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altogether
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adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
(`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was
wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal";
"it was completely different from what we expected"; "was
completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the
directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her
fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
[syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially,
partly]
2: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns
close to a million dollars" [syn: altogether, all told,
in all]
3: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so
bad" [syn: all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout
ensemble]
n 1: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the
altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: raw,
altogether, birthday suit]
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bellwether
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n 1: someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
2: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
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blether
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n 1: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: prate,
prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music]
v 1: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at
the baby" [syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether,
blither]
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clever
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adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with
others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn:
cagey, cagy, canny, clever]
2: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a
clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram
Stoker [syn: apt, clever]
3: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the
cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious
solution to the problem" [syn: clever, cunning,
ingenious]
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ever
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adv 1: at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of
all time" [syn: ever, of all time]
2: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will
always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time";
"there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to
strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: always, ever, e'er]
[ant: ne'er, never]
3: (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly"
[syn: ever, ever so]
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feather
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n 1: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
covering of birds [syn: feather, plume, plumage]
2: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls [syn:
feather, feathering]
v 1: join tongue and groove, in carpentry
2: cover or fit with feathers
3: turn the paddle; in canoeing [syn: feather, square]
4: turn the oar, while rowing [syn: feather, square]
5: grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
[syn: fledge, feather]
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gather
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n 1: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling
tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: gather,
gathering]
2: the act of gathering something [syn: gather, gathering]
v 1: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your
thoughts together" [syn: gather, garner, collect,
pull together] [ant: distribute, spread]
2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement";
"Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, gather,
assemble, forgather, foregather]
3: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office";
"The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate,
conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass]
4: conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your
homework"
5: draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker,
tuck]
6: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get
together all those who are interested in the project";
"gather the close family members" [syn: assemble, gather,
get together]
7: draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her
shoulders"
8: look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in
the Fall"
9: increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum";
"the car gathers speed" [syn: gain, gather]
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heather
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n 1: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low
evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn:
heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna
vulgaris]
2: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish
shades with flecks of color [syn: heather mixture,
heather]
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heifer
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n 1: young cow
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leather
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n 1: an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the
hair and then tanning
v 1: whip with a leather strap
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lever
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n 1: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
2: a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given
a fulcrum
3: a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock [syn: lever, lever
tumbler]
v 1: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something
open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to
pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: pry, prise,
prize, lever, jimmy]
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nether
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adj 1: lower; "gnawed his nether lip"
2: dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"
[syn: chthonian, chthonic, nether]
3: located below or beneath something else; "nether garments";
"the under parts of a machine" [syn: nether, under]
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never
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adv 1: not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never
been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had
never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never
marry you!" [syn: never, ne'er] [ant: always,
e'er, ever]
2: not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never
fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never
do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"
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sever
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v 1: set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" [syn: sever,
break up]
2: cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body";
"The soul discerped from the body" [syn: discerp, sever,
lop]
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tether
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n 1: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to
restrain an animal [syn: leash, tether, lead]
v 1: tie with a tether; "tether horses"
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together
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adv 1: in contact with each other or in proximity; "the leaves
stuck together"
2: assembled in one place; "we were gathered together"
3: in each other's company; "we went to the movies together";
"the family that prays together stays together"
4: at the same time; "we graduated together"
5: with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the
project" [syn: together, unitedly]
6: with a common plan; "act in concert" [syn: in concert,
together]
adj 1: mentally and emotionally stable; "she's really together"
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weather
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adj 1: towards the side exposed to wind [syn: upwind,
weather(a)]
n 1: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the
atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and
precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every
day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no
exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in
the snow" [syn: weather, weather condition,
conditions, atmospheric condition]
v 1: face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
[syn: weather, endure, brave, brave out]
2: cause to slope
3: sail to the windward of
4: change under the action or influence of the weather; "A
weathered old hut"
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zephyr
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n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled
by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his
neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air]
2: (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
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wether
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n 1: male sheep especially a castrated one
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pinfeather
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grether
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raether
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sether
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birdfeather
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merriweather
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whitleather
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