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(n) clothing, that which serves as a dress or decoration; (v) to put clothes on, dress up
synonyms: (n) attire, garments: (v) deck out
antonyms: (v) undress, unclothe, strip, denude |
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(v) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
synonyms: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound |
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(v) to press together; to reduce in size or volume (n) a folded piece of cloth or pad applied to an injury
synonyms: (v) condense, shrink, shorten
antonyms: (v) expand, enlarge |
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(v) to condemn openly; to accuse formally
synonyms:criticize, censure
antonyms:hail, acclaim |
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(v) to send off or out for a purpose; to kill; (n) an official message; promptness,speed; the act of killing
synonyms: (v) slay; (n) report, communication
antonyms: (v) recall, withhold |
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(v) to plunge into liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish
synonyms: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
antonyms: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite |
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(adv) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose
synonyms: clearly, pointedly, explicitly
antonyms: implicitly, accidentally |
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(adj.) suffering severely from hunger of from lack of something
synonyms: hungry, starving, ravenous
antonyms:well fed, full, satisfied, satiated |
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(v) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon
synonyms: desert, disown
antonyms: keep, hold on to, stand by |
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(adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
synonyms: moneymaking, paying
antonyms: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying |
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(adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
synonyms: vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic
antonyms: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal |
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(adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness
synonyms: clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent
antonyms: skillful, accomplished, adroit |
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(adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
synonyms: imaginative, inventive, resourceful
antonyms: unimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive |
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(v) to annoy, trouble, make weary
synonyms: bother, irritate, vex
antonyms: please, delight, cheer, gladden |
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(adj.) done in an instant; immediate
synonyms: prompt, quick, speedy
antonyms: delayed, slow, gradual |
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(n) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (v) to write or publish such a statement
synonyms: (n) slur; (v) smear, defame |
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(n) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
synonyms: worry, qualm, hesitation
antonyms: feeling of confidence, assurance |
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(n) a stupid person; a big clumsy slow individual
synonyms: boneheaded, dunce, clod, lout |
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(v) to go or move backward; to become more distant
synonyms: retreat, go back back-up, ebb
antonyms: advance, come closer |
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(n) a meal, food
synonym: victuals |
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