sneer at, point at. Shame-faced, a. Bashful, diffident, over-modest. Shameful, a. Disgraceful, scandalous, dishonorable, disreputable, infamous, outrageous, ignominious, opprobrious, base, vile, villanous, nefarious, heinous, atrocious, wicked, dark. Shameless, a. 1. Impudent, unblushing, unabashed, immodest, frontless, assuming, brazen, brazen-faced, bold-faced, blustering, swaggering, vaporing, bluff, insolent, audacious, cool. 2. Depraved, vicious, sinful, unprincipled, corrupt, profligate, dissolute, reprobate, abandoned, graceless, obdurate, hardened, incorrigible, irreclaimable, lost, lost to shame, dead to honor. Shamrock, n. White trefoil, white clover (Trifolium repens). Shape, v. a. Form, frame, mould, figure, fashion, model. Shape, n. Fork (with especial reference to what is visible), figure, configuration, mould, fashion, outline, appearance, cut, build, cast, TOURNURE, external appearance. Shapely, a. Symmetrical, comely, well-shaped. Share, v. a. 1. Divide, distribute, apportion, parcel out. 2. Partake, participate in, have a portion of. Share, v. n. Participate, have part, have a portion, go snacks. Share, n. 1. Part, portion, interest, allotment, apportionment, contingent, dividend, quota. 2. Ploughshare. Share equally, Go halves. Sharer, n. Partaker, participator, communicant. Shark, n. Sharper, cheat, swindler, blackleg, knave, trickster, slyboots, jockey, SHYSTER, artful fellow. Sharp, a. 1. Acute, keen, with a fine edge. 2. Sagacious, apt, shrewd, astute, discerning, discriminating, ingenious, inventive, witty, quick, clever, ready, smart, clear, sharp-sighted, quick-sighted, keen-eyed, keen-witted, sharp-witted, clear-sighted, long-headed, cunning. 3. Biting, pungent, hot, burning, stinging, mordacious, acrid, piquant, high-flavored, high-seasoned. 4. Severe, harsh, acrimonious, sarcastic, caustic, cutting, tart, pointed. 5. Distressing, poignant, intense, very painful. 6. Pinching, piercing, nipping. 7. Strong, eager, fierce, ardent, violent. 8. Shrill, high, not flat. Sharp, v. a. Sharpen, make shrill. Sharpen, v. a. 1. Edge, give an edge to, make keen. 2. Make eager. 3. Sharp, make shrill. 4. Intensify, make more intense. Sharper, n. Cheat, rogue, swindler, trickster, shark, knave, blackleg, slyboots, jockey, SHYSTER, artful fellow. Sharpness, n. 1. Acuteness, keenness. 2. Sagacity, shrewdness, ingenuity, wit, cleverness, quickness. 3. Pungency, piquancy, acridity. 4. Severity, sarcasm, satire. 5. Poignancy, intensity, painfulness, keenness. 6. Fierceness, violence, ardor. 7. Shrillness, highness. Sharp-set, a. Eager, hungry, ravenous, famishing. Sharp-shooter, n. Good marksman. Sharp-sighted, a. Keen, keen-eyed, keen-sighted, clear-sighted. Sharp-witted, a. Acute, shrewd, quick, SHARP, discerning, sagacious, ingenious, intelligent, keen, clear-sighted, keen-sighted, long-headed, cunning. Shatter, v. a. 1. Shiver, break in pieces, dash into fragments. 2. Disorder, derange, make insane. Shatter-brain, n. Scatter-brain, scatter brains, giddy or thoughtless person. Shatter-brained, a. Giddy, thoughtless, light-headed, scatter-brained. Shave, v. a. 1. Cut off (close to the surface). 2. Make smooth or bare (as by cutting off hair closely). 3. Slice, cut in thin slices. 4. Strip, fleece. 5. Graze, skim, touch lightly (in passing over). Shear, v. a. Cut, clip. Sheath, n. 1. Case (as for a sword), scabbard. 2. (Bot.) Base of a leaf (when it is wrapped around a stem). 3. (Ent.) Wing-case. Sheathe, v. a. 1. Put into a sheath, enclose in a sheath. 2. Cover, line, case. Sheathed, a. Vaginate. Sheathe the sword, Make peace. Sheathing, a. Vaginant. Sheathing, n. Casing, lining. Shed, v. a. 1. Spill, effuse, pour out. 2. Spread, diffuse, scatter. 3. Cast, throw off, put off, lay aside, let fall. Shed, n. Hut, hovel, cot, cabin. Shed-roof, n. Pent roof, lean-to. Sheen, n. Brightness, splendor, shine, gloss. Sheepcot, n. Sheepfold, sheep-pen. Sheepfold, n. Sheepcot. Sheepish, a. Timid, shame-faced, over-modest, very bashful, excessively diffident. Sheer, a. 1. Pure, unmixed, simple, mere, bare, naked. 2. Perpendicular. Sheet-anchor, n. 1. (Naut.) Principal anchor, largest anchor. 2. Mainstay, chief support, main reliance. Sheet-tin, n. Latten, tinned iron plate. Shelf, n. 1. Ledge. 2. Shoal, shallow. Shell, n. 1. Case, capsule, outer covering. 2. Bomb, hollow ball. 3. Frame-work. 4. Lyre, stringed instrument. Shell, v. a. 1. Take out of the shell, strip the shell from, hull. 2. Bombard. Shell, v. n. Exfoliate, fall off, peel off, shell off. Shellbark, n. Shagbark (Carya alba). Shell off, Shell, peel off. Shelter, n. 1. Asylum, refuge, retreat, covert, sanctuary, harbor, haven. 2. Protection, shield, screen, defence, security, safety. Shelter, v. a. Shield, screen, hide, shroud, protect, defend, cover, house, harbor, lodge, ensconce. Shelve, v. a. Put on the shelf, put aside, give the go-by to. Shelve, v. n. Slope, incline. She-monster, n. Fury, beldam, vixen, virago, hag, jezebel, ugly old woman. Shepherd, n. 1. Herdsman (of sheep). 2. Swain, rural lover. 3. Pastor, minister, clergyman. Shepherd-spider, n. Father-long-legs, daddy-long-legs, harvest-man. Shibboleth, n. Criterion, watchword, test. Shield, n. 1. Buckler, ægis. 2. Safeguard, protection, defence, guard, cover, security, bulwark, rampart, palladium. 3. Escutcheon, ensign armorial. Shield, v. a. Defend, protect, guard, shelter, cover. Shield-shaped, a. Scutate, clypeiform, peltate, peltated. Shift, v. a. Change, alter, vary. Shift, v. n. 1. Move, change place, change about. 2. Change, vary, veer, chop. 3. Contrive, manage, plan, scheme, devise ways and means. Shift, n. 1. Change. 2. Expedient, contrivance, resort, resource, means. 3. Evasion, artifice, fraud, trick, doubling, stratagem, subterfuge, dodge, mask, ruse, wile, craft, device, artful contrivance. 4. Chemise, smock. Shiftless, a. Improvident, imprudent, prodigal, wasteful, without forecast, without foresight, careless of the future. Shillalah, n. Club, cudgel. Shillaly, n. Club, cudgel. Shimmer, v. n. Glimmer, gleam, shine faintly. Shin, n. Spine, fore part of the leg. Shindy, n. [Colloquial.] Row, spree, riot, disturbance, uproar. Shine, v. n. 1. Beam, radiate, glitter, glisten, glow, blaze, be bright, be brilliant, emit rays of light. 2. Be eminent, be distinguished, be conspicuous. Shine, n. 1. Fair weather. 2. Brightness, splendor, lustre, brilliancy, polish, gloss. 3. [Colloquial, U. S.] Liking, fancy. Shingling-mill, n. Furnace, forge. Shining, a. 1. Beaming, glittering, radiant, resplendent, effulgent, glowing, lucid, luminous, BRIGHT, shiny. 2. Illustrious, splendid, conspicuous, distinguished. Shiny, a. Bright, clear, SHINING. Ship-biscuit, n. Pilot-bread, hard-bread. Ship-carpenter, n. Shipwright. Ship of war, Man-of-war. Shipwreck, n. Wreck, ruin, perdition, destruction, miscarriage, overthrow, subversion, demolition. Shipwreck, v. a. Wreck, strand, flounder, cast away. Shipwright, n. Ship-carpenter. Shirk, v. a. Avoid (in a mean way), evade, get off from. Shiver, v. a. Shatter, break in pieces, dash to fragments. Shiver, v. n. Shudder, quake, tremble. Shiver, n. 1. Fragment, bit, piece. 2. Slice, sliver. 3. Tremor. Shiver-spar, n. Slate-spar. Shivering, a. Friable, brittle, frangible, BRASH, easily shivered, not compact. Shoal, n. 1. Crowd, throng, multitude, swarm, horde, gang. 2. Shallow, sand-bank. Shoal, v. n. Grow shallow. Shoal, a. Shallow. Shock, n. 1. Concussion, collision, clash, impact, percussion. 2. Brunt, heat of onset. 3. Blow, buffet. 4. Stook, hattock. Shock, v. a. 1. Encounter, strike against, come into collision with. 2. Offend, disgust, nauseate, sicken, scandalize, revolt, outrage. 3. Stun, astound, stagger. 4. Appall, terrify, affright. Shocking, a. 1. Repulsive, offensive, hateful, detestable, execrable, obnoxious, odious, disgusting, revolting, abominable, very bad. 2. Dreadful, terrible, horrid, horrible, fearful, frightful, dire, horrific, awful, tremendous, hideous, monstrous, ghastly, grim, appalling. Shoemaker, n. Crispin. Shoe-string, n. Shoe-tie. Shoe-tie, n. Shoe-string. Shooks, n. pl. Staves. Shoot, v. a. 1. Dart, let fly. 2. Fire, discharge, let off. 3. Emit, project, propel, send forth, put forth, thrust forth. 4. Hit or kill by a missile. Shoot, v. n. 1. Fire, discharge a gun. 2. Pass, fly, dart. 3. Bud, sprout, germinate, pullulate. 4. Project, jut, jut out. Shoot, n. Sprout, branch, twig, scion, offshoot. Shoot up, Grow, increase, spring up, run up, grow up, start up. Shop, n. Store. Shopkeeper, n. Tradesman, shopman, COUNTER-JUMPER, retail trader, petty trader. Shoplifter, n. Shop-thief. Shoplifting, n. Larceny, stealing, pilfering, theft, thievery, petty larceny. Shopman, n. Shopkeeper. Shop-thief, n. Shoplifter. Shore, n. 1. Coast, beach, strand, seaboard, seaside, seacoast. 2. Prop, support, stay, brace, buttress. Shore up, Prop, support, prop up. Short, a. 1. Brief, not long. 2. Near, direct, straight. 3. Compendious, succinct, concise, terse, pithy, sententious, laconic, CURT. 4. Abrupt, blunt. 5. Deficient, defective, inadequate, scanty, insufficient, imperfect. 6. Lacking, wanting, destitute. 7. Brittle, friable, BRASH. 8. (Cookery.) Crisp. Short, ad. Suddenly, abruptly, at once. Short-coming, n. 1. Deficiency. 2. Slip, fault, error, failing, defect, weakness, weak side, blind side. Shorten, v. a. 1. Abbreviate, abridge, retrench, cut short, cut down. 2. Lessen, diminish, reduce. Shortening, n. 1. Abbreviation, curtailment, abridgment, contraction, reduction, retrenchment. 2. Fat, fatty substance. Short-hand, n. Stenography, brachygraphy, tachygraphy. Short-lived, a. Transient, ephemeral, mushroom, TRANSITORY. Shortly, ad. 1. Soon, in a short time, in a little time. 2. Briefly, concisely, tersely, in a few words. Short-sighted, a. 1. Myopic, purblind, near-sighted. 2. Inconsiderate, imprudent, indiscreet. Short-sightedness, n. Myopy, near-sightedness. Short-winged, a. Brevipennate. Short-witted, a. Unintelligent, shallow, stupid, dull, stolid, foolish, doltish, simple, soft, sappy, weak-headed, weak-minded, feeble-minded, half-witted, shallow-brained, dull-witted, blunt-witted, fat-witted. Shot, n. 1. Discharge. 2. Ball, bullet. 3. [Colloquial.] Marksman. Shote, n. Pig, young hog. Shoulder, n. Projection, protuberance. Shoulder-belt, n. Baldric. Shout, v. n. Exclaim, vociferate, halloo, hollo, holla, cry out. Shout, n. Halloo, holla, huzza, yell, hoot, loud cry, loud call. Shove, v. a. Push, propel, thrust, poke. Show, v. a. 1. Exhibit, display, present to view, set forth, bring to light. 2. Exhibit to, point out to. 3. Indicate, point out. 4. Disclose, divulge, proclaim, publish, explain, make known, make clear. 5. Prove, evince, manifest, express, demonstrate, make manifest. 6. Conduct, guide, usher. 7. Bestow, confer, grant. Show, v. n. Seem, look, appear. Show, n. 1. Spectacle, exhibition, sight, representation, pageant. 2. Parade, ostentation, flourish, dash, pomp, pageantry, splendor, display, ceremony. 3. Semblance, resemblance, likeness, external appearance. 4. Pretence, pretext, color, mask, simulation. Showery, a. Rainy, wet. Show fight, Take the offensive, lay about one. Show off, 1. [Active.] Exhibit (ostentatiously), display, make a parade of. 2. [Neuter.] Make a show, display one's self, put on airs, give one's self airs, look big, hold up one's head, perk one's self up, ride a high horse, MAKE A SPLURGE, SPREAD ONE'S SELF. Showy, a. 1. Gaudy, flashy, gay, glaring, gairish, flaunting, gorgeous, splendid, fine, dressy, jaunty, airy, bedizened, pranked out. 2. Grand, stately, ostentatious, pompous, magnificent. Shred, n. 1. Strip. 2. Scrap, fragment, bit, piece, flitter, tatter, rag. Shrew, n. 1. Brawler, scold, termagant, vixen, virago, fury, hag, beldam, turbulent woman. 2. Shrew-mouse. Shrewd, a. 1. Artful, cunning, sly, wily, subtle, crafty, arch, astute, Machiavelian. 2. Sagacious, acute, sharp, quick, keen, ingenious, discerning, intelligent, deep, profound. Shrewdness, n. 1. Cunning, archness, artfulness, subtlety, craft, astuteness, slyness, art, address, skill, policy. 2. Sagacity, acumen, acuteness, perspicacity, sharpness, keenness, ingenuity, discernment, penetration, intelligence, mother-wit, quick parts. Shrewish, a. Froward, peevish, petulant, scolding, brawling, clamorous. Shrew-mouse, n. Shrew. Shriek, v. n. Scream, screech, yell. Shriek, n. Scream, screech, yell, shrill cry. Shrike, n. Butcher-bird (Lanius excubitor). Shrill, a. Acute, sharp, high, high-toned. Shrine, n. Altar, place of worship, sacred place. Shrink, v. n. 1. Shrivel, contract, decrease, dwindle, wither. 2. Recoil, blench, flinch, withdraw, swerve, draw back, give way, lack courage or resolution. Shrink from, Abhor, nauseate, abominate, loathe, detest, feel disgust at, recoil from. Shrivel, v. a. Parch, dry, dry up. Shrivel, v. n. Shrink, contract, dwindle, wither, decrease. Shroud, n. Winding sheet, grave-clothes. Shroud, v. a. Cover, hide, veil, mask, cloak, screen, bury, muffle. Shrub, n. Bush. Shrubby, a. Bushy. Shrunk, a. Shrivelled, withered, dwindled. Shudder, v. n. Tremble, shake, quake, quiver. Shudder, n. Tremor, shuddering. Shuddering, n. Trembling, tremor, HORRIPILATION, horror. Shuffle, v. a. Confuse, jumble, throw into disorder. Shuffle, v. n. 1. Prevaricate, quibble, equivocate, cavil, dodge, palter, evade the truth. 2. Struggle, shift, make shift. Shuffle, n. Trick, quibble, prevarication, evasion, artifice, fraud, shuffling, subterfuge, pretence, pretext. Shuffle off, Discard, lay aside, get rid of. Shuffling, n. Trick, SHUFFLE. Shuffling, a. Fraudulent, quibbling, prevaricating, evasive, disingenuous. Shun, v. a. Avoid (in a positive sense or denoting positive exertion), evade, escape, elude, eschew, get clear of, get out of the way of, escape from. Shunt, v. a. [England.] Switch (from one set of rails to another). Shut, v. a. 1. Close, close up. 2. Enclose, confine, imprison, shut up, coop up, lock up, close the door upon. Shut out, Exclude. Shut up, 1. Shut, close up. 2. Confine, shut up, lock up. Shy, a. 1. Coy, reserved, bashful, diffident, timid, sheepish, shame-faced, over-modest. 2. Cautious, wary, heedful, chary. Shy, n. 1. Sudden start (as of a horse). 2. [Colloquial.] Fling, throw. Shy, v. a. Fling, throw, jerk, cast, toss, hurl, FLIRT, chuck, pitch, sling. Shy, v. n. Sheer, start aside. Shyster, n. [Colloquial.] Rogue, cheat, trickster, knave, shark, sharper, swindler, slyboots; sly, mean fellow. Sibilant, a. Hissing. Siccative, a. Drying. Siccity, n. [Rare.] Dryness, aridity, want of moisture. Sice, n. Six (at dice). Sick, a. 1. Ill, indisposed, ailing, unwell, not well, laid up, out of sorts. 2. Nauseated, affected with nausea, sick at the stomach. 3. Disgusted, tired, weary. Sicken, v. a. 1. Nauseate, make sick, turn one's stomach, make one's gorge rise. 2. Disgust, weary. Sicken, v. n. 1. Become sick, fall sick. 2. Be disgusted, feel disgust. Sickening, a. 1. Nauseating, nauseous, sickish, palling. 2. Disgusting, distasteful, repulsive, revolting, foul, loathsome, offensive. Sickish, a. Nauseating, nauseous, sickening. Sickle, n. Reaping-hook. Sickle-shaped, a. Falcate, falcated, hooked. Sickly, a. Weak, feeble, ailing, languishing, unhealthy, piping, whining. Sickness, n. 1. Illness, disease, disorder, distemper, malady, complaint, ail, ailment, indisposition. 2. Nausea. Side, n. 1. Verge, margin, edge, border. 2. Party, sect, faction, interest. Side, a. Lateral. Side, v. n. Take sides. Side-board, n. Commode. Side by side, Abreast, alongside, by the side (of one another). Side-face, n. Profile. Side-glance, n. Ogle. Sidehill, n. Declivity, hillside, slope, sloping ground. Sideling, a. Sloping, inclined. Sideling, ad. Sidewise. Sidelong, a. Lateral, oblique, not direct. Sidelong, ad. Laterally, obliquely. Sidereal, a. Starry, stellar, astral. Side-saddle-flower, n. Pitcher plant, huntsman's cup. Sidewalk, n. Foot-way (at the side of a street), foot-path. Sideways, ad. Laterally, SIDEWISE. Sidewise, ad. Laterally, sideways, sideling. Siege, n. Investment. Siesta, n. [Sp.] Nap (after dinner). Sieve, n. Bolt. Sift, v. a. 1. Bolt. 2. Scrutinize, probe, fathom, sound, investigate, canvass, discuss, examine critically, look into, follow up, inquire into. Sigh, n. Long breath. Sight, n. 1. Perception, view, ken, cognizance. 2. Vision, sense of sight. 3. Spectacle, show, exhibition, representation, pageant. 4. Inspection, examination. Sightless, a. Blind, eyeless, unseeing. Sightly, a. 1. Conspicuous, prominent, exposed to view. 2. Comely, handsome, beautiful. Sign, n. 1. Token, mark, note, indication, index, symptom, manifestation, symbol, emblem. 2. Signal, beacon. 3. Prodigy, wonder, miracle, portent, augury, presage, prognostic, auspice, foreboding, omen. Sign, v. a. Subscribe, put one's name to, affix one's signature to. Signal, n. Token, mark, indication, SIGN, beacon. Signal, a. Eminent, memorable, extraordinary, remarkable, noted, conspicuous. Signal-fire, n. Beacon. Signalize, v. a. 1. Distinguish, celebrate, make memorable. 2. Make a signal to. 3. Indicate by a signal. Signature, n. 1. Stamp, mark. 2. Sign-manual. Signet, n. Seal (especially of a sovereign). Significance, n. 1. Meaning, import, purport, sense. 2. Importance, consequence, weight, moment. Significancy, Meaning, import purport, sense. 2. Importance, consequence, weight, moment. Significant, a. 1. Betokening, indicative, expressive, pregnant with meaning. 2. Important, weighty, momentous. Signification, n. 1. Expression. 2. Meaning, sense, import, purport, acceptation. Signify, v. a. 1. Denote, betoken, mean, imply, intimate, indicate, purport. 2. Express, declare, proclaim, make known. Signify, v. n. Import, matter, be of importance, be of consequence. Sign-manual, n. Signature. Silence, n. 1. Stillness, noiselessness, quiet, calm. 2. Taciturnity, muteness, dumbness. 3. Oblivion, obscurity. Silence, v. a. 1. Still, hush, gag, stifle, muzzle, muffle, put to silence. 2. Allay, quiet, calm, put to rest, put an end to. Silence, interj. Hush, whist, mum, soft, tush, chut, tut, be still, be silent, hold your tongue. Silent, a. 1. Still, noiseless, quiet, calm. 2. Mute, dumb, TACITURN, speechless, mum, without a word to say. 3. Quiescent, not pronounced, not sounded. 4. Dormant, not active. Silex, n. Silica, silicic acid, pure quartz, pure flint, oxide of silicon. Silica, n. Silex. Silicic acid, Silex. Silken, a. Silky. Silk-weed, n. Milk-weed, wild cotton. Silky, a. Silken. Sill, n. 1. Lower piece of a frame (as of a door or a window). 2. Ground-sill, ground-plate. Silly, a. 1. Senseless, witless, stupid, foolish, DAFT, simple, weak, childish, inept. 2. Absurd, trifling, frivolous, extravagant, preposterous, nonsensical. Silt, n. Sediment, deposit, alluvium. Silver, a. 1. Silvery, of silver. 2. White, bright, of the color of silver. 3. Soft and clear (as sound), mellifluous, euphonious, not harsh. Silvery, a. Silver. Similar, a. Like, resembling. Similarity, n. Likeness, resemblance, similitude, parallelism, analogy, correspondence, parity. Simile, n. Similitude, METAPHOR, comparison. Similitude, n. 1. Likeness, resemblance, SIMILARITY, image. 2. Simile, comparison, METAPHOR. Simmer, v. n. Boil (gently), seethe, stew. Simmering, a. Boiling, piping. Simoom, n. Samiel, kamsin. Simoon, n. Samiel, kamsin. Simper, v. n. Smile (affectedly), smirk. Simper, n. Smirk, affected smile. Simple, a. 1. Single, uncombined, uncompounded, unmixed, elementary, bare, mere, not complex, nothing else but, not complicated. 2. Plain, unadorned, unstudied, unvarnished, natural, chaste, neat. 3. Artless, undesigning, sincere, unaffected, unconstrained, NAÏVE, frank, open, downright, inartificial, straightforward, true, simple-hearted, simple-minded. 4. Silly, foolish, weak, not wise, not sagacious. Simple, n. Medicinal plant. Simple-hearted, a. Ingenuous, frank, open, artless, SIMPLE. Simple-minded, a. Simple-hearted. Simplicity, n. 1. Plainness, naturalness, chasteness, neatness. 2. Artlessness, sincerity, frankness, openness, truth. 3. Silliness, folly, weakness. Simplify, v. a. Make simple. Simply, ad. 1. Plainly, artlessly, sincerely, truly. 2. Merely, barely, solely, of itself. Simulate, v. a. Feign, counterfeit, act, sham, affect, pretend. Simulation, n. Feigning, counterfeiting, personation, PRETEXT, PRETENCE. Simultaneously, ad. At the same time. Sin, n. Offence (against the divine law), iniquity, unrighteousness, wickedness, wrong, CRIME, transgression, delinquency. Sin, v. n. Trespass, do wrong. Sinapism, n. Mustard plaster, mustard poultice. Since, conj. Because, as, considering, seeing that, because that, inasmuch as. Since, ad. 1. Ago, before this. 2. From that time. Since, prep. After, from the time of, subsequently to. Sincere, a. 1. True, real, unfeigned, genuine, unaffected, unvarnished, not pretended. 2. Honest, ingenuous, open, frank, candid, hearty, undissembling, artless, guileless, single. Sincerity, n. Honesty, ingenuousness, candor, frankness, artlessness, guilelessness, probity, veracity, truth. Sinciput, n. (Anat.) Bregma, top of the head. Sine qua non, [L.] Necessity, necessary, requisite, essential, indispensable thing, indispensable condition. Sinew, n. Tendon. Sinewy, a. Muscular, brawny, athletic, stalwart, strapping, robust, powerful, sturdy, strong, Herculean, able-bodied, made of iron. Sinful, a. Wicked, unrighteous, iniquitous, unholy, wrong, criminal, mischievous, bad. Sinfulness, n. Wickedness, unrighteousness, iniquity, unholiness, criminality, ungodliness, irreligion. Sing, v. n. Carol, chant, warble. Sing, v. a. Carol, chant, warble, hum, hymn, celebrate in song. Singe, v. a. Scorch, burn (slightly). Singer, n. Chanter, chantress, songster, songstress, vocalist, minstrel. Single, a. 1. Sole, one only. 2. Particular, individual, separate. 3. Unmarried, unwedded. 4. Pure, simple, unmixed, uncompounded. 5. Alone, solitary, isolated. 6. Sincere, uncorrupt, unbiassed, upright, ingenuous. Single, v. a. Choose, select, single out. Single-handed, a. Alone, unaided, unassisted, by one's self. Singleness, n. 1. Unity, individuality. 2. Purity, simplicity. 3. Sincerity, integrity, uprightness, ingenuousness. 4. Celibacy, single blessedness. Single life, Celibacy, unmarried state. Single out, Choose, select, single, pick. Single-tree, n. Whiffle-tree, whipple-tree. Singular, a. 1. Single, uncompounded, not complex. 2. Unusual, uncommon, rare, unwonted, strange, odd, extraordinary, eccentric, queer, BIZARRE, out of the way. 3. Particular, peculiar, exceptional, unexampled, unparalleled, remarkable. Singularity, n. 1. Uncommonness, rareness, rarity, strangeness, oddness, abnormity, aberration, irregularity. 2. Peculiarity, particularity, idiosyncrasy, individuality. 3. Eccentricity, oddity, queerness. Sinister, a. 1. Left, on the left hand. 2. Unlucky, inauspicious, unfortunate, untoward, disastrous, injurious. 3. Wrong, bad, evil, perverse, corrupt, wicked, sinful, criminal. Sink, v. n. 1. Fall (gradually), subside, descend, go down, go to the bottom. 2. Penetrate, enter. 3. Be depressed, be overwhelmed. 4. Decline, decrease, decay, droop, dwindle, lose strength, give way. Sink, v. a. 1. Merge, submerge, submerse, immerse, ingulf, plunge, dip. 2. Dig, excavate, scoop out. 3. Depress, degrade, lower, abase, debase, diminish, lessen, bring down, let down. 4. Ruin, destroy, waste, overthrow, overwhelm, swamp. 5. Suppress, conceal, keep close. 6. Reduce. Sink, n. Drain, sewer. Sinless, a. Guileless, innocent, spotless, faultless, immaculate, impeccable, unblemished, untarnished, undented, unsullied, pure. Sinlessness, n. Faultlessness, immaculateness, innocence, purity, impeccability. Sinner, n. Offender, delinquent, criminal, wrong-doer, evil-doer, wicked person, irreligious person. Sinologue, n. Adept in the Chinese language, or in Chinese literature. Sinuate, a. Sinuous. Sinuated, a. Sinuous. Sinuosity, n. Curvature, flexure, bend, crook, winding, tortuosity. Sinuous, a. Winding, crooked, curved, curvilinear, curvilineal, sinuate, sinuated, serpentine, flexuous, bending in and out. Sinus, n. [L.] 1. Bay, recess. 2. Fold, hollow, cavity. Sip, v. a. Drink (a little at a time), sup. Sip, n. Slight taste, small draught. Sire, n. 1. [Poetical.] Father. 2. Male parent (of a beast). Siren, n. 1. Tempter, seducer, Circe, bewitching or fascinating woman. 2. (Zoöl.) Mud iguana. Siren, a. Alluring, seducing, tempting, bewitching, fascinating. Siriasis, n. [L.] [Med.] Sun-stroke, insolation, COUP-DE-SOLEIL, stroke of the sun. Sirius, n. Canicula, dog-star. Siskin, n. Aberdevine (Carduelis spinus). Sit, v. n. 1. Be seated, have a seat. 2. Perch (as a bird). 3. Stay, rest, settle. 4. Brood (as fowls), incubate. 5. Fit, be adjusted. 6. Hold a session. Site, n. Place, situation, locality, location, position, seat, station. Sitting, n. Session. Situation, n. 1. Place, locality, station, location, site, position, seat, ground, spot. 2. Condition, state, plight, case, predicament, category, circumstances. 3. Post, station, office, BERTH, employment. Six-sided, a. Hexahedral, cubic. Sixthly, ad. In the sixth place. Sizable, a. 1. Of suitable size. 2. Of considerable size. Size, n. 1. Bigness, greatness, magnitude, bulk, volume, dimensions. 2. Sizing, weak glue, glutinous substance. Sizing, n. Size, weak glue. Skein, n. Knot. Skeleton, n. 1. Framework. 2. Sketch, outline, draught, rough draught. Skeptic, n. [Written also Sceptic] 1. Doubter, pyrrhonist. 2. Deist, infidel, unbeliever, freethinker. Skeptical, a. [Written also Sceptical.] Doubting, disbelieving, incredulous. Skepticism, n. [Written also Scepticism.] 1. Doubt, incredulity, Pyrrhonism. 2. Unbelief, infidelity, free-thinking. Sketch, n. Outline, drawing, delineation, plan, skeleton, pencilling, plot, rough draft, first draft, design in outline. Sketch, v. a. 1. Draw (in outline), chalk out, make a rough draught of. 2. Depict, delineate, represent, portray, paint, pencil, shadow forth. Sketchy, a. Incomplete, unfinished, only in outline. Skilful, a. [Written also Skillful.] Skilled, well-versed, versed, conversant, proficient, learned, knowing, intelligent, ingenious, competent, able, clever, qualified, practised, trained, initiated, prepared, accomplished, expert, dexterous, adroit, apt, handy, ready, quick, masterly, good at, master of, at home in, in one's element. Skilfully, ad. Ably, cleverly, well, in a skilful manner, SECUNDUM ARTEM. Skilfulness, n. Skill, dexterity. Skill, n. Skilfulness, dexterity, dexterousness, aptness, adroitness, readiness, facility, expertness, cleverness, quickness, knack, address, ingenuity, ability. Skilled, a. Skilful. Skim, v. n. Pass lightly or superficially. Skin, n. 1. Hide, pelt, derm, CUTIS. 2. Husk, hull, peel, rind. Skin, v. a. 1. Flay, excoriate. 2. Peel, pare. 3. Cover with a skin or crust. Skin-deep, a. Superficial, slight. Skin-flint, n. Miser, niggard, churl, hunks, scrimp, screw, curmudgeon, lick-penny, sordid wretch. Skin-like, a. Dermatoid. Skinny, a. Lean, poor, thin, lank, shrunk, emaciated, shrivelled, fallen away. Skip, v. n. Leap, jump, bound, spring, hop, CAPER. Skip, v. a. Disregard, omit, neglect, miss, skip over, pass without notice. Skip, n. Leap, jump, bound, spring, hop, CAPER. Skip over, Disregard, SKIP. Skipper, n. 1. Master (of a small vessel), captain. 2. (Ich.) Saury-pike (Scomberesox saurus). 3. [Ent.] Cheese maggot. Skirmish, n. Fight (of slight consequence), battle, collision, conflict, combat, brush, affair. Skirt, n. 1. Flap, loose part (of a garment below the waist). 2. Petticoat. 3. Edge, border, margin, verge, rim, extreme part. Skirt, v. a. Border, form the border or edge of. Skirting, n. Skirting-board. Skirting-board, n. Washboard, skirting, mop-board. Skittish, a. Shy (as a horse), timid, timorous, easily frightened. Skittles, n. pl. Ninepins. Skulk, v. n. Lurk, hide, sneak, slink, lie hid. Skulker, n. Lurker, shirk, sneak. Skull, n. Cranium, brain-pan. Skunk-blackbird, n. Skunk-bird. Skunk-bird, n. Bobolink, skunk-blackbird (Emberiza oryzivora). Skunk-cabbage, n. Swamp-cabbage, (Symplocarpus fœtidus), skunk-weed. Skunk-weed, n. Skunk-cabbage. Sky, n. Firmament, heavens, canopy of heaven, celestial expanse. Sky-blue, a. Cerulean, azure, sky-colored. Sky-color, n. Azure, blue. Skyey, a. Ethereal. Sky-lark, n. Laverock (Alauda arvensis). Skylarking, n. Frolicking, sporting, carousing. Slabber, v. a. Slaver, slobber. Slabber, v. n. Slaver, drivel. Slabber, n. Slaver, slobber. Slabberer, n. Idiot, driveller, slaverer. Slabby, a. [Rare.] 1. Viscous, sticky, glutinous, thick. 2. Wet, slimy, muddy, sloppy. Slack, a. 1. Backward, remiss, careless, negligent. 2. Slow, tardy, dilatory, lingering, not quick, not rapid. 3. Loose, relaxed, not tight, not tense. Slack, v. n. Slacken. Slack, v. a. 1. Slacken. 2. Slake (as lime). Slacked-lime, n. Hydrate of lime. Slacken, v. n. 1. Slack, abate, become less intense. 2. Become loose or slack, be made less tight or tense. Slacken, v. a. 1. Retard, slack, moderate, make slower. 2. Loosen, relax, make less tight or tense, lessen the tension of. 3. Lessen, diminish, abate. Slag, n. Refuse, dross, recrement, cinders. Slake, v. a. 1. Quench, extinguish, allay. 2. Slack (as lime). Slander, v. a. Defame, calumniate, vilify, scandalize, decry, reproach, malign, traduce, brand, blacken, asperse, backbite, libel, lampoon, satirize, run down, inveigh against. Slander, n. Defamation (maliciously uttered), CALUMNY, aspersion, detraction, backbiting, scandal, obloquy, libel, lampoon. Slanderer, n. Calumniator, backbiter, libeller, defamer, traducer, maligner. Slanderous, a. Calumnious, defamatory, libellous, false and malicious. Slang, n. Cant, low language, colloquial expression, inelegant expression. Slant, a. Slanting. Slant, n. Slope. Slant, v. n. Slope, lean, incline. Slanting, a. Inclining, sloping, oblique, slant. Slap, n. Blow (with something broad), clap. Slap, ad. With a slap. Slap, v. a. Strike (with something broad), dab, pat. Slap-dash, ad. [Colloquial.] In a hurry, in a hurry-scurry, without forethought, at hap hazard, at random. Slapjack, n. Flapjack. Slash, v. a. Slit. Slash, n. Slit, long cut. Slashed, a. 1. Slit, cut. 2. (Bot.) Lancinate, multifid. Slattern, n. Slut, drab, draggletail, slovenly woman. Slattern, a. Sluttish, SLATTERNLY. Slatternly, a. Sluttish, slovenly, slattern, untidy, uncleanly, dirty. Slatternly, ad. Sluttishly, negligently. Slaty, a. Laminated, laminar, schistous, schistose. Slaughter, n. Massacre, MURDER, carnage, bloodshed, butchery, ASSASSINATION, MANSLAUGHTER. Slaughter, v. a. Massacre, slay, kill, butcher, despatch, MURDER. Slaughterer, n. Murderer, assassin, slayer, killer, butcher, cut-throat. Slave, n. 1. Bondsman, vassal, SERF, thrall, bond-servant. 2. Drudge. Slave, v. n. Drudge, toil, moil. Slaver, n. Drivel, slabber, slobber. Slaver, v. n. Slabber, slobber, drivel. Slaverer, n. Idiot, driveller, slabberer. Slavery, n. 1. Bondage, servitude, vassalage, serfdom, thraldom, inthralment, enslavement, captivity. 2. Drudgery. Slavish, a. 1. Servile, low, mean, base, cringing, obsequious, fawning, supple, grovelling, sycophantic, abject, sneaking, beggarly, base-minded, low-minded. 2. Drudging, laborious, menial. Slavonic, a. Sclavonic. Slay, v. a. Kill, slaughter, murder, massacre, destroy, despatch, ASSASSINATE. Slayer, n. Killer, murderer, SLAUGHTERER. Sleazy, a. Thin, flimsy, weak. Sled, n. Sledge. Sledge, n. 1. [England.] Sled. 2. Sledge-hammer. Sledge-hammer, n. Sledge. Sleek, a. Smooth, glossy. Sleep, v. n. Slumber, doze, drowse, nap, repose, fall asleep, drop asleep, take a nap, take a SIESTA. Sleep, n. Slumber, repose, rest. Sleepiness, n. Drowsiness, somnolence, doziness, inclination to sleep. Sleepless, a. Wakeful, without sleep. Sleep-walker, n. Somnambulist, night-walker, noctambulist. Sleep-walking, n. Somnambulism. Sleepy, a. Drowsy, somnolent, dozy, heavy, inclined to sleep. Sleight, n. 1. Sly artifice, artful trick. 2. Adroitness, dexterity, manœuvring, dexterous management. Sleight of hand, Legerdemain, hocus-pocus, jugglery. Slender, a. 1. Slim, thin, narrow, minute, CAPILLARY. 2. Weak, feeble, slight, fragile, flimsy. 3. Small, little, inconsiderable. 4. Meagre, scanty, sparing, inadequate, pitiful, lean, lenten, not ample, not enough. Slewed, a. [Colloquial.] Drunk, fuddled, corned, tipsy, muddled, intoxicated, inebriated, maudlin, NAPPY, TIGHT, high, GROGGY, disguised, mellow, in liquor, HALF SEAS OVER, has had a drop too much, THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND. Sley, n. Weaver's reed. Slice, v. a. Cut (into thin pieces). Slice, n. Collop, chop, thin piece. Slide, v. n. Glide, slip, move smoothly. Slide, n. Glide, slip. Slight, a. 1. Small, little, trifling, inconsiderable, trivial, petty, paltry, insignificant, unimportant, of little account. 2. Weak, frail, feeble, fragile, flimsy, slender. 3. Cursory, hasty, hurried, desultory, superficial, scanty. Slight, n. Neglect, disregard, inattention, disrespect, contempt, scorn, disdain, indignity. Slight, v. a. Neglect, disregard, disdain, contempt, despise, scout, scorn, give a cold shoulder to, turn a cold shoulder on. Slightly, ad. 1. Little, in a small degree. 2. Weakly, feebly, slenderly. 3. Cursorily, negligently, hastily, in a superficial manner. 4. Scornfully, contemptuously, disrespectfully, slightingly. Slightingly, ad. Disrespectfully, scornfully, contemptuously, slightly, with contempt, with scorn. Slim, a. 1. Slender, thin, narrow, lank, gaunt, meagre. 2. Weak, slight, trivial, trifling, paltry, unsubstantial, inconsiderable, poor. Slime, n. Mud, ooze, mire. Slimy, a. 1. Miry, muddy, oozy. 2. Ropy, clammy, viscous, viscid, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, gelatinous, mucous, SLABBY. Sling, v. a. Throw, cast, hurl, fling. Sling up, [Colloquial.] Hang, suspend. Slink, v. n. Sneak, skulk, steal away, slip away, slink away. Slink away, Slink. Slip, v. n. 1. Glide, slide. 2. Err, trip, mistake, fall into error, commit a fault. Slip, v. a. 1. Put stealthily, convey secretly. 2. Throw off, disengage one's self from. 3. Loose, loosen, let loose, let go, let slip. Slip, n. 1. Slide, glide, move smoothly. 2. Error, mistake, fault, lapse, shortcoming, trip, oversight. 3. Cutting, twig, shoot. 4. Strip, long and narrow piece. Slip away, 1. Escape, glide away, slide away. 2. Sneak, skulk, slink, steal away, slink away. Slip on, Put on hastily. Slippery, a. 1. Smooth, glib. 2. Unstable, uncertain, changeable, mutable, unsteady, shaky. 3. Treacherous, perfidious, faithless, knavish, dishonest, false. Slipslop, a. Washy, trashy, feeble, poor. Slit, v. a. 1. Cut (lengthwise). 2. Sunder, divide, rend. Slit, n. Long cut. Slobber, v. a. Slabber, slaver, drivel. Slobber, v. n. Slabber, slaver, drivel. Sloe, n. Black-thorn (Prunus spinosa). Slogan, n. [Scotland.] War-cry or gathering-word (of a Highland clan). Slop, v. a. Spill. Slope, n. Inclination, acclivity or declivity. Slope, v. a. Incline. Slope, v. n. Incline, slant, take an oblique direction. Sloping, a. Inclining, slanting, declivous, prone. Sloppy, a. Plashy, splashy, muddy, SLABBY. Slosh, n. Slush, sludge. Sloshy, a. Slushy. Sloth, n. Inactivity, inaction, laziness, indolence, idleness, inertness, sluggishness, torpor, lumpishness, supineness, slothfulness. Slothful, a. Lazy, idle, inert, sluggish, indolent, dronish, inactive, lumpish, supine, torpid, slack. Slothfulness, n. Sloth. Slouch, n. 1. Lubber, clown, awkward fellow. 2. Clownish gait. Slouching, a. Awkward, uncouth, clownish, lubberly, loutish, ungainly. Slough, n. Quagmire, morass, bog, fen. Slough, n. Crust, scab, ESCHAR. Sloughy, a. Miry, boggy. Slovenly, a. 1. Untidy, unclean, dowdy, not neat. 2. Disorderly, loose. 3. Perfunctory, heedless, reckless, careless. Slow, a. 1. Moderate, deliberate, not swift, not rapid, not speedy. 2. Tardy, dilatory, late, inactive, sluggish. 3. Dull, stupid, heavy, not alert, not prompt, not ready. Slow-back, n. Idler, drone, sluggard, laggard, lounger, trifler, dawdler, doodle, slug, inefficient person. Slows, n. (Med.) Milk-sickness. Slow-worm, n. Blind-worm (Anguis fragilis). Sludge, n. Slosh, slush. Slug, n. 1. Snail (without a shell). 2. Drone, sluggard, idler, slow-back. Sluggard, n. Drone, lounger, idler, trifler, laggard, doodle, slug, slow-back. Sluggard, n. Sluggish, lazy. Sluggish, a. 1. Inert, inactive, indolent, idle, lazy, slothful, dronish, lumpish, supine, phlegmatic. 2. Slow, not brisk. Sluggishness, n. Phlegm, apathy, insensibility, dulness, indifference, inertness, indolence, slothfulness, laziness, supineness, torpor, sloth. Sluice, n. Opening, vent. Sluice-gate, n. Flood-gate. Slum, n. Close (in a city), alley, lane, dark retreat, low neighborhood. Slumber, v. n. Sleep (lightly), doze, nap, snooze, lose one's self, take a nap, take a SIESTA. Slumber, n. Sleep (not deep or profound), repose, rest, doze, nap, light sleep. Slumberous, a. Soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific. Slump, v. n. Sink (as in walking on snow). Slur, v. a. 1. Reproach, traduce, asperse, disparage, speak of slightingly or disrespectfully. 2. Disregard, slight, pass by, pass over, gloss over, slur over. Slur, n. Reproach, stigma, stain, brand. Slush, n. 1. Slosh, sludge. 2. (Naut.) Grease, fat. Slushy, a. Sloshy. Slut, n. Slattern, drab, draggletail. Sluttish, a. Untidy, uncleanly, dirty. Sly, a. Cunning, artful, crafty, wily, subtle, insidious, arch, shrewd, knowing. Slyboots, n. Sharper, cheat, rogue, knave, trickster, shark, blackleg, swindler, jockey, SHYSTER, artful fellow, sly dog. Smack, v. n. 1. Taste, have a taste, have a flavor. 2. Have a tincture, have a quality. Smack, n. 1. Taste, savor, flavor, tang. 2. Tincture, touch, tinge, dash, spice, infusion, sprinkling, little, small quantity. 3. Buss, loud kiss. Small, a. 1. Little, diminutive, tiny, puny, dwarf, minikin, dwarfish, stunted, Liliputian, pygmean, pygmy, miniature, not great, not large. 2. Minute, microscopic, molecular, atomic, corpuscular. 3. Petty, trifling, trivial, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant. 4. Slender, scanty, paltry, moderate. 5. Feeble, weak, faint, slight. 6. Mean, sordid, selfish, illiberal, ungenerous, mercenary, narrow, narrow-minded. 7. Shallow, unintelligent, unintellectual, ungifted, sappy, stolid, dull, feeble-minded. Small-beer, n. Table-beer. Small-clothes, n. pl. Breeches. Smallish, a. Somewhat small. Small portrait, Miniature. Small-pox, n. Variola. Smart, n. Pungent or sharp pain, lancinating pain. Smart, v. n. 1. Feel sharp pain. 2. Suffer, be punished. Smart, a. 1. Sharp, stinging, keen, severe, poignant, pungent. 2. Vigorous, forcible, effective, energetic. 3. Lively, brisk, vivacious, agile, nimble, quick, alert, spry, active, stirring, prompt, ready, sprightly, spirited, dapper. 4. Expert, dexterous, clever. 5. Witty, acute, apt. 6. Spruce, trim, nicely or showily dressed. Smartness, n. 1. Sharpness, keenness, poignancy, pungency. 2. Vigor, force, energy. 3. Liveliness, briskness, vivacity, agility, nimbleness, quickness, alertness, spryness, activity, sprightliness. 4. Expertness, dexterity, cleverness. 5. Wit, wittiness, acuteness, aptness. 6. Spruceness, trimness. Smart-weed, n. Water-poppet (Polyganum hydropiper). Smash, v. a. Crush, mash, dash to pieces, break in pieces. Smatter, n. Smattering. Smatterer, n. Ignoramus, novice, sciolist, greenhorn. Smattering, n. Smatter, sciolism, slight knowledge, superficial knowledge, imperfect knowledge. Smear, v. a. 1. Daub, bedaub, besmear, plaster, begrime, PAY. 2. Contaminate, soil, stain, pollute, tarnish, sully. Smear, n. Daub, stain. Smeary, a. Adhesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, dauby, sticky. Smell a rat, [Colloquial.] Get an inkling, have a strong suspicion. Smell, v. a. Scent, get scent of. Smell, v. n. Have an odor, have a scent. Smell, n. Scent, odor, perfume, fragrance, aroma. Smelling-salts, n. pl. Sal-volatile, carbonate of ammonia, sesqui-carbonate of ammonia. Smell out, Discover, find out, smoke out. Smelt, v. a. Fuse (as ore), melt. Smew, n. (Ornith.) White-nun (Mergus albellus). Smift, n. Fuse. Smirk, n. Affected smile. Smirk, v. n. Smile (affectedly), simper. Smite, v. a. 1. Strike, beat, box, cuff, buffet. 2. Kill, slay, destroy. 3. Afflict, chasten, punish. Smite, v. n. Strike, collide. Smithery, n. 1. Smithy. 2. Smithing, smith's work. Smithing, n. Smithery, smith's work. Smithy, n. Smithery, stithy, FORGE, smith's shop. Smitten, part. 1. Struck. 2. Killed, slain, destroyed. 3. Afflicted, chastened, punished. 4. Charmed, captivated, fascinated, delighted, pleased, attracted, taken. Smock, n. 1. Chemise, shift. 2. Blouse, gabardine, smock-frock. Smock-frock, n. Smock, blouse. Smoke, n. 1. Sooty vapor. 2. Reek, steam, exhalation, effluvium, fume, mist. Smoke, v. a. 1. Fumigate, expose to smoke. 2. Draw into the mouth and puff out smoke from (as tobacco in a pipe or a cigar). Smoke, v. n. 1. Emit smoke; steam, reek. 2. Smoke tobacco. Smoke out, Discover, find out, smell out. Smoke-tree, n. Venetian sumach (Rhus cotinus). Smoky, a. 1. Of the nature of smoke. 2. Fumy, fuliginous. 3. Filled with smoke. Smooth, 1. Even, level, plane, flat, not rough. 2. Sleek, glossy. 3. Unruffled, undisturbed. 4. Easy, voluble, fluent, not harsh. 5. Bland, mild, soothing, oily, flattering, adulatory, courtier-like, fair-spoken, smooth-spoken, smooth-tongued. Smooth, v. a. 1. Level, flatten, make smooth. 2. Ease, make easy. 3. Calm, allay, assuage, mollify, mitigate, alleviate. Smooth-spoken, a. Fair-spoken, SMOOTH-TONGUED. Smooth-tongued, a. Plausible, flattering, adulatory, smooth, smooth-spoken, fair-spoken. Smother, v. a. 1. Stifle, suffocate, choke. 2. Suppress, repress, conceal, keep back, keep down. Smug, a. Nice, spruce, trim, neat. Smuggler, n. Contrabandist. Smut, n. 1. Dirt. 2. Blight, blemish. 3. Obscenity, ribaldry, smuttiness, obscene language. Smut, v. a. Soil, tarnish, sully, taint, stain. Smutty, a. 1. Dirty, foul, soiled, stained, nasty. 2. Obscene, ribald, indecent, indelicate, immodest, gross, coarse, loose. Snack, n. [England.] Luncheon, slight meal, hasty repast. Snag, n. 1. Knot, knarl, knob, projection. 2. Tooth (in contempt). 3. [U. S.] Swaying trunk or branch of a tree (fixed at one end in a river). Snail, n. 1. Slug. 2. Drone, idler, sluggard, slow-back. Snail-shell, n. Helix. Snake, n. Serpent. Snake-bird, n. Darter. Snake-head, n. Shell-flower (Chelone glabra). Snake's-head, n. Shell-flower (Chelone glabra). Snake-stone, n. Ammonite. Snakish, a. Snaky. Snaky, a. 1. Serpentine, winding, snakish. 2. Sly, cunning, artful, deceitful, insinuating. Snap, v. a. 1. Break short, break short off. 2. Bite, seize, catch at, snatch at, snap at. 3. Crack (as a whip). Snap, v. n. 1. Break short. 2. Crackle, decrepitate, crepitate. Snap at, 1. Bite, seize, snap, catch at, snatch at. 2. Snarl at, growl at. Snap, n. 1. Bite, catch, seizure. 2. Clasp, fastening. 3. Crack (as of a whip). 4. [Colloquial.] Force, energy. Snap-dragon, n. Flap-dragon. Snap judgment, Hasty judgment, offhand decision, jumping to a conclusion, judgment without due consideration or adequate knowledge. Snappish, a. Touchy, testy, crabbed, cross, crusty, irascible, waspish, petulant, perverse, froward, pettish, snarling, peevish, captious, churlish, splenetic, censorious, acrimonious, ill-tempered, out of sorts. Snare, n. Gin, noose, net, trap, springs, toil. Snare, v. a. Entrap, entangle, catch, ensnare. Snarl, v. n. Growl, gnarl, grumble, murmur. Snarl, v. a. Entangle, complicate, make knotty, involve in knots. Snarl, n. Entanglement, tangle, complication. Snarling, a. Snappish. Snatch, v. a. Grasp, clutch, gripe, wring, wrest, twitch, pluck, NAB, seize suddenly. Snatch, n. 1. Bit, fragment, portion, small part. 2. Catch, short effort. Snatch at, Seize, snap, catch at, snap at. Snath, n. Snead. Snead, n. Snath. Sneak, v. n. 1. Skulk, lurk, slink, peak, steal away, sneak off, slink away. 2. Crouch, truckle. Sneak, n. Shirk, lurker, mean fellow. Sneaking, a. Servile, slavish, cringing, obsequious, fawning, grovelling, truckling, crouching, mean, low, base, abject, vile, beggarly, time-serving. Sneak off, Sneak, slink away. Sneer, v. n. Scoff, gibe, jeer, flout, mock, fleer, rail, turn up the nose. Sneer, n. Scoff, jeer, jibe, fling. Sneer at, Deride, ridicule, scorn, disdain, scout, scoff, spurn, despise, contemn, mock, look down upon, laugh at, rail at, turn up the nose at, POKE FUN AT. Sneezing, n. Sternutation. Snicker, v. n. Laugh (under restraint), titter, GIGGLE, snigger. Sniff, v. n. Snuff. Sniff, v. a. Snuff, inhale, breathe, breathe in. Sniff, n. Snuff. Sniffle, v. n. Snuffle. Snifting-valve, n. Blow-valve. Snigger, v. n. Snicker. Snip, v. a. Clip, cut, nip, nip off. Snip, n. Clip, bit, cut, shred, fragment, piece. Snipe-fish, n. Trumpet-fish, bellows-fish (Centriscus scolopax). Snivel, n. Snot. Snivel, v. n. Cry (as a child), blubber, whimper. Snivelly, a. [Written also Snively.] 1. Snotty. 2. Whining, pitiful. Snob, n. Upstart, mushroom, PARVENU, pretender to gentility, pretentious fellow. Snook, n. Greenbone, garfish, gar-pike, sea-pike, sea-needle, long-nose, gore-bill, sword-fish, mackerel-guide (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris). Snooze, v. n. [Colloquial.] Slumber, sleep, nap, doze, take a nap, take a SIESTA. Snot, n. Snivel. Snotty, a. Snivelly. Snout, n. 1. Nose (of a beast), muzzle. 2. Nozzle. Snow-ball, n. Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus). Snow-ball-tree, n. Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus). Snow-goose, n. Whitebrant (Anser hyperboreus). Snub, v. a. 1. Nip, clip, dock, prune, cut short, cut down. 2. Check (with a tart remark), reprimand, reprove, rebuke, chide. 3. Abash (as a pretentious person), humble, humiliate, shame, mortify, confound, disconcert, discomfit, BLUFF, put down, take down, put to shame, make ashamed, take down a peg, send away with a flea in one's ear, teach one one's distance. Snuff, n. Sniff. Snuff, v. a. 1. Inhale, breathe, sniff, breathe in. 2. Smell, scent. Snuff, v. n. Snort (as a horse). Snuffle, v. n. Sniffle. Snug, v. n. Snuggle, nestle. Snug, a. 1. Close, concealed, not exposed. 2. Comfortable, convenient, compact. Snuggery, n. Snug place. Snuggle, v. n. Nestle, cuddle, snug, lie snug, lie close. So, ad. 1. Thus, in like manner, for a like reason, with equal reason. 2. To such a degree, in such a manner. 3. Likewise, in the same manner, in such a manner, in this way. 4. Such, in the same state or condition, as it is, as it was. 5. Therefore, for this reason, on this account. 6. Thus it is, so it is. 7. Be it so, thus be it, it is well. So, conj. Provided that, on condition that, in case that. Soak, v. a. Steep, macerate, imbrue, drench. Soak, v. n. Steep, be soaked. Soak in, Imbibe, draw in, soak up. Soak up, Soak in. Soaker, n. [Colloquial.] Tippler, toper, hard drinker. Soapstone, n. Steatite. Soar, v. n. Tower, mount, rise, ascend, fly aloft. Sob, v. n. Weep, cry, sigh convulsively. So be it, Amen. Sober, a. 1. Temperate, abstemious, abstinent, not drunken. 2. Calm, moderate, cool, composed, unruffled, unimpassioned, dispassionate, steady, sedate, demure, staid, rational. 3. Grave, solemn, serious, pensive. Soberness, n. Sobriety. Sobriety, n. 1. Temperance, abstemiousness, abstinence. 2. Calmness, coolness, sedateness, soberness, demureness, thoughtfulness, gravity. Sobriquet, n. [Fr.] Nickname, byname. Sociability, n. Sociableness, companionableness, sociality, good-fellowship. Sociable, a. Companionable, SOCIAL, friendly, familiar, neighborly, conversable, inclined to society. Sociableness, n. Sociability. Social, a. 1. Civil, civic, of society. 2. Companionable, SOCIABLE, neighborly, formed for society. 3. Convivial, festive. Socialism, n. Communism, Fourierism, phalansterianism, Saint Simonianism, humanitarianism. Socialist, n. Fourierite, communist. Sociality, n. Sociability. Society, n. 1. Association, copartnership, partnership, fellowship, company, corporation, body, fraternity, sodality, brotherhood, social union. 2. The community, the public, the world. Sociology, n. Social science. Socius criminis, [L.] Accomplice, confederate, accessary, abettor, PARTICEPS CRIMINIS. Sod, n. Turf, clod. Soda, n. Protoxide of sodium. Soda-ash, n. Carbonate of soda (impure). Sodality, n. Fraternity, brotherhood, society. Sodden, a. 1. Boiled, decocted, stewed. 2. Soaked, steeped, drenched, thoroughly wet (so as to be soft). Sodomy, n. Buggery, unnatural carnal intercourse. Sofa, n. Couch, seat to recline on. Soft, a. 1. Impressible, yielding, not firm, not hard. 2. Plastic, pliable, easily moulded. 3. Smooth, delicate, fine, not rugged, not rough. 4. Compliant, submissive, irresolute, facile. 5. Mild, gentle, bland, kind, lenient, tender, not harsh, not severe. 6. Simple, silly, foolish, weak. 7. Quiet, easy, light. 8. Mellifluous, dulcet, clear, flowing. Soft, interj. Hold, stop, not so fast. Soften, v. a. 1. Intenerate, melt, touch, make tender, make soft. 2. Assuage, appease, mitigate, moderate, alleviate, soothe, mollify, quiet, calm, still, quell, allay, relieve, ease, abate, temper, qualify, attemper, dull, lessen, blunt. Soften, v. n. Grow soft. Soft roe, Milt, sperm. Soft sawder, [Low.] Flattery, cajolery, blarney, SOFT SOAP. Soft soap, 1. Potash soap, semi-fluid soap. 2. [Low.] Flattery, SOFT SAWDER. Soi-disant, [Fr.] Pretended, would-be, self-styled. Soil, v. a. Foul, dirty, stain, pollute, sully, tarnish, defile, taint, contaminate, bedaub, begrime, besmear, bespatter, make foul. Soil, n. 1. Stain, blot, spot, tarnish. 2. Mould, loam, earth, ground. 3. Land, country. Soirée, n. [Fr.] Evening party. Sojourn, v. n. Abide (temporarily), stay, tarry, lodge, rest, STOP, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent, put up, take lodgings, have lodgings. Sojourn, n. Stay, temporary abode. Solace, v. a. 1. Cheer, comfort, soothe, console. 2. Allay, assuage, soften, mitigate, relieve. Soland-goose, n. Gannet (Sula barsanus). Solar spectrum, Prismatic spectrum. Soldier, n. Warrior, fighting-man, man at arms. Soldier-like, a. Soldierly. Soldierly, a. 1. Warlike, martial, military, soldier-like. 2. Valiant, brave, gallant, intrepid, courageous. Soldiery, n. Soldiers, the military, the army, body of soldiers. Sole, a. Single, only, solitary, alone, individual. Solecism, n. 1. Bad grammar, false syntax. 2. Incongruity, impropriety, absurdity. Solemn, a. 1. Formal, ritual, ceremonial. 2. Sacred, religious, devout, reverential, devotional. 3. Serious, grave, sober. 4. Awful, august, venerable, imposing, grand, stately, majestic. Solemnity, n. 1. Rite (religious), ceremonial, observance, ceremony. 2. Awfulness, sacredness. 3. Seriousness, gravity. Solemnize, v. a. Celebrate (with solemn ceremonies), commemorate, observe, do honor to, honor, keep. Solicit, v. a. 1. Ask (earnestly), request (urgently), entreat, beg, pray, implore, crave, importune, beseech, supplicate, petition, conjure, press, urge, appeal to. 2. Invite, summon. Solicitant, n. 1. Solicitor, petitioner, asker. 2. Aspirant, candidate. Solicitation, n. 1. Entreaty, importunity, supplication, imploration, appeal, petition, address, insistence, urgency, suit. 2. Invitation, summons, bidding, call. Solicitor, n. 1. Asker, petitioner, solicitant. 2. (Law.) Chancery lawyer, equity lawyer. Solicitous, a. Anxious, careful, concerned, apprehensive, troubled, uneasy, jealous. Solicitude, n. Anxiety, care, carefulness, concern, trouble, perplexity. Solid, a. 1. Hard, firm, not fluid, not liquid. 2. Dense, compact, not hollow. 3. Strong, substantial, stable, sound, stout. 4. Real, true, valid, just, weighty, important, grave, not frivolous, not fallacious. Solidarity, n. [Modern.] Consolidation (of interests and responsibilities), community (in whatever befalls), close fellowship, joint interest. Solidify, v. a. Consolidate, compact, make solid. Solidify, v. n. Become solid. Solidity, n. 1. Hardness, firmness, solidness. 2. Density, compactness. 3. Strength, stability, soundness. 4. Reality, truth, weight, validity, justice, gravity, importance. 5. (Geom.) Volume, solid contents. Solidness, n. Solidity. Solidungulate, n. Soliped. Soliloquize, v. n. Talk to one's self. Soliloquy, n. Monologue. Soliped, n. Solidungulate. Solitaire, n. [Fr.] Hermit, SOLITARY. Solitary, a. 1. Lone, lonely, alone, unaccompanied, companionless, without society, without company. 2. Isolated, secluded, unfrequented, uninhabited, retired, deserted. 3. Dismal, gloomy, desolate, cheerless, lonesome. 4. Single, sole, individual. Solitary, n. Hermit, anchorite, anchoret, recluse, solitaire, EREMITE. Solitude, n. 1. Loneliness, isolation, seclusion, solitariness, lonely state, seclusiveness, lonely life, estrangement from the world. 2. Desert, wilderness, waste, lonely place, deserted region. Soluble, a. That may be dissolved, susceptible of solution. Soluble glass, Silicate of soda (or of potash), liquor of flints. Solution, n. 1. Disruption, separation, breach, disjunction, disintegration. 2. Explanation, explication, resolution, disentanglement, key. 3. Liquefaction, dissolution, melting. Solvable, a. Resolvable. Solve, v. a. Explain, unfold, expound, interpret, elucidate, clear, make plain, resolve, clear up, throw light upon. Solvent, n. Menstruum. Somatotomy, n. Anatomy. Sombre, a. [Written also Somber.] 1. Shady, dusky, cloudy, murky, dark, dull, darksome, rayless, sunless, unilluminated, obscure, dismal, sombrous, gloomy. 2. Melancholy, sad, mournful, doleful, lugubrious, funereal. Sombrous, a. Sombre. Some, a. 1. More or less, a certain quantity of, a certain number of. 2. One (indefinitely), a, an, any. 3. About, near. 4. Several, a considerable number. 5. Some people, some persons. 6. A part, a portion. Somebody, n. 1. One, some person, some one. 2. Something, a person of consequence. Somehow, ad. In some way, somehow or other. Somersault, n. Somerset. Somerset, n. Somersault, summerset, summersault. Something, n. 1. A thing (indefinitely). 2. A part, a portion, a little. 3. Somebody, a person of consequence. Something, ad. Somewhat. Somewhat, ad. Something, in some degree, more or less. Somewhat, n. Something, more or less, a little. Somewhere, ad. In some place, in one place or another. Somewhither, ad. To some place, to one place or another. Somnambulism, n. Sleep-walking. Somnambulist, n. Sleep-walker, night-walker, noctambulist. Somniferous, a. Soporific, soporiferous, slumberous, somnific, narcotic. Somnific, a. Somniferous. Somnolence, n. Sleepiness, drowsiness, doziness, somnolency. Somnolency, n. Somnolence. Somnolent, a. Sleepy, drowsy. Song, n. 1. Ballad, ditty, canticle, carol, canzonet. 2. Lay, strain, poem, hymn, psalm, anthem. 3. Poetry, poesy, verse, numbers. 4. Trifle, small sum. Sonnet, n. Poem (of fourteen lines). Son of man, Christ. Sonorous, a. 1. Sounding, resonant, resounding, ringing. 2. High-sounding. Soon, ad. 1. Shortly, presently, before long, pretty soon, by and by, in a short time. 2. Early, at so early an hour. 3. Lief, willingly, readily, gladly. Soot, n. Crock. Soothe, v. a. 1. Assuage, calm, quiet, appease, tranquillize, compose, pacify, sober, still, lull. 2. Moderate, alleviate, palliate, lessen, allay, mollify, repress, check, temper, soften, attemper, deaden, qualify, relieve, ease, dull, blunt. Soothsayer, n. Seer, foreteller, predictor, prophet, diviner, haruspice, vaticinator, sorcerer, necromancer. Sooty, a. Dark, dusky, murky, fuliginous. Sop, n. Something to pacify, tub to the whale. Sophism, n. Fallacy, paralogism, paralogy, quibble, fallacious argument. Sophistical, a. Fallacious, illogical. Sophisticate, v. a. Adulterate, debase, vitiate, pervert, corrupt. Sophisticate, a. Adulterated, spurious, counterfeit, debased, vitiated, perverted, corrupted, sophisticated. Sophistication, n. Adulteration, corruption. Sophistry, n. Paralogy, paralogism, false logic, fallacious reasoning, flaw in the argument, inconclusive reasoning, reasoning in a circle, begging the question. Sophomorical, a. Bombastic, inflated, turgid, stilted, swelling, pompous, extravagant, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, HIGH-FALUTIN. Soporiferous, a. Soporific. Soporific, a. Somniferous, somnific, slumberous, soporiferous, narcotic, hypnotic. Soporific, n. Narcotic. Soprano, n. (Mus.) Treble, descant, highest female voice. Sorcerer, n. Magician, conjurer, juggler, enchanter, necromancer, charmer, wizard, exorcist, diviner, seer, soothsayer. Sorcery, n. Divination (by evil spirits), magic, enchantment, witchcraft, necromancy, charm, spell, the black art. Sordid, a. 1. Mean, base, vile, low, degraded. 2. Covetous, avaricious, stingy, miserly, niggardly, close, illiberal, ungenerous, penurious, close-fisted. Sore, n. Ulcer, fester, abscess, imposthume, gathering, boil, pustule. Sore, a. 1. Painful (from inflammation), tender. 2. Pained, hurt, grieved. Sorely, ad. Grievously, severely, violently, greatly. Sorghum, n. Chinese sugar-cane. Sorrow, n. 1. Grief, sadness, affliction, mourning, trouble. 2. Regret, vexation, chagrin. Sorrow, v. n. Grieve, mourn, be sad. Sorrowful, a. 1. Grieved, afflicted, in sorrow, in mourning. 2. Sad, mournful, grievous, lamentable, distressing, painful, dismal, doleful, melancholy, sorry, piteous, woful, rueful, moving pity, exciting compassion. Sorry, a. 1. Grieved, SORROWFUL. 2. Mean, vile, base, poor, miserable, wretched, pitiful, abject, beggarly, rascally, contemptible, despicable, shabby, bad, low, paltry. 3. Mournful, dismal, sad, painful, melancholy. Sort, n. 1. Kind, species, description, class, denomination, character, nature. 2. Manner, way, degree. Sort, v. a. Distribute (into sorts), assort, class, classify. Sort, v. n. Associate, consort, fraternize, be in familiar intercourse. Sortie, n. Sally. Sort with, Suit, fit, agree with, be adapted to. So so, 1. [Adverbially.] Moderately, passably, indifferently, tolerably well, pretty well. 2. [Adjectively.] Passable, tolerable, ordinary, middling, indifferent, pretty good, not bad. Sot, n. Toper, tippler, drunkard, wine-bibber, dram-drinker. Sottish, a. Stupid (from intemperance), dull, doltish, foolish, senseless, insensate, besotted. Sotto voce, [It.] Softly, in a low voice, in an under tone, in a low tone, with bated breath. Soul, 1. Mind, spirit, inner man. 2. Life, vital principle, animating principle. 3. Essence, principal part, essential part, best part. 4. Individual, person, man, human being, intelligent being. 5. Ardor, fire, fervor, courage, energy, force. Soulless, a. 1. Lifeless. 2. Mean, base, vile, low, spiritless. Sound, a. 1. Whole, entire, unbroken, undecayed, uninjured, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong. 2. Healthy, hearty, hale, hardy, vigorous, in health, in good health, not diseased. 3. Sane, well-balanced. 4. Correct, true, valid, solid, weighty, reasonable, rational, sensible, judicious. 5. Established, fixed, well-grounded. 6. Profound, unbroken, undisturbed, fast. 7. Heavy, lusty, forcible. 8. Orthodox, of the true faith, not heretical. Sound, ad. Soundly, profoundly. Sound, n. 1. Strait, narrows. 2. Air-bladder (of a fish). 3. Noise, report. Sound, v. n. 1. Resound, make a noise, give out a sound. 2. Appear by the sound. 3. Try the depth (of water), throw the lead. Sound, v. a. 1. Cause to sound. 2. Utter, express audibly. 3. Celebrate (by sounds). 4. Measure, fathom, try the depth of. 5. Examine, test, try. Soundless, a. 1. Silent, noiseless. 2. Unfathomable, bottomless, very deep, very profound. Soundness, n. 1. Wholeness, entireness. 2. Healthiness, vigor. 3. Saneness. 4. Correctness, truth, rectitude, validity. 5. Firmness, strength, solidity. Soup, n. Broth. Sour, a. 1. Acid, tart, pricked. 2. Cross, crabbed, morose, surly, testy, touchy, cantankerous, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude, rough, harsh, ill-tempered, ill-natured. Sour, v. a. 1. Make acid, turn sour. 2. Imbitter, make cross. Sour, v. n. Turn sour, become acid. Source, n. 1. Origin, spring, fountain, head, rise, cradle, beginning, commencement, fountain-head, starting point. 2. Cause, original. Sour-gum, n. Tupelo, pepperidge. Sourish, a. Acidulous, somewhat sour, somewhat acid. Sourness, n. 1. Acidity, tartness. 2. Acrimony, asperity, moroseness, crabbedness, churlishness, peevishness, petulance, ill temper, bad blood. Souse, v. a. 1. Pickle. 2. Plunge, dip, immerse, submerge, douse, put under water (or other liquid). Souse, ad. With a plunge. South, a. Southern, southerly. South, ad. Southward, towards the south. Southerly, a. Southern, south. Southern, a. Southerly, south. Southerner, n. Southron. Southron, n. Southerner. Souvenir, n. [Fr.] Remembrancer, memento. Sovereign, a. 1. Supreme, regal, royal, imperial, monarchical. 2. Chief, predominant, principal. 3. Efficacious, effectual. Sovereign, n. Monarch, autocrat, potentate, despot, king, emperor, prince, lord, queen, supreme ruler. Sovereignty, n. Dominion, supremacy, empire, dynasty, kingdom, supreme power, supreme rule, absolute authority, chief sway. Sow, n. Hog (female), pig, swine. Sow, v. a. 1. Scatter, strew, spread. 2. Disseminate, disperse, propagate, spread abroad. 3. Plant, put seed in. 4. Besprinkle, scatter over. Sow, v. n. Plant, scatter seed, put in seed. Sowens, n. pl. [Scottish.] Porridge (made of the dust of oatmeal), flummery. Spa, n. Mineral spring. Space, n. 1. Extension, extent. 2. Capacity, room. 3. Distance, interval. 4. [Rare.] While, short time. Spacious, a. Wide, extended, extensive, expansive, broad, ample, capacious, roomy. Span, n. 1. Nine inches. 2. Brief period. 3. [U. S.] Pair (of horses). Spangle, n. Sparkling ornament. Spanish-bayonet, n. Yucca, Adam's needle, bear-grass. Spanish-fly, n. Blister-fly, blister-beetle (Cantharis vesicatoria). Spank, v. a. Strike (with the open hand), slap. Span-new, a. Brand-new, fire-new, quite new, spick-and-span new. Spanworm, n. Geometer, looper, canker-worm. Spar, v. n. 1. Box. 2. Dispute, wrangle, quarrel, SPAT. Spare, v. a. 1. Reserve, save, lay by, lay aside, set apart, set aside. 2. Dispense with, do without, part with. 3. Withhold, omit, forbear. 4. Withhold from, keep from. 5. Give, grant, afford, allow, give up. 6. Preserve (from any thing dreaded). Spare, v. n. 1. Be frugal, be parsimonious. 2. Forbear, refrain, be scrupulous. 3. Be lenient, be merciful, be tender. Spare, a. 1. Scanty, sparing, not abundant, not plentiful. 2. Lean, meagre, thin, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-boned. 4. Superfluous, supernumerary, not used, not wanted. Spare hours, Leisure, time to spare. Spare time, Leisure, time to spare. Sparing, a. 1. Scanty, SPARE. 2. Frugal, saving, chary, parsimonious, economical, not liberal. Spark, n. 1. Sparkle, scintillation, particle of fire, scintilla. 2. Germ, element, active principle. 3. Gallant, beau, buck; gay, dashing fellow. Sparkish, a. Gay, showy, airy, fine. Sparkle, v. n. 1. Shine (with intermissions), glitter, glisten, glister, twinkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash. 2. Mantle, effervesce, bubble, foam, froth. Sparkling, a. 1. Glittering, glistening, twinkling, flashing. 2. Bubbling, foaming, effervescing, frothing, mantling. 3. Lively, glowing, spirited, piquant, vigorous, forcible, strong, nervous, racy, impassioned. Sparring, n. Wrangling, quarrelling, contention, strife. Sparry iron, Spathic iron, carbonate of iron. Sparse, a. Scattered, spread here and there, not dense. Spartan, a. Brave, courageous, hardy, undaunted, daring, intrepid, dauntless, fearless, bold, valiant, valorous, doughty, chivalric, heroic, lion-hearted. Spasm, n. 1. Twitch, sudden contraction (as of the muscles). 2. Fit, paroxysm, throe. Spasmodic, a. Convulsive, fitful. Spasmodic cholera, Asiatic cholera, cholera asphyxia. Spat, n. [Local, U. S.] Petty dispute, petty quarrel, war of words. Spat, v. n. Dispute, wrangle, quarrel, spar, bicker, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation. Spathic, a. Foliated, lamellar. Spathic iron, Sparry iron. Spatter, v. a. 1. Sprinkle, besprinkle, bespatter, splash, plash. 2. Daub, bedaub, smear, besmear, begrime, bedraggle, spot, stain, soil. Spatterdashes, n. pl. Gaiters, leggings. Spawl, v. n. Spit, sputter. Spawl, n. Spit, spittle, saliva. Spawn, n. 1. Eggs (of fish or of frogs), hard roe. 2. (Bot.) Mycelium, filaments (from which fungi originate). Spawn, v. a. [In contempt.] Generate, produce, bring forth. Spawn, v. n. [In contempt.] Issue. Speak, v. n. 1. Articulate, enunciate, talk with articulate sounds. 2. Plead, spout, hold forth, make a speech, discourse, harangue, declaim. 3. Treat, make mention. 4. Sound, resound. Speak, v. a. 1. Utter, express, deliver, pronounce, articulate. 2. Announce, make known, spread abroad, proclaim, declare. 3. (Naut.) Hail. Speaker, n. 1. Discourser, orator, spokesman, prolocutor. 2. Chairman, presiding officer. Speaking, n. 1. Talk, discourse. 2. Elocution, declamation, oratory. Speak of, Treat, discuss, mention, treat of, touch upon, speak about, talk about, make mention of. Speak to, Accost, address, make up to. Speak well for, Be creditable to, be commendatory of. Speak out, Blab, open one's mind, unbosom one's self, unburden one's mind. Speak with, Converse with, hold a conversation with. Spear, n. 1. Lance, javelin. 2. Shoot, spire. Spear-hand, n. Right-hand. Spear-shaped, a. Hastate, hastated. Special, a. 1. Particular, peculiar, specific, especial. 2. Extraordinary, uncommon. Speciality, n. 1. Particularity. 2. Specialty, object of special attention, particular object of pursuit, pet subject. Specialty, n. Speciality. Specie, n. Coin, cash, metallic money, hard money, stamped money. Species, n. 1. Group (subordinate to a genus). 2. Kind, sort, description, variety. Specific, a. 1. Peculiar, particular, especial, characteristic. 2. Definite, precise, specified. Specific, n. 1. Special medicine, sovereign remedy, infallible remedy. 2. Unfailing agent, sure means. Specification, n. 1. Designation (of properties), characterization. 2. Particularization, detailed statement. Specify, v. a. Designate, particularize, indicate, define, individualize, show clearly, name with precision. Specillum, n. Stylet. Specimen, n. Pattern, sample, model. Specious, a. Fair (apparently, but not really), plausible, colorable, ostensible. Speck, n. 1. Stain, spot, flaw, blemish, blot. 2. Bit, mite, mote, atom, particle, corpuscle, scintilla, small thing. Speck, v. a. Spot, stain (in spots). Speckle, v. a. Mark with spots (of a different color from that of the ground). Spectacle, n. 1. Show, exhibition, sight, scene, representation, display, pageant, parade. 2. Curiosity, wonder, marvel, phenomenon. Spectacles, n. pl. Glasses. Spectator, n. Beholder, observer, bystander, looker-on, on-looker. Spectral, a. Ghostly, phantom-like. Spectre, n. [Written also Specter.] Apparition, ghost, spirit, shade, phantom, phantasm, illusion, ogre, sprite, GOBLIN, HOBGOBLIN. Spectrum, n. Image, appearance, representation. Speculate, v. n. 1. Meditate, contemplate, cogitate, reflect, ponder, muse, ruminate, think, consider. 2. Trade (hazardously). Speculation, n. 1. Contemplation. 2. Theory, scheme, hypothesis, supposition, conjecture, view, a priori reasoning. Speculatist, n. Speculator, theorizer. Speculative, a. 1. Contemplative, unpractical, Platonic, philosophical, given to speculation. 2. Theoretical, ideal, imaginary. 3. Given to hazardous trading. Speculator, n. 1. Theorizer, speculatist. 2. Trader (who takes great risks in the hope of great gains). Speculum, n. [L.] Mirror, looking-glass, reflector. Speech, n. 1. Articulate utterance. 2. Language, tongue, vernacular, idiom, dialect, LINGO. 3. Talk, parlance, verbal intercourse, oral communication. 4. Oration, discourse, address, harangue. Speechify, v. n. [Colloquial.] Harangue, make a speech, hold forth. Speechless, a. Mute, dumb, silent, mum. Speed, v. n. 1. Make haste. 2. Succeed, prosper, thrive, flourish. 3. Fare, get on. Speed, v. a. 1. Hasten, expedite, accelerate, hurry, despatch, quicken, precipitate, forward, urge or press forward, urge or press on. 2. Assist, help, aid, help forward. 3. Prosper, favor, make successful. Speed, n. 1. Haste, hurry, despatch, celerity, swiftness, fleetness, velocity, quickness, rapidity, expedition. 3. Success, prosperity, good fortune, good luck, favorable issue. Speedy, a. Swift, rapid, quick, fleet, hasty, prompt, expeditious, hurried, flying. Spell, n. 1. Charm, incantation, exorcism. 2. Turn (at work). 3. Season, term, period, interval, fit. Spell, v. a. 1. Represent by letters. 2. Relieve (by taking a turn at work), help, aid, assist. Spell-bound, a. Enchanted, under a spell, under magic influence. Speller, n. [U. S.] Spelling-book. Spell out, Interpret, decipher, unfold, read, unriddle, unravel, find out, make out. Spelling, n. Orthography. Spelling-book, n. Speller. Spelter, n. Zinc. Spend, v. a. 1. Expend, disburse, lay out. 2. Waste, consume, exhaust, squander, dissipate, lavish, use up. 3. Employ, devote, bestow, apply. 4. Pass, lead. Spend, v. n. 1. Lay out money, incur expense. 2. Vanish, be lost, be consumed. Spendthrift, n. Prodigal, squanderer, waster, UNTHRIFT. Sperm, n. Semen, seed. Spermaceti-whale, n. Cachelot, sperm-whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Spermatic, a. Seminal. Sperm-whale, n. Spermaceti-whale. Spew, v. a. Vomit, puke, cast up, throw up. Spew, v. n. Vomit, puke. Sphacelate, v. n. Mortify. Sphacelation, n. (Med.) Mortification. Sphacelus, n. (Med.) Gangrene, mortification. Sphenoid, a. (Anat.) Wedge-shaped, sphenoidal. Sphenoidal, a. Sphenoid. Sphere, n. 1. Globe, ball, orb. 2. Circuit, circle, compass, province, department, walk, beat, function, vocation, post, office, employment, capacity. 3. Rank, standing, order. 4. Region, realm, domain, quarter, country. Spherical, a. Globular, orbicular, globated, globous, globose, rotund, round. Sphericity, n. Rotundity, roundness, globosity. Spice, n. 1. Flavoring, flavor, relish, taste, savor, tincture, dash, infusion, admixture, sprinkling. 2. Grain, particle, small quantity. Spice-bush, n. Spice-wood. Spice-wood, n. Spice-bush, Benjamin tree, wild allspice (Benzoin odoriferum or Laurus benzoin). Spick-and-span new, Quite new, fire-new, brand-new. Spicy, a. 1. Aromatic, fragrant. 2. Pungent, sharp, piquant, pointed. Spider's web, Cobweb. Spigot, n. Spile, stopper, stopple. Spike, n. 1. Ear (of grain), head. 2. Large nail. Spile, n. 1. Spigot. 2. [Colloquial.] Pile. Spill, v. a. Shed, effuse, pour out. Spin, v. a. 1. Twist (into thread). 2. Twirl, whirl. Spin a long yarn, Tell a long story. Spindle, n. (Mech.) Axis, shaft, arbor. Spindle-shaped, a. Fusiform. Spine, n. 1. Thorn. 2. Backbone, spinal column, vertebral column. 3. Shin, forepart of the leg. Spinney, n. [Written also Spinny.] Thicket, grove. Spinose, a. Thorny, spiny, spinous, briery. Spinous, a. Spinose. Spin out, Prolong, lengthen, protract, draw out. Spinster, n. Single woman, maiden lady. Spiny, a. Thorny, spinose, spinous, briery. Spiracle, n. Aperture (especially in animal and vegetable bodies), blowhole, vent, orifice, pore. Spiral, a. Winding (like the thread of a screw), cochleary, cochleated, spiry, helical, screw-shaped. Spiral, n. Helix, worm. Spire, n. 1. Steeple. 2. Shoot, spear. Spirit, n. 1. Vital essence (apart from matter), immaterial substance. 2. Soul, pure intelligence, inner man. 3. Apparition, ghost, spectre, shade, phantom, phantasm, sprite, fairy, elf, demon, genius. 4. Disposition, temper, humor, mood, spirits, frame of mind, turn of mind. 5. Courage, ardor, fire, energy, force, vigor, mettle, earnestness, enthusiasm, zeal, resolution, pluck, elevation of soul. 6. Liveliness, animation, piquancy, warmth, glow. 7. Person (as distinguished by peculiar qualities), individual. 8. Meaning, significance, purport, intent, drift, gist, tenor, sense. 9. Nature, character, complexion, characteristic quality. 10. Alcohol, distilled liquor. 11. [With The prefixed.] Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete, Comforter, The Spirit of God. Spirit away, Kidnap, carry off (secretly). Spirited, a. Animated, lively, vivacious, sprightly, ardent, earnest, active, alert, high-mettled, high-spirited, full of spirit, full of life. Spiritist, n. Spiritualist. Spiritless, a. 1. Lifeless, breathless, extinct, dead. 2. Dejected, depressed, discouraged, dispirited, low-spirited, in low spirits. 3. Dull, torpid, sluggish, cold, apathetic, phlegmatic, languid, soulless, feeble, unenterprising. 4. Heavy, stupid, dull, frigid, tame, prosaic, prosy, insipid, uninteresting. Spirit of Myrcia, Bay-rum. Spirit of Truth, Paraclete, Comforter, The Dove, The Holy Ghost. Spirit-stirring, a. Inspiring, animating, enlivening, cheering, exhilarating. Spirits, n. pl. 1. Disposition, temper, mood, humor, spirit, frame of mind, turn of mind. 2. Distilled liquors, ardent spirits. Spiritual, a. 1. Immaterial, incorporeal, ethereal, ghostly. 2. Mental, intellectual, ideal, abstract. 3. Holy, divine, pure. 4. Ecclesiastical, not lay, not secular. 5. Internal, not literal. Spirituality, n. 1. Immateriality. 2. Religious function (as of the church). 3. Spiritual-mindedness. Spiritualize, v. a. Purify, elevate, refine, make spiritual. Spiritual-mindedness, n. Spirituality. Spirituous, a. Alcoholic, ardent. Spirt, v. n. Gush, jet, spout. Spirt, v. a. Spout, throw out. Spiry, a. 1. Winding, wreathed, curled, spiral, helical, cochleary, cochleated, screw-shaped. 2. Pyramidal, tapering. Spit, v. n. Spawl, sputter. Spit, n. Spittle, saliva, spawl. Spit-box, n. Spittoon. Spite, n. 1. Malice, malevolence, rancor, venom, gall, malignity, maliciousness, hate, grudge, pique, ill-nature. 2. Defiance, opposition, despite, contempt. Spiteful, a. Malicious, malignant, malevolent, malign, ill-disposed, evil-minded, ill-natured. Spittoon, n. Spit-box. Splash, v. n. Plash, dabble in water. Splash, v. a. Dash, spatter, plash. Splay, v. a. (Arch.) Slope (as the side of a window), slant. Spleen, n. 1. (Anat.) Milt. 2. Anger, spite, animosity, gall, rancor, pique, malevolence, malignity, grudge, hatred, malice, ill humor, ill blood, bad blood. 3. Melancholy, despondency, hypochondria, dejection, depression, dumps, megrims, the dismals, the blues, blue devils. Spleeny, a. Angry, fretful, SPLENETIC. Splendid, a. 1. Shining, glowing, resplendent, effulgent, refulgent, bright, lustrous, radiant, beaming, brilliant. 2. Showy, magnificent, gorgeous, sumptuous, pompous, superb, kingly. 3. Illustrious, conspicuous, eminent, distinguished, pre-eminent, remarkable, famous, celebrated, glorious. 4. Grand, heroic, sublime, lofty, noble. Splendor, n. 1. Lustre, brilliance, brilliancy, brightness, polish. 2. Magnificence, pomp, stateliness, show, gorgeousness, pompousness, display, parade, ÉCLAT, striking effect. 3. Eminence, celebrity, fame, glory. 4. Grandeur, sublimity. Splenetic, a. 1. Irascible, irritable, fretful, peevish, touchy, testy, pettish, waspish, petulant, choleric, snappish, cross. 2. Morose, sullen, sulky, churlish, sour, crabbed. 3. Melancholy, despondent, moping, gloomy, melancholic, hypochondriacal, jaundiced. Splice, v. a. Braid together (as the ends of ropes), join together. Splinter, v. a. Split (into thin pieces), shiver. Splinter, v. n. Be split (into thin pieces), be shivered. Splinters, n. pl. Flinders, fragments. Split, v. a. 1. Cleave, rive, rend, burst, SPLINTER, tear asunder. 2. Divide, sunder, separate, part. Split, v. n. 1. Burst, be riven, be rent, SPLINTER, be split. 2. Be broken, be dashed to pieces. Split, n. Crack, fissure, rent. Split hairs, Refine, be over-nice, affect nicety, make useless distinctions. Splurge, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] Blustering effort. Splutter, n. [Colloquial.] Bustle, stir. Splutter, v. n. [Colloquial.] Stammer (through haste). Splutterer, n. [Colloquial.] Stammerer. Spoil, v. a. 1. Plunder, rob, despoil, fleece, strip, ravage, waste. 2. Injure, harm, disfigure, mar. Spoil, v. n. 1. Steal, pilfer, engage in robbery. 2. Decay, be corrupted. Spoil, n. Booty, pillage, plunder, prey, rapine. Spoiler, n. 1. Plunderer, robber, pillager. 2. Destroyer, corrupter. Spoken, a. Oral, parole, nuncupative, not written. Spokesman, n. Speaker, prolocutor. Spoliate, v. a. Rob, plunder, spoil. Spoliation, n. Robbery, pillage, plundering, rapine, devastation, destruction. Sponge, v. a. 1. Wipe (with a sponge), cleanse. 2. Dampen, wet. Sponger, n. Parasite, hanger-on. Spongy, a. Bibulous, porous. Sponsor, n. 1. Surety. 2. Godfather or godmother. Spontaneity, n. Spontaneousness. Spontaneous, a. Voluntary, instinctive, uncompelled, unbidden, unconstrained, willing, gratuitous, free, of one's own accord. Spontaneousness, n. Spontaneity. Spooney, n. [Colloquial.] Dunce, blockhead. Sporadic, a. Scattered, occurring here and there. Sport, n. 1. Play, diversion, amusement, pastime, game, fun, frolic, gambol, prank, jest, recreation, hilarity, entertainment, merriment, mirth, jollity, joviality, pleasantry, merry-making. 2. Mockery, derision, mock, ridicule, contemptuous mirth. Sport, v. n. Play, frolic, disport, wanton, skip, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merry. Sport, v. a. [Colloquial.] Exhibit, display, make a show of. Sportive, a. Jocose, jocular, waggish, frolicsome, playful, gamesome, DAFT, facetious, funny, merry, gay, debonair, vivacious, lively, sprightly, jocund, wanton, buxom, prankish, full of play, full of fun. Spot, n. 1. Speck, blot. 2. Blemish, stain, taint, flaw. 3. Place, locality. Spot, v. a. 1. Make spots on, dapple, variegate. 2. Stain, sully, soil, tarnish, blemish. 3. [Cant term,] Mark, take special note of. Spotless, a. 1. Unspotted, undefaced, perfect. 2. Immaculate, unstained, untainted, unblemished, untarnished, blameless, stainless, innocent, pure. Spotted, a. Speckled, bespeckled, bespotted, dotted, freckled, spotty. Spotty, a. Spotted. Spousal, a. Matrimonial, conjugal, connubial, hymeneal, bridal, marital. Spousals, n. pl. Nuptials, espousals, marriage. Spouse, n. Husband or wife, married person, consort. Spouseless, a. Unmarried. Spout, n. 1. Ajutage, pipe. 2. Nozzle, nose. Spout, v. a. 1. Spirt, pour out (through a narrow orifice). 2. Utter (pompously), mouth, declaim, speak. Spout, v. n. 1. Gush, issue. 2. [Colloquial.] Declaim, rant, make a speech, hold forth. Spouter, n. Declaimer. Sprain, v. a. Strain (as a joint), twist, wrench. Spray, n. 1. Twig, shoot, sprig. 2. Foam, froth, spume. Spread, v. a. 1. Extend, expand, mantle, stretch, dilate. 2. Disperse, scatter, distribute, diffuse. 3. Publish, divulge, propagate, disseminate, circulate, promulgate, make known, make public, spread abroad. 4. Unfold, unfurl, open. 5. Cover, overspread. Spread, v. n. 1. Extend, be expanded. 2. Be dispersed, be scattered. 3. Circulate, be circulated, be spread abroad. Spread, n. 1. Extent, reach, compass. 2. Dissemination, circulation, propagation. Spread-eagle, a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Bombastic, pompous, inflated, turgid, tumid, swelling, stilted, grandiloquent, pretentious, sophomorical, HIGHFALUTIN, high-flowing, high-sounding. Spread over, [Active and Neuter.] Overrun, run over. Spree, n. [Colloquial.] 1. Carousal, revel, revelry, revelling, jollification, bacchanals, saturnalia, debauch, compotation, wassail, orgies, carouse, cups, drinking bout. 2. Row, riot, disturbance, SHINDY. Sprig, n. Twig, shoot, spray. Sprightliness, n. Liveliness, briskness, vivacity, animation, alertness, cheerfulness, gayety, frolicsomeness. Sprightly, a. Lively, mercurial, animated, vigorous, vivacious, buoyant, brisk, active, alert, agile, blithe, blithesome, gay, airy, cheerful, joyous, frolicsome, buxom, debonair, pleasant. Spring, v. n. 1. Leap, bound, jump, vault, hop, CAPER. 2. Rise, start, come forth. 3. Arise, proceed, issue, put forth, shoot forth, make its appearance. 4. Originate, emanate, flow, take its rise, have its origin. 5. Rebound, fly back. 6. Warp, bend. Spring, n. 1. Leap, bound, jump. 2. Elasticity, resiliency, springiness, elastic force. 3. Fountain, well, FOUNT, fountain-head. 4. Source, original, origin, principle, cause. 5. Vernal season. Spring a leak, Begin to leak. Springe, n. Snare, gin, noose, net, toil, trap. Spring-halt, n. String-halt. Springiness, n. Elasticity, resilience, spring. Springy, a. Elastic, resilient, rebounding. Sprinkle, v. a. 1. Scatter, strew. 2. Bedew, besprinkle. Sprinkle, v. n. Rain (moderately). Sprinkler, n. Watering pot. Sprinkling, n. Affusion. Sprite, n. Fairy, elf, spirit, ghost, spectre, apparition, shade, phantom, phantasm, goblin, hobgoblin. Sprout, v. n. Shoot, germinate, vegetate, push, grow, pullulate, put forth, shoot forth, burst forth. Sprout, n. 1. Acrospire, plumule. 2. Shoot, ratoon, young branch. Spruce, a. Neat (without elegance), trim, nice, trig, line, finical, smart, jaunty, natty, foppish, dandyish. Spruce, v. n. Prink, dress finically. Spruce, v. a. Trim, deck, dress. Spry, a. [Colloquial.] Active, lively, brisk, nimble, supple, agile, sprightly, quick, smart, prompt, alert, stirring, ready, dapper. Spume, n. Foam, froth, spray. Spumous, a. Spumy. Spumy, a. Foamy, frothy, spumous. Spunk, n. 1. Touchwood. 2. Punk, amadou, agaric, German tinder. 3. [Colloquial.] Spirit, pluck, mettle, energy, force, courage. Spur, n. 1. Goad, prick, point, rowel. 2. Incitement, stimulus, incentive, impulse, inducement, instigation, provocation, motive. 3. Snag, point, knot, gnarl, knob, projection. 4. Ergot, horn-seed, spurred rye. Spur, v. a. 1. Prick (with the spur). 2. Stimulate, incite, rouse, arouse, goad, induce, instigate, impel, urge forward, drive. Spur, v. n. Prick, gallop, hasten, press forward, press on. Spurious, a. 1. Illegitimate, bastard. 2. Counterfeit, supposititious, meretricious, deceitful, sham, false, mock, pretended, feigned, clap-trap, fictitious, unauthentic, make-believe, not genuine. Spurn, v. a. 1. Kick. 2. Contemn, scorn, scout, despise, disdain, make light of, look down upon, hold in contempt. Spurred-rye, Ergot, spur. Sputter, v. n. 1. Spit, spawl. 2. Splutter, stammer. Sputterer, a. Stammerer, splutterer. Spy, n. Scout, emissary (in disguise), secret agent. Spy, v. a. See, behold, discern, espy. Squab, a. 1. Fat, plump, stout, portly, dumpy, squabbish, squabby. 2. Unfledged, unfeathered. Squab, n. Young pigeon. Squabbish, a. Squabby, SQUAB. Squabble, v. n. Quarrel, wrangle, dispute, contend, fight, jangle, TIFF. Squabble, n. Brawl, wrangle, dispute, petty quarrel. Squabby, a. Squabbish, SQUAB. Squad, n. Gang, band, crew, set, knot, bevy, lot, small company. Squalid, a. Filthy, nasty, dirty, foul, unclean. Squalidity, n. Foulness, SQUALIDNESS. Squalidness, n. Foulness, filthiness, squalidity, squalor. Squall, v. n. Cry (as an infant), bawl, yell, scream, cry out. Squall, n. 1. Cry, bawl, yell, scream, outcry. 2. Storm (sudden and brief), blast, gust, sudden breeze. Squally, a. Gusty, blustering, stormy, tempestuous. Squalor, n. [L.] Foulness, SQUALIDNESS. Squamate, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE. Squamated, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE. Squamose, a. (Bot.) Scaly, squamate, squamated, squamous. Squamous, a. Scaly, SQUAMOSE. Squander, v. a. Spend (profusely), lavish, expend, waste, lose, dissipate, run out, throw away, muddle away. Squanderer, n. Spendthrift, prodigal, waster. Square, a. 1. Quadrilateral and equi-angular. 2. Perpendicular, making a right angle. 3. Just, honest, fair, equitable, upright, exact, equal. 4. Adjusted, balanced, settled, even. Square, n. 1. Four-sided figure (with equal sides and angles), quadrate. 2. Square number. 3. Open area (in a city or town). 4. (Arch.) One hundred superficial feet. Square, v. a. 1. Make square. 2. Regulate, adapt, fit, suit, accommodate. 3. Adjust, settle, close, balance. 4. (Arith.) Multiply into itself. Square, v. n. Suit, fit, accord, harmonize, quadrate, comport, cohere, chime in, fall in. Squash, v. a. Crush. Squat, v. n. 1. Crouch, cower, sit close to the ground. 2. [Modern.] Settle (without title to the land), plant one's self, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent. Squat, a. 1. Crouching, cowering. 2. Dumpy, STUMPY, stubby, short and thick. Squaw-vine, n. Checkerberry, partridge-berry, winter-clover (Mitchella repens). Squeal, v. n. Cry (as a pig), yell. Squeamish, a. Fastidious, dainty, difficult, scrupulous, over-nice, hard to please. Squeeze, v. a. 1. Compress, gripe, pinch, nip, press closely. 2. Force (between close bodies), drive. Squeeze, v. n. Press, crowd, force a way, urge one's way. Squeeze out, Press out, force out. Squeteague, n. Weak-fish (Labrus squeteague or Onolithus regalis). Squib, n. 1. Cracker. 2. Lampoon, pasquinade, satire. Squib, v. n. [Colloquial.] Make lampoons, throw squibs, make sarcastic remarks. Squid, n. Cuttle-fish. Squint, v. n. Look askant, look askance, look obliquely. Squint-eyed, a. Cock-eyed. Squire, n. Esquire. Squireen, n. [Modern, Eng.] Country-squire, petty squire. Squirm, v. n. Writhe, wriggle. Squirt, v. a. Eject (through a syringe). Squirt, n. Syringe. Stab, n. Thrust, stick. Stab, v. a. Pierce, transfix, gore, spear. Stability, n. 1. Fixedness, durability, permanence, stableness. 2. Constancy, steadiness, firmness. Stable, a. 1. Fixed, established, durable, enduring, permanent, immovable, immutable, unalterable, indestructible, unchangeable, invariable. 2. Constant, steady, firm, steadfast, stanch, not fickle, not wavering. Stableness, n. Stability. Stables, n. pl. Mews. Stable-servant, n. Groom, hostler. Staff, n. 1. Cane, stick, pole, rod, partisan, truncheon. 2. Support, prop, stay. 3. État major, staff, staff-officers, commissioned officers. 4. Stanza, verse, stave. Stag, n. Hart, male red deer (Cervus elaphus). Stage, n. 1. Platform, scaffold, STAGING. 2. Theatre, play-house. 3. Step, degree. Stage-like, a. Ranting, declamatory, STAGEY. Stagey, a. [Colloquial.] Ranting, declamatory, bombastic, theatrical, stage-like. Stage-player, n. Actor, performer, player, comedian, tragedian. Stagger, v. n. Reel, totter, vacillate. Stagger, v. a. Shock, astonish, astound, amaze, confound, dumfounder, pose, surprise, nonplus, strike with wonder, take by surprise. Staging, n. [U. S.] Platform, scaffold. Stagnant, a. 1. Motionless, standing, close. 2. Sluggish, inactive, inert, torpid, dull, heavy. Stagnate, v. n. 1. Be stagnant, stand still. 2. Be dull, be inactive. Staid, a. Sober, grave, steady, serious, sedate. Stain, v. a. 1. Soil, sully, contaminate, tarnish, spot, blot, blemish, discolor. 2. Dye, tinge, color. 3. Disgrace, pollute, corrupt, defile, dishonor, debase, deprave, contaminate, taint. Stain, n. 1. Blemish, tarnish, spot, blot, imperfection. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, contamination, taint. Stainless, a. 1. Spotless, untarnished, unspotted. 2. Unsullied, faultless, innocent, uncorrupted, guiltless, pure. Stair, n. 1. Stairs, flight of steps. 2. Step (of a flight of stairs). Stairs, n. pl. Stair-case, flight of steps, flight of stairs, pair of stairs, set of steps. Stair-case, n. Stairs (with casing, &c.), flight of stairs. Stake, n. 1. Stick (pointed for driving into the ground), picket, pale. 2. Wager, bet, pledge. 3. Risk, hazard, venture, adventure. Stake, v. a. Risk, venture, hazard, peril, imperil, jeopardize, wager, pledge, put at stake, put at hazard. Stale, a. 1. Vapid, tasteless, insipid, mawkish, flat, flashy, musty, fusty, sour, not fresh. 2. Old, decayed, faded, effete, time-worn, worn out, not new. 3. Trite, common, hackneyed, commonplace, threadbare, not novel. Stalk, v. n. 1. Walk (stealthily). 2. Stride, strut. Stalk, n. Stem, petiole, pedicel, CULM, peduncle. Stalking-horse, n. Mask, cover, pretence. Stall, n. 1. Stable. 2. Compartment (as in a stable), cell, recess. 3. Stand (where things are sold), shop, booth. 4. Seat (for a dignitary in the choir of a church). Stall, v. a. 1. Put in a stable, keep in a stable. 2. Set fast (as in mire), fix in a slough. Stallion, n. Stud-horse, breeding-horse. Stalwart, a. 1. Strong, stout, sinewy, brawny, muscular, athletic, lusty, robust, sturdy, strapping, vigorous, powerful, puissant, able-bodied, Herculean, gigantic, stalworth. 2. Brave, bold, manly, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, daring, resolute, firm, indomitable, redoubtable. Stalworth, a. Stalwart. Stamina, n. pl. 1. Firm parts (that give strength), principal elements. 2. Strength, vigor, force, stoutness, sturdiness, lustiness. Stammel, a. Reddish (paler than scarlet). Stammer, v. n. Stutter, hesitate (in speaking), falter, haw, hum and haw. Stammer, n. Stutter, hesitate, falter. Stammerer, n. Stutterer. Stammering, n. Stuttering, faltering, difficulty of utterance. Stamp, v. a. 1. Beat (with the foot or a pestle). 2. Impress, imprint, print, mark, brand, put a stamp on. Stamp, n. 1. Mark, impress, print, impression, brand. 2. Make, cast, mould, form, fashion, cut, character, complexion. Stampede, n. Sudden flight (as of horses from fright). Stanch, v. a. Stop the flow of, stop from running. Stanch, a. 1. Strong, sound, stout. 2. Steady, firm, constant, steadfast, resolute, stable, unwavering. Stanchion, n. Prop, support. Stand, v. n. 1. Be upon the feet, rest on the feet. 2. Be erect, continue erect, remain upright. 3. Be placed, be situated. 4. Remain, continue, abide, be fixed. 5. Stop, halt, pause. 6. Stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one's position, maintain one's ground, stand one's ground. 7. Rank, have rank, hold a place. 8. Be (emphatically). 9. Be valid, have force, have validity. 10. Be a candidate. 11. (Naut.) Steer, hold a course. Stand, v. a. 1. Endure, sustain, bear, weather, bear up against. 2. Resist (without flinching), oppose, withstand, stand against. 3. Abide, await, submit to. 4. Put, place, set upright. Stand, n. 1. Stop, halt, stay. 2. Post, position, place. 3. Interruption, cessation, standstill. 4. Small table. 5. Stall, booth, shop. Standard, n. 1. Ensign, flag, banner, streamer, pennons, colors. 2. Criterion, rule, test, touchstone. 3. Model, gauge. 4. Upright, support. 5. (Bot.) Vexillum. Stand of arms, Complete set of arms. Stand against, Oppose, resist, withstand. Standard-bearer, n. Ensign (of infantry), cornet (of cavalry), color-sergeant. Stand by, 1. Stand near, be near. 2. Support, assist, aid, help, defend, side with, stand for, not desert. 3. Defend, maintain, vindicate, make good, justify. Stand for, 1. Signify, mean, represent. 2. Defend, support, aid, help, side with, stand by, not desert. Stand in hand, Behoove, interest, concern, be important for, be advantageous for, be for one's interest. Stand in one's own light, Act against one's own interest, not know on which side one's bread is buttered, quarrel with one's bread and butter, kill the goose which lays golden eggs, throw a stone in one's own garden. Stand in stead, Benefit, profit, be of use, be of service, be advantageous. Stand off, Keep off, keep at a distance. Stand one in, Cost. Stand one's ground, Stand, stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one's position, maintain one's ground. Stand out, 1. Project, jut, protrude, be prominent, jut out. 2. Persist (in resistance), not yield, not comply. Stand-still, n. Interruption, cessation, stop, stand. Stand to, 1. Abide by, adhere to. 2. Be consistent with. 3. (Naut.) Ply, urge, use vigorously. Stand to it, Persist in the opinion, stick to it. Stand to reason, Seem reasonable, appear consistent. Stand up for, Defend, justify, uphold, support, sustain. Stand upon, 1. Insist upon. 2. Value, pride one's self on, think much of. Stannel, n. Kestrel, castrel, windhover (Falco tinnunculus). Stanza, n. Verse, stave, staff. Staple, n. 1. Chief commodity (of a country or a district), principal production. 2. Fibre (of cotton, wool, &c.), pile, filament. 3. Raw material. 4. Bulk, mass, body, substance, principal part, greater part. Staple, a. Chief, principal. Star, n. 1. Heavenly body. 2. Asterisk, figure of a star. 3. Fate, fortune, destiny, lot, doom. 4. Eminent person (particularly an eminent actor). Starboard, n. (Naut.) Right hand side (of a vessel, to a person looking forward). Starboard, a. (Naut.) Right. Starch, a. Stiff, STARCHED. Starched, a. Stiff, precise, formal, prim, rigid, punctilious, ceremonious, starchy, affectedly exact. Starch-sugar, n. Glucose, grape sugar. Stare, v. n. Gaze, gloat, look intently, gaze earnestly. Star-finch, n. Redstart (Phœnicura ruticilla). Star-fish, n. Sea-star, five-finger. Star-flower, n. 1. Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum). 2. Chickweed, star-wort. Stark, a. Mere, simple, sheer, bare, downright, gross, unmistakable. Stark, ad. Wholly, entirely, completely, fully. Star-like, a. 1. Bright, lustrous, twinkling. 2. Radiated, stellate, stellated, stellular. Start, v. n. 1. Shrink, flinch, wince, startle. 2. Depart, set out, set off. Start, v. a. 1. Rouse, alarm, startle. 2. Evoke, raise, call forth. 3. Begin, initiate, institute, set on foot. 4. Move (suddenly). Start, n. 1. Startle, sudden motion. 2. Fit, spasmodic effort. 3. Beginning, outset. Starting-point, n. Point of departure. Startle, v. n. Shrink, wince, flinch, start. Startle, v. a. 1. Frighten, flight, affright, alarm, shock. 2. Strike with wonder, surprise, astonish, astound, amaze. Startle, n. Shock, START. Starvation, n. Famishment. Starve, v. n. Perish (especially with hunger). Starve, v. a. Kill with hunger, starve to death. Starveling, a. Lean, meagre, lank, emaciated, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-boned. Starveling, n. Pauper, mendicant, beggar. Starwort, n. Star-flower, chickweed. State, n. 1. Condition, situation, position, plight, predicament, pass, case, category. 2. Commonwealth, civil community, body politic. 3. Pomp, parade, dignity, grandeur, magnificence, glory. State, v. a. Express (with particularity), explain, specify, set forth. State, a. National, public. State-chamber, n. Divan, audience-chamber, council-chamber. Stately, a. 1. Lofty, dignified, majestic, imperial, magnificent, grand, noble, princely, royal, palatial, elevated, august. 2. Pompous, ceremonious, solemn, formal. Stately mansion, Palace. Statement, n. Specification, mention, announcement, report, account, recital, relation, narration, description. Statesman, n. Statist, politician. Station, n. 1. Place, position, post, location, situation. 2. Office, function, business, employment, sphere of duty. 3. Rank, standing, character, state, condition, STATUS. 4. Depot (of a railroad), station-house. Station, v. a. Place, locate, post, fix, establish, set. Stationary, a. Fixed, stable, standing, still, quiescent, motionless, permanent, at rest, at a stand, standing still. Station-house, n. Station (of a railroad), depot. Statist, n. Statesman, politician. Statuary, n. 1. Sculpture, carving. 2. Statues (collectively). Statue, n. Image (made of some solid substance). Statuette, n. Small statue, little image. Stature, n. Height, tallness. Status, n. [L.] Standing, rank, station, condition. Statute, n. Law, act, enactment, ordinance. Staurolite, n. 1. Staurotide. 2. Harmotome. Staurotide, n. Cross-stone, grenatite, staurolite. Stave, n. Stanza, verse, staff. Stave, v. a. Burst, break a hole in, stave in. Stave in, Burst, STAVE. Stave off, Defer, delay, postpone, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, lay over, let lie over. Stay, v. n. 1. Sojourn, tarry, abide, dwell, lodge, rest, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent. 2. Remain, continue, stop, be fixed, stand still. 3. Wait, attend, delay, linger. Stay, v. a. 1. Stop, restrain, check, hold, withhold, curb, keep in, rein in. 2. Delay, obstruct, hinder. 3. Support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, shore up. Stay, n. 1. Sojourn, delay, halt, rest, repose, stop. 2. Hinderance, obstruction, interruption, obstacle, impediment, check, bar, restraint, curb, stumbling block. 3. Support, prop, staff, dependence, supporter, buttress. Stays, n. pl. Corsets. Steadfast, a. 1. Fixed, fast, established. 2. Resolute, firm, steady, stanch, constant, stable, pertinacious, unwavering, unhesitating, unshaken, unreserved, implicit. Steady, a. 1. Fixed, firm, not tottering. 2. Regular, undeviating, unremitted, uniform. 3. Constant, resolute, stanch, steadfast, stable, unwavering, persevering. Steal, v. a. 1. Purloin, pilfer, filch, CABBAGE, poach, peculate, embezzle, ROB, make off with, come unlawfully by. 2. Allure, win, gain, draw over. Steal, v. n. 1. Pilfer, purloin, thieve, practise theft. 2. Pass stealthily, go unperceived. Stealer, n. Thief, robber. Stealing, n. Theft, robbery, larceny. Stealthy, a. Sly, secret, private, clandestine, furtive, underhand, sneaking, skulking. Steam, n. 1. Vapor (especially of water). 2. Mist, fume, reek, smoke, exhalation, effluvium. Steam, v. n. 1. Emit vapor. 2. Evaporate, pass off in vapor. 3. Navigate (by means of steam), plough the deep, plough the waves. Steamboat, n. Steamer. Steamer, n. Steamboat, steamship. Steamer-duck, n. Race-horse (Micropterus brachypterus). Steamship, n. Steamer. Steatite, n. Soapstone. Steed, n. [Poetical.] Horse (especially a war horse), charger. Steel, v. a. 1. Case-harden, edge or point with steel. 2. Harden, strengthen, fortify, nerve, brace, make firm. Steep, a. Precipitous, abrupt. Steep, n. Precipice, abrupt declivity. Steep, v. a. Soak, macerate, imbrue, drench, digest, seethe. Steeple, n. Spire, tower, turret. Steeple-bush, n. Hardhack (Spiræa tomentosa). Steer, n. Young ox. Steer, v. a. Direct (as a vessel by the helm), guide, pilot, conduct, govern, have or take the direction of. Steer, v. n. 1. Direct one's course. 2. Be directed, be governed. Steersman, n. Helmsman, pilot, guide, conductor. Stellar, a. Astral, starry. Stellate, a. Star-like, radiated, stellular, stellated. Stellated, a. Stellate. Stellular, a. Stellate. Stem, n. 1. Trunk (of a tree), main stock. 2. Peduncle, pedicel, petiole, stalk. 3. Branch, shoot, scion. 4. (Naut.) Forepart (of a ship), prow, beak, bow. 5. (Mus.) Tail (of a note). Stem, v. a. 1. Oppose (as a current), resist, breast, withstand, bear up against, make head against. 2. Stop, check. Stench, n. Stink, fetor, bad smell, offensive odor. Stench-trap, n. Cesspool, stink-trap. Stenographer, n. Stenographist. Stenographist, n. Stenographer. Stenography, n. Shorthand, tachygraphy, brachygraphy. Stentorian, a. Stunning, deafening, very loud. Step, n. 1. Pace, tread. 2. Stair. 3. Degree, grade, gradation. 4. Advancement, progression. 5. Action, act, deed, proceeding. 6. Measure, means, method, expedient. 7. Round (of a ladder), rundle. 8. Short distance, stone's throw, small space, few steps. Step, v. n. Walk. Steppe, n. Prairie, pampa, savanna. Stercoraceous, a. Fecal. Sterile, a. Barren, unfruitful, fruitless, unproductive, unprolific, infecund, addle, ACARPOUS, jejune, poor. Sterility, n. Barrenness, unfruitfulness, fruitlessness, unproductiveness, infecundity. Sterling, a. Genuine, pure, true, real, substantial, positive. Stern, a. 1. Forbidding, austere, severe, rigid. 2. Harsh, cruel, bitter, rigorous, strict, hard, unrelenting, inflexible, uncompromising. Stern, n. Hinder part (of a vessel). Sternness, n. 1. Severity, austerity, rigidity. 2. Harshness, asperity, rigor, inflexibility, cruelty. Sternum, n. (Anat.) Breastbone. Sternutation, n. Sneezing. Sternutative, a. Sternutatory. Sternutatory, a. Sternutative, errhine, that produces sneezing. Stertorous, a. Snoring. Stew, v. a. Boil (slowly), seethe, simmer. Stew, v. n. Be boiled (slowly). Stew, n. 1. Brothel, bagnio, bawdy house, whore-house, house of prostitution, house of ill fame. 2. [Colloquial.] Confusion, difficulty, scrape, mess. 3. Bouilli, stewed meat. Steward, n. 1. Major-domo. 2. Manciple. Stibial, a. Antimonial. Stibium, n. 1. Antimony. 2. Stibnite. Stibnite, n. Stibium, antimony glance. Stich, n. Line, verse. Stick, n. 1. Rod, switch, birch. 2. Club, bludgeon. 3. Cane, staff. 4. Piece of timber. 5. Stab, thrust. Stick, v. a. 1. Pierce, penetrate, transfix, stab, spear, gore. 2. Insert, thrust, infix. 3. Attach, paste, glue, cement. 4. Fix (on something pointed). Stick, v. n. 1. Adhere, cleave, cling, hold, stay fixed. 2. Abide, remain, stop, stay, hold fast, be infixed. 3. Hesitate, waver, doubt, scruple, stickle, be embarrassed, be puzzled. Stick at, Hesitate about, doubt about, be puzzled by. Stick by, Adhere to, be faithful to, be true to, stick to. Stickle, v. n. 1. Struggle (pertinaciously and on trifling grounds), contend, altercate. 2. Hesitate, waver, doubt, scruple, stick, be puzzled. Stickle-back, n. Prickle-back. Stickler, n. Pertinacious person. Stick out, Project, protrude, be prominent. Stick Sulphur, Cane brimstone, roll sulphur. Stick to, 1. Adhere to, STICK BY. 2. Persevere in. Sticky, a. Adhesive, glutinous, viscous, viscid, tenacious, gluey. Stiff, a. 1. Rigid, unbending, unyielding, inflexible. 2. Firm, tenacious, thick, inspissated. 3. Stubborn, obstinate, pertinacious, rigorous, severe, strict, straight-laced, stringent, peremptory, absolute, positive, austere, dogmatic, uncompromising. 4. Formal, constrained, ceremonious, punctilious, prim, starch, stately, chilling, frigid, in buckram. 5. Inelegant, cramped, harsh, crude, graceless, abrupt. 6. Strong, fresh. Stiff-necked, a. Stubborn, obdurate, dogged, mulish, headstrong, contumacious, cross-grained, unruly, intractable. Stifle, v. a. 1. Smother, choke, suffocate. 2. Suppress, repress, check, deaden, stop, destroy, extinguish, quench. 3. Still, hush, silence, muffle, muzzle, gag. Stigma, n. 1. Mark (made with a hot iron), brand. 2. Stain, blot, disgrace, reproach, dishonor. Stigmatize, v. a. 1. Brand, mark with a hot iron. 2. Disgrace, reproach, dishonor, vilify, defame, discredit, brand, post. Stiletto, n. 1. Dagger, dirk, poniard. 2. Bodkin. Still, v. a. 1. Silence, stifle, muffle, hush. 2. Calm, compose, quiet, allay, appease, pacify, tranquillize, smooth. Still, a. 1. Silent, noiseless, hushed, mute, mum. 2. Quiet, calm, tranquil, placid, serene, stilly. 3. Motionless, quiescent, at rest. Still, ad. or conj. 1. Yet, till now, to this time. 2. However, nevertheless, notwithstanding. 3. Always, ever, continually, habitually. Stilly, a. Quiet, calm, tranquil, serene, still. Stilt, n. Stilt-bird, long-legged plover (Himantopus melanopterus). Stilt-bird, n. Stilt. Stilted, a. Pompous, swelling, inflated, bombastic, turgid, pretentious, grandiloquent, high-flowing, high-sounding, HIGH-FALUTIN, on stilts. Stimulant, a. Stimulating, exciting, stimulative. Stimulant, n. 1. Stimulating medicine. 2. Incentive, STIMULUS. Stimulate, v. a. Incite, excite, instigate, animate, awaken, provoke, pique, encourage, inspirit, urge, prompt, goad, rouse, arouse, whet, foment, spur, impel, inflame, fire, kindle, stir up, set on, work up. Stimulative, a. Stimulating, STIMULANT. Stimulative, n. Stimulus. Stimulus, n. Incentive, spur, goad, incitement, stimulant, provocative, provocation, motive, encouragement. Sting, v. a. 1. Prick, wound, hurt. 2. Afflict, pain, cut to the quick, go to one's heart. Stingy, a. Niggardly, penurious, parsimonious, miserly, close, mean, covetous, avaricious, sordid, close-fisted. Stink, v. n. Smell bad, smell ill, emit a stench. Stink, n. Stench, fetor, FUNK, offensive odor, bad smell. Stinkard, n. Teledu (Mydaus meliceps). Stink-stone, n. Swinestone. Stink-trap, n. Cesspool, stench-trap. Stint, v. a. 1. Limit, bound, restrain, confine. 2. Straiten, pinch, distress, put on short allowance. 3. [U. S.] Assign a task to. Stint, v. n. Stop, cease, desist. Stint, n. 1. Limit, bound, restraint. 2. Quantity assigned. 3. Allotted task. Stipe, n. Stalk (of a pistil), stem (of a mushroom or a fern). Stipend, n. Salary, wages, allowance, pay, hire, compensation, remuneration. Stipple, v. a. Engrave (by dots, instead of lines). Stipulate, v. n. Bargain, agree, contract, engage, covenant, provide. Stipulation, n. Bargain, agreement, contract, engagement, obligation, covenant, indenture, concordat, pact, convention. Stir, v. a. 1. Move. 2. Agitate, disturb. 3. Discuss, argue, moot. 4. Instigate, incite, excite, rouse, arouse, awaken, prompt, stimulate, provoke, animate, goad, spur, stir up, set on. Stir, v. n. 1. Move, budge, go, change place, change one's position, move one's self. 2. Be active, be in motion. 3. Appear, happen, turn up, come into notice. 4. [Colloquial.] Rise (from bed in the morning), get up. Stir, n. 1. Movement, activity, bustle, FUSS, hurry, flurry, fidget, ado. 2. Agitation, excitement, confusion, tumult, commotion. Stir one's stumps, [Colloquial.] Hasten, be quick, make the most of one's time, not suffer the grass to grow under one's feet. Stirrer up, Inciter, instigator. Stirring, a. Active, lively, brisk, smart, industrious, diligent. Stir up, Instigate, excite, STIR. Stitch, v. a. 1. Sew, sew together. 2. Make stitches in. Stithy, n. Smithy, smithery, FORGE, smith's shop. Stive, v. a. 1. Stow, stuff close. 2. Make hot, close, or sultry. Stoat, n. Ermine (Mustela erminea), meniver. Stock, n. 1. Trunk (of a tree), stalk, stem. 2. Post, pillar, block, log. 3. Handle (of an instrument), haft. 4. Cravat, neckcloth. 5. Race, lineage, pedigree, parentage, ancestry, family. 6. Capital, fund, invested property. 7. Store, supply, accumulation, provision, hoard, reserve. 8. Live-stock, domestic animals (on a farm). Stock, v. a. 1. Store, supply, furnish, fill. 2. Reserve, save, garner, hoard, reposit, accumulate, lay in, treasure up, lay by. Stock-dove, n. Wild pigeon (of Europe), wood-pigeon (Columba ænas). Stockholder, n. Shareholder. Stockish, a. Stupid, blockish, STOLID. Stock-jobber, n. Speculator in stocks, trader in stocks. Stocks, n. pl. 1. Funds (invested in joint-stock enterprises or in the obligations of a Government), public funds, public securities. 2. Shares (in joint-stock companies, or in the obligations of a Government). Stock-still, a. Stone-still, perfectly still. Stocky, a. [Colloquial.] Stout, plump, chubbed, stubby, STUMPY, short and thick. Stoic, n. Follower of Zeno, stoical philosopher. Stoic, a. Passionless, apathetic, unimpassioned, imperturbable, philosophic, Platonic, cool, indifferent, cold, cold-blooded. Stoical, a. Passionless, apathetic, unimpassioned, imperturbable, philosophic, Platonic, cool, indifferent, cold, cold-blooded. Stoicism, n. 1. Stoical philosophy, philosophy of Zeno. 2. Apathy, insensibility, coolness, indifference, coldness, phlegm, cold blood. Stolen, a. 1. Purloined, pilfered, taken wrongfully. 2. Furtive, stealthy, surreptitious, clandestine, secret, sly. Stolid, a. Stupid, dull, heavy, doltish, slow, foolish, blockish, obtuse, stockish. Stolidity, n. Stupidity, dullness, foolishness, doltishness, obtuseness, stolidness. Stolidness, n. Stolidity. Stoma, n. [Gr. pl. Stomata.] 1. Pore (in plants). 2. Breathing-hole (in articulate animals). Stomach, n. 1. Appetite. 2. Inclination, desire, taste, liking. Stomach, v. a. Brook, endure, bear, suffer, put up with. Stomachal, a. Stomachic. Stomachic, n. Cordial, medicine for the stomach, stomachal. Stomachic, a. Stomachal, cordial, good for the stomach. Stomachical, a. Stomachal, cordial, good for the stomach. Stone, n. 1. Rock, pebble. 2. Gem, jewel, precious stone. 3. Nut (of a drupe). 4. Vesical calculus. 5. Testicle. 6. Monumental tablet. Stone, v. a. 1. Pelt with stones. 2. Face with stone, line with stone. 3. Free from stones. Stone-bed, n. Quarry, stone-pit. Stone-blind, a. Totally blind. Stone-coal, n. Anthracite, blind-coal, glance-coal, hard-coal. Stone-cold, a. Cold as stone. Stone-curlew, n. Stone-plover (Œdicnemus crepitans). Stone-fruit, n. Drupe. Stone-pit, n. Quarry, stone-bed. Stone-plover, n. Stone-curlew. Stone's cast, n. Stone's throw. Stone's throw, n. Stone's cast, short distance, few steps. Stone-still, a. Stock-still. Stone-weed, n. Red-root (Lithospermum arvense). Stony-hearted, a. Cruel, unfeeling, pitiless, remorseless, hard-hearted. Stook, n. Shock (of corn), hattock. Stool, n. 1. Seat (without a back). 2. Discharge (from the bowels), evacuation. 3. [Local, U. S.] Decoy-bird. Stool-pigeon, n. 1. Decoy-pigeon. 2. [U. S.] Decoy-rogue (employed by the police). Stoop, v. n. 1. Couch, bend forward, bend down, lean forward. 2. Cower, yield, submit, succumb, surrender, knuckle, give in. 3. Condescend, deign, vouchsafe. 4. Swoop, descend, come down, bear down. 5. Sink, fall. Stoop, v. a. Lower, abase, bow, bend down, bend forward. Stoop, n. 1. Condescension. 2. Swoop, descent. 3. Flagon, bowl. 4. [U. S.] Door-steps, porch. Stop, v. a. 1. Close, close up. 2. Hinder, repress, restrain, suppress, obstruct, stay, intercept, preclude, thwart, impede, interrupt, block, blockade, barricade, check, bring to a stand-still, lay an embargo on. 3. Leave, cease from, desist from, refrain from, leave off, make an end of. 4. Suspend, arrest, intermit, discontinue, quiet, put an end to. Stop, v. n. 1. Be at a stand-still, come to a stand, come to a stand-still, come to a dead lock, cease progress, halt, stand still, lie by, LIE TO. 2. Cease, desist, forbear, leave off, break off. 3. [Colloquial, U. S.] Tarry, stay, lodge, take lodgings, have lodgings. Stop, n. 1. Pause, rest, intermission. 2. Interruption, repression, obstruction, hinderance, obstacle, check, impediment. 3. Point, mark of punctuation. Stop-cock, n. Cock, tap. Stoppage, n. Obstruction, hinderance, interruption, prevention. Stopper, n. Stopple, plug. Stopple, n. Stopper, plug. Store, n. 1. Stock, supply. 2. Abundance, plenty, great quantity, great number. 3. Warehouse, magazine, store-house, repository, depot. 4. Shop. Store, v. a. 1. Garner, hoard, husband, deposit, save, reserve, treasure up, lay in, lay up, lay by, set by, store up, lay in store. 2. Supply, furnish, stock, replenish, provide. Store-house, n. Magazine, warehouse, repository, depot, store. Storge, n. [Gr.] Parental love, instinctive affection (for offspring). Storm, n. 1. Tempest, gale, SQUALL, hurricane, TORNADO, violent wind (usually accompanied with rain, hail, or snow). 2. Disturbance, agitation, commotion, tumult, turmoil, clamor, sedition, insurrection, outbreak. 3. Calamity, adversity, distress. 4. Attack, assault, onslaught, onset, first brunt. Storm, v. a. Attack (with violence, as a fortification), assault. Storm, v. n. 1. Blow violently (with or without rain, hail, or snow). 2. Rage, fume. Storminess, n. Tempestuousness, inclemency, roughness. Stormy, a. 1. Tempestuous, windy, gusty, squally, boisterous, blustering. 2. Violent, passionate, rough. Stormy petrel, Mother Carey's chicken (Procellaria pelagica). Story, n. 1. History. 2. Narration, narrative, recital, relation, rehearsal, account, statement, tale. 3. Fiction, fable, romance, novel. 4. [Colloquial.] Falsehood, untruth, lie. 5. Floor, loft. Stout, a. 1. Strong, sinewy, brawny, athletic, lusty, robust, sturdy, stalwart, vigorous, able-bodied. 2. Brave, valiant, valorous, intrepid, bold, manful, manly, resolute, gallant, firm, indomitable. 3. Large, corpulent, obese, strapping, bouncing, portly, chubby, jolly, burly, plump, fat, in good case. Stout-hearted, a. Brave, valiant, valorous, courageous, resolute, gallant, intrepid, fearless, heroic, manly. Stove-pipe, n. Funnel. Stow, v. a. Pack, stuff, stive, wedge in, put in compactly. Strabism, n. Squinting, STRABISMUS. Strabismus, n. Squinting, strabism, cast of the eye, obliquity of vision. Straddle, v. a. Bestride. Straggle, v. n. Rove, ramble, stray, stroll, range, roam, wander, deviate, digress, gad about, go out of the way, go astray. Straggler, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, strayer, stroller, vagrant, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage. Straggling, a. 1. Roving, rambling, straying, strolling, wandering. 2. Scattered, occurring here and there. 3. Isolated, solitary. Strahlstein, n. Actinolite, ray-stone. Straight, a. 1. Rectilinear, direct, short, near, right, undeviating, not crooked, not curved. 2. Vertical, upright, erect, perpendicular. 3. Just, fair, honorable, straightforward. Straight, ad. Immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, at once, without delay. Straight-edge, n. Strike, strickle. Straighten, v. a. Make straight. Straightforward, a. 1. Direct, undeviating, STRAIGHT. 2. Honest, honorable, equitable, fair, just, square, even-handed. Straightforward, ad. Directly, in a straight line, without turning to the right or to the left. Straightway, ad. Straight, immediately. Strain, v. a. 1. Stretch, draw tightly. 2. Wrench, sprain. 3. Exert (to the utmost), put to the utmost strength. 4. Pervert (from the true intent), push too far. 5. Force, constrain, compel. 6. Filter, purify (by filtration). Strain, v. n. 1. Try hard, make great efforts. 2. Percolate, filter, be filtered, be strained. Strain, n. 1. Extreme tension. 2. Over-exertion, violent effort, great exertion. 3. Sprain, wrench. 4. Tune, melody, movement. 5. Poem, lay, song, sonnet. 6. Style, manner. Strait, a. 1. Narrow, close, contracted, constricted, not broad, not wide. 2. Strict, rigorous, rigid, severe. Strait, n. 1. Narrow pass (especially between two seas), gut, narrows. 2. Distress, difficulty, perplexity, dilemma, embarrassment, pinch, exigency, emergency, critical situation. Straiten, v. a. 1. Confine, limit, constrict, contract. 2. Stretch, straighten, make tight or tense. 3. Distress, perplex, pinch, embarrass, oppress. Straitened, a. Distressed, perplexed, embarrassed. Strait-jacket, n. Strait-waistcoat. Straight-laced, a. Strict, rigid, formal, stiff, stern, rigorous, austere, uncompromising. Strait-waistcoat, n. Strait-jacket. Strake, n. (Ship building.) Streak, range of planks (on the side of a vessel). Stramonium, n. Thorn-apple, stramony, Jamestown weed, apple Peru (Datura stramonium). Stramony, n. Stramonium. Strand, n. Beach, shore, coast, seaboard, seacoast. Stranded, a. Aground, ashore, wrecked, cast away. Strand, v. n. Run aground, get ashore, be wrecked, be cast away. Strange, a. 1. Foreign, outlandish, exotic, alien, not native, not domestic, from abroad. 2. New, novel, unusual, uncommon, unnatural, abnormal, anomalous, singular, rare, irregular, extraordinary, wonderful, inexplicable, exceptional, unique, PRETERNATURAL, unheard of, out of the way. 3. Odd, eccentric, queer, peculiar, BIZARRE. Stranger, n. 1. Foreigner, alien. 2. Guest, visitor. Stranger, a. 1. Foreign, alien. 2. Unacquainted, unknown. Strangle, v. a. Choke, throttle, suffocate. Strap, n. 1. Thong. 2. Strop, razor-strap, razor-strop. 3. Ligature, tie, band. Strap, v. a. 1. Whip (with a strap). 2. Bind (with a strap), fasten. 3. Strop, sharpen (on a strap). Strapper, n. [Colloquial.] Large person, giant, BOUNCER. Strapping, a. [Colloquial.] Large, huge, vast, BOUNCING, portly, burly, stout, lusty, stalwart, gigantic, Herculean. Strata, n. pl. [L. sing. Stratum.] Layers (as of rocks), beds. Stratagem, n. Artifice, device, manœuvre, intrigue, wile, trick, fetch, finesse, ruse, dodge, crafty device, artful contrivance, stroke of policy. Strategetic, a. Strategic, strategical. Strategetical, a. Strategic, strategical. Strategetics, n. pl. Strategy, generalship. Strategic, a. Strategetic, strategetical. Strategical, a. Strategetic, strategetical. Strategy, n. Generalship, strategetics, tactics, military science. Stratified, a. In strata, in layers. Stratum, n. [L. pl. Strata.] Layer, bed. Straw, n. Stalk (of grain after being thrashed). Stray, v. n. 1. Wander, rove, ramble, range, roam, straggle, stroll, deviate, digress, go out of the way, go astray. 2. Swerve (from rectitude), err. Stray, n. Estray. Stray, a. [Colloquial.] Straying, wandering, gone astray. Strayer, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, stroller, vagrant, straggler, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage. Streak, n. 1. Stripe. 2. Strake. Streak, v. a. Stripe. Streaked, a. Striped, streaky. Streaky, a. Striped, streaked. Stream, n. 1. Current, course, flow, rush, tide. 2. River, rivulet, brook, run. Stream, v. n. 1. Flow, run, glide, pour. 2. Issue, radiate, go forth. 3. Extend, stretch out. Streamer, n. Pennon, banner, flag, ensign, standard, colors. Streamlet, n. Rill, brook, rivulet, runlet, runnel, run, BURN, small stream. Street, n. Road, highway, public way. Street-walker, n. Strumpet, whore. Strength, n. 1. Power, FORCE, might, potency, puissance, nerve. 2. Tenacity, toughness, solidity. 3. Lustiness, brawniness, robustness, stoutness. 4. Fortitude, courage, spirit, animation, firmness, resolution. 5. Validity, cogency, efficacy, prevalence, soundness. 6. Vigor (of style), energy, nervous diction. 7. Support, security, stay. Strengthen, v. a. 1. Fortify, brace, harden, steel, nerve, make strong, make stronger, give strength to, add strength to. 2. Intensify, make more intense. 3. Invigorate, animate, impart health to. 4. Confirm, corroborate, establish, justify, sustain, support. Strengthen, v. n. Grow strong. Strengthening, a. 1. Fortifying, bracing. 2. Invigorating, roborant, tonic. Strenuous, a. Zealous, ardent, earnest, active, vigorous, resolute, energetic. Strenuously, ad. Earnestly, ardently, vigorously, zealously, resolutely, energetically, actively, with all one's might, with might and main, tooth and nail, PUGNIS ET CALCIBUS, HAMMER AND TONGS, through thick and thin, through fire and water. Stress, n. 1. Force, strain. 2. Pressure, urgency. 3. Importance, significance, weight. 4. Emphasis, accent. Stretch, v. a. 1. Strain, tighten, make tense. 2. Extend, lengthen, elongate, draw out. 3. Reach, stretch forth, hold out. 4. Spread, expand, unfold, display. 5. Exaggerate, extend too far. Stretch, v. n. Extend, reach, be drawn out. Stretch, n. 1. Extent, extension, reach, compass, range. 2. Effort, struggle, strain, exertion. Stretch forth, Reach, hold out. Strew, v. a. 1. Scatter, spread. 2. Cover, overspread. Stria, n. [L. pl. Striæ.] Furrow, groove, channel. Striate, a. Channelled, furrowed, grooved. Striated, a. Channelled, furrowed, grooved. Stricken, a. 1. Struck, smitten, wounded, afflicted. 2. Advanced (in years), far gone. Stricken hour, Whole hour, entire hour. Strickle, n. Strike, straight-edge. Strict, a. 1. Tight, strained. 2. Exact, accurate, precise, very nice. 3. Severe, rigorous, stringent, stern, austere, harsh, uncompromising, strait-laced. Stricture, n. 1. Animadversion, censure, criticism, critique, critical remark. 2. (Med.) Contraction (of some duct, as the œsophagus). Stride, n. Long step. Stride, v. n. Take long steps. Stride, v. a. Bestride. Stridor, n. [L.] Grating, creaking, jarring, harsh sound. Stridulous, a. Grating, harsh, creaking. Strife, n. Contention, contest, conflict, struggle, quarrel. Strike, v. a. 1. Smite, beat, hit, knock, slap, bump, pound, give a blow to. 2. Cast, dash, hurl. 3. Impress, imprint, stamp, coin, mint. 4. Thrust, force, drive, impel. 5. Deal, inflict, give. 6. Cause (by a sudden impulse), produce. 7. Impress (suddenly), affect. 8. Lower (as a sail), take down, haul down. Strike, v. n. 1. Deal a blow. 2. Hit, clash, dash, collide, touch, come in contact. 3. Sound (by percussion). 4. Dart, penetrate, pass quickly, shoot. 5. Yield, surrender, strike the flag. 6. [Modern.] Rebel, mutiny, rise, quit work (in order to extort higher wages). Strike at, Attempt to strike, aim a blow at, try to hit. Strike, n. 1. Stroke. 2. Strickle, straight-edge. 3. Suspension of work (in order to extort higher wages), turn-out. Strike for, Start suddenly for, make for, move toward, go toward. Strike hands with, Agree with, make a bargain with. Strike home, Deal an effective blow. Strike in, 1. Enter suddenly. 2. Interpose, interrupt. 3. Disappear (from the surface). Strike in with, Side with, take part with, conform to. Strike off, 1. Cut off (by a blow). 2. Erase (from an account), strike out. 3. Print (as copies of a book). Strike out, [Active.] 1. Produce (by a blow), force out. 2. Erase, efface, strike off. 3. Devise, contrive, invent, plan. Strike out, [Neuter.] Rove, wander, make a sudden excursion. Strike the iron while it is hot, Seize the occasion, let not the opportunity slip, make hay while the sun shines. Strike up, 1. Begin to beat (as drums). 2. Begin to play or sing. Striking, a. Affecting, impressive, surprising, astonishing, wonderful, extraordinary, STUNNING. String, n. 1. Line, cord, thread, twine, CHORD. 2. Row, file, series, concatenation. String, v. a. 1. File, put on a string. 2. Set in a row, put in line. 3. Strengthen, fortify, make firm. Stringent, a. 1. Binding, contracting. 2. Strict, rigid, severe, rigorous. String-halt, n. Spring-halt. Stringy, a. 1. Fibrous, filamentous. 2. Ropy, viscid, viscous, glutinous, adhesive, smeary, dauby. Strip, v. a. 1. Tear off, pull off, strip off. 2. Uncover, denude, peel, lay bare. 3. Divest, deprive, bereave, despoil, fleece, shave, make destitute. 4. Rob, plunder, pillage, spoil, sack, ransack, devastate, desolate, lay waste. 5. Milk dry. Strip, v. n. Undress, uncover, take off the clothes. Strip, n. Piece (long and narrow, torn off), slip, shred. Stripe, v. a. Streak. Stripe, n. 1. Streak. 2. Stroke (with a lash), blow. 3. Wale, mark of the lash. Striped, a. Streaked. Striped alder, Witch-hazel. Striped squirrel, Hackee, chipmunk. Stripling, n. Lad, boy, youth, youngster, school-boy, YOUNKER. Strippings, n. pl. Strokings. Strip off, Strip, tear off, pull off. Strive, v. n. 1. Labor, endeavor, toil, struggle, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best, lay one's self out. 2. Contend, contest, fight, compete, cope, have a contest. 3. [Poetical.] Vie, compare, be comparable. Stroke, n. 1. Blow, knock, rap, pat, hit, thump. 2. Attack, shock. 3. Affliction, reverse, calamity, hardship, misfortune, visitation. 4. Touch, dash, sudden effort, sudden effect. Stroke, v. a. Rub gently (with the hands, in one direction). Strokings, n. pl. Strippings. Stroll, v. n. Wander, ramble, rove, roam, straggle, stray, range, wander about, stray about. Stroll, n. Ramble, walk, promenade, excursion, trip, tour, wandering, rambling, roving. Stroller, n. Wanderer, rambler, rover, strayer, straggler, vagrant, vagabond, nomad, bird of passage. Strolling, a. Wandering, roving, vagrant, nomadic. Strong, a. 1. Vigorous, robust, sturdy, athletic, brawny, sinewy, muscular, stalwart, Herculean, able-bodied, hale, healthy, hardy, stout. 2. Able, capable, efficient, mighty, potent, powerful, puissant. 3. Firm, solid, compact, impregnable, well fortified. 4. Energetic, active, vivid, intense. 5. Violent, impetuous, vehement. 6. Pungent, piquant, biting, sharp, racy, spicy, hot, peppery, high-seasoned, high-flavored. 7. Tenacious, tough, cohesive, resisting, stubborn. 8. Cogent, forcible, impressive, conclusive, persuasive. 9. Ardent, eager, zealous, hearty, earnest. 10. Alcoholic (in a high degree), intoxicating. Strong-box, n. Coffer (for money), safe, money-chest. Stronghold, n. Fort, fortress, castle, citadel, fortification, fastness, keep, bulwark, donjon, muniment, fortified place. Strong-scented, a. Strong-smelling. Strong-smelling, a. Rank, FROWZY, fetid, strong-scented. Strop, n. Strap, razor-strap, razor-strop. Strop, v. a. Strap, sharpen (on a strap). Strow, v. a. 1. Strew, scatter, spread. 2. Cover, overspread. Structure, n. 1. Construction, make, form, arrangement, conformation, configuration, contexture, texture, mode of building, manner of making. 2. Edifice, fabric, building, erection, pile. Struggle, v. n. 1. Strive, labor, toil, endeavor, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best. 2. Contend, contest, fight, have a contest. Struggle, n. 1. Labor, endeavor, effort, exertion, pains. 2. Contest, contention, conflict, strife, fight. Strum, v. a. Thrum, play, play upon. Struma, n. 1. (Med.) Scrofula, king's evil. 2. (Bot.) Swelling, protuberance. Strumose, a. Scrofulous. Strumous, a. Scrofulous. Strumpet, n. Harlot, prostitute, whore, courtesan, punk, wench, drab, Cyprian, street-walker, night-walker, woman of the town, woman of ill fame. Strut, v. n. Walk (pompously), swell. Strut, n. 1. Pompous walk. 2. (Arch.) Brace. Strychnia, n. Strychnine. Strychnine, n. Strychnia. Stub, n. Stump. Stub, v. a. 1. Eradicate, grub up, extirpate. 2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Strike (as the toes, against a stump, stone, &c.). Stubbed, a. Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubby, short and thick. Stubborn, a. Obstinate, unyielding, inflexible, positive, contumacious, refractory, perverse, headstrong, cantankerous, wilful, dogged, mulish, unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable, intractable, indocile, heady, cross-grained, obdurate, stiff, pig-headed. Stubby, a. Blunt, obtuse, truncated, stubbed, STUMPY, short and thick. Stucco, v. a. Cover with stucco. Stucco, n. Plaster (for covering walls and ceilings), mortar, cement. Stud, n. 1. Post, prop. 2. Knob (for ornament), boss. 3. Button (for a shirt-bosom). Student, n. Scholar, pupil, learner. Stud-horse, n. Stallion, breeding horse. Studio, n. Workshop (of an artist). Studious, a. 1. Meditative, reflective, contemplative, given to study, thoughtful. 2. Diligent, assiduous, eager, zealous. Studious of, Careful of, attentive to, interested in. Study, n. 1. Research, inquiry, investigation, close attention. 2. Meditation, thought, reflection, cogitation, studious mood, contemplation. 3. Subject of attention. Study, v. n. 1. Meditate, muse, reflect, cogitate, think, ponder, apply the mind. 2. Be eager, be zealous, try hard, do one's best. Study, v. a. 1. Learn, apply the mind to. 2. Investigate, examine, scrutinize, contemplate, ponder, weigh, sift, search into, meditate on, think about, reflect upon, inquire into, consider attentively, revolve in the mind. Stuff, n. 1. Material, matter, substance, raw material. 2. Cloth, textile fabric. 3. Mixture, medicine, potion. 4. Trash, nonsense, absurdity, folly, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude, flummery. Stuff, v. a. 1. Cram, stow, pack, fill full. 2. Press, crowd, squeeze. 3. [Colloquial, U. S.] Flatter, cajole, wheedle, coax, coddle. Stuff, v. n. Cram, eat greedily. Stuffing, n. 1. Filling full. 2. Dressing, force-meat. Stuffy, a. [Scottish.] Stout, resolute. 2. [Colloquial, U. S.] Angry (and obstinate), sulky, moody, irate, ireful, wrathful. Stultify, v. a. Make foolish, prove foolish, make a fool of. Stumble, v. n. 1. Trip, miss one's footing, make a false step. 2. Err, do wrong. Stumble, n. 1. Trip, false step. 2. Error, blunder, failure. Stumble on, Fall upon (by chance), light upon, come upon, strike upon. Stumbling-block, n. Hinderance, obstruction, obstacle, check, bar, barrier, difficulty, impediment, lion in the way. Stump, n. Stub. Stump, v. a. [Colloquial, U. S.] Challenge, dare. Stump it, [Colloquial, U. S.] Take the stump, make electioneering speeches. Stumpy, a. 1. Full of stumps. 2. [Colloquial.] Stubby, dumpy, squat, short and thick. Stun, v. a. 1. Make senseless (by a blow). 2. Stupefy, confound, bewilder. 3. Deafen, make deaf. Stunning, a. 1. Deafening, stentorian, very loud. 2. [Colloquial.] Striking, astonishing, wonderful. Stunt, v. a. Dwarf, stop the growth of, hinder from growth. Stunted, a. Dwarfish, dwarfed, diminutive, small, little, tiny, Liliputian, pygmean. Stupe, n. Fomentation, sweating bath. Stupe, v. a. Foment, bathe with warm lotions. Stupefaction, n. 1. Lethargy, stupor, numbness. 2. Insensibility, dulness, obtuseness, torpor, stupidity. Stupefactive, a. Stupefying, narcotic. Stupefy, v. a. Dull, blunt, benumb, muddle, hebetate, make stupid, make dull, make torpid. Stupefying, a. Stupefactive, narcotic. Stupendous, a. Astonishing, surprising, amazing, wonderful, wondrous, marvellous. Stupid, a. 1. Senseless, witless, dull, obtuse, foolish, DAFT, sluggish, insensible, brutish, insensate, muddy, muddy-brained, muddy-headed, slow of apprehension, void of understanding. 2. Unentertaining, prosaic, pointless, prosy, flat, heavy, insipid, tame, vapid, bald, uninteresting, humdrum. 3. Stupefied, drowsy, torpid, heavy, comatose, lethargic, morbidly sleepy. Stupidity, n. 1. Dulness, obtuseness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension. 2. Lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest. 3. Stupor, lethargy, torpor, COMA, stupefaction, morbid drowsiness. Stupor, n. Lethargy, torpor, numbness, stupefaction, COMA. Stupration, n. [Rare.] Ravishment, ravishing, rape, defloration, violation, constupration. Sturdy, a. 1. Bold (from coarseness or rudeness), obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, firm, stiff. 2. Strong, lusty, robust, stout, stalwart, athletic, brawny, muscular. Stutter, v. n. Stammer, hesitate, falter. Sty, n. 1. Hog-sty, pig-sty. 2. Tumor (on the edge of the eyelid). 3. Place of debauchery. Stygian, a. Hellish, infernal, diabolical. Style, n. 1. Diction, phraseology, mode of expression, mode of speech, turn of expression, manner of writing. 2. Manner, method, mode, way, form, fashion, cast, pattern. 3. Title, appellation, name, designation, denomination, mode of address. 4. Gnomon (of a dial). Style, v. a. Denominate, name, designate, call, term, dub, christen. Stylet, n. (Surgery.) Specillum. Stylish, a. [Colloquial.] Fashionable, modish, genteel, courtly, polished, in fashion, in vogue, À LA MODE, having a run, the rage. Styptic, n. Astringent (to stop bleeding). Styptic, a. Astringent, binding, contracting. Styptical, a. Astringent, binding, contracting. Suant, a. [Local Eng. and U. S. Written also Suent.] 1. Even, smooth, uniform, regular, equable. 2. Easy, quiet. Suasion, n. Persuasion. Suasory, a. Persuasive. Suavity, n. Sweetness (of temper or of manner), urbanity, amenity, civility, politeness, courtesy, decorum, gentleness, mildness, pleasantness, agreeableness, complaisance, affability, amiability, obliging manner, good manners, good breeding. Subacid, a. Slightly acid, somewhat acid, somewhat sour, sourish. Subaltern, a. Inferior, subordinate. Subdivision, n. 1. Division, dividing, ramification. 2. Part, portion, piece, fraction, section. Subdue, v. a. 1. Conquer, subjugate, vanquish, beat, crush, defeat, rout, discomfit, worst, overpower, overcome, overbear, overwhelm, master, choke, foil, quell, surmount, get the better of, get the upper hand of, put down, beat down. 2. Tame, HAVE ON THE HIP, subject, control, make submissive, bring under rule. Subduer, n. 1. Conqueror, vanquisher, victor. 2. Tamer. Subject, v. a. 1. Subdue, control, bring under rule, make submissive, make subordinate. 2. Enslave, inthrall. 3. Expose, make liable. 4. Submit, refer. Subject, a. 1. Subservient, subjected, in bondage, under the lash, under one's thumb, under one's command, at one's command, at one's beck or call, at one's mercy. 2. Submissive, obedient. 3. Exposed, liable. Subject, n. 1. Dependent, subordinate. 2. Topic, theme, thesis, point, matter, subject-matter, matter in hand. 3. Hero, person treated of. 4. Nominative, nominative case. 5. Corpse, dead body, carcass. Subjection, n. Dependence, subordination, subserviency. Subjective, a. Mental, spiritual, ideal, psychological, metaphysical. Subject-matter, n. Subject, topic. Subjoin, v. a. Add (at the end), annex, affix, suffix, postfix. Sub judice, [L.] Under consideration, not yet decided. Subjugate, v. a. Conquer, vanquish, subdue, overcome, beat, overpower, overbear, overthrow, master, subject. Subjugation, n. Conquest, mastery, subjection. Subjugator, n. Conqueror, victor, enslaver. Sublet, v. a. Underlet. Sublimate, v. a. 1. (Chem.) Sublime. 2. Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten. Sublimation, n. 1. Vaporization (of a solid, to be again condensed). 2. Refinement, exaltation, elevation. Sublime, a. 1. High, elevated. 2. Exalted (in excellence or dignity), great, noble, grand, lofty, dignified, stately, majestic. Sublime, v. a. 1. Vaporize (as a solid, to be again condensed), sublimate. 2. Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten. Sublime Porte, Turkish court, Porte. Sublimity, n. Grandeur, greatness, nobleness, loftiness, exaltation. Sublunary, a. Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, of this world. Submerge, v. a. Immerse, inundate, deluge, flood, overflow, overwhelm, drown, plunge, sink, submerse, put under water (or other liquid). Submerse, v. a. Submerge. Submission, n. 1. Surrender, cession, yielding. 2. Obedience, resignation, compliance, acquiescence, meekness, submissiveness, lowliness, humility, humiliation, self-abasement. 3. Endurance, sufferance, long-sufferance, forbearance, fortitude. Submissive, a. 1. Yielding, tractable, pliant, docile. 2. Obedient, resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining, patient, long-suffering. 3. Humble, meek, lowly, profound. Submissiveness, n. 1. Pliancy, docility. 2. Obedience, submission, resignation, compliance, passiveness, non-resistance. 3. Humility, humbleness, meekness, lowliness, self-abasement. Submit, v. a. 1. Yield, surrender, resign, subject, give up. 2. Refer, commit. Submit, v. n. Yield, surrender, succumb, knuckle, stoop, crouch, give up, knock under, lower one's flag, kiss the rod, lick the dust, eat humble pie, draw in one's horns. Submit to, Endure, tolerate, put up with, bear with, reconcile one's self to, be reconciled to, make the best of. Subordinate, a. Inferior, subservient, subject, ancillary, minor, secondary. Subordinate, n. Inferior, dependant. Subordinate, v. a. Subject, make subordinate, make subservient. Subordination, n. Subjection, subserviency. Suborn, v. a. 1. Procure indirectly. 2. (Law.) Bribe (to commit perjury), bribe to take a false oath. Sub rosa, [L.] Privately, secretly, confidentially, in confidence, under the rose, between ourselves, between you and me, ENTRE NOUS. Subscribe, v. a. 1. Sign, set one's name to, affix one's signature to. 2. Promise to contribute. Subscribe, v. n. 1. Sign one's name (in token of consent). 2. Agree, consent, assent, give consent, yield assent. 3. Enter one's name (for a newspaper, &c.). 4. Promise to contribute. Subsequent, a. Following, succeeding, posterior. Subserve, v. a. Promote, forward, further, serve, help forward, be subservient to, pander to, minister to. Subservience, n. 1. Subordination, inferiority. 2. Usefulness, helpfulness. Subserviency, n. 1. Subordination, inferiority. 2. Usefulness, helpfulness. Subservient, a. 1. Subordinate, inferior, subject. 2. Useful, helpful, serviceable, conducive, subsidiary, ancillary, instrumental. Subside, v. n. 1. Sink, settle. 2. Decrease, diminish, lessen, lull, wane, ebb, abate, intermit, grow less. Subsidence, n. 1. Sinking, settling. 2. Decrease, diminution, lessening, abatement, ebb. Subsidiary, a. Assistant, auxiliary, co-operating, subservient. Subsidize, v. a. Supply with a subsidy. Subsidy, n. Pecuniary aid (granted by one government to another). Subsist, v. n. 1. Exist, be, live. 2. [Rare.] Remain, abide, continue. 3. Be supported, obtain a livelihood, get a living. Subsist, v. a. Feed, victual, ration, support, maintain. Subsistence, n. 1. Real being. 2. Support, livelihood, maintenance, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, living, food, viands, provision, victuals, meat, rations, grub, PROG, FEED, FORAGE. 3. Inherence. Subsistent, a. 1. Substantial, really existing. 2. Inherent. Substance, n. 1. Substratum, groundwork, reality, hypostasis, substantiality, essential nature, real being, real existence. 2. Meaning, import, significance, essence, pith, gist, soul, chief part, essential part, vital part. 3. Body, matter, material, texture, stuff. 4. Property, wealth, means, estate. Substantial, a. 1. Real, actual, existent, subsistent, actually existing, having substance. 2. True, positive, not imaginary. 3. Strong, stout, solid, firm, stable, sound, massive. 4. Responsible (pecuniarily), moderately wealthy. Substantials, n. pl. Essential or material parts. Substantiate, v. a. Establish, verify, prove, confirm, corroborate, ratify, make good. Substantiation, n. Confirmation, corroboration, establishment, evidence, proof, ratification. Substantive, n. (Gram.) Noun, name. Substitute, v. a. Exchange, commute, put in the place of. Substitute, n. 1. Proxy, lieutenant, agent, deputy, LOCUM TENENS. 2. Makeshift, temporary expedient. Substitution, n. Exchange, COMMUTATION. Substratum, n. Principle, element, groundwork, underlying substance, fundamental or primordial substance. Substructure, n. Foundation. Subterfuge, n. Evasion, excuse, shift, artifice, trick, quirk, shuffle, pretence, pretext, mask. Subterranean, a. Underground, subterrene. Subterraneous, a. Underground, subterrene. Subterrene, a. Subterranean. Subtile, a. 1. Rare, thin, light, airy, ethereal, sublimated, not dense, not gross. 2. Delicate, fine, slender, nice, not coarse. Subtileness, n. Subtilty. Subtilize, v. a. 1. Etherealize, make thin, light, or airy. 2. Refine excessively, make over-nice. Subtilize, v. n. Refine, be over-nice. Subtilty, n. 1. Rarity, thinness, etherealness, subtileness. 2. Fineness, slenderness, exility. 3. Refinement, extreme nicety. Subtle, a. 1. Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic, Machiavelian. 2. Acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep, profound. Subtleness, n. Subtlety. Subtlety, n. 1. Craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, guile. 2. Acuteness, acumen, keenness, shrewdness, discernment, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity. Subtract, v. a. Deduct, withdraw, take, take away. Subtraction, n. Deduction. Subulate, a. Awl-shaped. Subulated, a. Awl-shaped. Suburbs, n. pl. Environs, outskirts, purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, border, limit, confines, FAUBOURGS. Subvention, n. Government bounty, government aid. Subversion, n. 1. Overturn, inversion. 2. Overthrow, destruction, demolition, ruin. Subversive, a. Destructive, tending to the overthrow. Subvert, v. a. 1. Overturn, overset, invert, turn upside down. 2. Destroy, ruin, overthrow, demolish, raze. Succedaneum, n. Substitute. Succeed, v. a. 1. Follow, come after, be subsequent to. 2. Take the place of, assume the office of. Succeed, v. n. 1. Follow, ensue, come afterwards, come subsequently. 2. Prosper, flourish, prevail, thrive, hit, make a hit, come on, be successful, meet with success, go on well, go on swimmingly, have a run of luck, hit the right nail on the head, turn up trumps, have the game in one's hands. Succeed to, 1. Follow, succeed, come after. 2. Take the place of, assume the authority of. Success, n. 1. Issue, result. 2. Prosperity, luck, good fortune, good luck, lucky hit, fortunate hit, prosperous issue. Successful, a. Prosperous, fortunate, lucky, auspicious, felicitous. Succession, n. 1. Sequence, consecution. 2. Series, suite, progression, chain, concatenation. 3. Lineage, race, line of descendants. 4. (Mus.) Notes of melody (as distinguished from chords of harmony). Successive, a. Consecutive. Successor, n. Follower. Succinct, n. Short, brief, concise, laconic, terse, compact, compendious, condensed, pithy, summary, curt. Succor, v. a. 1. Aid, assist, help, relieve. 2. Cherish, foster, encourage, nurse. Succor, n. Relief, aid, assistance, help, support, helping hand. Succory, n. Chiccory. Succulence, n. Juiciness. Succulency, n. Juiciness. Succulent, a. Juicy, sappy, lush, full of juice. Succumb, v. n. Yield, submit, surrender, capitulate, give in, give way. Such, a. 1. Like, similar, of that kind, of the like kind. 2. So, in the same state or condition, as it is, as it was. Such a, Of this kind, of that kind, of the same kind. Such an, Of this kind, of that kind, of the same kind. Such as, 1. Of the same kind as, of the like kind as, of the kind that. 2. The same as. Suck, v. a. 1. Draw into the mouth. 2. Draw milk from (with the mouth). Suck in, Imbibe, absorb, take in, suck up. Suckle, v. a. Nurse, give suck to, feed at the breast. Suckling, n. Infant, babe, baby, nursling, chit, brat, bantling, BAIRN, little child, little one. Suck up, Imbibe, SUCK IN. Sucrose, n. Cane sugar. Sudatory, n. Hot-house, sweating-bath, vapor-bath, sweating-room. Sudatory, a. Sweating, perspiring. Sudden, a. Unexpected, abrupt, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for. Suddenly, a. Unexpectedly, abruptly, pop, on a sudden. Sue, v. a. Prosecute, bring an action against, commence a suit against. Sue, v. n. 1. Beg, petition, entreat, plead, supplicate, implore, pray. 2. Bring an action, make legal claim. Sue out, (Law.) Obtain by judicial process. Suent, a. [Local Eng. and U. S. Written also Suant.] 1. Even, smooth, uniform, regular, equable. 2. Easy, quiet. Suet, n. Tallow (with adhering membranes). Suffer, v. a. 1. Undergo, feel, meet with, experience, go through. 2. Endure, sustain, support, tolerate, bear, POCKET, bear up under, put up with. 3. Permit, allow, indulge, admit, let, give permission to, give leave to. Suffer, v. n. 1. Feel pain. 2. Be put to inconvenience. 3. Be punished, undergo punishment. 4. Be injured, be impaired, sustain loss or damage. Sufferance, n. 1. Suffering. 2. Patience, moderation, long-suffering. 3. Permission, allowance, toleration. Suffering, n. 1. Endurance, pain, distress, misery, sufferance, passion. 2. Poverty, want. Suffice, v. n. Be enough, be sufficient. Suffice, v. a. Satisfy, content, be enough for. Sufficiency, n. 1. Adequacy, enough, competence, plenty, ample supply. 2. Ability, qualification, capacity. Sufficient, a. 1. Adequate (to supply a want), ENOUGH, competent, ample, satisfactory. 2. Qualified, fit, able. Suffix, n. Affix, postfix. Suffocate, v. a. Stifle, smother, choke, strangle, kill (by stopping respiration). Suffragan, n. Bishop (as subject to an archbishop), assistant bishop, suffragan bishop. Suffragan bishop, Suffragan, assistant bishop. Suffrage, n. 1. Vote, voice, ballot. 2. Prayer (as uttered by a congregation in response to a minister). Suffuse, v. a. Overspread, spread over. Sugar, v. a. Sweeten. Sugar-beet, n. Silesian beet, white beet (Beta alba). Sugar-berry, n. Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis). Sugar-maple, n. Rock-maple (Acer saccharinum). Sugar of lead, Acetate of lead. Sugary, a. Sweet. Suggest, v. a. Hint, intimate, insinuate, move, propose, indicate, prompt, give an inkling of, refer to, glance at, allude to, put in mind of, remind of. Suggestion, n. Hint, intimation, insinuation, allusion. Suicide, n. 1. Self-murder, self-slaughter, self-homicide. 2. Self-murderer, FELO DE SE. Sui generis, [L.] Peculiar, individual, of its own kind. Suit, n. 1. Set, SUITE. 2. Request, solicitation, petition, entreaty, prayer, supplication, appeal, invocation. 3. Courtship, wooing, addresses. 4. (Law.) Prosecution, process, trial, action, cause, case. Suit, v. a. 1. Fit, adapt, fashion, accommodate, level, match, make suitable or proper. 2. Become, befit; be suited, fitted, or adapted to; be suitable for, be appropriate for. 3. Please, gratify, make content. Suitable, a. Fit, proper, meet, apt, appropriate, seemly, becoming, due, just, apposite, applicable, fitting, befitting, relevant, eligible, adapted, accordant, consonant, conformable, pertinent, convenient, PAT, APROPOS, to the point, to the purpose. Suite, n. 1. Train (of attendants), staff, retinue, followers, CORTÉGE. 2. Set (particularly of apartments). Suitor, n. 1. Solicitor, petitioner, applicant, suppliant, supplicant. 2. Wooer, lover, gallant. Sulcate, a. Furrowed, grooved. Sulcated, a. Furrowed, grooved. Sulkiness, n. Moroseness, SULLENNESS. Sulky, a. Cross, morose, sour, sullen, spleeny, spleenish, perverse, wayward, surly, moody, dogged, churlish, mumpish, cross-grained, ill-tempered, in the sulks, out of humor, out of temper, out of tune. Sullen, a. 1. Cross, morose, SULKY. 2. Gloomy, dismal, sombre, dark, funereal, mournful. Sullenness, n. 1. Moroseness, moodiness, sourness, churlishness, spleen, sulkiness, ill temper, bad blood. 2. Gloominess, sombreness, dismalness. Sully, v. a. Soil, stain, tarnish, spot, blemish, dirty, contaminate. Sulphate of baryta, 1. (Native.) Barytes, heavy-spar. 2. (Artificially made.) Blanc-fix, permanent white. Sulphate of copper, Blue vitriol. Sulphate of potash, Vitriolated tartar. Sulphate of quinia, Quinine. Sulphate of soda, Glauber's salt, vitriolated soda. Sulphate of zinc, White vitriol. Sulphur, n. 1. Brimstone. 2. [An abbreviated term of commerce.] Flowers of sulphur, sublimed brimstone. Sulphuret of zinc, Blende, black-jack, mock lead, false galena. Sulphuretted hydrogen, Hydro-sulphuric acid. Sulphuric acid, Oil of vitriol. Sultan, n. Padishah, grand-seignior, Turkish emperor. Sultana, n. Sultaness, Sultan's wife. Sultaness, n. Sultana. Sultry, a. Hot and close, warm and damp. Sum, n. 1. Aggregate amount, total, totality, the whole, sum total, gross amount. 2. Quantity of money. 3. Summary, sum and substance. 4. Question (in arithmetic), problem. Sum, v. a. Add, add together, sum up, cast up. Summarily, ad. 1. Briefly, concisely, compendiously, in a few words. 2. Without delay, by a short method. Summary, a. Short, brief, concise, compendious, synoptical, succinct, laconic, curt, terse, pithy, compact, condensed. Summary, n. Abridgment, compend, compendium, abstract, epitome, digest, synopsis, syllabus, conspectus, RESUMÉ, sum and substance, the short and the long. Summer-duck, n. Wood-duck (Anas sponsa or Dendronessa sponsa). Summersault, n. Summerset. Summerset, n. Somerset, somersault, summersault. Summit, n. Top, apex, vertex, acme, pinnacle, zenith, utmost height, culminating point. Summon, v. a. 1. Bid, cite, call, call for, send for, order to appear, notify to appear. 2. (Mil.) Demand the surrender of. Summons, n. Citation, official call or notice. Summon up, Raise, rouse, arouse, call up, excite, pluck up, call into action. Summum bonum, [L.] Greatest or highest good, supreme good. Sumptuous, a. 1. Costly, expensive, dear. 2. Magnificent, splendid, gorgeous, stately, rich, superb, grand, showy. Sum up, 1. Add, compute, cast up, add together. 2. Condense, epitomize, comprise in a few words, put in a nutshell. Sun, n. Day-Star, orb of day. Sun-burnt, a. Tanned, blowzy, ruddy, blowzed, ruddy-faced. Sunday, n. The Sabbath, the Lord's day, the Christian Sabbath, the day of rest. Sunder, v. a. Disunite, disjoin, dispart, disconnect, part, separate, dissociate, divide, sever, dissever, break, part, tear asunder. Sundog, n. Parhelion, mock-sun. Sundown, n. Sunset. Sundry, a. Several, divers, more than one or two, not a great many. Sunless, a. Rayless, beamless, dark, darksome, black, dismal, pitchy, Cimmerian. Sunlight, n. Daylight, sunshine, day, light of day, light of heaven. Sunny, a. 1. Bright, shining, brilliant, clear, unclouded, fine, sunshiny. 2. Warm, mild, genial, pleasant. 3. Cheerful, joyful, happy. Sun-picture, n. Photograph. Sunset, n. Evening, sundown, close of the day. Sunshiny, a. Bright, SUNNY. Sunstroke, n. Insolation, SIRIASIS, COUP-DE-SOLEIL, stroke of the sun. Sup, v. n. Take supper. Sup, v. a. Drink (a little at a time), sip. Sup, n. Sip, taste. Supawn, n. [Indian word, Local U. S.] Mush, hasty-pudding (made of Indian meal). Superable, n. Surmountable, conquerable, that may be overcome. Superabound, v. n. Be very abundant, be exuberant. Superabundance, n. Excess, overflow, exuberance, luxuriance, superfluity, redundance, plethora, surfeit. Superabundant, a. Exuberant, superfluous, excessive. Superadd, v. a. Add (over and above), superinduce. Superannuated, a. Decrepit, anile, aged, imbecile, doting, old-womanish, effete, rusty, time-worn, unfit for service, on the retired list, on the pension list. Superb, a. 1. Grand, stately, august, majestic, noble, magnificent, sumptuous, rich, splendid, showy, pompous. 2. Elegant, beautiful, exquisite. Supercilious, a. Haughty, disdainful, contemptuous, overbearing, domineering, dictatorial, arrogant, proud, high, lofty, overweening, consequential, lordly, intolerant. Supereminence, n. Pre-eminence, transcendence, marked superiority. Supereminent, a. Pre-eminent, transcendent. Superficial, a. 1. External, exterior, outer, on the surface. 2. Shallow, slight, smattering, not deep, not thorough, not profound. Superficies, n. Surface, exterior, outside. Superfine, a. Excellent, choice, prime, first-rate, very good, very fine. Superfluity, n. Superabundance, excess, redundance, redundancy, exuberance, surfeit, more than enough, enough and to spare. Superfluous, a. Excessive, superabundant, redundant, exuberant, unnecessary, needless, useless, expletive, more than enough. Superimpose, v. a. Superpose. Superinduce, v. a. Superadd, bring on. Superintend, v. a. Supervise, oversee, overlook, direct, conduct, manage, control, administer, boss, have charge of, have the direction of, have the oversight of, preside over. Superintendence, n. Supervision, inspection oversight, care, direction, control, charge, management, SURVEILLANCE. Superintendency, n. Supervision, inspection oversight, care, direction, control, charge, management, SURVEILLANCE. Superintendent, n. Overseer, supervisor, master, conductor, inspector, curator, warden, guardian, custodian, intendant, BOSS. Superior, a. 1. High, higher, upper, paramount, more elevated. 2. Of higher rank, more exalted, more dignified. 3. Surpassing, noble, more eminent, more excellent. 4. Predominant, prevalent. Superiority, n. 1. Pre-eminence, ascendency, predominance, supremacy, preponderance, advantage. 2. Excellence, worthiness, nobility. Superior to, Above, beyond the influence of, unaffected by. Superlative, a. Supreme, most eminent, greatest, most excellent. Supernal, a. Heavenly, celestial. Supernatural, a. Miraculous, above nature, beyond the powers of nature, that exceeds the laws of nature. Supernumerary, a. Odd, redundant, in excess, above the regular number, left over (from a specified number). Superpose, v. a. Superimpose. Supersede, v. a. 1. Suspend, annul, overrule, set aside, make void. 2. Displace, replace, supplant. Superstition, n. 1. False religion, worship of false gods, irrational worship. 2. Belief in omens. Supervene, v. n. Occur (with reference to something that precedes), happen, take place, be added, come as an accessory. Supervisal, n. Superintendence. Supervise, v. a. Superintend. Supervision, n. Superintendence. Supervisor, n. Superintendent. Supine, a. 1. On the back. 2. Indolent, sluggish, lazy, slothful, inert, torpid, languid, dull, lumpish, listless, careless, thoughtless, inattentive. Supper, n. Tea, evening meal. Supplant, v. a. 1. Undermine, overthrow. 2. Displace (by stratagem), replace, remove, supersede. Supple, a. 1. Pliant, flexible, limber, lithe, lithesome, easily bent. 2. Yielding, compliant, submissive, humble, not obstinate. 3. Servile, obsequious, cringing, slavish, fawning, grovelling, sycophantic. Supplement, n. 1. Addition (to supply something wanting), appendix, postscript, continuation, CODICIL. 2. Counterpart, correlative, complement. Supplement, v. a. Supply, add to. Supplemental, a. Supplementary. Supplementary, a. Additional, supplemental. Suppliant, a. Supplicating, beseeching, entreating, imploring, begging, praying. Suppliant, n. Petitioner, supplicant, applicant, solicitor, suitor. Supplicant, n. Suppliant. Supplicate, v. a. Beg, implore, pray, invoke, entreat, beseech, importune, solicit, conjure, ADJURE, obtest, call upon, pray to, appeal to, prefer a request to. Supplicate, v. n. Entreat, beg, pray, petition, sue, implore, put up a prayer, prefer a request or petition. Supplication, n. Entreaty, petition, solicitation, prayer, invocation, orison. Supplicatory, a. Petitionary. Supply, v. a. 1. Provide, furnish, minister, replenish, stock, store, endue, endow, invest. 2. Give, grant, afford, accommodate with. 3. Serve instead of, take the place of. Supply, n. Stock, store, reserve, provision, hoard. Support, v. a. 1. Sustain, uphold, prop, brace, bear up, hold up, shore up. 2. Endure, bear, undergo, suffer, tolerate, put up with, go through. 3. Cherish, nourish, maintain, provide for. 4. Have, hold, keep up. 5. Perform, play, act, take the part of. 6. Substantiate, confirm, make good, verify. 7. Assist, aid, help, second, patronize, abet, befriend, back, countenance, encourage, back up. 8. Further, forward, advocate, vindicate. 9. Accompany (as an assistant), attend, act as aid to. Support, n. 1. Prop, stay, shore, supporter, brace, hold. 2. Base, basis, bed, foundation. 3. Sustenance, maintenance, FEED, subsistence, livelihood, living, keeping. 4. Aid, help, assistance, succor, favor, countenance, encouragement, patronage, comfort. Supportable, a. Endurable, tolerable. Supporter, n. 1. Prop, stay, support, shore, brace. 2. Sustainer, comforter. 3. Maintainer, defender, aider, assistant, partisan, adherent, follower. Suppose, v. a. 1. Presume, conceive, apprehend, believe, imagine, consider, deem, think, judge, presuppose, conjecture, guess. 2. Imply, assume, presuppose, take for granted. Suppose, v. n. Think, imagine, fancy, believe, surmise, conjecture, divine, guess, suspect, presume, OPINE, WEEN, RECKON. Supposition, n. 1. Surmise, conjecture, guess, presumption. 2. Hypothesis, postulate, assumed position. Supposititious, a. Spurious, counterfeit, sham, mock, false, not genuine, foisted in. Suppress, v. a. 1. Crush, overpower, subdue, quell, overthrow, stifle, choke, smother, put down. 2. Restrain, repress, keep back, stop, check. 3. Conceal, keep secret, not tell, not reveal. Suppression, n. 1. Overthrow, crushing, quelling. 2. Restraint, repression, check, stoppage. 3. Concealment. 4. (Gram. & Rhet.) Omission (as of a letter or a word). Suppurate, v. n. Fester, maturate, discharge pus. Suppuration, n. Festering, maturation, discharge of pus. Supremacy, n. Domination, predominance, predominancy, lordship, mastership, mastery, sovereignty, supreme authority, upper hand. Supreme, a. Highest, greatest, paramount, predominant, principal, chief, leading, first. Supreme good, Summum bonum. Surcharge, v. a. Overload, overburden, overcharge. Surcharged, a. Overcharged, overloaded, overburdened, surfeited, plethoric, over-full. Surcingle, n. Girth, girt, girdle, belt. Surd, a. 1. (Math.) Radical, incommensurable. 2. (Orthoëpy.) Aspirate, toneless, unintonated, atonic, not sonant, not vocal, without vocality, pronounced with a simple breathing. Sure, a. 1. Certain, confident, positive, assured, fully convinced. 2. Safe, secure, stable, firm, steady, trustworthy. 3. Infallible, unfailing, never-failing. Sure, ad. Certainly, SURELY. Surely, ad. 1. Certainly, undoubtedly, assuredly, sure, without doubt. 2. Safely, securely, firmly. Surety, n. 1. Certainty, indubitableness. 2. Safety, security. 3. Guaranty, pledge. 4. Bondsman. Surf, n. Breakers, breaking waves. Surface, n. Superficies, exterior, outside, external part. Surfeit, v. a. Satiate, glut, gorge, sate, cloy, pall, overfeed. Surfeit, v. n. Be surfeited, feed to satiety. Surfeit, n. Repletion, glut, fulness, satiety, plethora, excess, superabundance, redundance, superfluity. Surge, n. Wave, billow, breaker. Surge, v. n. 1. Swell, rise high. 2. (Naut.) Slip back. Surge, v. a. (Naut.) Slack up suddenly (as a rope round a pin), let go. Surly, a. Morose, cross, crabbed, testy, touchy, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, perverse, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude, rough, harsh, ill-tempered, ill-natured. Surmise, v. a. Imagine, suspect, conjecture, suppose, guess, divine, fancy, believe, think, presume. Surmise, n. Conjecture, suspicion, supposition, guess. Surmount, v. a. Overcome, conquer, subdue, overpower, vanquish, master, triumph over, rise above, get the better of. Surmountable, a. Conquerable, superable, that may be surmounted. Surname, n. Cognomen, family name. Surpass, v. a. Excel, exceed, outdo, outstrip, outrun, override, transcend, cap, overtop, beat, go beyond. Surplus, n. Overplus, residue, excess, surplusage. Surplusage, n. 1. Excess, SURPLUS. 2. Irrelevant matter. Surprise, n. Wonder, astonishment, amazement, admiration. Surprise, v. a. 1. Take unawares, take by surprise, take off one's guard. 2. Astonish, amaze, startle, strike with wonder, take aback. Surrender, v. a. Relinquish, cede, yield, resign, forego, abdicate, abandon, give up, give over, deliver up, part with. Surrender, v. n. Yield, CAPITULATE, give up, give over, give in, give one's self up, strike one's flag or colors, cry quarter, cry quits. Surrender, n. Relinquishment, renunciation, cession, resignation, abandonment, CAPITULATION. Surreptitious, a. Fraudulently introduced, foisted in, done by stealth. Surreptitiously, ad. Fraudulently, by stealth, without authority. Surround, v. a. 1. Encircle, environ, encompass, enclose. 2. (Mil.) Invest, besiege, lay siege to. Surtout, n. Overcoat. Surveillance, n. [Fr.] Superintendence, inspection, oversight, supervision, care, charge, control, direction, management. Survey, v. a. 1. View, observe, overlook, take a view of. 2. Inspect, examine, scrutinize. 3. Measure and estimate (as lands or buildings). Survey, n. 1. View, sight, prospect. 2. Inspection, examination, scrutiny. 3. Mensuration (to determine areas, contours, &c.), surveying. Surveying, n. Survey. Survive, v. n. Remain alive, continue to live, live on. Survive, v. a. Outlive, live longer than. Susceptibility, n. Sensitiveness, impressibility, susceptibleness, susceptivity, excitability. Susceptible, a. Susceptive impressible, sensitive, excitable. Susceptibleness, n. Susceptibility. Susceptive, a. Susceptible. Susceptivity, n. Susceptibility. Suspect, v. a. 1. Surmise, imagine, fancy, believe, conjecture, guess, suppose, think. 2. Distrust, mistrust, doubt, have no confidence in. 3. Believe to be guilty. Suspect, v. n. Be suspicious, have suspicion. Suspend, v. a. 1. Hang, SLING UP. 2. Make to depend. 3. Interrupt, intermit, stay, stop, discontinue, arrest, leave off, give over, break off. 4. Defer, delay, postpone, withhold, lay over, stave off. 5. Debar (as from an office) temporarily. Suspend, v. n. Stop payment, become bankrupt, go into bankruptcy. Suspended, a. Hanging, pendent, pendulous, pensile. Suspense, n. 1. Uncertainty, indetermination, incertitude. 2. Hesitation, hesitancy, irresolution, doubt, indecision, vacillation, wavering, scruple, misgiving. 3. Suspension, intermission, remission, interruption, cessation, stoppage, stop, respite, pause, rest, stay, quiescence. Suspension, n. 1. Hanging. 2. Interruption, intermission, SUSPENSE. 3. Delay, postponement. 4. Temporary deprivation (as of an office). Suspicion, n. 1. Surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess. 2. Distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence. Suspicious, a. Distrustful, jealous, inclined to suspect, given to suspicion. Sustain, v. a. 1. Bear, support, uphold, preserve, hold up, keep from falling. 2. Nourish, maintain, subsist, keep alive, supply with food. 3. Suffer, undergo, endure. 4. Sanction, approve, confirm, ratify. 5. Justify, prove, establish, confirm. Sustenance, n. 1. Subsistence, support, maintenance. 2. Food, victuals, provisions, BREAD. Suture, n. Line of junction. Swab, n. Mop. Swaddle, v. a. Swathe. Swag, v. n. Bend (by force of gravity), settle, sag, give way. Swagger, v. n. Bluster, bully, vapor, brag, be insolent. Swaggerer, n. Blusterer, bully, braggart, boaster, braggadocio, BLATHERSKITE. Swain, n. Rustic, hind, peasant, countryman. Swale, v. n. Melt (as a candle), waste, consume, sweal, waste away. Swallow, v. a. 1. Gulp, GOBBLE, BOLT, take into the stomach, take down, get down. 2. Absorb, engulf, destroy, devour, swallow up. 3. Believe (without scruple), receive implicitly. 4. Brook, stomach, pocket, endure, bear, put up with. 5. Renounce, retract, recant, take back. 6. Consume, exhaust, waste, use up. Swallow, n. 1. Throat, gullet, œsophagus. 2. Voracity, gluttonous appetite. Swallow-tailed, a. 1. With pointed skirts. 2. Dovetailed. Swallow up, Absorb, engulf, destroy, swallow, suck in, suck up. Swamp, n. Bog, fen, quagmire, morass, marsh, slough, spongy land, soft and wet ground. Swamp, v. a. Ingulf, sink, whelm, swallow up. Swamp-cabbage, n. Skunk-cabbage, skunk-weed (Symplocarpus fœtidus). Swamp-sassafras, n. Sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). Swampy, a. Boggy, fenny, marshy, undrained, wet and spongy. Swap, v. a. [Colloquial.. Written also Swop.] Exchange, barter, trade. Swap, n. Exchange, barter, barter-trade. Swape, n. Sweep, swipe, well-sweep. Sward, n. Turf, sod. Swarm, n. Multitude (especially of winged insects), crowd, throng, concourse. Swarm, v. n. 1. Crowd, throng, gather in a swarm. 2. Be crowded, be thronged, be filled. Swarthy, a. Dark, tawny, black, of a dark complexion. Swathe, v. a. Swaddle. Swathe, n. Bandage. Sway, v. a. 1. Move, wield, swing, wave, brandish. 2. Bias, prejudice, bend, turn, influence, persuade, prevail upon. 3. Rule, govern, direct, guide, control. Sway, v. n. Incline, lean. Sway, n. Power, dominion, control, domination, command, rule, government, sovereignty, ascendancy, authority, predominance, mastership, mastery, supreme power. Sweal, v. n. Melt (as a candle), SWALE. Swear, v. n. 1. Utter an oath, take oath, take an oath. 2. Declare (solemnly), avow, affirm, depose, testify, state, say. 3. Use profane language, take the name of God in vain. Swear, v. a. Administer an oath to, put under oath. Sweat, n. Perspiration, exudation, excretion, sweating. Sweat, v. n. 1. Perspire. 2. Toll, labor, drudge. Sweat, v. a. 1. Exude. 2. Put into a perspiration. Sweating, n. Exudation, SWEAT. Sweating-bath, n. Sudatory, vapor-bath, hot-house, sweating-room. Sweating-room, n. Sweating-bath. Sweep, v. a. 1. Clean (with a broom). 2. Graze, touch (in passing), brush, rub over. 3. Traverse, pass over. 4. Carry off, sweep off, sweep away. Sweep away, 1. Clear away (by a broom). 2. Dislodge, remove, expel, drive off, sweep off. 3. Destroy, overwhelm, carry off. Sweep, n. 1. Range, compass, scope. 2. Swipe, swape, well-sweep. 3. Destruction, havoc, ravage, devastation. Sweeping, a. 1. Destructive. 2. Wholesale, extensive, broad. 3. Unqualified, exaggerated. Sweepings, n. pl. Refuse, offscourings, dirt, rubbish. Sweep off, Sweep away. Sweepstakes, n. 1. Winner (in gaming or in horse-racing). 2. Total stakes (at a horse-race). Sweet, a. 1. Sugary, honeyed, saccharine, luscious, not sour, not bitter. 2. Redolent, fragrant, balmy, not fetid, not stinking. 3. Soft, melodious, harmonious, mellifluous, dulcet. 4. Beautiful, fair, lovely. 5. Delightful, agreeable, pleasant, charming, grateful, gratifying. 6. Mild, gentle, engaging, winning, attractive, amiable, sweet, lovable. Sweet, n. 1. Sweetness, sweetest part. 2. Dear, darling. Sweets, n. pl. Saccharine substances. Sweet-bay, n. 1. Laurel (Laurus nobilis). 2. Swamp-sassafras (Magnolia glauca). Sweet-bread, n. Pancreas. Sweeten, v. a. 1. Make sweet. 2. Soften, make mild, make tender. 3. Give zest to, give a relish to. Sweeten, v. n. Grow sweet, become sweet. Sweet-flag, n. Sweet-rush (Acorus calamus). Sweet-gum, n. Liquidambar (Liquid-ambar styraciflua). Sweetheart, n. 1. Lover, beau, wooer, admirer, CICISBEO. 2. Flame, mistress, lady-love. Sweetmeat, n. Confection, comfit, junket, sugar-plum. Sweetmeats, n. pl. Confectionery. Sweetness, n. 1. Sweet. 2. Agreeableness, pleasantness. 3. Beauty, fairness, loveliness. 4. Amiableness, gentleness, mildness, suavity. Sweet-oil, n. Olive-oil. Sweet-potato, n. Carolina potato (Batatas edulis or Convolvulus batatas). Sweet-rush, n. Sweet-flag. Sweet-scented, a. Fragrant, redolent, balmy, sweet-smelling. Sweet-smelling, a. Fragrant, SWEET-SCENTED. Sweet-sounding, a. Melodious, harmonious, symphonious, tuneful, dulcet, musical. Sweet-toned, a. Euphonious, euphonic, mellifluous. Sweet-william, n. Bunch-pink, bearded pink (Dianthus barbatus). Swell, v. n. 1. Dilate, expand, intumesce, grow larger or bigger (by expansion). 2. Increase (by outward addition), augment, enlarge. 3. Rise (as waves), heave, surge. 4. Belly, be inflated. 5. Strut, look big, put on airs, be puffed up. 6. Be turgid or bombastic. 7. Bulge, protuberate, swell out. Swell, v. a. 1. Dilate, expand, inflate. 2. Enhance, heighten, aggravate. 3. Puff up, make arrogant. Swell, n. 1. Swelling. 2. Waves, billows. 3. [Colloquial.] Fop, coxcomb, dandy, beau, exquisite, jackanapes, popinjay, man-milliner, man of dress, vain fellow. Swelling, a. Bombastic, pompous, turgid, inflated, tumid, stilted, grandiloquent, pretentious, SPREAD-EAGLE, HIGHFALUTIN, sophomorical, high-flowing, high-sounding. Swelling, n. 1. Swell. 2. Protuberance, bump. Swell out, Bulge, protuberate, swell. Swelter, v. n. Be oppressed with heat, be overcome by heat. Swerve, v. n. Deviate, depart, diverge, wander, turn aside, go astray. Swift, a. 1. Quick, fast, fleet, rapid, speedy, expeditious, flying. 2. Ready, prompt, eager, zealous, forward. 3. Sudden, instant. Swiftly, ad. Quickly, speedily, expeditiously, trippingly, apace, posthaste, with speed, under press of sail or canvas, by forced marches, on eagle's wings, in double quick time, in seven-league boots, as fast as one's legs will carry one. Swig, v. a. [Colloquial.] Guzzle, swill. Swill, v. a. Drink (greedily), guzzle, SWIG, quaff. Swill, n. hogwash, swillings. Swillings, n. pl. Swill. Swim, v. n. 1. Float, be borne up (on a liquid). 2. Be borne along (as on water, by effort or by a current), buffet the waves, float with the tide. 3. Glide, skim. 4. Be flooded, be inundated. 5. Be dizzy (as the head). Swindle, v. a. Cheat, cozen, deceive, dupe, gull, trick, defraud, overreach, victimize, bamboozle, chouse, diddle, impose upon, practise upon, take in. Swindle, n. Cheat, fraud, imposition, deception, chouse, piece of knavery. Swindler, n. Rogue, knave, cheat, impostor, trickster, sharper, blackleg, jockey, SHYSTER. Swindling, n. Knavery, cheating. Swine, n. sing. and pl. 1. Hog, pig, SOW, porker. 2. Hogs (collectively). Swine-pipe, n. Redwing, wind-thrush, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus). Swine-stone, n. Stink-stone. Swing, v. n. 1. Oscillate, vibrate, wave, move to and fro, move backward and forward. 2. Hang, dangle, hang loose. Swing, n. 1. Oscillation, vibration, waving motion. 2. Scope, range, play, margin, free play, full play, elbow room. Swinge, v. a. Beat, whip, scourge, flog, lash, bastinade, switch, chastise, punish. Swingel, n. Swiple. Swingle, n. Swingle-staff, swingling-staff, swingling-knife, swingling-wand. Swingle, v. a. Dress with a swingle (as flax), beat with a swingle. Swingle-tree, n. Whiffle-tree, whipple-tree, single-tree. Swingling-knife, n. Swingle. Swingling-staff, n. Swingle. Swingling-wand, n. Swingle. Swinish, a. Hoggish, piggish, gross, sensual, brutish, beastly. Swinish multitude, Rabble, populace. Swipe, n. Sweep, swape, well-sweep. Swiple, n. Swingel. Switch, n. Rod, twig, stick, birch. Switch, v. a. Beat, whip, SWINGE. Switchel, n. Sweetened water, molasses and water. Swivel, n. 1. Caster. 2. Turning link (in a chain). 3. Swivel-gun. Swivel-gun, n. Swivel. Swoon, v. n. Faint, faint away. Swoon, n. Syncope, fainting, fainting fit. Swoop, v. a. Seize (as a hawk its prey), clutch, catch up, pounce upon. Swoop, v. n. Stoop, descend, come down, bear down. Swoop, n. 1. Clutch, seizure. 2. Stoop, descent. Swop, v. a. [Colloquial. Written also Swap.] Exchange, barter, trade. Sword, n. Sabre, broadsword, cutlass, falchion, cimeter, rapier, claymore. Sword-arm, n. Right arm. Sword-fish, n. Gar-fish, horn-fish, sea-needle, gar-pike, sea-pike, long-nose, gore-bill, snook, mackerel-guide (Esox belone or Belone vulgaris). Sword-hand, n. Right hand. Sword-player, n. Fencer, gladiator. Sword-shaped, a. Ensiform. Sworn enemies, Irreconcilable enemies. Sworn friends, Intimate friends, dear friends, bosom-friends. Sybarite, n. Voluptuary, epicure. Sybaritic, a. Voluptuous, luxurious, wanton. Sybaritical, a. Voluptuous, luxurious, wanton. Sycamore, n. [U. S.] Plane-tree, button-wood, button-ball tree, water-beech (Platanus Occidentalis). Sycophancy, n. Servility, obsequiousness, fawning, gross flattery. Sycophant, n. Parasite, fawner, toady, wheedler, flunkey, spaniel, lick-spittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, mean flatterer. Sycophantic, a. Fawning, cringing, servile, slavish, parasitic, obsequious, supple, grovelling, meanly submissive. Syllabus, n. Abstract, abridgment, outline, epitome, summary, compend, digest, compendium, synopsis, breviary, brief, sum and substance. Sylph, n. Fairy, fay. Sylva, n. Trees (of a country). Sylvan, a. 1. Forest-like. 2. Woody, shady. Sylvan, n. Satyr, faun. Symbol, n. Emblem, type, sign, token, figure, representative. Symbolic, a. Emblematical, typical, hieroglyphical, representative, significative. Symbolical, a. Emblematical, typical, hieroglyphical, representative, significative. Symbolization, n. Representation, indication, prefigurement. Symbolize, v. a. Prefigure, typify, emblematize, be symbolical of. Symmetrical, a. Proportional (in the several parts), regular, shapely, harmonious, congruent, well-proportioned. Symmetry, n. Proportion, harmony, shapeliness, regularity, order, regular arrangement. Sympathetic, a. Compassionate, sympathizing, commiserating, pitiful, tender, kind, affectionate, loving, with the heart in the right place. Sympathize with, Feel sympathy with, feel for, enter into the feelings of, have pity for, fraternize with, make common cause with. Sympathy, n. 1. Compassion, commiseration, condolence, pity, tenderness, kindliness, fellow-feeling, bowels of compassion. 2. Agreement, harmony, correspondence, correlation, affinity, union, concert. 3. Mutual influence. Symphonious, a. Harmonious, consonant, accordant, concordant, musical. Symphony, n. Consonance, harmony, music. Symptom, n. Indication, sign, mark, note, token. Symptomatic, a. Indicative. Symptomatical, a. Indicative. Synchronal, a. Simultaneous, synchronical, synchronistic, synchronous. Synchronism, n. Simultaneousness. Synchronistic, a. Synchronal. Synchronous, a. Synchronal. Syncope, n. 1. (Gram.) Elision (in the middle of a word). 2. (Med.) Swoon, fainting, fainting fit. Synergetic, a. Co-operating, co-operative, synergistic. Synergistic, a. Synergetic. Synonymes, n. pl. [Written also Synonyms.] Equivalent words (of the same language), words of the same meaning. Synod, n. Council. Synonymous, a. Equivalent, of the same meaning, of similar meaning, that express the same idea. Synopsis, n. Abridgment, epitome, abstract, outline, compend, compendium, summary, syllabus, digest, sum and substance, general view. Synthesis, n. Combination (of elements), composition, putting together. Syringe, n. Squirt. System, n. 1. A whole (viewed with reference to the interdependence of its parts), combination of parts to form a whole. 2. Scheme, body, plan, theory, connected view. 3. Order, method, regularity, rule. Systematic, a. Methodical, orderly, regular. Systematical, a. Methodical, orderly, regular. Systematize, v. a. Methodize, arrange, harmonize, regulate, order, reduce to order, put into a systematic form.

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