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| Main Entry: | ply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use, work at |
| Synonyms: | carry on, dispense, employ, exercise, exert, follow, function, handle, maneuver, manipulate, practice, pursue, put out, swing, throw, utilize, wield |
| Antonyms: | idle, be lazy |
| Main Entry: | exert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make use of |
| Synonyms: | apply, apply oneself, bring into play*, bring to bear*, dig*, employ, endeavor, exercise, expend, give all one's got, give best shot, labor, make effort, peg away, plug*, ply, pour it on, push, put forth, put out, strain, strive, struggle, sweat it, throw, toil, try hard, use, utilize, wield, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flex |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bend |
| Synonyms: | angle, contract, crook, curve, lean, mold, ply, spring, stretch, tighten, tilt, yield |
| Antonyms: | extend, straighten, be stiff |
| Main Entry: | fold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | double thickness |
| Synonyms: | bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, dog's ear, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication, plicature, ply, pucker, ridge, rimple, rivel, ruche, ruck, ruffle, rumple, shirring, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle |
| Main Entry: | invite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask to do something socially |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beg, bid, bring on, call, command, countenance, court, draw, encourage, entice, entreat, insist, inveigle, invitation, issue, lead, lure, persuade, petition, ply, pray, press, prevail on, propose, provoke, request, solicit, suggest, summon, supplicate, tempt, toll, urge, vamp, welcome, woo, appeal to, give invitation, have in, have over, include as guest, send invitation |
| Antonyms: | reject |
| Main Entry: | knead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix by pressing |
| Synonyms: | aerate, alter, blend, form, manipulate, massage, mold, ply, press, push, rub, shape, squeeze, stroke, twist, work |
| Notes: | knead means to make into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands or manually manipulate someone's body usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; a need (noun) is something required or wanted - need (verb) means to require or have a need of |
| Main Entry: | layer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coating, tier |
| Synonyms: | band, bed, blanket, coat, couch, course, cover, covering, film, flag, flap, floor, fold, girdle, lap, mantle, overlap, overlay, panel, ply, row, seam, sheet, slab, story, stratum, stripe, thickness, zone, coping, lamina, lamination, substratum |
| Main Entry: | regale |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw a party; have fun |
| Synonyms: | amuse, delight, divert, entertain, feast, fracture, grab, gratify, nurture, party, please, ply, refresh, satisfy, serve, give a party, have a get-together, laugh it up, toss a party |
| Main Entry: | sheet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coating, covering; page |
| Synonyms: | area, blanket, coat, expanse, film, foil, layer, leaf, membrane, overlay, panel, piece, plate, ply, slab, stratum, stretch, surface, sweep, veneer, folio, lamina, pane |
| Main Entry: | use |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work with; consume |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, apply, bestow, bring into play*, bring to bear*, capitalize, control, draw on, employ, exercise, exert, exhaust, expend, exploit, govern, handle, manage, manipulate, operate, ply, practice, regulate, relate, run, run through, spend, take advantage of*, utilize, waste, wield, work, avail oneself of, do with, find a use, make do with, make the most of, make use, play on, press into service, put forth*, put into action, put to use, put to work, set in motion, turn to account |
| Antonyms: | abstain, leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, unite; contrive |
| Synonyms: | braid, build, careen, complicate, compose, construct, create, cue, entwine, fabricate, fold, fuse, incorporate, interlace, intermingle, intertwine, introduce, knit, knot, loop, lurch, make, make up, manufacture, mat, merge, mesh, net, plait, ply, put together, sew, snake, spin, splice, twine, twist, wind, writhe, zigzag, complect, criss-cross, crochet, interfold, interlink, move in and out, piece together, reticulate, twist and turn, whip through, wreathe |
| Antonyms: | divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | wield |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | control, use |
| Synonyms: | apply, brandish, command, conduct, employ, exercise, exert, flourish, handle, have, have at one's disposal, hold, maintain, make use of, manage, maneuver, manipulate, operate, ply, possess, put to use, shake, swing, throw, utilize, wave, work |
| Main Entry: | cross |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | traverse an area |
| Synonyms: | bridge, cruise, meet, navigate, overpass, pass over, ply, sail, span, transverse, voyage, zigzag, cut across, extend over, ford, go across, move across |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | feel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch, stroke |
| Synonyms: | caress, clasp, clutch, explore, finger, fondle, frisk, fumble, grapple, grasp, grip, grope, handle, manipulate, maul, paw, perceive, pinch, ply, poke, press, sense, squeeze, test, tickle, try, wield, apperceive, palm, palpate, run hands over, thumb, twiddle |
| Main Entry: | flap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | winged or extended part of an object |
| Synonyms: | accessory, adjunct, appendage, apron, cover, drop, fly, fold, hanging, lobe, lug, overlap, ply, queue, skirt, strip, tab, tag, tail, lapel, pendant, pendulosity, tippet |
| Main Entry: | manage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in charge, control |
| Synonyms: | administer, advocate, boss, call the shots*, captain, carry on, command, concert, conduct, counsel, designate, direct, disburse, dominate, engineer, execute, govern, guide, handle, head, influence, instruct, maintain, manipulate, minister, officiate, operate, oversee, pilot, ply, preside, regulate, request, rule, run, steer, superintend, supervise, train, use, watch, wield, call upon, care for, engage in, hold down*, run the show, take care of, take over, take the helm, watch over |
| Antonyms: | bumble, mismanage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | manipulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver, handle physically |
| Synonyms: | employ, feel, finger*, form, manage, mold, operate, ply, shape, swing, use, wield, work, thumb* |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | offer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | present, propose for acceptance |
| Synonyms: | accord, advance, afford, allow, award, be at service, bid, come forward, display, donate, exhibit, extend, furnish, give, grant, hold out, lay at one's feet, make available, move, place at disposal, ply, pose, press, proffer, propound, provide, put forth, put forward, put on the market, put up, put up for sale, sacrifice, show, submit, suggest, tender, volunteer |
| Antonyms: | take, take back, withdraw, withhold |
| Main Entry: | traverse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cross over; travel |
| Synonyms: | bisect, bridge, cover, crisscross, cross, do, go over, intersect, negotiate, pace, pass over, perambulate, ply, quarter, range, roam, span, track, transverse, tread, walk, wander, cut across, decussate, go across, move over, pass through, peregrinate, travel over |
| Main Entry: | twist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curl, spin |
| Synonyms: | arc, bend, braid, coil, convolution, curve, flourish, jerk, meander, plug, ply, pull, roll, spiral, swivel, turn, twine, undulation, warp, wind, wrench, yank, zigzag, curlicue, hank, helix, torsion |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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