| Main Entry: | mere |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nothing more; absolute |
Synonyms: |
bald, bare, blunt, common, complete, entire, insignificant, little, minor, plain, poor, pure, pure and simple, sheer, simple, small, stark, unadorned, unadulterated, unmitigated, unmixed, utter, very |
| Main Entry: | bare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
Synonyms: |
austere, bald, basic, blunt, chaste, cold, essential, hard, literal, meager, mere, modest, scant, severe, sheer, simple, spare, stark, unembellished, unornamented |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
Antonyms: |
adorned, decorated |
| Main Entry: | boundary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outer limit |
Synonyms: |
abuttals, ambit, barrier, beginning, border, borderland, borderline, bounds, brink, circumference, circumscription, compass, confines, edge, end, environs, extent, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, horizon, limits, line, line of demarcation, march, margin, mark, mere, mete, outline, outpost, pale, perimeter, periphery, precinct, purlieus, radius, rim, side, skirt, terminal, termination, terminus, verge |
Antonyms: |
inside, interior, minimum |
| Main Entry: | easy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not difficult |
Synonyms: |
accessible, apparent, basic, child's play, cinch, clear, easily done, effortless, elementary, evident, facile, inconsiderable, light, little, manageable, manifest, mere, no bother, no problem, no sweat, no trouble, not burdensome, nothing to it, obvious, painless, paltry, picnic, piece of cake, plain, plain sailing, pushover, royal, simple, simple as ABC, slight, smooth, snap, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, uninvolved, untroublesome, wieldy, yielding |
Antonyms: |
arduous, complex, complicated, demanding, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, laborious, uneasy |
| Main Entry: | lake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inland body of water |
Synonyms: |
basin, creek, inland sea, lagoon, lakelet, loch, mere, millpond, mouth, pond, pool, reservoir, sluice, spring, tarn |
| Main Entry: | main |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, utter |
Synonyms: |
brute, direct, downright, entire, mere, only, pure, sheer, simple, undisguised, utmost |
Antonyms: |
inessential, nonessential, unnecessary |
| Main Entry: | meager |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small, inadequate; poor |
Synonyms: |
bare, barren, deficient, exiguous, flimsy, inappreciable, inconsiderable, infertile, insubstantial, insufficient, little, mere, minimum, miserable, paltry, puny, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, shabby, short, skimp, skimpy, slender, slight, spare, sparse, subtle, tenuous, too little too late, unfinished, unfruitful, unproductive, wanting, weak |
Antonyms: |
adequate, large, liberal, plenty, substantial, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | piddly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | meager, trivial |
Synonyms: |
barren, deficient, diddly, flimsy, inconsiderable, insubstantial, insufficient, little, measly, mere, microscopic, minute, negligible, paltry, petty, puny, rinky-dink, scant, scrimpy, short, skimpy, slight, small, sparse, superficial, too little too late, two-bit, unproductive, worthless |
| Main Entry: | pool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection of liquid |
Synonyms: |
basin, bath, lagoon, lake, mere, millpond, mud puddle, natatorium, pond, puddle, splash, swimming pool, tank, tarn |
| Main Entry: | pure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, utter |
Synonyms: |
blasted, blessed*, complete, confounded, infernal, mere, out-and-out, sheer, thorough, unmitigated, unqualified |
Antonyms: |
indefinite, uncertain |