Synonyms of the word

focus

• n. (countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
• n. (countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
• n. (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
• n. (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic…
• n. (uncountable) Concentration of attention.
• n. (countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath…
• n. (computing, graphical user interface) The indicator of the currently active element in a user interface.
• n. (linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
• v. (transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
• v. (transitive) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the…
• v. (transitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention.
• v. (intransitive) To concentrate one’s attention.
• v. (computing, graphical user interface, transitive) To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so…

absorption

• n. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as.
• n. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
• n. Mental assimilation.
• n. (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced…

accent

• n. (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in…
• n. (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
• n. (orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent,…
• n. Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic…
• n. (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular…
• n. (linguistics, sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does…
• n. A word; a significant tone or sound.
• n. (usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
• n. (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
• n. (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third…
• n. (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
• n. (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
• n. (music) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
• n. (music) A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
• n. (mathematics) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes…
• n. (geometry) A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in…
• n. (engineering) A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10, meaning six feet ten inches.
• n. Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail…
• n. A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
• n. A distinctive feature or quality.
• n. (archaic) Utterance.
• v. (transitive) To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
• v. (transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
• v. (transitive) To mark with written accents.

adapt

• v. (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit; to proportion.
• v. (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
• v. (transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
• v. (intransitive) To change oneself so as to be adapted.
• adj. Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.

adjust

• v. (transitive) To modify.
• v. (transitive) To improve or rectify.
• v. (transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
• v. (intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.

align

• v. (intransitive) To form in line; to fall into line.
• v. (transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
• v. (transitive, computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e…
• v. (intransitive) to identify with or match the behaviour, thoughts, etc of another person.
• v. (bioinformatics)To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of…

aline

• v. (intransitive) To form in line; to fall into line.
• v. (transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
• v. (intransitive) To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking.
• adv. in line.

center

• n. The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
• n. The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
• n. The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
• n. (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
• n. (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates…
• n. A place where some function or activity occurs.
• n. A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
• n. (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
• n. (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the…
• n. (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
• n. (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
• n. (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
• n. (rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside…
• n. (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position…
• n. (engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about…
• n. (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point…
• n. (politics) The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
• adj. Of, at, or related to a center.
• v. (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
• v. (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway…
• v. (transitive) To give (something) a central basis.
• v. (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
• v. (engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

centering

• v. present participle of center.
• n. (countable) Temporary wooden structure built to support an arch during construction.
• n. (uncountable) The process of moving something to a centre, normally before some other process.

centre

• n. (British spelling, Canadian, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of…
• v. (British spelling, Canadian, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of…

cerebrate

• v. To think or cogitate; especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.

clarity

• n. The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

clearness

• n. (obsolete) Brightness, brilliancy.
• n. Mental or sensory distinctness; clarity of understanding, perception etc.
• n. The state of being free from obscurities or opacity; distinctness of light, colour etc.
• n. The state of being free from obstruction or interference.

cogitate

• v. (intransitive) To meditate, to ponder, to think deeply.
• v. (transitive) To consider, to devise.

concenter

• v. (American) Alternative spelling of concentre.

concentrate

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather…
• v. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting…
• v. To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
• v. (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).
• n. A substance that is in a condensed form.

concentration

• n. The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being…
• n. A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.
• n. The proportion of a substance in a whole.
• n. The matching game pelmanism.

concentre

• v. (British spelling, intransitive, rare) To come together at a common centre.
• v. (British spelling, transitive, rare) To bring together at a common centre.
• v. (British spelling, transitive, rare) To condense, to concentrate.

conform

• v. (intransitive, of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in…
• v. (intransitive, of things, situations, etc.) To be in accordance with a set of specifications or regulations,…
• v. (transitive) To make similar in form or nature; to make suitable for a purpose; to adapt.

correct

• adj. Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
• adj. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
• v. (transitive) To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
• v. (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
• v. (transitive) To inform (someone) of the latter's error.

direction

• n. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination.
• n. An general trend for future action.
• n. Guidance, instruction.
• n. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
• n. (archaic) An address.

distinctness

• n. The property or degree of being distinct.

emphasis

• n. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
• n. Special attention or prominence given to something.
• n. Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
• n. (typography) Related to bold.
• n. (phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.

engrossment

• n. (uncountable) The state of being engrossed; concentration or preoccupation.
• n. (countable) The fact or instance of writing in a legal document.

focalise

• v. Alternative spelling of focalize.

focalize

• v. To focus, or to adjust a focus.
• v. To sharpen an image by focusing.
• v. To concentrate on a particular location; to localize.

focusing

• adj. Alternative form of focussing.
• n. Alternative form of focussing.
• v. Alternative form of focussing.

focussing

• adj. Used for or pertaining to focussing.
• n. The action of the verb to focus.
• v. present participle of focus.

immersion

• n. The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.
• n. The total submerging of a person in water as an act of baptism.
• n. (Britain, Ireland, informal) An immersion heater.
• n. (mathematics) A smooth map whose differential is everywhere injective, related to the mathematical concept…
• n. (astronomy) The disappearance of a celestial body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation…
• n. (linguistics) A form of foreign-language teaching where the language is used intensively to teach other…

limpidity

• n. The property of being limpid.

lucidity

• n. The property of being lucid, lucidness.
• n. The state of being aware that one is dreaming.
• n. The state of being in a lucid dream.

lucidness

• n. The property of being lucid; lucidity.

nidus

• n. An aggregate of neurons.
• n. A nest for insects or small animals.
• n. A locus of infection in an organism.
• n. An originating point for a phenomenon.

pellucidity

• n. Transparency; lucidity; clarity.

point

• n. A discrete division of something.
• n. A sharp extremity.
• n. (heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
• n. (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
• n. (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
• n. Lace worked by the needle.
• n. (US, slang, dated) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
• n. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
• n. (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
• n. The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
• n. The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
• n. (medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.
• n. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
• v. (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or…
• v. (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
• v. (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
• v. (transitive) To direct toward an object; to aim.
• v. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
• v. (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
• v. (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or…
• v. (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
• v. (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
• v. (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
• v. (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
• v. (dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
• v. (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location…
• v. (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that…
• v. (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
• v. (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting…
• v. (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
• v. (obsolete) To appoint.
• v. (dated) To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to point out.

pore

• n. A tiny opening in the skin.
• n. By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a…
• v. to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
• v. to meditate or reflect in a steady way.

rivet

• n. A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and…
• n. (figuratively) Any fixed point or certain basis.
• n. (obsolete) A light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet).
• v. (transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
• v. (transitive) To install rivets.
• v. (transitive) To command the attention of.

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.

sharpen

• v. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To make sharp.

sharpness

• n. (uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
• n. (uncountable) the fineness of the point a pointed object.
• n. (countable) The product or result of being sharp.
• n. (of food etc) pungency or acidity.
• n. (of an image) distinctness, focus.
• n. (of intelligence) acuteness or acuity.
• n. (obsolete) edge or blade.

stress

• n. (biology) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
• n. (biology) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
• n. (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting…
• n. (countable, physics) Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
• n. (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
• n. (uncountable, phonetics) The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
• n. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
• n. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
• n. Obsolete form of distress.
• n. (Scotland, law) distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
• v. To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
• v. To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
• v. (informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
• v. To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
• v. To emphasise (words in speaking).
• v. To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

think

• v. (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's head.
• v. (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
• v. (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
• v. (transitive) To be of the opinion (that).
• v. (transitive) To guess; to reckon.
• v. (transitive) To consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
• v. To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
• v. To presume; to venture.
• n. (chiefly Britain) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
• v. (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.