Search results for 'tag:Nouns tag:Synonyms' matching tags 'Nouns' and 'Synonyms'

Re: Is this sentence correct and why?

Avangi — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:04:31 GMT

Duly noted. But you can't do that. "Most" as an adjective is the superlative of "many." "He has the most violations of any driver I know." (It tells how many - the number of violations.)

You would need "the greatest violator of human rights. . "

I've only heard "most" used as a synonym for "greatest" in 50's jive: Man, you're the greatest! Man, you're the most! Maybe that's a compound noun?

Best wishes, - A.

Re: Words that means"A kind person"

Pongy — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:29:14 GMT

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..

Re: flak vs. criticism

nona the brit — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:58 GMT

No, it doesn't fit as a straighforward synonym of criticism.

noun INFORMAL
strong 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 metaphorical from the original meaning:

flak (FIRING OF GUNS) Show phonetics
noun (ALSO flack)
the firing of guns from the ground at enemy aircraft, or the things that the guns fire:
They flew into heavy flak over the target area.

so we use it in the sense of someone being verbally 'attacked'. Merely having a criticism of something isn't the same.

Re: synonyms

StarrySkies — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:28:11 GMT

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 that capital of Indonesia is the definition of Jakarta.

Or could they be hyponyms? All Jakartas are the capital of Indonesia, and all capitals of Indonesia are Jakarta!

Re: Adj -> Noun and Verb -> Noun relation name

Eagerlearner — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:47:47 GMT

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 vehicle
the relation between them is, motor vehicle is a hypernym of car

car -> accelerator pedal
accelerator pedal is the meronym of car

so on for , synonyms, antonyms, pertainyms,

so I am wondering if there is a relation name between
invented -> inventor

Just that, Thanks.

A Complete list of closed english words and Synonyms?

Undernet — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:56:53 GMT

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 (these are all closed words too). And finally I am also looking for a Synonym database for finding words(open and closed) with the same kind of meaning. I've searched around but to no avail. There are plenty of sites giving common closed words but I havent found a place that offers the entire list. The reason I need the entire list is because my program will not function correctly if a user types in a closed word that the program does not know about. Thanks in Advance.

Re: snuggle vs cuddle

Yoong Liat — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:30:01 GMT

Hi New2grammar

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

Â· noun: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace Â· verb: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position (Example: "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags")

Â· verb: position comfortably

Can you decide whether they are synonyms?

Re: Suggest

CalifJim — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:26:33 GMT

Avangi
The key is the verb and the context.

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 didn't feel I could recommend you what to say.

They proposed us that we should wait a little longer.

I wonder if they could illustrate us the principle with a drawing.

One little lecture can't possibly clarify them how to do such a complex procedure.

The salesman offered me to refund my money.

All of them work if the indirect object pronoun is removed.

Re: WHO can give me a help ?

Feebs11 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:44:06 GMT

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

Re: meaning of : "dip the water"

Avangi — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:27:07 GMT

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 are two more verb synonyms for get/take the water from the bucket.) Bail usually applies to small boats; ladle applies to kettles of soup, and you do it with a ladle (noun).

Best wishes, - A.