a. Low in value, rank, or social status: "I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own" (Frederick Douglass). b. Common or poor in appearance; shabby: "The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever" (Anne Tyler). 5. Slang a. ...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. bottom - the lower side of anything underside, undersurface base - a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" bilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to ...
24. Slang To persuade to have sexual intercourse. v.intr. 1. To act or behave in a specified manner: make merry; make free. 2. To begin or appear to begin an action: made as if to shake my hand. 3. To cause something to be as specified: make ready; make sure. 4. To proceed...
cut someone down kill, take out (slang), massacre, slaughter, dispatch, slay (archaic), blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), mow down He was cut down in a hail of bullets. cut someone down to size make (someone) look small, humble, humiliate, bring low, take (someone) down a peg ...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. puff - a short light gust of air puff of air, whiff gust, blast, blow - a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" 2. puff - a light inflated pastry or puff shell pastry - ...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1.case - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"...
A low offshore island or reef, especially in the Gulf of Mexico; a cay. [Alteration (influenced by key, variant of quay) of Spanish cayo; see cay.] key 3 (kē) n. pl. keys Slang A kilogram of marijuana, cocaine, or heroin. [Shortening and alteration of kilogram.] American Heritag...
a. Low in value, rank, or social status: "I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own" (Frederick Douglass). b. Common or poor in appearance; shabby: "The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever" (Anne Tyler). 5. Slang a. ...
cut someone down kill, take out (slang), massacre, slaughter, dispatch, slay (archaic), blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), mow down He was cut down in a hail of bullets. cut someone down to size make (someone) look small, humble, humiliate, bring low, take (someone) down a peg ...