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n 1: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is
ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: semen, seed,
seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come]
v 1: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or
approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the
road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!";
"come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn:
come, come up] [ant: depart, go, go away]
2: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She
arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until
after midnight" [syn: arrive, get, come] [ant: go
away, go forth, leave]
3: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success
came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes
early in June"
4: reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or
position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand
the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I
came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came
untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his
face went red"; "your wish will come true"
5: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine";
"Understanding comes from experience" [syn: come, follow]
6: be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The
furniture comes unassembled"
7: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His
breath came hard" [syn: issue forth, come]
8: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: hail,
come]
9: extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The
sleeves come to your knuckles"
10: exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came
the student from France"
11: cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
12: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a
category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: fall,
come]
13: happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
14: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to
$2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: total, number,
add up, come, amount]
15: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything";
"nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: come, add
up, amount]
16: be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn:
come, come in]
17: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that
we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came
to her" [syn: occur, come]
18: 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]
19: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?";
"How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a
long way" [syn: do, fare, make out, come, get
along]
20: experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too
upset"
21: have a certain priority; "My family comes first"