| Main Entry: | refreshment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small amount of food or drink |
Synonyms: |
bite, pick-me-up, snack, spread, tidbit |
| Concept: | Refreshment. |
| Category: | 1. Simple voluntary Action |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
bracing; recovery of strength; restoration, revival; repair, refection, refocillation, refreshment, regalement, bait; relief.
-verbs
brace (strengthen); reinvigorate; air, freshen up, refresh, recruit; repair (restore); fan, refocillate; refresh the inner man., breathe, respire; drink in the ozone; draw breath, take breath, gather breath, take a long breath, regain breath, recover breath; get better, raise one's head; recover one's strength, regain one's strength, renew one's strength [more]; perk up., come to oneself (revive); feel like a giant refreshed.
-adjectives
refreshing; recuperative., refreshed; untired, unwearied.
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Antonyms: |
fatigue |
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| Main Entry: | balm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something soothing |
Synonyms: |
alleviation, anodyne, assuagement, comfort, consolation, curative, cure, easement, mitigation, palliative, refreshment, relief, remedy, restorative, solace, soother |
| Main Entry: | bite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mouthful of food |
Synonyms: |
brunch, drop, light meal, morsel, nibble, nosh, piece, refreshment, sample, snack, sop, taste |
| Main Entry: | drink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beverage; alcoholic beverage |
Synonyms: |
alcohol, booze, brew, cup, draft, glass, gulp, libation, liquid, liquor, potable, potation, potion, refreshment, shot, sip, slug, spirits, spot*, swallow, swig, taste, thirst quencher, toast |
Antonyms: |
food |
| Main Entry: | encouragement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help, support |
Synonyms: |
advance, advocacy, aid, animation, assistance, backing, boost, cheer, comfort, confidence, consolation, consoling, easement, enlivening, faith, favor, firmness, fortitude, helpfulness, hope, incentive, incitement, inspiration, inspiritment, invigoration, optimism, promotion, reassurance, reassuring, refreshment, relief, relieving, reward, shot in the arm, softening, solacing, stimulation, stimulus, succor, supporting, trust, urging |
Antonyms: |
denunciation, derision, deterrent, discouragement |
| Main Entry: | feast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | banquet and celebration |
Synonyms: |
barbecue, big feed, blow*, blowout, carnival, carousal, clambake, dinner, entertainment, fest, festival, festivity, fete, fiesta, gala, jollification, merrymaking, picnic, potlatch, refreshment, regale, repast, spread, treat, wassail |
| Main Entry: | food |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edible material |
Synonyms: |
aliment, bite*, board, bread, cheer, chow, comestible, cookery, cooking, cuisine, diet, drink, eatable, eats, entrée, fare, fast food, feed, fodder*, foodstuff, goodies, grit, groceries, grub, handout, home cooking, keep, larder, meal, meat, menu, mess*, moveable feast, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provision, ration, refreshment, slop, snack, store, subsistence, support, sustenance, table, take out, tuck, viand, victual, vittles |
Antonyms: |
beverage, drink |
| Main Entry: | joy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great happiness, pleasure |
Synonyms: |
alleviation, amusement, animation, bliss, charm, cheer, comfort, delectation, delight, diversion, ecstasy, elation, exultation, exulting, felicity, festivity, frolic, fruition, gaiety, gem, gladness, glee, good humor, gratification, hilarity, humor, indulgence, jewel, jubilance, liveliness, luxury, merriment, mirth, pride, pride and joy, prize, rapture, ravishment, refreshment, regalement, rejoicing, revelry, satisfaction, solace, sport, transport, treasure, treat, wonder |
Antonyms: |
sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, woe |
| Main Entry: | kick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thrill, enjoyment |
Synonyms: |
bang*, buzz*, excitement, fun, gratification, hoot, joy, pleasure, refreshment, sensation, stimulation, wallop |
Antonyms: |
boredom |