| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something done |
Synonyms: |
activity, agility, alacrity, alertness, animation, bag*, ballgame, big idea, bit*, business, bustle, commotion, dash, deal, energy, enterprise, flurry, force, functioning, game, going, happening, haste, hoopla*, hopper, in the works, industry, life, liveliness, motion, movement, occupation, operation, plan, power, process, proposition, racket, reaction, response, rush, scene, spirit, stir, stunt, trip, turmoil, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity |
Antonyms: |
cessation, idleness, inaction, inactivity, inertia, repose, rest, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | case |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter brought before a court |
Synonyms: |
action, argument, cause, claim, dispute, evidence, lawsuit, litigation, petition, proceedings, process, proof, suit, trial |
| Main Entry: | discovery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | treasure; invention |
Synonyms: |
algorithm, bonanza*, breakthrough, conclusion, contrivance, coup, data, design, device, find, finding, formula, godsend, innovation, law, luck, luck out, machine, method, principle, process, result, secret, theorem, way |
Antonyms: |
loss |
| Main Entry: | embalm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preserve, immortalize |
Synonyms: |
anoint, cherish, consecrate, conserve, enshrine, freeze, lay out, mummify, prepare, process, store, treasure, wrap |
| Main Entry: | enjoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have the benefit or use of |
Synonyms: |
be blessed, be favored, boast, command, experience, have, hold, maintain, occupy, own, possess, process, reap the benefits, retain, use |
Antonyms: |
lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | form |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accepted procedure; ceremony |
Synonyms: |
behavior, by the book, by the numbers, canon, ceremonial, channels, conduct, convenance, convention, custom, decorum, done thing, etiquette, fashion, formality, habit, law, layout, manner, manners, method, mode, practice, precept, proceeding, process, propriety, protocol, regulation, rite, ritual, ropes, rule, setup, style, usage, way |
| Main Entry: | journey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | travel |
Synonyms: |
circuit, cruise, fare, fly, globe trot, go, go places, hie, hop, jaunt, jet, junket, knock about, pass, peregrinate, proceed, process, push on, ramble, range, repair, roam, rove, safari, take a trip, tour, traverse, trek, voyage, wander, wend |
Antonyms: |
stay, wait |
| Main Entry: | limb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appendage |
Synonyms: |
arm, bough, branch, extension, extremity, fin, gam, leg, lobe, member, offshoot, part, pin, pinion, process, projection, spray, sprig, spur, stem, switch, unit, wheel, wing |
| Main Entry: | litigation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matter coming before court of law |
Synonyms: |
action, case, cause, contention, dispute, lawsuit, process, prosecution, suit, trial |
| Main Entry: | manner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | method, approach |
Synonyms: |
consuetude, custom, fashion, form, genre, habit, habitude, line, means, mode, modus, practice, procedure, process, routine, style, system, tack, technique, tenor, tone, trick, usage, use, vein, way, wise, wont |
| Notes: | manner means a way of acting or behaving or how something is done; manners is socially correct behavior; a manor is the landed estate of a lord |