Synonyms of the word

hoop

• n. A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
• n. A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic…
• n. A quart pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents…
• n. (Britain, obsolete) An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from one to four pecks.
• n. (plural) The game of basketball.
• n. A hoop earring.
• n. (Australia, metonymically, informal, dated) A jockey; from a common pattern on the blouse.
• n. (usually, plural) (sports) A horizontal stripe on the jersey.
• v. (transitive) To bind or fasten using a hoop.
• v. (transitive) To clasp; to encircle; to surround.
• n. A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
• n. The hoopoe.
• v. (dated) To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by way of call or pursuit; to shout.
• v. (dated) To whoop, as in whooping cough.

band

• n. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
• n. (architecture) A strip of decoration.
• n. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
• n. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
• n. (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic…
• n. (physics) A part of the radio spectrum.
• n. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
• n. (obsolete) A bond.
• n. (obsolete) Pledge; security.
• n. (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify…
• n. (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc.
• n. (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $10K, held together by a band; (by extension)…
• v. (transitive) To fasten with a band.
• v. (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
• n. A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
• n. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
• n. A marching band.
• n. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
• n. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society.
• n. (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government…
• v. (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.

basket

• n. A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
• n. A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a…
• n. In an online shop, a notional place to store items before ordering them.
• n. (basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players…
• n. (basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
• n. The game of basketball.
• n. A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the…
• n. (Britain, slang) A manbulge.
• n. (obsolete) In a stage-coach, two outside seats facing each other.
• n. (archaic) A protection for the hand on a sword or a singlestick; a guard of a bladed weapon.
• n. (ballooning) Where the pilot and passengers are.
• n. (architecture) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
• v. To place in a basket or in baskets.

encircle

• v. (transitive) To surround, form a circle around.
• v. To move or go around completely.

frame

• v. (transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
• v. (transitive) To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent…
• v. (transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan;…
• v. (transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
• v. (transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
• v. (transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
• v. (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
• v. (transitive, criminology) Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.
• v. (intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
• v. (intransitive, dialectal) To move.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To proceed; to go.
• v. (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; refresh; support.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To execute; perform.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To profit; avail.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To fit; accord.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
• n. The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
• n. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
• n. The structure of a person's body.
• n. A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
• n. A piece of photographic film containing an image.
• n. A context for understanding or interpretation.
• n. (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win)…
• n. (networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
• n. (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but…
• n. (philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although…
• n. (philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
• n. (film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of…
• n. (Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
• n. (baseball, slang) An inning.
• n. (engineering, dated, chiefly Britain) Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
• n. (dated) frame of mind; disposition.
• n. (obsolete) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
• n. (dated, video games) A stage or level of a video game.
• n. (genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
• n. (computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.

gird

• v. (transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
• v. (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
• v. (transitive) To prepare oneself for an action.
• n. A sarcastic remark.
• n. A stroke with a rod or switch.
• n. A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
• v. (transitive) To jeer at.
• v. (intransitive) To jeer.

goal

• n. A result that one is attempting to achieve.
• n. In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
• n. The act of placing the object into the goal.
• n. A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
• n. A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct…
• v. (Gaelic football, Australian rules) To score a goal.

ring

• n. (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
• n. (physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle.
• n. A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
• n. A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a…
• n. An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
• n. (chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
• n. (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
• n. (typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
• n. (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
• n. (computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level,…
• n. (firearms) Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
• v. (transitive) To surround or enclose.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To make an incision around; to girdle.
• v. (transitive) To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
• v. (transitive) To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
• v. (falconry) To rise in the air spirally.
• n. The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
• n. (figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
• n. (figuratively) A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
• n. (colloquial) A telephone call.
• n. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
• n. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
• v. (intransitive) Of a bell, to produce sound.
• v. (transitive) To make (a bell) produce sound.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
• v. (transitive, colloquial, Britain, New Zealand) To telephone (someone).
• v. (intransitive) to resound, reverberate, echo.
• v. (intransitive) To produce music with bells.
• v. (dated) To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
• n. (algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation…
• n. (algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative…

skeleton

• n. (anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage…
• n. (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
• n. (figuratively) A very thin person.
• n. (From the sled used, which originally was a bare frame, like a skeleton.) A type of tobogganing in which…
• n. (computing) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.
• n. (geometry) The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively.
• n. An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton. See.
• n. (figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure.
• v. (archaic) to reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize.
• v. (archaic) to minimize.

underframe

• n. The supporting structure of a piece of furniture, a vehicle, etc.

wicket

• n. A small door or gate, especially one associated with a larger one.
• n. A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating.
• n. (Britain) A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with…
• n. (cricket) One of the two wooden structures at each end of the pitch, consisting of three vertical stumps…
• n. (cricket) A dismissal; the act of a batsman getting out.
• n. (cricket) The period during which two batsmen bat together.
• n. (cricket) The pitch.
• n. (cricket) The area around the stumps where the batsmen stand.
• n. (croquet) Any of the small arches through which the balls are driven.
• n. (skiing, snowboarding) A temporary metal attachment that one attaches one's lift-ticket to.
• n. (US, dialect) A shelter made from tree boughs, used by lumbermen.
• n. (mining) The space between the pillars, in post-and-stall working.
• n. (Internet, informal) An angle bracket when used in HTML.