| Main Entry: | land |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrive, come to rest on |
Synonyms: |
alight, berth, bring in, check in, come ashore, come down, come in, come to berth, debark, descend upon, disembark, ditch, dock, drop anchor, flatten out, get down, ground, level off, light on, make land, pilot, put down, put in, set down, set on deck, settle, sit down, splash down, steer, take down, thump, touch down |
Antonyms: |
ascend, take off |
| Main Entry: | land |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, acquire |
Synonyms: |
annex, bring in, gain, get, have, obtain, pick up, procure, secure, win |
Antonyms: |
fail, lose |
| Main Entry: | landing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | harbor |
Synonyms: |
anchorage, berth, dock, jetty, landing place, marina, pier, platform, quay, slip, wharf |
| Concept: | Land. |
| Category: | 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
land, earth, ground, dry land, terra firma., continent, mainland, peninsula, chersonese, delta; tongue of land, neck of land; isthmus, oasis; promontory (projection); highland (height)., coast, shore, scar, strand, beach; playa; bank, lea; seaboard, seaside, seabank, seacoast, seabeach; ironbound coast; loom of the land; derelict; innings; alluvium , alluvion; anicon., soil, glebe, clay, loam, marl, cledge, chalk, gravel, mold, subsoil, clod, clot; rock, crag., acres; real estate (property); landsman.
-verbs
land, come to land, set foot on the soil, set foot on dry land; come ashore, go ashore, debark.
-adjectives
earthy, continental, midland, coastal, littoral, riparian; alluvial; terrene (world); landed, predial, territorial; geophilous; repicolous.
-adverbs
ashore; on shore, on land.
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| Main Entry: | acquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
Synonyms: |
access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, get hands on, get hold of, grab, have, hustle, land, latch onto, lock up, pick up, procure, promote, rack up, scare up, secure, snag*, take, take possession of, wangle, win |
| Notes: | a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process |
Antonyms: |
fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | approach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | way, means of arriving |
Synonyms: |
access, accession, advance, advent, avenue, coming, drawing near, entrance, gate, landing, nearing, passage, path, reaching, road, way |
Antonyms: |
departure, distancing, leaving |
| Main Entry: | arrival |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coming to a destination |
Synonyms: |
accession, advent, alighting, appearance, approach, arriving, debarkation, disembarkation, dismounting, entrance, happening, homecoming, influx, ingress, landing, meeting, occurrence, return |
Antonyms: |
departure, disappearance, leave |
| Main Entry: | arrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to a destination |
Synonyms: |
access, alight, appear, attain, barge in, blow in, bob up, breeze in, bust in, buzz*, check in, clock in, disembark, dismount, drop anchor, drop in, enter, fall by, fall in, get to, hit town, hit*, land*, make it, make the scene, pop in, pop up, pull in, punch the clock, reach, report, roll in, show, show up, sign in, sky in, take place, turn up, visit, wind up at |
Antonyms: |
depart, disappear, go, leave |
| Main Entry: | bag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch |
Synonyms: |
acquire, apprehend, capture, collar, gain, get, hook, kill, land, nab, nail, net, seize, shoot, take, trap |
Antonyms: |
lose |
| Main Entry: | buy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bribe |
Synonyms: |
corrupt, fix, grease palm, have, land, lubricate, oil palm, ransom, reach, redeem, sop, square, suborn, tamper |