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| Main Entry: | tap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | faucet |
| Synonyms: | cock, egress, hydrant, nozzle, spigot, spout, valve, bibcock, petcock, stopcock |
| Main Entry: | tap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit lightly |
| Synonyms: | beat, bob, dab, drum, knock, pat, rap, strike, tag, thud, thump, tip, touch, palpate, percuss |
| Main Entry: | tap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pierce to drain |
| Synonyms: | bleed, bore, broach, draft, drain, draw, draw out, drill, empty, lance, milk, mine, open, penetrate, perforate, pump, riddle, siphon, spear, spike, stab, use, utilize, draw forth, draw off, unplug, unstopper |
| Main Entry: | curtains |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the end |
| Synonyms: | bitter end, death, exit, extinction, end of life, end of the line, lights out, taps |
| Main Entry: | decease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | death |
| Synonyms: | curtains*, demise, departure, dissolution, dying, grim reaper*, passing, quietus, release, silence, sleep, buying the farm, defunction, passing away, passing over, taps, the end |
| Notes: | decease is the event of dying or departure from life; disease is an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal and harmful functioning |
| Antonyms: | birth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose or take something as one's own |
| Synonyms: | accept, adapt, affiliate, affirm, appropriate, approve, assent, assume, borrow, embrace, endorse, espouse, follow, imitate, maintain, mimic, opt, ratify, seize, select, support, take on, take up, tap, use, utilize, go down the line, go in for, take over |
| Antonyms: | disown, reject, repudiate, repulse, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | appoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign responsibility; decide |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allot, assign, choose, command, commission, decree, delegate, designate, determine, direct, elect, enjoin, establish, finger, fix, install, name, nominate, ordain, select, set, settle, tap |
| Antonyms: | dismiss, fire, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | establishment serving alcohol |
| Synonyms: | barroom, bistro, canteen, cocktail lounge, inn, lounge, pub, public house, saloon, tap, taproom, tavern, alehouse, beer garden, drinkery, rathskeller, watering hole |
| Main Entry: | beg |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek charity |
| Synonyms: | benefit, bite*, brace, bum*, burn*, buzz*, cadge*, chisel*, ding*, hustle, knock, mooch*, nick*, panhandle, score*, scrounge, sponge*, tap, touch, want, ask alms, call on, call upon, clamor for, dime up, freeload*, hit up, live hand to mouth, mendicate, nickel up, pass the hat, put the bite on, put the touch on, solicit charity, sponge on |
| Antonyms: | give |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | borrow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take for temporary use |
| Synonyms: | accept loan of, acquire, beg, bite, bum, cadge*, chisel*, give a note for, hire, hit up, lift, mooch*, negotiate, obtain, pawn, pledge, raise money, rent, run into debt, scrounge, see one's uncle, soak, sponge, take on loan, tap, touch, use temporarily |
| Antonyms: | give, lend, pay, return |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | broach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | open, pierce |
| Synonyms: | begin, crack, decant, puncture, start, tap, draw off, uncork |
| Antonyms: | close, close up |
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | clash, conflict, confrontation, encounter, engagement, fracas, rub, run-in, scrap, skirmish, tap, touch, tussle, set-to |
| Main Entry: | bug |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | listen to without permission |
| Synonyms: | eavesdrop, spy, tap, listen in, overhear, wiretap |
| Main Entry: | choose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick, select |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for |
| Main Entry: | closure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plug, seal |
| Synonyms: | blockade, bolt, cap, cork, fastener, latch, lid, obstruction, occlusion, stop, stopper, tap, bung, occludent, padlock, stopple, tampon |
| Antonyms: | opening |
| Main Entry: | confute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disprove, refute |
| Synonyms: | break, confound, contradict, controvert, defeat, demolish, dismay, disprove, expose, invalidate, negate, oppugn, overcome, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry, put down, rebut, shut up, silence, subvert, tap, upset, vanquish, blow sky high, bring to naught, knocks props out from under, prove false, prove wrong, set aside |
| Antonyms: | affirm, attest, confirm, endorse, prove, verify |
| Main Entry: | dab |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small quantity |
| Synonyms: | bit, blob, dollop, drop, fleck, flick, pat, peck, smidgen, smudge, speck, spot, stroke, tap, touch |
| Antonyms: | glob, mass |
| Main Entry: | dab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blot up; touch lightly |
| Synonyms: | daub, pat, peck, plaster, smear, smudge, stipple, swab, tap, wipe, bedaub, besmear |
| Main Entry: | dance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moving feet and body to music |
| Synonyms: | Charleston, bob*, boogie, boogie down, bunny hop, caper, careen, cavort, conga, cut a rug, disco, flit*, foot it, foxtrot, frolic, gambol, get down*, hoof it, hop, hustle, jig, jitter*, jitterbug, jive*, jump, leap, one-step, prance, promenade, rhumba, rock, rock n' roll, samba, shimmy, skip, spin, step, strut, sway, swing, tango, tap, tread, trip, trip the light fantastic, twist, two-step, waltz, whirl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a determination; settle an issue |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, adjudicate, agree, award, choose, cinch, clinch, conclude, conjecture, decree, determine, elect, end, establish, figure, gather, guess, judge, mediate, opt, pick, poll, purpose, resolve, rule, select, set, surmise, tap, vote, will, arrive at conclusion, call shots, cast the die, come to agreement, come to conclusion, come to decision, commit oneself, draw a conclusion, fix upon, form opinion, go down line, have final word, make a decision, make up mind, reach decision, take a stand |
| Antonyms: | defer, delay, hesitate, postpone, procrastinate, put off, wait |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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