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binge
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n 1: any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping";
"an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" [syn: orgy,
binge, splurge]
2: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a
bust that lasted three days" [syn: bust, tear, binge,
bout]
v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She
stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice
cream" [syn: gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut,
englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat,
gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig
out, satiate, scarf out]
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cringe
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v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch,
squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil,
quail]
2: show submission or fear [syn: fawn, crawl, creep,
cringe, cower, grovel]
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fringe
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n 1: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn:
periphery, fringe, outer boundary]
2: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a
factory on the outskirts of the city" [syn: outskirt,
fringe]
3: one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference
and diffraction of light [syn: fringe, interference
fringe]
4: a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of
the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
5: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the
forehead [syn: bang, fringe]
6: an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging
threads or tassels
v 1: adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
2: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur
fringed the hem of the dress"
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hinge
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n 1: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing
relative to the other [syn: hinge, flexible joint]
2: a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his
absence is the hinge of our plan"
v 1: attach with a hinge
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impinge
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v 1: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an
individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
[syn: impinge, encroach, entrench, trench]
2: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: encroach, infringe,
impinge]
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infringe
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v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the
law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn:
conflict, run afoul, infringe, contravene]
2: advance beyond the usual limit [syn: encroach, infringe,
impinge]
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singe
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n 1: a surface burn [syn: scorch, singe]
v 1: burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn:
singe, swinge]
2: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent
over the flames" [syn: scorch, sear, singe]
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syringe
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n 1: a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
v 1: spray or irrigate (a body part) with a syringe
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tinge
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n 1: a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a
touch of garlic" [syn: touch, hint, tinge, mite,
pinch, jot, speck, soupcon]
2: a pale or subdued color [syn: undertone, tinge]
v 1: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings
color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his
life" [syn: tinge, color, colour, distort]
2: color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the
leaves were tinged red in November" [syn: tint, tinct,
tinge, touch]
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twinge
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n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab
of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: pang,
stab, twinge]
2: a sharp stab of pain
v 1: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn:
prick, sting, twinge]
2: feel a sudden sharp, local pain
3: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind";
"She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge,
tweet, nip, twitch]
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unhinge
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v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge,
disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder]
2: remove the hinges from; "unhinge the door"
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swinge
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v 1: burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn:
singe, swinge]
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dinge
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n 1: discoloration due to dirtiness [syn: dinginess, dinge]
v 1: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn:
dinge, batter]
2: make dingy
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inge
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n 1: English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and
articles (1860-1954) [syn: Inge, William Ralph Inge,
Gloomy Dean]
2: United States playwright (1913-1973) [syn: Inge, William
Inge]
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minge
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n 1: vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals
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astringe
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v 1: constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes
the tissue in the mouth"
2: become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance
astringes"
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klinge
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springe
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vinje
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winge
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