the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922


Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria


a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it


a war between the United States and Spain in 1898


civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939


a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain


(Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground

the story of the Trojan War is told in Homer's Iliad


a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States


the Greeks rebelled against Turkish rule in 1821; with the support of England and France and Russia they won independence in 1828 at Navarino (although the country included only half its present size)


Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748


an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)


a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power


struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII


a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France


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a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918


a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945


the act of officially distributing a new product or service to the public


Keeping a safe space between yourself and other people, and avoiding crowds, in order to slow the spread of infectious diseases. Large-scale measures include canceling group events or closing schools, workplaces and public spaces.

To practice social or physical distancing, stay at least 6 feet (about 2 arm lengths) from other people who are not from your household in both indoor and outdoor spaces.


a variant of three-card monte played with 4 cards


Funding from a large number of small backers


pressing a marijuana concentrate to a hot surface in order to vaporize it and inhale the concentrate


a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing


a well-stimulation technique in which rock is fractured by a pressurized liquid


A sexual activity where fellatio is performed on multiple men


the act of tweeting without tagging a user so that they will not see the post


The process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event, especially to ensure it is within the weight restrictions


consumption of a vaporized nicotine solution


a fetish where the submissive is forced to give money to a dominant


pejorative term for when a man gives money to a woman


torture where water is poured over the face of a captive simulating drowning


The hobby of playing or collecting older video games and computer games.


the act of putting your hand to cover your face to show disappointment or despair


a play in golf where the hole is completed in a single stroke


An extreme feeling of pleasure caused by seeing food


Making something more engaging by incorporating ideas and mechanics from games


Releasing someone's personal information on the Web with the intention of causing harassment


Camping glamorously, i.e., with expensive equipment


Sports of an unspecified kind, usually condescending


Sexual act where a male is forced to act effeminately and dress like a woman


Painting a picture in a very short amount of time


A sexual act where a married person has sex with another person while their spouse watches


Work done by a large group of anonymous users


A mechanism used to limit access to only paying users


To play a game or sport in a manner that is effective but requires little skill


a day of exercise focusing on exercises using the lower body


a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus


the removal of security locks from an electronic device


surveillence by a unit within a video game which would cause the unit to make an action in response to an enemy unit's action


a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell is lifted off the ground to the hips, then lowered back to the ground


to watch a show or television one more time


Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses or manipulates the mind of another person


euphoric experience characterized by a static-like tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine, precipitating relaxation


A strong and vulgar rejection of an idea


A positive vote on a social media website


A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.


a weight training exercise, typically performed while standing, in which a weight is pressed straight upwards from the shoulders until the arms are locked out overhead


The act of trying to make something hopelessly weak and unattractive appear strong and appealing


An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, and other similar physical movements.


a form of mind sports where the primary aspects of the sport are facilitated by video games


measuring how many people are in an audience.

The world's largest audience measurement conference, AM X.0, is presented annually by the Advertising Research Foundation.


Hypercriticism of the body appears more common in women's writings than in men's.


Admiration or emulation of the poet Lord Byron.

Lermontov's Byronism apparently wasn't merely a kinship of contemporarality and random similarity in soul with Byron.


a bet on a weaker competitor that is given a head start by a bookmaker.

You can place a 0-2 handicap bet on Brazil vs. Cyprus.


In mathematics, computer science, economics, or management science, the selection of a best element (with regard to some criteria) from some set of available alternatives.

High-level controllers such as Model predictive control (MPC) or Real-Time Optimization (RTO) employ mathematical optimization. These algorithms run online and repeatedly determine values for decision variables, such as choke openings in a process plant, by iteratively solving a mathematical optimization problem including constraints and a model of the system to be controlled.


the practice of buying and holding a security, portfolio or investment strategy for a term of longer than one year.


a model of human personality which is principally understood and taught as a typology of nine interconnected personality types.


a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

Some of the finest extant examples of early European wood carving are from the Middle Ages in Germany, Russia, Italy and France, where the typical themes of that era were Christian iconography.


one of a class of computational models for simulating the actions and interactions of autonomous agents (both individual or collective entities such as organizations or groups) with a view to assessing their effects on the system as a whole.

Agent-based models have been used since the mid-1990s to solve a variety of business and technology problems. Examples of applications include the modeling of organizational behaviour and cognition, team working, supply chain optimization and logistics, modeling of consumer behavior, including word of mouth, social network effects, distributed computing, workforce management, and portfolio management.


a programming paradigm that describes computation in terms of statements that change a program state.

Procedural programming, on the other hand, is a specific type (or subset) of Imperative programming, where you use procedures (i.e., functions) to describe the commands the computer should perform.


a business management strategy, originally pioneered in the early 1990s, focusing on the analysis and design of workflows and business processes within an organization.

This is part of an effort by the DoD to provide an overarching methodology for improvement projects, and it includes business process reengineering as one of the key methods to achieve process improvement.


the market for the sale of goods or services to consumers rather than producers or intermediaries.


the market for the sale of goods to a retailer; that is, a wholesaler receives large quantities of goods from a manufacturer and distributes them to stores, where they are sold to consumers.


a transaction in which a party purchases or sales a given product, and agrees to deliver it at a specific future time.


a structured planning method used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats involved in a project or in a business venture.

All businesses benefit from a SWOT analysis, and all businesses benefit from completing a SWOT analysis of their main competitors, which interestingly can then provide useful points back into the economic aspects of the PEST analysis.


An analysis of a company's assets, liabilities and equity usually conducted at set intervals, such as quarterly or annually.

The balance sheet analysis should begin with a comparison of total assets and liabilities.


A review and assessment of the current condition and future prospects of a given sector of the economy.

Sector analysis of the number of manufacturer brands on the choice list is supported by manufacturer market share reports at an indicative level along with information on leasing, rental and fuel card suppliers (where available).


a merger usually between two companies in the same business sector.

The example of horizontal merger would be if a health care system buys another health care system.


photography created in accordance with the vision of the artist as photographer.

From there on his interest steadily transformed towards fine art photography of landscapes, both natural and manmade.


in marketing and strategic management, an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors.

If you are looking at one specific communications area, such as a website, conduct a competitor analysis of that in a bit more detail.


an exchange in which an exporter receives goods from an importer as a part of the payment.


a type of personal or human resource development that provides positive support, feedback and advice to an individual or group to improve their personal effectiveness in the business setting.

Often these people have very little available time and have to fit their business coaching sessions in between important meetings and other work commitments.


the process of composing (and solving) chess problems.

One of the underappreciated aspects of chess composition is that some problems have a sense of humor.


The determination of liquid density by weighing the liquid in a container (pycnometer) of known volume.

Measurement of the density of fine powders by pycnometry is subject to error especially when the particles are porous.


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the process of modifying a software system to make some aspect of it work more efficiently or use fewer resources.

Over time, the stakes in software optimization and compliance have risen exponentially as license types proliferate and grow more complex, especially as licensing and delivery models continue to change and grow more complex with virtualization and cloud.


Since a positional player will always keep his options open and his king safe, castling short would be a good option, and is played most of the time at top level.


This is in part because the a file can be weak after long castling.


a process of mural painting in which the pigment is fixed by a series of reactions between the lime, fluosilicic acid, and water glass.

The ground for stereochromy has been modified several times since the first introduction of this method of water-glass painting.


a forensic investigation technique that deals with identification of humans based on lip traces.

Lip prints and their study, cheiloscopy, have been the topic of research and are also occasionally mentioned in literature by a detective, a crime scene investigator, or an examiner in another field of evidence comparison.


photography producing images that appear to have depth and solidness and that are created by using a special device (called a stereoscope) to look at two slightly different photographs of something at the same time.

That sparked the tremendous popularity of stereo photography and stereoscopes that lasted well into the later 19th century.


the work, art, or trade of a one who makes or deals in articles of gold.

The history of Florentine goldsmithery is also the history of its economy.


the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons.

For a healthy, immune-competent person, pigeon keeping in accord with current avicultural standards is a very safe activity.


the field of forensic science relating to the acquisition, analysis, and evaluation of sound recordings that may ultimately be presented as admissible evidence in a court of law or some other official venue.

Emergency calls can be analyzed using audio forensics if the context and situation of the caller has to be identified.


The branch of spectroscopy concerned with the measurement of the intervals between atomic or molecular energy levels that are separated by frequencies from about 105 to 109 hertz, as compared to the frequencies that separate optical energy levels of about 6 × 1014 hertz.

Radio-frequency spectroscopy of nuclei in a magnetic field has been employed in a medical technique called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to visualize the internal soft tissue of the body with unprecedented resolution.


a catchall term given to the systematic process by which environmental factors in a business are identified, their impact is assessed and a strategy is developed to mitigate and/or take advantage of them.

There are also many other business environment reforms that have taken place over the past two years, having their genesis in the IDB's business environment analysis of nearly a decade ago, but these will require another article to document.


A systematic collection and evaluation of past and present economical, political, social, and technological data, aimed at (1) identification of internal and external forces that may influence the organization's performance and choice of strategies, and (2) assessment of the organization's current and future strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and strengths.

The situation analysis looks at both the macro-environmental factors that affect many firms within the environment and the micro-environmental factors that specifically affect the firm.


the investigation of deviations in financial performance from the standards defined in organizational budgets.

However, the variance analysis of manufacturing overhead costs is very important as manufacturing overhead costs have become a very large percentage of a product's costs.


A review of an organization's strengths and weaknesses that focuses on those factors within its domain.

The internal analysis of your organization should include its culture, expertise, resources, and unique qualities within the market place.


Single most important technique of financial analysis in which quantities are converted into ratios for meaningful comparisons, with past ratios and ratios of other firms in the same or different industries.

When a financial advisor talks to you about your car and house payments in comparison to your alcohol purchases, he or she may use a ratio analysis in order to provide a better example.


Assessment of the (1) effectiveness with which funds (investment and debt) are employed in a firm, (2) efficiency and profitability of its operations, and (3) value and safety of debtors' claims against the firm's assets.

It was clear to the investment banker after reviewing the company's financial analysis that the annual loan renewal would be denied.


A market assessment tool designed to provide a business with an idea of the complexity of a particular industry.

Before purchasing the pig farm from Ezekiel, Biohazies R Us conducted an in depth industry analysis on profit margins for developing anthrax.


The act or process of placing or defining in time relations.

In contrast to the topos common in Stifter scholarship that his descriptions bring about a standstill of motion and time, I argue that Stifter decidedly works on the temporalization of description.


a course of study like a graduate seminar but often open to advanced undergraduates.

They, in turn, would invite me to join a proseminar where I spent a semester developing a dissertation on American bandit crime with Eric Hobsbawm.


The act of excerpting or selecting from a larger work.

But the phenomenon of excerption can help us create a possible scenario for how the commentary preserved in Berol. 9780, a papyrus from Hermoupolis dating to the second century C.E., was created.


creating carpets, both machine-made and hand-woven.

The archaeological excavations on the territory of Azerbaijan testifies to the well developing of carpet-weaving that date as far back as to the 2nd millennium BC.


the business of providing services such as webpage design and marketing advice to companies doing business on the Internet.

E-consulting for PCI program development offers a bridge to the experience and know-how that rural and community hospitals need in order to create and develop a sound program.


the branch of satellite geodesy in which geodetic problems are solved on the basis of positional (angular) observations of artificial earth satellites.

Efforts are now under way to extend and tie together existing continental networks by satellite triangulation so as to facilitate the adjustment of all major geodetic surveys into a single world datum and determine the size and shape of the Earth spheroid with much greater accuracy than heretofore obtained.


the act, or the result, of making someone into a hero.

Despite its great importance for Greek religious and cultural history, the heroization of historical persons in the Archaic and Classical periods has not received a full and systematic study.


the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant.

an unconscionable belittlement of his spouse in public


An action game characterised by short levels, simple and intuitive control schemes, and rapidly increasing difficulty.

The term "arcade game" is also used to refer to an action video game that was designed to play similarly to an arcade game with frantic, addictive gameplay.


a type of formal ritual Shinto kagura dance.

Mikagura were also performed at the Imperial harvest festival and at major shrines such as Ise, Kamo, and Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.


a stately dance of the Shinto religion that now forms a part of Japanese village festivals.

Kagura, in particular those forms that involve storytelling or reenactment of fables, is also one of the primary influences on the Noh theatre.


analysis and examination of information use, resources and flows, with verification to documents and people, in order to improve the quality of the recorded information.

As regards the applicability of this method, it should be noted that the costing stage was not included in either study and that this might suggest it is not required in an information audit.


printing from an intaglio plate that has been converted to a relief print by making a plaster cast of it, thereby causing lines that were originally incised to stand out above the surface.

Plaster printing has been around for quite a while, but unfortunately I don't have knowledge of the artist who actually invented the process.


A program of specialized activities that a higher education institution organizes to orient, acclimate, socialize, and welcome new college students to campus prior to the start of the semester.

Our unique pre-orientation programs offer an exciting and inspiring start to your first year at Washington College.


The act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy.

We consider a new hierarchization algorithm for sparse grids of high dimension and low level.


superstitious worship or veneration of the dead.

We have already seen that necrolatry existed in ancient Japan, and, as necrolatry is a worship of the dead in general, if descendants are to have a worship of their dead ancestors as a necrolatry, in that case a form of ancestor worship naturally comes to pass.


Herodotus is so rich a master of anecdote, asides, anticipations, reflexions, anachronisms, and all the ancillary devices of story-telling, that his work never presents the bald mechanics of a chronicle, the bare bones of mere annalism.


Although too late in date for Piranesi to have been directly influenced by this set, the Italian origins of ceroplastics went back to the late seventeenth century.


(formerly) the occupation or practice of a barber practicing surgery and dentistry.

Paradoxically, formal recognition of master surgeons led to expansion of French barber-surgery because physicians supported the barbers in an attempt to mitigate the increasing influence of the surgeons of the long robe.


a practice with the aim of helping clients determine and achieve personal goals.

We specialize in transition life coaching for personal and professional empowerment.


From the north coast of Brittany to the Vendee region there is evidence of salt-working, salt being extracted from sea brine in ovens equipped with pans and then made into blocks.


the practice of organizing and or ordering of broadcast media programs (Internet, television, radio, etc.) in a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or season-long schedule.

In Broadcast programming, counterprogramming is the practice of offering television programs to attract an audience from another television station airing a major event.


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be in direct physical contact with; make contact


make physical contact with, come in contact with


He touched his toes to the horse's flanks


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The child was pinned under the fallen tree


He picked up the book and started to read


The nosy couple broke in on our conversation


provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance


affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely


produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments


pass one's hands over the sexual organs of


The nurse palpated the patient's stomach


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He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly


hold something in one's hands and move it


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The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter


seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block


obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically


take out of a container or enclosed space

Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!


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the police nabbed the suspected criminals


succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase


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be the physical support of; carry the weight of


scaffold the building before painting it


bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of


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support by placing against something solid or rigid


jack up the car so you can change the tire


brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center


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support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel


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close or secure with or as if with a stopper


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come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation


clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.


cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)


string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)


turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse


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manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner

He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview


do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol


operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal


touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions


touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner


stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking


examine physically with or as if with a probe


The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead


The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot


penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way


pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance


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An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration


penetrate thoroughly and into every part

the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization


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he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife


strike or punch with quick and short blows


The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window


She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant


Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation


manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes


cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it


smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill


provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof


cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots


cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning


The soccer player headbutted his oponent and was sent off the field


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hit against; come into sudden contact with


strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise


strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting


The brick connected on her head, knocking her out


strike with a sound like that of falling rain


strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom


the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road


He knocked the glass clear across the room


carry a burden, either real or metaphoric


carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons


shove one's elbow into another person's ribs


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The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect


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stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick


The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence


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We shuttered the window to keep the house cool


move or pull so as to cover or uncover something


stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)


pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin


Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket


She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet


remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water


search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost


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make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing


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give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor


set the trigger of a firearm back for firing


move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of


place after another constituent in the sentence

Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them


place before another constituent in the sentence

English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them


cut or remove with or as if with a plane

The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood


rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen


rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender


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rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image


stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance


make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing


roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other


tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading


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separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion


surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ


shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue


cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing


cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge


engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface


cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall


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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow


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hew roughly, without finishing the surface


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dredge the chicken in flour before frying it


remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size


cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width


remove the surface, in scales or laminae


put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface


The carpenter finished the table beautifully


coat with a substance that will prevent corrosion


cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic


pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles


She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks


apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to


wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography


She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots


The building was faced with beautiful stones


face with a layer of stone or concrete or other supporting material so as to retain


The building was refaced with beautiful stones


line the edge (of a garment) with a different material


smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment


to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something

a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps


stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document


stamp with a meter indicating the postage


stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing


cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys

During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised


puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals

The men in some African tribes scarify their faces


pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into


score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking


draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper


mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines


hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove


bend or lay so that one part covers the other


oewn-wrinkle-v oewn-ruckle-v oewn-crease-v oewn-crinkle-v oewn-scrunch-v oewn-scrunch_up-v oewn-crisp-v

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic


oewn-pucker-v oewn-rumple-v oewn-cockle-v oewn-crumple-v oewn-knit-v

to gather something into small wrinkles or folds


gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker


cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication


oewn-flex-v oewn-bend-v oewn-deform-v oewn-twist-v oewn-turn-v

cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form


The woman's spiked heels gouged out the wooden floor


hollow out as if making a cave or opening


arrange or fold as a cover or protection


The gift was done up in pretty red paper


wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling


tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair


retie the string and make it strong enough now


fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord


oewn-tie_down-v oewn-tie_up-v oewn-bind-v oewn-truss-v


fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them


tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it


confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs

The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime


The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent


strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison


They fastened various nicknames to each other


The spider's thread attached to the window sill


become attached to and embedded in the uterus

The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications


come off due to an explosion or other strong force


join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein)


join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding


unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of


cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis


ground the electrical connections for safety reasons


oewn-match-v oewn-mate-v oewn-couple-v oewn-pair-v oewn-twin-v

bring two objects, ideas, or people together


match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together


become separated, disconnected or disjoint


make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of


join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly


piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings


join these two parts so that they fit together


attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify


attach or become attached to a stem word


cause to become detached or separated; take off

detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it


cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking


His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery


restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult


impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

horses were clogged until they were tamed


oewn-restrain-v oewn-confine-v oewn-hold-v oewn-constrain-v

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

This holds the local until the express passengers change trains


shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits


confine to a small space, such as a cabin


confine to a small space, as for intensive work


make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope

The Chinese would bind the feet of their women


wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose


scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails


oewn-flush-v oewn-level-v oewn-even_out-v oewn-even-v


make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane


build up to a level by depositing sediment


replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it


put a telephone receiver back in its cradle


cut the surface of; wear away the surface of


bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of


oewn-dig-v oewn-delve-v oewn-cut_into-v oewn-turn_over-v


the mining company wants to excavate the hillside


Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team


The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench


oewn-scoop-v oewn-scoop_out-v oewn-lift_out-v oewn-scoop_up-v oewn-take_up-v

take out or up with or as if with a scoop


scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface


use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work


cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it


I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons


She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom


He claimed he could divine underground water


use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal


look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular


try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of


The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer


She hunted for her reading glasses but was unable to locate them


look for and collect shells by the seashore


hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI


The police scoured the country for the fugitive


oewn-quest_for-v oewn-go_after-v oewn-quest_after-v oewn-pursue-v


search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets

The police frisked everyone at the airport


search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes


go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way


They combed the area for the missing child


The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia


oewn-snip-v oewn-clip-v oewn-crop-v oewn-trim-v oewn-lop-v oewn-dress-v oewn-prune-v oewn-cut_back-v

cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of


thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers


oewn-scratch-v oewn-engrave-v oewn-grave-v oewn-inscribe-v

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface


cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete


kill (animals) usually for food consumption

They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter


People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock


cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank


the terminally ill patient committed suicide


the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators


kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens


She was killed in the collision of three cars


The disease struck down many young men in the village


The animals were sacrificed after the experiment


The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid


the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep


oewn-neutralize-v oewn-neutralise-v oewn-liquidate-v oewn-waste-v oewn-knock_off-v oewn-do_in-v

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing


kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe


cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled

I caught the hem of my dress in the brambles


unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch


oewn-append-v oewn-tag_on-v oewn-tack_on-v oewn-tack-v oewn-hang_on-v


oewn-append-v oewn-add_on-v oewn-supplement-v oewn-affix-v

He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language


oewn-sew-v oewn-run_up-v oewn-sew_together-v oewn-stitch-v


fold over and sew together to provide with a hem


undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)


sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next


sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches


sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both


sew together loosely, with large stitches


The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door


provide with a covering or cause to be covered


cover as for protection against noise or smell

She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate


provide with a thermally non-conducting cover


protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal


The tattered old book is valuable and we need to rebind it


mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered


cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing

the hostage was blindfolded and driven away


tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom


remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body


fasten by passing through a hole or around something


turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him


mount again, as after disassembling something


clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened


unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay


secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts


move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut


close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle

she rolled up the window when it started to rain


prevent from leaving or from being removed


she coops herself up in the library all day


oewn-lock_in-v oewn-lock_away-v oewn-lock-v oewn-put_away-v oewn-shut_up-v oewn-shut_away-v oewn-lock_up-v

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend


lock up the house before you go on vacation


twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish


extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing


twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates


she gathered her shawl around her shoulders


exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away

the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies


She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room


oewn-contort-v oewn-deform-v oewn-distort-v oewn-wring-v


twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid


oewn-extract-v oewn-pull_out-v oewn-pull-v oewn-pull_up-v oewn-take_out-v oewn-draw_out-v oewn-rip_out-v oewn-tear_out-v

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense


extract information from a modulated carrier wave


obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

Italians express coffee rather than filter it


squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer


remove something from a container or an enclosed space


tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions


cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion


reseal the bottle after using the medicine


oewn-connect-v oewn-link-v oewn-tie-v oewn-link_up-v

connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces


connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer


cause to be interconnected or interwoven


oewn-adhere-v oewn-hold_fast-v oewn-bond-v oewn-bind-v oewn-stick-v oewn-stick_to-v


The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board


attach something somewhere by means of nails


remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string


string together; tie or fasten with a string


set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series

the houses were strung out in a long row


render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth


coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle


paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood


He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce


The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it


apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil


She applied paint to the back of the house


cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum


cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material


hook up the houses to the gas supply line


secure or fasten with a staple or staples


unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt


remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of


Can we extend the legs of this dining table?


oewn-break-v oewn-wear-v oewn-wear_out-v oewn-bust-v oewn-fall_apart-v


drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal


kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football


place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive


make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick


spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe


oewn-spatter-v oewn-splatter-v oewn-plash-v oewn-splash-v oewn-splosh-v oewn-swash-v

The mother splashed the baby's face with water


oewn-slosh-v oewn-slush-v oewn-slosh_around-v oewn-slush_around-v


cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force


the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps


splash and flutter about in or as if in water


oewn-squirt-v oewn-force_out-v oewn-squeeze_out-v oewn-eject-v

the boy squirted water at his little sister


force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel


oewn-scatter-v oewn-sprinkle-v oewn-dot-v oewn-dust-v oewn-disperse-v


intersperse exclamation marks in the text


intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data


discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream


dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects


the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians


spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)


make a place messy by strewing garbage around


The invaders spread their language all over the country


cause to spread in another part of the world


This great civilization was propagated throughout the land


I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese


to distribute systematically or strategically

The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East


The U.S. must redeploy their troops in the Middle East


redistribute the troops more strategically


envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness


oewn-gather-v oewn-garner-v oewn-collect-v oewn-pull_together-v


oewn-muster-v oewn-rally-v oewn-summon-v oewn-come_up-v oewn-muster_up-v


They went birdnesting in the early morning


gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean


gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean


oewn-pluck-v oewn-pull-v oewn-tear-v-1 oewn-deplume-v oewn-deplumate-v oewn-displume-v


oewn-scrape-v oewn-scrape_up-v oewn-scratch-v oewn-come_up-v

gather (money or other resources) together over time

She had scraped together enough money for college


she nickeled-and-dimed together a small house for her family


batch together; assemble or process as a batch


oewn-ruffle-v oewn-ruffle_up-v oewn-rumple-v oewn-mess_up-v


oewn-compress-v oewn-constrict-v oewn-squeeze-v oewn-compact-v oewn-contract-v oewn-press-v


Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth


constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air


contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery


make more compact by or as if by pressing


place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure


press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets


wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten


wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body


to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop


sweep with a broom or as if with a broom


make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together


coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam


inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon


oewn-sock-v oewn-bop-v oewn-whop-v oewn-whap-v oewn-bonk-v oewn-bash-v


give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night


They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant


The religious fanatics flagellated themselves


beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening


strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting


strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music


deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument


hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball


reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

the rock caught her in the back of the head


oewn-smash-v oewn-nail-v oewn-boom-v oewn-blast-v


hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise

The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler


make an out by hitting the ball on the ground


drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club


hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction


hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin


strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot


strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter

he putted the ball several feet past the hole


hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club


baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught in foul territory


carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball


He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning


(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.


throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage


strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin


hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing


hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games


hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally


hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance


hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat


hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction


hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left


strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third


hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag


deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon


oewn-flog-v oewn-welt-v oewn-whip-v oewn-lather-v oewn-lash-v oewn-slash-v oewn-strap-v oewn-trounce-v


oewn-cane-v oewn-flog-v oewn-lambaste-v oewn-lambast-v


oewn-deck-v oewn-coldcock-v oewn-dump-v oewn-knock_down-v oewn-floor-v


oewn-cream-v oewn-bat-v oewn-clobber-v oewn-drub-v oewn-thrash-v oewn-lick-v

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight


strike with, or as if with a baseball bat


bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher


hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction


the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds


hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument


The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved


strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat


oewn-whack-v oewn-wham-v oewn-whop-v oewn-wallop-v


The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators


oewn-thrash-v oewn-thresh-v oewn-lam-v oewn-flail-v


hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

The impatient teacher slapped the student


strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first


She clobbered the man who tried to attack her


stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter


mix so as to make a random order or arrangement


So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards


shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix


oewn-agitate-v oewn-vex-v oewn-disturb-v oewn-commove-v oewn-shake_up-v oewn-stir_up-v oewn-raise_up-v


make turbid by stirring up the sediments of


go through boxing motions without an opponent


give a spanking to; subject to a spanking


pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable


oewn-insert-v oewn-infix-v oewn-enter-v oewn-introduce-v


insert the penis into the vagina or anus of


oewn-cannulate-v oewn-cannulize-v oewn-cannulise-v oewn-intubate-v oewn-canulate-v


enter (data or a program) into a computer


fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug


oewn-embrace-v oewn-hug-v oewn-bosom-v oewn-squeeze-v

hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness


oewn-cuddle-v oewn-snuggle-v oewn-nestle-v oewn-nest-v oewn-nuzzle-v oewn-draw_close-v

move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

We cuddled against each other to keep warm


The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow


hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth


snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others


kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion

The couple were necking in the back seat of the car


oewn-sleep_together-v oewn-roll_in_the_hay-v oewn-love-v oewn-make_out-v oewn-make_love-v oewn-sleep_with-v oewn-get_laid-v oewn-have_sex-v oewn-know-v oewn-do_it-v oewn-be_intimate-v oewn-have_intercourse-v oewn-have_it_away-v oewn-have_it_off-v oewn-screw-v oewn-fuck-v oewn-jazz-v oewn-eff-v oewn-hump-v oewn-lie_with-v oewn-bed-v oewn-have_a_go_at_it-v oewn-bang-v oewn-get_it_on-v oewn-bonk-v


He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable


engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

There were many swinging couples in the 1960's


male animals serve the females for breeding purposes


Stallions are standing for stud service on the designated farm


This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village


oewn-copulate-v oewn-mate-v oewn-pair-v oewn-couple-v


mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents


oewn-crossbreed-v oewn-cross-v oewn-hybridize-v oewn-hybridise-v oewn-interbreed-v

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties


copulate with a female, used especially of horses


oewn-masturbate-v oewn-wank-v oewn-fuck_off-v oewn-she-bop-v oewn-jack_off-v oewn-jerk_off-v

get sexual gratification through self-stimulation


The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute


oewn-snog-v oewn-kiss-v oewn-buss-v oewn-osculate-v

touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.


the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain


carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously


oewn-bring-v oewn-get-v oewn-convey-v oewn-fetch-v


run after, pick up, and bring to the master


retrieve the car from the parking garage


oewn-take_away-v oewn-bear_off-v oewn-bear_away-v oewn-carry_away-v oewn-carry_off-v

remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands


The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested


oewn-transmit-v oewn-transfer-v oewn-transport-v oewn-channel-v oewn-channelize-v oewn-channelise-v

send from one person or place to another


transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another


transport to a destination through pipes


let (something) fall or spill from a container


collapse by releasing contained air or gas


to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place

He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept


The company mailed out the catalog to all potential customers


send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels


cause to come into a particular state or condition

Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence


take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of


Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone


move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense


The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace


make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample


penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument


pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed


pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument


pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into


attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example


make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation


make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool


initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum


make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill


oewn-transfix-v oewn-impale-v oewn-empale-v oewn-spike-v


wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument


The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants


to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws


The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear


The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles


send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code


make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman


twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water


move to a rearward position; pull towards the back


During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack


be flexible under stress of physical force


move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body


They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists


Pack your tents to the top of the mountain


carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person


oewn-cart_off-v oewn-cart_away-v oewn-haul_off-v oewn-haul_away-v


We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America


fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means


pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion


The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud


pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance

Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?


drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground


Horses used to tow barges along the canal


The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor


oewn-haul-v oewn-hale-v oewn-cart-v oewn-drag-v


raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car


hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope


oewn-heave-v oewn-heave_up-v oewn-heft-v oewn-heft_up-v


heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing


test the weight of something by lifting it


oewn-nip-v oewn-nip_off-v oewn-clip-v oewn-snip-v oewn-snip_off-v


oewn-pinch-v oewn-squeeze-v oewn-twinge-v oewn-tweet-v oewn-nip-v oewn-twitch-v


make a groove in, or provide with a groove


oewn-percolate-v oewn-sink_in-v oewn-permeate-v oewn-filter-v


cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent


oewn-filter-v oewn-filtrate-v oewn-strain-v oewn-separate_out-v oewn-filter_out-v


separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents


separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements


sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice


separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff


separate the chaff from grain by using air currents

She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field


combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two


oewn-mix-v oewn-mingle-v oewn-commix-v oewn-unify-v oewn-amalgamate-v

to bring or combine together or with something else

resourcefully he mingled music and dance


oewn-blend-v oewn-intermix-v oewn-immingle-v oewn-intermingle-v


oewn-entangle-v oewn-tangle-v oewn-mat-v oewn-snarl-v

twist together or entwine into a confusing mass


entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh


arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order


arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances


connect or arrange into a chain by linking


combine two strings to form a single one


arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance

The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives


arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible


arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid


arrange wagons so that they form a corral


arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores


My son disarranged the papers on my desk


oewn-border-v oewn-adjoin-v oewn-edge-v oewn-abut-v oewn-march-v oewn-butt-v oewn-butt_against-v oewn-butt_on-v

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary


oewn-surround-v oewn-environ-v oewn-ring-v oewn-skirt-v oewn-border-v

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle


decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe


expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process

The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months


expel or eject without recourse to legal process

The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.


oewn-eject-v oewn-chuck_out-v oewn-exclude-v oewn-turf_out-v oewn-boot_out-v oewn-turn_out-v

The unruly student was excluded from the game


I was shown the door when I asked for a raise


The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club


place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide


superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry


We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee


express willingness to have in one's home or environs

The community warmly received the refugees


The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society


This is the day when Mary was assumed into heaven


oewn-kidnap-v oewn-nobble-v oewn-abduct-v oewn-snatch-v

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom


take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

The men were shanghaied after being drugged


oewn-commandeer-v oewn-hijack-v oewn-highjack-v oewn-pirate-v

The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami


take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it


The Communist government expropriated the landowners


They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern


oewn-putter-v oewn-potter-v oewn-potter_around-v oewn-putter_around-v


oewn-putter-v oewn-mess_around-v oewn-potter-v oewn-tinker-v oewn-monkey-v oewn-monkey_around-v oewn-muck_about-v oewn-muck_around-v

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house


The children are having fun puddling in paint


oewn-range-v oewn-array-v oewn-lay_out-v oewn-set_out-v

lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line


oewn-let_go_of-v oewn-let_go-v oewn-release-v oewn-relinquish-v


oewn-suffocate-v oewn-stifle-v oewn-asphyxiate-v oewn-choke-v

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

The foul air was slowly suffocating the children


oewn-obstruct-v oewn-obturate-v oewn-impede-v oewn-occlude-v oewn-jam-v oewn-block-v oewn-close_up-v


restrain from moving or operating normally

Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred


Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight


oewn-barricade-v oewn-block-v oewn-blockade-v oewn-stop-v oewn-block_off-v oewn-block_up-v oewn-bar-v


Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours


oewn-clog-v oewn-choke_off-v oewn-clog_up-v oewn-back_up-v oewn-congest-v oewn-choke-v oewn-foul-v oewn-crap_up-v


The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it


oewn-stuff-v oewn-lug-v oewn-choke_up-v oewn-block-v


The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!


catch birds by temporarily blinding them


capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping


We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater


oewn-trap-v oewn-entrap-v oewn-snare-v oewn-ensnare-v oewn-trammel-v


The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them


place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction


He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree


The cargo was containerized for safe and efficient shipping


the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral


to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil


Women must not unveil themselves in public in some religious societies


oewn-pack-v oewn-bundle-v oewn-wad-v oewn-compact-v


have the property of being packable or of compacting easily


work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud


oewn-bunch-v oewn-bundle-v oewn-cluster-v oewn-clump-v

gather or cause to gather into a cluster


take from stowage in preparation for use


The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries


crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum


oewn-burden-v oewn-burthen-v oewn-weight-v oewn-weight_down-v


she lightened the load on the tired donkey


take the burden off; remove the burden from


remove the load from (a container or vehicle)


oewn-drop-v oewn-drop_off-v oewn-set_down-v oewn-put_down-v oewn-unload-v oewn-discharge-v

remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave


drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter


oewn-load-v oewn-lade-v oewn-laden-v oewn-load_up-v


provide (a device) with something necessary


he saddled me with that heavy responsibility


injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of


cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation


oewn-put-v oewn-set-v oewn-place-v oewn-pose-v oewn-position-v oewn-lay-v

put into a certain place or abstract location


the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar


ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel


place on a ship again or transfer to another ship


They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper


to put something (eg trust) in something

The nation reposed its confidence in the King


reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site


place side by side or in close proximity


cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place


oewn-plank-v oewn-flump-v oewn-plonk-v oewn-plop-v oewn-plunk-v oewn-plump_down-v oewn-plunk_down-v oewn-plump-v

set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise


place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth


sow over a wide area, especially by hand


place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position


The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley


After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot


place (something) where one cannot find it again


She piled up her books in my living room


fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters


some people enjoy watching people who mudwrestle


to exert strenuous effort against opposition


oewn-attract-v oewn-pull-v oewn-pull_in-v oewn-draw-v oewn-draw_in-v

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

Her good looks attract the stares of many men


oewn-repel-v oewn-drive-v oewn-repulse-v oewn-force_back-v oewn-push_back-v oewn-beat_back-v

cause to move back by force or influence


The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below


cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile


The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President


throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball


Oral struck out three batters to close the inning


cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force


throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides


cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation


oewn-switch_off-v oewn-cut-v oewn-turn_off-v oewn-turn_out-v

cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch


oewn-engage-v oewn-mesh-v oewn-lock-v oewn-operate-v


keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot


release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

I want to disengage myself from his influence


oewn-flip-v oewn-toss-v oewn-sky-v oewn-pitch-v


oewn-shed-v oewn-cast-v oewn-cast_off-v oewn-shake_off-v oewn-throw-v oewn-throw_off-v oewn-throw_away-v oewn-drop-v


cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters


launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage


shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult

the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort


push or shove upward, as if from below or behind

The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption


issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth


force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically


decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)


oewn-intertwine-v oewn-twine-v oewn-entwine-v oewn-enlace-v oewn-interlace-v oewn-lace-v


make by twisting together or intertwining


variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors


undo strands that have been woven together


cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect


destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism


vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot


oewn-unravel-v oewn-unknot-v oewn-unscramble-v oewn-untangle-v oewn-unpick-v

become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of


coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem


the mechanical watch needs rewinding every day


oewn-wind-v-1 oewn-wrap-v oewn-roll-v oewn-twine-v


oewn-jam-v oewn-jampack-v oewn-ram-v oewn-chock_up-v oewn-cram-v oewn-wad-v


oewn-deluge-v oewn-flood-v oewn-inundate-v oewn-swamp-v

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

the basement was inundated after the storm


The child stuffed candy into his pockets


do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions


oewn-function-v oewn-work-v oewn-operate-v oewn-go-v oewn-run-v

The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in


start running, functioning, or operating


give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat


remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space


oewn-lodge-v oewn-wedge-v oewn-stick-v oewn-deposit-v


The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums


oewn-implant-v oewn-engraft-v oewn-embed-v oewn-imbed-v oewn-plant-v

He planted a knee in the back of his opponent


The plant had grown and had to be repotted


insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects

She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men


insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)


place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient


cause to grow together parts from different plants

graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree


stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block


mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

To make a batik, you impress a design with wax


oewn-spot-v oewn-fleck-v oewn-blob-v oewn-blot-v


make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from


I cook and my husband washes up after dinner


thoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year


oewn-dirty-v oewn-soil-v oewn-begrime-v oewn-grime-v oewn-colly-v oewn-bemire-v

don't soil your clothes when you play outside!


oewn-mire-v oewn-muck-v oewn-mud-v oewn-muck_up-v

The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden


cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water


wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt


wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew


separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)


wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals


wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance


wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine

This delicate sweater must be handwashed


wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look


oewn-tarnish-v oewn-stain-v oewn-maculate-v oewn-sully-v oewn-defile-v

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air


a scandal that darkened the family's good name


oewn-defile-v oewn-sully-v oewn-corrupt-v oewn-taint-v oewn-cloud-v

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon


oewn-absorb-v oewn-suck-v oewn-imbibe-v oewn-soak_up-v oewn-sop_up-v oewn-suck_up-v oewn-draw-v oewn-take_in-v oewn-take_up-v


sponge up the spilled milk on the counter


take (gas, light or heat) into a solution


accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface


take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption


unite or merge with something already in existence

incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case


cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over


pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities


cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container


hang down so as to drag along the ground

The bride's veiled trailed along the ground


be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside


the mother seated the toddler on the high chair


dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse


oewn-squat-v oewn-crouch-v oewn-scrunch-v oewn-scrunch_up-v oewn-hunker-v oewn-hunker_down-v

In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting


In church you have to kneel during parts of the service


We had to stand for the entire performance!


stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing


be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position


She was so worried, she lay awake all night long


oewn-erase-v oewn-rub_out-v oewn-score_out-v oewn-efface-v oewn-wipe_off-v

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!


erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard


oewn-strike-v oewn-scratch-v oewn-expunge-v oewn-excise-v

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Please strike this remark from the record


strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out


people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical


anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease


oewn-scar-v oewn-mark-v oewn-pock-v oewn-pit-v

The skin disease scarred his face permanently


the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon


shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband


separate with or as if with an instrument


cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief


Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper


divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult


make an incision into by carving or cutting


planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars


separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument


oewn-separate-v oewn-disunite-v oewn-divide-v oewn-part-v


separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin


The two pieces that we had glued separated


divide from the main body or mass and collect


The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock


join together so as to form new genetic combinations


collide or strike violently and suddenly

The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail


hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke


The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace


The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant


oewn-syllabify-v oewn-syllabicate-v oewn-syllabize-v oewn-syllabise-v


The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British


You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!


destroy completely or make ugly or useless


to raze to the ground, also figuratively

we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis


oewn-rape-v oewn-spoil-v oewn-despoil-v oewn-violate-v oewn-plunder-v

The soldiers raped the beautiful country


The teenager banged up the car of his mother


oewn-uproot-v oewn-extirpate-v oewn-deracinate-v oewn-root_out-v

uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden


put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground


place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil


establish a forest on previously unforested land


reestablish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.

re-afforest the area that was burned during the fighting


After the fire, they reforested the mountain


oewn-smother-v oewn-stifle-v oewn-strangle-v oewn-muffle-v oewn-repress-v


deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion


deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow


oewn-install-v oewn-instal-v oewn-put_in-v oewn-set_up-v


fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house

The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing


oewn-install-v oewn-instal-v oewn-set_up-v oewn-establish-v


She reinstalled the washer after it had been repaired


kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air


the French King was beheaded during the Revolution


kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine

The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country


oewn-garrote-v oewn-garrotte-v oewn-garotte-v oewn-scrag-v

people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain


kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

the enemies were impaled and left to die


tease tissue for microscopic examinations


our department was dismembered when our funding dried up


hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches


oewn-rend-v oewn-rip-v oewn-rive-v oewn-pull-v


oewn-tear-v-1 oewn-rupture-v oewn-snap-v oewn-bust-v


reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface


to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

the two men grappled with each other for several minutes


tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso


The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir


strike or drive against with a heavy impact


oewn-situate-v oewn-fix-v oewn-posit-v oewn-deposit-v


The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks


oewn-crop-v oewn-browse-v oewn-graze-v oewn-range-v oewn-pasture-v


let feed in a field or pasture or meadow


oewn-dunk-v oewn-dip-v oewn-souse-v oewn-plunge-v oewn-douse-v

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

dip the garment into the cleaning solution


plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container


plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh


put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle


take hold of something and move it to a different location


oewn-unfold-v oewn-spread-v oewn-spread_out-v oewn-open-v

spread out or open from a closed or folded state


spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach


oewn-envelop-v oewn-enfold-v oewn-enwrap-v oewn-wrap-v oewn-enclose-v

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering


oewn-capsule-v oewn-capsulate-v oewn-capsulize-v oewn-capsulise-v


The bright light engulfed him completely


wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection


oewn-shroud-v oewn-enshroud-v oewn-hide-v oewn-cover-v

The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery


oewn-immerse-v oewn-swallow-v oewn-swallow_up-v oewn-bury-v oewn-eat_up-v

enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter


oewn-trace-v oewn-draw-v oewn-line-v oewn-describe-v oewn-delineate-v


draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions


draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible


another circle is circumscribed about the square


to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect


bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint


shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel


the people pushed and shoved to get in line


level off with a strickle in a measuring container


force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing


oewn-extricate-v oewn-untangle-v oewn-disentangle-v oewn-disencumber-v

I cannot extricate myself from this task


play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

Someone tampered with the documents on my desk


oewn-toy-v oewn-fiddle-v oewn-diddle-v oewn-play-v

manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

She played nervously with her wedding ring


oewn-enclose-v oewn-close_in-v oewn-inclose-v oewn-shut_in-v


enclose in a capsule or other small container


The police roped off the area where the crime occurred


when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price


mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes


mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units

he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale


Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later


affix in a public place or for public notice


He turned the handle and jerked the door open


pull or lift up with or as if with a winch


oewn-pluck-v oewn-tweak-v oewn-pull_off-v oewn-pick_off-v


She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth


oewn-pry-v oewn-prise-v oewn-prize-v oewn-lever-v oewn-jimmy-v

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open


oewn-squash-v oewn-crush-v oewn-squelch-v oewn-mash-v oewn-squeeze-v

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition


oewn-crunch-v oewn-cranch-v oewn-craunch-v oewn-grind-v


solder by immersion in a bath of molten solder


solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point


oewn-drag_down-v oewn-bear_down-v oewn-bear_down_on-v oewn-press_down_on-v oewn-weigh_down-v


throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective


make a slam dunk; shoot a basketball in a slam dunk


make the opening shot that scatters the balls


The columns were wired to the beams for support


touch a player while he is holding the ball


he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm


carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward

The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane


He piggybacked her child so she could see the show


haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars


hold with difficulty and balance insecurely


control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate


The owners decided to grass their property


oewn-macadamize-v oewn-macadamise-v oewn-tarmac-v oewn-macadam-v


pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight


The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air


throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously


shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground


be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid


The hail storms had washed out the bridges


become engaged or intermeshed with one another


The gaps between the teeth trap food particles


bring together in a common cause or emotion

The death of their child had drawn them together


bring together all the elements or parts of


The huts can be mounded over to form shelters


cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients


cover or provide with or as if with straw

cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm


break the skin (of a body part) by scraping


remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely


deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.

The other players cleaned him completely


She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse


apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion


use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)


put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying


cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)


destroy the completeness of a set of related items


I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy


move from one place to another by lifting

They hoisted the patient onto the operating table


put (something) on a structure or conveyance


put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled


cover with a light dusting of a substance


She plastered warnings all over the wall


cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters


put into a position that will restore a normal state


move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action


put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action


cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking


fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress


fasten with an adhesive material like glue


enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges


hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge


coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface


the children were told to put away their toys


They will never stop shedding the blood of their enemies


this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer


hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end


oewn-clothe-v oewn-cloak-v oewn-drape-v oewn-robe-v

the mountain was clothed in tropical trees


oewn-euthanize-v oewn-euthanise-v oewn-euthanatize-v oewn-euthanatise-v oewn-mercy_kill-v

intentionally cause the painless death of a person or animal


To mark an item as a personal favorite on social media


To stop working (of an electronic device)


to kill with little effort in a video game


exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time


have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)


be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam


be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations

Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines


The park stretched beneath the train line


have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense


have a beginning characterized in some specified way


WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland


oewn-end-v oewn-stop-v oewn-finish-v oewn-terminate-v oewn-cease-v

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed


The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin


happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well


oewn-specify-v oewn-define-v oewn-delineate-v oewn-delimit-v oewn-delimitate-v


touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly


have a strong tendency to occur side by side


be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.


Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?


lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style


live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption


pursue a positive and satisfying existence

You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live


live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely


live so as to annul some previous behavior


indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life


lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind


live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla


live from day to day, as with some hardship


be identical to; be someone or something

The president of the company is John Smith


live in the country and lead a rustic life


oewn-exist-v oewn-survive-v oewn-live-v oewn-subsist-v

he could barely exist on such a low wage


to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle


live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school


oewn-do-v oewn-fare-v oewn-make_out-v oewn-come-v oewn-get_along-v


pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action


be or continue to be in a certain condition


oewn-survive-v oewn-last-v oewn-live-v oewn-live_on-v oewn-go-v oewn-endure-v oewn-hold_up-v oewn-hold_out-v

We went without water and food for 3 days


resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.


survive from season to season, of plants


oewn-last_out-v oewn-stay-v oewn-ride_out-v oewn-outride-v


Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month


be reasonable or logical or comprehensible


oewn-survive-v oewn-pull_through-v oewn-pull_round-v oewn-come_through-v oewn-make_it-v

continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)


oewn-constitute-v oewn-represent-v oewn-make_up-v oewn-comprise-v oewn-be-v


Greed and ambition composed his personality


This wall forms the background of the stage setting


The mountain range divides the two countries


In my heart I can make the world hang together


oewn-connect-v oewn-link-v oewn-link_up-v oewn-join-v oewn-unite-v

The two streets connect to become a highway


the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones


The bones are interconnected via the muscle


This money will keep us going for another year


oewn-form-v oewn-take_form-v oewn-take_shape-v oewn-spring-v


oewn-originate-v oewn-arise-v oewn-rise-v oewn-develop-v oewn-uprise-v oewn-spring_up-v oewn-grow-v

come into existence; take on form or shape

A new religious movement originated in that country


happen or occur as a result of something


come forth or begin from a state of latency

The first winter storm broke over New York


form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example


form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass


cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate

The chemist flocculated the suspended material


come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)


cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics

The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him


grow out of, have roots in, originate in

The increase in the national debt stems from the last war


oewn-necessitate-v oewn-ask-v oewn-postulate-v oewn-need-v oewn-require-v oewn-take-v oewn-involve-v oewn-call_for-v oewn-demand-v


require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood

most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German


A totally new idea is comprised in this paper


oewn-embrace-v oewn-encompass-v oewn-comprehend-v oewn-cover-v

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds


This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France


The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities


she unites charm with a good business sense


The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man


wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner


show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill


have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East


The list includes the names of many famous writers


Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses


The land he conquered comprised several provinces


be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics


The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages


issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end


impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result


The recession accounts for the slow retail business


The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers


This remark led to further arguments among the guests


be necessarily associated with or result in or involve

This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison


You can stay with me while you are in town


be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

There remains the question of who pulled the trigger


stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets


wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting

She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy


be available or ready for a certain function or service


oewn-stand_by-v oewn-stick_by-v oewn-stick-v oewn-adhere-v

She stood by her husband in times of trouble


The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism


oewn-loiter-v oewn-lounge-v oewn-footle-v oewn-lollygag-v oewn-loaf-v oewn-lallygag-v oewn-hang_around-v oewn-mess_about-v oewn-tarry-v oewn-linger-v oewn-lurk-v oewn-mill_about-v oewn-mill_around-v

be about a place without any apparent purpose

The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square


oewn-bum-v oewn-bum_around-v oewn-bum_about-v oewn-arse_around-v oewn-arse_about-v oewn-fuck_off-v oewn-loaf-v oewn-frig_around-v oewn-waste_one-ap-s_time-v oewn-lounge_around-v oewn-loll-v oewn-loll_around-v oewn-lounge_about-v


She did all the work while he lay around


lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner


hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear


pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures


to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time


interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing


the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment


wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses


act later than planned, scheduled, or required

Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered


oewn-procrastinate-v oewn-stall-v oewn-drag_one-ap-s_feet-v oewn-drag_one-ap-s_heels-v oewn-shillyshally-v oewn-dilly-dally-v oewn-dillydally-v

He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days


He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late


oewn-postpone-v oewn-prorogue-v oewn-hold_over-v oewn-put_over-v oewn-table-v oewn-shelve-v oewn-set_back-v oewn-defer-v oewn-remit-v oewn-put_off-v


continue a term of office past the normal period of time


stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather


hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting


put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence


postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution


oewn-predominate-v oewn-dominate-v oewn-rule-v oewn-reign-v oewn-prevail-v

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance


health considerations override financial concerns


This scene overarches the entire first act


oewn-total-v oewn-number-v oewn-add_up-v oewn-come-v oewn-amount-v


amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

The number of hours I work per week averages out to 40


oewn-preponderate-v oewn-outweigh-v oewn-overbalance-v oewn-outbalance-v

these considerations outweigh our wishes


You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done


It's too bad he got fired, but he sure had it coming


This sum will buy you a ride on the train


overbear criticism, protest, or arguments


enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas


oewn-prevail-v oewn-persist-v oewn-die_hard-v oewn-run-v oewn-endure-v


The label stuck to her for the rest of her life


The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life


extend or continue for a certain period of time


fill or occupy to the point of overflowing


oewn-populate-v oewn-dwell-v oewn-live-v oewn-inhabit-v

People lived in Africa millions of years ago


oewn-reside-v oewn-shack-v oewn-domicile-v oewn-domiciliate-v

make one's home in a particular place or community


Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated


share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple


We are lodging three foreign students this semester


He is keeping three women in the guest cottage


Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?


The boy's friends were allowed to sleep over after the birthday party


interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight

We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil


provide housing for (military personnel)


oewn-dwell-v oewn-consist-v oewn-lie-v oewn-lie_in-v

The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country


oewn-camp-v oewn-encamp-v oewn-camp_out-v oewn-bivouac-v oewn-tent-v


occupy in large numbers or live on a host

the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North


birds are nesting outside my window every Spring


occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere


oewn-stand_back-v oewn-keep_one-ap-s_eyes_off-v oewn-keep_one-ap-s_distance-v oewn-keep_one-ap-s_hands_off-v oewn-stay_away-v


secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)


After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people


My son's friends crashed our house last weekend


oewn-match-v oewn-fit-v oewn-correspond-v oewn-check-v oewn-jibe-v oewn-gibe-v oewn-tally-v oewn-agree-v

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

The two stories don't agree in many details


be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous

Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end


be verified or confirmed; pass inspection


The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave


The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse


be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired


fit together exactly, of identical shapes


fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail


oewn-collocate_with-v oewn-construe_with-v oewn-cooccur_with-v oewn-co-occur_with-v oewn-go_with-v

The word `hot' tends to cooccur with `cold'