| Main Entry: | lay of the land |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | general status |
Synonyms: |
how the land lies, how things stand, lay, lie, look of things, orientation, picture |
| Main Entry: | condition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circumstances |
Synonyms: |
action, ballgame, case, estate, happening, how it goes, how things are, how things stack up, lay of the land, like it is, mode, order, plight, position, posture, predicament, quality, rank, repair, reputation, riff, scene, shape, situation, size of it, sphere, spot, standing, state, state of affairs, status, status quo, trim, way things are, way things shape up, where it's at |
| Main Entry: | design |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intention |
Synonyms: |
action, aim, angle, animus, big picture, brainchild, child*, conation, conspiracy, deliberation, end, enterprise, game plan, gimmick, goal, intendment, intrigue, lay of the land, machination, meaning, notion, object, objective, picture, pitch, plan, play, plot, point, project, proposition, purport, purpose, recipe, reflection, scenario, scene, schema, scheme, setup, story, target, thinking, thought, trick, undertaking, view, volition, what's cooking, will |
| Main Entry: | orientation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | introduction, adjustment |
Synonyms: |
acclimatization, adaptation, assimilation, bearings, breaking in, coordination, direction, familiarization, fix*, lay of the land, location, position, sense of direction, settling in |
Antonyms: |
disorientation, mix-up |
| Main Entry: | ball game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | how things stand |
Synonyms: |
big picture, full particulars, ins and outs, lay of the land, the score, whole picture |
| Main Entry: | topography |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | terrain |
Synonyms: |
area, bailiwick, contour, country, domain, dominion, field, form, ground, land, profile, province, region, shape, soil, sphere, territory, the lay of the land, turf |
| Main Entry: | condition |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
adventitious, choosehow, circumstantial, conditional, contingent, crisic, critical, ectopic, entopic, exceptional, ferial, formal, given, guarded, hypothetical, incidental, modal, organic, provisional, qualifying, structural
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