| Main Entry: | bail |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money for assurance |
Synonyms: |
bond, collateral, guarantee, pawn, pledge, recognizance, security, surety, warrant, warranty |
| Notes: | to bail is to remove water from a boat by filling a container and emptying it over the side; to bale is wrap or make into bundles |
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
Synonyms: |
agreement, assurance, attestation, bail, bargain, bond, certainty, certificate, certification, charter, collateral, contract, covenant, deposit, earnest, gage, guaranty, insurance, lock, oath, pawn, pipe, recognizance, security, sure thing, surety, testament, token, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor |
| Main Entry: | recognition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | identification, acknowledgment |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, acknowledging, admission, allowance, apperception, appreciation, apprehending, assimilation, avowal, awareness, cognizance, concession, confession, consciousness, detection, discovery, double take, high sign, identifying, memory, notice, noticing, perceiving, perception, realization, recall, recalling, recognizance, recollection, recurrence, remembering, remembrance, respect, salute, sensibility, tumble*, understanding, verifying |
Antonyms: |
forgetfulness, ignorance |