The Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary Of Synonyms
.pdfdaze, stagger, amaze, stun, stupefy, nonplus, strike, Colloq floor: I was quite overpowered by the grandeur of the house.
overpowering
adj. overwhelming, irresistible, powerful, telling, compelling, unendurable, unbearable, oppressive: They presented an overpowering argument against the use of asbestos as an insulator.
overrate v. overvalue, make too much of, exaggerate the worth or value of, attach too much importance to, overprize, assess too highly: They insist that his value to the company is overrated and that
he should be dismissed.
overreact v. exaggerate, make much ado about nothing, make too much of (something), make a mountain out of a molehill, lose all or
one's sense of proportion, blow (up) out of (all) proportion: I'd say that she overreacted by leaving him because he forgot her birthday.
overriding
adj. dominant, dominating, predominant, predominating, compelling, prevailing, primary, prime, most important, overruling, overwhelming, paramount, preponderant, principal, cardinal, main, chief: His overriding reason for buying the larger dictionary was that it made a better doorstop.
overrun v. invade, defeat, attack, ravage, destroy, overwhelm, conquer, harry, vandalize, plunder, maraud, scourge, despoil, sack,
strip, pillage, storm, Colloq blitz: Within a week the armies had overrun the country and captured the capital city.
overseas adv. abroad: Did you serve overseas during the war?
oversee v. direct, manage, watch (over), keep an eye on, administer, superintend, run, supervise, operate, manipulate, handle, control: We employed Gertrude to oversee our offices in Frankfurt.
overseer n. superintendent, supervisor, manager, foreman, forewoman, superior, Colloq boss, chief, super, Brit gaffer, US straw boss, (head or chief) honcho: Simon is too hard a taskmaster to be overseer of that sensitive operation.
overshadow
v. 1 dominate, outshine, eclipse, dwarf, diminish, minimize, put in or throw into or leave the shade, steal the limelight
from, tower over or above, excel: The Crown, overshadowed by the great barons, turned for aid to the Church. 2 spoil, blight, ruin, mar, take (all) the pleasure from, put a damper on, take
the edge off, impair, take the enjoyment out of: The news from the east overshadowed everyone's spirits at the party.
oversight n. 1 omission, inadvertence, neglect, laxity, laxness, fault, failure, dereliction, error, mistake, blunder, carelessness, heedlessness: It was owing to an oversight by a clerk that the flight booking was not made. 2 supervision, superintendence, surveillance, management, direction, guidance, administration; charge, care, custody, keeping, hands, protection, auspices: The matter of expenses must be left to the oversight of the committee established to deal with such things.
overstate v. exaggerate, magnify, hyperbolize, embroider, overstress, colour, make (too) much of, overdraw, overemphasize, stretch, enlarge, inflate, blow up: They might have overstated the problem by asking for a 24-hour police guard.
overstep v. exceed, transcend, surpass, go beyond: Again Hortense has overstepped the bounds of propriety by inviting herself to the reception.
overt adj. apparent, evident, plain, clear, obvious, manifest, clear-cut, unconcealed, patent, open, visible, observable, public: Moving the troops to the border may be considered an act of overt hostility.
overtake v. 1 catch (up with or to), reach, draw level or even with, overhaul, gain on or upon, move by or past, pass, leave behind, outstrip, outdistance: The express train overtakes the local one at Amersham. 2 come upon, seize, catch (unprepared), befall, strike, hit, overwhelm: The weaknesses of old age overtook the actress before she could finish writing her memoirs.
overthrow v. 1 defeat, beat, rout, conquer, overpower, master, bring down, depose, oust, overwhelm, unseat, unhorse, topple,
overturn, dethrone, thrash, worst, best: The new leader was overthrown by the partisans in two weeks. Cotswold Rangers overthrew Kent United in last night's match at Hurley.
--n. 2 defeat, rout, conquest, deposing, ousting, unseating, toppling, overturn, overturning, downfall, end, ruin, fall, collapse, destruction, suppression, quashing, crushing, subjugation, US ouster: The overthrow of the military regime was followed by weeks of rioting and looting.
overtone n. undertone, connotation, hint, suggestion, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, indication, implication: Do I detect overtones of regret now that you are finally leaving?
overture n. Often, overtures. approach, advance, offer, proposal, proposition, tender: While they were winning, they rejected all peace overtures.
overturn v. 1 turn over, knock down or over, tip over, capsize, up-end, upset, turn turtle, turn upside down, turn topsy-turvy, invert:
The tanks overturned when they tried to drive past the huge concrete barriers. On his first day as a waiter, he overturned the soup in a guest's lap. 2 bring down, overthrow, throw over, upset, depose, unthrone, unseat, oust, eject: The dictatorship was overturned and the country returned to being a democratic republic.
--n. 3 overturning, overthrow, unseating, ousting, toppling, fall, destruction, ruin, defeat, US ouster: Could the overturn of the present regime be effected without force of arms?
overwhelm v. 1 overpower, overcome, overtax, devastate, stagger, crush, defeat, destroy, subdue, suppress, quash, quell, conquer, beat, bring down, prostrate, weigh down, oppress: Overwhelmed by grief, she dissolved into tears. 2 inundate, overcome, engulf, submerge, flood (over); deluge, swamp, bury, immerse: A feeling of terror suddenly overwhelmed me as I watched my safety rope fray and break. In only a few hours the rising waters had completely overwhelmed the house. 3 overcome, stagger, astound, astonish, dumbfound or dumfound, shock, stun, bewilder, confuse, confound, nonplus, surprise, take aback, Colloq bowl over, knock off one's feet or pins, blow one's mind, discombobulate, Brit
knock for six: We were overwhelmed by the friendly reception
that awaited our return.
overwhelming
adj. 1 overpowering, uncontrollable, irresistible, devastating, unendurable, unbearable, crushing, burdensome, formidable: He had an overwhelming sense of shame for what he had said. 2 awesome, awe-inspiring, stupefying, astounding, astonishing, staggering, bewildering, mind-shattering, prodigious, mind-boggling, Colloq mind-blowing: When I first went to live in London, I found its sheer size totally overwhelming.
overwork v. 1 overexert, overstrain, overburden, oppress, overtax, overload, overuse: We were so overworked that the quality had to suffer. 2 slave (away), burn the midnight oil, lucubrate:
She insisted on overworking in order to get the project finished on time.
--n. 3 overexertion, overstrain, strain: I was ready to drop from overwork.
overwrought
adj. 1 tense, nervous, jittery, jumpy, fidgety, touchy, in a dither or twitter, all a-twitter, overexcited, on edge, over-stimulated, frantic, frenetic, distracted, Brit strung up, US strung out, Colloq (all) worked up, edgy, in a tizzy, wound up, uptight: They were quite overwrought worrying about the children's safety. 2 overworked, ornate, elaborate, baroque, rococo, florid, flowery, fussy, ostentatious, busy, gaudy, garish: Some of the Victorian houses were characterized by overwrought gingerbread decoration. A few of his poems are overwrought and difficult to digest.
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v. 1 be in debt to, be indebted to, be beholden to: It must be |
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a good feeling not to owe anyone any money at all. 2 owing to. |
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because of, on account of, thanks to; through, as a result of, |
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resulting from, Colloq due to: Owing to my schedule, I cannot |
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stay the night. The higher tides are owing to the positions of |
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the sun and moon. |
owner n. possessor, holder; proprietor, proprietress: The papers have been returned to their rightful owner. Who is the owner of the property?
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pace |
n. 1 step, stride: Please walk forward two paces. 2 rate (of |
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speed), tempo, speed, velocity, Colloq clip: We were proceeding |
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at a pace of five miles per hour. |
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--v. 3 walk, stride, tread; traverse: Alistair paced up and |
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down nervously, waiting for word from the surgeon. 4 measure, |
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gauge or gage, judge, rate, estimate, determine, reckon, figure, |
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compute: I was trying to pace myself to conserve some energy |
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for a sprint finish. |
pack |
n. 1 parcel, package, packet, bundle, bale, backpack, knapsack, |
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rucksack, haversack, kitbag, kit, duffle or duffel bag: The |
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stranger hoisted his pack onto his shoulder and loped off. 2 |
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load, lot, bunch, multitude, heap, pile, accumulation, mass, |
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amassment, mess, barrel, peck: She told the jury a pack of |
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lies. 3 group, collection, assembly, assemblage, congregation, |
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gathering, crowd, number, throng, horde, mass, crew, gang, body, |
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lots, loads, band, company, party, set, flock, herd, drove, mob, |
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swarm, bevy, covey, circle, coterie, clique: A huge pack of |
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people were waiting at the stage door for the star to emerge. 4 |
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deck: We ought to have two packs of cards for bridge. |
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--v. 5 Often, pack in or into. package, bale, bundle, compact, |
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crowd, cram, jam, fill, stuff, squeeze, ram, press, wedge, tamp: |
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They packed us into the train like sardines. I packed as much as |
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I could into the short time I had left. 6 pack it in. stop, |
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cease, end, finish, quit, wind up, terminate, give up, call it a |
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day, Colloq chuck: Edward finally packed it in because they |
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were giving him too much trouble. 7 pack off. dismiss, send off |
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or away, bundle off or out, hustle off or out or away, get rid |
of, drive off or away, order off or away or out, send (someone) about his or her business: At the beginning of the war, Sally's mother packed her off to America to stay with her aunt. 8 pack up. a get or gather together, put away, store: Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile. b quit, stop, break down, fail, give out, stall, die, give up the ghost, Colloq conk out, have had it: After three days crossing the desert, the engine finally packed up.
package n. 1 packet, parcel, box, container, case, carton, bundle: I am donating a package of clothing to the relief fund. 2 combination, unit, package deal: Included in the package from the car dealer are several luxury features.
--v. 3 wrap, pack, containerize, carton, case, encase, enclose, include; combine, unite, coupled, incorporate: More and more merchandise comes packaged in plastic these days. A special sponge is packaged with the cleaning liquid.
packed adj. filled, full, loaded, crowded, stuffed, jammed, crammed, brim-full, chock-a-block, chock-full, jam-packed, overloaded, overflowing, loaded or filled to the gunwales, up to there, bursting, groaning, swollen, replete, Colloq wall-to-wall: The gallery was packed with the soprano's relatives, who cheered every note. The publicity for the show promised a packed programme of mirth and merriment.
packet n. 1 package, parcel, pack, batch: We found a packet of your
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old love-letters in a trunk in the lumber room. 2 loads, lot(s), |
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great deal, fortune, mint, Colloq bundle, pretty penny, pile(s), |
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tidy sum, king's ransom, Brit bomb: He lost a packet on that |
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property when they built a sewage plant alongside it. |
pact |
n. agreement, treaty, bargain, alliance, contract, compact, |
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concord, covenant, concordat, entente, understanding, |
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arrangement, deal: The companies entered into an illegal pact |
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not to compete in the same markets. |
pad |
n. 1 cushion, pillow, wad, wadding, stuffing, padding, filling, |
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filler: Wrap a soft cotton pad over the wound to protect it. 2 |
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writing-pad, note-pad, memo pad, block (of paper), jotter, US |
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filler: You'd best take a pad with you to make notes at the |
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lecture. 3 flat, apartment, room(s), home, place, quarters, |
Colloq hang-out, Brit digs or diggings, Slang US flop: A few friends are crashing at my pad while they're in town.
--v. 4 cushion, wad, stuff, fill; upholster: The chair seats
are padded with foam rubber, but the arms are bare. 5 Sometimes, pad out. expand, inflate, stretch, dilate, lengthen, protract, extend, blow up, flesh out, puff up, augment, spin out, amplify: He pads his weekly newspaper column with trivia in order to fill the space.
paddle n. 1 oar, sweep, scull: A 'crab' occurs when you catch the water with the paddle blade on the return stroke.
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--v. 2 row, scull, oar: Deftly she paddled the canoe over to |
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the pier. 3 wade: The children were paddling at the water's |
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edge. 4 spank, paddywhack, thrash, beat, whip, flog: Dad |
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threatened to paddle me if he caught me playing hookey again. |
paddy |
n. rage, (fit of) temper, fit, tantrum, Colloq Brit paddywhack |
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or paddywack, wax: She was in a proper paddy when she found out |
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what you'd done. |
pagan |
n. 1 heathen, unbeliever, idolater, polytheist, infidel, |
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Gentile: He joined the religion of the pagans and worshipped |
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the golden calf. |
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--adj. 2 heathen, infidel, idolatrous, polytheistic, |
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heathenish, Gentile: Many churchmen condemned Renaissance |
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scholars for their interest in pagan and pre-Christian writers. |
page° |
n. 1 leaf, folio, side, sheet, verso or recto: On which page |
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does the index begin? 2 episode, phase, period, time, stage, |
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point, era, epoch, age, chapter: The early 1940s were among the |
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darkest pages in Britain's history. |
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--v. 3 paginate, folio, number: Roman numerals were used in |
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paging the preface to the book. |
pageý |
n. 1 attendant, page-boy, servant, errand-boy, messenger, Brit |
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foot-boy, US bellman, bellhop, Offensive used of an adult |
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bellboy: Please have a page deliver this message to Mr |
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Simmonds. |
--v. 2 announce, summon (forth), send for or after, call, call for, call out: They are paging your wife now to give her your message.
pageant n. spectacle, display, grandeur, tableau, show, parade, procession, ceremony, formality, ritual, event, affair, extravaganza, presentation, gala: The children stage a medieval mystery play as a part of the annual Christmas pageant.
pageantry n. pomp, ceremony, display, magnificence, extravagance, panorama, showiness, show: The pageantry of the Oberammergau passion play should be experienced at least once.
pain |
n. 1 hurt, suffering, discomfort, soreness, ache, aching, pang, |
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spasm, smarting, cramp: I feel the pain in my back from lifting |
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that box. 2 anguish, agony, affliction, distress, grief, woe, |
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suffering, misery, travail, wretchedness, despair, torment, |
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tribulation, trial, torture, dolour, discomposure, ordeal, |
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disquiet: No one who has not experienced it can imagine the |
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pain of losing a child. 3 irritation, vexation, annoyance, |
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bother, nuisance, pest, Colloq pain in the neck, headache, drag, |
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bore, Taboo slang pain in the Brit arse or US ass: What a pain |
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it is that you have forgotten your keys again! David can really |
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be a pain when he goes on about the book he's writing. 4 pains. |
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effort, trouble, exertion, toil, labour: She went to great |
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pains to make our stay comfortable. |
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--v. 5 hurt, distress, grieve, wound, injure; trouble, depress, |
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sadden, sorrow, cut to the quick: It pained us to learn of Mrs |
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McArthur's illness. |
painful adj. 1 hurting, grievous, hurtful, sore, distressing, distressful, excruciating, torturous, agonizing, smarting, stinging, aching, achy, throbbing, burning, piercing, stabbing, sharp, tender, sensitive, raw, bitter, Formal nociceptive: The bullet caused a painful wound in the knee. Mother's arthritis can be quite painful at times. 2 vexing, vexatious, annoying, harassing, irritating, irksome, aggravating, galling, exasperating, unpleasant, afflictive, harrowing, worrisome, worrying, troubling, disquieting, disturbing, distressing: Fighting in the front lines was a painful experience for Rupert. 3 painstaking, laborious, careful, rigorous, arduous, assiduous, sedulous, diligent, earnest, conscientious, meticulous,
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duo, dyad, twins, double, doublet; brace, span, yoke, team, |
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tandem: A pair of silver candelabra disappeared during the |
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party. |
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--v. 2 match (up), mate, pair off or up, team (up), put |
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together, partner, twin, double, join, unite, yoke; wed, marry, |
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join in wedlock or in holy matrimony: Pair these gloves for me, |
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would you? Husbands may not pair off with wives for the next |
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dance. |
pal |
n. 1 friend, consort, comrade, alter ego, crony, companion, |
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amigo, playmate, classmate, Colloq chum, sidekick, mate, Chiefly |
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US and Canadian buddy: Jim left a little while ago with a few |
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of his pals. |
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--v. 2 pal (up) with or about or US around (with). associate |
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(with), be or become friendly or friends (with), be or get or |
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become on friendly or intimate terms (with), go (around or |
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about) with, fraternize (with), consort (with), spend time |
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together or with, keep company (with), Colloq hang out or about |
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or around (with), knock about or around (with): Fiona and |
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Isabel palled up last year. Do you still pal about with Timothy? |
palace n. mansion, castle, stately or palatial home or residence, manor (house), (country) estate, chƒteau, palazzo, villa: After the wedding, they went to the prince's palace and lived happily ever after.
palatial adj. luxurious, de luxe, magnificent, splendid, stately, sumptuous, opulent, majestic, magnificent, grand, elegant, palatine, Slang posh, ritzy, swanky, classy: After winning the pools, they moved into a palatial house in Belgravia.
palaver n. 1 nuisance, procedure, red tape, to-do, rigmarole or rigamarole, Colloq song and dance, bother, nonsense, business, carry-on, performance: He lost the certificates, so she now has to go through all the palaver of getting new ones. 2 chatter, babble, jabber, (empty or small) talk, blather or blether, gossip, prating, prattle, prattling, palavering, Brit natter, nattering, Scots clishmaclaver, Colloq jawing, hot air, Colloq Brit witter, wittering: There is so much palaver at the annual meeting that nothing important ever gets said. 3 parley, talk, conference, discussion, colloquy, conversation, confabulation,