Synonyms of the word

sally

• n. A willow.
• n. Any tree that looks like a willow.
• n. An object made from the above trees' wood.
• n. A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
• n. A sudden rushing forth.
• n. (figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
• n. An excursion or side trip.
• n. A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
• v. (intransitive) To make a sudden attack on an enemy from a defended position.
• v. (intransitive) To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.").
• v. (intransitive) To venture off the beaten path.
• n. (New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.

action

• n. Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
• n. A way of motion or functioning.
• n. A fast-paced activity.
• n. A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
• n. (music): The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano,…
• n. (slang) sexual intercourse.
• n. The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on the guitar.
• n. (military) Combat.
• n. (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
• n. (mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual…
• n. The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem,…
• n. (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive…
• n. (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
• n. (business, obsolete, a Gallicism) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public…
• interj. Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.
• v. (transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
• v. (transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.

comment

• n. A spoken remark.
• n. (programming) A remark in source code which does not affect the behavior of the program.
• v. (transitive) To remark.
• v. (intransitive, with "on" or "about") To make remarks or notes.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To comment or remark on.
• v. (transitive, software, of code) To insert comments into (source code).
• v. (transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.

crack

• v. (intransitive) To form cracks.
• v. (intransitive) To break apart under pressure.
• v. (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
• v. (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
• v. (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
• v. (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
• v. (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of…
• v. (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
• v. (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
• v. (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
• v. (transitive) To strike forcefully.
• v. (transitive) To open slightly.
• v. (transitive) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative).
• v. (transitive) To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.).
• v. (transitive) To overcome a security system or a component.
• v. (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
• v. (transitive) To tell (a joke).
• v. (transitive, chemistry, informal) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application…
• v. (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
• v. (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
• v. (obsolete) To brag, boast.
• v. (archaic, colloquial) To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
• n. A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
• n. A narrow opening.
• n. A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
• n. A potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
• n. (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
• n. (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
• n. (informal) An attempt at something.
• n. (vulgar, slang) vagina.
• n. (informal) The space between the buttocks.
• n. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous…
• n. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business/events/news.
• n. (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
• n. (Cumbria, elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.
• n. (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
• n. The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
• n. (archaic) A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.
• n. (archaic) A crazy or crack-brained person.
• n. (obsolete) A boast; boasting.
• n. (obsolete) Breach of chastity.
• n. (obsolete) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
• n. (slang, dated, Britain) A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
• adj. Highly trained and competent.
• adj. Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.

quip

• n. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
• v. (intransitive) To make a quip.
• v. (transitive) To taunt; to treat with quips.

remark

• n. Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
• n. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something worth attention…
• n. A casual observation, comment, or statement.
• n. (engraving) Alternative form of remarque.
• v. (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
• v. (transitive) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to…
• v. (transitive) To take notice of, or to observe, mentally.
• v. (transitive) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a…
• n. Alternative spelling of re-mark.
• v. Alternative spelling of re-mark.

sortie

• n. (military) An attack made by troops from a besieged position.
• n. (military) An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.
• n. (figuratively, sports) An attacking move.
• v. (transitive) To sally.

venture

• n. A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
• n. An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen; an accident; chance; contingency.
• n. The thing risked; a stake; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
• v. (transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.
• v. (transitive) To risk or offer.
• v. (intransitive) to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on.
• v. (transitive) To put or send on a venture or chance.
• v. (transitive) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
• v. (transitive) To say something.

wisecrack

• n. A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
• v. To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.