
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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apply |
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employ |
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use |
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utilise |
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utilize |
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sample sentences
"use your head!""we only use Spanish at home"
"I can't use this tool"
"Apply a magnetic field here"
"This thinking was applied to many projects"
"How do you utilize this tool?"
"I apply this rule to get good results"
"use the plastic bags to store the food"
"He doesn't know how to use a computer"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s the animals
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s the animals
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s the animals
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s the animals
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hyponym
devote, commit, give, dedicate, consecrate
play
play
pull out all the stops
put, assign
ply
address
waste
misuse, misapply
avail
overuse, overdrive
cannibalize, cannibalise
reuse, recycle, reprocess
exploit, work
exploit, tap
strain, extend
exercise, exert
enjoy
take
share
work, put to work
implement
resort, fall back, recur
verb group
cause
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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hypernym
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
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extreme |
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utmost |
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uttermost |
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sample sentences
"extreme cold""extreme caution"
"extreme pleasure"
"utmost contempt"
"to the utmost degree"
"in the uttermost distress"
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similar to
sample sentences
"to the last measure of human endurance""whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"
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(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
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farthermost |
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farthest |
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furthermost |
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furthest |
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utmost |
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uttermost |
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sample sentences
"had traveled to the farthest frontier""don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"
"explored the furthest reaches of space"
"the utmost tip of the peninsula"
the greatest possible degree
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level best |
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maximum |
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utmost |
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uttermost |
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hypernym
sample sentences
"a Utopian novel"
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derived from/pertains to
sample sentences
"the dim utopian future""utopian idealists"
"recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"
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hypernym
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
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complete |
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consummate |
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double-dyed |
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everlasting |
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gross |
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perfect |
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pure |
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sodding |
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staring |
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stark |
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thorough |
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thoroughgoing |
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unadulterated |
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utter |
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sample sentences
"an arrant fool""a complete coward"
"a consummate fool"
"a double-dyed villain"
"gross negligence"
"a perfect idiot"
"pure folly"
"what a sodding mess"
"stark staring mad"
"a thorough nuisance"
"a thoroughgoing villain"
"utter nonsense"
"the unadulterated truth"
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articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 6
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express |
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give tongue to |
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utter |
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verbalise |
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verbalize |
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sample sentences
"She expressed her anger""He uttered a curse"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
emit |
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let loose |
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let out |
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utter |
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sample sentences
"She let out a big heavy sigh""He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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hyponym
call
gibber
crow
crow
trumpet
coo
call, scream, shout, yell, cry, holler, shout out, squall, hollo
miaou, miaow
tsk, tut, tut-tut
repeat, echo
call
shoot
gurgle
cry
nasale
bite out
sigh
troat
lift
pant
volley
break into
heave
chorus
sputter, splutter
deliver
hoot
grunt
wolf-whistle
snort
spit, spit out
groan, moan
growl, grumble, rumble
howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl
bark
bleat, blate, blat, baa
roar, bellow
chirp, peep, cheep, chirrup
churr, whirr
chirr
mew, meow
quack
hoot
honk, cronk
hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate
sibilate
hee-haw, bray
squeal, oink
cluck, click, clack
moo, low
cackle
gobble
whinny, neigh, nicker, whicker
gargle
caw
mew
haw
hem
croak, cronk
sing
smack
give
express in speech
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mouth |
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speak |
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talk |
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utter |
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verbalise |
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verbalize |
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sample sentences
"She talks a lot of nonsense""This depressed patient does not verbalize"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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hyponym
read
vocalize, vocalise, phonate
troll
begin
lip off, shoot one's mouth off
shout
whisper
peep
speak up
snap, snarl
enthuse
speak in tongues
swallow
verbalize, verbalise
whiff
talk about, talk of
blubber, blubber out
drone, drone on
stammer, stutter, falter, bumble
rasp
ejaculate, blurt, blurt out, blunder out, blunder
tone, inflect, modulate
deliver, present
generalize, generalise
chatter, prattle, gabble, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber
chatter
jaw, yack, yack away, rattle on, yap away
open up
whine, snivel
murmur
mutter, mumble, maunder, mussitate
slur
bark
bay
jabber, spout, rant, mouth off, rabbit on, rave
hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
cackle
babble
chant, intone, tone
gulp
sing
hypernym
verb group
sample sentences
"utter counterfeit currency"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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hypernym
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similar to
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
utterance |
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vocalization |
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hyponym
roll call
cry, yell, call, shout, outcry, vociferation
cry, yell
croaking, croak
exclamation, exclaiming
expletive
groan, moan
hem, ahem
howl, howling, ululation
laugh, laughter
mumble
paging
profanity
pronunciation
exultation, rejoicing, jubilation
sigh, suspiration
snarl
speaking, speech production
speech
sputter, splutter
rasp, rasping
growling
hypernym
part meronym
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
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speaker |
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talker |
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utterer |
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verbaliser |
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verbalizer |
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sample sentences
"the speaker at commencement""an utterer of useful maxims"
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alliterator
caller, caller-up, phoner, telephoner
chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter
conversationalist, conversationist, schmoozer
dictator
drawler
driveller, jabberer
ejaculator
growler
questioner, inquirer, enquirer, querier, asker
lecturer
lisper
mentioner
motormouth
mutterer, mumbler, murmurer
storyteller, narrator, teller
orator, rhetorician, speechmaker, public speaker, speechifier
prattler
ranter, raver
reciter
native speaker
stammerer, stutterer
stentor
talking head
venter
vociferator
voicer
wailer
whisperer
witness, witnesser, informant
hypernym
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
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absolutely |
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dead |
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perfectly |
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utterly |
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sample sentences
"an absolutely magnificent painting""a perfectly idiotic idea"
"you're perfectly right"
"utterly miserable"
"you can be dead sure of my innocence"
"was dead tired"
"dead right"
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derived from/pertains to
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derived from/pertains to
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derived from/pertains to
(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
<adj.all>
<adj.all>
farthermost |
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farthest |
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furthermost |
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furthest |
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utmost |
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uttermost |
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sample sentences
"had traveled to the farthest frontier""don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"
"explored the furthest reaches of space"
"the utmost tip of the peninsula"
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
<adj.all> (a) (a) freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 3
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extreme |
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utmost |
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uttermost |
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sample sentences
"extreme cold""extreme caution"
"extreme pleasure"
"utmost contempt"
"to the utmost degree"
"in the uttermost distress"
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similar to
the greatest possible degree
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
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level best |
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maximum |
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utmost |
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uttermost |
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sample sentences
"the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections"
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part holonym
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hypernym
surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
<noun.act>
<noun.act>
PPP |
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UPPP |
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palatopharyngoplasty |
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uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
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