By Nouns, Synonyms

Hi, thanks for the replies but it seems that they aren't really what I want. I'm looking more towards a noun that means a person who is kind, not the synonyms for the word "kind" (like the example given earlier - "meanie" as "cruel person"). Thanks..

No, it doesn't fit as a straighforward synonym of criticism.noun INFORMALstrong criticism or opposition:She took/caught some flak from her parents about her new dress.It is used in an uncountable way - as in the example above - so we usually talk of some flak. Also, its use in this way is...

Interesting question.I would say thay proper nouns can never be true synonyms. Bob is not a synonym for my brother and Mrs Smith is not a synonym for teacher.However, your example is different as there is only one Jakarta (to my knowledge). As to the relationship between these words, I would say...

Thanks, certainly there is not mistake in my questions, I just like to know if there is such a relation name. I am doing Natural Language Processing research.such as, car -> motor vehiclethe relation between them is, motor vehicle is a hypernym of carcar -> accelerator pedalaccelerator...

Hi, Does anybody know of any list or database that contains the entire list of closed english words? I am a computer programer and require this information as part of a program I am writing. I am also looking for the entire list of conjunctions, determiners, pronouns and adpositions...

Hi New2grammar · noun: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace · verb: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position (Example: "We cuddled against each other to keep warm") · verb: hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort,...

Learners often want to put an indirect object on suggest, recommend, and explain, and their near synonyms, all of which are either totally wrong or very awkward.Here are some examples of the sorts of wrong uses I'm talking about: Please suggest me what to do.Sally has explained me the rules.I...

Does your teacher want synonyms for the verb "to move" or the noun "a move" or both?

Hi Gary, Since I wrote it I guess I'd better defend it. "Dip a little bit of the liquid out of/into the bucket." I probably learned it from my mother. My American Heritage Dict. says, 6. To scoop up by plunging the hand or a container into and out of a liquid; to bail; ladle. (Bail and ladle...

Anon, you need the adjective definitions of familiar, not the noun ones. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary Main Entry: 2familiar Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English familier, from Anglo-French, from Latin familiaris, from familia Date: 14th century 1: closely acquainted :...