Classes Space Modes of Communication
Modes of Communication
Nouns
size, magnitude, dimension, bulk, volume
largeness etc. adj.
greatness etc. (of quantity) Greatness
expanse etc. (space) [Indefinite space.] Space
amplitude, mass
proportions. capacity, tonnage, tunnage
cordage
caliber, scantling. turgidity etc. (expansion) Expansion
corpulence, obesity
plumpness etc. adj.
embonpoint, corporation, flesh and blood, lustihood. hugeness etc. adj.
enormity, immensity, monstrosity. giant, Brobdingnagian, Antaeus, Goliath, Gog and Magog, Gargantua, monster, mammoth, Cyclops
cachalot, whale, porpoise, behemoth, leviathan, elephant, hippopotamus
colossus
tun, cord, lump, bulk, block, loaf, mass, swad, clod, nugget, bushel, thumper, whooper, spanker, strapper
Triton among the minnows" [Coriolanus] . mountain, mound
heap etc. (assemblage) Assemblage . largest portion etc. [Principal part.] Whole
full size, life size.
Verbs
be large etc. adj.
become large etc. (expand) Expansion .
Adjectives
large, big
great etc. (in quantity) Greatness
considerable, bulky, voluminous, ample, massive, massy
capacious, comprehensive
spacious etc. [Indefinite space.] Space
mighty, towering, fine, magnificent. corpulent, stout, fat, obese, plump, squab, full, lusty, strapping, bouncing
portly, burly, well-fed, full-grown
corn fed, gram fed
stalwart, brawny, fleshy
goodly
in good case, in good condition
in condition
chopping, jolly
chub faced, chubby faced. lubberly, hulky, unwieldy, lumpish, gaunt, spanking, whacking, whopping, walloping, thumping, thundering, hulking
overgrown
puffy etc. (swollen) Expansion . huge, immense, enormous, mighty
vast, vasty
amplitudinous, stupendous
monster, monstrous, humongous, monumental
elephantine, jumbo, mammoth
gigantic, gigantean, giant, giant like, titanic
prodigious, colossal, Cyclopean, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, Herculean, Gargantuan
infinite etc. Infinity . large as life
plump as a dumpling, plump as a partridge
fat as a pig, fat as a quail, fat as butter, fat as brawn, fat as bacon. immeasurable, unfathomable, unplumbed
inconceivable, unimaginable, unheard-of. of cosmic proportions
of epic proportions, the mother of all, teh granddaddy of all.
Nouns
littleness etc. adj.
smallness etc. (of quantity) Smallness
exiguity, inextension
parvitude, parvity
duodecimo
Elzevir edition, epitome, microcosm
rudiment
vanishing point
thinness etc. Narrowness. Thinness . dwarf, pygmy, pigmy, Liliputian, chit, pigwidgeon, urchin, elf
atomy, dandiprat
doll, puppet
Tom Thumb, Hop-o'-my-thumb
manikin, mannikin
homunculus, dapperling, cock-sparrow. animalcule, monad, mite, insect, emmet, fly, midge, gnat, shrimp, minnow, worm, maggot, entozoon
bacteria
infusoria
microzoa [Micro.]
phytozoaria
microbe
grub
tit, tomtit, runt, mouse, small fry
millet seed, mustard seed
barleycorn
pebble, grain of sand
molehill, button, bubble. point
atom etc. (small quantity) Smallness
fragment etc. (small part) Part
powder etc. Pulverulence
point of a pin, mathematical point
minutiae etc. (unimportance) Unimportance . micrometer
vernier
scale. microphotography, photomicrography, micrography
photomicrograph, microphotograph
microscopy
microscope (optical instruments) Optical Instruments .
Adjectives
little
small etc. (in quantity) Smallness
minute, diminutive, microscopic
microzoal
inconsiderable etc. (unimportant) Unimportance
exiguous, puny, tiny, wee, petty, minikin, miniature, pygmy, pigmy, elfin
undersized
dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish
spare, stunted, limited
cramp, cramped
pollard, Liliputian, dapper, pocket
portative, portable
duodecimo
dumpy, squat
short etc. Shortness . impalpable, intangible, evanescent, imperceptible, invisible, inappreciable, insignificant, inconsiderable, trivial
infinitesimal, homoeopathic
atomic, subatomic, corpuscular, molecular
rudimentary, rudimental
embryonic, vestigial. weazen, scant, scraggy, scrubby
thin etc. (narrow) Narrowness. Thinness
granular etc. (powdery) Pulverulence
shrunk etc. Contraction
brevipennate.
Adverbs
in a small compass, in a nutshell
on a small scale
minutely, microscopically.
Nouns
expansion
increase of size etc. Increase
enlargement, extension, augmentation
amplification, ampliation
aggrandizement, spread, increment, growth, development, pullulation, swell, dilation, rarefaction
turgescence, turgidness, turgidity
dispansion
obesity etc. (size) Size
hydrocephalus, hydrophthalmus [Med.]
dropsy, tumefaction, intumescence, swelling, tumor, diastole, distension
puffing, puffiness
inflation
pandiculation. dilatability, expansibility. germination, growth, upgrowth
accretion etc. Increase
budding, gemmation. overgrowth, overdistension
hypertrophy, tympany. bulb etc. (convexity) Convexity
plumper
superiority of size. [expansion of the universe] big bang
Hubble constant.
Verbs
become larger etc. (large) etc. Size
expand, widen, enlarge, extend, grow, increase, incrassate, swell, gather
fill out
deploy, take open order, dilate, stretch, distend, spread
mantle, wax
grow up, spring up
bud, shoot, sprout, germinate, put forth, vegetate, pullulate, open, burst forth
gain flesh, gather flesh
outgrow
spread like wildfire, overrun. be larger than
surpass etc. (be superior) [Supremacy.] Superiorityetc. (large) etc. Size
expand, spread, extend, aggrandize, distend, develop, amplify, spread out, widen, magnify, rarefy, inflate, puff, blow up, stuff, pad, cram
exaggerate
fatten.
Adjectives
expanded, c. v.
larger, c. (large) etc. Size
swollen
expansive
wide open, wide spread
flabelliform
overgrown, exaggerated, bloated, fat, turgid, tumid, hypertrophied, dropsical
pot bellied, swag bellied
edematous, oedematous, obese, puffy, pursy, blowzy, bigswoln, distended
patulous
bulbous etc. (convex) Convexity
full blown, full grown, full formed
big etc. Size
abdominous, enchymatous, rhipidate
tumefacient, tumefying.
Nouns
contraction, reduction, diminution
decrease of size etc. Nonincrease, Decrease
defalcation, decrement
lessening, shrinking etc. v.
compaction
tabes, collapse, emaciation, attenuation, tabefaction, consumption, marasmus, atrophy
systole, neck, hourglass. condensation, compression, compactness
compendium etc. Compendium
squeezing etc. v.
strangulation
corrugation
astringency
astringents, sclerotics
contractility, compressibility
coarctation. inferiority in size.
Verbs
become small, become smaller
lessen, decrease etc. Nonincrease, Decrease
grow less, dwindle, shrink, contract, narrow, shrivel, collapse, wither, lose flesh, wizen, fall away, waste, wane, ebb
decay etc. (deteriorate) Deterioration . be smaller than, fall short of
not come up to etc. (be inferior) Inferiority . render smaller, lessen, diminish, contract, draw in, narrow, coarctate
boil down
constrict, constringe
condense, compress, squeeze, corrugate, crimp, crunch, crush, crumple up, warp, purse up, pack, squeeze, stow
pinch, tighten, strangle
cramp
dwarf, bedwarf
shorten etc. Shortness
circumscribe etc. Circumscription
restrain etc. Restraint . [reduce in size by abrasion or paring. ] (subtraction) Nonaddition. Subtraction abrade, pare, reduce, attenuate, rub down, scrape, file, file down, grind, grind down, chip, shave, shear, wear down.
Adjectives
contracting etc. v.
astringent
shrunk, contracted etc. v.
strangulated, tabid, wizened, stunted
waning etc. v.
neap, compact. unexpanded etc. (expand) etc. Expansion
contractile
compressible
smaller etc. (small) etc. Littleness .
Nouns
distance
space etc. [Indefinite space.] Space
remoteness, farness, far-cry to
longinquity, elongation
offing, background
remote region
removedness
parallax
reach, span, stride. outpost, outskirt
horizon
aphelion
foreign parts, antipodes
long range, giant's stride. dispersion etc. Nonassemblage. Dispersion . [units of distance] length etc. Length . cosmic distance, light-years.
Verbs
be distant etc. adj.
extend to, stretch to, reach to, spread to, go to, get to, stretch away to
range. remain at a distance
keep away, keep off, keep aloof, keep clear of, stand away, stand off, stand aloof, stand clear of, stay away, keep one's distance. distance
distance oneself from.
Adjectives
distant
far off, far away
remote, telescopic, distal, wide of
stretching to etc. v.
yon, yonder
ulterior
transmarine, transpontine, transatlantic, transalpine
tramontane
ultramontane, ultramundane
hyperborean, antipodean
inaccessible, out of the way
unapproached, unapproachable
incontiguous.
Adverbs
far off, far away
afar, afar off
off
away
a long way off, a great way off, a good way off
wide away, aloof
wide of, clear of
out of the way, out of reach
abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond
over the border, far and wide, over the hills and far away" [Gay]
from pole to pole etc. (over great space) [Indefinite space.] Space
to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth
out of hearing, nobody knows where, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark
a far cry to. apart, asunder
wide apart, wide asunder
at arm's length.
Phrases
distance lends enchantment" [Campbell]
it's a long long way to Tipperary
" out of sight, out of mind.
Nouns
nearness etc. adj.
proximity, propinquity
vicinity, vicinage
neighborhood, adjacency
contiguity etc. Contiguity . short distance, short step, short cut
earshot, close quarters, stone's throw
bow shot, gun shot, pistol shot
hair's breadth, span. purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, environs, suburbs, confines, banlieue, borderland
whereabouts. bystander
neighbor, borderer. approach etc. [Motion towards.] Approach
convergence etc. [Motion nearer to.] Convergence
perihelion.
Verbs
be near etc. adj.
adjoin, hang about, trench on
border upon, verge upon
stand by, approximate, tread on the heels of, cling to, clasp, hug
huddle
hang upon the skirts of, hover over
burn. touch etc. Contiguity
bring near, draw near etc. [Motion towards.] Approach
converge etc. [Motion nearer to.] Convergence
crowd etc. Assemblage
place side by side etc. adv..
Adjectives
near, nigh
close at hand, near at hand
close, neighboring
bordering upon, contiguous, adjacent, adjoining
proximate, proximal
at hand, handy
near the mark, near run
home, intimate.
Adverbs
near, nigh
hard by, fast by
close to, close upon
hard upon
at the point of
next door to
within reach, within call, within hearing, within earshot
within an ace of
but a step, not far from, at no great distance
on the verge of, on the brink of, on the skirts of
in the environs etc. n.
at one's door, at one's feet, at one's elbow, at one's finger's end, at one's side
on the tip of one's tongue
under one's nose
within a stone's throw etc. n.
in sight of, in presence of
at close quarters
cheek by jole, cheek by jowl
beside, alongside, side by side, tete-a-tete
in juxtaposition etc. (touching) Contiguity
yardarm to yardarm, at the heels of
on the confines of, at the threshold, bordering upon, verging to
in the way. about
hereabouts, thereabouts
roughly, in round numbers
approximately, approximatively
as good as, well-nigh.
Nouns
interval, interspace
separation etc. Disjunction
break, gap, opening
hole etc. Opening
chasm, hiatus, caesura
interruption, interregnum
interstice, lacuna, cleft, mesh, crevice, chink, rime, creek, cranny, crack, chap, slit, fissure, scissure, rift, flaw, breach, rent, gash, cut, leak, dike, ha-ha. gorge, defile, ravine, canon, crevasse, abyss, abysm
gulf
inlet, frith, strait, gully
pass
furrow etc. Furrow
abra
barranca, barranco
clove [U.S.] , gulch [U.S.] , notch [U.S.]
yawning gulf
parenthesis etc. (interjacence) Interposition
void etc. (absence) Absence
incompleteness etc. Incompleteness . [interval of time] period etc. [Definite duration, or portion of time.] Period
interim (time) Time .
Adjectives
with an interval, far between
breachy, rimose, rimulose.
Nouns
contiguity, contact, proximity, apposition, abuttal, juxtaposition
abutment, osculation
meeting, appulse, rencontre, rencounter, syzygy [Astr.] , coincidence, coexistence
adhesion etc. Coherence
touching etc. v.. (touch) [Sensation of pressure] Touch
frontier etc. (limit) Limit
tangent
abutter.
Verbs
be contiguous etc. adj.
join, adjoin, abut on, march with
graze, touch, meet, osculate, come in contact, coincide
coexist
adhere etc. Coherence . [cause to be contiguous] juxtapose
contact
join (unite) Junction
link (vinculum) [Connecting medium.] Connection
Adjectives
contiguous
touching etc. v.
in contact etc. n.
conterminous, end to end, osculatory
pertingent
tangential. hand to hand
close to etc. (near) Nearness
with no interval etc. Interval .
Nouns
length, longitude, span
mileage
distance etc. Distance . line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius. lengthening etc. v.
prolongation, production, protraction
tension, tensure
extension. [Measures of length] line, nail, inch, hand, palm, foot, cubit, yard, ell, fathom, rood, pole, furlong, mile, league
chain, link
arpent, handbreadth, jornada [U.S.] , kos, vara. [astronomical units of distance] astronomical unit, AU, light-year, parsec. [metric units of length] nanometer, nm, micron, micrometer, millimicron, millimeter, mm, centimeter, cm, meter, kilometer, km. pedometer, perambulator
scale etc. (measurement) Measurement .
Verbs
be long etc. adj.
stretch out, sprawl
extend to, reach to, stretch to
make a long arm, drag its slow length along." render long etc. adj.
lengthen, extend, elongate
stretch
prolong, produce, protract
let out, draw out, spin out
drawl. enfilade, look along, view in perspective. distend (expand) Expansion .
Adjectives
long, longsome
lengthy, wiredrawn, outstretched
lengthened etc. v.
sesquipedalian etc. (words) Ornament
interminable, no end of
macrocolous. linear, lineal
longitudinal, oblong. as long as my arm, as long as today and tomorrow
unshortened etc. (shorten) etc. Shortness .
Adverbs
lengthwise, at length, longitudinally, endlong, along
tandem
in a line etc. (continuously) [Uninterrupted sequence.] Continuity
in perspective. from end to end, from stem to stern, from head to foot, from the crown of the head to the sole of the from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, from top to toe
fore and aft.
Nouns
shortness etc. adj.
brevity
littleness etc. Littleness
a span. shortening etc. v.
abbreviation, abbreviature
abridgment, concision, retrenchment, curtailment, decurtation
reduction etc. (contraction) Contraction
epitome etc. (compendium) Compendium . elision, ellipsis
conciseness etc. (in style) Conciseness . abridger, epitomist, epitomizer.
Verbs
be short etc. adj.
render short etc. adj.
shorten, curtail, abridge, abbreviate, take in, reduce
compress etc. (contract) Contraction
epitomize etc. Compendium . retrench, cut short, obtruncate
scrimp, cut, chop up, hack, hew
cut down, pare down
clip, dock, lop, prune, shear, shave, mow, reap, crop
snub
truncate, pollard, stunt, nip, check the growth of
foreshorten (in drawing) .
Adjectives
short, brief, curt
compendious, compact
stubby, scrimp
shorn, stubbed
stumpy, thickset, pug
chunky [U.S.] , decurtate
retrousse
stocky
squab, squabby
squat, dumpy
little etc. Littleness
curtailed of its fair proportions
short by
oblate
concise etc. Conciseness
summary.
Adverbs
shortly etc. adj.
in short etc. (concisely) Conciseness .
Nouns
breadth, width, latitude, amplitude
diameter, bore, caliber, radius
superficial extent etc. (space) [Indefinite space.] Space
corpulence etc. (size) Size
dilation etc. (expansion) Expansion .
Verbs
be broad etc. adj.
become broad, render broad etc. adj.
expand etc. Expansion
thicken, widen, calibrate.
Adjectives
broad, wide, ample, extended
discous
fanlike
outspread, outstretched
wide as a church-door" [Romeo and Juliet]
latifoliate, latifolous. thick, dumpy, squab, squat, thickset
thick as a rope.
Nouns
narrowness etc. adj.
closeness, exility
exiguity etc. (little) Littleness . line
hair's breadth, finger's breadth
strip, streak, vein. monolayer
epitaxial deposition [Eng.] . thinness etc. adj.
tenuity
emaciation, macilency, marcor. shaving, slip etc. (filament) Filament
thread paper, skeleton, shadow, anatomy, spindleshanks, lantern jaws, mere skin and bone. middle constriction, stricture, neck, waist, isthmus, wasp, hourglass
ridge, ghaut, ghat, pass
ravine etc. Interval . narrowing, coarctation, angustation, tapering
contraction etc. Contraction .
Verbs
be narrow etc. adj.
narrow, taper, contract etc. Contraction
render narrow etc. adj.
waste away.
Adjectives
narrow, close
slender, thin, fine
thread-like etc. (filament) Filament
finespun, gossamer
paper-thin
taper, slim, slight-made
scant, scanty
spare, delicate, incapacious
contracted etc. Contraction
unexpanded etc. (expand) etc. Expansion
slender as a thread. [in reference to people or animals] emaciated, lean, meager, gaunt, macilent
lank, lanky
weedy, skinny
scrawny slinky [U.S.]
starved, starveling
herring gutted
worn to a shadow, lean as a rake [Chaucer]
thin as a lath, thin as a whipping post, thin as a wafer
hatchet-faced
lantern-jawed. attenuated, shriveled, extenuated, tabid, marcid, barebone, rawboned. monomolecular.
Nouns
layer, stratum, strata, course, bed, zone, substratum, substrata, floor, flag, stage, story, tier, slab, escarpment
table, tablet
dess
flagstone
board, plank
trencher, platter. plate
lamina, lamella
sheet, foil
wafer
scale, flake, peel
coat, pellicle
membrane, film
leaf
slice, shive, cut, rasher, shaving, integument etc. (covering) Covering
eschar. stratification, scaliness, nest of boxes, coats of an onion. monolayer
bilayer
trilayer [Bioch.] .
Verbs
slice, shave, pare, peel
delaminate
plate, coat, veneer
cover etc. Covering .
Adjectives
lamellar, lamellated, lamelliform, layered
laminated, laminiferous
micaceous
schistose, schistous
scaly, filmy, membranous, pellicular, flaky, squamous [Anat.]
foliated, foliaceous
stratified, stratiform
tabular, discoid
spathic, spathose. trilamellar. graphitic.
Nouns
filament, line
fiber, fibril
funicle, vein
hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili
tendril, gossamer
hair stroke
veinlet, venula, venule. wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute. strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving. beard etc. (roughness) Roughness
ramification
strand.
Adjectives
filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform
fibrous, fibrillous
thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy
capillary, capilliform
funicular, wire-drawn
anguilliform
flagelliform
hairy etc. (rough) Roughness
taeniate, taeniform, taenioid
venose, venous.
Nouns
height, altitude, elevation
eminence, pitch
loftiness etc. adj.
sublimity. tallness etc. adj.
stature, procerity
prominence etc. Convexity . colossus etc. (size) Size
giant, grenadier, giraffe, camelopard. mount, mountain
hill alto, butte [U.S.] , monticle, fell, knap
cape
headland, foreland
promontory
ridge, hog's back, dune
rising ground, vantage ground
down
moor, moorland
Alp
uplands, highlands
heights etc. (summit) Summit
knob, loma, pena [U.S.] , picacho, tump
knoll, hummock, hillock, barrow, mound, mole
steeps, bluff, cliff, craig, tor, peak, pike, clough
escarpment, edge, ledge, brae
dizzy height. tower, pillar, column, obelisk, monument, steeple, spire, minaret, campanile, turret, dome, cupola
skyscraper. pole, pikestaff, maypole, flagstaff
top mast, topgallant mast. ceiling etc. (covering) Covering . high water
high tide, flood tide, spring tide. altimetry etc. (angel) Angularity
batophobia. satellite, spy-in-the-sky.
Verbs
be high etc. adj.
tower, soar, command
hover, hover over, fly over
orbit, be in orbit
cap, culminate
overhang, hang over, impend, beetle, bestride, ride, mount
perch, surmount
cover etc. Covering
overtop etc. (be superior) [Supremacy.] Superiority
stand on tiptoe. become high etc. adj.
grow higher, grow taller
upgrow
rise etc. (ascend) [Motion upwards] Ascent
send into orbit. render high etc. adj.
heighten etc. (elevate) Elevation .
Adjectives
high, elevated, eminent, exalted, lofty, tall
gigantic etc. (big) Size
Patagonian
towering, beetling, soaring, hanging (gardens)
elevated etc. Elevation
upper
highest etc. (topmost) Summit
high reaching, insessorial, perching. upland, moorland
hilly, knobby [U.S.]
mountainous, alpine, subalpine, heaven kissing
cloudtopt, cloudcapt, cloudtouching
aerial. overhanging etc. v.
incumbent, overlying, superincumbent, supernatant, superimposed
prominent etc. v. Convexity . tall as a maypole, tall as a poplar, tall as a steeple, lanky etc. (thin) Narrowness. Thinness .
Adverbs
on high, high up, aloft, up, above, aloof, overhead
airwind
upstairs, abovestairs
in the clouds
on tiptoe, on stilts, on the shoulders of
over head and ears
breast high. over, upwards
from top to bottom etc. (completely) Completeness .
Nouns
lowness etc. adj.
debasement, depression, prostration etc. (horizontal) Horizontality
depression etc. (concave) Concavity . molehill
lowlands
basement floor, ground floor
cellar
hold, bilge
feet, heels. low water
low tide, ebb tide, neap tide, spring tide.
Verbs
be low etc. adj.
lie low, lie flat
underlie
crouch, slouch, wallow, grovel
lower etc. (depress) Depression .
Adjectives
low, neap, debased
nether, nether most
flat, level with the ground
lying low etc. v.
crouched, subjacent, squat, prostrate etc. (horizontal) Horizontality .
Adverbs
under
beneath, underneath
below
downwards
adown, at the foot of
under foot, under ground
down stairs, below stairs
at a low ebb
below par.
Nouns
depth
deepness etc. adj.
profundity, depression etc. (concavity) Concavity . hollow, pit, shaft, well, crater
gulf etc. Interval
bowels of the earth, botttomless pit, hell. soundings, depth of water, water, draught, submersion
plummet, sound, probe
sounding rod, sounding line
lead. bathymetry. [instrument to measure depth] sonar, side-looking sonar
bathometer.
Verbs
be deep etc. adj.
render deep etc. adj.
deepen. plunge etc. Plunge
sound, fathom, plumb, cast the lead, heave the lead, take soundings, make soundings
dig etc. (excavate) Concavity .
Adjectives
deep, deep seated
profound, sunk, buried
submerged etc. Plunge
subaqueous, submarine, subterranean, subterraneous, subterrene
underground. bottomless, soundless, fathomless
unfathomed, unfathomable
abysmal
deep as a well
bathycolpian
benthal, benthopelagic
downreaching, yawning. knee deep, ankle deep.
Adverbs
beyond one's depth, out of one's depth
over head and ears
mark twine, mark twain.
Nouns
shallowness etc. adj.
shoals
mere scratch.
Adjectives
shallow, slight, superficial
skin deep, ankle deep, knee deep
just enough to wet one's feet
shoal, shoaly.
Nouns
summit, summity
top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point
turn of the tide, fountain head
water shed, water parting
sky, pole. tip, tip top
crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib
end etc. End
crown, brow
head, nob, noddle, pate
capsheaf. high places, heights. topgallant mast, sky scraper
quarter deck, hurricane deck. architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus, capital, epistyle, sconce, pediment, entablature
tympanum
ceiling etc. (covering) Covering . attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story. [metaphorical use] summit conference, summit
peak of achievement, peak of performance
peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs) .
Adjectives
highest etc. (high) etc. Height
top
top most, upper most
tiptop
culminating etc. v.
meridian, meridional
capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant.
Adverbs
atop, at the top of the tree.
Nouns
base, basement
plinth, dado, wainscot
baseboard, mopboard
bedrock, hardpan [U.S.]
foundation etc. (support) Support
substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck
footing, ground work, basis
hold, bilge. bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root
centerboard.
Adjectives
bottom, undermost, nethermost
fundamental
founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.
Nouns
verticality
erectness etc. adj.
perpendicularity etc. Existence 6-parallelism">Parallelism.1
right angle, normal
azimuth circle. wall, precipice, cliff. elevation, erection
square, plumb line, plummet.
Verbs
be vertical etc. adj.
stand up, stand on end, stand erect, stand upright
stick up, cock up. render vertical etc. adj.
set up, stick up, raise up, cock up
erect, rear, raise on its legs.
Adjectives
vertical, upright, erect, perpendicular, plumb, normal, straight, bolt, upright
rampant
standing up etc. v.
rectangular, orthogonal etc. Existence 6-parallelism">Parallelism.1.
Adverbs
vertically etc. adj.
up, on end
up on end, right on end
endwise
one one's legs
at right angles.
Nouns
horizontality
flatness
level, plane
stratum etc. Layer
dead level, dead flat
level plane. recumbency, lying down etc. v.
reclination, decumbence
decumbency, discumbency
proneness etc. adj.
accubation, supination, resupination, prostration
azimuth. plain, floor, platform, bowling green
cricket ground
croquet ground, croquet lawn
billiard table
terrace, estrade, esplanade, parterre. [flat land area] table land, plateau, ledge
butte
mesa (plain) Plain . [instrument to measure horizontality] level, spirit level.
Verbs
be horizontal etc. adj.
lie, recline, couch
lie down, lie flat, lie prostrate
sprawl, loll, sit down. render horizontal etc. adj.
lay down, lay out
level, flatten
prostrate, knock down, floor, fell.
Adjectives
horizontal, level, even, plane
flat etc. Flatness
flat as a billiard table, flat as a bowling green
alluvial
calm, calm as a mill pond
smooth, smooth as glass. recumbent, decumbent, procumbent, accumbent
lying etc. v.
prone, supine, couchant, jacent, prostrate, recubant.
Adverbs
horizontally etc. adj.
on one's back, on all fours, on its beam ends.
Nouns
pendency, dependency
suspension, hanging etc. v.
pedicel, pedicle, peduncle
tail, train, flap, skirt, pigtail, pony tail, pendulum
hangnail peg, knob, button, hook, nail, stud, ring, staple, tenterhook
fastening etc. [Connecting medium.] Connection
spar, horse.
Verbs
be pendent etc. adj.
hang, depend, swing, dangle
swag
daggle, flap, trail, flow
beetle. suspend, hang, sling, hook up, hitch, fasten to, append.
Adjectives
pendent, pendulous
pensile
hanging etc. v.
beetling, jutting over, overhanging, projecting
dependent
suspended etc. v.
loose, flowing. having a peduncle etc. n.
pedunculate, tailed, caudate.
Nouns
support, ground, foundation, base, basis
terra firma
bearing, fulcrum, bait [U.S.] , caudex crib
purchase footing, hold
landing place, landing stage
stage, platform
block
rest, resting place
groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention
floor etc. (basement) Base . supporter
aid etc. Aid
prop, stand, anvil, fulciment
cue rest, jigger
monkey
stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage
sleeper
stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger
ratlings. staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle
bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick. post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster
pediment, pedicle
pedestal
plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle
buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment
baluster, banister, stanchion
balustrade
headstone
upright
door post, jamb, door jamb. frame, framework
scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom
rung, round, step, sill
angle rafter, hip rafter
cantilever, modillion
crown post, king post
vertebra. columella, backbone
keystone
axle, axletree
axis
arch, mainstay. trunnion, pivot, rowlock
peg etc. (pendency) Pendency
tiebeam etc. (fastening) [Connecting medium.] Connection
thole pin. board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack
mantel, mantleshelf
slab, console
counter, dresser
flange, corbel
table, trestle
shoulder
perch
horse
easel, desk
clotheshorse, hatrack
retable
teapoy. seat, throne, dais
divan, musnud
chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall
arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair
couch, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench
aparejo, faldstool, horn
long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair
lamba chauki, lamba kursi
saddle, pannel, pillion
side saddle, pack saddle
pommel. bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead
four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang
bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse
pillow, bolster
mat, rug, cushion. footstool, hassock
tabouret
tripod, monopod. Atlas, Persides, Atlantes, Caryatides, Hercules.
Verbs
be supported etc.
lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on etc.
have at one's back
bestride, bestraddle. support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder
hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up
uphold, upbear
prop
under prop, under pin, under set
riprap
bandage etc. Junction . give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations
bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed. maintain, keep on foot
aid etc. Aid .
Adjectives
supporting, supported etc. v.
fundamental
dorsigerous.
Nouns
parallelism
coextension
equidistance
similarity etc. Similarity .
Adjectives
parallel
coextensive
equidistant.
Nouns
perpendicularity, orthogonality
verticality, c. Verticality .
Verbs
be perpendicular, be orthogonal
intersect at right angles, be rectangular, be at right angles to, intersect at Duplication degrees
have no correlation.
Adjectives
orthogonal, perpendicular
rectangular
uncorrelated.
Nouns
obliquity, inclination, slope, slant, crookedness etc. adj.
slopeness
leaning etc. v.
bevel, tilt
bias, list, twist, swag, cant, lurch
distortion etc. [Irregularity of form.] Distortion
bend etc. (curve) Curvature
tower of Pisa. acclivity, rise, ascent, gradient, khudd, rising ground, hill, bank, declivity, downhill, dip, fall, devexity
gentle slope, rapid slope, easy ascent, easy descent
shelving beach
talus
Verbs
intersect
lack parallelism.
Nouns
inversion, eversion, subversion, reversion, retroversion, introversion
contraposition etc. Contraposition
contrariety etc. [Noncoincidence.] Contrariety
reversal
turn of the tide. overturn
somersault, somerset
summerset
culbute
revulsion
pirouette. transposition, transposal, anastrophy, metastasis, hyperbaton, anastrophe, hypallage, synchysis, tmesis, parenthesis
metathesis
palindrome. pronation and supination [Anat.] .
Verbs
be inverted etc.
turn round, turn about, turn to the right about, go round, go about, go to the right about, wheel round, wheel about, wheel to the right about
turn over, go over, tilt over, topple over
capsize, turn turtle. invert, subvert, retrovert, introvert
reverse
up turn, over turn, up set, over set
turn topsy turvy etc. adj.
culbuter
transpose, put the cart before the horse, turn the tables.
Adjectives
inverted etc. v.
wrong side out, wrong side up
inside out, upside down
bottom upwards, keel upwards
supine, on one's head, topsy-turvy
reverse etc. (contrary) [Noncoincidence.] Contrariety
opposite etc. Contraposition . top heavy.
Adverbs
inversely etc. adj.
hirdy-girdy
heels over head, head over heels.
Nouns
crossing etc. v.
intersection, interdigitation
decussation, transversion
convolution etc. [Complex curvature.] Convolution
level crossing. reticulation, network
inosculation, anastomosis, intertexture, mortise. net, plexus, web, mesh, twill, skein, sleeve, felt, lace
wicker
mat, matting
plait, trellis, wattle, lattice, grating, grille, gridiron, tracery, fretwork, filigree, reticle
tissue, netting, mokes
rivulation. cross, chain, wreath, braid, cat's cradle, knot
entangle etc. (disorder) [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder[woven fabrics] cloth, linen, muslin, cambric etc.
Verbs
cross, decussate
intersect, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, interdigitate, interlink. twine, entwine, weave, inweave, twist, wreathe
anastomose [Med.] , inosculate, dovetail, splice, link
lace, tat. mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill
tangle, entangle, ravel
net, knot
dishevel, raddle.
Adjectives
crossing etc. v.
crossed, matted etc. , v.. transverse. cross, cruciform, crucial
retiform, reticular, reticulated
areolar, cancellated, grated, barred, streaked
textile
crossbarred, cruciate, palmiped, secant
web-footed.
Adverbs
cross, thwart, athwart, transversely
at grade [U.S.]
crosswise.
Nouns
exteriority
outside, exterior
surface, superficies
skin etc. (covering) Covering
superstratum
disk, disc
face, facet
extrados. excentricity
eccentricity
circumjacence etc. Circumjacence .
Verbs
be exterior etc. adj.
lie around etc. Circumjacence . place exteriorly, place outwardly, place outside
put out, turn out.
Adjectives
exterior, external
outer most
outward, outlying, outside, outdoor
round about etc. Circumjacence
extramural
extralimitary, extramundane. superficial, skin-deep
frontal, discoid. extraregarding
excentric, eccentric
outstanding
extrinsic etc. Extrinsicality
ecdemic [Med.] , exomorphic.
Adverbs
externally etc. adj.
out, with out, over, outwards, ab extra, out of doors
sub Jove
al fresco.
Nouns
interiority
inside, interior
interspace, subsoil, substratum
intrados. contents etc. [Things contained.] Contents
substance, pith, marrow
backbone etc. (center) Centrality
heart, bosom, breast
abdomen
vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap
recesses, innermost recesses
cave etc. (concavity) Concavity .
Adjectives
interior, internal
inner, inside, inward, intraregarding
inmost, innermost
deep seated, gut
intestine, intestinal
inland
subcutaneous
abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic [Physio.]
interstitial etc. (interjacent) Interposition
inwrought etc. (intrinsic) Intrinsicality
inclosed etc. v.. home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular
endemic.
Adverbs
internally etc. adj.
inwards, within, in, inly
here in, there in, where in
ab intra, withinside
in doors, within doors
at home, in the bosom of one's family.
Nouns
centrality, centricalness, center
middle etc. Middle
focus etc. [Place of meeting.] Focus
nucleus, nucleolus
heart, pole axis, bull's eye
nave, navel
umbilicus, backbone, marrow, pith
vertebra, vertebral column
hotbed
concentration etc. (convergence) [Motion nearer to.] Convergence
centralization
symmetry. center of gravity, center of pressure, center of percussion, center of oscillation, center of buoyancy etc.
metacenter.
Adjectives
central, centrical
middle etc. Middle
azygous, axial, focal, umbilical, concentric
middlemost
rachidian
spinal, vertebral.
Adverbs
middle
midst
centrally etc. adj. .
Nouns
covering, cover
baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin
canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, umbrella, parasol, sunshade
veil (shade) Shade
shield etc. (defense) Defense . roof, ceiling, thatch, tile
pantile, pentile
tiling, slates, slating, leads
barrack [U.S.] , plafond, planchment [U.S.] , tiling, shed etc. (abode) [Place of habitation, or resort.] Abode
bulkhead [U.S.] . bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil, finger stall. coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget
housing
antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah, pillowcase, pillowslip
linoleum
saddle cloth, blanket cloth
tidy
tilpah [U.S.] , apishamore [U.S.] . integument, tegument
skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide
pelt, peltry
cordwain
derm
robe, buffalo robe [U.S.]
cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis. clothing etc. Clothing
mask etc. (concealment) Ambush [Means of concealment] . . peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat
eggshell, glume. capsule
sheath, sheathing
pod, cod
casing, case, theca
elytron
elytrum
wrapping, wrapper
envelope, vesicle
corn husk, corn shuck [U.S.]
dermatology, conchology
testaceology. inunction
incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction
scale etc. (layer) Layer . [specific coverings] veneer, facing
overlay
plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate
engobe
ormolu
Sheffield plate
pavement
coating, paint
varnish etc. (resin) Existence 6-parallelism">Parallelism.1
plating, barrel plating, anointing etc. v.
enamel
epitaxial deposition [Eng.] , vapor deposition
ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo
cerement
ointment etc. (grease) Oil .
Verbs
cover
superpose, superimpose
overlay, overspread
wrap etc. Clothing
encase, incase
face, case, veneer, pave, paper
tip, cap, bind
bulkhead, bulkhead in
clapboard [U.S.] . coat, paint, varnish, pay, incrust, stucco, dab, plaster, tar
wash
besmear, bedaub
anoint, do over
gild, plate, japan, lacquer, lacker, enamel, whitewash
parget
lay it on thick. overlie, overarch
endome
conceal etc. Concealment . [of aluminum] anodize. [of steel] galvanize.
Adjectives
covering etc. v.
superimposed, overlaid, plated etc. v.
cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary, skinny, scaly, squamous [Anat.]
covered etc. v.
imbricated, loricated, armor plated, ironclad
under cover
cowled, cucullate, dermatoid, encuirassed, hooded, squamiferous, tectiform
vaginate.
Nouns
lining, inner coating
coating etc. (covering) Covering
stalactite, stalagmite. filling, stuffing, wadding, padding. wainscot, wall.
Verbs
line, stuff, incrust, wad, pad, fill.
Nouns
clothing, investment
covering etc. Covering
dress, raiment, drapery, costume, attire, guise, toilet, toilette, trim
habiliment
vesture, vestment
garment, garb, palliament, apparel, wardrobe, wearing apparel, clothes, things
underclothes. array
tailoring, millinery
finery etc. (ornament) Ornament
full dress etc. (show) Ostentation
garniture
theatrical properties. outfit, equipment, trousseau
uniform, regimentals
continentals [U.S.]
canonicals etc. Canonicals
livery, gear, harness, turn-out, accouterment, caparison, suit, rigging, trappings, traps, slops, togs, toggery
day wear, night wear, zoot suit
designer clothes
masquerade. dishabille, morning dress, undress. kimono
lungi
shooting-coat
mufti
rags, tatters, old clothes
mourning, weeds
duds
slippers. robe, tunic, paletot, habit, gown, coat, frock, blouse, toga, smock frock, claw coat, hammer coat, Prince Albert coat, sack coat, tuxedo coat, frock coat, dress coat, tail coat. cloak, pall, mantle, mantlet mantua, shawl, pelisse, wrapper
veil
cape, tippet, kirtle, plaid, muffler, comforter, haik, huke, chlamys, mantilla, tabard, housing, horse cloth, burnoose, burnous, roquelaure
surcoat, overcoat, great coat
spencer
mackintosh, waterproof, raincoat
ulster, P-coat, dreadnought, wraprascal, poncho, cardinal, pelerine
barbe, chudder, jubbah, oilskins, pajamas, pilot jacket, talma jacket, vest, jerkin, waistcoat, doublet, camisole, gabardine
farthingale, kilt, jupe, crinoline, bustle, panier, skirt, apron, pinafore
bloomer, bloomers
chaqueta, tablier. pants, trousers, trowsers
breeches, pantaloons, inexpressibles, overalls, smalls, small clothes
shintiyan
shorts, jockey shorts, boxer shorts
tights, drawers, panties, unmentionables
knickers, knickerbockers
philibeg, fillibeg
pants suit
culottes
jeans, blue jeans, dungarees, denims. [brand names for jeans] Levis, Calvin Klein, Calvins, Bonjour, Gloria Vanderbilt. headdress, headgear
crush hat, opera hat
kaffiyeh
sombrero, jam, tam-o-shanter, tarboosh, topi, pagri, puggaree
cap, hat, beaver hat, coonskin cap
castor, bonnet, tile, wideawake, billycock, wimple
nightcap, mobcap, skullcap
hood, coif
capote, calash
kerchief, snood, babushka
head, coiffure
crown etc. (circle) [Simple circularity.] Circularity
chignon, pelt, wig, front, peruke, periwig, caftan, turban, fez, shako, csako, busby
kepi, forage cap, bearskin
baseball cap
fishing hat
helmet etc. Defense
mask, domino. body clothes
linen
hickory shirt [U.S.]
shirt, sark, smock, shift, chemise
night gown, negligee, dressing gown, night shirt
bedgown, underpants, undershirt
slip [for women] , brassiere, corset, stays, corsage, corset, corselet, bodice, girdle etc. (circle) [Simple circularity.] Circularity
stomacher
petticoat, panties
under waistcoat
jock [for men] , athletic supporter, jockstrap. sweater, jersey
cardigan
turtleneck, pullover
sweater vest. neckerchief, neckcloth
tie, ruff, collar, cravat, stock, handkerchief, scarf
bib, tucker
boa
cummerbund, rumal, rabat. shoe, pump, boot, slipper, sandal, galoche, galoshes, patten, clog
sneakers, running shoes, hiking boots
high-low
Blucher boot, wellington boot, Hessian boot, jack boot, top boot
Balmoral
arctics, bootee, bootikin, brogan, chaparajos
chavar, chivarras, chivarros
gums [U.S.] , larrigan [U.S.] , rubbers, showshoe, stogy, legging, buskin, greave, galligaskin, gamache, gamashes, moccasin, gambado, gaiter, spatterdash, brogue, antigropelos
stocking, hose, gaskins, trunk hose, sock
hosiery. glove, gauntlet, mitten, cuff, wristband, sleeve. swaddling cloth, baby linen, layette
ice wool
taffeta. pocket handkerchief, hanky, hankie. clothier, tailor, milliner, costumier, sempstress, snip
dressmaker, habitmaker, breechesmaker, shoemaker
Crispin
cordwainer, cobbler, hosier, hatter
draper, linen draper, haberdasher, mercer. [underpants for babies] diaper, nappy [Brit.]
disposable diaper, cloth diaper
[brand names for diapers] , Luvs Huggies.
Verbs
invest
cover etc. Covering
envelope, lap, involve
inwrap, enwrap
wrap
fold up, wrap up, lap up, muffle up
overlap
sheath, swathe, swaddle, roll up in, circumvest. vest, clothe, array, dress, dight, drape, robe, enrobe, attire, apparel, accounter, rig, fit out
deck etc. (ornament) Ornament
perk, equip, harness, caparison. wear
don
put on, huddle on, slip on
mantle.
Adjectives
invested etc. v.
habited
dighted
barbed, barded
clad, costume, shod
Phrases
the soul of this man is his clothes" [All's Well] .
Nouns
divestment
taking off etc. v.. nudity
bareness etc. adj.
undress
dishabille etc. Clothing
the altogether
nudation, denudation
decortication, depilation, excoriation, desquamation
molting
exfoliation
trichosis [Med.] .
Verbs
divest
uncover etc. (cover) etc. Covering
denude, bare, strip
disfurnish
undress, disrobe etc. (dress, enrobe) etc. Clothing
uncoif
dismantle
put off, take off, cast off
doff
peel, pare, decorticate, excoriate, skin, scalp, flay
expose, lay open
exfoliate, molt, mew
cast the skin.
Adjectives
divested etc. v.
bare, naked, nude
undressed, undraped
denuded
exposed
in dishabille
bald, threadbare, ragged, callow, roofless. in a state of nature, in nature's garb, in the buff, in native buff, in birthday suit
with nothing on, stark naked, stark raving naked [Joc.]
bald as a coot, bare as the back of one's hand
out at elbows
barefoot
bareback, barebacked
leafless, napless, hairless.
Nouns
circumjacence, circumambience
environment, encompassment
atmosphere, medium, surroundings. outpost
border etc. (edge) Edge
girdle etc. (circumference) Outline
outskirts, boulebards, suburbs, purlieus, precincts, faubourgs, environs, entourage, banlieue
neighborhood, vicinage, vicinity.
Verbs
lie around etc. adv.
surround, beset, compass, encompass, environ, inclose, enclose, encircle, embrace, circumvent, lap, gird
belt
begird, engird
skirt, twine round
hem in etc. (circumscribe) Circumscription .
Adjectives
circumjacent, circumambient, circumfluent
ambient
surrounding etc. v.
circumferential, suburban.
Adverbs
around, about
without
on every side
on all sides
right and left, all round, round about.
Nouns
interposition, interjacence, intercurrence, intervenience, interlocation, interdigitation, interjection, interpolation, interlineation, interspersion, intercalation. [interposition at a fine-grained level] interpenetration
permeation
infiltration. [interposition by one person in another's affairs, at the intervenor's initiative] intervention, interference
intrusion, obtrusion
insinuation. insertion etc. [Forcible ingress.] Insertion
dovetailing
embolism. intermediary, intermedium
go between, bodkin, intruder, interloper
parenthesis, episode, flyleaf. partition, septum, diaphragm
midriff
dissepiment
party wall, panel, room divider. halfway house.
Verbs
lie between, come between, get between
intervene, slide in, interpenetrate, permeate. put between, introduce, import, throw in, wedge in, edge in, jam in, worm in, foist in, run in, plow in, work in
interpose, interject, intercalate, interpolate, interline, interleave, intersperse, interweave, interlard, interdigitate, sandwich in, fit in, squeeze in
let in, dovetail, splice, mortise
insinuate, smuggle
infiltrate, ingrain. interfere, put in an oar, thrust one's nose in
intrude, obtrude
have a finger in the pie
introduce the thin end of the wedge
thrust in etc. (insert) [Forcible ingress.] Insertion
Adjectives
interjacent, intercurrent, intervenient, intervening etc. v., intermediate, intermediary, intercalary, interstitial
embolismal. parenthetical, episodic
mediterranean
intrusive
embosomed
merged.
Adverbs
between, betwixt
twixt
among, amongst
amid, amidst
mid, midst
in the thick of
betwixt and between
sandwich-wise
parenthetically, obiter dictum.
Nouns
circumscription, limitation, inclosure
confinement etc. (restraint) Restraint
circumvallation
encincture
envelope etc. Inclosure . container (receptacle) Receptacle .
Verbs
circumscribe, limit, bound, confine, inclose
surround etc. Circumjacence
compass about
imprison etc. (restrain) Restraint
hedge in, wall in, rail in
fence round, fence in, hedge round
picket
corral. enfold, bury, encase, incase, pack up, enshrine, inclasp
wrap up etc. (invest) Clothing
embay, embosom. containment (inclusion) [Comprehension under, or reference to a class.] Inclusion
Adjectives
circumscribed etc. v.
begirt, lapt
buried in, immersed in
embosomed, in the bosom of, imbedded, encysted, mewed up
imprisoned etc. Restraint
landlocked, in a ring fence.
Nouns
outline, circumference
perimeter, periphery, ambit, circuit, lines tournure, contour, profile, silhouette
bounds
coast line. zone, belt, girth, band, baldric, zodiac, girdle, tyre [Brit.] , cingle, clasp, girt
cordon etc. (inclosure) Inclosure
circlet, c. [Simple circularity.] Circularity
Nouns
edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, margin, border, confine, skirt, rim, flange, side, mouth
jaws, chops, chaps, fauces
lip, muzzle. threshold, door, porch
portal etc. (opening) Opening
coast, shore. frame, fringe, flounce, frill, list, trimming, edging, skirting, hem, selvedge, welt, furbelow, valance, gimp.
Adjectives
border, marginal, skirting
labial, labiated, marginated.
Nouns
inclosure, envelope
case etc. (receptacle) Receptacle
wrapper
girdle etc. Outline . pen, fold
pen fold, in fold, sheep fold
paddock, pound
corral
yard
net, seine net. wall, hedge, hedge row
espalier
fence etc. (defense) Defense
pale, paling, balustrade, rail, railing, quickset hedge, park paling, circumvallation, enceinte, ring fence. barrier, barricade
gate, gateway
bent, dingle [U.S.]
door, hatch, cordon
prison etc. [Means of restraint.] Prison
Nouns
limit, boundary, bounds, confine, enclave, term, bourn, verge, curbstone, but, pale, reservation
termination, terminus
stint, frontier, precinct, marches
backwoods. boundary line, landmark
line of demarcation, line of circumvallation
pillars of Hercules
Rubicon, turning point
sluice, floodgate.
Adjectives
definite
conterminate, conterminable
terminal, frontier
bordering.
Adverbs
thus far, thus far and no further.
Phrases
stick to the reservation
go beyond the pale.
Nouns
front
fore, forepart
foreground
face, disk, disc, frontage
facade, proscenium, frontispiece
anteriority
obverse (of a medal or coin) . fore rank, front rank
van, vanguard
advanced guard
outpost
first line
scout. brow, forehead, visage, physiognomy, phiz, countenance, mut [Slang]
rostrum, beak, bow, stem, prow, prore, jib. pioneer etc. (precursor) Precursor
metoposcopy.
Verbs
be in front, stand in front etc. adj.
front, face, confront
bend forwards
come to the front, come to the fore.
Adjectives
fore, anterior, front, frontal.
Adverbs
before
in front, in the van, in advance
ahead, right ahead
forehead, foremost
in the foreground, in the lee of
before one's face, before one's eyes
face to face, vis-a-vis
front a front.
Phrases
Human face divine" [Milton]
sea of upturned faces" [Scott] .
Nouns
rear, back, posteriority
rear rank, rear guard
background, hinterland. occiput [Anat.] , nape, chine
heels
tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin
dorsal region, lumbar region
hind quarters
aitchbone
natch, natch bone. stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper. wake
train etc. (sequence) [Going after.] Sequence
other side of the shield.
Verbs
be behind etc. adv.
fall astern
bend backwards
bring up the rear.
Adjectives
back, rear
hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost
postern, posterior
dorsal, after
caudal, lumbar
mizzen, tergal.
Adverbs
behind
in the rear, in the background
behind one's back
at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of
back to back. after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward.
Phrases
the other side of the coin.
Nouns
laterality
side, flank, quarter, lee
hand
cheek, jowl, jole, wing
profile
temple, loin, haunch, hip
beam. gable, gable end
broadside
lee side. points of the compass
East, Orient, Levant
West
orientation.
Verbs
be on one side etc. adv.
flank, outflank
sidle
skirt
orientate.
Adjectives
lateral, sidelong
collateral
parietal, flanking, skirting
flanked
sideling. many sided
multilateral, bilateral, trilateral, quadrilateral. Eastern
orient, oriental
Levantine
Western, occidental, Hesperian.
Adverbs
sideways, sidelong
broadside on
on one side, abreast, alongside, beside, aside
by the side of
side by side
cheek by jowl etc. (near) Nearness
to windward, to leeward
laterally etc. adj.
right and left
on her beam ends.
Phrases
his cheek the may of days outworn" [Shakespeare] .
Nouns
contraposition, opposition
polarity
inversion etc. Inversion
opposite side
reverse, inverse
counterpart
antipodes
opposite poles, North and South. antonym, opposite (contrariety) [Noncoincidence.] Contrariety
Verbs
be opposite etc. adj.
subtend.
Adjectives
opposite
reverse, inverse
converse, antipodal, subcontrary
fronting, facing, diametrically opposite. Northern, septentrional, Boreal, arctic
Southern, Austral, antarctic.
Adverbs
over, over the way, over against
against
face to face, vis-a-vis
as poles asunder.
Nouns
dextrality
right, right hand
dexter, offside, starboard.
Adjectives
dextral, right-handed
dexter, dextrorsal, dextrorse
ambidextral, ambidextrous
dextro-.
Nouns
sinistrality
left, left hand, a gauche
sinister, nearside, larboard, port.
Adjectives
left-handed
sinister
sinistral, sinistrorsal, sinistrorse, sinistrous
laevo- [Pref.] .
Adverbs
sinistrally, sinistrously.