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

by Richard Soule

Tabby, n. 1. Watered silk. 2. Brindled cat, tabby cat. Tabby, v. a. Water. Tabby, a. 1. Of a waved or watered appearance. 2. Brindled, brinded. Tabefaction, n. Emaciation (by tabes), wasting away. Tabernacle, n. 1. Tent, pavilion, habitation. 2. Temple, church, chapel, cathedral, minster, meeting-house, place of worship, sacred place. 3. Pyx. Tabernacle, v. n. Dwell (temporarily), sojourn, be housed. Tabes, n. [L.] (Med.) Emaciation (accompanied by fever), wasting, consumption. Table, n. 1. Slab, tablet. 2. Stand (to take food from), board. 3. Food, diet, provision, fare, repast, victuals. 4. Index, list, catalogue, syllabus, synopsis, condensed statement. Tableau, n. [Fr.] Picture, scene, representation. Table-beer, n. Small-beer. Table-d'hòte, n. [Fr.] Ordinary, public table. Table-land, n. Elevated plain. Taboo, n. Interdict, prohibition. Taboo, v. a. Interdict, forbid, prohibit, put under taboo, put under an interdict, forbid to be used or touched. Tabouret, n. [Fr.] Stool. Tabular, a. 1. Of a table. 2. Flat, plane. 3. Laminated, lamellar, lamelliform, foliated, scaly, flaky. Tabula rasa, [L.] Smooth tablet, blank tablet. Tabularize, v. a. Tabulate, put into a tabular form. Tabulate, v. a. Tabularize. Tacamahac, n. Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera). Tachygraphy, n. Stenography, shorthand, brachygraphy. Tacit, a. Implied, understood, inferred, silent, unexpressed (by words). Taciturn, a. Silent (by habit), reserved, uncommunicative, close, unconversable, reticent, of few words, sparing of words. Taciturnity, n. Reserve, closeness, reticence, habitual silence. Tack, v. a. 1. Fasten (slightly), attach, append, affix, tag. 2. Nail (with tacks). 3. (Naut.) Put about, change the course of. Tack, v. n. (Naut.) Go about, tack ship. Tack, n. Small nail. Tackle, n. 1. Pulley. 2. Equipment, gear, rigging, tackling, furniture. Tackle, v. a. [Local and Colloquial.] 1. Harness. 2. Attack, seize, lay hold of, seize upon. Tackling, n. 1. Equipment, TACKLE. 2. Harness. Tact, n. 1. [Rare.] Touch, feeling, sense of feeling. 2. Adroitness (in appreciating circumstances and acting accordingly), skill (in saying or doing what is most appropriate to the occasion), quick judgment, nice perception. Tactician, n. Manœuvrer, wire-puller, adroit manager. Tactics, n. 1. Strategy, military science. 2. Management, manœuvring, policy. Tactile, a. Tangible, palpable. Tadpole, n. Polliwog, porwiggle, purwiggy, polliwig. Taffrail, n. Stern rail. Tag, n. 1. Metal point (at the end of a string). 2. Label, card. 3. Cue, catchword. 4. Game of tag. Tag, v. a. 1. Attach a tag to, fit with a tag. 2. Fasten, attach, append, affix, tack. Tag after, [Colloquial.] Follow closely, keep at one's heels. Tail, n. 1. End, extremity, fag-end, hinder part. 2. Skirt, flap. 3. (Mus.) Stem (of a note). Tailor, n. 1. Maker of men's clothes. 2. (Ich.) Blue-fish, ship-jack, snapping mackerel (Temnodon saltator). Tail-piece, n. Appendage. Taint, v. a. 1. Imbue, impregnate. 2. Corrupt, infect, contaminate, defile, poison, make noxious, make putrid. 3. Tarnish, stain, sully. Taint, n. 1. Tincture, tinge, stain. 2. Infection, corruption, depravation, contamination, defilement. 3. Fault, blemish, defect, flaw, spot. Take, v. a. 1. Receive, accept. 2. Seize, grasp, gripe, clasp, lay hold of, get hold of. 3. Entrap, insnare, circumvent. 4. Capture, catch, make prisoner of. 5. Captivate, delight, please, interest, attract, allure, engage, fascinate, bewitch, enchant, charm. 6. Understand, interpret, suppose, regard, consider, think, hold, believe. 7. Choose, select, elect, espouse, be in favor of. 8. Assume, admit, adopt, put on. 9. Delineate, portray, figure, draw, paint, sketch, copy. 10. Get, procure, gain, obtain. 11. Use, employ, occupy, make use of, avail one's self of. 12. Swallow, take down. 13. Experience, feel, perceive, be sensible of, be conscious of. 14. Bear, endure, tolerate. 15. Require, need, be necessary. Take, v. n. 1. Catch, be fixed. 2. Please, be well received, be welcomed. 3. Go, proceed, resort, direct one's course. Take advantage of, 1. Turn to account, make use of. 2. Impose upon (by some advantage of superior knowledge or of opportunity). Take after, 1. Copy, imitate. 2. Resemble, be like. Take a horn, [Colloquial.] Take a drink (of spirituous liquor). Take aim, Aim. Take air, Be made public, be disclosed, get abroad, become known. Take a shine to, [Colloquial.] Take a liking to, take a fancy to, feel a liking for. Take away, Remove. Take back, 1. Take again. 2. Recall, revoke, recant, withdraw, retract, disavow, abjure. Take breath, Rest, stop to rest. Take care, Be careful. Take care of, Oversee, superintend, take charge of. Take courage, Be encouraged, take heart. Take down, 1. Take from above. 2. Reduce, lower, depress. 3. Humble, abash, humiliate. 4. Pull to pieces, pull down. 5. Swallow, take. 6. Record, note, make a note of, write down. Take effect, 1. Be efficacious. 2. Go into operation. Take exception, 1. Object, dissent, make objection. 2. Take it ill, be displeased, be offended. Take fire, Be ignited, be inflamed. Take for, Mistake for. Take for granted, Admit, allow, concede. Take French leave, Depart informally, take leave unceremoniously. Take from, 1. Deduct from, subtract from, take away from. 2. Derogate from, detract from. 3. Deprive, dispossess. Take heart, Be encouraged, take courage. Take heed, Beware, be cautious, be careful. Take heed to, Attend to, pay attention to. Take hold of, Seize, fix on. Take horse, 1. Set out to ride. 2. Be covered (as a mare). Take in, 1. Receive, admit. 2. Comprise, enclose, encompass. 3. Comprehend, understand. 4. Lessen, contract, make smaller. 5. [Colloquial.] Cheat, circumvent, gull, deceive, impose upon. Take in good part, Receive kindly, not be angry about, not be offended at. Take in hand, 1. Undertake, engage in, set the hand to. 2. Deal with (in the way of correction or discipline). Take in tow, Tow, draw, drag, haul, pull. Take it, Think, suppose, presume, believe, imagine, conclude. Take it ill, Be offended, be displeased, take exception. Take leave, Depart, go, go away, bid adieu, bid farewell, be off, take one's departure, take one's self off, make one's exit, MAKE TRACKS. Take notice, Observe, remark, pay attention. Take oath, Swear solemnly. Take off, 1. Remove, take away. 2. Cut off. 3. Withdraw, withhold. 4. Destroy, kill. 5. Swallow, drink. 6. Imitate, personate, mimic. Take on, (Neuter.) 1. Complain, lament, be much affected. 2. (Active.) Assume, be willing to bear, take upon, take up. Take out, 1. Remove, withdraw, draw out. 2. Obliterate, efface, destroy. Take part, 1. Share, partake. 2. Unite, join. Take place, 1. Happen, occur. 2. Prevail, have effect. Take root, Be rooted, be firmly established. Take sides, Favor one side, take up the cause of one side. Take the air, Breathe the open air, go abroad in the open air. Take the lead, Lead the way, go before, go ahead, go in the van. Take the place of, Supply the place of, be a substitute for, stand in the shoes of. Take time by the forelock, Seize the occasion, let not the opportunity slip, make hay while the sun shines, strike the iron while it is hot. Take to, 1. Apply to, be fond of. 2. Have recourse to, betake one's self to. Take to do, [Colloquial.] Reprove, TAKE TO TASK. Take to flight, Flee, fly, run away, take to one's heels. Take to heart, Feel keenly, be greatly grieved at, be much affected by, take on about, be much troubled by, lay to heart. Take to one's heels, Flee, fly, run away, take to flight. Take to task, Reprove, reprimand, chide, take to do. Take up, 1. Raise, lift. 2. Begin (especially where another has left off). 3. Fasten (with a ligature). 4. Engross, engage, employ. 5. Occupy, fill, cover. 6. Arrest, seize, catch. 7. Assume, adopt, take on, take upon. 8. Pay (as a note), discharge, settle. Take up arms, Begin war, commence hostilities. Take up one's connection, Terminate one's relations. Take upon one's self, 1. Assume, undertake. 2. Incur. Take up the gauntlet, Accept the challenge. Take up with, Be contented with. Taking, a. 1. Pleasing, alluring, captivating, attractive. 2. Infectious, catching. Tale, n. 1. Story, fable, legend, narrative, relation, apologue, parable, novel, romance. 2. Account, count, reckoning. Tale-bearer, n. Tell-tale, tattler. Talent, n. Gift, faculty, capacity, endowment, ability, ableness, power, parts, GENIUS, turn, aptitude, aptness, knack, forte. Talented, a. Gifted, of talent, of brilliant parts. Talipes, n. (Surgery.) Club-foot. Talisman, n. Charm, amulet, phylactery. Talismanic, a. Magical. Talk, v. n. 1. Speak, converse, CONFABULATE. 2. Confer, reason, deliberate. 3. Prattle, prate. Talk, v. a. Speak, utter. Talk, n. 1. Conversation, converse, colloquy, PARLEY, discourse, conference, communication, dialogue, confabulation, chat, GOSSIP, oral intercourse. 2. Report, rumor, bruit, town talk. Talkative, a. Loquacious, garrulous, chatty, conversable, COZY. Talk big, [Colloquial.] Boast, brag, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, exalt one's self, magnify one's self. Talk over, 1. Recount, tell, rehearse. 2. Talk about, confer or converse about, have a conversation about. Tall, a. High (in stature), lofty, elevated, towering. Tallness, n. Height (of stature). Tallow, n. Suet (freed from adhering membranes). Tally, n. Mate, match, counterpart. Tally, v. n. Match, agree, accord, conform, correspond, harmonize, square, comport, cohere, quadrate, coincide, chime in, fall in. Talon, n. Claw (of a bird), nail. Tamarack, n. Hackmatack, American larch, black larch (Larix pendula or Americana). Tame, a. 1. Domesticated, domestic, mild, gentle, docile, not wild. 2. Subdued, crushed, submissive. 3. Spiritless, dull, flat, feeble, lean, vapid, insipid, jejune, barren, languid, prosing, prosy, prosaic, uninteresting, poor. Tame, v. a. 1. Domesticate, make tame, make docile. 2. Subdue, repress, conquer, overcome, overthrow, subjugate. Tamper, v. n. 1. Meddle, intermeddle, dabble, have to do (in a tentative way). 2. Intrigue, deal secretly. Tan, v. a. 1. Convert into leather, impregnate with tannin. 2. Imbrown, make tawny. Tang, n. Smack, taste, flavor, savor. Tangible, a. 1. Tactile, palpable. 2. Real, certain, positive, substantial, substantive, solid. Tangle, v. a. Interweave (confusedly), intertwine, complicate, perplex, snarl, entangle. Tangle, n. Complication, intricacy, perplexity, snarl. Tank, n. Cistern, reservoir. Tanned, a. Imbrowned, sun-burnt, ruddy, blowzy, blowzed, ruddy-faced. Tantalize, v. a. Torment (by exciting hopes and refusing to gratify them), vex, tease, irritate, provoke. Tantamount, a. Equivalent, equal. Tantamount to, The same as, equal to, as good as. Tap, v. a. 1. Broach. 2. Rap, strike (lightly). Tap, v. n. Rap. Tap, n. 1. Gentle blow, light stroke. 2. Spigot, plug, stopper, stopple. Taper, n. Light, small candle. Taper, a. Conical, pyramidal, tapering. Taper, v. a. Make taper, make conical. Taper, v. n. Take a conical form, have a conical shape. Tapering, a. Conical, TAPER. Tapioca, n. Purified cassava, manioc. Tapped, a. Abroach, broached, on tap. Tar, n. Sailor, seaman, mariner, seafarer, seafaring man. Tardiness, n. Slowness, dilatoriness, delay, slackness, procrastination, putting off. Tardy, a. 1. Slow, snail-like, sluggish, not swift. 2. Dilatory, slack, late, behindhand, procrastinating, not prompt. Target, n. Mark (to be shot at). Tariff, n. Schedule of duties (on imports or on exports). Tarn, n. Pool (among mountains), pond, lake. Tarnish, v. a. Soil, stain, sully, deface, discolor, dull, blemish. Tarnish, n. Soil, stain, spot, blemish, blot. Tarriance, n. Stay, delay, tarrying. Tarry, v. n. 1. Stay, STOP, sojourn, abide (temporarily), lodge, rest, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent, have lodgings, take lodgings. 2. Wait, linger, delay, loiter, be slow, remain long. Tart, a. 1. Sour, acid, pricked. 2. Severe, harsh, caustic, crabbed, sharp, snappish, testy, snarling, petulant, acrimonious, ill-tempered, ill-humored. Tartar, n. 1. Argol, bitartrate of potash (crude). 2. Ill-tempered person. Tartarean, a. Infernal, hellish, tartareous. Tartar-emetic, n. Tartarized antimony, tartrated antimony, tartrate of potash and antimony. Tartareous, a. Tartarean. Tartarized antimony, Tartar-emetic. Tartarus, n. Hades, Erebus, Hell, the lower world, the infernal regions, shades below. Tartness, n. 1. Sourness, acidity. 2. Acrimony, harshness, asperity, severity, piquancy, sharpness, crabbedness, churlishness, moroseness, ill temper, bad blood. Task, n. 1. Work, labor, toil, drudgery. 2. Employment, business, undertaking, enterprise. 3. Lesson, exercise. Task, v. a. 1. Impose a task on. 2. Burden, oppress, tax. Taskmaster, n. Overseer. Taste, v. a. 1. Try the flavor of, test by the tongue. 2. Experience, perceive, feel. Taste, v. n. 1. Try the flavor. 2. Smack, savor, have a smack or flavor. 3. Have perception, have experience. Taste, n. 1. Flavor, relish, savor, zest, gusto, GOÛT. 2. Dash, infusion, admixture, sprinkling, tincture. 3. Sense of taste. 4. Fondness, liking, partiality. 5. Discernment (of beauty or excellence), judgment (of propriety), nice perception. Tasteful, a. 1. Savory. 2. Tasty, in good taste. Tasteless, a. Insipid, flat, without relish. Tasty, a. Elegant, refined, tasteful, in good taste. Tatterdemalion, n. Ragamuffin, ragged fellow, wretch, SANS-CULOTTE. Tattered, a. Torn, ragged. Tatters, n. pl. Rags. Tattle, v. n. 1. Prate, prattle, chatter, chat, jabber, babble, talk idly or thoughtlessly, talk at random, spin a long yarn. 2. Blab, gossip, tell tales. Tattle, n. Prate, prattle, gossip, twaddle, twattle, gabble, palaver, balderdash, nonsense, idle talk, senseless talk. Tattler, n. 1. Prattler, babbler, chatterer, prater, gossip, gadabout, gadder, rattle-head, idle talker. 2. Gossip, tale-bearer. Tattoo, n. Beat of drum (to summon soldiers to quarters at night). Taught, a. (Naut.) Tight, tense, not slack, stretched, strained. Taunt, v. a. Mock, flout, chaff, ridicule, revile, reproach, upbraid, censure, deride, jeer, twit, scoff at, sneer at, rail at, make game of, make fun of, treat with scorn, make a butt of, make merry with, POKE FUN AT. Taunt, n. Ridicule, derision, scoff, censure, reproach, insult, jeer, gibe, quip, quirk, caustic remark. Taurus, n. (Astron.) The Bull. Tautog, n. Black-fish (Labrus Americanus). Tautological, a. Repetitious, verbose, diffuse, redundant, pleonastic. Tautology, n. Repetition (of the same idea in different words), redundancy, iteration, reiteration, pleonasm, verbosity, diffuseness, redundant expression. Tavern, n. Inn, hotel, CARAVANSARY, house, public house. Tawdry, a. Showy (without elegance), gaudy, flashy, glittering, in bad taste. Tawny, a. Fulvous, fulvid, yellowish-brown, dull yellow. Tax, n. 1. Impost, duty, custom, toll, excise, tribute, assessment, rate, levy. 2. Demand, burden, charge, requisition. Tax, v. a. 1. Put a tax upon, assess tribute upon. 2. Burden, load, task, make demands upon. 3. Accuse, charge, lay upon. Tear, v. a. 1. Rend, sever, sunder, pull asunder, pull in pieces, pull apart. 2. Lacerate, laniate, lancinate, claw, mangle. 3. Snatch away, force away. Tearful, a. Weeping. Tear off, Pull off, strip off. Tear up, Pull up, rip up. Tease, v. a. Worry, vex, plague, annoy, torment, molest, irritate, harass, tantalize, badger, chafe, hector, harry, pester, bother, trouble. Tea-service, n. Tea-set. Tea-set, n. Tea-service, tea-things. Teat, n. Dug, nipple, pap. Tea-things, n. pl. Tea-set. Tedder, n. Tether. Tea, n. 1. Infusion (especially of the dried leaves of the tea-plant), decoction. 2. Supper, evening meal. Tea-berry, n. Partridge-berry, deer-berry, boxberry, wintergreen, mountain-tea (Gaultheria procumbens). Teach, v. a. 1. Instruct, inform, educate, enlighten, train, discipline, drill, school, tutor, indoctrinate, initiate, give instruction to, give lessons to. 2. Communicate, impart, inculcate, instil, preach. 3. Admonish, direct, guide, counsel, show, tell, advise, signify to, suggest to, indicate to, point out to. Teach, v. n. Act as teacher, practise teaching. Teachable, a. Docile, apt, apt to learn. Teacher, n. Instructor, tutor, preceptor, master, PEDAGOGUE, school-master, school-mistress, school-dame. Tedious, a. Wearisome (in consequence of being prolonged), tiresome, operose, IRKSOME, fatiguing, uninteresting, too long, monotonous, humdrum, prosy, MORTAL, trying, devoid of interest. Tediousness, n. Wearisomeness, tiresomeness, irksomeness, tedium, ENNUI. Tedium, n. Tediousness. Teem, v. n. 1. Conceive, be pregnant. 2. Abound, be full, be prolific, be stocked. Teeming, a. Fraught, replete, full, prolific. Teeter, v. n. Seesaw, titter, titter-totter, tetter-totter. Teething, n. Dentition. Teetotal, a. [Colloquial.] Entire, complete, total. Tegument, n. 1. Covering, cover, integument, capsule, case. 2. Skin. Tehee, v. n. [Colloquial.] Giggle, titter. Teledu, n. Stinkard (Mydaus meliceps). Telegram, n. Telegraphic despatch. Telegraph, n. Semaphore. Telegraph, v. a. 1. Convey by telegraph, announce by telegraph. 2. Wire, convey by electric telegraph, report by telegram. Telescope, n. Spy-glass. Tell, v. a. 1. Express, utter, speak, state, mention, communicate, publish, speak of, make mention of. 2. Relate, recount, rehearse, narrate, describe, report, give an account of. 3. Inform, teach, instruct, acquaint, apprise, make known to, explain to, disclose to, communicate to, make known to. 4. Disclose, reveal, divulge, confess, betray, acknowledge, own, declare, make known. 5. Number, count, enumerate, compute, reckon, take an account of, run over, sum up, call over. 6. Discern, discover, make out, distinguish. Tell, v. n. 1. Give account, make report. 2. Take effect, be effective, hit the nail on the head. Telling, a. Effective. Tell-tale, n. Tattler, talebearer. Tell-tale, a. Babbling, tattling. Telluric, a. Terrestrial, earthly. Temerity, n. Recklessness (of disposition), RASHNESS, heedlessness, venturesomeness, hastiness, precipitancy, inconsiderateness, presumption, fool-hardiness, precipitation. Temper, v. a. 1. Modify, qualify, mix in due proportion. 2. Soften, mollify, assuage, soothe, calm, moderate, restrain, pacify, attemper. 3. Adapt, fit, suit, adjust, accommodate. 4. Bring to the right degree of hardness (as iron, by sudden cooling). 5. Anneal. Temper, n. 1. Due mixture, just combination. 2. Constitution, temperament, nature, organization. 3. Disposition, humor, frame, mood, grain. 4. Calmness, moderation, equanimity, composure. 5. Degree of hardness. 6. [Colloquial.] Anger, passion, irritation. Temperament, n. Constitution, temper, nature, organization, idiosyncrasy, habit. Temperance, n. Moderation, sobriety, soberness, self-control. Temperate, a. 1. Moderate, ABSTEMIOUS, sober. 2. Chaste, continent. 3. Cool, calm, dispassionate, not violent. 4. Duly tempered (as regards heat and cold), not excessive. Temperature, n. Degree of heat. Tempest, n. 1. Storm, hurricane, gale, squall, tornado, violent wind (usually accompanied with rain, hail, or snow, and sometimes with thunder and lightning). 2. Excitement, tumult, disturbance, perturbation, violent outbreak. Tempestuous, a. 1. Stormy, windy, breezy, squally, gusty, blustering, boisterous. 2. Violent, turbulent, tumultuous, impetuous. Temple, n. 1. Fane. 2. Church, house of worship, house of God, meeting-house. Temporal, a. 1. Worldly, terrestrial, mundane, secular, of this world, of this life, not spiritual, not ecclesiastical. 2. Transient, fleeting, TEMPORARY. Temporary, a. Transitory, transient, fleeting, evanescent, ephemeral, short-lived, temporal, brief, not permanent, not eternal, for a time, of short duration. Temporize, v. n. Trim, comply with occasions, yield to circumstances, fall in with current opinion, act the time-server, be on the fence, wait to see which way the cat will jump. Temporizer, n. Trimmer, time-server. Tempt, v. a. 1. Try, test, prove, put to trial. 2. Entice (especially to evil), allure, seduce, decoy, induce, inveigle, persuade, prevail upon, draw on, bring over. 3. Incite, instigate, provoke, incline, dispose, prompt. Temptation, n. 1. Enticement (especially to evil), allurement. 2. Bribe, bait, lure, decoy, golden apple, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens. Tempter, n. Seducer, prompter, instigator, Siren, Circe, Satan. Tenable, a. Defensible, capable of being held or defended. Tenacious, a. 1. Retentive, apt to retain. 2. Adhesive, sticky, glutinous, viscous, cohesive, smeary, dauby, clinging. 3. Stubborn, obstinate, pertinacious, opinionated, opinionative, positive, pig-headed. Tenaciousness, n. Tenacity. Tenacious of, Persistent in holding, pertinacious in maintaining. Tenacity, n. 1. Retentiveness, tenaciousness. 2. Adhesiveness, cohesiveness, glutinousness, viscidity. 3. Stubbornness, pertinacity, obstinacy. Tenant, n. Occupier, occupant, resident, dweller, lessee, renter. Tenantable, a. Habitable. Tend, v. a. Watch, guard, keep, protect, attend, accompany, nurse, take care of, wait on. Tend, v. n. 1. Attend, wait, serve, be attendant. 2. Incline, lean, verge, trend, make, be directed. 3. Conduce, contribute, lead. Tendency, n. Inclination, leaning, direction, determination, bearing, bent, bias, drift, course, aim, scope, proclivity, aptitude, proneness, predisposition, propensity, turn, disposition, liability. Tender, a. 1. Soft, delicate, not firm. 2. Weak, feeble, young, infantile, youthful, not strong. 3. Effeminate, feminine, womanly, not hardy, not robust. 4. Sensitive, easily pained. 5. Compassionate, kind, affectionate, sympathetic, pitiful, merciful, lenient, mild, tender-hearted. 6. Pathetic, affecting, touching. 7. Painful (to speak of or treat of), unpleasant, disagreeable. Tender, v. a. Offer, proffer, present, volunteer. Tender, n. 1. Attendant. 2. Offer, proffer, proposal. Tender-hearted, a. Affectionate, kind, compassionate, sympathetic, merciful, tender, pitiful. Tenderness, n. 1. Softness, delicacy, want of firmness. 2. Weakness, want of strength, feebleness. 3. Effeminacy, womanly quality. 4. Soreness, sensitiveness. 5. Compassion, kindness, sympathy, affection, pity, love, gentleness, benevolence, leniency, clemency, sensibility, mildness, benignity, humanity, loving-kindness. 6. Pathos. 7. Caution, carefulness. Tender of, Concerned about, careful of. Tendon, n. Sinew. Tendril, n. (Bot.) Filament, cirrus. Tenebrious, a. Tenebrous. Tenebrous, a. Dark, dusky, darksome, gloomy, tenebrious. Tenement, n. House, dwelling, habitation, domicile. Tenet, n. Doctrine, dogma, opinion, notion, principle, position, belief, creed, way of thinking. Tenor, n. 1. Course, manner, fashion, mood, form, cast, cut, stamp, tone, tendency, character. 2. Meaning, intent, purport, import, sense, spirit, drift, gist, significance. 3. (Music.) Highest part (for a man's voice). Tense, a. Tight, stretched, strained, TAUGHT, rigid, not loose, not lax. Tension, n. 1. Stretching, straining. 2. Strain, rigor, severe effort. 3. (Physics.) Expansive force, elastic force. Tent, n. Pavilion. Tentacle, n. Feeler. Tentacula, n. pl. [L.] Feelers, tentacles. Tentative, a. Trying, essaying, experimental. Tenth, n. Tithe. Ten thousand, Myriad. Tenuity, n. 1. Thinness, fineness, slenderness. exility. 2. Rarity, rareness, subtility, etherealness. Tenure, n. 1. (Law.) Manner or principle of holding (lands and tenements). 2. Holding, use, occupation, occupancy, possession (for the time). Tepid, a. Lukewarm, slightly warm. Tergiversation, n. 1. Evasion, shift, subterfuge. 2. Vacillation, veering, fickleness, instability. Term, n. 1. Limit, boundary, bound, confine, bourn, mete, terminus. 2. Time, season, spell, space of time, period of time. 3. Word (considered as having a definite meaning; particularly a technical word), expression, name, denomination. 4. Member (of a syllogism, of an equation, of a fraction, of a proportion, &c.). Term, v. a. Designate, denominate, name, style, entitle, call, phrase, dub, christen. Termagant, n. Scold, shrew, vixen, virago, hag, beldam, Xantippe, brawling woman, turbulent woman. Termes, n. [L. pl. Termites.] White ant, termite. Terminal, a. 1. Limiting, bounding. 2. Final, ultimate. Terminate, v. a. 1. Bound, limit, set bounds to. 2. End, conclude, complete, close, finish, bring to an end, put an end to. Terminate, v. n. 1. End, cease, close, be limited, stop short, come to an end. 2. Eventuate, issue, prove, turn out. Termination, n. 1. Ending. 2. Limit, bound, period. 3. End, conclusion, completion, issue, result, consequence, effect. Terminology, n. Glossology, nomenclature. Terminus, n. [L. pl. Termini.] Limit, boundary, mete, term. Termite, n. Termes, white ant. Terms, n. pl. Conditions, stipulations, provisions. Tern, n. Sea-swallow. Ternary, a. Triplicate, threefold. Terrace, n. Plateau, esplanade. Terra firma, [L.] Solid earth, firm foundation. Terra Japonica, [Low L.] Catechu, gambler, cutch, Japan earth. Terrene, a. Terrestrial. Terrestrial, a. Earthly, sublunary, mundane, worldly, terrene. Terrible, a. Frightful, horrible, dreadful, formidable, REDOUBTABLE, fearful, GREWSOME, terrific, awful, dread, dire, tremendous. Terrific, a. Frightful, TERRIBLE. Terrify, v. a. Frighten, fright, affright, alarm, scare, horrify, appall, daunt, strike with terror, petrify with terror. Territory, n. Country, domain, district, quarter, province, land. Terror, n. Consternation, fright, alarm, affright, panic, horror, dismay, intimidation, terrorism, great fear, extreme dread. Terrorism, n. State of terror, reign of terror. Terse, a. Concise (with elegance), brief, compact, neat, pithy, sententious, not diffuse, not verbose, not prolix, not rambling, not wordy, not loose, not long-winded, not pleonastic, not tautological. Tessellated, a. Checkered, inlaid, mosaic. Test, n. 1. Experiment, trial, proof, ordeal. 2. Criterion, standard, touchstone. 3. [Chem.] Reägent. Test, v. a. Try, prove, subject to trial, put to the proof, experiment upon, make trial of, make an experiment with, give a trial to. Testacea, n. pl. Testaceans. Testaceans, n. pl. Shell-fish (with thick entire shells like the clam), mollusks. Testament, n. Will, last will and testament. Testify, v. n. Depose, state, affirm, declare, DEPONE, protest, bear witness. Testify, v. a. Attest, depose, state, declare, affirm, bear witness to, vouch for. Testimonial, n. 1. Credential, certificate, recommendation, voucher. 2. Monument, remembrancer, record. Testimony, n. 1. Affirmation, declaration, deposition, attestation. 2. Proof (by a witness), evidence, ground of belief. Testy, a. Peevish, petulant, fretful, pettish, touchy, cross, waspish, snappish, choleric, splenetic, irascible, irritable, captious, hasty, quick, peppery. Tetanus, n. [L.] (Med.) Spasm, spasmodic contraction of the muscles. Tête-à-tête, [Fr.] 1. (Adverbially.) Face to face, cheek by jowl. 2. (As a noun.) Close conversation, private conversation, familiar conference. Tether, n. Tedder. Tetter, n. Herpes, fret, ringworm. Tetter-totter, v. n. See-saw, teeter, titter, titter-totter. Text, n. 1. Body (of a literary work, as distinguished from comments), true copy. 2. Verse (of scripture), passage, sentence, clause, paragraph. 3. Topic, subject, theme, thesis. Textile, a. Woven. Texture, n. 1. Fabric, web. 2. Structure, make, organization, constitution, tissue. Thank, v. a. Return thanks to, make acknowledgments to. Thanks, n. pl. Acknowledgments (for favors), expressions of gratitude. Thankful, a. Grateful (with a desire to give thanks), obliged, beholden, indebted, under obligation. Thankfulness, n. Gratitude (with a desire to acknowledge it), sense of obligation, feeling of obligation. Thankless, a. 1. Ungrateful, unthankful. 2. Unpleasant (as a service not likely to be repaid by thanks), disagreeable, undesirable, unacceptable. Thaumaturgies, n. Thaumaturgy. Thaumaturgist, n. Necromancer, sorcerer, magician, conjurer, juggler, seer, wizard, prestidigitator, wonder-worker. Thaumaturgy, n. Necromancy, magic, sorcery, witchcraft, theurgy, wonder-working, the black art, feats of magic. Thaw, v. n. Melt (after freezing), dissolve, liquefy, become fluid. Thaw, v. a. Melt (something frozen), dissolve. Thawing, n. Melting, dissolving, liquefaction. The Advocate, Christ. The Almighty, God, Jehovah. The Anointed, Christ. The Arch Enemy, Satan. The Arch Fiend, Satan. Theatre, n. [Written also Theater.] 1. Play-house. 2. Scene, field, arena. Theatric, a. 1. Dramatic, scenic, histrionic. Theatrical, a. 1. Dramatic, scenic, histrionic. 2. Ostentatious, showy, pompous. Theatricals, n. pl. Dramatic performances. The Bible, The Scriptures, the Old and New Testaments, the sacred volume. The blues, Melancholy, dejection, depression, gloominess, sadness, despondency, hypochondria, dumps, megrims, vapors, low spirits, blue devils, depression of spirits, the dismals. The boards, The stage (of a theatre). The community, Men, persons, society, the people, the public, the world. The Deity, God, The Almighty. The dismals, Melancholy, THE BLUES. The Dove, Paraclete, Comforter, The Holy Ghost, The Holy Spirit, The Spirit, The Spirit of God, The Sanctifier, The Spirit of Truth. The Eternal, God, The Almighty. The Evil One, Satan. The fair, Women, the fair sex, the female sex. The Father, God, The Almighty. The foul Fiend, Satan. Theft, n. Larceny, robbery, stealing, shoplifting, pilfering, thievery. The great, Great persons, persons of rank, people of distinction. The Great Bear, Charles's Wain, the Wain. The Holy Spirit, The Sanctifier, The Holy Ghost, Paraclete, Comforter, The Spirit, The Spirit of God. The horrors, Delirium tremens, MANIA A POTU. The humanities, Belles-lettres, polite literature, elegant literature. Theine, n. Caffeine. The Infinite, God, The Almighty. The Intercessor, Christ. The Lesser Bear, The Little Bear. The Little Bear, The Lesser Bear, Ursa Minor. The Logos, Christ. The Lord's Day, Sunday, the Sabbath, the Christian Sabbath, the day of rest. Theme, n. 1. Subject, topic, text, thesis. 2. Essay (as a school exercise), dissertation,, Ursa Major composition. 3. (Gram.) Radical word. The Mediator, Christ. The Messiah, Christ. The Muses, The tuneful Nine, the tuneful quire, MUSES. Then, ad. 1. At that time. 2. Afterwards, next, soon afterwards. 3. Hereafter, at another time, sooner or later. 4. Therefore, for this reason, on that account. 5. That time. Then, conj. In that case. Thence, ad. 1. From that place. 2. Thenceforth, from that time. 3. Therefore, then, for that reason, on that account. Thenceforth, ad. Thence, thenceforward, from that time. Thenceforward, ad. Thenceforth. The Old Serpent, Satan. Theologian, n. Divine. Theologic, a. Divine, religious. Theological, a. Divine, religious. Theology, n. Divinity, true doctrine concerning God and his relations to man, scientific statement of the facts of religion. Theorem, n. Proposition (to be demonstrated), position, dictum, thesis. Theoretic, a. Speculative, conjectural, hypothetical, unpractical, not practical. Theoretical, a. Speculative, conjectural, hypothetical, unpractical, not practical. Theorist, n. Theorizer. Theorize, v. n. Speculate, form theories. Theorizer, n. Speculator, theorist, man of abstractions, philosopher. Theory, n. 1. Speculation, hypothesis, assumption, conjecture, postulate, plan, scheme, system. 2. Science, philosophy, doctrine, abstract principles. 3. Exposition, rationale, reason. The people, The public. The Porch, The Stoic philosophy, philosophy of Zeno. The poor, Paupers, indigent people. The Preserver, God, The Almighty. The Prince of Darkness, Satan. The public, Persons, men, society, the people, the community, the world. The quality, Nobility, gentry, noblesse, aristocracy, persons of rank. Therapeutic, a. Curative. Therapeutical, a. Curative. There, ad. In that place. Thereabout, ad. 1. Nearly, about that, somewhere about that. Thereabouts, ad. 1. Nearly, about that, somewhere about that. 2. Near that place. Thereafter, ad. 1. Afterwards, subsequently, after that. 2. Accordingly, according to that. Thereby, ad. By that means, in consequence of that. The Redeemer, Christ. Therefore, conj. & ad. 1. Thence, then, for that reason, on that account, for that. 2. Consequently, accordingly, by consequence. Therein, ad. In that, in this. Thereof, ad. Of that, of this. Thereon, ad. On that, on this. Thereto, ad. To that, to this. Thereupon, ad. 1. Upon that, upon this. 2. Immediately, at once, without delay. Therewith, ad. With that, with this. Theriac, n. Theriaca. Theriaca, n. (Med.) Treacle, theriac. Thermal, a. 1. Warm, hot. 2. As respects heat. The Sabbath, Sunday, the Lord's day, the Christian Sabbath, the day of rest. The Saviour, Christ. The Sanctifier, The Holy Spirit, THE SPIRIT. Thesaurus, n. [L.] 1. Treasury, storehouse. 2. Repository (especially of knowledge). Thesis, n. 1. Proposition, position, dictum, doctrine. 2. Theme, subject, topic, text. 3. Essay, dissertation, composition. The Spirit, Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, The Spirit of God, The Sanctifier, Paraclete, Comforter. The Subscriber, The undersigned. The Tempter, Satan. The Trinity, God, The Almighty, The Godhead (consisting of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost), The Holy Trinity. The Twins, (Astron.) Gemini. The undersigned, The subscriber or the subscribers. The vulgar, The populace, the multitude, the rabble, the crowd, the common people, the dregs of the people, the scum of society. Theurgy, n. Necromancy, witchcraft, sorcery, magic, thaumaturgy, wonder-working, the black art, feats of magic. The Wain, Charles's Wain, The Great Bear, Ursa Major. The Wicked One, Satan. The Word, 1. Christ, The Logos. 2. The Bible, The Word of God. Thews, n. pl. Muscles, sinews, brawn, muscular strength. Thick, a. 1. Not thin (in measure). 2. Dumpy, squab, squat, plump, bulky. 3. Dense, gross, inspissate, inspissated, not thin (in consistence). 4. Turbid, muddy, roiled, not clear, not transparent. 5. Abundant, frequent, close, compact, crowded, closely set, in quick succession. 6. Indistinct, inarticulate. 7. Dull, not quick. 8. [Colloquial.] Intimate, familiar, friendly, hand and glove, hail fellow well met. Thick, n. Thickest part. Thick, ad. 1. Frequently, fast, quick. 2. Densely, closely, thickly. 3. To a great depth. Thicken, v. a. Inspissate, make thick. Thicken, v. n. Grow thick, become inspissated. Thicket, Grove, copse, wood, forest, jungle, brake. Thick-head, n. Thick-skull. Thick lip, Blobber-lip. Thick-lipped, a. Blobber-lipped. Thick-skull, n. Blockhead, DUNCE. Thick-skulled, a. Foolish, ADDLE-HEADED. Thief, n. Pickpocket, shop-lifter, thief, pilferer, cutpurse, petty robber. Thievery, n. Larceny, stealing, thieving, shoplifting, pilfering, theft, petty robbery, petty larceny. Thieving, n. Thievery. Thievish, a. Given to stealing, inclined to theft. Thievishness, n. Cleptomania, klopemania, propensity to steal, mania for stealing. Thigh, n. Haunch, hip. Thills, n. pl. Shafts. Thill-horse, n. Shaft-horse. Thimble-berry, n. Black raspberry (Rubus Occidentalis). Thin, a. 1. Not thick (in measure). 2. Slender, slim, meagre, lean, poor, gaunt, SCRAWNY, scraggy, skinny, lank, shrunk, emaciated, fallen away. 3. Rare, subtile, attenuated, dilute, not dense, not gross, not thick (in consistence). 4. Sparse, scanty, not close, not compact, not crowded, not abundant. 5. Slight, flimsy. 6. Small, fine, not full. Thin, v. a. 1. Make thin. 2. Rarefy, attenuate, dilute, make less dense. Thing, n. 1. Being (animate or inanimate), creature, substance, body, object, created being. 2. Inanimate object, lump of matter, lifeless substance. 3. Event, transaction, deed, act, action, occurrence, circumstance, matter. 4. Part, portion, something. Think, v. n. 1. Cogitate, reflect, meditate, ponder, muse, contemplate, exercise the mind. 2. Deliberate, consider, reason. 3. Conclude, determine, judge, suppose, imagine, fancy, believe, deem, ween, OPINE, have an opinion, be of opinion. Think, v. a. 1. Imagine, conceive, entertain an idea of, cherish a thought of. 2. Consider, regard, hold, believe, judge, suppose, esteem, deem, account, count, reckon, look upon. Thinkable, a. Cogitable, conceivable. Thinking, n. 1. Reflection, meditation, cogitation, musing, contemplation. 2. Judgment, opinion, thought, belief. Think well of, 1. Esteem, have a good opinion of, have a high opinion of. 2. Approve, commend, think favorably of. Thinness, n. 1. Slenderness, fineness, exility. 2. Rarity, rareness, tenuity, subtility, etherealness. 3. Sparseness, scantiness, paucity, fewness. Thin-skinned, a. Sensitive, irritable. Third, n. Third part. Thirst, n. 1. Desire for drink. 2. Desire, longing, craving. Thirst, v. n. 1. Desire to drink. 2. Desire, long, crave, hanker. Thirsty, a. 1. Suffering from thirst. 2. Dry, parched, without moisture. 3. Longing, craving, greedy, eager. Thither, ad. To that place. Thorax, n. Chest, breast, trunk (of the body). Thorn, n. 1. Spine, prickle. 2. Annoyance, plague, nuisance, infliction, trouble, scourge, torment, bitter pill, curse, gall and wormwood. Thorn-apple, n. Stramonium, stramony, apple Peru, Jamestown weed (Datura stramonium). Thorny, a. 1. Spiny, spinose, spinous, prickly, briery. 2. Pricking, sharp, pointed. 3. Troublesome, vexatious, annoying, harassing, perplexing. Thorough, a. Complete, entire, total, perfect, full. Thorough-bred, a. 1. Instructed, accomplished, finished, practised, qualified, trained, proficient, able, well educated, well versed, AU FAIT. 2. Of full blood (as horses). Thoroughfare, n. Passage (free from obstruction), street, road, way. Thoroughwort, n. Boneset, ague-weed, Indian sage, feverwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Though, conj. 1. Although, granting, admitting, allowing, notwithstanding that. 2. However, yet, nevertheless. Thought, n. 1. Cogitation, reflection, meditation, musing, contemplation, thinking. 2. Idea, conception, conceit, fancy, imagination. 3. Judgment, conclusion, opinion, notion. 4. Deliberation, consideration, reasoning. 5. Design, purpose, intention. Thoughtful, a. 1. Contemplative, reflective, pensive, speculative, deliberative, studious, sedate. 2. Careful, heedful, regardful, mindful, attentive, considerate, circumspect, wary, discreet, prudent. Thoughtless, a. Heedless, regardless, careless, listless, neglectful, negligent, inattentive, inconsiderate, unmindful, unwatchful, inadvertent, giddy, flighty, reckless, headlong, hare-brained, giddy-brained, light-headed. Thoughtlessness, n. Inattention, heedlessness, carelessness, absence of mind, inadvertence, neglect, oversight. Thraldom, n. [Written also Thralldom.] Slavery, servitude, subjection, bondage, vassalage, serfdom, enslavement, enthralment, thrall. Thrall, n. 1. Slave, bondman, vassal, serf. 2. Slavery, THRALDOM. Thrash, v. a. 1. Thresh. 2. Drub, maul, pommel, beat, flog, bruise, thwack, LICK, LAMM, WALLOP. Thrasher, n. 1. Fox-shark, sea-fox, sea-ape (Carcharias vulpes). 2. Brown thrush, French mockingbird (Tardus rufus). Thrasonical, a. Boastful, bragging, vain-glorious. Thread, n. 1. Filament, fibre, staple, pile, small string. 2. Course, tenor. Thread, v. a. Thrid, go through, pass through. Threadbare, a. 1. Napless, worn out. 2. Trite, hackneyed, stale, beaten, common, commonplace. Thread-shaped, a. Filiform, filamentous. Threat, n. Menace, denunciation. Threaten, v. a. 1. Menace, denounce, defy. 2. Portend, presage, forebode, augur, foreshadow, prognosticate, indicate. Threaten, v. n. Impend, be near at hand, be imminent, stare one in the face. Threatening, a. Menacing, impending, impendent, imminent, minatory. Threatening, n. Commination, threat, denunciation, menace. Threescore, a. Sixty. Three sheets in the wind, (Sailor's phrase.) Tight, fuddled, somewhat intoxicated, HALF SEAS OVER. Three-valved, a. Trivalvular. Thresh, v. a. Thrash. Threshold, n. 1. Doorsill. 2. Entrance, outset, beginning, commencement, start. Thrice, ad. Three times. Thrid, v. a. Thread, go through, pass through. Thrift, n. 1. Success, prosperity, gain, profit. 2. Frugality, thriftiness, economy, good husbandry. Thriftiness, n. Thrift. Thriftless, a. Extravagant, profuse, lavish, prodigal, wasteful, unthrifty, too free, over-liberal. Thrifty, a. 1. Frugal, sparing, economical, saving, careful, provident. 2. Thriving, prosperous. 3. Vigorous, growing well, flourishing Thrill, v. a. Penetrate, pierce, move, touch, affect, strike. Thrill, v. n. Penetrate, pierce. Thrive, v. n. 1. Prosper, succeed, get on, come on, become wealthy, get rich. 2. Grow, increase, advance, flourish, improve, make improvement. Thriving, a. 1. Prosperous, successful, thrifty. 2. Growing, flourishing. Throat, n. Pharynx, swallow, gullet, œsophagus. Throb, v. n. Beat, palpitate, pulsate. Throb, n. Beat, beating, pulsation, palpitation, throbbing. Throbbing, n. Beating, THROB. Throe, n. Paroxysm (of extreme pain, especially in childbirth), fit, spasm, anguish, pang, agony. Throne, n. 1. Chair of State. 2. Sovereignty, sovereign power, sway. Throng, n. Crowd, multitude, horde, press, host. Throng, v. n. Crowd, press. Throstle, n. Mavis, song-thrush (Turdus musicus). Throttle, n. Windpipe, trachea, throat, weasand. Throttle, v. a. Choke, strangle, suffocate. Through, prep. 1. From one side, end, or part of, to the other. 2. By means of, by the agency of, in consequence of. Through, ad. 1. From one side or part to the other. 2. From beginning to end. 3. To the end. Throughout, prep. Over, completely through, quite through, through every part of. Throughout, ad. From beginning to end, from first to last, in every part, everywhere, from end to end, from head to foot, from top to toe. Throw, v. a. 1. Cast, hurl, launch, fling, send, toss, pitch, sling, dart, lance, propel, SHY, jaculate, project, let fly. 2. Put, spread. 3. Overturn, prostrate, throw down, lay flat. Throw, n. 1. Fling, cast, toss. 2. Jigger, potter's wheel. Throw away, 1. Lose, spend in vain. 2. Relinquish, give up, cast off, throw by, throw or heave overboard, cast to the winds. Throw back, 1. Reject, refuse. 2. Retort, rebuff. Throw by, Reject, lay aside, cast off, throw away. Throw down, 1. Prostrate, lay flat. 2. Subvert, overthrow, destroy. Throw in, 1. Inject. 2. Put in. 3. Relinquish, give up. Throw off, 1. Discard, reject, repudiate, renounce. 2. Expel, drive off, drive away. 3. Put off, lay aside, cast off. Throw out, 1. Reject, exclude. 2. Speak, utter, express. Throw up, 1. Resign, lay down, give up. 2. Emit, eject, send up. 3. Vomit, disgorge. Thrum, v. a. Play (as an instrument), strum, play upon. Thrust, v. a. Push, drive, impel, force, clap, poke, shove. Thrust, v. n. Make a thrust. Thrust, n. 1. Push, shove, pass, stab, allonge, lunge, tilt. 2. Assault, attack, charge. Thrust one's nose in, [Colloquial.] Interfere, meddle, intermeddle, PUT IN ONE'S OAR. Thrust one's self, Obtrude, intrude. Thud, n. 1. Shock, impetus. 2. Stroke, blow, thump, knock. Thump, n. Blow, knock, stroke. Thump, v. a. Beat, knock, strike, belabor. Thunder-clap, n. Thunder-stroke. Thunder-shower, n. Thunder-storm. Thunder-storm, n. Tempest (accompanied with thunder and lightning), thunder-shower. Thunder-stroke, n. Thunder-clap. Thunder-struck, a. 1. Struck by lightning. 2. Astonished, amazed, astounded, dumfoundered. Thunder-tube, n. Fulgurite. Thurible, n. Censer. Thus, ad. 1. In this manner, in this wise. 2. So, to this degree. Thwack, v. a. [Colloquial.] Strike, beat, thump, belabor, whack, rap. Thwack, n. Blow, stroke, thump, pat, knock, rap. Thwart, v. a. 1. Traverse, cross, intersect, lie across. 2. Frustrate, hinder, oppose, oppugn, obstruct, contravene, counteract, defeat, disconcert, balk. Tiara, n. Triple-crown (of the Pope). Tic, n. Twitching, vellication. Tic douloureux, [Fr.] Neuralgia in the face, facial neuralgia. Tick, n. 1. Click, beat. 2. Bed-tick, ticking. 3. Trust, credit. Tick, v. n. Click, beat. Tick, v. a. Score, check, check off. Ticking, n. Bed-ticking, tick. Tickle, v. a. 1. Titillate. 2. Please (by trifles), delight, gladden, rejoice, gratify, make glad, give joy to, take one's fancy, do one's heart good. Tickling, n. Titillation. Ticklish, a. 1. Easily tickled. 2. Unsteady, unstable, tottering, uncertain. 3. Delicate, nice, critical. Tidbit, n. Titbit, dainty, delicacy, nice bit, choice morsel, delicate morsel, delicious mouthful, BONNE-BOUCHE. Tide, n. 1. Rise and fall of the sea. 2. Course, current, stream. Tide-waiter, n. Land-waiter. Tidings, n. pl. News (of special interest), intelligence, word, advice, information. Tidy, a. Clean, cleanly, neat, spruce. Tie, v. a. 1. Bind, fasten (with a cord or string), manacle, shackle, fetter. 2. Knit, interlace, complicate, knot, entangle. 3. Unite, join, connect, link. Tie, n. 1. Knot, fastening, band, ligature. 2. Bond, obligation. 3. Equal number (on both sides, as of votes). Tie down, 1. Fasten down. 2. Restrain, confine. Tier, n. Row, rank, series. Tiers état, n. [Fr.] The commonalty (as distinguished from the nobility and clergy), third estate. Tiff, n. Pet, miff, rage, passion, fume, fit of anger, angry mood. Tiff, v. n. [Rare.] Quarrel, wrangle, bicker, spar, jangle, have words, fall out, have an altercation, be at variance, have a bone to pick. Tiger-wolf, n. Hyena. Tight, a. 1. Close, fast, not open, not leaky. 2. Close-fitting, not loose. 3. Tense, stretched, taught, not slack. 4. [Colloquial.] Fuddled, boozy, disguised, drunk, maudlin, mellow, in liquor, SLEWED, GROGGY, high, in one's cups, HALF SEAS OVER, somewhat intoxicated, THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND. 5. [Colloquial, U. S.] Stringent (as the money market). 6. [Colloquial, U. S.] Parsimonious, stingy, penurious, hard, close-fisted. Tighten, v. a. Make tight. Tights, n. pl. [Colloquial.] Tight pantaloons. Till, n. Money-drawer. Till, prep. Until, to the time of, up to. Till, conj. or ad. Until, to the time when. Till, v. a. Cultivate. Tillable, a. Arable. Tillage, n. Culture (of land), cultivation, husbandry, agriculture, farming, geoponics. Tillage land, Plough land. Till now, To the present time, up to the present time. Till then, To that time, up to that time. Tilmus, n. (Med.) Floccillation, carphology. Tilt, n. 1. Awning, canopy. 2. Thrust, pass, allonge, lunge. 3. Encounter, combat (as a practice of arms), joust. 4. Slant (as of a barrel for discharging a liquor), slope, inclination. Tilt, v. a. 1. Slant, slope. 2. Forge (with a tilt-hammer), hammer. Tilt, v. n. 1. Joust, rush (as in combat), make a rush, make a tilt. 2. Loan, incline, tip. Tilt-hammer, n. Trip-hammer. Timber, n. 1. Wood (for building). 2. Beam, stick, squared timber. 3. Rib (of a ship's frame). 4. [Western, U. S.] Woods, forest. Timbered, a. Wooded. Timbre, n. (Mus.) Quality (of tone). Time, n. 1. Duration. 2. Spell, season, interval, term, while, space of time. 3. Period, age, era, epoch, date, term. 4. Delivery, parturition, confinement, hour of travail, period of childbirth. 5. Fit season, proper time. 6. (Mus.) Measure. Time, v. a. 1. Adapt to the occasion. 2. Regulate (as to time). 3. Note the rate of (with respect to speed). 4. (Mus.) Measure. Time enough, In time, in season, soon enough, sufficiently soon, early enough. Time-keeper, n. Timepiece. Timely, a. Seasonable, opportune, early, punctual, prompt. Time of day, Customary salutation (as "Good-morning," or "Good-evening"). Timepiece, n. Clock, watch, chronometer, time-keeper. Times, n. pl. 1. Seasons, spells. 2. Periods, epochs, ages. 3. State of things (at a particular period), general condition of affairs. Time-server, n. Trimmer, temporizer. Time-serving, a. Trimming, temporizing, truckling, obsequious, fawning, servile, supple, mean, selfish. Time-worn, a. Impaired by time, SUPERANNUATED. Timid, a. 1. Timorous, fearful, nervous, skittish, shy, cowardly, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, easily frightened, not bold. 2. Diffident, bashful, retiring, coy, sheepish, shrinking, blushing, shame-faced, over-modest. Timidity, n. 1. Timorousness, fearfulness, skittishness, shyness, cowardice, pusillanimity, want of courage. 2. Diffidence, bashfulness, coyness, sheepishness, shamefacedness. Timorous, a. Fearful, TIMID. Timorousness, n. Timidity. Timothy-grass, n. Cat's tail, herds'-grass (Phleum pretense). Tin, n. [Colloquial.] Tin-plate, tinned iron, white iron. Tincal, n. Crude borax (as imported from the East Indies), bi-borate of soda. Tincture, n. 1. Tinge, stain, tint, hue, shade, grain. 2. Flavor, taste, smack, spice. 3. Infusion, admixture, touch, dash, seasoning, sprinkling. 4. Alcoholic solution. Tincture, v. a. 1. Tinge, stain, dye, color, tint, shade. 2. Flavor, season. 3. Imbue, impress, infuse, impregnate. Tinge, v. a. 1. Dye, stain, color, tint, tincture. 2. Imbue, impress, infuse, impregnate. Tinge, n. 1. Tint, stain, color, dye, tincture, shade (of color), cast, hue. 2. Taste, flavor, smack, spice. Tingle, v. n. Have a pricking sensation. Tinker, n. Mender (of old pans, kettles, &c.). Tinker, v. a. Mend (as old pans, kettles, &c.), cobble, patch up. Tinkle, v. n. Jingle, clink, ring. Tinkle, n. Tinkling. Tinkling, n. Tinkle, jingle, jingling, clinking, tintinnabulation, ringing. Tin-plate, n. Tin, tinned iron, white iron. Tinsel, n. Frippery, finery, gewgaw, worthless ornament. Tinsel, a. Showy, glittering, gaudy, superficial, worthless. Tint, n. Tinge, color, hue, tincture, stain, dye, shade, grain. Tint, v. a. Dye, stain, TINGE. Tintinnabulation, n. [Rare.] Tinkling, jingling. Tiny, a. Little, small, diminutive, minikin, pygmean, pygmy, puny, Liliputian, dwarfish. Tip, n. End, point, extremity. Tip, v. a. 1. Top, cap, put a point on. 2. Tap, strike (lightly). 3. Incline (to one end, as a cart), cant. Tip, v. n. Lean, incline, tilt. Tip over, (Active.) Overturn, turn over. Tip over, (Neuter.) Fall over. Tipple, v. n. Tope, guzzle, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink. Tippled, a. Intoxicated, TIPSY. Tipsy, a. Drunk, intoxicated, inebriated, fuddled, muddled, disguised, mellow, in liquor. Tip-top, n. The very top, the highest degree. Tip-top, a. [Colloquial.] Perfect, first-rate, excellent. Tirade, n. Strain of invective. Tire, v. a. Fatigue, weary, jade, fag, exhaust, knock up, tire out. Tire, v. n. Be fatigued, become weary, grow weary. Tiresome, a. 1. Wearisome, fatiguing, tedious, IRKSOME, humdrum, dull, prosy, dronish. 2. Laborious, arduous, hard, tollsome. Tissue, n. 1. Fabric, cloth, woven stuff (especially cloth interwoven with gold or silver, or figured colors). 2. Texture, structure, web. 3. Combination, series. Tit, n. 1. Small horse. 2. Titmouse, tomtit. Titanic, a. Gigantic, huge, Herculean, Cyclopean. Titbit, n. Tidbit, dainty, delicacy, nice bit, delicate morsel, choice morsel. Tit for tat, Equivalent (in retaliation), measure for measure, diamond cut diamond. Tithe, n. Tenth, tenth part. Tithe, v. a. Tax (to the amount of one tenth). Titillate, v. a. Tickle. Titillation, v. 1. Tickling. 2. Slight pleasure, pleasurable sensation. Title, n. 1. Inscription. 2. Name, appellation, COMPELLATION, designation, epithet, cognomen. 3. Right, ground of claim. Title, v. a. [Rare.] Denominate, name, ENTITLE. Titmouse, n. Tit, tomtit. Titter, v. n. 1. Laugh (under restraint), snicker, GIGGLE. 3. Teeter, see-saw. Tittering, n. Suppressed laughter, giggling. Titter-totter, v. n. See-saw, tetter-totter. Tittle, n. Jot, iota, whit, bit, particle, atom, grain, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla. Tittle-tattle, n. Prate, prattle, gabble, chatter, idle talk, trifling discourse. Titular, a. Nominal, titulary, only in name. Titulary, a. Nominal, TITULAR. Toad-eater, n. Sycophant, parasite, flatterer, lick-spittle, spaniel, hanger-on, TOADY, TUFT-HUNTER. Toad-spit, n. Froth-spit, cuckoo-spittle. Toad-stool, n. Mushroom. Toady, n. [Colloquial and Low.] Sycophant, TOAD-EATER. Toady, v. a. [Colloquial and Low.] Flatter, fawn upon. Toadyism, n. [Colloquial and Low.] Sycophancy, mean flattery, base or servile adulation. To and fro, Backward and forward. Toast, v. a. 1. Scorch (in order to make more palatable, as bread or cheese). 2. Warm (thoroughly), heat. 3. Pledge, drink a health to, drink the health of, drink in honor of, drink to. Toast, n. 1. Toasted bread. 2. Health (in drinking), pledge. 3. Sentiment (uttered at a convivial meeting). To boot, Besides, in addition, over and above. Tocology, n. Midwifery, obstetrics. Tocsin, n. Alarm, alarum, alarm-bell. To-day, n. This day. To-day, ad. On this day. Toddle, v. n. Tottle, waddle, walk unsteadily (as a child). Toddy, n. Spirit and water (sweetened). To-do, n. [Colloquial.] Ado, bustle, commotion, tumult, turmoil, confusion, stir, flurry, pother, noise, fuss. Together, ad. 1. Unitedly, in union, in company, in concert. 2. Simultaneously, in the same time, contemporaneously. 3. Hand in hand, side by side, cheek by jowl, in the same place. 4. Into junction, into union. Toggery, n. [Low.] Clothes, garments, dress, apparel, attire, raiment, ARRAY, vesture, costume, habit, habiliments, garb, gear, outfit, accoutrements, equipment, suit, rigging, trappings. Toil, v. n. Labor (hard), work, strive, drudge, moil, exert one's self, take pains. Toil, n. 1. Labor (that fatigues), work, exertion, pains, effort, drudgery, hard work. 2. Snare, net, trap. Toiler, n. Drudge, laborer, hard worker. Toilet, n. 1. Dressing-table, toilet-table. 2. Dress, attire, costume, mode of dressing. Toilet-table, n. Toilet, dressing-table. Toilsome, a. Laborious, fatiguing, wearisome, onerous, operose, tedious, hard, difficult, painful, severe. Token, n. 1. Mark, sign, indication, note, symbol, index, manifestation. 2. Memorial (of friendship), souvenir. 3. Ten quires (of paper). Tolbooth, n. [Scotland. Written also Tollbooth.] Prison, jail, JUG. Tole, v. a. [Written also Toll.] Allure, draw, draw on. Tolerable, a. 1. Endurable, sufferable, bearable, supportable. 2. Passable, ordinary, middling, so so, indifferent, pretty good, not very bad. Tolerably, ad. Passably, moderately, indifferently, so so, passably well, tolerably well, pretty well. Tolerance, n. Endurance, sufferance, toleration. Tolerate, v. a. 1. Permit (as something unpleasant), allow, admit, indulge, receive. 2. Suffer, endure, abide, brook, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily. Toleration, n. 1. Endurance, sufferance, tolerance. 2. License (for free opinion in religious matters), permission, allowance. 3. Catholicity, liberality, impartiality, candor, magnanimity, high-mindedness, largeness of mind. Toll, n. Tax (especially on travellers, as in crossing bridges, ferries, &c.), duty, impost, TRIBUTE. Toll, v. a. [Written also Tole.] Allure, draw, draw on. Tollbooth, n. [Scotland. Written also Tolbooth.] Prison, jail, JUG. Tolu, n. Balsam of tolu, tolu balsam. Tomahawk, n. Indian hatchet. Tomato, n. Love-apple (Lycopersicum esculentum or Solanum esculentum). Tomb, n. Sepulchre, vault, crypt, catacomb, grave, house of death, narrow house, long home. Tomboy, n. Romp, hoiden, romping girl. Tomcod, n. Frost-fish (Morrhua pruinosa). Tome, n. 1. Volume. 2. Book, work. Tomfoolery, n. [Colloquial.] Nonsense, folly, vagary, mummery, buffoonery, absurd trifling, monkey-tricks. Tomtit, n. Tit, titmouse. Tone, n. 1. Sound, note. 2. Accent, intonation, emphasis, cadence, modulation. 3. Temper, mood, state of mind. 4. Vigor, strength, energy, force, tension, elasticity. 5. Prevailing color (of a picture), general effect, style, manner, cast. 6. Tenor, drift, prevailing character, spirit. Toneless, a. Unintonated, aspirated, atonic, surd, pronounced with a simple breathing, without tone, without vocality, not sonant. Tongue, n. 1. Language, speech, idiom, dialect. 2. Talk, discourse. 3. Projection, projecting part. Tongue-shaped, a. (Bot.) Linguiform. Tonguy, a. [Low.] Loquacious, talkative, voluble. Tonic, n. 1. Strengthening medicine. 2. (Music.) Key, key-note, first note of the scale, fundamental note. Tonsils, n. pl. Almonds. Tony, n. [Ludicrous.] Dunce, simpleton, blockhead. Too, ad. 1. Overmuch. 2. Also, likewise, moreover, in addition. Tool, n. 1. Instrument, implement, utensil. 2. Hireling. Toot, v. a. Blow (as a horn), sound. Tooth and nail, [Colloquial expression used adverbially.] 1. Biting and scratching, using every means of attack and defence. 2. Strenuously, vigorously, earnestly, resolutely, energetically, with all one's might, with might and main, through thick and thin, through fire and water, HAMMER AND TONGS, PUGNIS ET CALCIBUS. Toothache, n. Odontalgia. Tooth-rash, n. Red-gum. Toothsome, a. Palatable, delicious, savory, nice, luscious, dainty, agreeable to the taste. Top, n. 1. Summit, apex, acme, pinnacle, zenith, utmost height, culminating point. 2. Surface, upper side. 3. Head, crown of the head. Top, v. a. Cap, tip. Tope, v. n. Tipple, drink hard, be addicted to strong drink. Toper, n. Tippler, drunkard, sot, dram-drinker, wine-bibber. Topiary, n. Ornamental (as the trimming of hedges, trees, paths, &c., in a garden). Topic, n. 1. Subject, theme, thesis, question, point, matter, subject-matter, matter in hand. 2. Commonplace (of argument or oratory), general truth, general idea. Topical, a. Local. Topmost, a. Uppermost, highest. Topographer, n. Topographist. Topographist, n. Topographer. Topple, v. n. Fall (top foremost), tumble down, topple over, topple down. Topsy-turvey, ad. Upside down, bottom upwards, the wrong side up, topside t'other way. Torch, n. Flambeau. Torment, n. Anguish, agony, torture, rack, pang, extreme pain, excruciating pain, acute distress. Torment, v. a. 1. Torture, distress, agonize, rack, excruciate, pain extremely, put to the rack, put to torture. 2. Tease, vex, plague, harass, worry, harry, badger, fret, irritate, nettle, provoke, tantalize, trouble, annoy. Tormentor, n. Torturer. Tornado, n. Storm (of great violence and with a whirling motion), hurricane, whirlwind. Torose, a. (Bot.) Knobby, torous. Torous, n. Torose. Torpedo, n. Cramp-fish, electric ray (Torpedo vulgaris). Torpid, a. 1. Numb, benumbed, motionless, lethargic. 2. Sluggish, inert, dull, inactive, indolent, stupid. Torpidity, n. 1. Numbness, torpidness, torpor, lethargy. 2. Sluggishness, inertness, dulness, inactivity, stupidity. Torpidness, n. Torpidity. Torpify, v. a. Numb, benumb. Torpor, n. 1. Numbness, torpidity, lethargy. 2. Sluggishness, inertness, dulness, inactivity, stupidity. Torrefy, v. a. 1. Dry (by fire). 2. Roast, scorch. Torrent, n. 1. Rapid stream, strong current. 2. Rapid flow. Torrid, a. Dried, parched, scorched. Torsion, n. Twisting. Torso, n. Trunk (of a statue). Tort, n. (Law.) Wrong, injury. Tortoise-shell, n. Turtle-shell. Tortuosity, n. Crookedness, sinuosity, curvature, bend, crook, winding, tortuousness. Tortuous, a. 1. Crooked, sinuous, circuitous, curved, curvilinear, curvilineal, sinuate, sinuated, winding, serpentine, bending in and out. 2. Perverse, circuitous, roundabout, indirect. Tortuousness, n. Tortuosity. Torture, n. Anguish, agony, torment, rack, pang, extreme pain, excruciating pain, acute distress. Torture, v. a. Torment, distress, agonize, rack, excruciate, pain extremely, put to extreme pain. Tory, n. [Eng. politics.] Conservative, adherent of the crown. Toss, v. a. 1. Throw (by the hand and upward), throw up. 2. Fling, pitch, cast, hurl. 3. Agitate, shake, rock. Toss, v. n. 1. Roll, writhe, tumble about, be uneasy. 2. Be agitated, be tossed. Total, a. Whole, complete, full, entire, integral. Total, n. Whole, totality, aggregate, gross, lump, mass, amount, sum, sum total, gross amount. Totality, n. Whole, TOTAL. Tote, v. a. [Local, Southern U.S.] Carry, bear, transport. To the contrary, To an opposite purpose or intent, just the contrary. To the satisfaction of, Satisfactorily to. Toto cœlo, [L.] Totally, wholly, very much, very far, by the whole heavens, as widely as are the poles apart. Totter, v. n. 1. Stagger, reel, vacillate, falter. 2. Shake, tremble, oscillate, rock, threaten to fall. Tottle, v. n. (Colloquial.) Toddle, waddle, waggle, walk unsteadily (as a child). Touch, v. a. 1. Hit (lightly), strike against. 2. Meet, be contiguous to, abut on. 3. Graze, come in contact with (in passing over). 4. Reach, come to, arrive at, attain to. 5. Delineate (lightly), sketch, mark out, touch off. 6. Handle, feel, feel of, meddle with, interfere with. 7. Concern, regard, relate to, refer to, pertain to, appertain to, belong to, bear upon, have to do with. 8. Affect, move, impress, melt, work upon, come home to. Touch, v. n. Meet, hit, be contiguous, be in contact, abut on one another. Touch, n. 1. Contact. 2. Feeling, tact, sense of feeling. 3. Stroke (with a pen, &c., or on a musical instrument). 4. Tinge, tincture, cast, smack, taste, savor, flavor, spice, dash, sprinkling, seasoning, infusion, little, small quantity. 5. [Rare.] Test, criterion, touchstone, proof, assay, ordeal. Touch at, Arrive at (without tarrying). Touchhole, n. Vent (of a gun). Touchiness, n. Peevishness, snappishness, testiness, irritability, irascibility, petulance, fretfulness, spleen. Touching, a. Affecting, moving, melting, pathetic, tender. Touching, prep. Concerning, regarding, respecting, with regard to, with respect to, in relation to, relating to. Touch-me-not, n. Jewel-weed. Touch off, 1. Delineate (lightly), touch, sketch, mark out. 2. Discharge, apply the match to. Touch on (or upon), Mention or treat of (slightly), glance at. Touchstone, n. 1. Basanite, black jasper, Lydian stone. 2. Test, criterion, proof, ordeal, assay, touch. Touch up, Repair (by slight touches). Touch-wood, n. Spunk, punk, agaric, German tinder. Touchy, a. Peevish, snappish, waspish, cross, testy, irritable, fretful, splenetic, irascible, petulant, choleric, peppery, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, like tinder, like touch-wood. Tough, a. 1. Adhesive, tenacious, cohesive, not brittle, not easily broken. 2. Coriaceous, leathery. 3. Strong, firm, hardy. 4. Refractory, stubborn, obdurate. 5. [Colloquial.] Difficult, hard, hard to deal with. 6. [Colloquial.] Severe (as a storm), violent. Tour, n. Journey (in a circuit), excursion, trip, expedition, pilgrimage, circuit, round, perambulation, course. Tourist, n. Traveller, voyager, wayfarer, pilgrim. Tournament, n. Tourney. Tourney, n. Tournament. Tournure, n. [Fr.] 1. Shape, figure, form. 2. Bishop, bustle. Tout ensemble, n. [Fr.] The whole (in one view, omitting details). Tow, n. Refuse flax, hards. Tow, v. a. Draw (as a vessel, through the water), haul, drag, draw, pull, take in tow. Toward, ad. In the direction of. Towards, ad. In the direction of. 2. Regarding, respecting, with respect to, with regard to. 3. Nearly, almost, near about, nigh. Towboat, n. Tug, steam-tug. Tower, n. 1. Turret, MINARET. 2. Citadel, fortress, castle, stronghold. Tower, v. n. Soar, mount, rise. Towering, a. 1. Lofty, elevated, very high. 2. Extreme, violent, very great. To wit, Namely, VIDELICET. Town, n. 1. Village, HAMLET, place, BOROUGH. 2. City, metropolis. 3. Court end (of London). 4. [Local, U. S.] Township. Town-hall, n. Town-house. Town-house, n. 1. Town-hall. 2. City residence. Township, n. Town territory. Town-talk, n. Topic of common conversation, common talk. Toy, n. 1. Plaything, bawble, gewgaw, trinket, knicknack, gimcrack, JIGGUM-BOB. 2. Trifle, bagatelle, bubble, small matter. Toy, v. n. Trifle, dally, sport, wanton, play. Trace, n. 1. Footprint, footmark, footstep, track, trail, wake. 2. Mark, sign, token, vestige, record, memorial, remains. Trace, v. a. 1. Follow (by a track or mark), track, trail. 2. Delineate, draw, sketch, mark out, trace out. Trachea, n. (Anat.) Windpipe, weasand. Tracing, n. Copy (of a drawing on tracing paper). Track, n. 1. Footprint, footmark, footstep, trail, wake, trace. 2. Course, way, road, path, pathway. 3. Lines of rails (on a railway). Track, v. a. Follow (by a track), trace, trail, pursue, chase. Trackless, a. Untrodden, pathless. Tract, n. 1. Region, district, territory, quarter. 2. Piece (of land), part, portion, parcel, plot, patch. 3. Treatise, dissertation, pamphlet, essay. Tractability, n. Docility, tractableness. Tractable, a. Docile, manageable. Tractableness, n. Docility, tractability. Traction, n. Drawing, pulling, draught. Trade, n. 1. Traffic, commerce, barter, dealing, business, purchase and sale, buying and selling, exchange of commodities. 2. Occupation (especially a mechanical one), employment, business, calling, pursuit, vocation, craft. Trade, v. n. Traffic, deal, bargain, chaffer, carry on commerce, buy and sell, drive a trade, drive a bargain. Trade, v. a. Exchange, barter, swap. Trade-price, n. Wholesale price, price allowed to traders. Trader, n. Tradesman, dealer, shop-keeper, merchant. Tradesman, n. 1. Trader. 2. [U. S.] Mechanic, artisan, artificer. Trading, a. Commercial, mercantile. Tradition, n. 1. (Law.) Transfer (of possession), delivery. 2. Oral report (from one generation to another). Traditional, a. Orally transmitted (from age to age). Traduce, v. a. Vilify, defame, revile, slander, malign, calumniate, asperse, abuse, decry, disparage, blemish, run down, speak ill of. Traducer, n. Slanderer, calumniator, defamer, detractor, vilifier. Traffic, n. Trade, commerce. Traffic, v. n. Trade, deal, bargain, chaffer, carry on commerce, buy and sell. Tragedian, n. Actor (of tragedy), tragic actor. Tragedienne, n. [Fr.] Actress (of tragedy), tragic actress. Tragedy, n. 1. Dramatic poem, drama, play. 2. Calamity, disaster, catastrophe, shocking event. Tragic, a. 1. Of tragedy, of the nature of tragedy, after the manner of tragedy. Tragical, a. 1. Of tragedy, of the nature of tragedy, after the manner of tragedy. 2. Shocking, dreadful, calamitous, mournful, sorrowful. Trail, v. a. 1. Draw, drag. 2. Track, trace, follow, hunt. 3. [Local Eng.] Impose upon, take advantage of one's ignorance. Trail, v. n. 1. Drag, be drawn along, be drawn out. 2. Run (as a plant), climb. Trail, n. 1. Train. 2. Track, trace, mark, footprint, footmark, footstep. 3. [U. S.] Footpath (made by Indians). 4. Entrails (as of fowl or of sheep). Trailing arbutus, Ground-laurel, Mayflower (Epigæa repens). Trail-net, n. Drag-net, trawl-net. Train, v. a. 1. Trail, draw, drag, haul, tug. 2. Educate, discipline, instruct, drill, school, exercise, nurture, breed, bring up, break in. 3. Accustom, habituate, inure, use, familiarize. Train, n. 1. Trail. 2. Retinue, suite, staff, followers, CORTÈGE, body of attendants. 3. Series, succession, consecution. 4. Course, process, method, order. 5. Line (as of cars connected together). Train-band, n. Company of militia. Training, n. Instruction, teaching, education, drilling, drill, discipline, schooling, breeding, tuition, nurture. Train-oil, n. Whale-oil. Trait, n. 1. Stroke, touch, mark, line. 2. Feature, lineament, characteristic, peculiarity, mark. Traitor, n. Betrayer (especially of one's country), deceiver, renegade, apostate, rebel, insurgent, revolter, deserter, perfidious person. Traitorous, a. Treacherous, perfidious, faithless, false. Trammel, n. 1. Impediment, fetter, shackle, clog, bond, chain. 2. Pot-hook. Trammel, v. a. Shackle, hamper, clog, fetter, confine. Tramontane, a. Ultramontane, beyond the mountains or the Alps. Tramp, v. n. [Colloquial.] Travel (on foot), trudge, march (heavily), TRAMPOOSE, jog on. Tramp, n. Journey (on foot), walk, march. Trample, v. a. Tread upon, tread under foot, trample on. Trample on, 1. Trample, tread upon, tread under foot. 2. Spurn, scorn, slight, defy, set at nought, make light of. Trampoose, v. n. [Low, U. S.] Tramp. Trance, n. 1. Ecstasy. 2. (Med.) Catalepsy. Tranquil, a. Calm, still, quiet, serene, placid, unruffled, unmoved, imperturbable, collected, philosophical, peaceful, undisturbed, halcyon. Tranquillity, n. Quiet, peace, stillness, serenity, calmness, placidness, repose, tranquilness. Tranquillize, v. a. Calm, quiet, still, compose, lull, hush, quell, lay, allay, pacify, soothe, appease, assuage, moderate, make tranquil. Tranquillization, n. Pacification, reconciliation, reconcilement, accommodation. Tranquilness, n. Tranquillity. Transact, v. a. Do, perform, manage, conduct, carry on. Transaction, n. 1. Doing, performance, management, negotiation. 2. Affair, proceeding, occurrence, incident, event, procedure. Transcend, v. a. 1. Exceed, transgress, overstep, pass, overpass, go beyond, pass over. 2. Surmount, rise above. 3. Surpass, excel, outstrip, overtop, outdo. Transcendence, n. Supereminence, superior excellence, marked superiority. Transcendency, n. Supereminence, superior excellence, marked superiority. Transcendent, a. Pre-eminent, surpassing, supereminent, unequaled, unparalleled, peerless, unrivalled, inimitable, very superior. Transcendental, a. 1. Metaphysical, A PRIORI, transcending experience. 2. Obscure, dark, vague, indefinite, incomprehensible, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, abstruse, high, cabalistic. Transcribe, v. a. Copy, make a copy of. Transcriber, n. Copier, copyist. Transcript, n. Copy. Transcription, n. 1. Copying. 2. (Mus.) Adaptation (to one instrument of a piece intended for another, or for the voice), rearrangement, reproduction. Transfer, v. a. 1. Transport, carry, convey, transmit, TRANSLATE. 2. Remove, transplant. 3. Alienate, abalienate, demise, consign, devolve, convey, make over, deliver over. Transfer, n. Alienation, abalienation, demise, conveyance, transferrence. Transferrence, n. 1. Transmission, transmittal, transfusion. 2. Alienation, conveyance, TRANSFER. Transfiguration, n. Transformation, metamorphosis, transmutation, change of form. Transfigure, v. a. Transform, metamorphose, transmute. Transfix, v. a. Transpierce, penetrate, perforate, pierce through. Transform, v. a. Transfigure, transmute, metamorphose, change the form of. Transformation, n. Metamorphosis, transmutation, transfiguration. Transfuse, v. a. Transfer (as by pouring, instilling, or injecting), convey, transmit. Transfusion, n. Transferrence, transmission. Transgress, v. a. 1. Exceed, transcend, pass, overstop, overpass, go beyond, pass over. 2. Disobey, infringe, break, contravene, set at nought. Transgression, n. 1. Infringement, violation, infraction, breach, non-observance. 2. Sin, offence, crime, misdemeanor, misdeed, misdoing, fault, trespass, evil deed. Transgressor, n. Offender, trespasser, culprit, criminal, delinquent, malefactor, convict, felon. Transient, a. Transitory. Transit, n. 1. Conveyance. 2. Passage (as of a heavenly body across the meridian). Transition, n. Change, shifting. Transitional, a. Transitionary. Transitionary, a. Transitional. Transitive, a. (Gram.) Active. Transitory, a. Transient, passing, fleeting, flitting, flying, temporary, evanescent, ephemeral, momentary, short, brief, fugacious, short-lived, not permanent, not lasting, not durable, not enduring, of short duration, here to-day and gone to-morrow. Translate, v. a. 1. [Antiquated.] Remove, transfer, transport. 2. Render, construe, interpret. Translation, n. 1. Removal, transportation. 2. Interpretation, rendering, construction. 3. Version. Translucent, a. 1. Semi-transparent (admitting rays of light, but not capable of being distinctly seen through). 2. Transparent. Translucency, n. 1. Semi-transparency. 2. Transparency. Transmigrate, v. n. Migrate. Transmigration, n. 1. Migration. 2. Metempsychosis. Transmission, n. Transferrence, transmittal, transfusion. Transmit, v. a. 1. Send, remit, forward, send on, send forward. 2. Transfer, convey, carry, bear, hand over. Transmittal, n. Transmission. Transmutation, n. Transformation, metamorphosis, transfiguration. Transmute, v. a. Change (from one form or nature into another), transform. Transparence, n. Clearness, pellucidness, lucidity, limpidness, diaphaneity, TRANSLUCENCY. Transparency, n. Clearness, pellucidness, lucidity, limpidness, diaphaneity, TRANSLUCENCY. Transparent, a. Diaphanous, pellucid, clear, lucid, bright, limpid, crystalline, pearly, TRANSLUCENT, that may be seen through. Transpierce, v. a. Transfix, penetrate, perforate, pierce through. Transpire, v. n. 1. Evaporate (through the pores), exhale, pass of in vapor. 2. Become known, be disclosed, come to light, come out, be made public, get abroad, leak out. 3. [Common, especially in the U. S., but not well authorized.] Happen, occur, come to pass. Transplant, v. a. 1. Plant in a new place. 2. Remove, transfer. Transport, v. a. 1. Carry (from one place to another), convey, bear, WAFT, TOTE, FETCH. 2. Banish (to a penal colony). 3. Enrapture, ravish, enravish, entrance, beatify, put into ecstasy, make very happy. 4. Carry away (by excitement of any kind). Transport, n. 1. Conveyance, transportation, carriage. 2. Transport-ship, transport-vessel. 3. Convict (sentenced to banishment), felon. 4. Rapture, ravishment, beatitude, ecstasy, beatification, bliss, happiness, felicity. 5. Warmth, vehemence, violent manifestation. Transport-ship, n. Transport. Transport-vessel, n. Transport, transport-ship. Transposal, n. Transposition. Transpose, v. a. Change the order of (by putting one in place of the other, or substituting one for the other). Transposition, n. Transposal. Transubstantiation, n. Change of substance. Transudation, n. 1. Exudation, perspiration, sweating, excretion, secretion. 2. Exosmose, exosmosis. Transude, v. n. Exude, ooze, filter, percolate, strain, pass by pores. Transverse, a. Cross. Transversely, ad. Crosswise, in a cross direction. Trap, n. Snare, gin, trapan. Trap, v. a. Insnare, entrap, trapan. Trapan, v. a. Insnare, trap, entrap, trepan. Trapan, n. Snare, gin, trap. Trapanner, n. Insnarer, CRIMP, decoy-man. Trappings, n. pl. Dress, accoutrements, equipments, CAPARISON, paraphernalia, rigging, gear, ornaments, embellishments, decorations, frippery, finery, TOGGERY. Traps, n. pl. [Colloquial.] Furniture, goods, things, stuff, luggage, effects, small articles (of household use). Trash, n. Dross, refuse, rubbish, trumpery, waste matter, worthless stuff. Trashy, a. Worthless, trifling, trumpery, flimsy, poor. Travail, v. n. Labor (in childbirth), be in labor, be in travail. Travail, n. Childbirth, parturition, labor, delivery, bringing forth. Travel, v. n. 1. Walk, go on foot. 2. Journey, ramble, rove, roam, take a journey, take a trip, make a tour, make an excursion. 3. Pass, go, move, make progress. Travel, v. a. Pass, go over, journey over. Travel, n. 1. Journeying, travelling. 2. Journey, tour, excursion, trip, expedition. Traveller, n. [Written also Traveler.] Wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, tourist, passenger, PILGRIM. Travelling, n. [Written also Traveling.] Journeying, travel, wandering, peregrination. Travels, n. pl. Book of travels. Traverse jury, Petit jury. Traverse, v. a. 1. Cross. 2. Thwart, obstruct. 3. Pass, travel over, wander over. 4. (Law.) Deny. Travesty, v. a. Parody, imitate, take off, turn into burlesque. Travesty, n. Parody, burlesque, caricature. Trawl-net, n. Drag-net, trail-net. Treacherous, a. Traitorous, perfidious, faithless, unfaithful, false, deceitful, insidious, disloyal, recreant, treasonable. Treachery, n. Perfidiousness, perfidy, disloyalty, TREASON, breach of faith, Punic faith. Treacle, n. 1. (Med.) Theriaca. 2. Syrup, sugar-house molasses. 3. Molasses. Tread, v. n. 1. Set the foot. 2. Walk, go. Tread, v. a. 1. Set the foot on, walk on. 2. Stamp upon, press down with the foot. 3. Cover (as a male bird the female), copulate with. Tread, n. 1. Step, pace. 2. Gait, manner of walking. Tread upon, Trample, tread under foot. Treason, n. Treachery (to a sovereign or a government), disloyalty, LEZE-MAJESTY, breach of allegiance. Treasonable, a. Treacherous, disloyal. Treasure, n. 1. Money (hoarded up), funds, cash, wealth. 2. Stock, store, reserve. 3. Precious thing, thing of great value. Treasure, v. a. Hoard, store, garner, save, husband, lay in, lay by, lay up, treasure up. Treasure up, Treasure. Treasury, n. Till, strong-box, money-box, money-bag. Treat, v. a. 1. Use, behave to, behave towards. 2. Entertain, feast. 3. Handle, manage. 4. Discourse on, treat of. Treat, v. n. 1. Negotiate, bargain. 2. Discourse. Treat of, Discuss, handle, discourse upon, descant upon. Treatment, n. 1. Usage. 2. Handling, management. Treaty, n. Agreement (between nations), contract, compact, pact, convention, concordat. Treble, a. Triple, threefold. Treble, v. a. Triple, make threefold. Treble, n. (Music.) Highest part (for a woman's voice). Trebuchet, n. Tumbrel, castigatory, ducking-stool, cucking-stool. Treenail, n. Trunnel. Tree-of-life, n. Arbor vitæ. Trefoil, n. Clover. Trellis, n. Lattice, lattice-work. Tremble, v. n. 1. Quake, shudder, shiver, quiver. 2. Shake, totter, oscillate, rock. 3. Quaver. Trembling, n. Shaking, quivering, tremor, trepidation. Trembling-poplar, n. Aspen-tree (Populus tremula). Tremendous, a. Terrible, dreadful, horrible, horrid, horrific, frightful, terrific, alarming, awful, appalling. Tremor, n. Trembling, shaking, quaking, quivering, trepidation, agitation, perturbation, flutter, tremulousness. Tremulous, a. Shaking, trembling, quivering. Tremulousness, n. Tremor. Trench, v. n. Encroach, intrude, infringe, trespass. Trench, n. Ditch, fosse, moat, drain, sewer, water-course. Trenchant, a. Cutting, sharp, incisive. Trencher, n. Platter (of wood), large plate. Trencher-man, n. Gormandizer, gourmand, glutton, great eater. Trench upon, Invade, infringe, encroach upon, intrude upon, trespass upon. Trend, v. n. Turn, run, stretch, tend, incline, sweep. Trend, n. Tendency (to a certain direction), inclination, trending. Trending, n. Trend. Trepan, v. a. 1. Trephine. 2. Insnare, trap, entrap, trapan. Trepang, n. Sea-slug, sea-cucumber, BÊCHE-DE-MER. Trephine, v. a. Trepan. Trepidation, n. Shaking, trembling, quaking, quivering, tremor, agitation, perturbation, flutter, tremulousness, excitement, discomposure. Trespass, v. n. 1. Transgress, offend, sin, commit an offence. 2. Encroach, infringe, intrude, make inroad or invasion, trench, enter unlawfully. Trespass, n. 1. Transgression, crime, sin, misdeed, misdemeanor, offence, delinquency. 2. Injury, infringement, encroachment, invasion. Tress, n. Lock, curl, ringlet. Trestle, n. Frame (for supporting a table, bridge, &c.). Trial, n. 1. Testing, examination, experiment. 2. Experience, experimental knowledge. 3. Attempt, endeavor, effort, essay, exertion, struggle, aim. 4. Test, criterion, proof, touchstone, ordeal, assay. 5. Suffering, trouble, affliction, grief, sorrow, distress, tribulation, misery, woe. 6. Suit, case, cause, action. Triangle, n. Three-sided figure. Tribe, n. 1. Family, race, clan. 2. Class (of persons or things), order, division, distinct portion. Tribulation, n. Distress, suffering, trouble, affliction, grief, sorrow, trial, misery, woe. Tribunal, n. 1. Bench, judgment-seat. 2. Court, judicatory, bar, court of justice. Tributary, a. 1. Subject, subordinate, required to pay tribute. 2. Contributing. Tribute, n. 1. Tax (especially that levied by a superior prince or state on an inferior one), impost, duty, TOLL. 2. Grant, contribution, offering. Tribute of praise, Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, panegyric. Trice, n. Moment, instant, second, jiffy, flash, twinkling, twinkling of an eye. Trick, n. 1. Artifice, stratagem, wile, cheat, dodge, doubling, gouge, fraud, chicane, blind, feint, mark, manœuvre, deceit, imposition, imposture, ruse, chouse, fetch, CLAP-TRAP, humbug, gammon, cunning contrivance, sharp practice. 2. Sleight, juggle, antic, caper, gambol, freak, vagary. 3. Habit, practice. Trick, v. a. Cheat, defraud, deceive, cozen, dupe, delude, circumvent, gull, chouse, diddle, overreach, impose upon. Tricker, n. Cheat, TRICKSTER. Trickery, n. 1. Deception, fraud, artifice, deceitfulness, knavery, chicane, chicanery. 2. Legerdemain, sleight of hand. Trickish, a. Knavish, artful, deceitful, wily, dishonest, roguish, TRICKY, unprincipled. Trickle, v. n. Drop, drip, flow gently. Trick out, Dress (for show), array, attire, adorn, bedizen, set off. Trickster, n. Deceiver, cheat, rogue, knave, tricker, impostor, double-dealer. Tricky, a. [Colloquial.] Trickish. Tricuspid, a. Three-pointed, tricuspidate. Tricuspidate, a. Tricuspid. Tridentate, a. Three-toothed. Trifid, a. Three-cleft. Trifle, v. n. 1. Act with levity, be busy about trifles, PIDDLE. 2. Talk idly or frivolously, toy, wanton. Trifle, n. Bagatelle, triviality, pittance, modicum, small matter, thing of little value or consequence, thing of no moment, drop in the bucket, shadow of a shade. Trifler, n. Doodle, idler, drone, laggard, sluggard, lounger. Trifling, a. Trivial, petty, frivolous, worthless, inconsiderable, nugatory, slight, unimportant, insignificant, immaterial, piddling, of little value or consequence, of no moment, of small importance. Trifoliate, a. Three-leaved. Trifoliated, a. Three-leaved. Trifurcate, a. Three-pronged. Trifurcated, a. Three-pronged. Trig, a. [Local.] Trim, neat, spruce. Trigraph, n. Triphthong. Trill, n. Shake, quaver. Trill, v. a. Shake, sing with a trill. Trill, v. n. Quaver. Trim, a. 1. Snug, neat, nice, compact, well adjusted, well ordered. 2. Spruce, finical, smart. Trim, n. 1. Dress, gear, ornaments, trimmings, trappings. 2. State, condition, order. Trim, v. a. 1. Adjust, arrange, put in order, set right, make trim. 2. Dress, decorate, ornament, embellish, adorn, garnish, deck, bedeck, set out, array, set off, trick out. 3. Clip, lop, shear, prune, curtail. Trim, v. n. Fluctuate, vacillate, balance, be on the fence, veer round, change sides, be a time-server. Trimmer, n. Time-server. Trimmings, n. pl. Ornaments, trappings, dress, gear, trim. Trinity, n. [With The prefixed.] The Holy Trinity, The Godhead. Trinket, n. Toy, bawble, knicknack, gewgaw, gimcrack, JIGGUMBOB. Trinkets, n. pl. Jewels, jewelry, bijoutry, trifling ornaments. Trip, v. n. 1. Skip, hop, step quickly. 2. Stumble, lose footing, make a false step. 3. Fail, mistake, err, be at fault, come short. Trip, v. a. Supplant, throw off the balance, trip up. Trip, n. 1. Skip, hop, light step. 2. Stumble, false step. 3. Slip, lapse, failure, mistake, oversight, error, blunder, fault, miss. 4. Jaunt, excursion, tour, ramble, stroll, short journey. Triphyllous, a. Three-leaved. Triple, a. Threefold, triplicate. Triple, v. a. Treble, make threefold. Triple-crown, n. Tiara. Triplicate, a. Threefold, treble. Trip up, Trip, supplant, throw off the balance. Trismus, n. [L.] (Med.) Locked jaw, lock-jaw, tetanus (of the jaw). Trite, a. Common, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, beaten, worn out, common-place. Triturate, v. a. Pulverize, grind, bruise, bray, levigate, comminute, grind to powder. Trituration, n. Pulverization, comminution, levigation. Triumph, n. 1. Ovation, celebration, jubilee, jubilation, exultation, flourish of trumpets. 2. Conquest, victory. Triumph, v. n. 1. Exult, rejoice, crow, chuckle, hold a triumph, celebrate a victory. 2. Prevail, succeed, get the mastery, obtain a victory. Triumphal song, Pæan, song of triumph. Triumphant, a. Victorious, successful. Triumph over, Subdue, conquer, vanquish, overcome, subjugate, overpower, beat, master, get the better of. Trivial, a. 1. [Rare.] Common, ordinary, vulgar. 2. Trifling, petty, small, frivolous, slight, light, nugatory, worthless, paltry, unimportant, inconsiderable, insignificant, immaterial, of little value, of little consequence. Trivialness, n. Triviality. Triviality, a. 1. Trivialness, unimportance, insignificance, indifference. 2. Trifle, BAGATELLE, small matter, thing of little value or consequence, thing of no moment. Troche, n. Lozenge. Trochee, n. Choree, foot of one long and one short syllable. Troglodyte, n. Wretch, outcast, pilgarlic, pariah, miserable fellow. Troll, v. a. 1. Roll. 2. Allure, lure, entice, toll, draw on. Troll, v. n. 1. Roll. 2. Sing a catch or round. Troll, n. Catch, round. Trollop, n. Slattern, slut. Trona, n. Sesqui-carbonate of soda (native). Troop, n. Throng, multitude, company, power, band, gang, crew, squad. Troop, v. n. Throng, gather in crowds, collect in numbers. Trooper, n. Horse-soldier. Troops, n. pl. 1. Throngs, gangs. 2. Army, soldiers, forces, legions, armed force, military force, body of troops. Trophy, n. Memorial, monument. Tropical, a. 1. Of the tropics. 2. Figurative, metaphorical, not literal. Troth, n. 1. Truth, verity, veracity. 2. Fidelity, faith, belief. Trouble, v. a. 1. Agitate, disturb, derange. 2. Afflict, distress, grieve, annoy, vex, fret, plague, torment, harass, worry, pester, badger, disquiet, concern, make anxious, make uneasy. Trouble, n. 1. Affliction, distress, suffering, calamity, grief, tribulation, adversity, misfortune, sorrow, woe. 2. Annoyance, perplexity, vexation, embarrassment, plague, torment, molestation. 3. Matter, cause of distress. Troublesome, a. Vexatious, annoying, perplexing, harassing, galling, painful, burdensome, wearisome, tiresome, irksome, PLAGUY, knotty, hard. Troublous, a. 1. Tumultuous, agitated. 2. Full of trouble. Trounce, v. a. [Colloquial.] Whip, flog, castigate, punish severely. Trousers, n. pl. Pantaloons, breeches. Trousseau, n. [Fr.] Outfit (of a bride). Truant, n. Idler, loiterer, shirk. Truce, n. 1. Armistice, suspension of hostilities, cessation of arms. 2. Intermission, cessation, short rest, short quiet. Truck, v. n. Barter, deal. Truck, v. a. Barter, exchange. Truck, n. Barter, exchange. Truckle, v. n. Cringe, stoop, crouch, submit, knuckle, yield (obsequiously), bend the knee, knock under. Truckle-bed, n. Trundle-bed. Truculence, n. Ferocity, ferociousness. Truculency, n. Ferocity, ferociousness. Truculent, a. Savage, fierce, ferocious, barbarous, cruel, ruthless. Trudge, v. n. Travel (on foot), tramp, march (heavily), jog on. True, a. 1. Real, genuine, veritable, actual, conformable to fact. 2. Truthful, veracious, sincere, candid, frank, honest, honorable, pure. 3. Faithful, constant, steady, loyal, not perfidious. 4. Exact, accurate, correct, conformable to a rule. True-jack, n. Luce, pike, pickerel (Esox lucius). True-love, n. 1. Lover, sweetheart. 2. One-berry, herb-paris (Paris quadrifolia). Truism, n. Axiom, self-evident truth, evident proposition, necessary truth. Trull, n. Drab, strumpet, prostitute, harlot, whore, courtesan, bawd, punk, Cyprian, street-walker, night-walker, woman of the town. Truly, ad. 1. Really, verily, in truth, with truth, in fact. 2. Truthfully, voraciously, sincerely, honestly, candidly, plainly, in good earnest, in sober earnest, sooth to say, without equivocation, in plain English, without mincing the matter. 3. Faithfully, constantly. 4. Correctly, exactly, strictly, accurately. Trump, n. 1. [Poetical.] Trumpet. 2. Trump card, winning card. 3. [Colloquial.] Good fellow. Trump, v. a. Lay a trump on, win with a trump. Trump, v. n. Play a trump. Trumpery, n. Trash, rubbish, stuff, frippery, worthless finery. Trumpet, n. Horn. Trumpet, v. a. Proclaim, publish, announce, promulgate, advertise, blaze abroad, spread abroad, noise abroad, make known. Trumpet-fish, n. Snipe-fish, bellows-fish (Centriscus scolopax). Truncate, v. a. Lop, maim, lop off, cut off. Truncheon, n. Staff (of command), partisan, baton. Trundle, n. 1. Roller, castor. 2. Wallower, lantern-wheel. Trundle, v. a. Roll. Trundle-bed, n. Truckle-bed. Trunk, n. 1. Stem, stock, stalk. 2. Body (without the limbs). 3. Proboscis, snout. 4. Leat, watercourse. Truss, n. 1. Bundle, package, packet. 2. Bandage (for hernia). Trust, n. 1. Confidence, reliance, faith, belief, credence, assurance. 2. Credit, tick. 3. Charge, deposit. 4. Commission, errand, duty. 5. Faith, hope, expectation. Trust, v. a. 1. Rely on, depend upon, confide in, put confidence in, trust to. 2. Give credit to, sell to on credit. 3. Believe, give credence to. 4. Entrust, commit. Trust, v. n. 1. Expect, hope, be confident, feel sure. 2. Be confiding, be credulous. Trustee, n. Depositary, fiduciary. Trust in, Trust, confide in, place confidence in, rely on, depend upon, trust to. Trust to, Trust in. Trustworthy, a. Honest, true, faithful, upright, straightforward, uncorrupt, RELIABLE, trusty, confidential. Trusty, a. Trustworthy. Truth, n. 1. Fact, reality, verity, actual existence, matter of fact, stubborn fact, not a dream, not a fancy, not an illusion. 2. Conformity to fact or reality. 3. Principle, axiom, law, canon. 4. Veracity, truthfulness, honesty, sincerity, integrity, frankness, ingenuousness, candor. 5. Faithfulness, fidelity, constancy. 6. Exactness, accuracy, nicety, precision. Truthful, a. 1. Correct, true, veracious. 2. Sincere, honest, candid, frank, open, ingenuous, artless, guileless. Truthless, a. 1. False, not true. 2. Faithless, disingenuous, insincere, unfair, dishonest, hollow, hypocritical, pharisaical, canting, treacherous. Try, v. a. 1. Examine, test, prove, make experiment of, make trial of, put to the test, put to proof. 2. Experience, have knowledge of (by trial). 3. Attempt, essay. 4. Hear, examine judicially. Try, v. n. Attempt, endeavor, strive, aim, seek, make an effort, make essay, do one's best, do all that in one lies, strain every nerve, leave no stone unturned. Trying, a. Severe, painful, afflictive, afflicting, grievous, calamitous, hard, distressing, sad, dire, deplorable, hard to bear. Tryst, n. [Scottish.] Appointment (to meet), appointed meeting. Tube, n. Pipe, hollow cylinder. Tubular, a. Fistular, tube-like. Tuckahoe, n. Virginian truffle, Indian bread, Indian loaf. Tufa, n. Tuff, volcanic tufa. Tuff, n. Tufa. Tuft, n. 1. Knot, bunch. 2. Cluster, group. 3. Crest, plume, clump. 4. (Bot.) Capitulum. Tuft-hunter, n. Hanger-on (to noblemen and persons of quality), sycophant, parasite, flatterer, lick-spittle, fawner, spaniel, toad-eater, TOADY. Tug, v. a. Pull (with great effort), draw, haul, drag. Tug, v. n. 1. Pull hard. 2. Labor, struggle, strive. Tug, n. Hard pull, great effort. Tuition, n. Instruction, teaching, education, training, schooling. Tumble, v. n. 1. Roll, toss, heave, pitch about. 2. Fall, be precipitated, fall over. Tumble, v. a. 1. Precipitate, throw headlong. 2. Disturb, derange, rumple, put in disorder. Tumbrel, n. 1. Dung-cart, muck-cart, rough cart. 2. Trebuchet, castigatory, ducking-stool, cucking-stool. Tumefaction, n. Tumor, swelling. Tumefy, v. a. Swell, inflate, distend. Tumid, a. 1. Swollen, swelled, enlarged, distended, puffed up. 2. Bombastic, turgid, swelling, pompous, inflated, stilled, grandiloquent, declamatory, rhetorical, high-flown, HIGHFALUTIN. Tumor, n. Swelling, tumefaction. Tumult, n. 1. Uproar, affray, fray, brawl, feud, row, altercation, squabble, quarrel, outbreak, strife, MÊLÉE, general RIOT. 2. Commotion, disturbance, stir, agitation, breeze, ferment, confusion, huddle, pother, ado, bustle, flurry, noise, fuss, TO-DO. Tumultuous, a. 1. Uproarious, riotous, turbulent. 2. Disturbed, agitated, restless, uneasy, unquiet. Tun-bellied, a. Abdominous, big-bellied, pot-bellied, great-bellied, large-bellied. Tune, n. 1. Air, melody, strain, movement. 2. Concord, harmony. Tune, v. a. 1. Harmonize, accord, modulate, attune, put in tune. 2. Sing. Tuneful, a. Musical, harmonious, melodious, dulcet, ariose. Tunnel, n. Funnel. Tunnel-shaped, a. (Bot.) Infundibular, infundibuliform. Tupelo, n. Pepperidge, sour gum-tree (Nyssa multiflora). Turbid, a. Roiled, roily, unsettled, feculent, draggy, muddy, thick, cloudy, foul, not clear. Turbulence, n. 1. Tumult, uproar, disturbance, turmoil, commotion, disorder, confusion. 2. Riot, sedition, mutiny, insurrection, rebellion. Turbulent, a. 1. Tumultuous, disorderly, blustering, obstreperous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, vociferous. 2. Riotous, seditious, mutinous, refractory, insurgent, rebellious, revolutionary, jacobinical. Turf, n. 1. Sod, clod, sward, greensward. 2. Race-course, race-ground. Turf-like, a. Turfy, cespitose. Turfy, a. Cespitose, turf-like. Turgescence, a. 1. Swelling, tumefaction, distention. 2. Bombast, TURGIDITY. Turgid, a. 1. Swelled, swollen, bloated, distended, puffed up. 2. Pompous, bombastic, tumid, puffy, inflated, stilted, grandiloquent, declamatory, rhetorical, sophomorical, high-flown, HIGHFALUTIN. Turgidity, n. 1. Swelling, distention, turgescence. 2. Bombast, inflation, turgidness, grandiloquence, pompous style. Turgidness, n. Turgidity. Turk, n. Ottoman, Mahometan. Turkey-cock, n. Gobbler. Turkey-stone, n. Novaculite, Turkey oil-stone. Turkish, a. Ottoman, of the Turks. Turmeric paper, Curcuma paper. Turmoil, n. Tumult, agitation, disturbance, disorder, turbulence, confusion, commotion, uproar, bustle, huddle, hurly-burly. Turn, v. a. 1. Revolve, move round, turn round, make go round. 2. Deviate, cast, deflect, inflect, bend, incline. 3. Reverse the position of, turn over. 4. Shape (as in a lathe), form, mould, fashion. 5. Change, alter, transmute, metamorphose, transform, convert. 6. Translate, construe, render. 7. Direct, apply. 8. Acidify, make sour, make acid. Turn, v. n. 1. Revolve, whirl, turn round. 2. Be directed. 3. Deviate, incline, bend. 4. Be changed, be transformed, be converted. 5. Grow, become. 6. Become sour, become acid. 7. Depend, hinge, pivot, hang, be dependent. Turn, n. 1. Revolution, gyration, rotation, round, bout. 2. Deviation, deflexion, flexion, flexure, crook, bend, bending, elbow, curvature, sweep, meandering, sinuosity, winding, twist, twisting, twining, turning, twirl, twirling. 3. Short walk, short excursion. 4. Change, variation, alteration, vicissitude. 5. Occasion, opportunity, opportuneness, hap, chance, opening, juncture, crisis, conjuncture, nick of time, golden opportunity. 6. Phase, form, fashion, manner, guise, shape, figure, configuration, conformation, frame, cast, cut, set, build, make, trim, mould, stamp, feature, aspect, complexion, character. 7. Act, action, deed, office. 8. Aptitude, forte, bias, talent, gift, endowment, genius, proclivity, proneness, propensity. Turn a corner, Go round a corner. Turn aside, Avert, turn away, turn off. Turn a deaf ear to, Disregard, decline to hear, take no notice of, pay no attention to, pay no regard to. Turn away, [Active.] 1. Avert, turn aside. 2. Dismiss (from service), discard, cashier, turn off. Turn away, [Neuter.] 1. Deviate. 2. Go, depart, remove. Turncoat, n. Apostate, renegade, backslider, deserter. Turn down, Fold down, double down. Turn in, [Active.] Fold in, double in. Turn in, [Neuter.] 1. Bend inward. 2. Enter, go in. 3. [Colloquial.] Retire, go to bed. Turn off, 1. Dismiss, discard, turn away. 2. Deflect, divert. 3. Accomplish, perform, execute, do. Turn one's stomach, Nauseate, sicken. Turn out, v. a. 1. Expel, drive out, drum out, turn adrift. 2. Put to pasture, put out to pasture. 3. Produce, furnish, manufacture, make, accomplish, do. Turn out, 1. Bend outward. 2. Issue, result, prove, eventuate. 3. Get up, rise from bed. Turn out, n. 1. Strike. 2. Siding, short side track (on a railroad). 3. Equipage. Turn over, v. a. 1. Turn, reverse the position of. 2. Transfer, hand over. Turn over, Roll over. Turnpike, n. 1. Pike, turnpike gate. 2. [U. S.] Turnpike road. Turn round, Revolve, whirl, turn. Turnsole, n. 1. Heliotrope. 2. Litmus. Turn tail, [Colloquial.] Flee, run away, make off, cut and run. Turn the back upon, Leave with contempt. Turn the head, Infatuate, make giddy, make insane. Turn the tables, Reverse positions, reverse circumstances. Turn to, Have recourse to. Turn to account, Utilize, take advantage of, make use of. Turn up, 1. Bend upwards. 2. Occur, happen, come to pass. Turpitude, n. Baseness, depravity, wickedness, vileness. Turret, n. Minaret, pinnacle, small tower. Turtle, n. 1. Turtle-dove. 2. Sea-tortoise, marine tortoise. Turtle-dove, n. Turtle. Turtle-shell, n. Tortoise shell. Tush, interj. Pshaw. Tush, n. Tusk. Tusk, n. Tush, fang, pointed tooth. Tussle, n. [Colloquial.] Scuffle, struggle, conflict. Tussle, v. n. [Colloquial.] Scuttle, struggle, contend. Tut, interj. Stop, be still, hush. Tutelage, n. Protection, guardianship, tutorship. Tutelar, a. Protecting, guardian, guarding. Tutelary, a. Protecting, guardian, guarding. Tutelary saint, Patron, good genius, guardian. Tutor, n. 1. (Law.) Guardian. 2. Teacher, instructor, master, preceptor, school-master. Tutor, v. a. 1. Teach, instruct. 2. Discipline, train, bring under control. Tutoress, n. Instructress, governante, governess. Tutorship, n. Tutelage, guardianship. Twaddle, n. Prate, prattle, chatter, tattle, twattle, gabble, palaver, gossip, balderdash, moonshine, nonsense, jargon, flummery, rigmarole, stuff, platitude, wish-wash, senseless talk, idle talk, frothy discourse. Twain, n. [Nearly obsolete.] Two. Twang, n. 1. Nasal tone. 2. Taste, smack, savor, flavor. Twattle, n. Twaddle. Tweak, v. a. Twitch, twinge, pinch, pull rudely. Tweedle, v. a. Allure (by some slight influence, as by fiddling), coax, entice, drib, decoy, toll, troll, lure, lead, draw over, bring over, prevail upon. Tweezers, n. pl. Nippers, pincers. Twelvemonth, n. Year. Twig, n. Shoot, sprig, spray, branch. Twig, v. a. [Colloquial.] Observe, notice, take notice of. Twilight, n. 1. Crepuscular light. 2. Dim light, faint light. Twilight, a. Obscure, dim, shaded. Twin, a. (Bot.) Doubled, geminate, in pairs. Twins, n. pl. (Astron.) [With The prefixed.] Gemini. Twine, v. a. 1. Twist together. 2. Encircle, surround, embrace, entwine, wind about, wind around. Twinge, v. a. Tweak, twitch, pinch, pull rudely. Twinge, n. Gripe, pang, sharp pain. Twinkle, v. n. Sparkle, flash. Twinkle, n. Twinkling. Twinkling, n. 1. Flashing, sparkling, twinkle. 2. Instant, moment, second, jiffy, trice, flash, twinkling of an eye. Twinkling of an eye, Twinkling, twinkle. Twirl, v. a. Whirl, revolve, turn rapidly, turn round. Twirl, n. Whirling, circular motion. Twist, v. a. 1. Twine, twist together. 2. Writhe, contort, complicate, convolve. 3. Wind, wreathe, encircle. Twist, n. Convolution, writhing, contortion, winding, flexure, kink, bending bight, coil. Twit, v. a. Reproach, blame, upbraid, taunt. Twit with, Reproach for, cast in the teeth. Twitch, v. a. Pull suddenly, snatch, jerk, yerk, pluck. Twitch, n. 1. Jerk, quick pull. 2. Spasm, twitching, sudden contraction (as of the muscles). Twitch-grass, n. Couch-grass, dog's-grass, dog-wheat, wheat-grass, quitch-grass, knot-grass (Triticum repens). Twitching, n. Spasm, TWITCH. Two, n. 1. Sum of two units. 2. Pair, couple, brace, SPAN. Twofold, a. Double. Two-valved, a. Bivalve, bivalvular. Tyke, n. 1. Dog, cur, puppy. 2. Contemptible fellow. Tympanum, n. Drum (of the ear). Type, n. 1. Emblem, symbol, figure, sign, token, mark, shadow, image, representation, adumbration. 2. Original, model, pattern, prototype, archetype, original, exemplar, protoplast, mirror, paragon. 3. Stamp, form, kind, sort. 4. Printing character. Typical, a. Figurative, emblematical, emblematic, indicative, representative. Tipify, v. a. Figure, indicate, betoken, denote, represent, stand for, shadow forth. Typography, n. Art of printing, printing. Tyrannic, a. 1. Despotic, arbitrary, imperious, domineering, high, absolute, irresponsible, bound by no law. 2. Cruel, severe, oppressive grinding, galling, inhuman. Tyrannical, a. 1. Despotic, arbitrary, imperious, domineering, high, absolute, irresponsible, bound by no law. 2. Cruel, severe, oppressive grinding, galling, inhuman. Tyrannize, v. n. Domineer, act the tyrant, be despotic, exercise arbitrary power, lord it, rule with a rod of iron, carry matters with a high hand. Tyranny, n. 1. Despotism, absolutism, dictatorship, arbitrary power, despotic rule. 2. Oppression, iron rule, reign of terror, cruel government. Tyrant, n. 1. Despot, absolute ruler. 2. Oppressor, cruel master. Tyrant fly-catcher, Kingbird (Muscicapa tyrannus or Tyrannus intrepidus). Tyro, n. Beginner, novice, learner.

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Ubiquitary, a. [Rare.] Ubiquitous. Ubiquitous, a. Omnipresent, ubiquitary, universally present. Ubiquity, n. Omnipresence, universal presence. Udder, n. 1. Bag (of a cow, &c.). 2. Teat, dug, nipple, pap. Udometer, n. Rain-gauge, pluviameter, ombrometer. Ugly, a. 1. Unsightly, plain, homely, ordinary, ill-looking, ill-favored, hard-favored, not handsome. 2. Frightful, horrible, hideous, horrid, shocking, terrible, GREWSOME. 3. Cross, sulky, morose, ill-tempered, crabbed, cross-grained. Ulcer, n. Sore (discharging pus), fester, imposthume, gathering, boil, pustule. Ulcerate, v. n. Fester, suppurate, turn to an ulcer. Ulterior, a. Further, remoter, more distant. Ultima ratio, [L.] The last argument. Ultima ratio regum, [L.] War, the last argument of kings. Ultimate, a. Last, final, furthest, extreme, eventual. Ultima Thule, [L.] Farthest limit. Ultimatum, n. Final condition, final proposition, last offer. Ultra, a. Extreme, radical. Ultra, n. Ultraist, extremist, radical. Ultraism, n. Extreme views, radicalism. Ultraist, n. Extremist, ultra, radical. Ultramarine, n. Saunders-blue. Ultramontane, a. Tramontane, beyond the mountains or the Alps. Ultramundane, a. Beyond the world, beyond the limits of our world or system. Ululation, n. Howl, howling, wailing, HUBBUBBOO. Umbilical cord, Navel-string. Umbrage, n. 1. Shade, shadow. 2. Offence, resentment, suspicion of injury, pique, grudge, wounded pride. Umbrageous, a. Shady, dark, shadowy. Umpirage, n. Arbitration, arbitrament, intervention. Umpire, n. Arbitrator, arbiter, referee, judge. Unabated, a. Undiminished, not abated. Unable, a. Incapable, incompetent, not able, impotent, powerless. Unaccomplished, a. Unfinished, incomplete, unexecuted, unperformed, undone, unachieved, not accomplished. Unaccountable, a. 1. Strange, inexplicable, mysterious, unheard of. 2. Irresponsible, unanswerable, not responsible. Unaccustomed, a. Unused, new, not habituated, not familiar. Unachieved, a. Unaccomplished. Unadapted, a. Unsuited, inapplicable, unfit, improper, not adapted. Unadorned, a. Simple, unvarnished, plain, without ornament. Unadulterated, a. Unmixed, genuine, pure, real, perfect. Unadvisable, a. Inexpedient, improper, unfit, unsuitable, not prudent, not discreet. Unadvised, a. Imprudent, indiscreet, inconsiderate, rash. Unaffected, a. Simple, plain, natural, NAÏVE, sincere, real, genuine, not hypocritical. Unalloyed, a. Pure, uncorrupted, unmixed, genuine. Unalterable, a. Unchangeable, immutable, stable. Unambiguous, a. Plain, clear, explicit, certain, unoquivocal, perspicuous. Unamiable, a. Unkind, ungracious, ill-natured. Unanimity, a. Agreement, harmony, accord, unison, unity, concert, union. Unanimous, a. Concordant, agreeing, harmonious, like-minded, of one mind. Unanswerable, a. 1. Irrefutable, irrefragable, incontrovertible, unquestionable, incontestable. 2. Irresponsible, unaccountable. Unanticipated, a. Unexpected, sudden, abrupt, unthought of, unlooked for. Unappalled, a. Undismayed, unawed, undaunted, unscared, fearless, intrepid, daring, bold. Unappeasable, a. 1. Insatiable, insatiate, that cannot be appeased. 2. Irreconcilable, implacable. Unappreciated, a. Unvalued, unprized. Unapprised, a. Uninformed, ignorant. Unapproachable, a. Inaccessible. Unapt, a. 1. Inappropriate, unsuitable, unlit, inapposite, inapplicable, irrelevant, not pertinent. 2. Unqualified, incompetent, inapt, ill-qualified. Unarmed, a. Defenceless, naked, unprotected, unguarded. Unassailable, a. Impregnable, inexpugnable, secure from assault, not to be taken by assault or by storm, tenable against all odds. Unassuming, a. Modest, humble, unpretending. Unatonable, a. Inexpiable, unpardonable, inexcusable, irremissible, not to be atoned for, that admits of no satisfaction. Unattempted, a. Untried, unproved. Unauthentic, a. Spurious, counterfeit, supposititious, false, sham, pretended, feigned, fictitious, make-believe, uncanonical, not genuine. Unavailing, a. Ineffectual, fruitless, useless, bootless, abortive, vain, futile, inept, nugatory, to no purpose. Una voce, [L.] Unanimously, with one voice. Unavoidable, a. Inevitable, necessary, not to be avoided, not to be escaped, that must be suffered. Unaware, a. Inattentive, heedless, unconscious, not cognizant. Unawares, ad. Unexpectedly, suddenly. Unbalanced, a. 1. Not poised, not balanced. 2. Unadjusted (as accounts), unsettled. Unbearable, a. Intolerable, insufferable, unendurable, insupportable, that cannot be borne or endured. Unbecoming, a. Indecorous, unsuitable, improper, indecent, unseemly. Unbegotten, a. Eternal, self-existent. Unbelief, a. 1. Incredulity, distrust, want of belief. 2. Scepticism, infidelity, disbelief, free-thinking, refusal to believe. Unbeliever, n. Sceptic, infidel, disbeliever, deist, MISCREANT, free-thinker. Unbend, v. a. 1. Straighten, make straight. 2. Relax, remit, recreate, take recreation, be diverted, be amused. 3. (Naut.) Unfasten, untie. Unbending, a. Inflexible, unyielding, stiff, rigid, unpliant. Unbiassed, a. Unprejudiced, impartial, disinterested, neutral, indifferent. Unbidden, a. 1. Unordered, uncommanded. 2. Uninvited, unasked, unsolicited, unsought. Unbind, v. a. 1. Untie, unloose, loose, unfasten. 2. Unchain, set free, set at liberty. Unblamable, a. Blameless, inculpable, irreprovable, irreprehensible, faultless, irreproachable, guiltless, innocent, not to be blamed. Unblemished, a. Pure, spotless, sinless, guileless, innocent, faultless, impeccable, unspotted, immaculate, unsullied, undefiled, untarnished, without a stain. Unborrowed, a. Native, original, genuine. Unbosom, v. a. Reveal, disclose, open, divulge, unfold, communicate. Unbound, a. 1. Untied, unfastened, loose, not confined. 2. Without a cover (as a book). Unbrace, v. a. 1. Loosen, remit. 2. Relax, enervate, enfeeble, weaken, debilitate, prostrate. Unbury, v. a. Disinter, disentomb, dig up, exhume. Unbridled, a. Unrestrained, licentious, lax. Unbroken, a. 1. Round, full, complete, entire. 2. Sound, profound, undisturbed, fast. Unbuckle, v. a. Unfasten, loose, unloose. Uncanonical, a. Unauthentic, legendary, apocryphal, of doubtful authority. Unceasing, a. Incessant, constant, continual, perpetual, uninterrupted, unremitting, unintermitting. Unceremonious, a. Ungracious, blunt, bluff, rough, plain, homely, rude, coarse. Uncertain, a. 1. Equivocal, doubtful, dubious, unsettled, indistinct, ambiguous, indefinite, questionable. 2. Unreliable, insecure, precarious, problematical. 3. Not sure, not confident. 4. Irregular, unpunctual, capricious, desultory, fitful, variable, changeable, mutable, slippery, shaky, not uniform. Uncertainty, n. 1. Ambiguity, doubt, obscurity, vagueness, dubiousness, incertitude, doubtfulness. 2. Contingency. 3. Irregularity, variableness, changeableness, capriciousness. Unchain, v. a. Unbind, unshackle, set free, liberate, set at liberty. Unchangeable, a. Changeless, immutable, unalterable, invariable. Unchanged, a. Unaltered, unvaried. Unchanging, a. Unvarying. Uncharitable, a. Harsh, censorious, unkind, illiberal, not charitable. Unchaste, a. Dissolute, libidinous, lascivious, licentious, lecherous, incontinent, loose, lewd, wanton, obscene. Unchastity, n. Dissoluteness, libidinousness, incontinence, lewdness, wantonness, lechery. Unchecked, a. Unrestrained, unhampered, unobstructed. Unchristian, a. 1. Infidel, not christianized. 2. Irreligious, unholy, ungodly. Uncircumspect, a. Imprudent, inconsiderate, careless, heedless, headlong, reckless, indiscreet, incautious, giddy, flighty, unsteady, wild, giddy-brained, hare-brained. Uncivil, a. Rude, impolite, uncourteous, discourteous, unmannerly, ungentle, unmannered, ungracious, disrespectful, rough, irreverent, blunt, gruff, bearish, BRUSQUE, ill-mannered, ill-bred. Unclayed sugar, Muscovado. Unclean, a. Foul, dirty, filthy, nasty, uncleanly. Uncleanly, a. Unclean. Uncleanness, n. Foulness, defilement, impurity, dirtiness, filthiness, nastiness, pollution, abomination. Unclose, v. a. Open, ope, lay open. Unclothed, a. Undressed, uncovered, naked, bare, stark naked, in a state of nature, IN PURIS NATURALIBUS. Unclouded, a. Clear, bright, sunny, cloudless, unobscured. Uncolored, a. Colorless, untinged, unstained, hueless, achromatic, free from color. Uncomfortable, a. 1. Disagreeable, displeasing, unpleasant, cheerless, dismal, miserable, unhappy, not comfortable. 2. Close (as the weather), oppressive. Uncommanded, a. Unordered, unbidden. Uncommon, a. Rare, unusual, odd, unwonted, infrequent, strange, queer, singular, remarkable, out of the way. Uncommunicative, a. Reserved, taciturn, close, inconversable, unsociable, reticent, incommunicative, sparing of words, of few words. Uncompassionate, a. Ruthless, merciless, pitiless. Uncompelled, a. Spontaneous, voluntary, unbidden, unconstrained, willing, gratuitous, free, of one's own accord. Uncompounded, a. Unmixed, incomposite, simple, single, not complex. Uncompromising, a. Unyielding, obstinate, inflexible, stiff, rigid. Unconcealed, a. Open, plain, manifest, evident, naked. Unconcern, a. Indifference, carelessness, coolness, NONCHALANCE. Unconcerned, a. Indifferent, careless, cool, unsolicitous, unmoved, apathetic, dead, NONCHALANT, not anxious, not interested. Unconditional, a. Unrestricted, unlimited, complete, absolute, unqualified, unreserved. Unconditioned, a. 1. Not conditioned. 2. Infinite, inconceivable, incogitable. Unconformable, a. Irregular, dissimilar, unlike, incongruous, aberrant, exceptional, erratic. Unconformity, n. Non-conformity, incongruity. Unconquerable, a. 1. Invincible, indomitable. 2. Insuperable, insurmountable. Unconquerableness, n. Invincibility, invincibleness, indomitableness. Unconscionable, a. Unreasonable, inordinate, excessive. Unconstrained, a. Free, easy, natural, spontaneous, voluntary. Uncontrollable, a. Ungovernable, irrepressible, rampant, headstrong, not to be controlled. Unconversable, a. Unsociable, uncommunicative, incommunicative, taciturn, close, reserved, reticent. Unconvincing, a. Inconclusive, indecisive. Uncooked, a. Raw, not cooked. Uncorrupt, a. Upright, honest, true, virtuous, honorable, impartial, even-handed, straightforward. Uncourteous, a. Impolite, uncivil, disrespectful, unmannerly, ungentlemanly, rude, uncourtly, discourteous, inurbane, bearish, ill-mannered, ill-bred, ill-behaved. Uncourtly, a. 1. Rustic, awkward, UNCOUTH. 2. Uncivil, UNCOURTEOUS. Uncouth, a. 1. Rustic, awkward, boorish, clownish, loutish, clumsy, unseemly, unrefined, uncourtly, lubberly, rude, gawky, inelegant, slouching, ungainly. 2. Unfamiliar, unusual, strange, odd. Uncover, v. a. 1. Strip, lay bare, lay open, divest of covering. 2. Disclose, reveal, discover. Uncover, v. n. Take off the hat (in token of respect), bare the head. Unction, n. 1. [Rare.] Unguent, ointment. 2. Fervor, emotion, devotional feeling. Unctuosity, n. [Rare.] Unctuousness. Unctuous, a. Fat, fatty, greasy, oily, oleaginous, adipose, sebaceous. Unctuousness, n. Oiliness, greasiness, fatness, unctuosity. Uncultivated, a. 1. Untilled. 2. Rude, uncivilized, unlettered, ignorant, unpolished, uneducated. 3. Wild, savage, rough, sylvan. Uncurrent, a. That does not pass (in payment), not receivable at par, not current. Undamaged, a. Uninjured, unhurt, unimpaired. Undaunted, a. Bold, intrepid, fearless, brave, courageous, manful, manly, resolute, undismayed, unterrified, unappalled, unawed. Undebased, a. Unadulterated, pure. Undecaying, a. Enduring, unfading, lasting, undying, amaranthine, imperishable, perennial, immortal, ever-vernal, ever-blooming. Undecided, a. Undetermined, unsettled, pending, in suspense. Undefiled, a. Pure, spotless, unblemished, unspotted, unsullied, immaculate, untarnished, without a stain. Undefined, a. 1. Unbounded, limitless, boundless. 2. Indistinct, indeterminate, indefinite. Undemonstrative, a. Reserved, quiet, modest. Undeniable, a. Indisputable, indubitable, incontrovertible, unquestionable, incontestable, irrefragable, evident, obvious, not to be disputed, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute. Under, prep. 1. Beneath, below. 2. Subordinate to, subject to, in subordination to. 3. Below, less than, with less than. 4. By means of. 5. When exposed to, while suffering. 6. In, in the state or condition of. 7. Attested by, authorized by, signed by. Under, ad. In subjection. Under arms, Armed for fighting, ready for battle. Under bare poles, (Naut.) With no sails set. Underbrush, n. Undergrowth, underwood. Underdone, a. Rare, done or cooked rare, moderately cooked. Underestimate, v. a. Undervalue, underrate, misprize, rate below the true value, rate too low. Under fire, Exposed to fire (of shot, by an enemy). Underfoot, a. Under the feet. Undergo, v. a. Bear, suffer, endure, sustain, experience, pass through, go through, meet with, be exposed to, be subjected to. Underground, a. Subterranean, subterraneous. Undergrowth, n. Underbrush, underwood. Underhand, ad. Secretly, privately, clandestinely, fraudulently, underhandedly. Underhand, a. Secret, sly, clandestine, disingenuous, unfair, fraudulent, underhanded. Underhanded, a. Underhand. Underhandedly, ad. Underhand. Underived, a. 1. Original, primeval, aboriginal, primary, first. 2. Radical, primitive. Underjaw, n. Lower jaw. Underlet, v. a. Sublet, let or lease at second hand. Underline, v. a. Underscore, draw a line under. Underling, n. Understrapper, fag, servant, inferior agent. Undermine, v. a. Sap, mine. Undermost, a. Lowest. Underneath, prep. Under, beneath, below. Underneath, ad. Below, under, beneath. Underplot, n. 1. Subordinate plot. 2. Secret plot, clandestine scheme. Underrate, v. a. Undervalue, misprize, underestimate, rate below the true value, rate too low. Underscore, v. a. Underline, draw a line under. Undersell, v. a. Sell cheaper than. Undersign, v. a. Subscribe, underwrite. Understand, v. a. 1. Apprehend, conceive, perceive, know, COMPREHEND, penetrate, discern, see, have knowledge of, see through, make out. 2. Interpret, take, suppose to mean. 3. Mean, imply. Understand, v. n. 1. [Rare.] Be an intelligent being, have understanding. 2. Learn, hear, be apprised, be informed. Understanding, n. 1. Intellect, mind, reason, sense, brains, thinking principle, reasoning faculty, rational faculty, discursive faculty, intellectual powers, intellectual faculties. 2. Intelligence, apprehension, comprehension, perception, knowledge, discernment, judgment, notion, idea. 3. Agreement, accord, unanimity. Understandingly, ad. Intelligibly, intelligently, with full knowledge, with the eyes open. Understate, v. a. State too low. Understrapper, n. Underling, fag, servant, inferior agent. Undertake, v. a. Attempt, set about, engage in, embark in, enter upon, take in hand, take upon one's self, take on one's shoulders. Undertake, v. n. Engage, agree, stipulate, bargain, promise, be bound, be sworn, pledge one's self, pledge one's word, plight one's word, pass one's word, take upon one's self. Undertaking, n. Enterprise, engagement, attempt, adventure, endeavor, effort. Under the breath, Softly, with a low voice, SOTTO VOCE. Under the rose, Privately, secretly, SUB ROSA. Under the weather, Ill, sick, indisposed, unwell, ailing, on the sick list, out of sorts, laid on the shelf. Under the sun, In the world, on the earth. Undervalue, v. a. 1. Underrate, misprize, rate below the true value, rate too low. 2. Despise, depreciate, esteem lightly, hold in low estimation. Underwitted, a. Sappy, silly, half-witted, foolish. Underwood, n. Underbrush, undergrowth. Underwrite, v. a. 1. Subscribe, undersign. 2. Insure. Underwriter, n. Insurer. Undeserved, a. Unmerited, not deserved. Undesigned, a. Unintentional, not intended. Undetermined, a. 1. Unsettled, undecided, wavering, hesitating, IRRESOLUTE. 2. Unbounded, undefined, unlimited. Undeveloped, a. Latent, in embryo. Undeviating, a. Straight, straightforward, regular. Undignified, a. Common, low, grovelling, base, vile, mean, without dignity. Undimmed, a. Clear, bright. Undiscernible, a. Invisible, imperceptible, undiscoverable, indiscernible, not to be discerned. Undiscerning, a. 1. Blind, purblind. 2. Stupid, dull, unintelligent, unenlightened. Undisciplined, a. Untrained, unpractised, undrilled, unschooled, uninitiated, inexperienced, raw. Undiscoverable, a. 1. Undiscernible, that cannot be discovered. 2. Inscrutable, unsearchable, hidden, mysterious, past or above comprehension. Undisguised, a. Open, ingenuous, unreserved, plain, frank, sincere, honest, true, not disguised, not cloaked. Undismayed, a. Undaunted, unawed, unappalled, fearless, bold, courageous, brave, intrepid. Undisputed, a. Undoubted. Undissembling, a. Sincere, honest, ingenuous, artless, guileless, open, frank, candid, hearty. Undistinguishable, a. Indistinct, indeterminate, confused, indistinguishable, that cannot be distinguished. Undisturbed, a. Calm, placid, quiet, tranquil, serene, peaceful, unmoved, unruffled, composed, collected, cool. Undivided, a. 1. Whole, entire, complete. 2. United, one. Undo, v. a. 1. Annul, invalidate, frustrate, bring to nought. 2. Loose, unfasten, untie, disengage, open, unfold, disentangle, unravel. 3. Ruin, destroy. 4. Impoverish, bring to poverty. Undoing, n. Ruin, destruction. Undomesticated, a. Wild, not tame. Undoubted, a. Indisputable, indubitable, undisputed, incontrovertible, unquestionable, not called in question, unquestioned, not doubted. Undress, v. a. Disrobe, strip, divest of clothes. Undress, n. Dishabille, loose dress, ordinary dress, not full dress. Undrllled, a. Untrained, unpractised, undisciplined, unschooled, uninitiated, inexperienced. Undue, a. Unsuitable, improper, excessive, inordinate, immoderate. Undulate, v. n. Wave, fluctuate, move up and down. Undulating, a. Waving, wavy, undulatory. Undulation, n. Wave, fluctuation, ripple, rimple, wave-like motion. Undulatory, a. Undulating, waving, wavy. Undutiful, a. Disobedient, unfilial, disloyal, unfaithful. Undying, a. Deathless, imperishable, immortal, perennial, never-dying, ever-living. Unearthly, a. Supernatural, preternatural. Uneasiness, n. Disquiet, restlessness, inquietude, anxiety. Uneasy, a. 1. Restless, restive, unquiet, disturbed, impatient, ill at ease, sitting on thorns. 2. Constrained, stiff, awkward, ungraceful, ungainly, not easy. Uneducated, a. Illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, untaught, uncultivated, uninstructed, unenlightened, ignorant, rude. Unemployed, a. 1. Unoccupied, doing nothing, out of employment. 2. Disused. Unending, a. Everlasting, ever-during, eternal, perpetual, endless, sempiternal. Unendurable, a. Insufferable, intolerable, insupportable. Unenlightened, a. Ignorant, UNEDUCATED. Unequal, a. 1. Uneven, not alike. 2. Inferior, inadequate, insufficient. 3. Disproportioned, ill-matched. 4. Irregular, not equable, not uniform. Unequalled, a. [Written also Unequaled.] Unmatched, matchless, unparalleled, unexampled, unparagoned, peerless, unsurpassed, unrivalled, without an equal. Unequivocal, a. Indubitable, incontestable, clear, plain, evident, certain, positive, absolute, unambiguous, unmistakable, not equivocal. Unerring, a. 1. Infallible, not liable to err. 2. Certain, sure, exact, accurate. Unessential, a. Unimportant, immaterial, non-essential, of no account, of no consequence, of no moment. Uneven, a. 1. Rough, ragged, jagged, not level, not smooth. 2. Unequal, not alike. 3. Odd, not exactly divisible by 2. Unexampled, a. Unprecedented. Unexcelled, a. Unsurpassed, unrivalled. Unexceptionable, a. Unobjectionable, good, excellent, faultless. Unexpected, a. Sudden, abrupt, unanticipated, unlooked for, unthought of. Unexpensive, a. Cheap, moderate, not expensive. Unexperienced, a. Inexperienced, unpractised, untrained, unschooled, uninitiated, raw, unversed, undisciplined, unskilled, green, without experience. Unexpressive, a. Inexpressive, characterless, blank. Unfailing, a. Inexhaustible, exhaustless, certain, constant, not liable to fail. Unfading, a. Undecaying, lasting, enduring, amaranthine. Unfair, a. Unjust, inequitable, partial, dishonest, dishonorable, disingenuous, one-sided, insincere, uncandid, false, hypocritical, faithless, truthless. Unfaithful, a. Faithless, treacherous, perfidious, unreliable, derelict, false, deceitful, disloyal, recreant, treasonable, undutiful, false-hearted. Unfaltering, a. Firm, resolute, steadfast, determined, unwavering, unhesitating, unswerving. Unfamiliar, a. Unusual, uncommon, strange, singular, queer, unheard of, out of the way. Unfashionable, a. Obsolete, disused, antiquated, old-fashioned, out of use, out of fashion, out of date, fallen into desuetude. Unfasten, v. a. Loose, unloose, untie, unbind, unclasp, unlace. Unfathomable, a. Fathomless, bottomless, soundless, very deep, very profound. Unfavorable, a. Adverse, contrary, repugnant, injurious, malign, baneful, unpropitious, inauspicious, discouraging. Unfeasible, a. Impracticable, infeasible, that cannot be accomplished or done. Unfeathered, a. Unfledged, callow. Unfeeling, a. 1. Insensible, torpid, numb, apathetic, callous, without sensibility. 2. Cruel, unkind, unsympathizing, hard, hard-hearted. Unfeigned, a. Real, sincere, sterling, true, undisguised, genuine, unaffected, unvarnished, not pretended. Unfetter, v. a. Unshackle, unbind, set free, loose, set at liberty. Unfilial, a. Undutiful, disobedient. Unfinished, a. Incomplete, unexecuted, unaccomplished, unperformed, left undone. Unfit, a. 1. Unsuitable, inappropriate, inapposite, inapt. 2. Unqualified, incapable, incapacitated, insufficient, unequal. Unfit, v. a. Disqualify, make unfit, incapacitate. Unflagging, a. Untiring, unremitting, unwearied, indefatigable, persevering, undrooping, never-tiring. Unfledged, a. 1. Unfeathered, callow. 2. Inexperienced, raw, green. Unfold, v. a. 1. Expand, open, unroll. 2. Reveal, disclose, declare, divulge, tell, interpret, disentangle, resolve, decipher, unravel, unriddle, explain, illustrate, make known, set forth, make clear. Unformed, a. Shapeless, unlicked. Unfortunate, a. 1. Unsuccessful, unprosperous, unlucky, luckless, ill-fated, ill-starred. 2. Disastrous, calamitous, unhappy, deplorable. Unfrequent, a. Uncommon, rare, infrequent. Unfrequented, a. Uninhabited, unoccupied, deserted, lone, solitary. Unfriended, a. Friendless, forlorn. Unfriendly, a. Unkind, hostile, inimical, malevolent, antagonistic. Unfruitful, a. Unproductive, barren, unproliflc, sterile, addle, unfertile, infecund, fruitless, ACARPOUS. Unfurl, v. a. Open, display, spread out, give to the breeze. Ungainly, a. Clumsy, awkward, uncouth, uncourtly, inelegant, clownish, boorish, gawky, loutish, lubberly, lumbering, slouching, ungraceful, stiff, constrained. Ungenerous, a. Illiberal, unkind, base, mean, sordid, selfish, ignoble, dishonorable. Ungentle, a. Harsh, rude, impolite, uncourteous, uncivil, UNGENTLEMANLY. Ungentlemanly, a. Uncivil, impolite, uncourteous, discourteous, rude, rough, coarse, bearish, boorish, ungentle, savage, not gentlemanly. Ungodly, a. Wicked, impious, sinful, unrighteous, godless. Ungovernable, a. Unruly, refractory, uncontrollable, intractable, unmanageable, irrepressible, riotous, rebellious, mutinous, wild, rampant, headstrong, infuriate, mad, frantic, furious. Ungoverned, a. 1. Without government. 2. Uncontrolled, unbridled, licentious. Ungraceful, a. Stiff, constrained, rude, awkward, clumsy, inelegant, coarse, unrefined, unpolished, uncourtly, ungainly, uncouth, slouching, rustic, boorish, loutish, clownish, gawky, lubberly, not graceful. Ungracious, a. 1. Uncivil, unkind, impolite, rude, rough, unfriendly, disobliging. 2. Unpleasing, disagreeable, ungrateful, offensive. Ungrateful, a. 1. Unthankful, without gratitude. 2. Unpleasing, offensive, disagreeable, ungracious. Unguarded, a. 1. Undefended, unprotected, defenceless, naked, not guarded. 2. Careless, incautious, thoughtless. Unguent, n. Ointment. Unhallowed, a. Unsanctified, unholy, profane, impure, polluted, not consecrated. Unhandsome, a. 1. Plain, ugly, not beautiful. 2. Unbecoming, illiberal, low, disreputable, derogatory. Unhandy, a. 1. Awkward, unskilful, clumsy, bungling, maladroit, inexpert, inapt, not dexterous, not ready, without dexterity. 2. Inconvenient, not handy. Unhappiness, n. 1. Wretchedness, misery, distress, affliction, woe. 2. Misfortune, calamity, disaster. Unhappy, a. 1. Wretched, miserable, distressed, afflicted. 2. Grievous, disastrous, calamitous, sore, severe, hard, trying, painful, unfortunate, unlucky, unpropitious, sad, afflicting, afflictive, distressing, deplorable, dire. Unharmed, a. Uninjured, unhurt, not harmed. Unharmonious, a. Discordant, unmusical, inharmonic, inharmonical, inharmonious, out of tune. Unhealthful, a. Unwholesome, insalubrious, unhealthy, noxious. Unhealthy, a. 1. Unsound, diseased, sickly, not vigorous, not well, out of health. 2. Unwholesome, insalubrious, deleterious, poisonous, morbific, unhealthful. noxious, unfavorable to health. 3. Morbid, indicative of disease. Unheard of, Novel, unexampled, unprecedented, unusual, uncommon, out of the way, strange. Unhesitating, a. Prompt, ready. Unholy, a. 1. Unhallowed, unsanctified, profane. 2. Undevout, irreligious, ungodly, impious, irreverent, wicked, sinful, blasphemous. Unhorse, v. a. Dismount. Unhurt, a. Uninjured, unharmed. Unification, n. Union, junction (so as to become one), incorporation. Uniform, a. 1. Undeviating, unvarying, unvaried, unchanged, regular, constant, equable, alike. 2. Consonant, consistent. Uniformity, n. 1. Sameness, regularity. 2. Consonance, conformity, unanimity. Unilluminated, a. Unenlightened, obscure, dark, rayless, darksome, dusky, gloomy, sombre, lurid, shadowy, dim, murky, shady, sunless, dismal. Unimaginable, a. Inconceivable, that cannot be imagined or conceived. Unimpassioned, a. Calm, cool, tranquil, quiet, dispassionate. Unimpeachable, a. Blameless, unexceptionable, irreproachable, irreprehensible, unchallengeable. Unimportance, n. Insignificance, paltriness, emptiness, triviality, nothingness. Unimportant, a. Insignificant, trivial, trifling, inconsiderable, small, slight, of no consequence, of no moment. Unimpressible, a. Unsusceptible, impassive, impassible, passionless, apathetic, phlegmatic, Stoical, Platonic, cold, tame, obtuse, torpid, callous, dead, cold-blooded, without sensibility, destitute of feeling. Uninjured, a. Unharmed, unhurt, undamaged. Uninhabited, a. Deserted, unfrequented, solitary, lone, secluded, without inhabitants. Unintelligent, a. Stupid, dull, UNINTELLECTUAL. Unintellectual, a. Stupid, dull, obtuse, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, slow, heavy, shallow, foolish, simple, soft, sappy, unintelligent, dull-witted, blunt-witted, weak-minded, feeble-minded, half-witted, shallow-brained. Uninteresting, a. Dull, tiresome, not interesting, tedious, wearisome. Unintermitted, a. Uninterrupted. Uninterrupted, a. Incessant, unceasing, unintermitted, continual, constant, perpetual. Union, n. 1. Junction, combination, coalition, conjunction, unification, incorporation. 2. Harmony, concord, agreement, concert, unison, unanimity, unity. 3. Confederacy, alliance, league. Unique, a. Single (in kind or excellence), sole, unmatched, unexampled, singular, unequalled, uncommon, rare. Unison, n. Agreement, accordance, accord, concord, harmony. Unit, n. One. Unite, v. a. 1. Join, combine, connect, link, attach, add. 2. Incorporate, amalgamate, embody, consolidate, centralize, blend, merge. 3. Associate, couple, conjoin. Unite, v. n. 1. Concur, agree, co-operate, join forces, pull together, act in concert. 2. Coalesce, combine, league, confederate, form a league, form an alliance. 3. Be consolidated, be cemented, become one, grow together. Unity, n. 1. Oneness, singleness, individuality. 2. Concord, harmony, agreement, uniformity, unanimity, unison, concert, union. Universal, a. 1. Unlimited, all-reaching, catholic, general, without exception. 2. Total, whole. 3. Ecumenical. Universal, n. (Logic.) General notion or conception (applicable to each individual of a species and expressed by a general term), IDEA (in the Platonic sense). Universality, n. Generality, catholicity, unlimited application. Universal language, Pasigraphy, pasilaly. Universal medicine, Panacea, catholicon. Universe, n. World, cosmos, nature, whole creation, all created things. University, n. Seminary of learning (of the highest class), literary institution, college. Unjust, a. Inequitable, iniquitous, unfair, dishonest, unrighteous, wicked, wrong, nefarious, heinous, flagitious. Unjustifiable, a. Unwarrantable, indefensible. Unkind, a. Unfriendly, ungracious, unsympathizing, ungenial, unamiable, disobliging, harsh, cruel. Unknown, a. 1. Unascertained, not known. 2. Mysterious, mystic, hidden, dark, enigmatical. 3. Without the knowledge of. 4. Obscure, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unhonored, renownless, inglorious. Unlace, v. a. Loose, loosen, unloose, untie, unfasten, unbind. Unlade, v. a. Discharge, unload. Unlamented, a. Unwept, unmourned, unregretted. Unlawful, a. Illegal, illicit, unlicensed. Unlearned, a. Uneducated, unlettered, illiterate, ignorant. Unless, conj. Except, if not. Unlettered, a. Ignorant, UNLEARNED. Unlicked, a. Shapeless, unformed. Unlike, a. Dissimilar, different, heterogeneous. Unlikelihood, n. Improbability. Unlikely, a. Improbable. Unlimited, a. 1. Boundless, unbounded, limitless, infinite. 2. Unrestricted, unconstrained, absolute. 3. Undefined, indefinite. Unload, v. a. Discharge, unlade. Unloose, v. a. Unbind, loose, loosen, untie, unfasten, unbuckle. Unluckily, ad. Unfortunately, as ill luck would have it, in an evil hour. Unlucky, a. 1. Unfortunate, unsuccessful, luckless, ill-starred. 2. Inauspicious, ill-omened. Unman, v. a. 1. Emasculate, castrate, geld, deprive of virility. 2. Dishearten, discourage, make despondent. 3. Weaken, debilitate, effeminate, emolliate, enfeeble, unnerve, make effeminate. Unmanageable, a. 1. Not easily governed. 2. Unwieldy, unhandy, cumbersome, cumbrous, awkward, incommodious, inconvenient. Unmanly, a. 1. Effeminate, womanly. 2. Base, ignoble, mean, ungenerous, cowardly. Unmannered, a. Unmannerly. Unmannerly, a. Impolite, uncivil, uncourteous, ungracious, rude, rough, blunt, gruff, bearish, unmannered, ill-mannered, ill-bred. Unmanufactured, a. Raw, in the natural state. Unmask, v. a. Expose, lay open. Unmatched, a. 1. Unequalled, unparalleled, matchless, unexampled, unrivalled, unparagoned, without an equal. 2. Odd, single (of a pair or set). Unmeaning, a. 1. Meaningless, insignificant, senseless. 2. Inexpressive. Unmeasured, a. 1. Unsparing, unstinted. 2. Measureless, immense. Unmeet, a. Improper, unfit, unbecoming, unseemly. Unmerciful, a. 1. Merciless, cruel, inexorable, inhuman. 2. [Colloquial.] Exorbitant, extravagant, unconscionable. Unmindful, a. Careless, inattentive, heedless, regardless, unobservant, negligent, forgetful, mindless, not mindful. Unmistakable, a. Clear, evident, palpable, plain, manifest, obvious, patent, open, visible, unequivocal, positive, unambiguous, pronounced, decided, glaring, notorious. Unmourned, a. Unwept, unlamented, unregretted. Unmoved, a. 1. Firm, steadfast, unwavering, unswerving, unfaltering. 2. Calm, collected, self-possessed, cool. 3. Indifferent, insensible, unaffected, with dry eyes, without a tear. Unmusical, a. Discordant, harsh, inharmonic, inharmonical, unharmonious, not harmonious. Unnatural, a. 1. Unusual, uncommon, anomalous, irregular, abnormal, aberrant, monstrous, preternatural, prodigious. 2. Forced, strained, stilted, affected, constrained, artificial. Unnecessary, a. Needless, useless, not requisite, not needed. Unnerve, v. a. Weaken, enfeeble, unman. Unnumbered, a. Innumerable, numberless, countless. Unobjectionable, a. Unexceptionable. Unobservant, a. Heedless, careless, thoughtless, inattentive, unmindful. Unobserved, a. Unnoticed, unperceived, unregarded, unseen. Unobtrusive, a. Modest, retiring, unostentatious, unpretending, unassuming, not forward. Unoffending, a. Harmless, blameless, inoffensive, innocent. Unorganized, a. Inorganic, inorganical, without organs, without organization. Unostentatious, a. Modest, unobtrusive, retiring, unpretending, unpretentious, not boastful, not showy. Unpaid, a. Unsettled, owing, due, outstanding. Unpalatable, a. 1. Vapid, savorless, unsavory. 2. Disagreeable (to the taste), disgusting, nauseous, offensive. Unparagoned, a. Unparalleled. Unparalleled, a. Unexampled, unequalled, unrivalled, unmatched, matchless, peerless, inimitable, unparagoned, unprecedented, without a parallel. Unpardonable, a. Inexcusable, indefensible, unjustifiable, irremissible, inexpiable, unatonable. Unperceived, a. Unnoticed, unregarded, unobserved, undescried, unseen. Unpitying, a. Relentless, unrelenting, pitiless, uncompassionate, cruel, ruthless, merciless, unmerciful, savage, implacable. Unpleasant, a. Unpleasing, disagreeable, displeasing, unwelcome, unacceptable, unpalatable, repulsive, obnoxious, offensive, painful. Unpleasing, a. Unpleasant. Unpliant, a. Stiff, inflexible, rigid, unbending, unyielding. Unpoetic, a. Prosy, prosaic, not poetical. Unpoetical, a. Prosy, prosaic, not poetical. Unpolished, a. 1. Rough, not polished. 2. Rude, uncivilized, unrefined, ungraceful, untrained, untaught, undisciplined, barbarous, illiterate. Unpolluted, a. Pure, undefiled, uncorrupted, unvitiated. Unpopular, a. Disliked (by the people), obnoxious (generally), not popular. Unpractical, a. 1. Theoretical. 2. Speculative, contemplative, Platonic, philosophical, given to speculation. Unpractised, a. Untrained, inexperienced, unskilled, raw. Unprecedented, a. Unexampled, unparalleled, unequalled, unrivalled, unmatched, matchless, unparagoned. Unprejudiced, a. Unbiassed, unprepossessed, unwarped, impartial, fair. Unpremeditated, a. Unstudied, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, spontaneous, off-hand. Unprepossessed, a. Unprejudiced. Unpretending, a. Modest, lowly, unassuming, retiring, unobtrusive, unostentatious, unpretentious, not forward. Unpretentious, a. Unpretending. Unprincipled, a. Immoral, wicked, vicious, bad, knavish, roguish, dishonest, trickish, TRICKY. Unprocreant, a. Unproductive. Unproductive, a. Unfruitful, barren, unprolific, sterile, unprocreant, UNPROFITABLE. Unprofitable, a. Profitless, fruitless, bootless, useless, worthless, unremunerating, futile, unserviceable, unproductive, unfruitful, barren. Unpromising, a. Inauspicious, unpropitious, unfavorable, unlucky, untoward, ill-omened, not encouraging, not promising. Unpropitious, a. Unfavorable, inauspicious, UNPROMISING. Unprosperous, a. Unfortunate, luckless, unlucky, unsuccessful, ill-starred. Unprotected, a. Defenceless, unarmed, naked, unguarded, open, exposed. Unprovided with, Without, destitute of, devoid of. Unqualified, a. 1. Incompetent, unfit, unadapted. 2. Absolute, unconditional, unmeasured, unrestricted, thorough, plump, full, direct, downright. 3. Exaggerated, sweeping. Unquenchable, a. Unextinguishable, that cannot be quenched. Unquestionable, a. Indisputable, incontrovertible, indubitable, undeniable, irrefragable, incontestable, certain, evident, obvious, not to be disputed, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute. Unquiet, a. Uneasy, restless, agitated, disturbed, not calm, not tranquil. Unravel, v. a. 1. Disentangle, extricate, ravel, untwist. 2. Unfold, decipher, interpret, understand, resolve, solve, explain, read, clear up, make out. Unreadable, a. Illegible. Unreal, a. Insubstantial, imaginary, shadowy, visionary, spectral, ghostly. Unreasonable, a. 1. Irrational, foolish, unwise, absurd, silly, preposterous, senseless, stupid, injudicious, nonsensical, unphilosophical, ill-judged. 2. Exorbitant, extravagant, unfair, unjust, extortionate. Unreasonableness, n. 1. Absurdity, foolishness, folly, irrationality. 2. Exorbitancy, immoderateness. Unregenerate, a. Unconverted. Unrelenting, a. Inexorable, implacable, pitiless, relentless, merciless, unmerciful, uncompassionate, hard, cruel, unpitying, severe, stern, harsh, bitter, austere, rigorous, strait-laced, peremptory. Unreliable, a. [Modern.] Untrustworthy, not to be depended upon. Unremitting, a. Unceasing, continual, persevering, constant, unabated, incessant. Unrepentant, a. Impenitent, seared, hardened, callous, incorrigible, irreclaimable, obdurate, abandoned, lost, graceless, shameless, profligate, recreant. Unreserved, a. Frank, open, candid, ingenuous, undesigning, undissembling, artless, guileless, sincere, honest, fair, single-minded, above-board, open-hearted. Unresisting, a. Submissive, patient, passive, long-suffering. Unrestricted, a. 1. Unrestrained, unlimited, free, unconfined, unbridled, unfettered, independent. 2. Unobstructed, open, public, clear. Unrevealed, a. Secret, hidden, unknown, undiscovered, OCCULT. Unriddle, v. a. Solve, explain, expound, unfold, unravel. Unrighteous, a. 1. Wicked, ungodly, unholy, sinful, wrong, not righteous. 2. Unjust, unfair, iniquitous, inequitable, nefarious, heinous. Unripe, a. Immature, not ripe. Unrivalled, a. Unequalled, unparalleled, peerless, matchless, incomparable, inimitable, of the best, without a rival, of the first water. Unrobe, v. a. Undress, disrobe. Unroll, v. a. Unfold, open, evolve, develop. Unroot, v. a. Extirpate, eradicate, uproot, root out, pull up by the roots. Unruffled, a. Calm, tranquil, composed, undisturbed, cool, quiet, still, placid, peaceful, philosophical, collected, serene, unmoved, imperturbable. Unruly, a. Turbulent, ungovernable, refractory, disobedient, insubordinate, mutinous, riotous, seditious, rebellious. Unsafe, a. Dangerous, perilous, hazardous, insecure, RISKY, full of risk. Unsanctified, a. Unholy, unhallowed, profane, not consecrated. Unsated, a. Unsatiated, unsatisfied. Unsatiated, a. Unsated. Unsatisfactory, a. 1. Insufficient, not satisfactory. 2. Lame, poor, weak, feeble. Unsatisfied, a. 1. Unsated, unsatiated. 2. Dissatisfied, discontented, displeased, malcontent, not satisfied. Unsavory, a. 1. Unpalatable, tasteless, insipid, flat, vapid, savorless, mawkish, stale, ill-flavored. 2. Unpleasing, disgusting, nauseous, offensive. Unsay, v. a. Retract, recall, recant, take back. Unscrupulous, a. Unprincipled, without scruples, regardless of principle. Unsealed, a. Open, without a seal. Unsearchable, a. Inscrutable, incomprehensible, mysterious, hidden, not to be found out or known by searching, past finding out. Unseasonable, a. 1. Inopportune, untimely, ill-timed, out of time, out of season. 2. Late, too late. 3. Premature, too early. Unseasonably, a. Untimely, at an unsuitable time, MALAPROPOS, unsuitably. Unseeing, a. Blind, sightless, eyeless. Unseemly, a. Improper, indecorous, unbecoming, unmeet, unfit, unbefitting, indecent. Unselfish, a. Disinterested, generous, liberal, magnanimous, high-minded. Unsettle, v. a. Derange, disturb, disconcert, unfix, confuse, disorder, throw into disorder. Unsettled, a. 1. Wavering, restless, vacillating, fickle, unsteady, unstable, changeable, not steady. 2. Unequal, changeable. 3. Turbid, roily, roiled, dreggy, feculent, muddy, not clear. 4. Uninhabited, without inhabitants. 5. Undetermined, open, not adjusted. 6. Unpaid, owing, due, outstanding. Unshackle, v. a. Unfetter, unchain, unbind, liberate, emancipate, set free, set at liberty. Unshapen, a. Deformed, shapeless, ill-formed, ill-made, ill-shaped, grotesque. Unsightly, a. Ugly, homely, plain, ill-looking. Unskilful, a. Awkward, bungling, unhandy, clumsy, maladroit, unskilled, inapt, inexpert, without dexterity. Unskilled, a. 1. Inexperienced, undrilled, unexercised, unpractised, undisciplined, uneducated, unschooled, unprepared, raw. 2. Awkward, UNSKILFUL. Unsociable, a. Reserved, taciturn, unsocial, not communicative, not companionable, averse to society. Unsocial, a. Unsociable. Unsoiled, a. Untarnished, unstained, unsullied, unspotted, spotless, clean. Unsophisticated, a. 1. Pure, unadulterated, genuine. 2. Guileless, undepraved, good, unpolluted, unvitiated. Unsound, a. 1. Defective, imperfect, impaired, decayed, rotten. 2. Diseased, sickly, weakly, poorly, infirm, unhealthy, morbid. 3. Erroneous, wrong, false, fallacious, incorrect, deceitful, sophistical, illogical. 4. Heterodox, heretical, not orthodox. Unspeakable, a. Inexpressible, unutterable, ineffable, indescribable, beyond expression. Unspiritual, a. Sensual, carnal, fleshly. Unspotted, a. 1. Unstained, unsoiled, untarnished, unsullied, spotless, clean. 2. Pure, uncorrupted, untainted, undefiled, immaculate. Unstable, a. Unsteady. Unstained, a. 1. Untinged, undyed, uncolored, colorless. 2. Unspotted. Unsteadfast, a. Fickle, UNSTEADY. Unsteady, a. 1. Unsettled, fluctuating, oscillating, restless. 2. Inconstant, fickle, unsteadfast, unstable, changeable, vacillating, wavering, mutable, variable, ever-changing. Unstinted, a. Abundant, ample, plentiful, large, full. Unstudied, a. Unpremeditated, spontaneous, extempore, extemporaneous, impromptu, off-hand. Unsubmissive, a. Disobedient, uncomplying, refractory, obstinate. Unsubstantial, a. Light, flimsy, gossamery. Unsuccessful, a. 1. Unavailing, ineffectual, abortive, fruitless, bootless, profitless, vain, futile, in vain. 2. Luckless, unfortunate, unlucky, unprosperous, ill-starred, ill-fated. Unsuitable, a. 1. Unfit, inappropriate, inapposite, unsuited, not adapted, ill adapted. 2. Improper, unbecoming, incongruous, out of keeping, out of character, out of place, in bad taste. Unsuitably, ad. Inappropriately, unfitly, untimely, MALAPROPOS. Unsuited, a. Unfit, UNSUITABLE. Unsullied, a. 1. Unspotted, unstained, untarnished, unsoiled, spotless, clean. 2. Pure, untainted, uncorrupted, undefiled, immaculate. Unsurpassed, a. Unexcelled, matchless, unequalled, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivalled, unexampled, peerless, unparagoned, without an equal. Unsusceptible, a. Unimpressible, impassive, apathetic, cold, phlegmatic, stoical. Unsuspecting, a. Unsuspicious, credulous. Unsuspicious, a. Unsuspecting, credulous. Unswerving, a. Firm, determined, resolute, steady, steadfast, stanch, stable, constant, unwavering. Unsymmetrical, a. Disproportionate, irregular, out of proportion, without symmetry. Unsystematic, a. Irregular, disorderly, immethodical. Unsystematical, a. Irregular, disorderly, immethodical. Untainted, a. Pure, uncorrupted, undefiled, unspotted, unsullied, untarnished. immaculate. Untangle, v. a. Disentangle. Untarnished, a. Unspotted, unsullied, unstained, unsoiled, spotless, clean. Untaught, a. Ignorant, uninstructed, uneducated, untutored, untrained, uninformed, unenlightened, unlettered, illiterate. Untaxed, a. Scot-free, without payment, without expense, not taxed. Unteachable, a. Indocile, untractable. Untenanted, a. Unoccupied, tenantless. Unterrified, a. Undaunted, unscared, undismayed, unappalled, unawed, not afraid, fearless, not terrified. Unthankful, a. Ungrateful, not thankful, without gratitude. Unthinking, a. Thoughtless, heedless, careless, inconsiderate. Unthrift, n. [Rare.] Prodigal, spendthrift, squanderer. Unthrifty, a. Thriftless, wasteful, lavish, profuse, prodigal, improvident. Untidy, a. Slovenly, sluttish. Untie, v. a. 1. Loose, loosen, unfasten, unbind, unloose, CAST OFF. 2. Resolve, solve, clear. Untimely, a. Ill-timed, unseasonable, mistimed, inopportune, premature, out of season. Untimely, ad. Unseasonably, unsuitably, MALAPROPOS, at an unsuitable time. Untinged, a. Uncolored, undyed, unstained, colorless, hueless, achromatic. Untiring, a. Unwearied, indefatigable, unremitting, unceasing, incessant. Untitled, a. Plebeian, ignoble, vulgar, low, base, base-born, low-born, without a title. Untouched, a. 1. Not touched, not reached. 2. Intact, uninjured, unhurt, scathless, unharmed. Untoward, a. 1. Froward, perverse, intractable, stubborn, refractory. 2. Inconvenient, unmanageable, annoying, troublesome, vexatious. 3. Awkward, ungainly, ungraceful, uncouth. Untractable, a. Unmanageable, stubborn, perverse, unruly, headstrong, refractory, obstinate, dogged, mulish, ungovernable, indocile, cantankerous. Untrained, a. Undisciplined, uninstructed, uneducated, untutored, inexperienced, uninitiated, undrilled, not trained, ignorant. Untravelled, a. [Written also Untraveled.] 1. Not travelled over, unfrequented by travellers. 2. Not experienced as a traveller, never having travelled. Untrodden, a. Pathless, trackless. Untrue, a. 1. False, not true. 2. Faithless, treacherous, apostate, recreant. Untrustworthy, a. Unreliable, deceitful, treacherous, rotten, not to be depended on. Untruth, n. Falsehood, lie, fiction, fabrication, story. Untutored, a. Uninstructed, uneducated, undisciplined, inexperienced, uninitiated, undrilled, ignorant. Untwist, v. a. Disentangle, ravel, unravel. Unused, a. 1. Unemployed, untried, not applied. 2. Unaccustomed, unwonted, new, not habituated, not familiar. Unusual, a. Uncommon, rare, unwonted, singular, remarkable, strange, extraordinary, odd, queer, out of the way. Unutterable, a. Inexpressible, ineffable, unspeakable, indescribable, that cannot be uttered, beyond expression. Unvarnished, a. 1. Unpolished. 2. Unembellished, plain, unadorned. Unveil, v. a. Disclose, uncover, expose, show. Unviolated, a. Unbroken, inviolate. Unwarrantable, a. Indefensible, unjustifiable. Unwavering, a. Constant, steadfast, steady, unhesitating, firm, settled, determined, fixed, stanch, resolute. Unwearied, a. 1. Not fatigued. 2. Indefatigable, persevering, persistent, constant, continual, incessant, unremitting, unceasing. Unwelcome, a. Not pleasing, not welcome, not grateful. Unwell, a. Ill, ailing, sick, indisposed, not well, out of sorts, out of health, on the sick list, laid on the shelf, under the weather. Unwept, a. Unlamented, unmourned, unregretted. Unwholesome, a. 1. Insalubrious, unhealthy, unhealthful, noxious, noisome, deleterious, baneful, poisonous, injurious to health. 2. Pernicious (to the mind), injudicious, unsound. Unwieldy, a. Unmanageable (from size or weight), ponderous, bulky, weighty, heavy, clumsy. Unwilling, a. Loath, disinclined, opposed, averse, reluctant, backward, indisposed, not disposed. Unwise, a. Foolish, injudicious, indiscreet, imprudent, ill-advised, ill-judged. Unwittingly, ad. Inadvertently, unconsciously, ignorantly, without knowing it. Unwonted, a. 1. Unusual, uncommon, rare, unfrequent. 2. Unaccustomed, unused. Unworkmanlike, a. Unskilful, not workmanlike or workmanly, not artistic, unbecoming a workman. Unworthy, a. 1. Undeserving. 2. Unbecoming, base, shameful, bad. Unworthy of, Discreditable to, disgraceful to. Unwritten, a. Oral, traditional. Unwrought, a. Unfashioned, unformed, rude, crude, rough, shapeless. Unyielding, a. 1. Inflexible, constant, steady, resolute, steadfast, stanch, pertinacious, determined. 2. Stubborn, obstinate, wilful, mulish, headstrong, intractable, perverse, wayward, cantankerous. Upbraid, v. a. Reproach, censure, reprove, blame, rebuke, chide, reprimand, admonish, condemn, stigmatize, scold, twit, taunt, scold at, find fault with, BLOW UP. Upheave, v. a. Elevate, raise, lift, lift up, heave up. Uphill, a. 1. Ascending, upward. 2. Difficult, hard, arduous, toilsome. Uphold, v. a. 1. Support, sustain, hold up, bear up. 2. Maintain, defend, vindicate, justify. Upon, prep. 1. On. 2. About, concerning, on the subject of. 3. With, immediately after. Upon the spot, Immediately, at once, on the spot. Upon the whole, All things considered, in view of all the circumstances, taking every thing into account, on the whole. Upper crust, n. 1. Top crust. 2. [Colloquial.] Aristocracy, UPPER TEN, upper classes. Upper hand, n. Superiority, advantage, ascendency, dominion, rule, pre-eminence, supremacy, mastery, mastership. Uppermost, a. Highest, loftiest, topmost, supreme. Upper ten, n. [Colloquial.] Aristocracy, UPPER CRUST, upper classes, upper ten thousand. Upper ten thousand, Upper ten. Uppish, a. [Colloquial.] Proud, arrogant, haughty, assuming, smart, perk, perky. Upright, a. 1. Erect, perpendicular, vertical, plumb, on end. 2. Honest, just, honorable, conscientious, virtuous, good, pure, straightforward, not mean, not base. Uprightness, n. Honesty, integrity, probity, rectitude, justice, equity, fairness, principle, incorruptibility, righteousness, goodness, virtue, honor, trustworthiness, trustiness, worth, dignity of character. Uproar, n. Tumult, disturbance, commotion, confusion, turmoil, hubbub, clamor, racket, din, vociferation, noise, HULLABALOO, row, riot, SHINDY. Uproarious, a. [Colloquial.] Boisterous, tumultuous, turbulent, NOISY, loud. Uproot, v. a. Eradicate, extirpate, pull up by the roots, tear up by the roots. Ups and downs, Successes and reverses, prosperity and adversity, good fortune and bad, various fortunes. Upset, v. a. Overturn, capsize, tip over, turn topsy-turvy. Upshot, n. Conclusion, end, termination, consummation, issue, DÉNOUEMENT, FINALE, catastrophe. Upside down, ad. Topsy-turvy. Upstart, n. Parvenu, snob, mushroom, pretentious fellow, pretender to gentility. Up to snuff, [Colloquial.] Shrewd, experienced, acute, sharp, keen, knowing, astute, sagacious, bright, not to be imposed upon. Up to the hub, To the utmost, as far as possible (in any difficulty, as when a wheel is sunk in mire). Up to the scratch, [Colloquial.] Courageous, brave, bold, intrepid, daring, dauntless, resolute, ready to fight (as when boxers are brought up to the line or scratch that separates them). Upward, a. Ascending, uphill. Upwards of, Above, more than. Urbane, a. Polite, civil, courteous, complaisant, refined, polished, gentlemanly, ladylike, well-bred, well-mannered, well-behaved. Urbanity, n. Politeness, civility, courtesy, complaisance, amenity, suavity, good breeding, good manners. Urchin, n. 1. Hedge-hog. 2. [Ludicrous.] Child, brat. Urge, v. a. 1. Push, press, impel, drive, force onward, push on, press on. 2. Solicit, importune, beg, entreat, beseech, implore, conjure. 3. Incite, animate, encourage, instigate, stimulate, goad, spur. Urgency, n. 1. Pressure, press, exigency, emergency, stress, necessity, pressing want. 2. Importunity, entreaty, insistence, solicitation. 3. Incitement, stimulus, spur, goad. Urgent, a. Pressing, cogent, importunate, pertinacious, earnestly solicitous. Urinal, n. 1. Chamber-pot, jorden. 2. Place for urinating. Urinate, v. a. Piddle, make water, void urine. Ursa Major, [L.] (Astron.) Charles's Wain, the Wain, the Great Bear. Ursa Minor, [L.] (Astron.) The Little Bear, the Lesser Bear. Usage, n. 1. Treatment. 2. Practice (long continued), custom, use, habit, prescription. Use, n. 1. Employment, application, appliance, exercise, practice. 2. Advantage, benefit, utility, service, profit, usefulness, avail. 3. Occasion, need, necessity. 4. Usage, custom, habit. Use, v. a. 1. Employ, apply, make use of, avail one's self of, take advantage of, turn to account, make the most of, put in requisition, bring into play. 2. Practise, exercise, put to use. 3. Expend, consume, waste, exhaust. 4. Accustom, habituate, inure, familiarize, train. 5. Treat, deal with, act or behave towards. Use, v. n. Be accustomed, be wont. Useful, a. Advantageous, profitable, beneficial, serviceable, helpful, available, good, salutary, convenient. Useless, a. Unavailing, fruitless, bootless, profitless, unprofitable, unserviceable, valueless, worthless, futile, abortive, null, nugatory, of no use. Usher, n. Sub-master, assistant teacher. Usual, a. Customary, ordinary, common, familiar, regular, general, frequent, habitual, wonted, accustomed, prevailing, prevalent, every-day. Usurp, v. a. Seize (without right), arrogate, assume, appropriate unlawfully. Usurpation, n. Seizure, assumption. Usury, n. Illegal interest, exorbitant interest. Utensil, n. Implement, tool, instrument. Uterus, n. (Anat.) Womb. Utility, n. Usefulness (in an abstract sense), advantageousness, benefit, avail, profit, service, use. Utilize, v. a. Put to use, make use of, make useful, turn to account, take advantage of. Utmost, a. 1. Extreme, farthest, last, most distant, most remote. 2. Greatest, uttermost. Utmost, n. Best, most, greatest effort, highest endeavor, the most that can be done. Utopian, a. Ideal, visionary, fanciful, imaginary, chimerical, unreal, not real, air-drawn, air-built, not actual. Utricle, n. Vesicle, cyst, bladder. Utter, a. 1. Total, complete, entire, perfect. 2. Absolute, peremptory, unconditional, unqualified. Utter, v. a. 1. Speak, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, express, broach, give forth, give expression to. 2. Put into circulation. Utterable, a. Pronounceable, expressible. Utterance, n. Pronunciation, expression, elocution, delivery. Uttermost, a. 1. Extreme, farthest. 2. Greatest, utmost.

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Vacancy, n. 1. Vacuity, emptiness. 2. Chasm, blank, gap, space. Vacant, a. 1. Empty, void, unfilled. 2. Disengaged, not busied, unoccupied. 3. Thoughtless, unthinking. Vacate, v. a. 1. Make vacant, leave empty, quit possession of. 2. Annul, disannul, nullify, rescind, cancel, quash, invalidate, abrogate, abolish, overrule, make void, set aside, do away. Vacation, n. Intermission (of studies, &c.). Vaccinate, v. a. Inoculate with kine-pox, inoculate with vaccine matter. Vacillate, v. n. 1. Sway, reel, stagger, rock, move to and fro. 2. Waver, fluctuate, hesitate, be inconstant, be unsettled, be unsteady, play fast and loose, blow hot and cold, box the compass, run with the hare and hunt with the hound, be a weathercock. Vacillation, n. 1. Swaying, reeling, staggering, rocking. 2. Wavering, fluctuation, hesitation, unsteadiness, inconstancy. Vacuity, n. 1. Emptiness, vacancy, inanity, inanition. 2. Void, vacuum, empty space. Vacuum, n. Void, empty space, vacuity. Vade-mecum, n. Manual. Vagabond, n. Vagrant, outcast, castaway, loafer, lounger, nomad, landloper, idle wanderer, strolling beggar, abandoned wretch. Vagary, n. Whim, freak, whimsey, antic, crotchet, whimsicality, prank. Vaginant, a. (Bot.) Sheathing. Vaginate, a. (Bot.) Sheathed. Vagrancy, n. Roving, wandering. Vagrant, n. Vagabond. Vagrant, a. Strolling, wandering, roving, roaming, unsettled, nomadic. Vague, a. Uncertain, ambiguous, dim, doubtful, obscure, undetermined, indefinite, indistinct, unsettled, loose, lax, unfixed, not precise, not exact. Vain, a. 1. Unreal, shadowy, unsubstantial, supposititious, dreamy, baseless, imaginary, empty, void. 2. Unavailing, useless, bootless, ineffectual, fruitless, profitless, futile, nugatory, abortive, unprofitable, without avail, idle, to no purpose, to no end. 3. Worthless, unsatisfying, unsatisfactory, vapid, tasteless, insipid, flat, stale, mawkish. 4. Conceited, vain-glorious, inflated, overweening, ostentatious, high, self-sufficient, flushed, opinionated, self-satisfied, self-confident, self-admiring, self-opinioned, self-flattering, high-flown, puffed up, wise in one's own conceit. Vain-glorious, a. 1. Conceited, VAIN, proud beyond desert. 2. Boastful, vaunting. Vain-glory, n. 1. Vanity, empty pride, pride without merit. 2. Rodomontade, empty boasting. Vale, n. [Poetical.] Valley, dingle, dell. Valediction, n. Farewell, adieu, leave-taking. Valedictory, a. Farewell. Valedictory, n. [U. S.] Farewell address. Valet, n. [Fr.] Groom, servant, serving man, waiting servant. Valet de chambre, [Fr.] Body servant. Valetudinarian, n. Invalid, valetudinary. Valetudinarian, a. Weak, infirm, sickly, feeble, weakly, frail, invalid, valetudinary. Valetudinary, n. Valetudinarian. Valetudinary, a. Valetudinarian. Valiant, a. Brave, courageous, intrepid, valorous, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric, heroic, daring, dauntless, bold, fearless, doughty, undaunted, Spartan, lion-hearted. Valid, a. Efficacious, efficient, sound, weighty, powerful, conclusive, logical, cogent, persuasive, good, just, solid, important, grave, sufficient, strong, not weak, not defective, not frivolous, not fallacious. Validity, n. Soundness, justness, efficacy, cogency, weight, strength, goodness, force, gravity, importance. Valise, n. Portmanteau, travelling bag. Valley, n. Vale, dale, bottom, dell, dingle, ravine. Valor, n. Bravery (especially in war), courage, prowess, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity. Valorous, a. Valiant. Valuable, a. 1. Precious, useful, serviceable. 2. Worthy, estimable. Valuation, n. 1. Appraisement, estimation. 2. Value, worth. Value, n. 1. Worth, utility, importance (value in use). 2. Price, cost, rate, equivalent (value in exchange). Value, v. a. 1. Appraise, rate, estimate, account, set a value on. 2. Esteem, appreciate, regard, prize, set a high value on, rate highly, hold in high esteem, set store by. Valueless, a. Worthless, miserable, of no value, of no use Vamos, v. n. [Colloquial.] [Sp.] Be off, depart quickly. Vamose, v. n. [Colloquial.] [Sp.] Be off, depart quickly. Vamp, n. Upper leather (of a shoe). Vamp, v. a. Repair, mend, piece, patch, tinker, refit, retouch, vamp up, patch up. Vampire, n. 1. Parasite, bloodsucker. 2. (Zoöl.) Vampire-bat. Vamp up, Vamp. Van, n. Front (of an army or a fleet), fore-rank. Vandal, n. Barbarian, savage. Vandal, a. Barbarous, savage, Vandalic. Vandalic, a. Barbarous, Vandal. Vandalism, n. Barbarity. Vane, n. 1. Weather-cock. 2. Blade (of a windmill, propeller, &c.). Vanglo, n. Bene, oil-plant (Sesamum orientale). Vanguard, n. Advance-guard. Vanish, v. a. Disappear, fade, pass, dissolve, fade away, melt away, pass away, be lost, be no more. Vanity, n. 1. Emptiness, hollowness, worthlessness, futility, unrealness, unsubstantialness. 2. Conceit, conceitedness, egotism, self-conceit, self-sufficiency, petty pride. 3. Idle show, vain pursuit. Vanquish, v. a. Conquer, defeat, beat, CHECKMATE, overcome, subdue, subjugate, overpower, overbear, master, floor, crush, worst, rout, discomfit, choke, foil, quell, put down, get the upper hand of, get the better of. Vanquisher, n. Conqueror, subduer, victor. Vapid, a. 1. Insipid, tasteless, flat, savorless, spiritless, stale, dead. 2. Tame, dull, meagre, jejune, languid, feeble, prosing, prosy, prosaic. Vapor, n. 1. Gaseous state (of a substance ordinarily fluid or solid), aeriform state. 2. Fume, steam, reek, exhalation, smoke, fog, mist, rack. 3. Phantom, fantasy, whim, whimsey, vagary, day-dream, vain imagination, unreal fancy. Vapor, v. n. Boast, brag, bluster, swagger, bully. Vaporer, n. Boaster, blusterer, braggart, swaggerer, vaunter, BLATHERSKITE. Vaporish, a. Splenetic, hypochondriacal, peevish, petulant, humorsome, vapory. Vaporize, v. a. Evaporate, convert into vapor. Vaporous, a. 1. Foggy, vapory, full of vapor. 2. Unreal, unsubstantial, vain. Vapors, n. pl. Hypochondriasis, spleen, melancholy, dejection, blues, depression of spirits, blue devils. Vapory, a. 1. Vaporous, foggy, full of vapor. 2. Hypochondriacal, VAPORISH. Variable, a. 1. Changeable, mutable. 2. Inconstant, unsteady, fickle, vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, fitful, undecided. Variance, n. 1. Disagreement, difference, discord, dissension, jarring. 2. (Law.) Variation, want of conformity (as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof). Variation, n. 1. Alteration, mutation, change, mortification. 2. Deviation, departure, difference, diversity, discrepance, discrepancy, VARIANCE. Variegate, v. a. Diversify, vary, streak, checker, dapple, figure, mark with different colors. Variegated, a. Party-colored, piebald, motley, mottled, pied, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, of all manner of colors. Variety, n. 1. Diversity, difference. 2. Multiplicity, multiformity, multifariousness. Variola, n. (Med.) Small-pox. Various, a. 1. Diverse, different, manifold, several, sundry, numerous, many. 2. Changeable, mutable, uncertain, unfixed. 3. Variegated, diversified. Varlet, n. Scoundrel, rascal, rogue, knave, scapegrace. Varnish, n. Lacquer. Varnish, v. a. 1. Lacquer, Japan. 2. Polish, adorn, decorate, garnish, gild. 3. Palliate, gloss, extenuate, excuse. Vary, n. a. 1. Alter, change, modify, transform, transmute, metamorphose, make some change in. 2. Diversify, variegate. Vary, v. n. 1. Alter, change, be changeable. 2. Differ, be unlike, be different. 3. Deviate, depart, swerve. Vassal, n. 1. Feudatory, feudal tenant. 2. Subject, dependant, retainer. 3. Servant, bondman, slave. Vassalage, n. Subjection, dependence, servitude, slavery. Vast, a. 1. Very spacious, very extensive. 2. Huge, enormous, immense, colossal, gigantic, prodigious, stupendous, very great. 3. Remarkable, extraordinary. Vaticinate, v. a. [Rare.] Foretell, predict, prophesy, presage, prognosticate, augur, divine, forebode. Vaticination, n. Prophecy, prediction, prognostication. Vaticinator, n. Prophet, foreteller, predictor, soothsayer, seer. Vaudeville, n. [Fr.] Ballad, street song, trivial strain, light song. Vault, n. 1. Arched ceiling, arched roof, continued arch. 2. Cell, cellar, cavity. 3. Tomb, crypt, catacomb. 4. Leap, bound, jump. Vault, v. a. Arch, cover with an arch, arch over. Vault, v. n. Leap, bound, jump, spring, CAPER. Vaulted, a. 1. Arched, concave. 2. (Bot.) Fornicate, fornicated. Vaulter, n. Leaper, jumper, tumbler. Vaunt, v. n. Brag, boast. Vaunt, v. a. Brag of, boast of, make a display of, make a boast of, show off. Vaunt, n. Boast, brag. Vaunter, n. Boaster, braggart, braggadocio, drawcansir, roisterer, huff, vaporer, BLATHERSKITE, noisy fellow. Vedette, n. Mounted sentinel. Veer, v. n. Shift, turn, change course, change direction, change about, come round. Veering, n. 1. Shifting, turning, change of course. 2. Tergiversation, fickleness, instability, vacillation. Vegetable, n. Plant. Vegetate, v. n. Shoot, germinate, spring, pullulate, grow (as a plant), shoot up, spring up, put forth. Vegetation, n. 1. Vegetable growth. 2. Plants, vegetables. Vehemence, n. 1. Impetuosity, violence. 2. Ardor, fervor, fervency, eagerness, earnestness, keenness, warmth, zeal, enthusiasm, passion. 3. Force, might, intensity. Vehement, a. 1. Impetuous, violent, furious, rampant, passionate, high, hot, high-wrought. 2. Ardent, zealous, eager, keen, earnest, fervid, enthusiastic, sanguine. 3. Strong, forcible, powerful, vigorous, very great. Vehicle, n. 1. Carriage, conveyance. 2. Medium, instrument. Veil, n. 1. Screen, shade, curtain. 2. Cover, disguise, mask, visor, blind, cloak. Veil, v. a. 1. Screen. 2. Cover, hide, mask, conceal, disguise. Vein, n. 1. Blood-vessel. 2. Rib (of a leaf), nerve. 3. Seam (in a mine), lode. 4. Stripe, streak. 5. Bent, humor, disposition, mood. 6. Talent, faculty, genius, quality, strain, turn of mind, peculiar temper. Vein, v. a. Stripe, streak. Vein-stone, n. Gangue. Veiny, a. Striped, streaked, veined. Vellication, n. (Med.) Twitching, tic. Velocity, n. Swiftness, speed, celerity, fleetness, quickness, rapidity. Velveteen, n. Cotton velvet. Venal, a. Mercenary, purchasable, hireling, sordid. Venality, n. Mercenariness. Vend, v. a. Sell. Vendee, n. [Correlative of vendor.] Purchaser, buyer. Vender, n. Seller, VENDOR. Vendibility, n. Salableness, vendibleness. Vendible, a. Salable, merchantable, that may be sold. Vendibleness, n. Vendibility. Vendor, n. [Correlative of vendee.] Seller, vender. Vendue, n. Auction, cant, public auction, auction sale, public sale. Vendue-master, a. Auctioneer. Venerable, a. 1. To be venerated, worthy of veneration, oracular, grave, sage, wise. 2. Dread, awful, dreadful. Venerate, v. a. Reverence, revere, respect, adore, honor, regard highly. Veneration, n. Reverence, high respect. Venesection, n. Bleeding, phlebotomy, blood-letting. Vengeance, n. 1. Avengement, retribution. 2. Revenge, retaliation. Vengeful, a. Vindictive, revengeful, rancorous. Venial, a. Excusable, pardonable. Venom, n. 1. Poison (naturally secreted by certain animals), VIRUS, bane. 2. Malignity, maliciousness, malice, spite, spitefulness, gall, rancor, rankling, grudge, bitterness, acerbity, acrimony, malevolence, hate, ill-will. Venomous, a. 1. Poisonous, noxious, baneful. 2. Malignant, malicious, spiteful, mischievous. Vent, n. 1. Opening, hole, vent-hole. 2. Spiracle, air-tube, air-pipe, blowhole. 3. Emission, passage, outlet, escape. 4. Discharge, utterance. 5. Market, sale, opportunity to sell. Vent, v. a. 1. Emit, pour forth, let out. 2. Utter, give vent to. Vent-hole, n. Opening, hole, breathing-hole, vent. Ventilate, v. a. 1. Air. 2. [Now colloquial, but formerly in good use.] Examine, sift, scrutinize, discuss, canvass. Ventilation, n. 1. Airing. 2. Examination, scrutiny, discussion. Ventral, a. Abdominal. Venture, n. 1. Hazard, risk, danger, jeopardy, peril. 2. Chance, hap, luck, contingency. 3. Stake, adventure. Venture, v. a. Hazard, risk, jeopardize, jeopard, expose to hazard. Venture, v. n. 1. Dare, adventure. 2. Run the risk, tempt fortune, take one's chance. 3. Presume, make bold, take the liberty, have the presumption. Venturesome, a. Adventurous, daring, intrepid, bold, courageous, venturous, presumptuous, enterprising, doughty, chivalrous. Venturous, a. Venturesome. Venus, n. (Astron.) 1. Lucifer, PHOSPHORUS, morning star. 2. Hesperus, Hesper, Vesper, evening star. Veracious, a. Truthful, observant of truth, true, not lying or false. Veracity, n. Truthfulness, truth, ingenuousness, honesty, candor, frankness. Verbal, a. 1. Oral, spoken, unwritten, parole, nuncupative, not written. 2. As to words, about words. 3. Literal, word for word. 4. Derived from a verb. Verbatim, ad. [L.] Literally, word for word, in the same words. Verbiage, n. Wordiness, verboseness, verbosity, prolixity, diffuseness. Verbose, a. Wordy, prolix, diffuse. Verbosity, n. Wordiness, VERBIAGE. Verdancy, n. 1. Greenness, viridity. 2. [Colloquial.] Inexperience, rawness, liability to be imposed upon. Verdant, a. 1. Green. 2. Raw, inexperienced. Verdict, n. Decision, judgment, finding. Verdigris, n. Sub-acetate of copper, diacetate of copper, bi-basic acetate of copper. Verdure, n. Greenness (of vegetation). Verge, n. 1. Rod, staff, mace. 2. Edge, brink, border, margin, rim, brim, confine, limit, skirt, point. 3. Arbor (of a watch-balance), spindle. Verge, v. n. 1. Tend, incline, slope, lean. 2. Border, approach, be near. Verge-board, n. Bargeboard. Verification, n. Authentication, attestation, confirmation, corroboration. Verify, v. a. Authenticate, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, attest, prove true, establish the truth or correctness of, make good. Verily, ad. Truly, really, absolutely, certainly, positively, indeed, in fact, in truth. Verisimilitude, n. Likelihood, probability, appearance of truth. Veritable, a. True, real, actual, genuine, positive, absolute, not fictitious. Verity, n. 1. Truth, truthfulness. 2. True statement, true assertion. Vermes, n. pl. [L.] Worms. Vermicular, a. Sinuous, tortuous, undulating, flexuous, waving, serpentine, meandering, winding, twisting, convoluted, vermiform, worm-like, worm-shaped. Vermiform, a. Worm-like, VERMICULAR. Vermifuge, n. Anthelmintic, helminthagogue. Vermilion, n. Red sulphuret of mercury (artificial). Vermin, n. pl. Noxious animals (of small size). Vernacular, a. Native, indigenous, VULGAR, mother. Vernacular, n. Vernacular language, native language, mother tongue. Versatile, a. 1. Changeable, variable. 2. Inconstant, unsteady, fickle. Verse, n. 1. Line (metrically arranged), line of poetry, stich. 2. Versification, poetry, poesy, metrical composition, metrical language. 3. [Colloquial.] Stanza, stave, staff. 4. Passage (of Scripture), text, sentence. 5. [Poetical.] Piece of poetry. Versed, a. Skilled, skilful, practised, accomplished, conversant, acquainted, qualified, trained, proficient, clever, able, good at, at home in, au fait. Verses, n. pl. Numbers, poetry, song. Versification, n. Verse, metrical composition. Versify, v. a. Turn into verse. Versify, v. n. Make verses. Version, n. Translation, rendering, interpretation, reading, lection. Vertebral column, Spine. Vertex, n. 1. Point. 2. Top, summit, crown. 3. Zenith. Vertical, a. Perpendicular (to the horizon), upright, plumb. Vertigo, n. Dizziness, giddiness, swimming of the head. Verve, n. [Fr.] Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, animation, force, energy, excitement of the imagination. Very, a. 1. True, real, actual. 2. Same, self-same. Very, ad. Highly, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, remarkably, surpassingly, to a high degree. Vesicant, n. Vesicatory. Vesicatory, n. Blister, epispastic, vesicant. Vesicle, n. Cell, cyst, utricle, bladder. Vesper, n. Hesperus, Hesper, Venus, evening star. Vespers, n. pl. Evening service (in the Roman Catholic Church). Vessel, n. 1. Utensil (for holding any thing). 2. Bottom, sailing craft. 3. Tube, duct, canal. Vest, n. 1. Vesture, garment, vestment, robe, dress. 2. Waistcoat (for men). Vest, v. a. 1. Clothe, dress, surround, robe, enrobe, envelope, cover. 2. Endow, furnish. Vest in, Descend to, pass to, belong to, be at the disposal of, become the property of. Vested, a. Fixed, established. Vestibule, n. 1. Porch, entrance way. 2. Hall, lobby, ante-room. Vestige, n. Footprint, footstep, token, sign, mark, record, trace, track. Vestment, n. Garment, dress, VESTURE, robe, vest, habiliment, garb. Vestry, n. Sacristry, vestry-room. Vesture, n. Garment, dress, robe, vestment, vest, clothes, clothing, apparel, attire, habit, garb, costume, habiliment, toilet, raiment, gear, outfit, accoutrement, equipment, suit, rigging, trappings, TOGGERY, ARRAY. Veteran, a. Old (in experience), experienced (especially in war). Veteran, n. Old soldier. Veterinarian, n. Farrier, horse-doctor, horse-leech, veterinary surgeon. Veterinary surgeon, Farrier, veterinarian. Veto, n. Prohibition (of a legislative act by the Executive), refusal to sanction. Veto, v. a. Prohibit, forbid, negative. Vex, v. a. 1. Tease, torment, plague, harass, worry, harry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, fret, provoke, offend, irritate, gall, chafe, displease, molest, pester, bother, badger. 2. Disturb, disquiet, agitate. Vexation, n. 1. Irritation, chagrin, displeasure, mortification. 2. Torment, plague, trouble, annoyance, nuisance, curse. Vexatious, a. Troublesome, irritating, provoking, annoying, harassing, painful, distressing. Vexed, a. 1. Irritated, plagued, worried, harassed, annoyed, troubled, provoked. 2. Disputed, contested, in dispute. Via, ad. [L.] [Colloquial.] By way of. Viands, n. pl. Food, victuals, BREAD. Vibrate, v. n. Oscillate, swing, move to and fro, move backward and forward. Vibration, n. Oscillation, swinging, nutation. Vibratory, a. Vibrating, oscillating, oscillatory, swinging. Vicarious, a. 1. Deputed, delegated, commissioned. 2. Substituted. Vice, n. 1. Defect, fault, blemish, imperfection. 2. Wickedness, sin, iniquity, irregularity, depravity, immorality, laxity, indecorum, impropriety. Vice, [L.] Instead of, in place of. Vicegerent, n. Deputy, lieutenant, representative, agent. Vice-king, n. Viceroy. Viceroy, n. Vice-king. Vice versa, [L.] Conversely, reversely. Vicinage, n. Neighborhood, vicinity. Vicinity, n. 1. Nearness, proximity. 2. Neighborhood, vicinage. Vicious, a. 1. Faulty, defective, imperfect. 2. Wicked, mischievous, depraved, immoral, sinful, corrupt, unprincipled, abandoned, demoralized, bad, worthless, profligate. 3. Unruly, refractory, contrary. Vicissitude, n. 1. Alternation, interchange, regular change, mutual succession. 2. Variation, mutation, revolution. Victim, n. 1. Sacrifice. 2. [Colloquial.] Dupe, gull, cully, prey. Victimize, v. a. [Colloquial.] Cheat, dupe, trick, defraud, deceive, swindle, cozen, chouse, gull, overreach, befool, beguile, circumvent, diddle, hoodwink, bamboozle, impose upon, put upon, practise upon, play upon, take in. Victor, n. Conqueror, vanquisher. Victorious, a. Triumphant, conquering, successful. Victory, n. Conquest, triumph. Victuals, n. pl. Food, viands, BREAD. Vide, [L.] See. Videlicet, ad. [L. Usually represented by viz.] Namely, to wit, that is, that is to say, to particularize, to be more explicit. Vie, v. n. Contend, strive (for superiority). View, v. a. 1. Survey, scan, eye, see, witness, behold, inspect, explore, contemplate, look on or upon, turn the eyes to, have in sight. 2. Consider, regard, ponder, study, think about, reflect upon. View, n. 1. Sight, survey, inspection. 2. Prospect, scene, vista, perspective. 3. Sketch, picture. 4. Design, purpose, object, aim, intent, intention, scope, drift. 5. Opinion, judgment, notion, belief, impression, idea, sentiment. Viewless, a. Invisible, unseen, indiscernible, not to be seen. Vigil, n. Watch, sleeplessness, abstinence from sleep. Vigilance, n. Watchfulness, lookout, circumspection. Vigilant, a. Watchful, circumspect, on the lookout, wide awake, on the alert. Vigor, n. 1. Strength, force, might, power. 2. Energy, efficacy. 3. Health, haleness, soundness, robustness, bloom, elasticity, tone. 4. Thriftiness, flourishing condition. 5. Liveliness, raciness, piquancy. Vigorous, a. 1. Strong, powerful, forcible, intense. 2. Energetic, efficient, effective. 3. Healthy, hale, robust, sturdy, sound, hardy, hearty, able-bodied, in health, in good health, not diseased. 4. Thrifty, flourishing, growing well. 5. Nervous, spirited, lively, sparkling, racy, pointed, piquant, impassioned. Vile, a. 1. Base, mean, low, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, grovelling, pitiful, ignoble, abject, scurvy, shabby, base-minded, foul. 2. Sinful, wicked, knavish. 3. Worthless, of poor quality, linsey-woolsey. Vileness, n. 1. Baseness, meanness, despicableness, foulness, abasement, shabbiness, abjectness, abjection. 2. Wickedness, sinfulness, turpitude, knavery. 3. Worthlessness, poor quality. Vilify, v. a. Defame, traduce, revile, asperse, calumniate, scandalize, malign, reproach, abuse, blacken, blemish, slur, vituperate, backbite, lampoon, disparage, upbraid, berate, run down, speak ill of, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise. Villa, n. Country house, country seat. Village, n. Hamlet, town. Villain, n. Rascal, knave, scoundrel, rogue, scamp, reprobate, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch. Villanous, a. [Written also Villainous.] 1. Base, mean, vile. 2. Wicked, knavish, atrocious, heinous, sinful, nefarious, outrageous, very bad. Villany, n. [Written also Villainy.] 1. Baseness, VILENESS. 2. Wickedness, sinfulness, depravity, turpitude, atrocity, criminality, infamy. 3. Roguery, rascality, knavery, knavishness, dishonesty, trickery. Vinculum, n. [L. pl. Vincula.] Bond, tie, link, copula, connective. Vindicate, v. a. 1. Justify, defend, uphold, speak for, contend for. 2. Assert, maintain, support, stand by, make good. Vindicable, a. Justifiable, warrantable, defensible, right, fit, proper. Vindication, n. 1. Justification, plea, defence, excuse, apology. 2. Assertion, maintenance, support. Vindictive, a. Revengeful, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent, malicious, malignant, spiteful, resentful. Vindicator, n. 1. Assertor, pleader. 2. Defender, champion. Vine-fretter, n. Aphis, plant-louse, puceron. Vinegar, n. Acetic acid (dilute and impure). Violate, v. a. 1. Break, Infringe, transgress, invade, break through, trench upon, encroach upon, set at nought. 2. Profane, desecrate, pollute, do violence to. 3. Abuse, outrage, ravish, deflour, debauch, constuprate, defile, commit rape upon. Violation, n. 1. Infringement, transgression, breaking, breach, non-observance. 2. Profanation, desecration, pollution. 3. Ravishment, ravishing, rape, constupration, STUPRATION, defloration, defilement. Violence, n. 1. Vehemence, impetuosity, boisterousness. 2. Passion, fury, fierceness, wildness, rage. 3. Outrage, injustice, injury, unlawfulness, sway or brute force, reign of terror. 4. Sharpness, acuteness, severity, poignancy, intensity. Violent, a. 1. Boisterous, furious, impetuous, vehement. 2. Fierce, fiery, fuming, raging, ungovernable, infuriate, passionate, high, hot. 3. Unnatural, effected by force, unlawful. 4. Unjust, outrageous. 5. Sharp, severe, acute, poignant, intense, exquisite, pungent. Violin, n. Fiddle, KIT. Virago, n. 1. Female warrior. 2. Termagant, vixen, shrew, tartar, brawler, scold. Virgin, n. Maid, maiden, girl, LASSIE, lass, damsel, miss. Virgin, a. 1. Chaste, pure, undefiled, maidenly. 2. Fresh, unused, untouched, new. Virginity, n. Maidenhood. Viridescent, a. Greenish. Viridity, n. Greenness, verdancy. Virile, a. Manly, masculine Virility, n. Manhood. Virtu, n. 1. Taste for curiosities, love of the fine arts. 2. Curiosities, objects of art or of antiquity (taken collectively). Virtual, a. Potential, in essence or effect though not in fact. Virtue, n. 1. Force, efficacy, power, strength, potency. 2. Goodness (that comes from self discipline), uprightness, probity, integrity, rectitude, morality, worth, moral excellence. Virtuoso, n. Connoisseur, amateur, dilettante, man devoted to virtu. Virtuous, a. 1. Upright, honest, good, righteous, exemplary, worthy. 2. Chaste, modest, pure. Virulence, n. 1. Poisonousness, venomousness. 2. Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness. Virulency, n. 1. Poisonousness, venomousness. 2. Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness. Virulent, a. 1. Poisonous, venomous. 2. Malignant, acrimonious, bitter. Virus, n. Poison (of a morbid nature), VENOM. Visage, n. Face, countenance, physiognomy, PHIZ. Viscera, n. pl. [L.] Entrails, intestines, bowels, inwards, guts. Viscid, a. Glutinous, viscous, sticky, tenacious, SLABBY. Viscidity, n. Glutinousness, stickiness. Viscous, a. Glutinous, VISCID. Visible, a. 1. Perceptible, discernible, in view, in sight, to be seen. 2. Apparent, manifest, evident, open, obvious, conspicuous, clear, plain, palpable, patent, unmistakable. Vision, n. 1. Sight, seeing. 2. Apparition, ghost, spectre, phantom, phantasm, chimera, illusion, supernatural appearance. Visionary, a. 1. Imaginative, romantic, given to reverie. 2. Unreal, fanciful, fancied, ideal, fantastic, imaginary, chimerical, illusory, shadowy, Quixotic, Utopian, wild. Visionary, n. Dreamer, FANATIC, enthusiast, zealot, castle-builder. Visit, v. a. Go to see, call upon, pay a visit to. Visitable, a. Subject to be visitated (in order to be inspected), liable to be inspected. Visitant, n. Visitor. Visitation, n. 1. Dispensation (especially of retributive evil), calamity, disaster, affliction, misfortune, trial, blow, stroke, trouble, hardship, ill luck, ill fortune. 2. (Law.) Visiting (in order to examine), inspection. Visitor, n. 1. Guest. 2. Inspector, examiner, censor, critic. Vista, n. View (especially through an avenue), prospect, perspective. Visual, a. Optic, optical, of the eye, of the sight or vision. Vital, a. Essential, indispensable, very necessary. Vitality, n. Life, animation, vital power. Vitalize, v. a. Vivify, animate, quicken, make alive, give life to. Vitiate, v. a. Impair, spoil, deteriorate, debase, deprave, corrupt, pollute, adulterate, injure, contaminate, infect, defile, poison. Vitiation, n. Deterioration, degeneration, debasement, degradation, degeneracy, depravation, impairment, injury, corruption, perversion, pollution, prostitution. Vitriolated tartar, Sulphate of potash. Vitriolated soda, Sulphate of soda, Glauber's salt. Vitreous, a. Glassy. Vitriform, a. Hyaloid, like glass. Vitriolic acid, Sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol. Vituperate, v. a. [Rare.] Abuse, vilify, revile, reproach, defame, asperse, slander, traduce, malign, blacken, berate, rate, upbraid, rail at, sneer at, speak ill of, run down. Vituperation, n. Abuse, blame, condemnation, reproach, aspersion, reviling, upbraiding, railing, objurgation, scolding, JAW, severe censure. Vituperative, a. Abusive, reproachful, scorning, scurrilous, opprobrious, condemnatory, damnatory, contemptuous, scandalous, insulting. Vivacious, a. Lively, sprightly, active, brisk, animated, spirited, gay, sportive, frolicsome, jocund, merry, cheerful, mirthful, pleasant, full of life. Vivaciousness, n. Vivacity. Vivacity, n. Liveliness, sprightliness, animation, life, cheerfulness, gayety, cheer, good humor, good spirits, high spirits. Vivid, a. 1. Lively, sprightly, vigorous, animated, quick, active, strong. 2. Bright, clear, lucid. Vivify, v. a. Animate, vitalize, awake, arouse, quicken, make alive, give life to. Vixen, n. Scold, termagant, shrew, tartar, brawler. Vocable, n. Word, term, name. Vocabulary, n. Dictionary, glossary, lexicon, word-book, list of words. Vocation, n. Occupation, employment, calling, business, pursuit, profession, trade, AVOCATION. Vociferate, v. n. 1. Cry, bawl, roar, cry out. 2. Rant, mouth. Vociferate, v. a. Cry aloud, roar out, utter loudly or vehemently. Vociferation, n. Clamor, outcry, HULLABALOO, loud utterance, hue and cry. Vociferous, a. Noisy, clamorous, loud, blatant, stunning, uproarious, obstreperous. Vogue, n. Fashion, mode, way, usage, custom, practice, repute, popularity, favor. Voice, n. 1. Spoken sound. 2. Sound, noise, notes. 3. Vote, suffrage. 4. Tone, mode of speaking. Void, a. 1. Empty, vacant, inane, unfilled, unoccupied, unfurnished, unsupplied. 2. Free, destitute, clear, without. 3. Null, invalid, nugatory, ineffectual, of no effect, of no binding force. Void, n. Vacuum, INANE, empty space. Volatile, a. 1. Evaporable. 2. Airy, gay, lively, jolly, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, full of spirit, jocund. 3. Fickle, changeable, giddy, inconstant, flighty, reckless, uncircumspect, wild, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM. Volatile alkali, Ammonia, ammoniacal gas. Volatility, n. 1. Evaporableness. 2. Airiness, liveliness, gayety, vivacity, sprightliness, cheerfulness. 3. Changeableness, fickleness, flightiness, giddiness, inconstancy, levity, frivolity, want of seriousness. Volition, n. Willing, exercise of the will. Volley, n. Discharge, emission, burst, explosion, blast. Voltaism, n. Galvanism. Volubility, n. Fluency, glibness, readiness of speech, command of language, facility of expression, GIFT OF THE GAB. Voluble, a. Fluent, glib, loquacious, talkative, TONGUY, of a ready tongue, ready in speech, nimble of speech. Volume, n. 1. Convolution, turn, contortion, whirl, fold, coil, roll, scroll. 2. Book, tome. 3. Dimensions, bulk, size, mass, compass, amplitude, CAPACITY. 4. (Geom.) Solid contents. Voluminous, a. 1. Of many volumes. 2. Large, bulky. Voluntarily, ad. Spontaneously, freely, of one's own accord. Voluntary, a. 1. Spontaneous, free, unforced, unconstrained, without compulsion. 2. Willing, from inclination. 3. Designed, intended, intentional, purposed. Volunteer, v. a. Offer, proffer, tender, present. Voluptuary, n. Sensualist, epicure, man of pleasure. Voluptuous, a. Luxurious, epicurean, sensual. Voluptuousness, n. Sensuality, luxury, luxuriousness, epicurism, pleasure, animal gratification. Vomit, v. n. Puke, spew, eject, throw up, cast up. Vomit, v. a. 1. Disgorge, throw up (from the stomach), puke up, cast up. 2. Eject, emit, throw forth. Vomit, n. Emetic, puke. Voracious, a. Ravenous, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, insatiate. Voraciousness, n. Voracity. Voracity, n. Ravenousness, greediness, avidity, voraciousness, swallow, gluttonous appetite, canine appetite. Vortex, n. Whirl, whirlpool, eddy. Votary, n. Devotee. Vote, n. 1. Suffrage, voice. 2. Ballot. Vouch, v. a. 1. Obtest, call to witness. 2. Warrant, declare, affirm, avouch, attest, evidence. 3. Support, back, follow up. Vouchsafe, v. a. Concede, grant, accord, deign. Voussoir, n. [Fr.] Arch-stone. Vow, n. Promise (solemnly made), pledge. Vow, v. a. Consecrate, dedicate, devote. Vow, v. n. Promise (solemnly), pledge one's word. Voyage, n. Journey by water, passage by sea. Voyage, v. n. Cruise, sail, take a voyage, take a cruise, travel by sea, take ship, plough the waves, plough the deep. Vulgar, a. 1. Plebeian, low-born, base-born, untitled. 2. Homespun, rustic, boorish, unrefined, low-bred. 3. General, common, ordinary, popular. 4. Low, mean, base, gross, coarse, vile, broad. 5. Unauthorized, inelegant, cant. 6. [Rare.] Vernacular, native. Vulgarism, n. Barbarism, vulgar expression, vulgar phrase, vulgar idiom. Vulgarity, n. Grossness, coarseness, rudeness, vileness, meanness, want of refinement. Vulpine, a. Cunning, crafty, artful, sly, fox-like.

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Waddle, v. n. Toddle, tottle, waggle. Waders, n. pl. Wading birds, GRALLÆ, GRALLATORES. Waft, v. a. Bear (through a buoyant medium), convey, transport, carry, transmit. Waft, v. n. [Rare.] Float, be wafted. Wag, v. a. Shake, waggle. Wag, v. n. Vibrate, move to and fro. Wag, n. Wit, humorist, joker, jester, droll, humorous fellow, droll fellow. Wage, v. a. 1. Bet, stake, pledge, lay, wager. 2. Undertake (as war), carry on, engage in. Wager, n. Bet, stake, pledge. Wager, v. a. Bet, stake, pledge, lay, wage. Wager, v. n. Bet, lay a wager. Wages, n. pl. Hire, salary, pay, compensation, remuneration, stipend, allowance, earnings. Waggery, n. Jocularity, facetiousness, drollery, pleasantry, humor, fun, waggishness. Waggish, a. Jocular, jocose, humorous, sportive, merry, facetious, droll, funny, comical. Waggishness, n. Waggery. Waggle, v. n. Tottle, toddle, waddle. Waggle, v. a. Wag, shake. Waggon, n. Wain. Wagtail, n. 1. Goosander, dun-diver, dish-washer (Mergus merganser or Mergus castor). 2. Bird of the genus Motacilla. Waif, n. Estray. Wail, v. a. Lament, moan, bemoan, bewail, deplore, mourn over, grieve for (audibly). Wail, v. n. Moan, lament, cry. Wail, n. Moan, lamentation, complaint, plaint, lament, wailing, cry. Wailing, n. Moaning, ululation, HUBBUBBOO, howling, wail, loud lamentation. Wain, n. 1. Waggon. 2. (Astron.) [With The prefixed.] Charles's Wain, Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Waist, n. 1. Middle part (as of the human body or a ship). 2. Bodice. Waistcoat, n. Vest, doublet. Wait, v. n. 1. Stay, tarry, delay, remain, linger, bide one's time. 2. Watch, look, be expectant. Wait, v. a. Await, abide, stay for, wait for, look for. Waiter, n. 1. Attendant, servant, servitor, vassal, lackey, valet, squire. 2. Tray, salver. Waiting, n. 1. Staying, delaying, tarrying. 2. Expectation, abeyance. Wait on, 1. Call upon. 2. Serve, lackey, attend (as a servant), accompany, minister to, wait upon, dance attendance on. Wait upon, Wait on. Waive, v. a. Relinquish, renounce, give up, forego. Wake, v. n. 1. Watch, be awake, not be asleep. 2. Awake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep. 3. Revel, carouse, feast. Wake, v. a. 1. Awaken, waken, rouse from sleep. 2. Arouse, rouse, excite, kindle, stimulate, provoke, stir up. Wake, n. 1. Vigil, watching. 2. Track (of a vessel), trail. Wakeful, a. 1. Sleepless, indisposed to sleep. 2. Watchful, vigilant, observant, wary. Wakefulness, n. 1. Sleeplessness, INSOMNIA, want of sleep, Indisposition to sleep. 2. Watchfulness, vigilance, wariness. Waken, v. n. Wake. Waken, v. a. Wake. Wale, n. Ridge (made by stripes on the skin), whelk, stripe, streak, mark of the lash. Walk, v. n. 1. Go on foot, travel. 2. Behave, conduct one's self. Walk, n. 1. Step, gait, carriage, manner of walking. 2. Sphere, beat, career, course. 3. Conduct, behavior. 4. Avenue, path, alley. 5. Promenade, stroll. Walk on, Tread. Walking-stick, n. Cane, staff. Wallet, n. 1. Bag, sack, knapsack. 2. Pocket-book. Wallop, v. a. [Colloquial.] Beat, thrash, flog, drub, pommel, bang, maul, thump, thwack, pound, knock, deal roughly with. Wallow, v. n. Flounder, roll, welter. Wall-paper, n. Paper-hangings. Wallower, n. Trundle, lantern-wheel. Walrus, n. Morse, sea-horse, sea-cow (Trichechus rosmarus). Wan, a. Pale, pallid, cadaverous, ashy, of a sickly hue. Wan, v. n. Turn pale, grow pale. Wand, n. Rod, stick. Wander, v. n. 1. Ramble, roam, rove, stroll, straggle, range, range about, gad about. 2. Deviate, swerve, stray, digress, turn aside, go astray. 3. Be delirious, be crazed. Wanderer, n. Rambler, rover, stroller, landloper, nomad, traveller, vagrant. Wandering, n. 1. Roving, rambling, travelling, travel, peregrination, excursion, range, roaming. 2. Aberration, deviation from rectitude. Wander over, Traverse, pass, travel over. Wane, v. n. 1. Decrease, diminish, grow less. 2. Decline, fail, sink. Wane, n. 1. Diminution, decrease, lessening, abatement. 2. Decline, declension, decay, failure, falling off. Want, n. 1. Deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy, scarcity, scarceness, scantiness, meagreness, shortness, dearth, DEFICIT, lack, absence, default, defect, defectiveness, failure. 2. Need, necessity, requirement, desideratum. 3. Desire, wish, craving, longing. 4. Poverty, indigence, penury, destitution, distress, straits. Want, v. a. 1. Lack, be without, be destitute of, be in need of. 2. Require, need, have need of, have occasion for, stand in need of, cannot do without, cannot dispense with. 3. Desire, wish, crave, wish for. Want, v. n. Lack, fall, be deficient, fall short, come short. Wanting, a. Deficient, defective, lacking. Wanton, a. 1. Wandering, loose, unrestrained, unchecked, free. 2. Luxuriant, exuberant, abounding, rank, rampant. 3. Sportive, frolicsome, playful, gay, frisky, coltish, airy. 4. Dissolute, licentious, lewd, incontinent, prurient, lustful, lascivious, lecherous, carnal, salacious, libidinous, concupiscent, lickerish, unchaste, loose. Wanton, n. Lewd person. Wanton, v. n. 1. Revel, frolic, sport, play, disport, frisk, romp, caper, make fun, make merry. 2. Luxuriate, live luxuriously, live in clover. Wapiti, n. American elk, gray moose (Cervus Canadensis). War, n. 1. Hostilities, fighting, warfare, ULTIMA RATIO REGUM, the last argument of kings. 2. Art of war, profession of arms. War, v. n. 1. Make war, carry on war. 2. Contend, fight, strive. Warble, v. a. Sing (with turns or trills like a bird), trill, carol, chant, hum, hymn. Warbler, n. Singer, songster. Ward, n. 1. Watch, guard, guardianship. 2. (Law.) Pupil, minor (under guardianship). Warden, n. Keeper, guardian, warder, custodian, curator, superintendent. Warder, n. Keeper, guardian, warden. Ward off, Avert, FOREFEND, parry, repel, turn aside, fend off, keep off. Wardrobe, n. 1. Closet (for clothes). 2. Apparel, raiment, clothes, clothing, dresses, garments, vestments, habiliments, attire, vesture, garb, trappings, rigging, TOGGERY. Warehouse, n. Store, storehouse, magazine, repository, depot, ENTREPOT. Wares, n. pl. Goods, commodities, merchandise, movables. Warfare, n. 1. Hostilities, war, state of war. 2. Contest, struggle, strife. Warily, ad. Cautiously, carefully, heedfully, circumspectly, watchfully, vigilantly, charily. Wariness, n. Caution, cautiousness, care, circumspection, watchfulness, forethought, vigilance. Warlike, a. 1. Military, martial, bellicose. 2. Inimical, unfriendly, hostile, at variance. Warm, a. 1. Not cold. 2. Sunny, mild, genial, pleasant. 3. Close, muggy, oppressive. 4. Zealous, ardent, fervent, earnest, fervid, glowing, enthusiastic, hearty. 5. Excited, lively, vehement, passionate, furious, violent, fiery. 6. [Colloquial.] Rich, wealthy, forehanded, well off. Warm, v. a. 1. Heat (moderately), make warm. 2. Animate, excite, rouse, waken, stir up. Warm-hearted, n. Kind, affectionate, hearty, cordial, tender. Warmth, n. 1. Glow, moderate heat. 2. Ardor, zeal, excitement, vehemence, enthusiasm, earnestness, fervor, transport, fervency, passion, intensity, soul, spirit. Warn, v. a. 1. Caution (against danger), premonish, forewarn, exhort to take heed. 2. Admonish (with respect to some duty), advise. 3. Inform, notify, apprise, disclose to, mention to, communicate to, make aware, make acquainted, give notice to. 4. Summon, bid, call. Warning, n. 1. Caution (against danger). 2. Admonition, advice, monition. 3. Notice, notification. 4. Omen, presage, portent, prognostic, augury, sign. Warp, v. n. Twist or be twisted out of shape (by drying), spring, bend. Warp, v. a. 1. Twist out of shape (by drying). 2. Pervert, distort, deviate, bend, bias, turn aside, cause to swerve. Warrant, v. a. 1. Guarantee, secure, answer for. 2. Assure, vouch, avouch, declare, affirm, attest, evidence, give assurance to. 3. Maintain, support, sanction, authorize, justify. Warrant, n. 1. Guarantee, security, surety, pledge, warranty. 2. Authority, commission, sanction. 3. Permit, order, writ. Warrantable, a. Justifiable, allowable, permissible, admissible, lawful, proper, defensible, vindicable, right, fit. Warranty, n. 1. Stipulation, agreement. 2. Guaranty, security, surety, pledge, warrant. Warrior, n. Soldier, captain, military man, man at arms, fighting-man. Wart, n. Morbid excrescence, fungous growth. Wary, a. Cautious, heedful, careful, watchful, vigilant, circumspect, prudent, discreet, guarded. Wash, v. a. 1. Cleanse by ablution. 2. Wet, moisten, bathe, lave. 3. Stain, tint, color. 4. Overlay (with a thin coat of metal), cover. Wash, v. n. Perform ablution. Wash, n. 1. Ablution, lavation, washing, bathing. 2. Bog, marsh, fen, quagmire, slough, morass, swamp. 3. Lotion. 4. Thin coating. Washboard, n. 1. Skirting-board, mop-board. 2. (Naut.) Wasteboard. Washerwoman, n. Laundress. Washing, n. Ablution, lavation, bathing. Wash one's hands of, Exonerate one's self from, clear one's skirts from. Washy, a. 1. Watery, damp, moist, oozy, wet, sloppy. 2. Weak, thin, dilute. 3. Vapid, trashy, spiritless, pointless, feeble, poor. Waspish, a. Irritable, irascible, petulant, snappish, pettish, churlish, snarly, peevish, captious, cynical, testy, fretful, splenetic, touchy, passionate, choleric, ill-humored. Wassail, n. Carousal, revelry, revels, saturnalia, debauch, orgies, potation, compotation, SPREE, convivial entertainment, jollification, drunken bout. Waste, v. a. 1. Decrease, diminish, wear, corrode, use up, prey upon, wear away. 2. Consume (foolishly), spend, expend, squander, dissipate, lose, misspend, misuse, fool away, fritter away, muddle away. 3. Destroy, desolate, ravage, pillage, plunder, strip, ruin, spoil, devastate, sack, devour. Waste, v. n. 1. Dwindle, wither, pine, perish, decay, be diminished, waste away. 2. Swale, melt (as a candle), sweal, consume. Waste, a. 1. Destroyed, ruined, ravaged, spoiled, devastated, desolated. 2. Wild, uncultivated, bare, untitled. 3. Worthless, refuse. Waste, n. 1. Consumption, loss, diminution, decrement, expenditure, wasting, dissipation. 2. Squandering, wanton destruction, loss. 3. Devastation, ravage, ruin, rapine, destruction, desolation, pillage, havoc. 4. Refuse, worthless matter. 5. Wild, wilderness, desert, solitude, lonely place, deserted region. Wasteboard, n. (Naut.) Washboard. Wasteful, a. 1. Destructive, ruinous. 2. Lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant, thriftless, unthrifty, too free, too liberal. Waster, n. Squanderer, prodigal, spendthrift. Wasting, n. Decay, decline, consumption, marasmus, emaciation, atrophy, tabes, PHTHISIS. Watch, n. 1. Vigil, watching, wakefulness, watchfulness, outlook. 2. Inspection, observation, attention. 3. Guard, sentry, watchman. 4. Pocket timepiece. Watch, v. n. 1. Wake, be awake, keep awake, not be asleep. 2. Keep guard, keep watch and ward, stand guard, be on guard, be on the watch, act as sentinel, be on the lookout, look sharp, keep a sharp lookout, have all one's eyes about one, mind one's P's and Q's. 3. Wait, look, be expectant. Watch, v. a. 1. Guard, tend, attend, have in keeping. 2. Mark, observe, eye, keep the eye on, keep an eye upon. Watchful, a. Vigilant, attentive, observant, awake, alive, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, guarded, on one's guard, on the alert, with the eyes open, wide awake, on the lookout. Watchman, n. Guard, sentinel, picket, sentry, guardsman. Watch-pocket, n. Fob. Watchword, n. Countersign, password. Water, v. a. 1. Irrigate, moisten, wet. 2. Supply with water (for drink), furnish with water, give water to. 3. Sprinkle and calender (as cloth, to give it an undulating or wavy appearance). Water-bearer, n. Aquarius. Water-beech, n. Sycamore, button-wood, plane-tree, button-ball-tree, water-birch (Platanus Occidentalis). Water-brash, n. Water-qualm, PYROSIS. Water-clock, n. Clepsydra. Water-closet, n. Privy, backhouse, necessary, jakes. Water-course, n. 1. Stream, brook, river. 2. Canal, drain, trench, ditch, channel, fosse, moat, sewer, leat. Water-crake, n. Water-ousel. Water-crow, n. Water-ousel. Water-cure, n. Hydropathy. Water-doctor, n. Hydropathist. Watered silk, Tabby. Waterfall, n. Cataract, cascade, fall. Water-hen, n. Gallinule, spotted crake (Crex porzana or Gallinula chloropus). Water-hog, n. Capibara (Hydrochœrus capybara). Waterish, a. 1. Aqueous, moist, wet, watery. 2. Thin, diluted, weak, like water. Waterman, n. Boatman, ferryman. Water-nymph, n. Naiad. Water-ousel, n. Dipper, water-crake, water-crow (Cinclus aquaticus). Water-ouzel, n. Dipper, water-crake, water-crow (Cinclus aquaticus). Water-pepper, n. Smart-weed (Polyganum hydropiper). Water-pimpernel, n. Brookweed. Water-qualm, n. Water-brash, PYROSIS. Water-ram, n. Hydraulic ram. Water-ret, v. a. Water-rot. Water-rice, n. Indian-rice. Water-rot, v. a. Water-ret. Water-sparrow, n. Chuck, reed-sparrow, reed-bunting, king bird (Emberiza schœnictus). Watery, a. 1. Aqueous, wet, moist. 2. Thin, weak, diluted, waterish, like water. Wattle, n. Hurdle (of twigs). Wattles, n. pl. Barb, beard. Wave, n. Undulation, billow, breaker, surge, swell, ripple. Wave, v. n. Undulate, float, fluctuate, flicker, vibrate, oscillate, play loosely, play to and fro. Wave, v. a. Brandish, flourish. Wave-like, a. Undulating. Waver, v. n. 1. Wave, undulate, float, flicker. 2. Vacillate, hesitate, fluctuate, be in suspense, be undetermined, be unsettled, be in doubt. Wavering, n. Vacillation, fluctuation, indecision, indetermination, hesitancy, uncertainty. Wavering, a. Unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unsteady, unstable, changeable. Wavy, a. Undulating, waving, playing to and fro. Wax, v. a. Cere, smear with wax. Wax, v. n. 1. Increase (as the moon). 2. Grow, become, come to be, get to be. Wax-moth, n. Bee-moth. Wax-myrtle, n. Bayberry (Myrica cerifera). Wax-wing, n. [U. S.] Cedar-bird. Way, n. 1. Passage, march, advance, progression. 2. Road, path, route, course, track, TRAIL, street, highway, highroad, room for passing, opportunity to pass. 3. Method, mode, manner, fashion, plan, wise, sort, degree. 4. Space, distance. 5. Custom, usage, habit, habitude, practice, wont, second nature. Wayfarer, n. Traveller, passenger, pilgrim, tourist, itinerant. Waylay, v. a. Lie in wait for (with evil intent), lie in ambush for. Wayless, a. Pathless, trackless. Wayward, a. Perverse, froward, wilful, obstinate, headstrong, stubborn, intractable, unruly, cross-grained, refractory. Weak, a. 1. Feeble, languid, weakly, not strong, not vigorous. 2. Sickly, debilitated, unhealthy, unsound, infirm, frail, delicate, tender, valetudinary, valetudinarian, invalid. 3. Defenceless, unguarded, exposed, unprotected. 4. Lax, soft, pliant, imperfect. 5. Pliable, pusillanimous, easily influenced, without any backbone, dough-faced. 6. Shallow, simple, silly, senseless, witless, stupid, foolish, DAFT, childish, inept. 7. Unwise, injudicious, foolish, indiscreet, erring, peccable. 8. Low, faint, small, inconsiderable. 9. Thin, watery, diluted, waterish. 10. Sleazy, flimsy, slight, poor. 11. Poor, inconclusive, unconvincing, unsatisfactory, lame, not forcible, not cogent. Weaken, v. a. 1. Enfeeble, enervate, debilitate, break, unman, effeminate, emolliate, unnerve, make weak. 2. Invalidate, make of less effect. 3. Reduce, depress, debase, lower. Weak-fish, n. Squeteague [Labrus squeteague or Otolithus regalis]. Weak-headed, a. Weak-minded. Weakly, a. Feeble, languid, weak, not strong. Weak-minded, a. Shallow, dull, stupid, weak, soft, sappy, doltish, feeble-minded, dull-witted, short-witted, half-witted, blunt-witted, thick-skulled, weak-headed. Weak side, n. Foible, failing, infirmity, frailty, weakness, weak part, blind side. Weal, n. Welfare, prosperity, good, advantage, happiness, interest, utility, profit. Wealth, n. Affluence, opulence, abundance, fortune, independence, competence, riches, mammon, pelf, money, treasure, funds, cash, property, easy circumstances, ample store, ample means. Wealthy, a. Affluent, opulent, rich, moneyed, flush, well off, well to do. Wean, v. a. 1. Put from the breast. 2. Withdraw, disengage, alienate, detach. Weapons, n. pl. Arms. Weaponless, a. Unarmed. Wear, v. a. 1. Carry (upon the person), bear. 2. Impair (by use), waste, consume, use up, wear away, wear out. Wear, v. n. 1. Be wasted, wear away. 2. Endure use. Wear away, 1. (Active.) Waste, WEAR. 2. [Neuter.] Be consumed, be wasted. Wearied, a. Tired, fatigued, jaded, fagged, exhausted, weary, used up. Weariness, n. Fatigue, tedium, lassitude, exhaustion, prostration, languor, languidness, ENNUI. Wearisome, a. Tedious, tiresome, fatiguing, IRKSOME, prolix, weary, trying, humdrum, prosy, monotonous, uninteresting. Wear off, [Active.] Obliterate, rub off. Wear off, [Neuter.] Pass off by degrees or gradually. Wear out, Consume, WASTE. Wear the breeches, [Colloquial.] Usurp the husband's authority, be the man of the house. Weary, a. 1. Fatigued, tired, exhausted, WEARIED. 2. Tiresome, irksome, wearisome. Weary, v. a. Fatigue, tire, jade, fag, exhaust, harass, dispirit, KNOCK UP, tire out, wear out, use up. Weasand, n. Windpipe, trachea, throttle, throat. Weasel-coot, n. Red-headed smew (Mergus minutus). Weather, v. a. 1. (Naut.) Pass to windward of. 2. Endure, sustain, bear, stand, bear up against, get the better of. Weather-cock, n. 1. Vane. 2. Trimmer, time-server, fickle person. Weave, v. a. Interlace (as the threads of a fabric), entwine, plait, plat, braid, mat. Weazen, a. Thin, sharp, lean, withered, shrunken, dried, shrivelled, wizened. Web, n. 1. Texture, tissue, structure, textile fabric. 2. Suffusion (of the eye), film. 3. Cobweb. 4. Membrane (as in the feet of swimming birds). Web-footed, a. Palmiped. Wed, v. a. Marry, espouse. Wedding, n. Marriage, nuptials, espousals, bridal, marriage ceremony, nuptial rites. Wedge-shaped, a. Cuneiform. Wedlock, n. Matrimony, nuptial state, marriage. Wee, a. Little, small, diminutive, tiny, minikin, pygmy, pygmean, Liliputian. Weeds, n. pl. Mourning, symbol of sorrow. Week-day, n. Work-day. Weekly, a. Hebdomadal, hebdomadary. Ween, v. n. [Poetical.] Fancy, imagine, think, suppose. Weep, v. n. Cry, sob, shed tears. Weep, v. a. Lament, bewail, bemoan. Weft, n. Woof. Weigh, v. a. 1. Try in the balance, find the weight of. 2. Counterbalance, be equivalent to in weight. 3. Examine, ponder, balance in the mind, meditate upon. Weigh, v. n. 1. Gravitate, be heavy. 2. Bear, press, bear heavily, press hard. Weigh down, 1. Overbalance. 2. Oppress, overburden. Weight, n. 1. Heaviness, gravity, ponderousness, ponderosity. 2. Pressure, burden, load. 3. Importance, influence, power, efficacy, consequence, moment, significance, import, pith. Weighty, a. 1. Heavy (intrinsically), ponderous, onerous. 2. Important, influential, efficacious, forcible, momentous, grave, serious, of consequence. Welcome, n. 1. Greeting, salutation. 2. Kind reception. Welcome, v. a. Greet, receive, bid welcome. Welcome, a. 1. Gladly received or entertained, admitted with pleasure. 2. Acceptable, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, grateful, gratifying. Weld, n. Woad, dyer's weed (Reseda luteola). Welfare, n. Prosperity, happiness, success, weal, well-being, advantage, benefit, profit. Welkin, n. [Poetical.] Sky, empyrean, firmament, heaven, the heavens, canopy of heaven, vault of heaven, starry heavens. Well, n. 1. Spring, fountain, wellhead, wellspring. 2. Source, origin. Well, v. n. Issue, spring, flow. Well, ad. 1. Rightly, not ill. 2. Properly, suitably, correctly, accurately, thoroughly, not amiss. 3. Sufficiently, abundantly, amply, fully. 4. Favorably, commendably, with praise. 5. Highly, very much. 6. Far, considerably, not a little. 7. Conveniently, easily. Well, a. 1. Healthy, hale, hearty, in health, sound, in good health, not ill, not sick. 2. Fortunate, happy. 3. Profitable, convenient, beneficial, expedient, good, useful, advantageous, for one's advantage, for one's interest. Well-a-day, interj. Alas, lackaday. Well-behaved, a. Courteous, civil, polite, well-bred, well-mannered, polished, of good manners. Well-being, n. Welfare. Well-born, a. Gentle, high-born, of good descent, of a good stock, not plebeian. Well-bred, a. Refined, polished, genteel, polite, courteous, WELL-BEHAVED. Well enough, Tolerably, sufficiently well. Well-head, n. Spring, fountain, well, wellspring. Well-mannered, a. Well-behaved. Well off, Prosperous, thriving, flourishing, forehanded, beforehand, in easy circumstances, well to do, possessed of a competence. Well-read, a. Erudite, learned, lettered, literary, book-learned. Wellspring, n. Spring, fountain, well, well-head. Well-timed, a. Opportune, seasonable, timely, happy, felicitous, all in good time. Well to do, Well Off. Well-wisher, n. Friend, favorer, encourager. Welter, v. n. Wallow, tumble about, roll. Wench, n. 1. Strumpet, WHORE. 2. [U. S.] Negress, colored woman. Wend one's way, Go, travel, journey, pass. Wesleyanism, n. Methodism. West, n. Occident. West, a. Western, westerly, occidental. Westerly, a. Western, WEST. Westerly, ad. Westward, toward the west. Western, a. Westerly, WEST. Westward, ad. Westerly, toward the west. Wet, a. 1. Damp, moist, humid, dank, aqueous, watery. 2. Rainy, showery. Wet, n. Humidity, moisture, dampness, wetness. Wetness, n. Humidity, WET. Wet, v. a. Moisten, water, irrigate, damp, dampen, sprinkle. Whack, v. a. [Colloquial.] Strike, beat, thrash, THWACK. Whale-oil, n. Train-oil. Wharf, n. Quay. What, pron. 1. That which. 2. The sort of, the kind of. 3. Which (out of many, or of many kinds). 4. How, how great, how remarkable. Whatever, pron. 1. Any thing, be it what it may, any thing soever, whatsoever. 2. All that, the whole that. Whatsoever, pron. Whatever. What though, What matters it that, allowing that, supposing that, even granting that. What to do with, How to use, how to employ, how to dispose of. What with, Partly, in part. Wheat-bird, n. Night-jar, goat-sucker. Wheat-ear, n. Fallow-finch, white-ear (Saxicola œnanthe). Wheat-fly, n. Hessian-fly (Cecidomyia destructor). Wheat-grass, n. Twitch-grass, couch-grass, dog's-grass, dog-wheat, knot-grass (Triticum repens). Wheat-moth, n. 1. Grain-moth, corn-moth (Tinea granella). 2. Angumois moth (Anacampsis cerealella). Wheedle, v. a. Flatter, cajole, coax, inveigle, humor, court, fawn upon, pay court to. Wheedler, n. Sycophant, parasite, fawner, toady, flunkey, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, mean flatterer. Wheel, v. n. 1. Revolve, rotate, turn, gyrate, roll, turn round, move round. 2. Deviate, deflect, diverge, turn aside, alter one's course. Wheel, v. a. 1. Whirl, twirl, spin, put into a rotatory motion. 2. Move on wheels, convey on wheels. Wheeze, v. n. Breathe hard. Whelk, n. 1. Protuberance, pustule. 2. Stripe, streak, mark, wale. Whelm, v. a. Overwhelm. Whelp, n. 1. Cub, young beast. 2. Puppy, pup, young dog. When, ad. 1. At the time, at the time that. 2. Whenever, at what time. Whence, ad. 1. From what place. 2. From what cause, from what source, how. Whenever, ad. At whatever time, whensoever. Whensoever, ad. Whenever. Where, ad. 1. At which place, in which place. 2. At what place, in what place. Whereabouts, ad. Near what place. Whereabouts, n. [Colloquial.] Residence, location. Whereas, conj. 1. Since, considering that, it being the case that. 2. When in fact, while on the contrary. Whereby, ad. By which. Wherefore, ad. & conj. Why, for what cause or reason, on what account. Wherein, ad. 1. In which. 2. In what. Whereof, ad. 1. Of which. 2. Of what. Whereupon, ad. Upon which. Wherever, ad. In whatever place. Wherewith, ad. 1. With which, wherewithal. 2. With what. Wherewithal, ad. Wherewith. Wherewithal, n. [Colloquial; used with The prefixed.] The means (with which to accomplish any purpose). Whet, v. a. 1. Sharpen (by rubbing). 2. Stimulate, excite, arouse, rouse, quicken, animate, warm, kindle. Which, pron. 1. What one. 2. That. Whiff, n. Puff, blast, sudden gust. Whiff, v. a. Puff. Whiffle, v. n. Veer (as by change of wind), turn about. While, n. Time, season, space of time. While, ad. 1. During the time that. 2. As long as. 3. At the same time that. While away, Pass away (as time), spend pleasantly. Whim, n. Freak, fancy, vagary, humor, caprice, crotchet, maggot, quirk, whimsey, kink, WRINKLE. Whimper, v. n. Cry (in-low and broken tones), snivel, blubber, whine. Whimsey, n. Caprice, WHIM. Whimsical, a. Capricious, freakish, odd, singular, strange, fanciful, fantastic, notional, crotchety, BIZARRE, grotesque, queer. Whine, v. n. Cry (plaintively), moan (in a childish way). Whine, n. Plaintive tone. Whinny, v. n. Neigh. Whip, v. a. 1. Lash, strike (with a cord), beat, flagellate, scourge, punish. 2. Snatch. 3. Stitch, baste. Whipping, n. Flogging, beating, castigation, thrashing, LICKING. Whirl, v. n. Twirl, revolve, rotate, spin. Whirl, v. a. Twirl, spin, wheel, turn round. Whirl, n. Gyration, rotation. Whirl-bone, n. Patella, knee-pan. Whirling, n. Twirl, circular motion. Whirlpool, n. Vortex, eddy. Whirring, n. Whiz, buzzing noise. Whisk, v. n. Trip, speed, hasten, hie, post, scud, brush, move nimbly, push on, dash on, cut along. Whisper, v. n. Speak under the breath, speak softly. Whisper, v. a. Breathe, utter softly. Whisper, n. 1. Low, soft voice; gentle utterance. 2. Murmur, sibilant sound (as of the wind). 3. Hint, intimation, inkling. Whist, interj. Hush, silence, be still, be silent, keep quiet, make no noise. Whistle-fish, n. Rockling, sea-louch (Motella vulgaris). Whit, n. Iota, jot, tittle, particle, bit, atom, grain, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla. White, a. Of a white color, snowy, frosty, hoary, hoar. White ant, Termite, termes. White-bear, n. Polar-bear (Thalarctos maritimus). White bismuth, Sub-nitrate of bismuth. White-brant, n. Snow-goose (Anser hyperboreus). White-cedar, n. Arbor vitæ (Thuja Occidentalis). White-copper, n. Packfong, German silver. White-copperas, n. Coquimbite. White-ear, a. Fallow-finch, wheat-ear (Saxicola amanthe). White-lead, n. Ceruse, carbonate of lead. Whiten, v. a. Bleach, blanch, etiolate, make white. Whiten, v. n. Bleach, etiolate, become or grow white. White-nun, n. Smew (Mergus albellus). White-poplar, n. Abele-tree (Populus alba). White-smith, n. Tin-smith. White-thorn, n. Hawthorn (Oratagus oxyacantha). White-vitriol, n. Sulphate of zinc. White-weed, n. White daisy, ox-eye daisy (leucanthemum vulgare). White-wood, n. Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipiferos). Whither, ad. 1. To what place. 2. To which place. Whiting, n. 1. Spanish white. 2. (Ich.) Merling (Gadus merlangus). Whitish, a. Somewhat white. Whitlow, n. (Med.) Felon. Whit-Sunday, n. Whitsuntide. Whitsuntide, n. Whit-Sunday, Pentecost. Whiz, v. n. Buzz. Whiz, n. Whirring, buzzing noise. Whole, a. 1. All, total. 2. Entire, undivided, integral, complete, not fractional. 3. Uninjured, unimpaired, unbroken, perfect, faultless, good, firm, strong. 4. Sound, well, healthy. Whole, n. All, totality, aggregate, gross, amount, sum, sum total. Wholesome, a. 1. Healthy, healthful, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, helpful, nourishing, nutritious, strengthening, invigorating, roborant. 2. Beneficial, good. Wholly, ad. 1. Totally, altogether. 2. Entirely, completely, fully, perfectly. Whoop, n. Shout, halloo, hoot, yell. Whoop, v. n. Shout, halloo, hollo, holla, yell, cry out. Whooping-cough, n. [Written also hooping-cough.] Chin-cough. Whopper, n. [Colloquial.] Falsehood, lie, bounce, bouncer. Whore, n. Harlot, prostitute, strumpet, courtesan, bawd, punk, wench, drab, DEMIREE, street-walker, night-walker, cyprian, woman of the town, woman of ill-fame. Whore-house, n. Brothel, stew, bagnio, bawdy-house, house of prostitution, house of ill-fame. Why, ad. 1. Wherefore, for what cause or reason, on what account. 2. For what purpose. Wicked, a. 1. Sinful, vicious, depraved, unprincipled, immoral, impious, irreligious, unrighteous, ungodly, godless, profane, irreverent, worthless, graceless, vile, abandoned, corrupt, knavish, dishonest, roguish, trickish, TRICKY, good for nothing. 2. Bad, evil, unjust, ill, atrocious, iniquitous, heinous, flagitious, nefarious, criminal, outrageous, monstrous, villanous. Wickedness, n. 1. Sin, evil, depravity, vice, immorality, unrighteousness, sinfulness, crime, criminality, villany, rascality, knavery. 2. Atrocity, iniquity, enormity, flagitiousness. Wicker, n. Twig, osier, withe. Wide, a. 1. Broad. 2. Spacious, vast, large, ample, extensive, expanded. 3. Remote, distant. Wide-awake, a. Watchful, vigilant, attentive, observant, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, on the alert, with the eyes open. Width, n. Breadth, broadness, wideness. Wield, v. a. 1. Handle, brandish. 2. Manage, use, control, make use of. Wife, n. Married woman, BETTER-HALF, matron, helpmate, consort. Wig, n. Peruke, periwig, scratch. Wight, n. [In irony or burlesque.] Creature, being, person. Wigwam, n. Hut (of an American Indian), cabin. Wild, a. 1. Undomesticated, not tame. 2. Uncultivated, native. 3. Uncivilized, savage, rude, ferocious, barbarous, unrefined. 4. Impetuous, turbulent, irregular, violent, ungoverned, unrestrained, disorderly, furious, frantic, frenzied, outrageous, giddy, reckless, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM. 5. Fanciful, imaginary, extravagant, visionary, crazy, grotesque, strange, BIZARRE. Wild, n. Desert, WILDERNESS. Wild-bean, n. Ground-nut (Apios tuberosa). Wild-briar, n. Dog-rose, hep-tree (Rosa canina). Wilderness, n. Wild, desert, waste. Wild ginger, Canada snake-root. Wild-goose chase, Foolish pursuit, foolish enterprise. Wile, n. Trick, stratagem, cheat, fraud, artifice, chouse, imposture, deceit, imposition, deception, ruse, dodge, fetch, manœuvre, cunning contrivance, crafty device. Wilful, a. [Written also Willful.] Obstinate, stubborn, perverse, contumacious, refractory, headstrong, unruly, intractable, mulish, dogged, inflexible, heady, self-willed, PIG-HEADED, obdurate, cantankerous. Will, n. 1. Power of determination, power of choosing, faculty of volition. 2. Wish, desire, inclination, disposition, pleasure. 3. Command, behest, order, direction. 4. Testament, last will and testament. Will, v. a. 1. Determine, decree, enjoin, command, direct. 2. Bequeath, devise, demise, leave, give by will. Will, v. n. 1. Exercise volition. 2. Devise, choose, elect, be disposed, be inclined, be pleased, have a mind. Willing, a. Inclined, disposed, desirous, minded, ready, of a mind, nothing loath, not averse. Willing, n. Volition. Willingly, ad. 1. Cheerfully, readily, with all one's heart. 2. Voluntarily, of one's own accord, spontaneously. Will-o'-the-wisp, n. Friar's lantern, Jack-with-a-lantern, Jack-o'-lantern, IGNIS FATUUS. Willow, n. Osier. Wilt, v. n. [Common in U. S., local in Eng.] Droop, wither. Wily, a. Insidious, artful, cunning, sly, crafty, subtle, arch, designing, deceitful, treacherous, trickish, TRICKY, intriguing, politic, foxy, snaky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian. Win, v. a. 1. Get (by mastery or in competition), gain, obtain, procure, acquire, earn, achieve, catch. 2. Bring over, gain over, get the compliance of. Win, v. n. Succeed, be successful, gain the victory. Wince, v. n. Flinch, shrink, startle, start back. Wind, n. 1. Air (in motion), draught, breeze, zephyr, puff of air, breath of air. 2. Breath, respiration. 3. Flatulence. Wind, v. a. 1. Coil, twine, twist, wreathe. 2. Turn in and out. Wind, v. n. 1. Twine, coil, twist, turn and twist, take a spiral course. 2. Meander, turn in and out. Windfall, n. Godsend, unexpected gift, good luck, run of luck, piece of good fortune, piece of good luck. Wind-flower, n. Anemone. Windhover, n. Castrel, kestrel, stannel (Falco tunnunculus). Winding, n. Flexure, turning, meandering, twisting, twist, convolution, contortion, sinuosity, curvature, tortuosity, bend, crook, kink, crookedness. Winding, a. Flexuous, sinuous, meandering, serpentine. Wind off, Unwind, uncoil. Wind-thrush, n. Redwing, swine-pipe, red-sided thrush (Turdus iliacus). Wind up, 1. Wind into a ball. 2. Settle, close, close up. Winding up, End, conclusion, DÉNOUEMENT, ISSUE. Windpipe, n. Trachea, weasand, throttle, throat. Windy, a. 1. Breezy, gusty, squally, stormy, tempestuous, blustering, boisterous. 2. Empty, airy. 3. Flatulent. Wine-bibber, n. Toper, tippler, drunkard, dram-drinker. Wine-stone, n. Argol, tartar (crude), bi-tartrate of potash. Wing, n. 1. Pennon, pinion. 2. Side-piece. 3. (Mil.) Flank. Wing-case, n. (Ent.) Sheath. Winged, a. 1. With wings. 2. Swift, rapid, fleet, fast, speedy, nimble, agile, flying. Win golden opinions, Be liked, be in favor. Wink, v. n. Blink, nictate. Wink at, Connive at, pretend not to see, shut one's eyes to. Winker, n. Blinder (for a horse). Winking, n. Nictation. Winning, a. Attractive, alluring, pleasing, charming, bewitching, engaging, captivating, fascinating, prepossessing, enchanting, delightful, lovely. Winnow, v. a. 1. Fan, clear of chaff. 2. Separate, part, divide. Winsome, a. [Scotland and North of England.] Cheerful, merry, gay, lively, sportive, blithe, blithesome, buoyant, jocund, light-hearted, buxom, debonair. Winter, v. n. Hibernate. Winter-clover, n. Checkerberry, partridge-berry, squaw-vine (Mitchella repens). Winter-green, n. 1. Boxberry, tea-berry, partridge-berry, mountain-tea (Gaultheria procumbens). 2. Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata). Wintery, a. Hyemal, brumal, cold, icy, frosty. Wintry, a. Hyemal, brumal, cold, cold, icy, frosty. Wipe, v. a. Rub (as with a cloth, in order to clean or dry). Wipe, n. 1. Wiping. 2. [Colloquial.] Blow, stroke, hit. 3. Sneer, gibe, taunt, sarcasm. 4. (Ornith.) Pewit, lapwing (Vanellus cristatus). Wipe out, Efface, obliterate, erase, expunge, cancel, raze, scratch out, rub out. Wire, n. Metallic thread. Wire, v. a. 1. Put upon a wire. 2. Bind with wire. 3. Ensnare by wires. 4. [Modern.] Telegraph, convey by electric telegraph, report by telegram. Wire-grass, n. Crab-grass, dog's-tail grass (Eleusine Indica). Wire-puller, n. Tactician, manœuvrer, adroit manager. Wisdom, n. 1. Sense, sapience, sagacity, judgment, judiciousness, prescience, discernment, depth, solidity, ballast, good sense, common sense, plain sense, enlarged views, reach or compass of thought, readiness in adapting means to ends. 2. Knowledge, erudition, learning, attainment, information, enlightenment. 3. Reasonableness, reason, right or just view. Wise, a. 1. Sensible, sapient, sage, judicious, sagacious, oracular, prudent, discreet, considerate, discerning, reasonable, rational, intelligent, enlightened, sound, solid, philosophical, of good judgment. 2. Erudite, learned. 3. Crafty, cunning, subtle, sly, foxy, wily, politic, knowing, designing, long-headed. Wise, n. Manner, way, mode, fashion. Wiseacre, n. Witling, DUNCE, ignoramus, pretender to wisdom. Wish, v. n. Desire, long, hanker, list. Wish, v. a. Desire, long for, hanker after, set one's heart upon. Wish, n. Desire, mind, longing, hankering, liking. Wish-bone, n. Merry-thought. Wishing-bone, n. Merry-thought. Wishful, a. Desirous, longing, eager, hankering, lickerish, wistful. Wish-wash, n. 1. Thin drink. 2. Trash, stuff, balderdash, palaver, moonshine, fudge, nonsense, jargon, platitude, flummery, inanity, balderdash, wishy-washy, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk. Wishy-washy, a. [Colloquial.] Thin, feeble, weak. Wishy-washy, n. Wish-wash. Wistful, a. 1. Contemplative, meditative, reflective, musing, thoughtful, pensive. 2. Longing, eager, WISHFUL. Wit, n. 1. Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle. 2. Quick perception (as of partial resemblance in things mostly unlike), keen discernment. 3. Facetiousness, humor, fun, drollery, waggery, waggishness, jocularity, ATTIC SALT. 3. Humorist, wag. Witch, n. Sorceress. Witch, v. a. Charm, enchant, fascinate, captivate, ravish, bewitch. Witchcraft, n. Sorcery, necromancy, magic, witchery, thaumaturgy, theurgy, wonder-working, enchantment, incantation, conjuration, charm, spell, the black art. Witchery, n. 1. Sorcery, WITCHCRAFT. 2. Fascination, spell, entrancement. Witch-hazel, n. Striped alder. With, prep. 1. Through (as the immediate agent or instrument), BY, by the agency of, by means of. 2. Attending, accompanying, in company with, along with. 3. In the opinion of, in the estimation of, according to. 4. By the side of, in contrast with. 5. Upon, immediately after. With child, Pregnant, ENCEINTE, big, in the family way. Withdraw, v. a. 1. Remove, subduct, subduce, subtract, take away. 2. Wean, disengage, draw off. 3. Retract, recall, recant, disavow, revoke, abjure, take back. Withdraw, v. n. Retire, retreat, secede, depart, decamp, go away, be off, go off. Withdrawal, n. 1. Abduction, withdrawing, removal, withdrawment. 2. Departure, exit, retirement, leave, going away. Withdrawment, n. Withdrawal. Withe, n. Twig, osier, wicker. Wither, v. n. 1. Shrivel, dry, dry up, lose freshness. 2. Waste, decay, droop, languish, pine away, waste away. With one consent, Unanimously, with one accord, by common consent, to a man, as one man, one and all, on all hands, in chorus, without a dissenting voice, NEM. CON. Withhold, v. a. 1. Restrain, keep in, rein in. 2. Retain, keep back. Within, prep. 1. In the inside of, not without. 2. In the compass of, in the limits of, not beyond. 3. In the reach or influence of. Within, ad. 1. Inwardly, internally. 2. In doors, in the house, at home. Without, prep. 1. Out of, on the outside of, not within. 2. In the absence of, not with, independently of, exclusively of. Without book, 1. By memory, from memory, without notes, without reading. 2. Without warrant, without authority. Withstand, v. a. Resist, oppose, face, confront, strive against, stand against, make a stand against, not submit to. Witless, a. Silly, foolish, stupid, dull, shallow, senseless, obtuse, DAFT, unintelligent, feeble-witted, short-witted, half-witted, dull-witted, muddy-headed, muddy-brained, slow of apprehension, fat-witted. Witling, n. Wiseacre, Gothamite, blunderer, pretender to wisdom, man of small wit. Witness, n. 1. Testimony, evidence, attestation, corroboration. 2. Deponent, corroborator, eye-witness. Witness, v. a. 1. Attest, be a witness of, bear witness to. 2. Observe, see, take cognizance of. Witticism, n. Joke (made by one who affects wit), conceit, jest, quip, quirk, crank. Witty, a. Facetious, humorous, jocular, jocose, waggish, droll, funny, pleasant. Witwall, n. 1. Loriot, golden oriole (of Europe; Oriolus galbula). 2. Great spotted wood-pecker (Picus major). Wizard, n. Conjurer, enchanter, sorcerer, magician, soothsayer, necromancer, charmer, diviner, seer, juggler, prestidigitator, wonder-worker. Wizened, a. Dried, shrivelled, shrunken, thin, sharp, lean, weazen. Woad, n. Weld, dyer's weed (Genista tinctorla), woad-waxen, wood-waxen, wood-wax, dyer's broom. Woad-waxen, n. Woad. Woe, n. Sorrow, grief, distress, tribulation, affliction, anguish, agony, bitterness, misery, wretchedness, unhappiness, trouble, heart-ache, heavy heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, mental suffering, pain of mind. Woebegone, a. Wretched, miserable, pitiable, disconsolate, comfortless, sad, forlorn, sorrowful, melancholy, downcast, desponding, cheerless, crest-fallen, chap-fallen, cast down. Woful, a. [Written also Woeful.] 1. Sorrowful, distressed, sad, afflicted, unhappy. 2. Grievous, distressing, afflicting, afflictive, disastrous, calamitous, dreadful, tragical, deplorable. 3. Wretched, paltry, mean, pitiful. Wolfsbane, n. Aconite, monkshood. Wolverene, n. Glutton (Gulo luscus). Wolverine, n. Glutton (Gulo luscus). Woman-hater, n. Misogynist. Womanhood, n. Muliebrity, feminality, femineity. Womanish, a. Feminine (in a bad sense), effeminate. Womanly, a. Feminine (in a good sense), becoming a woman. Womb, n. Uterus. Wombat, n. Phascolome (Phascalomys ursinus). Wonder, n. 1. Astonishment, amazement, surprise, bewilderment, ADMIRATION. 2. Prodigy, marvel, miracle, portent. 3. Curiosity, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight. Wonder, v. n. Marvel, be surprised, be amazed, be struck with wonder, be taken aback, stand agog, look blank, open one's eyes, open one's mouth. Wonderful, a. Astonishing, astounding, surprising, amazing, startling, marvellous, wondrous, miraculous, very extraordinary, very strange. Wonder-worker, n. Conjurer, WIZARD. Wonder-working, n. Thaumaturgy, magic, sorcery, WITCHCRAFT. Wondrous, a. Wonderful. Wont, n. Custom, habit, use, practice. Wonted, a. Accustomed, usual, habitual, customary, conventional, familiar, common, frequent, regular, ordinary, every-day. Woo, v. a. Court, solicit in love, make love to, pay one's addresses to. Woo, v. n. Court, make love. Wood, n. 1. Forest, grove, copse. 2. Timber. Woodbine, n. Eglantine, honeysuckle (Caprifolium periclymenum). Woodchuck, n. Ground-hog (Arctomys monax). Wood-coal, n. Charcoal. Wood-cut, n. Wood-engraving. Wooded, a. Timbered. Wooden, a. 1. Made of wood. 2. Woody, ligneous. 3. Awkward, clumsy, ungainly, stiff. Wood-engraver, n. Xylographer. Wood-engraving, n. 1. Xylography. 2. Wood-cut. Wood-grass, n. Indian grass (Sorghum nutans). Woodland, n. Woods, forest, grove, forest-land, timber-land. Wood-naphtha, n. Methylic alcohol, WOOD-SPIRIT. Wood-nymph, n. Hamadryad, dryad, nymph of the woods. Wood-pigeon, n. Ring-dove (Columba palumbus). Wood-shock, n. Pecan (Mustela Canadensis), fisher. Wood-spirit, n. Pyroxylic acid, pyroxylic spirit, wood-naphtha, methylic alcohol, pyroligneous spirit. Wood-wax, n. Weld, woad, dyer's weed, dyer's broom, woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria). Wood-waxen, n. Weld, woad, dyer's weed, dyer's broom, woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria). Woody, a. 1. Ligneous, wooden. 2. Sylvan, shady. Woody-nightshade, n. Bitter-sweet (Solanum dulcamara). Wooer, n. Lover, suitor, gallant. Wooing, n. Suit, courtship, addresses. Woof, n. Weft. Wool-gathering, n. Vagary, idle fancy, foolish enterprise, useless pursuit. Woollen, a. [Written also Woolen.] Woolly, made of wool. Woollen, n. Cloth of wool, woollen cloth. Woollens, n. pl. Woollen goods. Woolly, a. 1. Woollen, made of wool. 2. Like wool. 3. (Bot.) Lanuginous, downy. Word, n. 1. Vocable, TERM, expression. 2. Report, tidings, account, advice, intelligence, information. 3. Statement, affirmation, declaration, assertion, averment. 4. Promise, pledge, assurance, engagement. 5. Order, command, signal. 6. Scripture, Word of God. 7. [With The prefixed] Christ. Word-book, n. Vocabulary, dictionary, lexicon, glossary. Word for word, Literally, verbatim, exactly, in the exact words. Words, n. pl. 1. Language, accents, tongues, talk, discourse. 2. Dispute, wrangling, bickering, altercation, logomachy, war of words. Wordy, a. Verbose, prolix, diffuse, not concise, long-winded. Work, v. n. 1. Act, operate, be in action. 2. Labor, toil, moil, drudge, strive, exert one's self, be diligent, be at work. 3. Move, perform, succeed, get on. 4. Ferment, effervesce. 5. Heave, be tossed, be agitated. Work, v. a. 1. Labor upon, operate upon. 2. Produce, originate, accomplish, effect, bring about. 3. Keep at work. 4. Exert, strain. 5. Embroider. Work, n. 1. Toil, labor (that fatigues), drudgery. 2. Occupation, exertion, employment, business. 3. Product (of labour), performance, production, fruit, achievement, deed, action, feat. 4. Fabric, structure, manufacture. 5. Composition, book, literary production. 6. Management, treatment. Work against, Resist, oppose, try to thwart. Work-bag, n. Reticule. Work-day, n. Week-day. Worker, n. 1. Laborer, workman, operative, artificer. 2. Doer, performer. 3. Working-bee. Work-house, 1. Manufactory. 2. Penitentiary, jail, prison, bride-well, house of correction. 3. Poor-house. Working, a. 1. Laboring. 2. Moving, operating. 3. On duty, at work. 4. Fermenting. Working, n. Motion, operation. Working-bee, n. Worker. Workman, n. 1. Laborer, operative, worker, journeyman. 2. Artisan, mechanic, craftsman, artificer. 3. Skilful artificer, master in his art. Workmanlike, a. Skilful, workmanly. Workmanly, a. Workmanlike. Workmanship, n. Handiwork, handicraft, manipulation. Work out, Accomplish, effect, perform, realize, bring to pass. Work through, Get through. World, n. 1. Universe, cosmos, creation, nature. 2. Earth, globe, terraqueous globe. 3. Planet, heavenly body. 4. Life, things, human affairs, secular affairs, affairs of life, social life, ways of men, course of things, stream of time. 5. Public, society, people, men, mankind, human race. Worldly, a. 1. Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, terrene, sublunary, human, common. 2. Secular, temporal. 3. Sordid, grovelling, selfish, earth-born, irreligious. Worm, v. n. Work slowly, secretly, and gradually (like a worm). Worm in, Obtrude, thrust in, press in, foist in. Worm-like, a. Worm-shaped, vermicular. Worm one's self, Insinuate one's self. Worm out, Find out (as a secret). Worm-shaped, a. Worm-like. Worn, a. impaired (by use), wasted, consumed, decayed, worn out, used up, worn to a thread, worse for wear. Worn out, 1. Impaired, WORN. 2. Trite, common, stale, hackneyed, beaten, threadbare, commonplace. Worry, v. a. Tease, vex, plague, pain, harass, annoy, trouble, torment, pester, bother, bore, persecute, molest, harry, irritate, badger, fret, chafe, hector, infest, gall, disturb, disquiet. Worry, v. n. [Colloquial.] Fret, chafe, fidget, be vexed, be troubled, worry one's self. Worry, n. Anxiety, vexation, trouble, perplexity, solicitude, care, disquiet, concern, uneasiness, fear, apprehension, misgiving, alarm. Worship, n. Adoration, homage, reverence. Worship, v. a. 1. Adore, venerate (with religious rites), revere, reverence. 2. Idolize, deify. Worshipful, a. Venerable, worthy of honor. Worst, v. a. Defeat, conquer, foil, overcome, overpower, overthrow, subdue, subjugate, vanquish, beat, rout, discomfit, crush, choke, quell, master, get the better of, put down. Worth, n. 1. Merit, desert, worthiness, excellence, virtue, credit. 2. Value, price, cost. Worthiness, n. Merit, WORTH. Worthless, a. 1. Useless, valueless, naught, bootless, fruitless, profitless, nugatory, unserviceable, futile, unproductive, unprofitable, miserable, poor, wretched. 2. Base, vile, unworthy, ignoble, abject, depraved, profligate, abandoned, graceless, good for nothing. 3. Refuse, waste. 4. Tinsel, showy, glittering, gaudy, superficial, trashy, trumpery, flimsy. 5. Trifling, trivial, paltry, frivolous, slight, piddling, of no moment, of small importance. Worthy, a. 1. Deserving, meritorious. 2. Estimable, excellent, good, virtuous, exemplary, honest, righteous, upright. Would-be, a. Self-styled, pretended, SOI-DISANT. Wound, n. 1. Cut, stab, bruise. 2. Injury, hurt, damage, detriment, harm. Wound, v. a. 1. Hurt, injure, damage, harm. 2. Pain, irritate, gall, lacerate, prick. 3. Annoy, mortify, offend, hurt the feelings of. Wraith, n. [Scottish.] Apparition, vision, spectre, ghost, unreal image. Wrangle, v. n. Quarrel, bicker, spar, spat, jangle, jar, squabble, TIFF, have words, fall out, be at variance, have an altercation. Wrangle, n. Quarrel, squabble, jangle, brawl, altercation, jar, bickering, contest, contention, controversy, wrangling, angry dispute. Wrangler, n. 1. Disputant, controversialist, jangler, quarrelsome fellow. 2. [Cambridge University, Eng.] Superior mathematician. Wrangling, n. Altercation, WRANGLE. Wrap, v. a. 1. Fold, lap, roll together, wrap up. 2. Envelop, cover (by winding or folding), infold, muffle. Wrap up, Wrap, fold, bundle up. Wrapper, n. 1. Envelop, cover, covering. 2. Dressing-gown. Wrath, n. Anger, ire, indignation, exasperation, rage, fury, choler, passion, resentment, offence. Wrathful, a. Angry, mad, furious, infuriate, raging, rageful, wroth, indignant, passionate, resentful, exasperated, provoked, incensed, irate, ireful, in a passion, out of temper, out of tune. Wreak, v. a. Inflict (as wrath or vengeance). Wreath, n. 1. Curl. 2. Garland, chaplet, festoon, crown, bays. Wreathe, v. a. 1. Twist, interweave, entwine. 2. Encircle, surround, infold. Wreck, n. 1. Destruction, perdition, undoing, prostration, ruin, desolation, shipwreck. 2. Stranded vessel, shipwrecked vessel. Wreck, v. a. 1. Strand, founder, shipwreck, cast away. 2. Ruin, destroy. Wrench, v. a. 1. Wrest, wring, twist. 2. Sprain, strain, distort. Wrench, n. 1. Twist. 2. Sprain, strain. 3. Screw-key. Wrest, v. a. Twist, WRENCH. Wrestle, v. n. Contend, strive, struggle. Wrestling, n. Struggle, contention. Wretch, n. 1. Pilgarlic, pariah, outcast, troglodyte, miserable person, unhappy person. 2. Miscreant, villain, knave, rogue, rascal, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff, ruffian. Wretched, a. 1. Unhappy (on account outward condition), MISERABLE, forlorn, comfortless, woebegone, afflicted, distressed. 2. Calamitous, afflictive, afflicting, deplorable. 3. Bad, poor, vile sorry, shabby, pitiful, worthless, paltry, contemptible, shocking. Wretchedness, n. Unhappiness, distress, misery, affliction, WOE. Wriggle, v. n. Squirm, writhe. Wriggle out of, Get out of (by adroit management), work out of, work one's way out of. Wring, v. a. 1. Twist (violently). 2. Force, extort, wrest. 3. Harass, distress, torture, torment, pain. Wrinkle, n. 1. Furrow, crease, fold, plait, gather, pucker, rumple, corrugation, rimple. 2. [Colloquial.] Notion, whim, fancy, whimsey, caprice, crotchet, vagary, freak, quirk, maggot. Wrinkle, v. a. Corrugato, crease, rumple, cockle, pucker, crumple. Wrinkled, a. Rugose, rugous. Wrist, n. Carpus. Writ, n. Writing, scripture. Write, v. a. 1. Inscribe, scrawl, scribble, scratch. 2. Compose, indite, produce, frame, pen, jot down, draw up, set down in writing, commit to paper, put on paper, dash off. Write, v. n. 1. Compose, express one's self (in writing), put pen to paper, take pen in hand. 2. Write a letter, send a letter. 3. Tell (in writing), give account. Writer, n. 1. Penman. 2. Scribe, scribbler, clerk, secretary, amanuensis, quill-driver. 3. Author, composer. Writhe, v. a. Twist, distort, contort, make awry. Writhe, v. n. Wriggle, squirm, be distorted. Writing, n. 1. Chirography, caligraphy, penmanship. 2. Document, instrument. 3. Book, work, publication, lucubration, pamphlet, piece, literary production. 4. Inscription, title. Writing-desk, n. Escritoire. Wrong, a. 1. Unjust, evil, improper, bad, inequitable, unfair, immoral, not right, wrongful. 2. Unlit, inapposite, inappropriate, unsuitable, improper. 3. Incorrect, inaccurate, erroneous, not true, wide of the mark. Wrong, n. 1. Injustice, unfairness, injury, trespass, grievance, TORT, injury, foul play, violation of right. 2. Error. Wrong, ad. Erroneously, amiss, improperly, wrongly, faultily. Wrong, v. a. Injure, abuse, maltreat, oppress, treat unjustly, do a wrong to, do an injury to. Wrong-doer, n. Delinquent, offender, sinner, criminal, culprit, evildoer. Wrongful, a. Unjust, unfair, WRONG. Wrong-headed, a. Perverse, stubborn, intractable, crotchety, mulish, headstrong, cross-grained, dogged, wayward, PIG-HEADED. Wrongly, ad. Erroneously, WRONG, amiss. Wroth, a. Angry, WRATHFUL. Wrought, [Imperfect and participle of work.] Performed, done, worked, effected. Wrought up, Transported, maddened, excited, fired, worked up, beside one's self. Wry, a. Distorted, twisted, crooked, askew, awry, on one side, turned to one side. Wry face, Grimace, distortion of countenance.

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Xiphoid, a. (Anat.) Ensiform, sword-like. Xylographer, n. Wood-engraver. Xylography, n. Wood-engraving.

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