1. white(n = noun.person) caucasian, white person - a member of the Caucasoid race;
is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
is a member of caucasian race, caucasoid race, white people, white race
has particulars: aryan, circassian, paleface, semite, cassite, kassite, elamite, white man, white woman, poor white trash, white trash, honkey, honkie, honky, whitey, wasp, white anglo-saxon protestant
Derived form adjective white2
2. white(n = noun.attribute) whiteness - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black);
is a kind of achromatic color, achromatic colour
has particulars: alabaster, bleach, bone, ivory, off-white, pearl, chalk, frostiness, hoariness
Antonym: black
Derived forms verb white1, adjective white1
3. white(n = noun.person) edward d. white, edward douglas white jr., edward white - United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921);
is a kind of chief justice
4. white(n = noun.person) patrick victor martindale white, patrick white - Australian writer (1912-1990);
is a kind of author, writer
5. white(n = noun.person) t. h. white, theodore harold white - United States political journalist (1915-1986);
is a kind of journalist
6. white(n = noun.person) stanford white - United States architect (1853-1906);
is a kind of architect, designer
7. white(n = noun.person) e. b. white, elwyn brooks white - United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985);
is a kind of author, writer
8. white(n = noun.person) andrew d. white, andrew dickson white - United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918);
is a kind of educator, pedagog, pedagogue
9. white(n = noun.object) white river - a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri;
is a kind of river
is a part of ar, arkansas, land of opportunity, missouri, mo, show me state
10. white(n = noun.food) albumen, egg white, ovalbumin - the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
is a kind of fixings, ingredient
is a part of egg, eggs
11. white(n = noun.artifact) - (board games) the lighter pieces;
is a kind of man, piece
Antonym: black
12. white(n = noun.artifact) flannel, gabardine, tweed - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth;
is a kind of pant, trouser
1. white(a = adj.all) - being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's white dress"
Antonym: black
Derived forms noun white2, noun whiteness1
2. white(a = adj.all) - of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
Antonym: black
Derived form noun white1
3. white(s = adj.all) - free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining white armor"
Derived form noun whiteness2
4. white(s = adj.all) snowy - marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter"
5. white(s = adj.all) lily-white - restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
6. white(s = adj.all) white-hot - glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center of the fire"
7. white(s = adj.all) - benevolent; without malicious intent; "that's white of you"
8. white(s = adj.all) blank, clean - (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
9. white(s = adj.all) - (of coffee) having cream or milk added;
10. white(s = adj.all) whitened - (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age"
11. white(s = adj.all) ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid - anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"
12. white(s = adj.all) - of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets; "white nights"
white(v = verb.change) whiten - turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
is one way to color, colour, discolor, discolour
Derived form noun white2
Sample sentences:
Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of
"White as the whitest lily on a stream." [1913 Webster]
2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear. [1913 Webster]
"Or whispering with white lips, “The foe!
They come! they come!”" [1913 Webster]
3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure. [1913 Webster]
" White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear." [1913 Webster]
"No whiter page than Addison's remains." [1913 Webster]
4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. [1913 Webster]
"Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head
So old and white as this." [1913 Webster]
5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable. [1913 Webster]
"On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as one of the white days of his life." [1913 Webster]
6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling. [1913 Webster]
" White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed." [1913 Webster]
"Come forth, my white spouse." [1913 Webster]
"I am his white boy, and will not be gullet." [1913 Webster]
"Driving their cattle continually with them, and feeding only upon their milk and white meats." [1913 Webster]
"A pistol charged with white powder." [1913 Webster]
1. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color,
"Finely attired in a of white." [1913 Webster]
2. Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye. [1913 Webster]
3. Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot. [1913 Webster]
"'T was I won the wager, though you hit the white." [1913 Webster]
4. A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men. [1913 Webster]
5. A white pigment; as, Venice white. [1913 Webster]
6. Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to
To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach. [1913 Webster]
"Whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of . . . uncleanness." [1913 Webster]
"So as no fuller on earth can white them." [1913 Webster]
white, adj., n., & v.
--adj.
1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the colour of milk or fresh snow.
2 approaching such a colour; pale esp. in the face (turned as white as a sheet).
3 less dark than other things of the same kind.
4 (White) a of the human group having light-coloured skin. b of or relating to White people.
5 albino (white mouse).
6 a (of hair) having lost its colour esp. in old age. b (of a person) white-haired.
7 colloq. innocent, untainted.
8 (in comb.) (of esp. animals) having some white on the body (white-throated).
9 a (of a plant) having white flowers or pale-coloured fruit etc. (white hyacinth; white cauliflower). b (of a tree) having light-coloured bark etc. (white ash; white poplar).
10 (of wine) made from white grapes or dark grapes with the skins removed.
11 (of coffee) with milk or cream added.
12 transparent, colourless (white glass).
13 hist. counter-revolutionary or reactionary (white guard; white army).
--n.
1 a white colour or pigment.
2 a white clothes or material (dressed in white). b (in pl.) white garments as worn in cricket, tennis, etc.
3 a (in a game or sport) a white piece, ball, etc. b the player using such pieces.
4 the white part or albumen round the yolk of an egg.
5 the visible part of the eyeball round the iris.
6 (White) a member of a light-skinned race.
7 a white butterfly.
8 a blank space in printing.
--v.tr. archaic make white.
Idiom:
bleed white drain (a person, country, etc.) of wealth etc. white admiral a butterfly, Limenitis camilla, with a white band across its wings. white ant a termite. white cell (or corpuscle) a leucocyte. white Christmas Christmas with snow on the ground. white coal water as a source of power. white-collar (of a worker) engaged in clerical or administrative rather than manual work. white currant a cultivar of redcurrant with pale edible berries. whited sepulchre see SEPULCHRE. white dwarf a small very dense star. white elephant a useless and troublesome possession or thing. white ensign see ENSIGN. white feather a symbol of cowardice (a white feather in the tail of a game-bird being a mark of bad breeding). white fish fish with pale flesh, e.g. plaice, cod, etc. white flag a symbol of surrender or a period of truce. White Friar a Carmelite. white frost see FROST. white goods
1 domestic linen.
2 large domestic electrical equipment.
white heat
1 the temperature at which metal emits white light.
2 a state of intense passion or activity. white hope a person expected to achieve much for a group, organization, etc. white horses white-crested waves at sea. white-hot at white heat. White House the official residence of the US President in Washington. white lead a mixture of lead carbonate and hydrated lead oxide used as pigment. white lie a harmless or trivial untruth. white light colourless light, e.g. ordinary daylight. white lime lime mixed with water as a coating for walls; whitewash. white magic magic used only for beneficent purposes. white matter the part of the brain and spinal cord consisting mainly of nerve fibres (see also grey matter). white meat poultry, veal, rabbit, and pork. white metal a white or silvery alloy. white monk a Cistercian. white night a sleepless night. white noise noise containing many frequencies with equal intensities. white-out a dense blizzard esp. in polar regions. white ox-eye = ox-eye daisy. White Paper (in the UK) a Government report giving information or proposals on an issue. white pepper see PEPPER. white poplar = ABELE. white rose the emblem of Yorkshire or the House of York. White Russian a Belorussian. white sale a sale of household linen. white sauce a sauce of flour, melted butter, and milk or cream. White slave a woman tricked or forced into prostitution, usu. abroad. White slavery traffic in White slaves. white sock = STOCKING 3. white spirit light petroleum as a solvent. white sugar purified sugar. white tie a man's white bow-tie as part of full evening dress. white vitriol Chem. zinc sulphate. white water a shallow or foamy stretch of water. white wedding a wedding at which the bride wears a formal white wedding dress. white whale a northern cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, white when adult: also called BELUGA.
Derivative:
whitely adv. whiteness n. whitish adj.
Etymology:
OE hwit f. Gmc
N probity, integrity, rectitude, uprightness, honesty, faith, honor, bonne foi, good faith, bona fides, purity, clean hands, fairness, fair play, justice, equity, impartiality, principle, even-handedness, grace, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, incorruption, incorruptibility, trustworthiness, truth, candor, singleness of heart, veracity, tender conscience, punctilio, delicacy, nicety, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, scruple, point, point of honor, punctuality, dignity, (repute), respectability, respectableness, gentilhomme, gentleman, man of honor, man of his word, fidus Achates, preux chevalier, galantuomo, truepenny, trump, brick, true Briton, white man, court of honor, a fair field and no favor, argumentum ad verecundiam, upright, honest, honest as daylight, veracious, virtuous, honorable, fair, right, just, equitable, impartial, evenhanded, square, fair and aboveboard, open and aboveboard, white, constant, constant as the northern star, faithful, loyal, staunch, true, true blue, true to one's colors, true to the core, true as the needle to the pole, marble-constant, true- hearted, trusty, trustworthy, as good as one's word, to be depended on, incorruptible, straightforward, frank, candid, open-hearted, conscientious, tender-conscienced, right-minded, high-principled, high-minded, scrupulous, religious, strict, nice, punctilious, correct, punctual, respectable, reputable, gentlemanlike, inviolable, inviolate, unviolated, unbroken, unbetrayed, unbought, unbribed, innocent, pure, stainless, unstained, untarnished, unsullied, untainted, unperjured, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, undepraved, undebauched, integer vitae scelerisque purus, justus et tenax propositi, chivalrous, jealous of honor, sans peur et sans reproche, high-spirited, supramundane, unworldly, other-worldly, overscrupulous, honorable, bona fide, on the square, in good faith, honor bright, foro conscientiae, with clean hands, a face untaught to feign, bene qui latuit bene vixit, mens sibi conscia recti, probitas laudatur et alget, fidelis ad urnam, his heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth, loyaute m'oblige, loyaute n'a honte, what stronger breastplate than a heart untainted?.
N achromatism, decoloration, discoloration, pallor, pallidness, pallidity, paleness, etiolation, neutral tint, monochrome, black and white, uncolored &c (color), colorless, achromatic, aplanatic, etiolate, etiolated, hueless, pale, pallid, palefaced, tallow-faced, faint, dull, cold, muddy, leaden, dun, wan, sallow, dead, dingy, ashy, ashen, ghastly, cadaverous, glassy, lackluster, discolored, light-colored, fair, blond, white, pale as death, pale as ashes, pale as a witch, pale as a ghost, pale as a corpse, white as a corpse.
N whiteness, argent, albification, etiolation, lactescence, snow, paper, chalk, milk, lily, ivory, alabaster, albata, eburin, German silver, white metal, barium sulphate, titanium oxide, blanc fixe, ceruse, pearl white, white lead, carbonate of lead, white, milk-white, snow-white, snowy, niveous, candid, chalky, hoar, hoary, silvery, argent, argentine, canescent, cretaceous, lactescent, whitish, creamy, pearly, fair, blond, blanched, high in tone, light, white as a sheet, white as driven snow, white as a lily, white as silver, like ivory.
N vision, sight, optics, eyesight, view, look, espial, glance, ken, coup d'oeil, glimpse, glint, peep, gaze, stare, leer, perlustration, contemplation, conspection, conspectuity, regard, survey, introspection, reconnaissance, speculation, watch, espionage, espionnage, autopsy, ocular inspection, ocular demonstration, sight-seeing, point of view, gazebo, loophole, belvedere, watchtower, field of view, theater, amphitheater, arena, vista, horizon, commanding view, bird's eye view, periscope, visual organ, organ of vision, eye, naked eye, unassisted eye, retina, pupil, iris, cornea, white, optics, orbs, saucer eyes, goggle eyes, gooseberry eyes, short sight, clear sight, sharp sight, quick sight, eagle sight, piercing sight, penetrating sight, clear glance, sharp glance, quick glance, eagle glance, piercing glance, penetrating glance, clear eye, sharp eye, quick eye, eagle eye, piercing eye, penetrating eye, perspicacity, discernment, catopsis, eagle, hawk, cat, lynx, Argus, evil eye, basilisk, cockatrice, seeing, visual, ocular, optic, optical, ophthalmic, clear-eyesighted, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, lynx-eyed, keen- eyed, Argus-eyed, visible, visibly, in sight of, with one's eyes open at sight, at first sight, at a glance, at the first blush, prima facie, Int, look!, the scales falling from one's eyes, an eye like Mars to threaten or command, her eyes are homes of silent prayer, looking before and after, thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes.
american white birch, american white oak, american white pine, andrew d. white, andrew dickson white, arizona white oak, atlantic white cedar, bacillary white diarrhea, bacillary white diarrhoea, black and white, bleed white, box white oak, california white fir, california white oak, chinese white cabbage, coast white cedar, common white dogwood, e. b. white, eastern white pine, edward d. white, edward douglas white jr., edward white, egg white, elwyn brooks white, european white birch, european white lily, flat-topped white aster, great white heron, great white hope, great white shark, great white way, large white, large white petunia, lowland white fir, new zealand white pine, northern white cedar, old world white pelican, oregon white oak, paper white, patrick victor martindale white, patrick white, poor white, poor white trash, schwann's white substance, small white, small white aster, southern white cedar, southwestern white pine, stanford white, swamp white oak, sweet white violet, t. h. white, tall white violet, theodore harold white, upland white aster, valley white oak, west highland white terrier, western white pine, white admiral, white alder, white anglo-saxon protestant, white ant, white arsenic, white ash, white aspen, white avens, white backlash, white baneberry, white basswood, white bead, white bean, white bedstraw, white beech, white beer, white birch, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white book, white bread, white broom, white bryony, white burgundy, white cake, white camas, white campion, white cedar, white cell, white chocolate, white cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, white clover, white cockle, white cohosh, white corpuscle, white crappie, white croaker, white currant, white cypress, white cypress pine, white daisy, white dead nettle, white dipladenia, white dog's-tooth violet, white dogtooth violet, white dwarf, white dwarf star, white elephant, white elm, white fairy lantern, white false indigo, white feather, white feldspar, white fir, white flag, white fly, white fox, white friar, white fringed orchid, white fringed orchis, white fritillary, white fungus, white globe lily, white gold, white goods, white heat, white heather, white hellebore, white honeysuckle, white hope, white horehound, white horse, white horse nettle, white hot, white house, white knight, white lead, white lead ore, white leather, white leg, white lettuce, white lie, white lily, white line, white list, white lotus, white lung, white lupine, white madder, white magic, white maire, white mallee, white mallow, white man, white man's burden, white mangrove, white marlin, white matsutake, white matter, white meat, white melilot, white metal, white milkweed, white mountain ash, white mulberry, white mullein, white mullet, white mustard, white nile, white noise, white oak, white onion sauce, white out, white pages, white paper, white pelican, white people, white pepper, white perch, white person, white pine, white pine blister rust, white plague, white popinac, white poplar, white potato, white potato vine, white pox, white prairie aster, white race, white rhinoceros, white rice, white river, white rocket, white room, white russia, white russian, white rust, white sage, white sale, white sanicle, white sauce, white sea, white separatism, white separatist, white shark, white sheep, white silk-cotton tree, white slave, white slaver, white slavery, white slaving, white slime mushroom, white snakeroot, white snapdragon, white spanish broom, white spruce, white squire, white stork, white stringybark, white sturgeon, white supremacist, white supremacy, white sweet clover, white tai, white tail, white thistle, white tie, white tie and tails, white titi, white trash, white trumpet lily, white turnip, white violet, white vitriol, white walnut, white water, white wax tree, white whale, white willow, white wine, white wolf, white woman, white wood aster, white yam, white zinnia, woodland white violet, yukon white birch, zinc white
1. man(n = noun.person) adult male - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
is a kind of adult, grownup, male, male person
has parts: adult male body, man's body
has particulars: black man, white man, yellow man, baboo, babu, bachelor, unmarried man, bey, boy, beau, boyfriend, fellow, swain, young man, ex-boyfriend, bruiser, bull, samson, strapper, beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell, ejaculator, esq, esquire, castrate, eunuch, father figure, father surrogate, father-figure, buster, dude, fellow, galoot, geezer, gentleman, divorced man, grass widower, bozo, cat, guy, hombre, herr, hooray henry, housefather, hunk, ex, ex-husband, inamorato, iron man, ironman, ironside, adonis, middle-aged man, monsieur, old boy, old man, graybeard, greybeard, methuselah, old man, paterfamilias, patriarch, peter pan, ponce, posseman, senhor, shaver, signior, signor, signore, sir, stiff, he-man, macho-man, stud, tarzan, widower, widowman, philanderer, womaniser, womanizer, golden boy, wonder boy, young buck, young man
Antonym: woman
Derived forms adjective manly1, adjective manly2
2. man(n = noun.person) military man, military personnel, serviceman - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
is a kind of skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
is a member of force, military force, military group, military unit
has particulars: air force officer, commander, artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner, bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy, commando, ranger, conscript, draftee, inductee, enlisted person, devil dog, leatherneck, marine, shipboard soldier, military officer, officer, noncombatant, occupier, striper, ex-serviceman, vet, veteran, veteran, veteran soldier, military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer
3. man(n = noun.person) - the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
4. man(n = noun.animal) homo, human, human being - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage;
is a kind of hominid
has parts: loin, lumbus, anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma, body hair, head of hair, mane, human head, foot, human foot, pes, arm, hand, manus, mitt, paw, face, human face
is a member of genus homo
has particulars: human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world, homo erectus, homo soloensis, homo habilis, homo sapiens, homo sapiens neanderthalensis, neandertal, neandertal man, neanderthal, neanderthal man, homo rhodesiensis, rhodesian man
5. man(n = noun.person) - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
is a kind of foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling
6. man(n = noun.person) - an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
is a kind of male, male person
Derived forms adjective manly1, adjective manly2
7. man(n = noun.person) gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, valet, valet de chambre - a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
is a kind of body servant, manservant
Derived forms verb man2, verb man1
8. man(n = noun.person) - a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man"
is a kind of lover, male, male person
Antonym: woman
9. man(n = noun.location) isle of man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea;
is a kind of island
is a part of british isles
10. man(n = noun.artifact) piece - game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
is a kind of game equipment
has particulars: black, checker, chequer, chess piece, chessman, tile, white
11. man(n = noun.animal) human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, mankind, world - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
is a kind of group, grouping, homo, human, human being, man
1. man(v = verb.social) - take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
is one way to do work, work
Derived form noun man7
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. man(v = verb.competition) - provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"
is one way to staff
Derived form noun man7
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
1. A human being; -- opposed to
"These men went about wide, and man found they none,
But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one." [1913 Webster]
"The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me." [1913 Webster]
"'Tain't a fit night out for man nor beast!" [PJC]
2. An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child. [1913 Webster]
"When I became a man, I put away childish things." [1913 Webster]
"Ceneus, a woman once, and once a man." [1913 Webster]
3. The human race; mankind. [1913 Webster]
"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion." [1913 Webster]
"The proper study of mankind is man." [1913 Webster]
4. The male portion of the human race. [1913 Webster]
"Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than man to the discharge of parental duties." [1913 Webster]
5. One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind. Shak. [1913 Webster]
"This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the elements
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world “This was a man!”" [1913 Webster]
6. An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject. [1913 Webster]
"Like master, like man." [1913 Webster]
"The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor." [1913 Webster]
7. A term of familiar address at one time implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose! In the latter half of the 20th century it became used in a broader sense as simply a familiar and informal form of address, but is not used in business or formal situations; as, hey, man! You want to go to a movie tonight?. [1913 Webster]
8. A married man; a husband; -- correlative to
"I pronounce that they are man and wife." [1913 Webster]
"every wife ought to answer for her man." [1913 Webster]
9. One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun. [1913 Webster]
"A man can not make him laugh." [1913 Webster]
"A man would expect to find some antiquities; but all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman ship." [1913 Webster]
10. One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played. [1913 Webster]
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1. To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort. [1913 Webster]
"See how the surly Warwick mans the wall !" [1913 Webster]
"They man their boats, and all their young men arm." [1913 Webster]
2. To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify. Addison. [1913 Webster]
3. To tame, as a hawk. Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. To furnish with a servant or servants. Shak. [1913 Webster]
5. To wait on as a manservant. Shak. [1913 Webster]
" In “Othello,” V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage." [1913 Webster]
man, n. & v.
--n. (pl. men)
1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy.
2 a a human being; a person (no man is perfect). b human beings in general; the human race (man is mortal).
3 a person showing characteristics associated with males (she's more of a man than he is).
4 a a worker; an employee (the manager spoke to the men). b a manservant or valet. c hist. a vassal.
5 a (usu. in pl.) soldiers, sailors, etc., esp. non-officers (was in command of 200 men). b an individual, usu. male, person (fought to the last man). c (usu. prec. by the, or poss. pron.) a person regarded as suitable or appropriate in some way; a person fulfilling requirements (I'm your man; not the man for the job).
6 a a husband (man and wife). b colloq. a boyfriend or lover.
7 a a human being of a specified historical period or character (Renaissance man). b a type of prehistoric man named after the place where the remains were found (Peking man; Piltdown man).
8 any one of a set of pieces used in playing chess, draughts, etc.
9 (as second element in comb.) a man of a specified nationality, profession, skill, etc. (Dutchman; clergyman; horseman; gentleman).
10 a an expression of impatience etc. used in addressing a male (nonsense, man!). b colloq. a general mode of address among hippies etc. (blew my mind, man!).
11 (prec. by a) a person; one (what can a man do?).
12 a person pursued; an opponent etc. (the police have so far not caught their man).
13 (the Man) US sl. a the police. b Blacksl. White people.
14 (in comb.) a ship of a specified type (merchantman; Indiaman).
--v.tr. (manned, manning)
1 supply (a ship, fort, factory, etc.) with a person or people for work or defence etc.
2 work or service or defend (a specified piece of equipment, a fortification, etc.) (man the pumps).
3 Naut. place men at (a part of a ship).
4 fill (a post or office).
5 (usu. refl.) fortify the spirits or courage of (manned herself for the task).
Idiom:
as one man in unison; in agreement. be a man be courageous; not show fear. be one's own man
1 be free to act; be independent.
2 be in full possession of one's faculties etc. man about town a fashionable man of leisure. man and boy from childhood. man-at-arms (pl. men-at-arms) archaic a soldier, esp. when heavily armed and mounted. man Friday see FRIDAY. man-hour (or day etc.) an hour (or day etc.) regarded in terms of the amount of work that could be done by one person within this period. man in the moon the semblance of a face seen on the surface of a full moon. man in (US on) the street an ordinary average person, as distinct from an expert. man-made (esp. of a textile fibre) made by man, artificial, synthetic.
man of God
1 a clergyman.
2 a male saint. man of honour a man whose word can be trusted. man of the house the male head of a household. man of letters a scholar; an author. man of the moment a man of importance at a particular time.
man of straw
1 an insubstantial person; an imaginary person set up as an opponent.
2 a stuffed effigy.
3 a person undertaking a financial commitment without adequate means.
4 a sham argument set up to be defeated. man-of-war an armed ship, esp. of a specified country. man of the world see WORLD.
man-size (or -sized)
1 of the size of a man; very large.
2 big enough for a man. man to man with candour; honestly. men's (or men's room) a usu. public lavatory for men. my (or my good) man a patronizing mode of address to a man. separate (or sort out) the men from the boys colloq. find those who are truly virile, competent, etc. to a man all without exception.
Derivative:
manless adj.
Etymology:
OE man(n), pl. menn, mannian, f. Gmc
VB prepare, get ready, make ready, make preparations, settle preliminaries, get up, sound the note of preparation, set in order, put in order, forecast, prepare the ground, plow the ground, dress the ground, till the soil, cultivate the soil, predispose, sow the seed, lay a train, dig a mine, lay the groundwork, fix the groundwork, lay the basis, fix the basis, lay the foundations, fix the foundations, dig the foundations, erect the scaffolding, lay the first stone, roughhew, cut out work, block out, hammer out, lick into shape, elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity, nurture, hatch, cook, brew, temper, anneal, smelt, barbecue, infumate, maturate, equip, arm, man, fit-out, fit up, furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge, dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up, refurbish, sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune, whet the knife, whet the sword, wind up, screw up, adjust, put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness, pack, train, inure, breed, prepare for, rehearse, make provision for, take steps, take measures, take precautions, provide, provide against, beat up for recruits, open the door to, set one's house in order, make all snug, clear the decks, clear for action, close one's ranks, shuffle the cards, prepare oneself, serve an apprenticeship, lay oneself out for, get into harness, gird up one's loins, buckle on one's armor, reculer pour mieux sauter, prime and load, shoulder arms, get the steam up, put the horses to, guard against, make sure against, forearm, make sure, prepare for the evil day, have a rod in pickle, provide against a rainy day, feather one's nest, lay in provisions, make investments, keep on foot, be prepared, be ready, hold oneself in readiness, keep one's powder dry, lie in wait for, anticipate, principiis obstare, veniente occurrere morbo.
N doer, actor, agent, performer, perpetrator, operator, executor, executrix, practitioner, worker, stager, bee, ant, working bee, termite, white ant, laboring oar, servant of all work, factotum, workman, artisan, craftsman, handicraftsman, mechanic, operative, working man, laboring man, demiurgus, hewers of wood and drawers of water, laborer, navvy, hand, man, day laborer, journeyman, charwoman, hack, mere tool, beast of burden, drudge, fag, lumper, roustabout, maker, artificer, artist, wright, manufacturer, architect, builder, mason, bricklayer, smith, forger, Vulcan, carpenter, ganger, platelayer, blacksmith, locksmith, sailmaker, wheelwright, machinist, mechanician, engineer, sempstress, semstress, seamstress, needlewoman, workwoman, tailor, cordwainer, minister, servant, representative, coworker, party to, participator in, particeps criminis, dramatis personae, personnel, quorum pars magna fui, faber est quisque fortunae suae.
N servant, subject, liegeman, servant, retainer, follower, henchman, servitor, domestic, menial, help, lady help, employe, attache, official, retinue, suite, cortege, staff, court, attendant, squire, usher, page, donzel, footboy, train bearer, cup bearer, waiter, lapster, butler, livery servant, lackey, footman, flunky, flunkey, valet, valet de chambre, equerry, groom, jockey, hostler, ostler, tiger, orderly, messenger, cad, gillie, herdsman, swineherd, barkeeper, bartender, bell boy, boots, boy, counterjumper, khansamah, khansaman, khitmutgar, yardman, bailiff, castellan, seneschal, chamberlain, major-domo, groom of the chambers, secretary, under secretary, assistant secretary, clerk, subsidiary, agent, subaltern, underling, understrapper, man, maid, maidservant, handmaid, confidente, lady's maid, abigail, soubrette, amah, biddy, nurse, bonne, ayah, nursemaid, nursery maid, house maid, parlor maid, waiting maid, chamber maid, kitchen maid, scullery maid, femme de chambre, femme fille, camarista, chef de cuisine, cordon bleu, cook, scullion, Cinderella, potwalloper, maid of all work, servant of all work, laundress, bedmaker, journeyman, charwoman, bearer, chokra, gyp (Cambridge), hamal, scout (Oxford), serf, vassal, slave, negro, helot, bondsman, bondswoman, bondslave, ame damnee, odalisque, ryot, adscriptus gleboe, villian, villein, beadsman, bedesman, sizar, pensioner, pensionary, client, dependant, dependent, hanger on, satellite, parasite, led captain, protege, ward, hireling, mercenary, puppet, tool, creature, badge of slavery, bonds, in the train of, in one's pay, in one's employ, at one's call, in bonds.
N five, five, cinque, quint, quincux, six, half-a- dozen, half dozen, seven, eight, nine, three times three, dicker, ten, decade, eleven, twelve, dozen, thirteen, long dozen, baker's dozen, quintuplet, twenty, score, twenty-four, four and twenty, two dozen, twenty-five, five and twenty, quarter of a hundred, forty, two score, fifty, half a hundred, sixty, three score, seventy, three score and ten, eighty, four score, ninety, fourscore and ten, sestiad, hundred, centenary, hecatomb, century, hundredweight, cwt, one hundred and forty-four, gross, thousand, chiliad, millennium, thousand years, grand, myriad, ten thousand, ban, man, ten thousand years, banzai, lac, one hundred thousand, plum, million, thousand million, milliard, billion, trillion, five, quinary, quintuple, fifth, senary, sextuple, sixth, seventh, septuple, octuple, eighth, ninefold, ninth, tenfold, decimal, denary, decuple, tenth, eleventh, duodenary, duodenal, twelfth, in one's 'teens, thirteenth, vicesimal, vigesimal, twentieth, twenty-fourth, vicenary, vicennial, centuple, centuplicate, centennial, centenary, centurial, secular, hundredth, thousandth.
N adolescence, pubescence, majority, adultism, adultness, manhood, virility, maturity full age, ripe age, flower of age, prime of life, meridian of life, spring of life, man, woman, adult, no chicken, adolescent, pubescent, of age, of full age, of ripe age, out of one's teens, grown up, mature, full grown, in one's prime, middle-aged, manly, virile, adult, womanly, matronly, marriageable, nubile, Time with reference to an Effect or Purpose.
N courage, bravery, valor, resoluteness, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity, contempt of danger, defiance of danger, derring-do, audacity, rashness, dash, defiance, confidence, self-reliance, manliness, manhood, nerve, pluck, mettle, game, heart, heart of grace, spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, firmness, heart of oak, bottom, backbone, spine, resolution, bulldog courage, prowess, heroism, chivalry, exploit, feat, achievement, heroic deed, heroic act, bold stroke, man, man of mettle, hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector, lion, tiger, panther, bulldog, gamecock, fighting-cock, bully, fire eater, courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, spirited, spiritful, high-spirited, high-mettled, mettlesome, plucky, manly, manful, resolute, stout, stout-hearted, iron-hearted, lion-hearted, heart of oak, Penthesilean, bold, bold-spirited, daring, audacious, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive, confident, self-reliant, bold as a lion, bold as brass, enterprising, adventurous, venturous, venturesome, dashing, chivalrous, soldierly, heroic, fierce, savage, pugnacious, strong-minded, hardy, doughty, firm, determined, dogged, indomitable, up to, up to the scratch, upon one's mettle, reassured, unfeared, undreaded, one's blood being up, courage sans peur, fortes fortuna adjuvat, have I not in my time heard lions roar, I dare do all that may become a man, male vincetis sed vincite, omne solum forti patria, self-trust is the essence of heroism, stimulos dedit oemula virtus, strong and great, a hero, teloque animus proestantior omni, there, is always safety in valor, virtus ariete fortier.
N marriage, matrimony, wedlock, union, intermarriage, miscegenation, the bonds of marriage, vinculum matrimonii, nuptial tie, married state, coverture, bed, cohabitation, match, betrothment, wedding, nuptials, Hymen, bridal, espousals, spousals, leading to the altar, nuptial benediction, epithalamium, sealing, torch of Hymen, temple of Hymen, hymeneal altar, honeymoon, bridesmaid, bridesman, best man, bride, bridegroom, married man, married woman, married couple, neogamist, Benedict, partner, spouse, mate, yokemate, husband, man, consort, baron, old man, good man, wife of one's bosom, helpmate, rib, better half, gray mare, old woman, old lady, good wife, goodwife, feme, feme coverte, squaw, lady, matron, matronage, matronhood, man and wife, wedded pair, Darby and Joan, spiritual wife, monogamy, bigamy, digamy, deuterogamy, trigamy, polygamy, mormonism, levirate, spiritual wifery, spiritual wifeism, polyandrism, Turk, bluebeard, unlawful marriage, left-handed marriage, morganatic marriage, ill- assorted marriage, mesalliance, mariage de convenance, marriage broker, matrimonial agency, matrimonial agent, matrimonial bureau, matchmaker, schatchen, married, one, one bone and one flesh, marriageable, nubile, engaged, betrothed, affianced, matrimonial, marital, conjugal, connubial, wedded, nuptial, hymeneal, spousal, bridal, the gray mare the better horse, a world-without-end bargain, marriages are made in Heaven, render me worthy of this noble wife, si qua voles apte nubere nube pari.
N man, mankind, human race, human species, human kind, human nature, humanity, mortality, flesh, generation, anthropology, anthropogeny, anthropography, anthroposophy, ethnology, ethnography, humanitarian, human being, person, personage, individual, creature, fellow creature, mortal, body, somebody, one, such a one, some one, soul, living soul, earthling, party, head, hand, dramatis personae, quidam, people, persons, folk, public, society, world, community, community at large, general public, nation, nationality, state, realm, commonweal, commonwealth, republic, body politic, million, population, tribe, clan (paternity), family (consanguinity), cosmopolite, lords of the creation, ourselves, human, mortal, personal, individual, national, civic, public, social, cosmopolitan, anthropoid, am I not a man and a brother?.
N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.
age of man, apron man, average man, backup man, ballyhoo man, beef man, best man, bionic man, black man, boskop man, broth of a man, career man, cave man, city man, college man, common man, company man, con man, confidence man, conjure man, corner man, cow man, customer's man, dirty old man, divorced man, elevator man, end man, enlisted man, ent man, fall of man, family man, fancy man, feral man, fighting man, fingerprint man, four-minute man, front man, g man, garbage man, gay man, gingerbread man, government man, great man, handy man, hatchet man, heidelberg man, hired man, hit man, holdup man, hollow man, holy man, honest man, inner man, iron man, isle of man, java man, ladies' man, leading man, learned man, leg man, lookout man, maintenance man, man and wife, man eater, man eating, man friday, man hour, man in the street, man jack, man made, man of action, man of affairs, man of deeds, man of letters, man of means, man of science, man of the cloth, man of the world, married man, mechanical man, medical man, medicine man, middle-aged man, military man, miracle man, modern man, mountain man, muffin man, muscle man, navy man, neandertal man, neanderthal man, odd man out, odd-job man, old man, old man of the mountain, organization man, outdoor man, party man, peking man, piltdown man, pivot man, point man, poor man, pr man, preacher man, prehistoric man, property man, public relations man, publicity man, railroad man, railway man, red man, remittance man, renaissance man, rewrite man, rhodesian man, rich man, right hand man, right-hand man, section man, service man, solo man, song and dance man, sporting man, squaw man, stan the man, stickup man, stone age man, straight man, straw man, strong man, stunt man, t man, to a man, trigger man, trinil man, unmarried man, utility man, vigilance man, wealthy man, white man, wild man, wise man, wolf man, working man, worship of man, yellow man, yes man, young man
1. burden(n = noun.cognition) encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
is a kind of concern, headache, vexation, worry
has particulars: dead weight, fardel, imposition, pill
Derived form verb burden2
2. burden(n = noun.artifact) load, loading - weight to be borne or conveyed;
is a kind of weight
has particulars: burthen, dead load, live load, superload, millstone, overburden, overload, overload
Derived form verb burden1
3. burden(n = noun.communication) core, effect, essence, gist - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work;
is a kind of import, meaning, significance, signification
4. burden(n = noun.cognition) - the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse;
is a kind of idea, thought
1. burden(v = verb.contact) burthen, weight, weight down - weight down with a load;
is one way to charge
Antonym: unburden
Derived form noun burden2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something with something
2. burden(v = verb.communication) charge, saddle - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
is one way to command, require
Derived form noun burden1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
1. That which is borne or carried; a load. [1913 Webster]
"Plants with goodly burden bowing." [1913 Webster]
2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. [1913 Webster]
"Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone,
To all my friends a burden grown." [1913 Webster]
3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. [1913 Webster]
4. The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin. [1913 Webster]
5. The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. Raymond. [1913 Webster]
6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. [1913 Webster]
7. A birth. Shak. [1913 Webster]
1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. [1913 Webster]
"I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened." [1913 Webster]
2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes. [1913 Webster]
"My burdened heart would break." [1913 Webster]
3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). [1913 Webster]
"It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell." [1913 Webster]
1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer. [1913 Webster]
"I would sing my song without a burden." [1913 Webster]
2. The drone of a bagpipe. Ruddiman. [1913 Webster]
A club. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
burden, n. & v.
--n.
1 a load, esp. a heavy one.
2 an oppressive duty, obligation, expense, emotion, etc.
3 the bearing of loads (beast of burden).
4 (also archaic burthen) a ship's carrying-capacity, tonnage.
5 a the refrain or chorus of a song. b the chief theme or gist of a speech, book, poem, etc.
--v.tr. load with a burden; encumber, oppress.
Idiom:
burden of proof the obligation to prove one's case.
Derivative:
burdensome adj.
Etymology:
OE byrthen: rel. to BIRTH
N redundancy, redundance, too much, too many, superabundance, superfluity, superfluence, saturation, nimiety, transcendency, exuberance, profuseness, profusion, repletion, enough in all conscience, satis superque, lion's share, more than enough, plethora, engorgement, congestion, load, surfeit, sickener, turgescence, overdose, overmeasure, oversupply, overflow, inundation, avalanche, accumulation, heap, drug, drug in the market, glut, crowd, burden, excess, surplus, overplus, epact, margin, remainder, duplicate, surplusage, expletive, work of supererogation, bonus, bonanza, luxury, intemperance, extravagance, exorbitance, lavishment, pleonasm, too many irons in the fire, embarras de richesses, redundant, too much, too many, exuberant, inordinate, superabundant, excessive, overmuch, replete, profuse, lavish, prodigal, exorbitant, overweening, extravagant, overcharged, supersaturated, drenched, overflowing, running over, running to waste, running down, crammed to overflowing, filled to overflowing, gorged, ready to burst, dropsical, turgid, plethoric, obese, superfluous, unnecessary, needless, supervacaneous, uncalled for, to spare, in excess, over and above, de trop, adscititious, supernumerary, on one's hands, spare, duplicate, supererogatory, expletive, un peu fort, over, too, over and above, overmuch, too much, too far, without measure, beyond measure, out of measure, with a to spare, over head and ears, up to one's eyes, up to one's ears, extra, beyond the mark, acervatim, it never rains but it pours, fortuna multis dat nimium nulli satis, Degree of Subservience.
N hindrance, prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage, embolus, embolism, infarct, interruption, interception, interclusion, hindrance, impedition, retardment, retardation, embarrassment, oppilation, coarctation, stricture, restriction, restraint, inhibition, blockade, interference, interposition, obtrusion, discouragement, discountenance, impediment, let, obstacle, obstruction, knot, knag, check, hitch, contretemps, screw loose, grit in the oil, bar, stile, barrier, turnstile, turnpike, gate, portcullis, beaver dam, trocha, barricade, wall, dead wall, sea wall, levee breakwater, groyne, bulkhead, block, buffer, stopper, boom, dam, weir, burrock, drawback, objection, stumbling-block, stumbling-stone, lion in the path, snag, snags and sawyers, encumbrance, incumbrance, clog, skid, shoe, spoke, drag, drag chain, drag weight, stay, stop, preventive, prophylactic, load, burden, fardel, onus, millstone round one's neck, impedimenta, dead weight, lumber, pack, nightmare, Ephialtes, incubus, old man of the sea, remora, difficulty, insuperable, obstacle, estoppel, ill wind, head wind, trammel, tether, hold back, counterpoise, damper, wet blanket, hinderer, marplot, killjoy, party pooper, party crasher, interloper, trail of a red herring, opponent, hindering, obstructive, obstruent, impeditive, impedient, intercipient, prophylactic, impedimentary, in the way of, unfavorable, onerous, burdensome, cumbrous, cumbersome, obtrusive, hindered, windbound, waterlogged, heavy laden, hard pressed, unassisted &c (assist), single-handed, alone, deserted, occurrent nubes.
N mental suffering, pain, dolor, suffering, sufferance, ache, smart, passion, displeasure, dissatisfaction, discomfort, discomposure, disquiet, malaise, inquietude, uneasiness, vexation of spirit, taking, discontent, dejection, weariness, anhedonia, annoyance, irritation, worry, infliction, visitation, plague, bore, bother, botheration, stew, vexation, mortification, chagrin, esclandre, mauvais quart d'heur, care, anxiety, solicitude, trouble, trial, ordeal, fiery ordeal, shock, blow, cark, dole, fret, burden, load, concern, grief, sorrow, distress, affliction, woe, bitterness, heartache, carking cares, heavy heart, aching heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, heavy affliction, gnawing grief, unhappiness, infelicity, misery, tribulation, wretchedness, desolation, despair, extremity, prostration, depth of misery, nightmare, ephialtes, incubus, pang, anguish, agony, torture, torment, purgatory, hell upon earth, iron age, reign of terror, slough of despond, peck of troubles, ills that flesh is heir to, miseries of human life, unkindest cut of all, sufferer, victim, prey, martyr, object of compassion, wretch, shorn lamb, in pain, in a state of pain, full of pain, suffering, pained, afflicted, worried, displeased, aching, griped, sore, on the rack, in limbo, between hawk and buzzard, uncomfortable, uneasy, ill at ease, in a taking, in a way, disturbed, discontented, out of humor, weary, heavy laden, stricken, crushed, a prey to, victimized, ill-used, unfortunate, to be pitied, doomed, devoted, accursed, undone, lost, stranded, fey, unhappy, infelicitous, poor, wretched, miserable, woe-begone, cheerless, careworn, concerned, sorry, sorrowing, sorrowful, cut up, chagrined, horrified, horror-stricken, in grief, plunged in grief, a prey to grief, in tears, steeped to the lips in misery, heart-stricken, heart-broken, heart-scalded, broken-hearted, in despair, the iron entered into our soul, haeret lateri lethalis arundo, one's heart bleeding, down, thou climbing sorrow, mirth cannot move a soul in agony, nessun maggior dolere che ricordarsi del tempo fel, sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier th, the Niobe of Nations.
N painfulness, trouble, care, trial, affliction, infliction, blow, stroke, burden, load, curse, bitter pill, bitter draught, waters of bitterness, annoyance, grievance, nuisance, vexation, mortification, sickener, bore, bother, pother, hot water, sea of troubles, hornet's nest, plague, pest, cancer, ulcer, sting, thorn, canker, scorpion, dagger, scourge, carking care, canker worm of care, mishap, misfortune, desagrement, esclandre, rub, source of irritation, source of annoyance, wound, open sore, sore subject, skeleton in the closet, thorn in the flesh, thorn in one's side, where the shoe pinches, gall and wormwood, sorry sight, heavy news, provocation, affront, head and front of one's offending, infestation, molestation, malignity, causing pain, hurting, hurtful, painful, dolorific, dolorous, unpleasant, unpleasing, displeasing, disagreeable, unpalatable, bitter, distasteful, uninviting, unwelcome, undesirable, undesired, obnoxious, unacceptable, unpopular, thankless, unsatisfactory, untoward, unlucky, uncomfortable, distressing, afflicting, afflictive, joyless, cheerless, comfortless, dismal, disheartening, depressing, depressive, dreary, melancholy, grievous, piteous, woeful, rueful, mournful, deplorable, pitiable, lamentable, sad, affecting, touching, pathetic, irritating, provoking, stinging, annoying, aggravating, mortifying, galling, unaccommodating, invidious, vexatious, troublesome, tiresome, irksome, wearisome, plaguing, plaguy, awkward, importunate, teasing, pestering, bothering, harassing, worrying, tormenting, carking, intolerable, insufferable, insupportable, unbearable, unendurable, past bearing, not to be borne, not to be endured, more than flesh and blood can bear, enough to drive one mad, enough to provoke a saint, enough to make a parson swear, enough to gag a maggot, shocking, terrific, grim, appalling, crushing, dreadful, fearful, frightful, thrilling, tremendous, dire, heart-breaking, heart-rending, heart-wounding, heart-corroding, heart-sickening, harrowing, rending, odious, hateful, execrable, repulsive, repellent, abhorrent, horrid, horrible, horrific, horrifying, offensive, nauseous, nauseating, disgusting, sickening, revolting, nasty, loathsome, loathful, fulsome, vile, hideous, sharp, acute, sore, severe, grave, hard, harsh, cruel, biting, caustic, cutting, corroding, consuming, racking, excruciating, searching, grinding, grating, agonizing, envenomed, catheretic, pyrotic, ruinous, disastrous, calamitous, tragical, desolating, withering, burdensome, onerous, oppressive, cumbrous, cumbersome, painfully, with pain, deuced, Int, hinc illae lachrymae!, surgit amari aliquid, the place being too hot to hold one, the iron entering into the soul, he jests at scars that never felt a wound, I must be cruel only to be kind, what deep wounds ever closed without a scar?.
N contents, cargo, lading, freight, shipment, load, bale, burden, jag, cartload, shipload, cup of, basket of, of, inside, stuffing, ullage.
N gravity, gravitation, weight, heaviness, specific gravity, pondorosity, pressure, load, burden, burthen, ballast, counterpoise, lump of, mass of, weight of, lead, millstone, mountain, Ossa on Pelion, weighing, ponderation, trutination, weights, avoirdupois weight, troy weight, apothecaries' weight, grain, scruple, drachma, ounce, pound, lb, arroba, load, stone, hundredweight, cwt, ton, long ton, metric ton, quintal, carat, pennyweight, tod, gram, centigram, milligram, microgram, kilogram, nanogram, picogram, femtogram, attogram, balance, scale, scales, steelyard, beam, weighbridge, spring balance, piezoelectric balance, analytical balance, two-pan balance, one-pan balance, postal scale, baby scale, statics, weighty, weighing, heavy as lead, ponderous, ponderable, lumpish, lumpy, cumbersome, burdensome, cumbrous, unwieldy, massive, incumbent, superincumbent.
N concord, accord, harmony, symphony, homologue, agreement, sympathy, empathy, response, union, unison, unity, bonds of harmony, peace, unanimity, league, happy family, rapprochement, reunion, amity, alliance, entente cordiale, good understanding, conciliation, peacemaker, intercessor, mediator, concordant, congenial, agreeing, in accord, harmonious, united, cemented, banded together, allied, friendly, fraternal, conciliatory, at one with, of one mind, at peace, in still water, tranquil, with one voice, in concert with, hand in hand, on one's side, commune periculum concordiam parit, melody concord, melody, rhythm, measure, rhyme, pitch, timbre, intonation, tone, scale, gamut, diapason, diatonic chromatic scale, enharmonic scale, key, clef, chords, modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution, staff, stave, line, space, brace, bar, rest, appoggiato, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, note, musical note, notes of a scale, sharp, flat, natural, high note, low note, interval, semitone, second, third, fourth, diatessaron, breve, semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver, sustained note, drone, burden, tonic, key note, leading note, fundamental note, supertonic, mediant, dominant, submediant, subdominant, octave, tetrachord, major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode, passage, phrase, concord, harmony, emmeleia, unison, unisonance, chime, homophony, euphony, euphonism, tonality, consonance, consent, part, harmony, harmonics, thorough-bass, fundamental-bass, counterpoint, faburden, piece of music, composer, harmonist, contrapuntist (musician), harmonious, harmonical, in concord, in tune, in concert, unisonant, concentual, symphonizing, isotonic, homophonous, assonant, ariose, consonant, measured, rhythmical, diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic, melodious, musical, melic, tuneful, tunable, sweet, dulcet, canorous, mellow, mellifluous, soft, clear, clear as a bell, silvery, euphonious, euphonic, euphonical, symphonious, enchanting fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned, harmoniously, in harmony, as one, the hidden soul of harmony.