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another
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adj 1: any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to
another (or some other) day" [syn: another(a), some
other]
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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bluffer
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n 1: a person who tries to bluff other people [syn: bluffer,
four-flusher]
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brother
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n 1: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother
still lives with our parents" [syn: brother, blood
brother] [ant: sis, sister]
2: a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or
religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray
him"
3: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their
activities [syn: buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal,
sidekick]
4: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in
the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" [syn: brother,
comrade]
5: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as
form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
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buffer
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n 1: (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its
pH
2: a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in
order to diminish the danger of conflict [syn: buffer zone,
buffer]
3: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear
the track [syn: fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot]
4: (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage
of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to
compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data
between components of a computer system [syn: buffer,
buffer storage, buffer store]
5: a power tool used to buff surfaces [syn: buffer,
polisher]
6: a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
[syn: buffer, fender]
7: an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block;
used for polishing (as in manicuring) [syn: buff, buffer]
v 1: add a buffer (a solution); "buffered saline solution for
the eyes"
2: protect from impact; "cushion the blow" [syn: cushion,
buffer, soften]
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chauffeur
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n 1: a man paid to drive a privately owned car
v 1: drive someone in a vehicle [syn: drive around,
chauffeur]
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cover
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n 1: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a
screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of
darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the
simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the
background" [syn: screen, cover, covert,
concealment]
2: bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the
covers over his head and went to sleep" [syn: blanket,
cover]
3: the act of concealing the existence of something by
obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns
from enemy aircraft" [syn: cover, covering, screening,
masking]
4: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a
book; "the book had a leather binding" [syn: binding, book
binding, cover, back]
5: a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering
of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" [syn:
covering, natural covering, cover]
6: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a
container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't
get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the
kettle" [syn: top, cover]
7: fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your
own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering
fire for the withdrawal" [syn: cover, covering fire]
8: a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above
the charge for food and drink [syn: cover charge, cover]
9: a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular
by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song"
[syn: cover, cover version, cover song]
10: a false identity and background (especially one created for
an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover
for her next assignment"
v 1: provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her
face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a
blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" [ant: expose,
uncover]
2: form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" [syn:
cover, spread over]
3: span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war
extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of
the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the
horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago
continues for another 500 miles" [syn: cover, continue,
extend]
4: provide for; "The grant doesn't cover my salary"
5: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This
book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western
Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
[syn: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address]
6: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have
as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide
range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should
cover everyone in the group" [syn: embrace, encompass,
comprehend, cover]
7: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: traverse, track, cover, cross,
pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut
across]
8: be responsible for reporting the details of, as in
journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub
reporter covered New York City" [syn: report, cover]
9: hold within range of an aimed firearm
10: to take an action to protect against future problems; "Count
the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself"
11: hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact
that he bugged the offices in the White House" [syn:
cover, cover up]
12: protect or defend (a position in a game); "he covered left
field"
13: maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second
officer covered the top floor"
14: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn:
cover, insure, underwrite]
15: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by
exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a
bad father" [syn: cover, compensate, overcompensate]
16: invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She
covered herself with glory"
17: help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming
his responsibilities; "She is covering for our secretary who
is ill this week"
18: be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost
of; "Is this enough to cover the check?"
19: spread over a surface to conceal or protect; "This paint
covers well"
20: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization
are shrouded in mystery" [syn: shroud, enshroud, hide,
cover]
21: copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The
horse covers the mare" [syn: breed, cover]
22: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with
a lot of gravy" [syn: overlay, cover]
23: play a higher card than the one previously played; "Smith
covered again"
24: be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
25: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
[syn: brood, hatch, cover, incubate]
26: clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your
head!" [syn: cover, wrap up]
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discover
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v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;
"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water";
"We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: detect,
observe, find, discover, notice]
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you
have been promoted" [syn: learn, hear, get word, get
wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover,
see]
3: make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered
X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary
particle" [syn: discover, find]
4: make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The
story is false, so far as I can discover" [syn: discover,
find]
5: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: fall upon, strike, come
upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance
on, happen upon, attain, discover]
6: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let
out]
7: see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the
North Pole?"
8: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn:
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish,
describe, name]
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duffer
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n 1: an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a
duffer"
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hover
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v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting
positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between
accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: hover,
vibrate, vacillate, oscillate]
2: move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
[syn: hover, linger]
3: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
4: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The
guru claimed that he could levitate" [syn: levitate,
hover]
5: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn:
brood, hover, loom, bulk large]
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lover
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n 1: a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
2: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff,
devotee, lover]
3: a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
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mother
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n 1: a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term
of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"
[syn: mother, female parent] [ant: begetter,
father, male parent]
2: a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and
bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or
wine to produce vinegar
3: a term of address for an elderly woman
4: a term of address for a mother superior
5: a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or
situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"
v 1: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn:
mother, fuss, overprotect]
2: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get,
engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
forth]
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other
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adj 1: not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied;
"today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the
construction of highways and other public works"; "he
asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell
the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then
we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his
other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side
of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"
[ant: same]
2: recently past; "the other evening"
3: belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of
Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn:
early(a), former(a), other(a)]
4: very unusual; different in character or quality from the
normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his
powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
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puffer
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n 1: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve
poison in ovaries and liver [syn: blowfish, sea squab,
puffer, pufferfish]
2: any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can
inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several
species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to
spiny puffers [syn: puffer, pufferfish, blowfish,
globefish]
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rather
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adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he
did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call;
rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used
English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: rather,
instead]
2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the
party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather
regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing
the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: rather, kind of,
kinda, sort of]
3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with
warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die
than give up" [syn: preferably, sooner, rather]
4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite
soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: quite, rather]
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smother
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n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble,
muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother]
2: a stifling cloud of smoke
v 1: envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" [syn:
smother, surround]
2: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello
smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated
herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the
floor" [syn: smother, asphyxiate, suffocate]
3: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger";
"strangle a yawn" [syn: smother, stifle, strangle,
muffle, repress]
4: form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered
the cake"
5: deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother
fires" [syn: smother, put out]
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snuffer
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n 1: a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing
candles
2: a person who snuffs out candles
3: a person who uses snuff [syn: snuffer, snuff user]
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suffer
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v 1: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty";
"Many saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: suffer, endure]
[ant: enjoy]
2: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a
fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after
eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He
got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: suffer, sustain,
have, get]
3: experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets
drunk, she suffers"
4: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
put up]
5: get worse; "His grades suffered"
6: feel pain or be in pain [syn: suffer, hurt] [ant: be
well]
7: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
[syn: hurt, ache, suffer]
8: feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot
weather"
9: be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
10: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a
terrible fate" [syn: suffer, meet]
11: be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in
translation" [syn: suffer, lose]
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shover
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n 1: someone who pushes [syn: pusher, shover]
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souther
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n 1: a wind from the south [syn: south wind, souther,
southerly]
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stuffer
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n 1: a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for
display [syn: taxidermist, animal stuffer, stuffer]
2: an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material
and (usually) sent by mail
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luffa
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n 1: the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus
Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer [syn: loofa,
loofah, luffa, loufah sponge]
2: any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow
flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the
mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a
sponge [syn: luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag
gourd, strainer vine]
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glover
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rougher
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tougher
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gruffer
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huffer
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nuffer
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ruffer
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