Classes
Space
Personal Affections
Centrical Dimensions
Centrical Dimensions
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 . core, kernel
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 . top, lid, covercle, door, operculum
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 . dike, dyke, ditch, fosse, moat.
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 . reverse
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.