| synonyms |
| 1. n. plural of synonym | |
| synonym |
| 1. n. (semantics, strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word. | |
| 2. n. (semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase. | |
| “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”. | |
| 3. n. (zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym). | |
| 4. n. (taxonomy, botany) Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name. | |
| 5. n. (databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database. | |
| cock |
| 1. n. A male bird, especially: | |
| 2. n. A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken. | |
| 3. n. A single word (in context) for a cock pigeon (male pigeon). | |
| 4. n. A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing. | |
| 5. n. The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism. | |
| 6. n. The notch of an arrow or crossbow. | |
| 7. n. (curling) The circle at the end of the rink. | |
| 8. n. The state of being cocked; an upward turn, tilt or angle. | |
| 9. n. (UK, NZ, pejorative, slang) A stupid person. | |
| 10. n. (informal, British, Tasmania) Term of address. | |
| All right, cock? | |
| 11. n. A boastful tilt of one's head or hat. | |
| 12. n. (informal) shuttlecock | |
| 13. n. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. | |
| 14. n. (dated, humorous) A chief man; a leader or master. | |
| 15. n. The crow of a cock, especially the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. | |
| 16. n. The style or gnomon of a sundial. | |
| 17. n. The indicator of a balance. | |
| 18. n. The bridge piece that affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. | |
| 19. v. To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired. | |
| 20. v. (intransitive) To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted. | |
| In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly. | |
| 21. v. To erect; to turn up. | |
| 22. v. (UK, transitive, slang) To copulate with. | |
| 23. v. To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully. | |
| He cocked his hat jauntily. | |
| 24. v. (intransitive, dated) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. | |
| 25. v. (intransitive, dated) To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. | |
| 26. v. (transitive, obsolete) To make a nestle-cock of, to pamper or spoil (of children) | |
| 27. interj. (slang) Expression of annoyance. | |
| 28. n. (dated in the Southern US, still sometimes found in AAVE) Vulva, vagina. | |
| 29. n. A small conical pile of hay. | |
| The farmhands stack the hay into cocks | |
| 30. v. To form into piles. | |
| 31. n. Short for cock-boat, a type of small boat. | |
| style |
| 1. n. A manner of doing or presenting things, especially a fashionable one. | |
| 2. n. Flair; grace; fashionable skill. | |
| As a dancer, he has a lot of style. | |
| 3. n. (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower. | |
| 4. n. A traditional or legal term preceding a reference to a person who holds a title or post. | |
| 5. n. A traditional or legal term used to address a person who holds a title or post. | |
| the style of Majesty | |
| 6. n. (nonstandard) A stylus. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) A pen; an author's pen. | |
| 8. n. A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver. | |
| 9. n. A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument. | |
| 10. n. A long, slender, bristle-like process. | |
| the anal styles of insects | |
| 11. n. The pin, or gnomon, of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. | |
| 12. n. (computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as bold or italic. | |
| applying styles to text in a wordprocessor | |
| Cascading Style Sheets | |
| 13. v. To create or give a style, fashion or image to. | |
| 14. v. To call or give a name or title to. | |
