Words that rhyme with townsend

• amend 0
  v 1: make amendments to; "amend the document" 2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 3: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" [syn: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend]
• append 0
  v 1: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: append, add on, supplement, affix] 2: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace" [syn: append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on] 3: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: add, append, supply]
• apprehend 0
  v 1: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend] 2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop] 3: anticipate with dread or anxiety [syn: apprehend, quail at]
• ascend 0
  v 1: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" [syn: ascend, go up] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down] 2: go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" 3: become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" 4: appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house" [syn: ascend, climb up] 5: go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" 6: slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" 7: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" [syn: rise, come up, uprise, ascend] [ant: go down, go under, set] 8: move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great [syn: ascend, move up, rise]
• attend 0
  v 1: be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.; "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?" [syn: attend, go to] [ant: miss] 2: take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business" [syn: attend, take care, look, see] 3: to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation" 4: work for or be a servant to; "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" [syn: serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist] 5: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" [syn: attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give ear]
• band 0
  n 1: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set, circle, band, lot] 2: instrumentalists not including string players 3: a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps" [syn: band, banding, stria, striation] 4: an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material [syn: band, banding, stripe] 5: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn: dance band, band, dance orchestra] 6: a range of frequencies between two limits 7: a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) 8: a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure [syn: isthmus, band] 9: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" [syn: ring, band] 10: a driving belt in machinery 11: a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration 12: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: band, ring] 13: a restraint put around something to hold it together v 1: bind or tie together, as with a band 2: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" [syn: ring, band]
• befriend 0
  v 1: become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
• bend 0
  n 1: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" [syn: bend, crook, twist, turn] 2: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: bending, bend] 3: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) [syn: bend, curve] 4: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" [syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend] 5: a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range 6: diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left [syn: bend, bend dexter] v 1: form a curve; "The stick does not bend" [syn: bend, flex] [ant: straighten, unbend] 2: change direction; "The road bends" 3: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" [syn: flex, bend, deform, twist, turn] [ant: unbend] 4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: crouch, stoop, bend, bow] 5: turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest [syn: deflect, bend, turn away] 6: bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" [syn: flex, bend]
• bland 0
  adj 1: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid] 2: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: bland, flat] 3: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error" [syn: politic, smooth, suave, bland]
• blend 0
  n 1: an occurrence of thorough mixing 2: a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn: blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau] 3: the act of blending components together thoroughly [syn: blend, blending] v 1: combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much" [syn: blend, intermix, immingle, intermingle] 2: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn: blend, go, blend in] 3: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]
• bookend 0
  n 1: a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
• boyfriend 0
  n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn: boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man]
• brand 0
  n 1: a name given to a product or service [syn: trade name, brand name, brand, marque] 2: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: brand, make] 3: identification mark on skin, made by burning 4: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn: brand, firebrand] 5: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, stigma, brand, stain] 6: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand, steel] v 1: burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals 2: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand, denounce, mark] 3: mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price" [syn: brand, trademark, brandmark] 4: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" [syn: post, brand]
• command 0
  n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something [syn: command, bid, bidding, dictation] 2: a military unit or region under the control of a single officer 3: the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command" 4: availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew" 5: a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command" 6: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: command, control, mastery] 7: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: instruction, command, statement, program line] v 1: be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army" 2: make someone do something [syn: command, require] 3: demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers" 4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn: dominate, command, overlook, overtop] 5: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: control, command]
• commend 0
  v 1: express approval of 2: present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world" 3: give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" 4: express a good opinion of [syn: commend, recommend] 5: mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife" [syn: commend, remember]
• comprehend 0
  v 1: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend] 2: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" [syn: perceive, comprehend] 3: 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]
• contraband 0
  adj 1: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes" [syn: bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled] n 1: goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
• defend 0
  v 1: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" [syn: defend, support, fend for] 2: be on the defensive; act against an attack [ant: assail, attack] 3: protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks" [syn: defend, guard, hold] 4: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend] 5: protect or fight for as a champion [syn: champion, defend] 6: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant" [syn: defend, represent] [ant: prosecute] 7: state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" [syn: maintain, defend]
• demand 0
  n 1: an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing" 2: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply" [ant: supply] 3: required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" [syn: requirement, demand] 4: the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money" 5: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" [syn: need, demand] v 1: request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" 2: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of] 3: claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" [syn: demand, exact] 4: lay legal claim to 5: summon to court 6: ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"
• depend 0
  v 1: be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends" 2: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn: count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
• descend 0
  v 1: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [syn: descend, fall, go down, come down] [ant: arise, ascend, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise] 2: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: derive, come, descend] 3: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity [syn: condescend, deign, descend] 4: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: fall, descend, settle]
• disband 0
  v 1: cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization" 2: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" [syn: disband, dissolve]
• distend 0
  v 1: become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: dilate, distend] 2: cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body" 3: swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
• dividend 0
  n 1: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly 2: a number to be divided by another number 3: a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
• emend 0
  v 1: make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"
• end 0
  n 1: either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" [syn: end, terminal] 2: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: end, ending] [ant: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, middle, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time] 3: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: end, last, final stage] 4: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" [syn: goal, end] 5: a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" [ant: beginning, middle] 6: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: end, destruction, death] 7: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'" 8: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass" 9: a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town" 10: one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" 11: the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end" 12: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing, ending] 13: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold [syn: end, remainder, remnant, oddment] 14: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end" v 1: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease] [ant: begin, start] 2: bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" [syn: end, terminate] [ant: begin, commence, get, get down, lead off, set about, set out, start, start out] 3: be the end of; be the last or concluding part of; "This sad scene ended the movie" [syn: end, terminate] 4: put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he had survived"
• expand 0
  v 1: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn: expand, spread out] [ant: contract, shrink] 2: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" 3: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing" 4: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" [syn: boom, thrive, flourish, expand] 5: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: inflate, blow up, expand, amplify] 6: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn: elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate] [ant: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten] 7: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" [syn: extend, expand]
• expend 0
  v 1: use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" [syn: use, expend] 2: pay out; "spend money" [syn: spend, expend, drop]
• extend 0
  v 1: extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" [syn: widen, broaden, extend] 2: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: run, go, pass, lead, extend] 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: make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" [syn: extend, offer] 5: thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" [syn: exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth] 6: reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" [syn: extend, poke out, reach out] 7: offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy" [syn: offer, extend] 8: extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" [syn: stretch, extend] 9: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent" [syn: extend, expand] 10: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: prolong, protract, extend, draw out] 11: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" [syn: unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend] 12: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" [syn: gallop, extend] 13: open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" 14: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" [syn: strain, extend] 15: prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan" 16: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" [syn: carry, extend] 17: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" [syn: extend, stretch]
• fend 0
  v 1: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" 2: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [syn: resist, stand, fend]
• firsthand 0
  adv 1: from the original source; directly; "I heard this story firsthand" [syn: firsthand, at first hand] adj 1: received directly from a source; "firsthand information"
• friend 0
  n 1: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" 2: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight" [syn: ally, friend] [ant: enemy, foe] 3: a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" [syn: acquaintance, friend] [ant: alien, stranger, unknown] 4: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend] 5: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: Friend, Quaker]
• girlfriend 0
  n 1: any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party" 2: a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out" [syn: girlfriend, girl, lady friend]
• gland 0
  n 1: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream [syn: gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter]
• godsend 0
  n 1: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line" [syn: boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce]
• grand 0
  adj 1: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings" [syn: expansive, grand, heroic] 2: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly] 3: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous] 4: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn: fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous] 5: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded] 6: large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge is a grand structure" 7: the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase" 8: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn: distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial] n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard] 2: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs [syn: grand piano, grand]
• hand 0
  n 1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: hand, manus, mitt, paw] 2: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: hired hand, hand, hired man] 3: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting, hand, script] 4: ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing" 5: a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand" 6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" [syn: hand, deal] 7: one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." 8: a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes" 9: a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands" 10: a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck" 11: a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" [syn: bridge player, hand] 12: a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand" 13: terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union 14: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn: hand, helping hand] v 1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give] 2: guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
• hornblende 0
  n 1: a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron
• impend 0
  v 1: be imminent or about to happen; "Changes are impending"
• intend 0
  v 1: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" [syn: intend, mean, think] 2: design or destine; "She was intended to become the director" [syn: intend, destine, designate, specify] 3: mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" [syn: mean, intend] 4: denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" [syn: mean, intend, signify, stand for]
• island 0
  n 1: a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water 2: a zone or area resembling an island
• land 0
  n 1: the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city" 2: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" [syn: land, ground, soil] 3: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" [syn: domain, demesne, land] 4: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma] 5: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: country, state, land] 6: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: kingdom, land, realm] 7: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne] 8: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 9: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 10: United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) [syn: Land, Din Land, Edwin Herbert Land] 11: agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" [syn: farming, land] v 1: reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" [syn: land, set down] 2: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" [syn: land, put down, bring down] 3: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" [syn: bring, land] 4: bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island" 5: deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head" 6: arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" [syn: land, set ashore, shore] 7: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" [syn: down, shoot down, land]
• lend 0
  v 1: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring] 2: give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" [syn: lend, loan] [ant: borrow] 3: have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"
• manned 0
  adj 1: having a crew; "a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step" [ant: remote-controlled, unmanned]
• mend 0
  n 1: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" [syn: mend, patch, darn] 2: the act of putting something in working order again [syn: repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation] v 1: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on] [ant: break, bust] 2: heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" [syn: mend, heal]
• minuend 0
  n 1: the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted
• misapprehend 0
  v 1: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn: misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss]
• misspend 0
  v 1: spend time badly or unwisely; "He misspent his youth" 2: spend (money or other resources) unwisely
• offend 0
  v 1: cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" [syn: pique, offend] 2: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" [syn: transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break] [ant: keep, observe] 3: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage] 4: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" [syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite]
• offhand 0
  adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn: offhand, offhanded, offhandedly] 2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: offhand, offhanded, offhandedly] adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast"; "a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed] 2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: offhand, offhanded]
• overextend 0
  v 1: strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" [syn: overstrain, overextend]
• overspend 0
  v 1: spend more than available of (a budget) [ant: underspend] 2: spend at a high rate [ant: underspend]
• pitchblende 0
  n 1: a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore [syn: uraninite, pitchblende]
• planned 0
  adj 1: designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment" [ant: unplanned] 2: planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" [syn: aforethought(ip), planned, plotted]
• portend 0
  v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict]
• pretend 0
  adj 1: imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish" [syn: make-believe, pretend] n 1: the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend" [syn: make-believe, pretend] v 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble] 2: behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" [syn: dissemble, pretend, act] 3: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King" 4: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" [syn: guess, venture, pretend, hazard] 5: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: make, pretend, make believe] 6: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" [syn: profess, pretend]
• quicksand 0
  n 1: a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy 2: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
• recommend 0
  v 1: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: recommend, urge, advocate] 2: express a good opinion of [syn: commend, recommend] 3: make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"
• remand 0
  n 1: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) v 1: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision [syn: remit, remand, send back] 2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]
• rend 0
  v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rend, rip, rive, pull]
• reprehend 0
  v 1: express strong disapproval of
• sand 0
  n 1: a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral 2: French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) [syn: Sand, George Sand, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevant] 3: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption] v 1: rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface" [syn: sandpaper, sand]
• send 0
  v 1: cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" [syn: send, direct] 2: to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" [syn: send, send out] 3: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: mail, post, send] 4: transport commercially [syn: transport, send, ship] 5: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place] 6: transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia" [syn: send, get off, send off] 7: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" [syn: commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge] 8: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit]
• spend 0
  v 1: pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: spend, pass] 2: pay out; "spend money" [syn: spend, expend, drop] 3: spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"
• stand 0
  n 1: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: base, pedestal, stand] 2: the position where a thing or person stands 3: a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees" 4: a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand" 5: a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack" [syn: rack, stand] 6: an interruption of normal activity [syn: stand, standstill, tie-up] 7: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" [syn: point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint] 8: a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn: stall, stand, sales booth] 9: a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand" 10: tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) 11: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air [syn: bandstand, outdoor stage, stand] 12: a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone" v 1: be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" [syn: stand, stand up] [ant: lie, sit, sit down] 2: be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected" 3: occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground" 4: hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" [syn: stand, remain firm] [ant: relent, soften, yield] 5: 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] 6: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" 7: remain inactive or immobile; "standing water" 8: be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!" 9: be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall" 10: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" [syn: stand, stand up, place upright] 11: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [syn: resist, stand, fend] 12: be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"
• stipend 0
  n 1: a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
• strand 0
  n 1: a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously" 2: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable 3: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, string, strand] 4: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: fibril, filament, strand] 5: a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) 6: a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels v 1: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned" [syn: maroon, strand] 2: drive (a vessel) ashore 3: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn: ground, strand, run aground]
• subtend 0
  v 1: be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry [syn: subtend, delimit]
• subtrahend 0
  n 1: the number to be subtracted from the minuend
• superintend 0
  v 1: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]
• suspend 0
  v 1: hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" 2: cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles" 3: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: suspend, debar] 4: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [syn: freeze, suspend] 5: make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan" [syn: suspend, set aside] 6: render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"
• tend 0
  v 1: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" [syn: tend, be given, lean, incline, run] 2: have care of or look after; "She tends to the children" 3: manage or run; "tend a store"
• transcend 0
  v 1: be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: exceed, transcend, surpass] 2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]
• trend 0
  n 1: a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market" [syn: tendency, trend] 2: general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast" [syn: course, trend] 3: a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" [syn: drift, trend, movement] 4: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" [syn: vogue, trend, style] v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut]
• unbend 0
  v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: straighten, unbend] [ant: bend, flex] 2: unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay 3: free from flexure; "unbend a bow" [ant: bend, deform, flex, turn, twist] 4: make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope" [syn: relax, unbend] 5: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down] [ant: tense, tense up] 6: release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
• understand 0
  v 1: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" 2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn: understand, realize, realise, see] 3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?" [syn: understand, read, interpret, translate] 4: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" [syn: understand, infer] 5: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" [syn: sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand]
• unmanned 0
  adj 1: lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars" [syn: unmanned, remote-controlled] [ant: manned]
• unplanned 0
  adj 1: without apparent forethought or prompting or planning; "an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks" [ant: planned] 2: not done with purpose or intent; "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked" [syn: unintentional, unplanned, unwitting]
• upend 0
  v 1: become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended" 2: set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents"
• vend 0
  v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]
• weekend 0
  n 1: a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday v 1: spend the weekend
• wend 0
  v 1: direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"
• withstand 0
  v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: defy, withstand, hold, hold up] 2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give up, surrender]
• blende 0
  n 1: an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form [syn: zinc blende, blende, sphalerite]
• scend 0
  v 1: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; "the boats surged" [syn: scend, surge]
• forfend 0
  v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off]
• demavend 0
  n 1: an active volcano in northern Iran
• underspend 0
  v 1: spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example) [ant: overspend] 2: spend at less than the normal rate [ant: overspend]
• interdepend 0
  v 1: be connected; "In my heart I can make the world hang together" [syn: hang together, interdepend]
• rand 0
  n 1: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents 2: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: Rand, Ayn Rand] 3: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese [syn: Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef]
• and 0
• coextend 0
• meadowland 0
• outspend 0
• reoffend 0
• grande 0
• righthand 0
• pend 0
• gravesend 0
• perpend 0

See also townsend definition