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Synonyms of the word 
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- n. (uncountable) Apparel, clothing.
- n. The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
- n. A dress rehearsal.
- v. (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To prepare oneself; to make ready.
- v. To adorn, ornament.
- v. (nautical) To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting…
- v. (transitive) To treat (a wound, or wounded person).
- v. (transitive) To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.
- v. (transitive) To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).
- v. (intransitive) To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.
- v. (intransitive) Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other of the trousers.
- v. To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- v. (transitive) To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).
- v. (transitive) To bolt or sift flour.
- v. (military, transitive, intransitive) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to…
- v. To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
adorn- v. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- n. (obsolete) adornment.
apparel- n. Clothing.
- n. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
- n. (nautical) The furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
- v. (transitive) To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
- v. (transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.
- v. (transitive) To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental.
apply- v. (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another).
- v. (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate;…
- v. (transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the…
- v. (transitive) To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
- v. (transitive) To betake; to address; to refer; generally used reflexively.
- v. (intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of…
- v. (intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
- v. (obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
- v. (obsolete) To visit.
- adj. Alternative spelling of appley.
arrange- v. To set up, to organize, especially in a positive manner.
- v. To put in order, to organize.
- v. To plan; to prepare in advance.
- v. (music) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original…
attire- n. (clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
- n. (heraldry) The single horn of a deer or stag.
- v. To dress or garb.
beautify- v. (transitive) To make beautiful, or to increase the beauty of.
change- v. (intransitive) To become something different.
- v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
- v. (transitive) To replace.
- v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
- v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
- v. (archaic) To exchange.
- v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
- n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
- n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
- n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
- n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
- n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
- n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
- n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
- n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
- n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.
clip- v. To grip tightly.
- v. To fasten with a clip.
- v. (archaic) To hug, embrace.
- v. (slang) To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- n. Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- n. An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
- n. (obsolete) An embrace.
- n. A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into the magazine of a firearm…
- n. A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the…
- n. (fishing, Britain, Scotland) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- v. To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- v. To curtail; to cut short.
- v. (dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.
- v. (American football) An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting…
- v. (signal processing) To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- v. (computer graphics) To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering…
- v. To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
- n. Something which has been clipped from a larger whole.
- n. An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- n. (uncountable, Geordie) The condition of something, its state.
- n. (informal) A blow with the hand.
clothe- v. (transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
- v. (figuratively) To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
clothes- n. (plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.
- n. (obsolete) plural of cloth.
- n. The covering of a bed; bedclothes.
- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clothe.
clothing- v. present participle of clothe.
- n. Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination…
- n. An act or instance of putting clothes on.
- n. (obsolete) The art of process of making cloth.
- n. A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation…
coif- n. A hairdo.
- n. A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until XVIII century; after that worn…
- n. An item of chain mail headgear.
- n. An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
- v. (transitive) To style or arrange hair.
coiffe- v. Alternative spelling of coif.
coiffure- n. hairstyle.
- v. (transitive) to style or arrange hair.
convert- n. A person who has converted to a religion.
- n. A person who is now in favour of something that he or she previously opposed or disliked.
- v. (transitive) To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
- v. (transitive) To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
- v. (transitive) To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense…
- v. (transitive) To exchange for something of equal value.
- v. (transitive) To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
- v. (transitive) To express (a unit of measure) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by…
- v. (transitive, law) To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.
- v. (transitive, intransitive, rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.
- v. (soccer) To score (a penalty).
- v. (intransitive, ten-pin bowling) To score a spare.
- v. (intransitive) To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).
- v. (intransitive) To become converted.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to turn; to turn.
- v. (transitive, logic) To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first…
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To turn into another language; to translate.
- v. (transitive, cricket) To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs…
cook- n. (cooking) A person who prepares food for a living.
- n. (cooking) The head cook of a manor house.
- n. (slang) One who manufactures certain illegal drugs, especially meth.
- n. (slang) A session of manufacturing certain illegal drugs, especially meth.
- n. A fish, the European striped wrasse.
- v. (transitive) To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.
- v. (intransitive) To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other…
- v. (intransitive) To be being cooked.
- v. (intransitive, figuratively) To be uncomfortably hot.
- v. (transitive, slang) To hold onto (a grenade) briefly after igniting the fuse, so that it explodes almost…
- v. To concoct or prepare.
- v. To tamper with or alter; to cook up.
- v. (intransitive, idiomatic, jazz, slang) To play or improvise in an inspired and rhythmically exciting way…
- v. (intransitive, idiomatic, music, slang) To play music vigorously.
- v. (obsolete, rare, intransitive) To make the noise of the cuckoo.
- v. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) To throw.
crop- n. (agriculture) A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or…
- n. The natural production for a specific year, particularly of plants.
- n. A group, cluster or collection of things occurring at the same time.
- n. The lashing end of a whip.
- n. An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding; a riding crop.
- n. A rocky outcrop.
- n. The act of cropping.
- n. A short haircut.
- n. (anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store…
- n. (architecture) The foliate part of a finial.
- n. (archaic or dialect) The head of a flower, especially when picked; an ear of corn; the top branches of…
- n. (mining) Tin ore prepared for smelting.
- n. (mining) Outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface.
- v. (transitive) To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.
- v. (transitive) To cut (especially hair or an animal's tail or ears) short.
- v. (transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or image in order to frame the subject better.
- v. (intransitive) To yield harvest.
- v. (transitive) To cause to bear a crop.
curry- n. One of a family of dishes originating from South Asian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.
- n. A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder.
- n. Curry powder.
- v. (transitive) To cook or season with curry powder.
- v. (transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
- v. (transitive) To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
- v. (transitive) To beat, thrash; to drub.
- v. (transitive) To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.
- v. (transitive, computing) To perform currying upon.
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To scurry; to ride or run hastily.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To cover (a distance); (of a projectile) to traverse (its range).
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To hurry.
decorate- v. (transitive) To furnish with decorations.
- v. (transitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of a house, room, office and so forth.
- v. (computing, transitive) (In some programming languages) To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further…
do- v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
- v. (transitive) To perform; to execute.
- v. (obsolete) To cause, make (someone) (do something).
- v. (intransitive, transitive) To suffice.
- v. (intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable.
- v. (transitive) To have (as an effect).
- v. (intransitive) To fare; to succeed or fail.
- v. (transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.
- v. To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).
- v. To cook.
- v. (transitive) To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.
- v. (transitive) To treat in a certain way.
- v. (transitive) To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order,…
- v. (intransitive, obsolete) To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.
- v. (transitive) (see also do time) To spend (time) in jail.
- v. (transitive) To impersonate or depict.
- v. (transitive, slang) To kill.
- v. (transitive, slang) To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.
- v. (informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
- v. (transitive, slang) To have sex with. (See also do it).
- v. (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
- v. (transitive) To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.
- v. (transitive, intransitive) To finish.
- v. (Britain, dated, intransitive) To work as a domestic servant (with for).
- v. (archaic, dialectal, transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.
- v. (stock exchange) To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.
- v. (informal, transitive) To make or provide.
- v. (informal, transitive) To injure (one's own body part).
- v. (transitive) To take drugs.
- v. (idomatic, transitive, in the form be doing [somewhere]) to have a purpose or reason.
- n. (colloquial) A party, celebration, social function.
- n. (informal) A hairdo.
- n. (colloquial, obsolete) A period of confusion or argument.
- n. Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).
- n. (obsolete) A deed; an act.
- n. (archaic) ado; bustle; stir; to-do.
- n. (obsolete, Britain, slang) A cheat; a swindler.
- n. (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
- adv. (rare) Abbreviation of ditto.
dress- n. (countable) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part…
- n. (uncountable) Apparel, clothing.
- n. The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
- n. A dress rehearsal.
- v. (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To prepare oneself; to make ready.
- v. To adorn, ornament.
- v. (nautical) To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting…
- v. (transitive) To treat (a wound, or wounded person).
- v. (transitive) To prepare (food) for cooking, especially by seasoning it.
- v. (transitive) To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).
- v. (intransitive) To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.
- v. (intransitive) Of a man, to allow the genitals to fall to one side or other of the trousers.
- v. To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- v. (transitive) To prepare the surface of (a material; usually stone or lumber).
- v. (transitive) To bolt or sift flour.
- v. (military, transitive, intransitive) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to…
- v. To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
embellish- v. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- v. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.
enclothe- v. (transitive) To cover with clothing.
fancify- v. (transitive) To make fancy.
finish- n. An end; the end of anything.
- n. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
- n. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
- n. (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
- v. (transitive) To complete (something).
- v. (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
- v. (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the…
- v. (intransitive) To come to an end.
fix- n. A repair or corrective action.
- n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
- n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
- n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game,…
- n. A determination of location.
- n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace).
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
- v. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- v. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
- v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
- v. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular…
- v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
- v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
- v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
- v. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will…
- v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
- v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
- v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal;…
formal- adj. Being in accord with established forms.
- adj. Official.
- adj. Relating to the form or structure of something.
- adj. Relating to formation.
- adj. Ceremonial or traditional.
- adj. Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
- adj. Organized; well-structured and planned.
- adj. (mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to…
- n. Formalin.
- n. An evening gown.
- n. An event with a formal dress code.
frock- n. A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
- n. An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals, a habit.
- v. To clothe in a frock.
- v. To make a cleric.
- n. (dialectal) A frog.
garb- n. Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- n. A type of dress or clothing.
- n. (figuratively) A guise, external appearance.
- v. (transitive) To dress in garb.
- n. (heraldry) A wheat sheaf.
- n. A measure of arrows in the Middle Ages.
garment- n. A single item of clothing.
garnish- v. To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
- v. (cooking) To ornament with something placed around it.
- v. To furnish; to supply.
- v. (slang, archaic) To fit with fetters; to fetter.
- v. (law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee.
- n. A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.
- n. Pewter vessels in general.
- n. Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially when showy…
- n. (cooking) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.
- n. (slang, obsolete) Fetters.
- n. (slang, historical) A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded from…
grace- n. (not countable) Elegant movement; poise or balance.
- n. (not countable) Charming, pleasing qualities.
- n. (not countable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God. Unmerited divine assistance given…
- n. (not countable, theology) Divine assistance in resisting sin.
- n. (countable) Short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
- n. (finance) An allowance of time granted for a debtor during which he is free of at least part of his normal…
- n. (card games) A special move in a solitaire or patience game that is normally against the rules.
- v. (transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- v. (transitive) To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
- v. (transitive) To supply with heavenly grace.
- v. (transitive, music) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
groom- n. A man who is about to become or has recently become part of a married couple. Short form of bridegroom.
- n. A person who cares for horses.
- n. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
- n. A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.
- v. To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
- v. To care for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
- v. To prepare someone for election or appointment.
- v. To prepare a ski slope for skiers.
- v. (transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of somebody, especially a minor, with the intention of subjecting…
habiliment- n. Clothes, especially clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, or to an occasion.
- n. Equipment or furnishings characteristic of a place or being; trappings.
habilitate- adj. (obsolete) Qualified or entitled.
- v. European institutions of higher education: To qualify as an instructor or professor. Usually associated…
lop- n. (Geordie) A flea.
- v. (transitive, usually with off) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune…
- v. To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.
- v. To allow to hang down.
- n. That which is lopped from anything, such as branches from a tree.
- n. (US, slang) (usually offensive) A disabled person, a cripple.
- n. Any of several breeds of rabbits whose ears lie flat.
make- v. (transitive, heading) To create.
- v. (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- v. (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- v. To constitute.
- v. (intransitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- v. (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- v. (transitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- v. To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- v. (transitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- v. (transitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- v. (transitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- v. (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- v. (transitive, US slang) To recognise, identify.
- v. (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- v. (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- v. (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- v. (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- v. To appoint; to name.
- v. (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- v. (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- v. (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- v. (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- v. (obsolete, intransitive) To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
- v. To enact; to establish.
- v. To develop into; to prove to be.
- v. To form or formulate in the mind.
- v. (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in…
- v. (obsolete) To increase; to augment; to accrue.
- v. (obsolete) To be engaged or concerned in.
- v. (now archaic) To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
- v. (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- n. (often of a car) Brand or kind; often paired with model.
- n. How a thing is made; construction.
- n. Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture.
- n. (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- n. (dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
- n. A person's character or disposition.
- n. (bridge) The declaration of the trump for a hand.
- n. (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- n. (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of…
- n. (slang) Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence.
- n. (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past or future target of seduction (usually female).
- n. (slang, military) A promotion.
- n. A home-made project.
- n. (basketball) A made basket.
- n. (dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion.
- n. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, now rare) A halfpenny.
neaten- v. To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
ornament- n. An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
- n. A Christmas tree decoration.
- n. (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to…
- v. To decorate.
- v. To add to.
overdress- v. To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.
- v. To wear clothing which is too elaborate or formal for a particular occasion.
pare- v. (transitive) to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- v. (transitive, often with down or back) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting…
- v. to trim the hoof of a horse.
plume- n. A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one.
- n. The furry tail of certain dog breeds (e.g. Samoyed, Malteagle) that stands erect or curls over their backs.
- n. A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet.
- n. A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
- n. An area over which (or aspace into which) a dispersed substance has spread or fanned out; a cloud.
- n. An upward spray of water or mist.
- n. (geology) An upwelling of molten material from the Earth's mantle.
- n. (astronomy) An arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star.
- n. A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental…
- v. (transitive) To preen and arrange the feathers of.
- v. (transitive) To congratulate (oneself) proudly.
- v. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
- v. To adorn with feathers or plumes.
- v. To form a plume.
- v. To write; to pen.
position- n. A place or location.
- n. A post of employment; a job.
- n. A status or rank.
- n. An opinion, stand, or stance.
- n. A posture.
- n. (team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
- n. (finance) An amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution.
- n. (arithmetic) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and…
- n. (chess) The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
- v. To put into place.
preen- n. A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
- n. (dialectal) pin.
- n. (dialectal) bodkin; brooch.
- v. (transitive) To pin; fasten.
- v. (of birds) To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers.
- v. To show off, posture, or smarm.
- v. (Britain, dialect, dated) To trim up, as trees.
prepare- v. (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble.
- v. (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
- v. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
- v. (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
- n. (obsolete) preparation.
prettify- v. To make pretty or prettier, to make more attractive, especially only in a superficial way.
primp- v. (intransitive) To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
prink- v. (obsolete or dialectal) to give a wink; to wink.
- n. the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up.
- v. to look, gaze.
- v. to dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
- v. to strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious.
prune- n. (obsolete) A plum.
- n. The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
- n. (slang) An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.
- v. (transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make…
- v. (transitive, figuratively) To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
- v. (transitive, computer science) To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
- v. (obsolete) To preen; to prepare; to dress.
- v. (intransitive, informal) To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged…
raiment- n. (archaic or literary) Clothing, garments, dress, material.
ready- adj. Prepared for immediate action or use.
- adj. Inclined; apt to happen.
- adj. Liable at any moment.
- adj. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert.
- adj. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.
- v. To make prepared for action.
- n. (slang) ready money; cash.
set- v. (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- v. (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- v. (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- v. (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
- v. (transitive) To determine or settle.
- v. (transitive) To adjust.
- v. (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- v. (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- v. (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- v. (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to.
- v. (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- v. (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- v. (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- v. (transitive) To arrange (type).
- v. (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- v. (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- v. (intransitive) To solidify.
- v. (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- v. (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- v. (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- v. (obsolete, now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
- v. (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- v. (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- v. To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- v. (hunting, transitive, intransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- v. (obsolete) To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly; to set out.
- v. (transitive, intransitive) To fit music to words.
- v. (transitive, intransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- v. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- v. To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- v. To place or fix in a setting.
- v. To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- v. To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- v. To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- v. To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- v. (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- v. (obsolete) To wager in gambling; to risk.
- v. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- v. (obsolete) To value; to rate; used with at.
- v. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- v. (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- n. A punch for setting nails in wood.
- n. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- n. Alternative form of sett: a hole made and lived in by a badger.
- n. Alternative form of sett: pattern of threads and yarns.
- n. Alternative form of sett: piece of quarried stone.
- n. (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- n. The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- n. (obsolete, rare) That which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
- n. (engineering) Permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending,…
- n. (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached…
- n. (printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
- n. A young oyster when first attached.
- n. Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- n. A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun).
- n. (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- n. The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- adj. Fixed in position.
- adj. Rigid, solidified.
- adj. Ready, prepared.
- adj. Intent, determined (to do something).
- adj. Prearranged.
- adj. Fixed in one’s opinion.
- adj. (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- n. A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- n. A rudimentary fruit.
- n. The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- n. (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- n. A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 1, Noun.).
- n. A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- n. An object made up of several parts.
- n. (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order…
- n. (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- n. A group of people, usually meeting socially.
- n. The scenery for a film or play.
- n. (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- n. (exercise (sport)) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- n. (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- n. (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- n. (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- n. (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- n. (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- n. (Britain, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- n. (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is a on the board…
- v. (Britain, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability.
snip- v. To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
- v. To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip.
- v. To break off; to snatch away.
- v. (informal) To circumcise.
- v. (Internet) To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.
- n. The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
- n. A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.
- n. Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
- n. A small amount of something; a pinch.
- n. (definite, the snip, euphemistic) A vasectomy.
- n. A small or weak person, especially a young one.
- n. (dated) An impertinent or mischievous person.
- n. (obsolete) A share or portion; a snack.
- n. (obsolete, slang) A tailor.
tog- n. A cloak.
- n. A coat.
- n. A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces…
- v. (transitive) To dress (often with up or out).
- adv. (knitting) Abbreviation of together.
treat- v. (intransitive) To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
- v. (intransitive) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
- v. (transitive) To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
- v. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To entreat or beseech (someone).
- v. (transitive) To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way.
- v. (transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to;…
- v. (transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
- v. (transitive) To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in…
- v. To provide something special and pleasant.
- n. An entertainment, outing, or other indulgence provided by someone for the enjoyment of others.
- n. An unexpected gift, event etc., which provides great pleasure.
- n. (obsolete) A parley or discussion of terms; a negotiation.
- n. (obsolete) An entreaty.
trim- v. (transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess; e.g. 'trim a hedge', 'trim a beard'…
- v. (transitive) To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
- v. (transitive, aviation, of an aircraft) To adjust pitch using trim tabs.
- v. (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast;…
- v. (transitive, nautical, of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially…
- v. (dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.
- v. (transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
- v. (transitive, carpentry, of timber) To dress; to make smooth.
- v. (transitive, dated) To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat.
- n. (uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
- n. (countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
- n. Dress; gear; ornaments.
- n. (countable) The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
- n. (uncountable, slang, mildly vulgar) Sexual intercourse.
- n. (nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast;…
- n. (nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
- adj. Physically fit.
- adj. Slender, lean.
- adj. Neat or smart in appearance.
- adv. (nautical) In good order, properly managed or maintained.
- adv. (nautical) With sails well trimmed.
turn- v. (heading) Non-linear physical movement.
- v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
- v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which…
- v. (archaic) To translate.
- n. A change of direction or orientation.
- n. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to…
- n. A single loop of a coil.
- n. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- n. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- n. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- n. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the…
- n. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
- n. A fit or a period of giddiness.
- n. A change in temperament or circumstance.
- n. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- n. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- n. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
- n. A deed done to another.
- n. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- n. Character; personality; nature.
- n. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- n. (circus) A short skit, act, or routine.
vesture- n. A covering of or like clothing.
- v. (archaic) To clothe.
wear- v. (now chiefly Britain dialectal, transitive) To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- v. (now chiefly Britain dialectal, transitive) To defend; protect.
- v. (now chiefly Britain dialectal, transitive) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off;…
- v. (now chiefly Britain dialectal, transitive) To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or…
- v. To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- v. To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or…
- v. To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- v. (colloquial, with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
- v. To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce…
- v. (intransitive) To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due…
- v. To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
- v. (intransitive) To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or…
- v. (intransitive, colloquial) (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue,…
- v. (intransitive, of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
- v. (nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed…
- n. (uncountable) (in combination) clothing.
- n. (uncountable) damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.
- n. (uncountable) fashion.
wearable- adj. Able to be worn.
- n. Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.
- n. (computing) Clipping of wearable computer (“small computer which can be worn on the body”).
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