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abode
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n 1: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a
person can have several residences" [syn: residence,
abode]
2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest
dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes
for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, domicile,
abode, habitation, dwelling house]
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bode
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v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn:
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen,
presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell,
prefigure, forecast, predict]
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bowed
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adj 1: of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
[ant: plucked]
2: forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn:
arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed]
3: have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: bandy,
bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged]
4: showing an excessively deferential manner [syn: bowed,
bowing]
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busload
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n 1: the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a
bus can carry
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code
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n 1: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written
ones) [syn: code, codification]
2: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring
brevity or secrecy
3: (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or
instructions in a computer program or the set of such
instructions [syn: code, computer code]
v 1: attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you
can identify them later"
2: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
message for security reasons" [syn: code, encipher,
cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code]
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commode
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n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty,
stool, throne]
2: a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: chiffonier,
commode]
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corrode
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v 1: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an
acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping
of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn:
corrode, eat, rust]
2: become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an
acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" [syn:
corrode, rust]
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decode
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v 1: convert code into ordinary language [syn: decode,
decrypt, decipher] [ant: encode]
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explode
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v 1: cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We
exploded the nuclear bomb" [syn: explode, detonate,
blow up, set off]
2: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle
exploded" [syn: explode, burst] [ant: go off,
implode]
3: show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he
heard of the resignation of the secretary"
4: be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger
exploded" [syn: explode, burst forth, break loose]
5: destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"
6: cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop
consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
7: drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
8: show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make
obsolete
9: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or
physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov
cocktail exploded" [syn: detonate, explode, blow up]
10: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The
population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent
population irrupted" [syn: explode, irrupt]
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implode
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v 1: burst inward; "The bottle imploded" [syn: implode, go
off] [ant: burst, explode]
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reload
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v 1: load anew; "She reloaded the gun carefully" [syn:
recharge, reload]
2: place a new load on; "The movers reloaded the truck"
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road
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n 1: an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
[syn: road, route]
2: a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"
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toad
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n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
[syn: frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian,
salientian]
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toed
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adj 1: having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in
combination; "long-toed; "five-toed" [ant: toeless]
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unbowed
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adj 1: erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with
unbowed back" [syn: straight, unbent, unbowed]
2: not forced to bow down to a conqueror
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unload
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v 1: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the
passengers at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set
down, put down, unload, discharge]
2: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the
truck"; "offload the van" [syn: unload, unlade,
offload]
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bestowed
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bestrode
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crowed
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showed
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slowed
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snowed
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stowed
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strode
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towed
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blowed
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brode
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coad
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gloede
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goedde
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goede
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coed
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aude
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