Виктор Евгеньевич Никитин
Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том II. J – Z
A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH SYNONYMES.
Volume II
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Jabber, v. n. Prate, chatter, prattle, gabble, talk rapidly, talk idly.
Jabber, v. a. Speak rapidly.
Jabber, n. Prate, prattle, gab, chatter, idle talk.
Jabberer, n. Prattler, chatterer, babbler, chatterbox.
Jack-a-lantern, n. Jack-with-a-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp, will-with-the-wisp, ignis fatuus.
Jack at all trades, Factotum, doer of all work.
Jack of all trades, Factotum, doer of all work.
Jack-a-dandy, n. Beau, fop, coxcomb, dandy, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow.
Jackanapes, n. [Written also Jackanape.] 1. Monkey, ape.
2. Beau, fop, dandy, jack-a-dandy.
Jackass, n. 1. Male ass.
2. Blockhead, simpleton, dunce.
Jackdaw, n. Daw (Corvus monedula).
Jacket, n. Jerkin, short coat.
Jack-ketch, n. Hangman, public executioner.
Jack-pudding, n. Buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, jester, droll, zany, clown, punch, scaramouch, merry-Andrew.
Jack-snipe, n. Judcock.
Jacobin, n. 1. Dominican, predicant, blackfriar, preaching friar.
2. Anarchist, turbulent demagogue.
Jacobinic, a. Turbulent, revolutionary.
Jacobinical, a. Turbulent, revolutionary.
Jaculate, v. a. Dart, throw, launch, hurl, let fly.
Jaculation, n. Darting, throwing, hurling, launching.
Jade, n. 1. Hack, tired horse, worthless horse.
2. Hussy, quean, base woman, sorry wench.
3. Young woman (in irony or slight contempt).
Jade, v. a. Tire, weary, fatigue, fag, exhaust, tire out, knock up.
Jag, n. Notch, denticulation, protuberant point.
Jagged, a. Notched, serrated, indented, denticulated, cleft, divided, uneven (on the edges).
Jaggedness, n. Unevenness (on the edges).
Jaguar, n. American tiger (Felis onca).
Jail, n. [Written also, but not commonly, Gaol.] Prison, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, tollbooth, jug, house of correction.
Jakes, n. Privy, necessary, back-house, water-closet.
Jam, v. a. Press, crowd, squeeze tight.
Jam, n. 1. Conserve (boiled in mass), thick preserve.
2. Pressure (from a crowd), crowding.
3. Crowd, throng, mass of people (crowded together).
Jamb, n. Side-piece (of a fireplace, a door, a window, &c.).
Jamestown weed, Thorn-apple, stramonium, stramony, Apple Peru (Datura stramonium).
Jangle, v. n. Wrangle, squabble, bicker, quarrel, dispute, spar, spat, jar, tiff, have words, have an altercation.
Jangle, v. a. Sound discordantly, utter inharmoniously.
Jangle, n. 1. Discord, discordant sound.
2. Wrangling, jangling.
Jangled, a. Discordant, inharmonious, out of tune.
Jangler, n. Wrangler, quarrelsome fellow.
Jangling, n. Wrangling, bickering, quarrelling, altercation, jangle, jar.
Janitor, n. Porter, concièrge, door-keeper.
Janty, a. [Written also Jaunty.] Showy, finical, airy, fluttering, bedizened, gairish, dressy, gay, fine, pranked out.
Japan, v. a. Varnish, lacquer.
Japan earth, Catechu, terra japonica, gambier, cutch.
Japanese, a. Of Japan.
Japanese, n. 1. Native of Japan.
2. Language of Japan.
Jar, v. n. 1. Vibrate harshly.
2. Clash, interfere, wrangle, contend, quarrel, bicker, spat, spar, jangle, squabble, tiff, have words, have an altercation.
Jar, v. a. Shake, agitate, jolt.
Jar, n. 1. Shake, agitation, jolt.
2. Discord, disagreement, quarrel, altercation, jarring, wrangling, bickering.
Jargon, n. 1. Gabble, gibberish, rigmarole, nonsense, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, moonshine, wish-wash, trash, stuff, unintelligible talk.
2. Slang, cant.
Jarring, a. 1. Discordant, harsh.
2. Wrangling, disagreeing, at variance.
3. Conflicting, incompatible, inconsistent.
Jarring, n. 1. Clashing, collision.
2. Shaking, agitation, jar.
3. Quarrel, dispute, altercation, bickering, wrangling.
Jaundice, n. (Med.) Icterus.
Jaundiced, a. 1. Bilious.
2. Biassed, narrow-minded, prejudiced.
Jaunt, n. Ramble, excursion, trip, tour, stroll, short journey.
Jaunty, a. [Written also Janty.] Airy, showy, finical, fluttering, bedizened, gairish, gay, fine.
Jaw, n. 1. Maxillary bone, jaw-bone.
2. [Low.] Scolding, abuse, railing, vituperation, abusive talk.
Jaw-bone, n. Jaw, maxillary bone.
Jaws, n. pl. Chaps, mouth.
Jaw-tooth, n. Grinder, molar.
Jealous, a. 1. Suspicious (especially of being supplanted in the affections of another).
2. Anxious, apprehensive, solicitous.
Jealousy, n. Suspicion (especially in matters of love).
Jeer, v. n. Sneer, scoff, flout, mock, gibe, fleer, rail, turn up the nose.
Jeer, v. a. Flout, taunt, deride, ridicule, mock, scoff, spurn, despise, contemn, chaff at, sneer at, jeer at, rail at, poke fun at, turn up the nose at.
Jeer, n. Sneer, scoff, taunt, gibe, biting jest, flout.
Jeerer, n. Scoffer, scorner, mocker, railer, ridiculer, derider, despiser.
Jeering, n. Mockery, derision.
Jehovah, n. God, Lord, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Providence, The Creator, Heaven, The Maker, The Deity, The Lord, The Godhead, The Infinite, The Eternal, The Omnipotent, The Preserver, The Trinity, the Holy Trinity, The Supreme Being, The First Cause, The Author of all things, God the Father.
Jejune, a. Barren, meagre, sterile, dry, bare, lean, uninteresting.
Jemmy, a. [Colloquial.] Spruce, finical, over-nice, over-neat, affectedly elegant, nice over-much.
Jentling, n. Blue chub.
Jeopard, v. a. Hazard, imperil, peril, endanger, jeopardize, risk, put in jeopardy, put at hazard, put at risk.
Jeopardize, v. a. [Modern.] Hazard, endanger, jeopard.
Jeopardy, n. Hazard, danger, peril, risk, venture.
Jeremiade, n. [Term of ridicule.] Tale of sorrow, lamentation, lament, doleful story.
Jerk, v. a. 1. Yerk, twitch, pull suddenly.
2. Throw suddenly.
Jerk, n. 1. Twitch, sudden pull.
2. Sudden throw.
Jerkin, n. Jacket, short coat.
Jest, v. n. Joke, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke.
Jest, n. 1. Joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, jeu d'esprit.
2. Raillery, fun, sport.
Jester, n. 1. Joker, wag, humorist.
2. Buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, zany, droll, fool, clown, punch, punchinello, scaramouch, merry-Andrew, jack-pudding, pickle-herring.
Jesuitical, a. 1. Of the Jesuits.
2. [A sense introduced by partisans hostile to the Jesuits.] Crafty, cunning, deceitful.
Jetty, n. Mole.
Jeu d'esprit, [Fr.] Joke, jest, quirk, quip, crank, sally, witticism.
Jew, n. Hebrew, Israelite.
Jewel, n. Gem, brilliant, precious stone.
Jewelry, n. [Written also Jewellery.] Jewels, bijoutry, trinkets.
Jewish, a. Hebrew, Judaic, Judaical.
Jewry, n. Judea.
Jews-pitch, n. Asphaltum.
Jezebel, n. Beldam, hag, fury, ugly old woman, she-monster.
Jiffy, n. [Colloquial.] Instant, moment, second, twinkling, trice, flash, twinkling of an eye.
Jigger, n. 1. Throw, potter's wheel.
2. (Ent.) Chigre (Pulex penetrans).
Jiggumbob, n. [Low.] Trinket, toy, gimcrack, knickknack, bawble, gewgaw.
Jilt, n. Coquette, flirt.
Jilt, v. a. Trick or deceive (by playing the jilt).
Jilt, v. n. Play the jilt.
Jingle, v. n. [Written also Gingle.] Tinkle.
Jingle, n. Tinkling, jingling, tintinabulation, jingling sound.
Jingling, n. Jingle.
Job, n. Piece of work.
Job, v. n. Do job-work, work at jobs.
Jobbernowl, n. [Low.] Simpleton, fool, dunce.
Job-work, n. Piece-work.
Jockey, n. 1. Horse-jockey, dealer in horses.
2. Cheat, swindler, sharper, rogue, trickster, knave, impostor, blackleg, shark, slyboots.
Jockey, v. a. Cheat, trick, deceive, gull, dupe, overreach, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, diddle, beguile, mislead, inveigle, gammon, humbug, impose upon.
Jocose, a. Jocular, facetious, humorous, witty, waggish, droll, funny, comical, sportive, merry.
Jocoseness, n. Jocularity.
Jocular, a. Jocose.
Jocularity, n. Jocoseness, facetiousness, waggishness, waggery, drollery, sportiveness, merriment, pleasantry, mirth, fun.
Jocund, a. Joyous, joyful, merry, frolicsome, blithe, blithesome, sportive, jolly, playful, airy, lively, gay, debonair, buxom.
Jocundity, n. Joyousness, joyfulness, cheerfulness, hilarity, sprightliness, exhilaration, liveliness, vivacity, sportfulness, frolicsomeness, blithsomeness, jocularity, gayety, merriment, mirth, good humor, high spirits, high glee.
Jog, v. a. Push (gently), notify by a push.
Jog, n. 1. Push, slight shake.
2. Notch, denticulation, jag.
Joggle, v. a. Shake (by hitting), jostle.
Jog on, Trudge, lumber, travel slowly.
Jog-trot, n. Slow pace, slow trot.
John Bull, [Colloquial.] 1. English nation, England.
2. Englishman.
John-dory, n. Common dory (Zeus faber).
Join, v. a. 1. Add, annex, attach, append.
2. Connect, couple, combine, conjoin, link, cement, unite, unite together, join together.
3. Adjoin, be connected with.
4. Unite with, associate one's self with.
Join, v. n. Associate, confederate, unite, be united, league.
Joint, n. 1. Juncture, union.
2. Seam, commissure.
3. (Anat.) Articulation.
4. (Bot.) Knot.
5. (Bot.) Internode, space between two joints.
Joint, a. United, combined, concerted.
Joint, v. a. 1. (Carpentry.) Join, unite, fit together.
2. Disjoint, divide (at the joints), cut up (as meat).
Jointed, a. Articulated, with joints.
Jointer, n. (Carpentry.) Jointing plane.
Joint heir, Coheir.
Jointing-plane, n. Jointer.
Jointly, ad. Unitedly, together, conjointly, in conjunction.
Joist, n. Small floor-timber.
Joke, n. Jest, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, jeu d'esprit.
Joke, v. n. Jest, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke.
Joker, n. Jester, wag, humorist.
Jollification, n. [Colloquial.] Conviviality, revelry, festivity, carouse, carousal, spree, revel, compotation, potation, wassail, orgies, bacchanals, saturnalia, debauch, merry frolic, jolly time, drinking bout.
Jollity, n. Merriment, gayety, mirth, fun, frolic, joviality, hilarity.
Jolly, a. 1. Merry, joyous, joyful, gay, jovial, airy, mirthful, jocund, playful, frolicsome, sportive, gamesome, funny, facetious, jocular, waggish, sprightly, lively, jocund, wanton.
2. Plump, stout, lusty, bouncing, portly, chubby, in good case.
Jolt, v. n. Be shaken (as a carriage by passing over rough ground).
Jolt, v. a. Shake (as a carriage does when passing over rough ground).
Jolt, n. Shaking, jolting.
Jolthead, n. Simpleton, fool, dunce.
Jolting, n. Jolt, shaking.
Jonathan, n. People of the United States, the United States as a nation.
Jorden, n. Urinal, chamber-pot.
Jostle, v. a. [Written also Justle.] 1. Collide, strike against, hit against.
2. Shake (by hitting), joggle.
Jot, n. Iota, tittle, whit, bit, grain, particle, atom, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla.
Jot down, Record, state, note, chronicle, register, set down, take down, make a note of, make a memorandum of.
Jotting, n. Memorandum.
Journal, n. 1. Diary, daily register.
2. Newspaper, magazine, periodical.
Journalize, v. a. Record, register, note, chronicle, set down, jot down.
Journey, n. Travel (by land), tour, excursion, trip, expedition.
Journey, v. n. Travel, ramble, roam, rove, take a tour, make a tour, take a trip, make an excursion.
Journeyman, n. 1. Day-laborer.
2. Hired mechanic.
Joust, n. Tilt.
Joust, v. n. Tilt.
Jove, n. (Myth.) Jupiter.
Jovial, a. Merry, joyous, joyful, gay, airy, mirthful.
Joviality, n. Merriment, gayety, mirth, fun, frolic, jollity, hilarity.
Joy, n. 1. Gladness, delight, glee, exultation, ecstasy, rapture, ravishment, transport, beatitude, beatification.
2. Happiness, felicity, bliss.
3. Cause of gladness.
Joy, v. n. Exult, rejoice, be glad, be delighted, be joyful.
Joyful, a. Glad, joyous, merry, buoyant, happy, jocund, blithe, blithesome, jolly, jovial, delighted.
Joyous, a. Glad, joyful.
Jubilant, a. Rejoicing, exulting, triumphing, shouting with joy.
Jubilee, n. Season of rejoicing.
Judaic, a. Jewish, Hebrew.
Judaical, a. Jewish, Hebrew.
Judaism, n. Religion of the Jews, Jewish religion.
Judcock, n. Jack-snipe (Scolopax gallinula), juddock.
Juddock, n. Judcock.
Judge, n. 1. Justice.
2. Arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee.
3. Critic, connoisseur.
Judge, v. n. Decide, determine, conclude, form an opinion, pass an opinion, pass judgment, get at the truth, arrive at the truth, sit in judgment.
Judge, v. a. 1. Try, doom, pass sentence upon.
2. Consider, regard, think, esteem, reckon, account, deem, believe, hold, suppose, imagine.
3. Appreciate, estimate, form an opinion about.
Judgment, n. 1. Discernment, understanding, intelligence, discrimination, taste, sagacity, penetration, wisdom, brains, prudence, ballast, depth, sense, mother-wit, quick parts, common sense, good sense, long head.
2. Determination, decision, conclusion, opinion, notion, estimate.
3. (Law.) Sentence, award, decree.
Judgment-day, n. Day of judgment, the last day.
Judgment-seat, n. Tribunal, court, bar, bench.
Judicature, n. 1. Administration of justice.
2. Jurisdiction.
Judicial, a. Juridical, forensic.
Judiciary, n. Body of judges.
Judicious, a. Sensible, wise, prudent, discreet, considerate, rational, reasonable, enlightened, sagacious, provident, sober, sound, staid, solid, cool, politic.
Jug, n. 1. [England.] Pitcher, ewer.
2. [Colloquial.] Prison, jail, tollbooth, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, house of correction.
Juggle, v. n. Conjure, play tricks, practise jugglery, practise magic or sorcery.
Juggle, n. Trick, imposture, imposition, deception, cheat, fraud.
Juggler, n. Sorcerer, magician, seer, conjurer, enchanter, charmer, wizard, necromancer, exorcist, diviner.
Jugglery, n. Legerdemain, trickery, imposture, deceit sleight of hand.
Juice, n. Sap, fluid part.
Juiceless, a. Sapless, dry.
Juicy, a. Succulent, moist, watery, sappy, lush, full of juice.
Jumble, v. a. Mix confusedly, throw together in disorder.
Jumble, n. Disorder, confusion, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, gallimaufry, olio, olla podrida, confused mass, disorderly mixture.
Jump, v. a. Jump over, leap over, skip over, pass by a leap.
Jump, v. n. Leap, spring, bound, skip, hop, vault, caper.
Jump, n. Leap, spring, bound, hop, vault, caper.
Junction, n. 1. Joining, union, combination, connection, linking, coupling.
2. Juncture, joint, place of meeting.
Juncture, n. 1. Joint, junction.
2. Conjuncture, crisis, exigency.
June-berry, n. 1. Shad-bush, shad-berry (Amelanchier Canadensis).
2. Service-berry (the fruit of the shad-bush).
Jungle, n. Thicket (of brushwood, shrubs, and woods), brake.
Junior, a. Younger.
Junket, n. Sweetmeat, delicacy.
Junto, n. Cabal, faction, combination (against a government), party, coterie, clique, set, gang, league, confederacy, secret council.
Juridical, a. Judicial, forensic.
Jurisconsult, n. Jurist, civilian, counsellor, lawyer.
Jurisdiction, n. Judicature, extent of authority, legal power.
Jurisprudence, n. Science of law.
Jurist, n. Civilian, jurisconsult, lawyer, counsellor.
Juror, n. Juryman.
Juryman, n. Juror.
Just, a. 1. Equitable, right, rightful, lawful, reasonable.
2. Honest, fair, upright, righteous, blameless, pure, conscientious, uncorrupt, virtuous, honorable, impartial, even-handed, straightforward.
3. Exact, true, proper, accurate, correct, normal, regular.
4. Deserved, merited, condign, suitable, due.
Just, ad. Exactly, precisely.
Just now, Very recently, a moment ago.
Justice, n. 1. Equity, equitableness, right, justness, fairness, impartiality, rectitude, fair play.
2. Judge, justiciary.
Justiciary, n. Judge, justice.
Justifiable, a. Defensible, warrantable, vindicable, right, fit, proper.
Justification, n. 1. Vindication, defence, exculpation, exoneration.
2. (Theol.) Absolution, sanctification, remission of sin.
Justify, v. a. 1. Vindicate, warrant, defend, maintain, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, set right.
2. (Theol.) Absolve, acquit, free from sin, clear from guilt.
3. (Printing.) Adjust.
Justle, v. a. [Written also Jostle.] 1. Collide, strike against, hit against.
2. Shake (by hitting), joggle.
Justness, n. 1. Justice, equity, equitableness, fairness, right.
2. Exactness, accuracy, propriety.
Jut, v. n. Project, protrude, stand out, jut out.
Jut out, v. n. Project, jut.
Juvenile, a. Young, youthful, childish.
Juxtaposition, n. Proximity, contiguity, contact.
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Kale, n. Colewort.
Kamachi, n. Horned-screamer (Palamedea cornuta).
Kamsin, n. Simoon, simoom, samiel.
Keen, a. 1. Eager, zealous, ardent, earnest, fervid, vehement.
2. Sharp, acute, with a fine edge.
3. Piercing, penetrating, cutting.
4. Severe, bitter, poignant, acrimonious, caustic.
5. Shrewd, discerning, quick, sagacious, astute, keen-sighted, keen-eyed, clear-sighted, long-headed.
Keen-eyed, a. Keen, keen-sighted, sharp-sighted.
Keenness, n. 1. Ardor, vehemence, eagerness, earnestness, fervor.
2. Sharpness, acuteness.
3. Severity, rigor, sternness.
4. Poignancy, causticity, acrimony, asperity, bitterness.
5. Shrewdness, sagacity, astuteness.
Keen-sighted, a. Keen, sharp-sighted, keen-eyed.
Keep, v. a. 1. Retain, detain, hold, hold fast.
2. Preserve, maintain, continue.
3. Restrain, withhold.
4. Guard, protect, take care of.
5. Fulfil, observe, adhere to, be faithful to, be true to, stand by.
6. Celebrate, honor, solemnize, commemorate, do honor to.
7. Sustain, support, maintain.
Keep, v. n. 1. Continue, remain.
2. Stay, abide, lodge, dwell.
3. Endure, last.
Keep, n. Stronghold, donjon.
Keep an eye on, Watch, mark, observe, have an eye on.
Keep dark, Keep one's own counsel, seal the lips, not breathe a syllable about it, keep the matter to one's self.
Keep under, Control, restrain, keep in subjection.
Keeping, n. 1. Care, custody, charge, guardianship.
2. Support, maintenance, feed.
3. Harmony, conformity, congruity, consistency, agreement.
Kelp, n. 1. Barilla, carbonate of soda (impure).
2. Sea-weed (from which barilla is made).
Ken, n. View, cognizance, sight.
Kennel, n. 1. Dog-house.
2. Pack of hounds.
3. Hole (of a wild animal), haunt.
4. Gutter.
Kennel, v. n. Dwell (as a dog), lodge, harbor, take shelter.
Kestrel, n. Windhover, castrel, stannel (Falco tinnunculus).
Key, n. 1. Clew, guide, explanation, solution, elucidation, clavis.
2. Tonic, key-note, fundamental note, first note of the scale.
Key-note, n. Tonic, key.
Khan, n. 1. Cham, sovereign prince (of Tartary).
2. Caravansary.
Kick the beam, Be outweighed, be overbalanced, be overpoised, be the lighter.
Kick up a dust, [Colloquial.] Make a commotion.
Kid, n. 1. Young goat.
2. Kit, small tub.
Kidnap, v. a. Abduct (any human being), carry off, steal away, run off with.
Kidnapping, n. Man-stealing, abduction.
Kill, v. a. Slay, slaughter, murder, despatch, assassinate, carry off, put to death, deprive of life, make away with, give one one's quietus, give a death-blow to.
Kilt, n. Fillibeg.
Kin, n. 1. Relationship (by blood or by marriage), consanguinity, affinity.
2. Relation, relative, kindred, kinsfolk, connection.
Kin, a. Related, allied, kindred, akin, congenial, cognate, of the same nature, of the same kind, of the same family.
Kind, a. Benevolent, beneficent, benignant, humane, gracious, friendly, kindly, complacent, complaisant, generous, obliging, bounteous, accommodating, philanthropic, compassionate, mild, benign, clement, good, amiable, charitable, gentle, lenient, indulgent, forbearing, tender, sympathetic, bland, affectionate, loving, good-natured, tender-hearted, kind-hearted.
Kind, n. 1. Race, genus, family, breed, species, set, class.
2. Sort, nature, character, manner, description, style.
Kind-hearted, a. Kind, tender-hearted.
Kind-heartedness, n. Kindness, kindliness.
Kindle, v. a. 1. Light, ignite, enkindle, inflame, set fire to, set on fire.
2. Excite, rouse, awaken, provoke, incite, stimulate, animate, whet, fire, exasperate, foment, enrage, set on, stir up, work up.
Kindle, v. n. 1. Take fire.
2. Get excited, grow warm, fly into a passion.
Kindliness, n. 1. Benignity, kindness, benevolence, humanity, charity, sympathy, compassion, amiability, kind-heartedness, good-nature, good feeling, fellow-feeling.
2. Mildness, softness, gentleness.
Kindly, a. 1. Natural, homogeneal, congenial, kindred, proper, appropriate.
2. Sympathetic, benevolent, gracious, kind.
Kindness, n. 1. Benevolence, beneficence, benignity, humanity, generosity, philanthropy, charity, kindliness, sympathy, tenderness, amiability, fellow-feeling, clemency, good feeling.
2. Kind act, good turn, kind office.
Kindred, n. 1. Relationship, affinity, consanguinity.
2. Relations, relatives, kin, kinsfolk, kinsmen.
Kindred, a. Related, cognate, allied, kin, congenial, akin, of the same kind, of the same nature, of the same family.
King, n. Sovereign, monarch.
Kingbird, n. Tyrant fly-catcher (Muscicapa tyrannus or Tyrannus intrepidus).
King-crab, n. Horse-shoe, horse-foot, horse-shoe crab.
King cup, n. Buttercup, golden cup.
Kingdom, n. 1. Sovereignty, empire, dominion, supremacy, dynasty, sovereign power, rule, monarchy, supreme power.
2. Realm, empire, state, nation.
3. Tract, region.
4. Division, department.
Kingly, a. 1. Royal, regal, monarchical, imperial.
2. Noble, august, imposing, splendid, magnificent, grand.
King of terrors, Death.
King's-English, n. Pure English.
King's-evil, n. Scrofula, struma.
Kingship, n. Royalty, monarchy.
King's-yellow, n. Yellow orpiment, yellow sulphuret of arsenic.
Kink, n. 1. Twist, knot, entanglement.
2. Whim, crotchet.
Kinsfolk, n. Relations, relatives, kin, kindred, kinsmen.
Kinsman, n. Relative, relation.
Kiss, v. a. Salute, greet with a kiss.
Kiss, n. Salute.
Kit, n. 1. Kid, small tub (as for pickled mackerel).
2. Small pail.
3. Outfit, working implements.
4. Violin (small), fiddle.
Kleptomania, n. Thievishness, klopemania propensity to steal, mania for stealing.
Klopemanla, n. Kleptomania.
Knack, n. 1. Toy, plaything, knick-knack, gimcrack, gewgaw, bawble, trifle, jiggumbob.
2. Dexterity, adroitness, dexterousness, skill, skilfulness, facility, aptness, aptitude, quickness, readiness, address, expertness.
Knag, n. Knot (in wood).
Knaggy, a. Knotty, gnarled.
Knarl, n. Knot, knob, snag.
Knarled, a. Knotty, knotted, knurly, gnarled.
Knave, n. 1. Villain, rascal, scoundrel, rogue, cheat, caitiff, swindler, sharper, trickster, scamp, scapegrace, scalawag.
2. Jack (of cards).
Knavery, n. Villany, rascality, fraud, knavishness, dishonesty, criminality, trickery, wickedness.
Knavish, a. Dishonest, unprincipled, fraudulent, trickish, tricky, roguish.
Knavishness, n. Knavery, dishonesty, wickedness.
Kneepan, n. Patella.
Knick-knack, n. Toy, trifle, plaything, gimcrack, gewgaw, bawble, knack, jiggumbob.
Knight, n. Cavalier, chevalier, horseman, horse-soldier, equestrian.
Knight-errantry, n. Chivalry, knighthood.
Knighthood, n. Chivalry, knight-errantry.
Knit, v. a. Join, unite, connect.
Knob, n. Protuberance, boss, bunch, hunch, stud.
Knock, n. 1. Rap (as at a door), clap.
2. Blow, slap, cuff, buffet, box.
Knock, v. n. Rap (as at a door).
Knock, v. a. Beat, strike, hit, bump, slap.
Knock down, 1. Fell, prostrate.
2. Knock off (by auction).
Knock under, Submit, yield, knuckle, give up, lower one's flag, kiss the rod, lick the dust, eat humble pie, draw in one's horns.
Knock up, [Colloquial.] Fatigue, beat out, weary, exhaust, tire, fag.
Knoll, n. Hillock, mound.
Knot, n. 1. Entanglement, complication.
2. Tie, connection, bond of union.
3. Joint, node, knag.
4. Tuft, bunch.
5. Group, band, clique, gang, crew, squad, cluster, set, pack.
6. Nautical mile.
Knot, v. a. Entangle, tie, complicate.
Knot-grass, n. Dog's-grass, couch-grass, twitch-grass, wheat-grass, dog-wheat (Triticum repens).
Knotted, a. Knotty, knurly.
Knotty, a. 1. Knotted, gnarled, full of knots, knaggy, knurly.
2. Intricate, difficult, perplexing, embarrassing, hard, troublesome.
Know, v. a. 1. Perceive, apprehend, comprehend, understand, discern, be aware of, be assured of, see through, make out.
2. Recognize, be acquainted with.
3. Distinguish, discriminate.
Know, v. n. 1. Have knowledge.
2. Be informed, be made aware.
3. Be sure, feel certain.
Knowing, a. Intelligent, skilful, competent, qualified, experienced, accomplished, proficient, well-informed.
Knowledge, n. 1. Apprehension, comprehension, perception, understanding, discernment, judgment.
2. Learning, erudition, scholarship, enlightenment, lore, acquirements, attainments.
3. Cognizance, cognition, notice, information.
Knuckle, v. n. Yield (obsequiously), submit, cringe, stoop, crouch, give up, knock under.
Knurly, a. Knotty, knotted, knarled.
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Labor, n. 1. Toil, work, exertion, effort, pains, drudgery.
2. Travail, parturition, childbirth, delivery.
Labor, v. n. 1. Toll, strive, drudge, work, exert one's self, take pains.
2. Suffer, be afflicted, be distressed.
3. Travail, be in travail, be in labor.
Labored, a. Elaborate, studied, carefully wrought.
Laborer, n. Workman, operative.
Laborious, a. 1. Industrious, sedulous, assiduous, diligent, toiling, hard-working, painstaking.
2. Difficult, arduous, onerous, toilsome, tiresome, wearisome, fatiguing, irksome, hard, Herculean.
Laboriousness, n. Toilsomeness, difficulty.
Labor of love, Gratuitous service.
Labyrinth, n. Maze, perplexity, intricacy.
Labyrinthian, n. Mazy, confused.
Lacerate, v. a. Tear, sever, mangle, rend, lancinate, laniate, claw, tear asunder, tear to pieces.
Laceration, n. Tearing, rending.
Laches, n. pl. (Law.) Negligence, remissness, neglect of duty.
Lack, v. a. Want, need, be in want of, be in need of, be destitute of, be without.
Lack, v. n. 1. Be in want.
2. Be wanting.
Lack, n. Need, deficiency, destitution, want, scantiness, insufficiency, scarcity, dearth, default, defectiveness, shortness, shortcoming, deficit.
Lack-brain, n. Simpleton, dunce.
Lackadaisical, a. Sorrowful (affectedly), sad, melancholy, gloomy.
Lackaday, interj. Alas.
Lackey, n. Footman, footboy, errand-boy.
Lackey, v. a. Attend (as a servant), wait on, dance attendance on.
Laconic, a. Short, brief, concise, succinct, compact, sententious, terse, pithy, curt.
Laconical, a. Short, brief, concise, succinct, compact, sententious, terse, pithy, curt.
Lacquer, n. Varnish (of shell-lac).
Lacquer, v. a. Varnish (with lacquer), japan.
Lactescence, n. Milkiness.
Lad, n. Boy, stripling, youngster, youth, schoolboy, yonker, young man.
Lade, v. a. 1. Load, freight.
2. Dip, bale.
Lading, n. Freight, cargo, load, burden.
Lady, n. 1. Mistress, matron.
2. Woman of rank, woman of distinction.
3. Woman of refinement, well-bred woman, genteel woman.
4. Wife, spouse.
Lady-like, a. Genteel, courtly, refined, well-bred.
Lady-love, n. Sweetheart, flame.
Lag, v. n. Loiter, linger, saunter, fall behind, move slowly.
Laggard, n. Loiterer, lingerer, idler, lagger, saunterer.
Lagger, n. Loiterer, laggard.
Lagoon, n. Lake (shallow and communicating with the sea).
Laic, a. Lay.
Laical, a. Lay.
Lair, n. Couch (of a beast), resting place.
Laity, n. Laymen, body of the people, the people (as distinguished from the clergy).
Lake, n. Pond, loch, mere, pool, lagoon.
Lamantine, n. Manatee, sea-cow.
Lamb, n. Young sheep.
Lamb of God, Christ, Jesus.
Lambent, a. Playing about (like the tongue in licking), touching lightly, gliding over.
Lambkin, n. Little lamb.
Lame, a. 1. Crippled, halt, hobbling.
2. Defective, imperfect.
3. Insufficient, unsatisfactory, weak, feeble, poor.
Lame, v. a. Cripple, make lame.
Lame duck, Defaulter (at the stock exchange).
Lamella, n. [L.] Scale, lamina, layer, coat, flake, coating, thin plate.
Lamellar, a. Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky, schistose.
Lamellate, a. Lamellar.
Lamellated, a. Lamellar.
Lament, v. n. Mourn, grieve, weep, wail, moan, complain.
Lament, v. a. Bewail, deplore, bemoan, mourn.
Lament, n. 1. Wailing, moaning, moan, lamentation, plaint, complaint.
2. Dirge, elegy, epicedium, mournful song, funeral song.
Lamentable, a. 1. Deplorable, to be lamented.
2. Mournful, wailing.
Lamentation, n. Wailing, moaning, moan, plaint, complaint, lament, ululation, hubbubboo.
Lamina, n. Scale, layer, coat, coating, lamella, thin plate.
Laminar, n. Laminated.
Laminated, a. Laminar, lamellar, lamellated.
Lamm, v. a. [Low.] Beat, drub, thrash, maul, bruise, thwack, pommel, wallop.
Lampoon, n. Pasquinade, satire, squib.
Lampoon, v. a. Satirize, abuse, defame, slander, calumniate, lash.
Lanate, a. Woolly.
Lanated, a. Woolly.
Lance, n. Spear, javelin.
Lance, v. a. 1. Hurl, throw, launch, dart, send, fling, toss, pitch, jaculate, let fly.
2. Pierce, cut with a lancet.
Lance-shaped, a. Lanceform.
Lanciform, a. Lance-shaped.
Lancinate, v. a. Tear, rend, sever, mangle, lacerate, laniate, claw, tear to pieces.
Land, n. 1. Ground, soil, earth.
2. Region, country, district, tract.
3. Real estate.
Land, v. a. Disembark, put on shore, set on shore.
Land, v. n. Disembark, debark, go on shore, come to land.
Landing, n. 1. Coming to land.
2. Landing-place.
Landing-place, n. Landing.
Landloper, n. 1. Landlubber.
2. Wanderer, vagrant, traveller, vagabond, nomad.
Landloping, n. Wandering, travelling.
Landlord, n. 1. Owner, proprietor.
2. Host, inn-keeper.
Landlubber, n. [Sailor's term of contempt.] Landloper.
Landrail, n. Corn-crake, daker-hen (Orex pratensis).
Landscape, n. View, prospect, rural scene.
Land-waiter, n. Tide-waiter.
Lane, n. Alley, narrow street, narrow passage or way.
Lang-syne, ad. [Scottish.] Long since, long ago.
Lang-syne, n. The good old time, past times, days gone by, days of yore.
Language, n. 1. Speech, tongue, vernacular, idiom, dialect, mother-tongue, vulgar tongue, native tongue, oral speech.
2. Style, expression, phraseology, diction, form of expression.
Languid, a. 1. Faint, exhausted, drooping, pining, languishing, flagging, weak, feeble, not strong, not vigorous.
2. Dull, torpid, listless, spiritless, heavy, inactive, slow, sluggish.
Languidness, n. 1. Languor, faintness, feebleness, lassitude.
2. Dulness, listlessness, heaviness.
Languish, v. n. 1. Droop, pine, faint, fade, wither, decline, fall, become feeble, pine away, waste away.
2. Look tender, have the air of a lover.
Languishment, n. 1. Feebleness, decline, weakness.
2. Look of tenderness.
Languor, n. 1. Feebleness, debility, languidness, faintness, languishment.
2. Dulness, torpidness, listlessness, heaviness, ennui.
Laniate, v. a. Lacerate, tear, rend, sever, mangle, lancinate, claw, tear to pieces, tear asunder.
Lank, a. Lean, thin, meagre, attenuated, slim, slender, starveling, skinny, scraggy, gaunt, emaciated.
Lankness, n. Leanness, thinness, slimness, meagreness, slenderness.
