| Main Entry: | augur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predict; be an omen of |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, bespeak, bode, call it, call the shots, crystal-ball, figure out, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, harbinger, have a hunch, herald, portend, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy, psych out, read, signify, soothsay |
| Notes: | an auger is a tool and to augur is to foretell or betoken |
| Main Entry: | portend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | foreshadow, indicate |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, augur, be in the cards, bespeak, betoken, bode, call*, crystal-ball, forebode, forecast, foreshow, foretell, foretoken, forewarn, harbinger, have a hunch, herald, hint, omen, point to, predict, premonish, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy, read, see coming, threaten, warn of |
| Main Entry: | prognosticate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predict, foretell |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, augur, betoken, call it, crystal-ball, divine, forebode, forecast, foreshadow, harbinger, have a hunch, herald, make book, point to, portend, presage, prophesy, read, see coming, soothsay, vaticinate |
| Main Entry: | prophesy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | predict, warn |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, augur, call the turn, call*, crystal-ball, divine, forecast, foresee, foretell, forewarn, have a hunch, make book, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, psych it out, see coming, soothsay, vaticinate |
| Main Entry: | crystal ball |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fortune teller's globe or ability |
Synonyms: |
clairvoyance, divination, envisagement, forward look, prediction, prevenience |
| Main Entry: | vaticinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prophesy |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, augur, call the turn, call*, crystal-ball, divine, forecast, foresee, foretell, forewarn, have a hunch, make book, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, psych it out, see coming, soothsay |