stress and strain - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

curse collapse: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"; a severe affliction; utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"; wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"; heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"

give off collapse: have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

pervert collapse: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior; change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

emergency collapse: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"; a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

falsify collapse: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"; prove false; "Falsify a claim"; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

underscore collapse: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter); give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"

precedence collapse: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

caste collapse: a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth; (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity; social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

prolong collapse: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"; lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

materiality collapse: the quality of being physical; consisting of matter; relevance requiring careful consideration

goad collapse: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"; stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick; urge with or as if with a goad

zeal collapse: excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"

injury collapse: an act that injures someone; an accident that results in physical damage or hurt; any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

hurt collapse: damaged inanimate objects or their value; suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"; give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"; cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"; hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"; feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"

description collapse: sort or variety; "every description of book was there"; a statement that represents something in words; the act of describing something

claw collapse: a bird's foot; sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles; a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods; attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"; clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"; scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails; move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

ram collapse: uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'"; a tool for driving or forcing something by impact; strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

prod collapse: a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion; urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

concern collapse: something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"; something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"; a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"; an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"; be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"

genre collapse: a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work

genus collapse: a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"; (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

Wordage.info