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| Main Entry: | sample |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | example, model |
| Synonyms: | bit, bite, case, case history, constituent, cross section, element, fragment, illustration, indication, individual, instance, morsel, part, pattern, piece, portion, representative, segment, sign, specimen, unit, exemplification, sampling, typification |
| Main Entry: | sample |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | taste, try |
| Synonyms: | examine, experience, experiment, inspect, partake, savor, sip, test |
| Main Entry: | appendix |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | added material at end of document |
| Synonyms: | addendum, addition, adjunct, appendage, appurtenance, attachment, codicil, index, notes, postscript, rider, sample, supplement, table, verification, excursus |
| Main Entry: | appetizer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snack before meal |
| Synonyms: | antipasto, aperitif, canapé, cocktail, dip, finger food, hors d'oeuvre, munchies, relish, sample, spread, taste, tidbit |
| Notes: | aperitif is a drink to stimulate the appetite and appetizer is food that does this before a meal |
| Antonyms: | meal |
| Main Entry: | display |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public showing; spectacle |
| Synonyms: | act, affectation, arrangement, array, blaze, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, frippery, front, layout, manifestation, ostentation, pageant, panorama, parade, pedantry, pomp, presentation, pretension, revelation, sample, scheme, shine, splash, splendor, splurge, spread, vanity, arrayal, bravura, expo, for show, frame-up, grandstand play, ostentatiousness, pretentiousness, showboat, unfolding |
| Antonyms: | hiding |
| Main Entry: | example |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instance, model |
| Synonyms: | archetype, case, case history, case in point, citation, copy, excuse, exemplar, ideal, illustration, lesson, object, original, paradigm, paragon, part, pattern, precedent, prototype, quotation, representation, sample, specimen, standard, stereotype, symbol, exemplification, for instance, kind of thing, sampling |
| Main Entry: | experiment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate, test |
| Synonyms: | analyze, assay, diagnose, examine, explore, mess around*, probe, prove, research, sample, scrutinize, search, speculate, study, try, try on, venture, verify, weigh, fool with, futz around, play around with, practice with, put to the test, shake down*, try on for size, try out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gauge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | measure, standard |
| Synonyms: | barometer, basis, benchmark, bore, capacity, check, criterion, degree, depth, example, exemplar, extent, guide, guideline, height, indicator, magnitude, mark, meter, model, norm, pattern, rule, sample, scale, scope, size, span, test, thickness, touchstone*, type, width, yardstick |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hors d'oeuvre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appetizer |
| Synonyms: | cocktail, dip, finger food, sample, starter, antipasto, aperitif, canape, finger sandwich, munchies |
| Main Entry: | illustrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explanatory |
| Synonyms: | allegorical, comparative, corroborative, descriptive, expository, figurative, graphic, indicative, representative, sample, symbolic, typical, clarifying, delineative, diagrammatic, emblematic, exemplifying, explicatory, iconographic, illuminative, illustrational, illustratory, imagistic, interpretive, metaphoric, pictorial, pictoric, revealing, specifying |
| Antonyms: | atypical, complicated, confusing, involved |
| Main Entry: | instance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | case, situation |
| Synonyms: | case history, case in point, detail, example, exponent, ground, illustration, item, occasion, occurrence, particular, precedent, proof, reason, representative, sample, specimen, time, exemplification, sampling |
| Main Entry: | lick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | light touch; little amount |
| Synonyms: | bit, brush, cast, dab, dash, hint, sample, smack, speck, stroke, suggestion, taste, tinge, trace, whiff |
| Main Entry: | morsel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny piece |
| Synonyms: | bait, bit, bite, chunk, crumb, cut, delicacy, drop, fraction, fragment, grain, hunk, lump, mouthful, nibble, nosh, part, sample, scrap, segment, slice, snack, soupçon, taste, tidbit, treat |
| Antonyms: | lot |
| Main Entry: | paradigm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | example |
| Synonyms: | archetype, beau ideal*, chart, criterion, exemplar, ideal, mirror, model, original, pattern, prototype, sample, standard, ensample |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | partake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat, share |
| Synonyms: | consume, devour, divide, engage, enter into, feed, ingest, participate, receive, sample, savor, sip, take, be a party to, be in on, be into, get in the act, have a finger in, sit in, sit in on, take part, tune in |
| Antonyms: | abstain, refrain |
| Main Entry: | poll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take census; question |
| Synonyms: | ballot, canvass, enroll, examine, interview, list, register, sample, survey, tally, vote, send up a balloon, test the waters |
| Main Entry: | savor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight in, enjoy |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, experience, feel, gloat, know, like, partake, relish, sample, sip, smack, smell, taste, luxuriate in, revel in |
| Antonyms: | dislike, refuse, shun |
| Main Entry: | section |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | division, portion |
| Synonyms: | area, belt, bite, branch, category, chunk, classification, component, cross section, cut, department, district, drag, end, field, fraction, fragment, hunk, installment, lump, member, moiety, parcel, part, passage, piece, precinct, quarter, region, sample, sector, segment, share, slice, slot, sphere, split, subdivision, territory, tier, tract, vicinity, zone, locality |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | sip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drink slowly |
| Synonyms: | extract, imbibe, partake, quaff, sample, savor, swallow, taste, toss, drink in, sup |
| Antonyms: | down, slurp |
| Main Entry: | survey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scrutiny, examination |
| Synonyms: | analysis, audit, check, compendium, critique, digest, inquiry, inspection, outline, overview, perusal, précis, review, sample, scan, sketch, study, syllabus, view, aperçu, pandect, perlustration |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, neglect, negligence |
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