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Synonyms of the word 
POP → APPEAR - BEGETTER - BULGE - BURST - COLLAPSE - DAD - DADA - DADDY - DEFORM - DISCHARGE - DOWN - DRINK - FATHER - FIRE - GO - HIT - IMBIBE - INJECT - KILL - NONCLASSICAL - PA - PAPA - POPPING - POPULAR - PROTRUDE - RELEASE - RELINQUISH - SODA - SOUND - SPLIT - START - THROW - THRUST - TONICpop- n. (countable) A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
- n. (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, dated British) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently…
- n. (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink,…
- n. Shortened from pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm. Possibly confusion, by assonance,…
- n. (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A portion, a quantity dispensed.
- n. Something that stands out or is distinctive, especially to the senses.
- n. (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- n. A bird, the European redwing.
- n. (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration,…
- v. (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- v. (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- v. (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move…
- v. (transitive, Britain) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- v. (intransitive, Britain, Canada, often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- v. (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- v. (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- v. (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- v. (intransitive, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- v. (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- v. (transitive, computing) To remove a data item from the top of (a stack).
- v. (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- v. (transitive, slang) To swallow (a tablet of a drug).
- v. (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- v. (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- interj. Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
- n. (colloquial) Affectionate form of father.
- adj. (used attributively in set phrases) Popular.
- n. Pop music.
- n. (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.
appear- v. (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
- v. (intransitive) To come before the public.
- v. (intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge,…
- v. (intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation…
- v. (intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
begetter- n. A procreator; one who begets.
- n. (figuratively) An originator; a creator.
bulge- n. Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when…
- n. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
- n. (nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
- n. (colloquial) The outline of penis and testicles visible through clothing; manbulge.
- v. (intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).
- v. (intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
burst- n. An instance of, or the act of bursting.
- n. A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
- n. A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
- v. (intransitive) To break from internal pressure.
- v. (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.
- v. (transitive) To separate formfeed at perforation lines.
- v. (intransitive) To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
- v. (transitive) To produce as an effect of bursting.
collapse- v. (intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
- v. (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
- v. (intransitive) To fold compactly.
- v. (cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession.
- v. (transitive) To cause something to collapse.
- v. (intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
- n. The act of collapsing.
- n. Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
dad- n. (informal) A father, a male parent.
- n. (familiar) Used to address one's father.
- n. (slang) Used to address an older adult male.
dada- n. (childish, countable) Father, dad.
- n. (informal, uncountable, South-east Asia) illegal drugs.
daddy- n. (usually childish) father.
- n. (informal) male lover.
- n. (dated slang) an informal term of address for a man.
deform- v. (transitive) To change the form of, negatively.
- v. (transitive) To change the looks of, negatively; to disfigure.
- v. (transitive) To mar the character of.
- v. (transitive) To alter the shape of by stress.
- v. (intransitive) To become misshapen or changed in shape.
- adj. (obsolete) Deformed, misshapen.
discharge- v. To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- v. To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to clear.
- v. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- v. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- v. To expel or let go.
- v. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- v. (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- v. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- v. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- v. To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- v. To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the…
- v. To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- v. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or…
- v. To give forth; to emit or send out.
- v. To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- v. (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- v. (obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
- n. (medicine, uncountable) pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection…
- n. the act of accomplishing (an obligation); performance.
- n. the act of expelling or letting go.
- n. (electricity) the act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- n. (medicine) the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- n. (military) the act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- n. (hydrology) the volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of…
down- n. (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland.
- n. (usually in the plural) A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- n. (Britain, chiefly in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered…
- n. (slang, rare, countable) A penis.
- adv. (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- adv. (comparable) At a lower and/or further along or away place or position along a set path.
- adv. South (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- adv. (Ireland) Away from the city (even if the location is to the North).
- adv. Into a state of non-operation.
- adv. To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- adv. (rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- adv. (sentence substitute, imperative) Get down.
- adv. (Britain, academia) Away from Oxford or Cambridge.
- adv. From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- adv. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence.
- adv. From less to greater detail.
- adv. (intensifier) Used with verbs to add emphasis to the action of the verb.
- adv. Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, rather…
- prep. From the higher end to the lower of.
- prep. From one end to another of.
- adj. Depressed, feeling low.
- adj. At a lower level than before.
- adj. Having a lower score than an opponent.
- adj. (baseball, colloquial, following the noun modified) Out.
- adj. (colloquial) With "on", negative about, hostile to.
- adj. (not comparable, US, slang) Comfortable with, accepting of.
- adj. (not comparable) Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
- adj. Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled…
- adj. (not comparable, military, law enforcement, slang, of a person) Wounded and unable to move normally; killed.
- adj. (not comparable, military, aviation, slang, of an aircraft) Mechanically failed, collided, shot down,…
- adj. Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.).
- adj. (obsolete) Downright; absolute; positive.
- v. (transitive) To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid…
- v. (transitive) To cause to come down; to knock down or subdue.
- v. (transitive, pocket billiards) To put a ball in a pocket; to pot a ball.
- v. (transitive, American football) To bring a play to an end by touching the ball to the ground or while…
- v. (transitive) To write off; to make fun of.
- v. (obsolete, intransitive) To go down; to descend.
- n. A negative aspect; a downer.
- n. (dated) A grudge (on someone).
- n. An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- n. (American football) A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle…
- n. (crosswords) A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- n. A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- n. Down payment.
- n. Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping…
- n. (botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as…
- n. The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- n. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- v. (transitive) To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
drink- v. (transitive, intransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
- v. (intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.
- v. (transitive) To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- v. (transitive) To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To smoke, as tobacco.
- n. A beverage.
- n. A (served) alcoholic beverage.
- n. The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
- n. A type of beverage (usually mixed).
- n. Alcoholic beverages in general.
- n. (colloquial, with the) Any body of water.
- n. (uncountable, archaic) Drinks in general; something to drink.
father- n. A (generally human) male who begets a child.
- n. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
- n. A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
- n. A term of respectful address for a priest.
- n. A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
- n. The founder of a discipline or science.
- n. A senator of Ancient Rome.
- v. To be a father to; to sire.
- v. (figuratively) To give rise to.
- v. To act as a father; to support and nurture.
- v. To provide with a father.
- v. To adopt as one's own.
fire- n. (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon…
- n. (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained…
- n. (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- n. (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered a one of…
- n. (countable, Britain) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- n. (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
- n. (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.
- n. Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- n. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- n. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- n. (countable) A button (on a joypad, joystick or similar device) usually used to make a video game character…
- v. (transitive) To set (something) on fire.
- v. (transitive) To heat without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- v. (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
- v. (transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct…
- v. (transitive) To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse or stream of something).
- v. (intransitive) To shoot a gun, a cannon or a similar weapon.
- v. (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- v. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
- v. (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
- v. (intransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- v. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- v. To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- v. To feed or serve the fire of.
- v. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- v. (farriery) To cauterize.
- v. (intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled.
- v. (intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
- adj. (slang) Amazing.
- interj. A cry of distress indicating that something is on fire.
- interj. A signal to shoot.
go- v. To move.
- v. (intransitive, chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- v. (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
- v. (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
- v. (intransitive) To attend.
- v. To proceed.
- v. To follow or travel along (a path).
- v. (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- v. (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access to.
- v. (copula) To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.).
- v. To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- v. (intransitive) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- v. To come to (a certain condition or state).
- v. (intransitive) To change (from one value to another).
- v. To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- v. (intransitive) To tend (toward a result).
- v. To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- v. To pass, to be used up.
- v. (intransitive) To die.
- v. (intransitive) To be discarded.
- v. (intransitive, cricket) To be lost or out.
- v. To break down or apart.
- v. (intransitive) To be sold.
- v. (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- v. (transitive, intransitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- v. (transitive, sports) To have a certain record.
- v. To be authoritative, accepted, or valid.
- v. To say (something), to make a sound.
- v. To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- v. (intransitive) To resort (to).
- v. To apply or subject oneself to.
- v. To fit (in a place, or together with something).
- v. (intransitive) To date.
- v. To attack.
- v. To be in general; to be usually.
- v. (transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- v. (transitive) To yield or weigh.
- v. (transitive, intransitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
- v. (transitive, colloquial) To enjoy. (Compare go for.).
- v. (intransitive, colloquial) To urinate or defecate.
- n. (uncommon) The act of going.
- n. A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- n. An attempt, a try.
- n. An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
- n. An act; the working or operation.
- n. (slang, dated) A circumstance or occurrence; an incident.
- n. (dated) The fashion or mode.
- n. (dated) Noisy merriment.
- n. (slang, archaic) A glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.
- n. Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- n. (cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above…
- n. A period of activity.
- n. (obsolete, British slang) A dandy; a fashionable person.
- n. (board games) A strategic board game, originally from China, in which two players (black and white) attempt…
hit- v. (heading, physical) To strike.
- v. (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- v. (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- v. (heading) To attain, to achieve.
- v. (transitive) To affect negatively.
- v. (heading, games) To make a play.
- v. (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- v. (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- v. (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- n. A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches…
- n. (music) A recorded song that receives widespread recognition and success, mainly through radio airplay.
- n. An attack on a location, person or people.
- n. (computing, Internet) The result of a search of a computer system or of a search engine.
- n. (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- n. An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- n. (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s…
- n. (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- n. A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- n. (dated) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.
- n. A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- adj. Designating of a popular song.
- pron. (dialectal) It.
imbibe- v. To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- v. (figuratively) To take in; absorb.
inject- v. (transitive) To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
- v. (transitive) To introduce (something) suddenly or violently.
- v. (transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
- v. (intransitive) To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.
- v. (transitive, computing) To introduce (code) into an existing program or its memory space, often without…
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To cast or throw; used with on.
kill- v. (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- v. (transitive) To render inoperative.
- v. (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- v. (transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
- v. (transitive, figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
- v. (transitive) To use up or to waste.
- v. (transitive, figuratively, informal) To exert an overwhelming effect on.
- v. (transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.
- v. (transitive) To force a company out of business.
- v. (intransitive, informal) To produce intense pain.
- v. (figuratively, informal, hyperbolic, transitive) To punish severely.
- v. (transitive, sports) To strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot…
- v. To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
- v. (mathematics, transitive, idiomatic, informal) To cause to assume the value zero.
- v. (computing, Internet, IRC, transitive) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
- n. The act of killing.
- n. Specifically, the death blow.
- n. The result of killing; that which has been killed.
- n. (volleyball) The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
- n. A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.
- n. A kiln.
nonclassical- adj. Not classical.
- adj. (physics) Not governed by the rules of Newtonian mechanics, or by the classical theory of electromagnetism.
pa- n. (colloquial) Father, papa.
- n. A short form of grandpa, grandfather.
- n. A Maori fort.
papa- n. (often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- n. (informal) A pet name for one's grandfather.
- n. A parish priest in the Greek Orthodox Church.
- n. The letter P in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
popping- n. The act or sound of something that pops.
- n. A funk dance.
- v. present participle of pop.
popular- adj. Common among the general public; generally accepted.
- adj. (law) Concerning the people; public.
- adj. Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
- adj. (obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
- adj. Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
- adj. (obsolete) Cultivating the favour of the common people.
- adj. Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
- adj. Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.
protrude- v. To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.
- v. To thrust forward; to drive or force along.
- v. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from confinement; to cause to come forth.
release- n. The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked…
- n. (software) The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product;…
- n. Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
- n. That which is released, untied or let go.
- n. (biochemistry) The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
- n. (phonetics, sound synthesis) The act or manner of ending a sound.
- n. (railways, historical) In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be…
- n. A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.
- v. To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
- v. To make available to the public.
- v. To free or liberate; to set free.
- v. To discharge.
- v. (telephony) (of a call) To hang up.
- v. (law) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying…
- v. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
- v. (soccer) To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity.
- v. (biochemistry) To set free a chemical substance.
- v. (transitive) To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
relinquish- v. (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away.
- v. (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
- v. (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
- v. (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
soda- n. (uncountable) Sodium bicarbonate (usually baking soda).
- n. (uncountable) Sodium carbonate (usually washing soda).
- n. (uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.
- n. (uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with…
- n. (chiefly US, regional, especially in the northeast, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
- n. (chiefly US, regional, especially in the northeast, countable) A glass, bottle or can of this drink.
- n. (card games) The first card in the dealing box in the game of faro, which is discarded to leave 51 cards…
sound- adj. Healthy.
- adj. Complete, solid, or secure.
- adj. (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
- adj. (Britain, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- adj. (of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.
- adj. Heavy; laid on with force.
- adj. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- adv. Soundly.
- interj. (Britain, slang) Yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.
- n. A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- n. A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
- n. (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- n. Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- v. (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- v. (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
- v. (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To resound.
- v. (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area…
- v. (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- v. (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- n. (geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting…
- n. The air bladder of a fish.
- n. A cuttlefish.
- v. (intransitive) Dive downwards, used of a whale.
- v. To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try;…
- v. Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- v. (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- n. (medicine) An instrument for probing or dilating; a sonde.
- n. A long, thin probe for sounding body cavities or canals such as the urethra.
split- adj. Divided.
- adj. (algebra, of a short exact sequence) Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.
- adj. (of coffee) Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
- adj. (stock exchange, of an order, sale, etc.) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price…
- adj. (stock exchange, historical, of quotations) Given in sixteenths rather than the usual eighths.
- adj. (London stock exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred…
- n. A crack or longitudinal fissure.
- n. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
- n. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
- n. (leather manufacture) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
- n. (gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, usually in the phrase “to do the splits”) The acrobatic feat of spreading…
- n. (baseball, slang) A split-finger fastball.
- n. (bowling) A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between…
- n. A split shot or split stroke.
- n. A dessert or confection resembling a banana split.
- n. A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliter or 1/4 quarter of a standard …
- n. A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters, 1/2 the volume of a standard .75 liter bottle; a demi.
- n. (athletics) The elapsed time at specific intermediate point(s) in a race.
- n. (construction) A tear resulting from tensile stresses.
- n. (gambling) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt…
- n. (music) A recording containing songs by multiple artists.
- v. (transitive, ergative) Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
- v. (intransitive) Of something solid particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a…
- v. (transitive) To share; to divide.
- v. (slang) To leave.
- v. to separate or break up.
- v. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
- v. To burst out laughing.
- v. (slang, dated) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
- v. (sports) In athletics (esp. baseball), when both teams involved in a doubleheader each win one game and…
start- n. The beginning of an activity.
- n. A sudden involuntary movement.
- n. The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- n. An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
- n. A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
- v. (transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.
- v. (intransitive) To begin an activity.
- v. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
- v. (intransitive) To break away, to come loose.
- v. (transitive, sports) To put into play.
- v. (nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
- v. (euphemistic) To start your periods (menstruation).
- n. A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
- n. A handle, especially that of a plough.
- n. The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
- n. The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
throw- v. (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) To twist or turn.
- v. (transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
- v. (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
- v. (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
- v. (ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
- v. (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during…
- v. (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal…
- v. (sports) To intentionally lose a game.
- v. (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
- v. (figuratively) To send desperately.
- v. (transitive) To imprison.
- v. To organize an event, especially a party.
- v. To roll (a die or dice).
- v. (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
- v. (transitive, bridge) To discard.
- v. (martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position…
- v. (transitive) To subject someone to verbally.
- v. (transitive, said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone…
- v. (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
- v. (transitive) To project or send forth.
- v. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
- v. To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles,…
- v. (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role…
- n. The flight of a thrown object.
- n. The act of throwing something.
- n. One's ability to throw.
- n. A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.
- n. A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
- n. A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- n. Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
- n. (veterinary) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
- v. (transitive, said of animals) To give birth to.
- n. (obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
- n. (obsolete) A period of time; a while.
- n. Misspelling of throe.
thrust- n. (fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
- n. A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.).
- n. The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- n. (figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
- v. (intransitive) To make advance with force.
- v. (transitive) To force something upon someone.
- v. (transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- v. (transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.
- v. (intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
- v. To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
tonic- adj. (physics, pathology) Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
- adj. Restorative, curative or invigorating.
- n. A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
- n. Tonic water.
- n. (US, Massachusetts) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.
- n. (figuratively) Someone or something that revitalises or reinvigorates.
- adj. (music) Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale.
- adj. Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.
- adj. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (phonetics, dated) being or relating to a speech sound…
- n. (music) The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
- n. (music) The triad built on the tonic note.
- n. (phonetics) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
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