Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus scholar noun 1.intellectual,academic,man of letters,bookworm,egghead(informal),savant,bluestocking(usually disparaging)The library attract...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. fingerpaint- paint that has the consistency of jelly finger paint paint,pigment- a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a har...
`Fall over hard' equates to crash and burn. fall through /v./ (n. `fallthrough', var. `fall-through') 1. To exit a loop by exhaustion, i.e., by having fulfilled its exit condition rather than via a break or exception condition that exits from the middle of it. This usage ...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus smart alec smart arse(Informal) noun 1.know-all(informal),wise guy(informal),clever-clogs(informal),clever Dick(informal),smarty pants(informal),smartarse(slang),smarty boots(informal)Don't be such a smart alec.All right then, ...
1.period,time,spell,term,season,space,stretch,pause,spanThere was a long interval of silence. 2.break,interlude,intermission,rest,gap,pause,respite,lull,entr'acteDuring the interval, wine was served. 3.delay,wait,gap,interim,hold-up,meanwhile,meantime,stoppage,hiatusthe interval between her arriv...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Verb1.procreate- have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate" reproduce,multiply biological science,biology- the science that studies living organisms ...