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What is another word for
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Verb
Become larger or stronger
Begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner
To make smooth, glossy or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding
To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon
To apply a slippery substance so as to minimize friction
To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply
To make smooth or shiny
To kill or cause the death of
To make a recording of (in audio or video form)
To make a financial return from
To strike or hit repeatedly
To grow strongly and vigorously
To be superior to
To cause damage to
To completely destroy or devastate
To make stronger or more solid
Noun
Or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods
An angry state of mind
A substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in
Used to make candles, soap and lubricants
Natural oil
A mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof
A waxy substance secreted by the ear
A petty quarrel, especially one between friends or lovers
A soft lustre on a surface
A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces
An increase or improvement
A coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating
Glue that is used for sticking paper or other light materials together
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Verb
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Become larger or stronger
increase
rise
enlarge
expand
grow
swell
develop
escalate
magnify
mount
mushroom
snowball
spread
accelerate
accumulate
appreciate
balloon
boom
bourgeon
broaden
burgeon
climb
deepen
extend
gain
intensify
multiply
proliferate
widen
dilate
augment
build
build up
heighten
roll up
upsurge
become larger
get bigger
become large
fill out
get to
grow full
start to be
amplify
boost
aggrandize
enhance
raise
rocket
strengthen
inflate
compound
surge
thicken
shoot up
advance
pump up
soar
distend
up
thrive
add to
redouble
progress
skyrocket
supersize
spiral
step up
grow rapidly
prosper
flourish
improve
lengthen
reinforce
double
hype
blow up
bloom
beef up
aggravate
further
increment
supplement
elevate
make larger
stoke
flower
make bigger
pad
triple
gather
protract
sprout
lift
slap on
jack up
amass
increase rapidly
go up
hike up
pick up
mount up
become more numerous
intensate
add
blossom
annex
US
explode
exaggerate
prolong
make greater
elongate
become bigger
sharpen
top up
teem
swarm
spring up
bud
increase in size
pullulate
accrue
grow larger
increase exponentially
mark up
pump
annexe
UK
bloat
tack on
mature
fatten
collect
bump up
crank up
leap
parlay
burst
arise
flesh out
grow fat
run riot
swell up
leap up
grow in
spread out
pile up
go through the roof
speed up
rouse
decrease
succeed
grow greater
diversify
fortify
spring
maximize
US
optimize
US
propagate
pile
encourage
foster
do well
consolidate
be successful
spurt
enrich
increase in scope
branch out
scale up
rise rapidly
better
ramp up
come on
metastasize
stock up
get stronger
go through the ceiling
jump
exacerbate
stack up
surge up
get higher
billow
green
inflame
reenforce
upraise
make better
ameliorate
be enlarged
be stepped up
be extended
be increased
be magnified
be amplified
pervade
reach
flow
rise in value
broaden one's horizons
extend one's operations
cube
generate
populate
manifold
produce
square
aggregate
repeat
ratchet up
follow up
upscale
put on a spurt
maximise
UK
optimise
UK
luxuriate
stretch
develop rapidly
batten
cumulate
detonate
burst forth
become greater
bulge
vault
back
tower
escalade
jump on
get up on
climb onto
climb up on
jumboize
puff up
diffuse
go off
intumesce
make broader
tumefy
make wider
become wider
become broader
protuberate
become thicker
detail
make thicker
become deeper
pyramid
elaborate
bulk
become longer
make longer
make deeper
expatiate
run up
grow quickly
grow bigger
give details
jazz up
feed on
get fat
coarsen
open
become fatter
round out
fatten up
put on weight
gain weight
cram
plump
get heavier
grow fatter
stuff
fill
put flesh on
become fat
blow
effloresce
unfold
come into flower
germinate
fructify
be in flower
open out
come into bud
bear fruit
tassel out
be in blossom
come into blossom
fare well
open up
spread wide
emerge
splay
breed
evolve
uprise
get wider
embellish
ream
take root
build on
widen out
increase in complexity
increase in extent
separate
divide
accentuate
spike
originate
concentrate
nurture
upsize
flare
cultivate
pour
rain
overrun
breadthen
well
grow stronger
develop quickly
spread quickly
get taller
get larger
increase in weight
sprawl
collocate
buildup
incorporate
amalgamate
be stored
unite
profit
expound
outspread
overstate
circulate
sweep
unfurl
explicate
disentangle
spread across
dramatize
US
emphasize
US
embroider
overplay
animate
pad out
overdo
exalt
overestimate
spread through
give substance to
work up
enliven
bring alive
play out
awaken
overemphasize
US
hyperbolize
transition
finish
pan out
work
spread like wildfire
blow out of all proportion
touch up
drive up
stretch the truth
make a big thing out of
surcharge
overemphasise
UK
dramatise
UK
blow up out of all proportion
emphasise
UK
vegetate
open wide
roll out
spread like lightning
appear
push up
pop up
reproduce
procreate
spawn
bear
beget
fecundate
replicate
mother
father
engender
sire
progenerate
hatch
repopulate
produce offspring
give birth
have children
produce young
bear young
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“Certainly that was his formulation in the early years, that as the child's objectivity
waxed
, so to speak, so his imagination and fantasy life would be inclined to wane.”
Verb
▲
Begin to speak or write about something in the specified manner
become
get
grow
turn
come
go
run
come to be
get to be
turn out
eventually be
fall
start to feel
emerge as
turn out to be
are
“He began to
wax
eloquent on what was wrong with it.”
Verb
▲
To make smooth, glossy or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding
buff
polish
shine
buff up
put a shine on
gloss
glaze
burnish
smooth
rub
furbish
smoothen
grind
dress
brighten
clean
lacquer
rub up
shellac
enamel
varnish
finish
scour
japan
coat
stain
veneer
oil
gild
brush
sleek
rub down
put a finish on
glance
luster
US
lustre
UK
wipe
pumice
sandpaper
make brilliant
put on a finish
sheen
polish up
patina
give a sheen
put a gloss on
decorate
resin
adorn
embellish
paint
cover
surface
wash
texture
face
elaborate
develop
give a shine to
smooth off
dust
slick
scrub
bone
more ❯
Verb
▲
To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon
enlarge
become fuller
become larger
approach full moon
get bigger
increase in size
“One should plant seeds and cuttings when the moon is
waxing
.”
Verb
▲
To apply a slippery substance so as to minimize friction
grease
oil
lubricate
slick
smear
anoint
lard
make slippery
smear with oil
lube
loosen
make smooth
coat
pomade
butter
make oily
apply oil
smear with grease
polish
moisturize
US
moisturise
UK
make
smooth
cream
tallow
cover with oil
rub with oil
smooth the way
oil the wheels
Verb
▲
To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply
thrash
trounce
rout
clobber
drub
paste
whip
annihilate
cream
flatten
wallop
shellac
bury
whomp
skunk
smoke
smother
whup
whop
whap
dust
trim
bomb
tromp
skin
snow under
blow away
defeat
wipe the floor with
hammer
overwhelm
beat
lick
crush
best
stuff
worst
tank
overcome
conquer
make mincemeat of
blow out of the water
demolish
destroy
slaughter
beat hollow
murder
vanquish
own
subdue
triumph over
blow out
bring someone to their knees
run rings around
put away
pulverize
US
crucify
pound
defeat utterly
massacre
marmalize
master
pulverise
UK
give someone a drubbing
get the better of
win a resounding victory over
turn inside out
overpower
prevail over
waste
trash
total
take to the cleaners
be victorious over
subjugate
overthrow
quell
walk over
swamp
upset
blast
dispatch
run circles around
blank
floor
overmatch
overbear
give someone a hiding
give someone a pasting
upend
lambaste
knock out
take care of
bulldoze
smash
win against
bear
batter
cane
slam
varnish
strike
walk all over
shut out
defeat heavily
eat alive
outdo
steamroller
settle
top
kill
overrun
mop up
take apart
beat the pants off
knock off
take
get
outfight
humble
put in the shade
deck
undo
shut down
pip at the post
shoot down
wipe out
take down
edge out
beat up
KO
tan
put in their place
checkmate
unseat
stop
surmount
do down
get around
suppress
hegemonize
overturn
repress
control
finish
break
quash
defeat someone heavily
oppress
immobilize
US
whelm
dominate
gain mastery over
subordinate
prostrate
overmaster
subject
pacify
gain control over
devastate
lather
bash
pommel
cap
bust
win
stagger
overdevelop
bear down
bowl over
override
shellack
throw
shut off
grind down
stretch
dumbfound
roll over
gain a victory over
get the upper hand over
overshadow
subsume
reduce
torpedo
prevail
take out
overawe
overdraw
render incapable
drown
render powerless
immobilise
UK
beat down
lay one out
render helpless
cook one's goose
fix one's wagon
wipe off the mat
surpass
outclass
better
outstrip
excel
triumph
outplay
outshine
exceed
transcend
down
go one better than
knock for a loop
win over
be victorious
outperform
curb
tame
spank
hurdle
flog
do better than
trample
put down
work over
chasten
get over
give a hiding
come out on top
put paid to
humiliate
outwit
bridle
subvert
knock over
hide
belt
bludgeon
maul
thump
thresh
ruin
eclipse
get the upper hand
slay
trump
buffet
leather
butcher
sink
zap
eradicate
pummel
US
baste
roll
slog
whale
outrun
rise above
pass
do
curry
overtop
drop
make a fool of
punish
pummelled
UK
chastise
run rings round
crest
do in
get one up on
rule
deal with
improve on
win through
win out
take it all
command
take a stick to
mess up
put an end to
get under control
bring to their knees
carry the day
rough up
be the victor
gain ascendancy over
take off
take the crown
get a grip on
bung up
smear
slap
hit
outsmart
solve
defeat easily
turn something inside out
check
give a drubbing to
demoralise
UK
astonish
demoralize
US
render speechless
restrain
cut to pieces
knock for six
govern
manage
regulate
outmatch
outgun
sweep someone off his
take someone's breath away
thwart
foil
tower over
overtake
hose
outdistance
outrival
direct
frustrate
circumvent
bring under control
get control of
discipline
knock spots off
discomfit
confound
be better than
cow
shoot ahead of
clear
gain control of
steamroll
whack
temper
placate
quiet
underbring
mollify
soften
quench
gentle
calm
extinguish
mellow
quieten
soothe
cross
succeed over
upstage
whitewash
hold in check
edge
powder
bring to knees
endure
resist
execute
cob
improve
clinch
can
route
shipwreck
outhit
decimate
entrap
obliterate
outjump
outmaneuver
US
outmanoeuvre
UK
flax
outflank
ambush
wipe off map
trample underfoot
gain the upper hand over
calm down
break in
plow under
pass over
vault
over
climb
leap
negotiate
nose out
exterminate
assassinate
finish off
mow down
win a victory over
run roughshod over
make it past
make it round
be unstoppable by
cope with
make it over
do to a T
wrap up
put the lid on
top it off
button up
button down
sweep
bring to ruin
take to cleaners
roll back
liquidate
gain an advantage over
score points off
have the edge over
get through
vaporize
US
weather
survive
pwn
shock
stun
render
outlive
vaporise
UK
be successful
do away with
administer the coup de grâce
drive to the wall
bring down
dispose of
rub out
get rid of
bump off
carry off
give the coup de grâce
take someone's life
move in for the kill
get last laugh
take the cake
gain a victory
take the prize
prevail against
come first
gain mastery of
take the honours
win hands down
knock socks off
come out on top of
have the last laugh on
get one over on
be one up on
succeed
reign
overrule
prove
make out
prove superior
carry
achieve mastery
make it
luck out
gain the victory
be usual
gain ascendancy
gain the palm
get there
come out ahead
carry all before one
hit pay dirt
gain mastery
finish first
go places
be happening
go great guns
domineer
gain
exist generally
move out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make smooth or shiny
slick
grease
oil
smooth
sleek
flatten
lubricate
gel
plaster
smarm
make glossy
plaster down
smarm down
smear
anoint
lard
make slippery
smear with oil
lube
loosen
make smooth
coat
pomade
butter
make oily
apply oil
smear with grease
polish
moisturize
US
moisturise
UK
make
cream
tallow
cover with oil
oil the wheels
rub with oil
smooth the way
Verb
▲
To kill or cause the death of
snuff out
kill
blow away
bump off
chill
dispatch
dispose of
do away with
do in
dust
grease
hit
ice
knock off
murder
off
rub out
stretch out
waste
whack
zap
execute
assassinate
slay
liquidate
croak
snuff
terminate
get
neutralize
US
put away
take out
neutralise
UK
eliminate
top
deep-six
take care of
nuke
finish
shoot
stab
cut to pieces
butcher
exterminate
get rid of
make away with
slaughter
annihilate
massacre
decimate
cause the death of
polish off
shoot down
destroy
wipe out
knock someone off
put down
eradicate
take the life of
put to death
scrag
stiff
do for
do to death
smoke
finish off
blot out
cut down
end the life of
put to sleep
mow down
murk
do
lynch
extinguish
electrocute
guillotine
knife
asphyxiate
take a life
hang
abolish
smother
garotte
strangle
defeat
behead
give someone the works
dust off
garrote
US
cool
garrotte
UK
decapitate
terminate with extreme prejudice
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a recording of (in audio or video form)
record
tape
save
video
copy
download
audiotape
duplicate
telerecord
videotape
video-record
video-tape
make a recording of
make a record of
make a tape of
put on tape
put on video
tape-record
put on cassette
make a copy of
film
capture
pick up
prerecord
register
make a recording
record sounds
make a tape
shoot
capture on film
make a film of
record on film
put in the can
Verb
▲
To make a financial return from
turn
yield
earn
net
return
fetch
generate
make
produce
provide
afford
bear
beget
effect
effectuate
engender
create
get
give
induce
realise
UK
realize
US
supply
catalyse
UK
catalyze
US
occasion
tender
bring in
grow into
pay out
pull in
rake in
result in
bring forth
run into
turn out
bring on
translate into
Verb
▲
To strike or hit repeatedly
maul
beat
batter
mangle
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
thrash
abuse
attack
claw
ill-treat
lacerate
bash
baste
bat
belabour
UK
belabor
US
belt
birch
bludgeon
buffet
club
curry
do
drub
fib
flog
hammer
hide
lace
lambast
lambaste
lash
lather
lick
molest
paddle
pelt
pommel
pound
savage
slate
slog
switch
tan
thresh
thump
tromp
wallop
whale
whap
whip
whop
whup
mangulate
manhandle
mutilate
scratch
tear
assault
bang
bung up
clean
flagellate
flail
hit
hurt
injure
mess up
mug
muscle
paste
punch out
skin
trample
work over
handle roughly
rough up
tear to pieces
beat up
break face
knock around
lean on
knock about
let have it
take care of
put in the hospital
strike
leather
scourge
strap
cane
horsewhip
spank
flay
cowhide
rawhide
slash
whack
larrup
whomp
tan one's hide
give someone a hiding
smack
lam
punish
paddlewhack
warm someone's seat
dust someone's britches
misuse
maltreat
ill-use
harm
mishandle
brutalize
US
bully
wrong
treat roughly
persecute
treat badly
mistreat
rip
chop
backbite
oppress
roughhouse
mess over
outrage
trash
brutalise
UK
total
wound
kick around
trounce
castigate
chastise
do over
push around
dump on
shake up
do wrong
punish severely
flax
give the cat o'nine tails
hit hard
stripe
beat the living daylights out of
ferule
give black eye
more ❯
Verb
▲
To grow strongly and vigorously
thrive
flourish
prosper
burgeon
bloom
succeed
advance
boom
blossom
grow
improve
increase
profit
rise
arrive
bourgeon
develop
progress
shine
build
expand
flower
mature
ameliorate
batten
go well
mushroom
produce
score
yield
be successful
come along
come on
cover ground
crack on
do well
go forward
make inroads
move ahead
pick up
press forward
become better
catch on
come of age
develop well
do wonders
fare well
gain ground
get ahead
get better
get on well
go ahead
make good
make headway
make it
make progress
make strides
move forward
move onward
press on
push ahead
push forward
take steps forward
work up
bear fruit
become rich
be enriched
fly high
forge ahead
go places
grow rich
grow vigorously
grow well
make good speed
turn out well
get places
get there
go to town
make a go
shoot up
get on
have legs
spread one's wings
spread
multiply
be a success
get somewhere
triumph
go great guns
gain
evolve
cut it
augment
prevail
make the grade
build up
do all right for oneself
strengthen
proliferate
sprout
make the big time
achieve success
crack it
emerge
swell
upgrade
snowball
escalate
benefit
bud
mount
balloon
climb
get to the top
rocket
excel
enlarge
unfold
skyrocket
move forward in leaps and bounds
spring up
find a place in the sun
burst forth
go up in the world
get on in the world
elevate
be in the pink
roll up
refine
work out
run riot
strike gold
strike oil
better
intensify
hit it big
be in clover
make a name for oneself
appreciate
accumulate
accelerate
grow rapidly
take root
deliver
boost
star
enhance
work
be fine and dandy
go
cultivate
stand out
climb the ladder
win
revolutionize
US
modernise
UK
modernize
US
transform
extend
make a killing
hit the jackpot
grow up
be victorious
yield results
come to fruition
shape up
be brilliant
be excellent
be outstanding
revolutionise
UK
push on
ripen
reign supreme
be proficient
be very good
scale up
be good
be skilled
steal the show
hit the target
stand out in a crowd
bring home the bacon
germinate
explode
become popular
effloresce
raise
hone
come off
take off
soar
make money
distinguish oneself
lift
cut the mustard
propagate
update
achieve
uprise
perfect
open
maturate
figure
unroll
age
pan out
rise in the world
further
reap benefits
achieve recognition
become famous
be in good health
dominate
become more numerous
peak
be skilful
reach the top
take it to the next level
beef up
continue ahead
spread out
be expert
be talented
be pre-eminent
be unparalleled
be unrivalled
stand in good stead
make your mark
take the next step
be unsurpassed
be the best
be unequalled
be unexampled
be without equal
drive forward
step up
pull ahead
have a gift
reap the benefit
set the world on fire
make good use of
set the Thames on fire
be second to none
have a gift for
carry off
level up
carry all before you
strike it big
go as planned
get results
open out
put to good use
make the most of
go off
be healthy
do good
increase rapidly
increase exponentially
green
overtake
outdo
outmaneuver
US
gallop
surpass
be strong
be well
be vigorous
be in good shape
prime
luxuriate
amplify
leave behind
outmanoeuvre
UK
arise
be in its heyday
develop rapidly
turn to one's advantage
become established
establish itself
be distinguished
be conspicuous
become successful
be somebody
milk
gain advancement
exacerbate
magnify
heighten
go up
fine-tune
optimize
US
fortify
meliorate
enrich
put on a spurt
move on
burst
detonate
advance oneself
rouse
accentuate
spike
aggravate
fatten
bear
blow
optimise
UK
make first rate
straighten up
turn over new leaf
be getting there
hack
pullulate
click
come out on top
be fortunate
gain recognition
break through
vegetate
be someone
go far
abound
win out
come through
come up with the goods
outbloom
blow up
reap financial reward
uplift
consolidate
get higher
be in your prime
be on top of the heap
concentrate
breed
reinforce
reform
pace
get along
nurture
aggrandize
be on easy street
make out
become wealthy
make mark
feather nest
surge
spurt
appear
push up
pop up
strike it rich
achieve a great deal
climb the ladder of success
do well for oneself
win hands down
be on the up
come around
look up
attain control
attain ascendancy
gain ascendancy
carry all before one
gain control
beat the game
beat the system
do well out of
cash in on
live the life of Riley
come into bloom
unfurl
mellow
enroot
pay off
have the desired result
do the trick
turn the trick
conquer
do the business
perform
lead
turn the corner
handle
gain an advantage
luck out
hit pay dirt
gain advantage
make capital out of
feature
outspread
feed on
grow fat
mount up
well
intensate
grow stronger
hack it
glow
outstretch
unravel
rise in value
wear the crown
go over
diffuse
take hold
become fixed
become fashionable
be effective
be good at
be skilled at
increase one's intensity
rise to the next level
take it to the limit
propel forward
take it up a notch
raise one's game
turn it up
kick it up a notch
elevate one's game
step it up
boost one's game
step up one's game
pick up the pace
crank it up
flare out
stretch out
fan out
elaborate
change
push
move
come into vogue
become trendy
come into fashion
drive
alter
metamorphose
differentiate
proceed
transmogrify
head
adapt
continue
shoot
truck
speed
educe
derive
accomplish
train
go forth
march on
adapt yourself
work one's way
hasten
promote
launch
polish
bolster
propel
become all the rage
be in fashion
rise in popularity
forge ahead with
make headway with
bring forward
get with it
get ahead of
polish up on
work on
earn
gain your end
work hard at
brush up on
devote yourself to
devote oneself to
build on
get better at
do all right for yourself
exploit
realise
UK
realize
US
capitalize on
turn to advantage
take advantage of
take shape
season
touch up
move up
show improvement
perk up
mend
recuperate
revamp
help
straighten out
turn out
culminate
rally
reach adulthood
brush up
smarten
correct
amend
march
get going
go on
rectify
sharpen
make perfect
change for the better
improve on
smarten up
recover
supplement
reenforce
fast-track
fill out
open up
take a turn for the better
show promise
ascend
shift up
adjust
revise
fare
do
forge
come
purify
edit
emend
complement
go along
be promoted
modify
set right
make ground
foster
convalesce
better oneself
make one's way
step forward
work one's way up
be elevated
happen
motor
occur
originate
generate
transpire
fix up
transcend
keep going
spruce up
take to the next level
add value to
embellish
compound
pick up speed
make up for lost time
proceed forward
make better
soup up
make a breakthrough
untangle
reach maturity
evidence
manifest
take place
demonstrate
evince
fix
mitigate
assuage
forward
remediate
redress
round
become adult
be fully developed
develop fully
elaborate on
temper
top up
tighten up
envigorate
UK
polish up
endow
illume
inflate
burnish
vitalize
stimulate
invigorate
US
boost up
smooth
be fully grown
round out
be full-grown
industrialize
US
technologize
civilize
US
play out
get ready
make a name
move up in the world
reach majority
settle down
attain majority
become wise
become experienced
be take on a new lease of life
be on the road to recovery
be given on a new lease of life
make a comeback
turn a corner
be on the mend
bounce back
become ripe
grow ripe
make ripe
become tender
come to maturity
come to a conclusion
work itself out
civilise
UK
industrialise
UK
come about
unpack
exalt
prefer
convert
display
unwind
give a higher position to
turn out to be
kick upstairs
turn into
become
give promotion to
improve the position of
fall into place
improve the status of
come together
give a higher rank to
place in a higher rank
decline
soften
condition
fade
wither
weather
sweeten
become mellow
deteriorate
grow old
make mellow
wane
make old
become old
grow older
grow feeble
cause to decline
become older
put mileage on
advance in years
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be superior to
excel
beat
surpass
top
better
eclipse
outdo
outshine
transcend
best
outclass
pass
trump
exceed
outrival
upstage
outmatch
overshadow
cap
outdistance
outgun
outrank
outstrip
outvie
surmount
outperform
triumph
crush
defeat
dominate
extinguish
outplay
overtop
predominate
trounce
outgo
outpace
outrun
outstep
be better than
be superior to
put to shame
improve on
improve upon
leave standing
rise above
be a class above
be a cut above
beat hollow
blow away
go one better than
stand above
tower over
be head and shoulders above
be on another level
go beyond
run circles around
run rings around
run rings round
stand head and shoulders above
triumph over
be master of
do better than
put in the shade
tower above
win against
blow out of the water
be greater than
go one better
knock spots off
take precedence
shoot ahead of
wipe the floor with
overtake
get the better of
dwarf
leave behind
walk away from
overcome
lick
outsmart
overwhelm
overpower
prevail over
conquer
outmanoeuvre
UK
overstep
outfox
outmaneuver
US
subdue
vanquish
get ahead of
outwit
clobber
own
tower
lead
overreach
master
rout
override
shake off
overrun
outflank
thrash
outthink
get further ahead of
dispatch
cream
upend
overmatch
overbear
take
get
stop
outreach
whip
leave
draw away from
shame
outweigh
down
overthrow
outhussle
quash
stuff
break
drub
slaughter
subjugate
skunk
smash
get around
overpass
be one up on
bypass
make mincemeat of
out-think
fox
outslick
outjockey
rank
tank
worst
destroy
undo
gain on
hammer
shoot ahead
trim
demolish
overshoot
go above
be more than
crucify
paste
score points off
win
throw into the shade
leave in the shade
distance
shellac
win over
knock over
win the race
be victorious
throw
walk over
prevail
hurdle
walk all over
gain a victory over
do down
take to the cleaners
make look pale by comparison
run rings around someone
outgallop
take over
head
crown
transform
outguess
con
knock off
unseat
outcompete
murder
kill
be superior
wallop
obliterate
shade
cut across
preponderate
bulldoze
cook
trash
snow
bury
leave something standing
put something to shame
be over
marmalize
leave in the dust
lose
finesse
undermine
put something in the shade
rule over
smear
slap
spank
smother
strike
hit
escape
overdo
out-distance
overtax
take in
be at the front of
catch somebody napping
call somebody's bluff
steal a march on somebody
be first in
have command over
be ahead of
be larger than
fake out
do in
run faster than
put someone in the shade
gain the advantage over
scoop
be more than a match for
get one over on
get the upper hand over
break record
go by
have advantage
widen the gap
get upper hand
throw off
elude
get away from
flee
have it all over
have a jump on
blow out of water
pull a fast one
hose
pip at the post
do to a T
finish
button up
crest
clinch
wrap up
button down
cob
put the lid on
improve
can
top it off
bring to their knees
quell
supersede
suppress
overweigh
curb
weather
survive
floor
devastate
shock
oppress
stun
reduce
outlive
drown
render
outbalance
overbalance
knock out
be victorious over
render incapable
render powerless
render helpless
be more important than
set off
have the edge over
have the edge on
take precedence over
tip the balance against
turn the scales against
turn the balance against
tip the scales against
tip the scales
take priority over
more than make up for
knock socks off
come out on top of
grind down
bring someone to their knees
come out on top
annihilate
massacre
blow out
flatten
pound
pulverize
US
pulverise
UK
repress
defeat utterly
turn inside out
total
give someone a drubbing
get over
control
humble
gain mastery over
deal with
slam
whomp
lambaste
snow under
swamp
put down
win a resounding victory over
tame
bear down
wipe out
give someone a hiding
circumvent
cope with
take care of
cane
subject
pacify
subordinate
skin
solve
overturn
upset
knock for a loop
waste
resolve
smoke
hegemonize
whup
tromp
whop
bomb
dust
whap
subvert
bridle
crack
sort out
ruin
trample
raze
zap
overmaster
torpedo
gain ascendancy over
beat down
put paid to
give someone a pasting
give a drubbing to
put away
shut down
get a grip on
find the solution to
find a solution to
find an answer to
find the answer to
check
restrain
rule
level
prostrate
bust
decimate
govern
get round
stagger
whelm
gain control of
pommel
drop
immobilize
US
eradicate
sink
discomfit
soften
deck
clear
immobilise
UK
get the upper hand
tear down
pull down
tan
bash
mellow
bowl over
checkmate
blank
bring to knees
edge out
put an end to
take it all
KO
vault
over
leap
negotiate
bring to ruin
cut to pieces
put to flight
put in their place
wipe off map
get under control
get control of
humiliate
unbuild
muller
turn something inside out
defeat someone heavily
lather
raid
scatter
gain control over
dispel
bring under control
defeat heavily
defeat easily
manage
regulate
wreck
make a fool of
give a hiding
invade
blast
take down
beat up
outfight
shoot down
cook one's goose
fix one's wagon
wipe off the mat
overdevelop
stretch
subsume
shellack
dumbfound
overawe
overdraw
direct
command
discipline
get one up on
wrack
nuke
vaporize
US
desolate
shatter
chasten
cow
demoralise
UK
astonish
demoralize
US
render speechless
take out
shut off
roll over
slang
inroad
foray
dynamite
rub out
vaporise
UK
destruct
lay one out
temper
placate
quiet
underbring
mollify
quench
gentle
calm
quieten
soothe
knock for six
drive off
hold in check
cross
sweep someone off his
take someone's breath away
repulse
larrup
scuttle
hunt
gain the upper hand over
calm down
break in
foray into
raze to the ground
endure
resist
topple
oust
depose
pass over
climb
flog
steamroll
whack
enslave
whitewash
shut out
beat back
slay
edge
powder
make it past
make it round
be unstoppable by
make it over
put to rout
clean up on
throw back in confusion
route
shipwreck
outhit
entrap
outjump
flax
butcher
ambush
remove
dethrone
thwart
foil
get through
work over
plow under
tyrannize
US
colonize
US
frustrate
supplant
bring down
displace
nose out
confound
sweep
finish off
mow down
win a victory over
run roughshod over
compel
enthrall
US
coerce
underyoke
force
bring to heel
defenestrate
disestablish
dissolve
take to cleaners
roll back
carry the day
get last laugh
take the cake
win through
be the victor
win out
gain a victory
take the prize
prevail against
be successful
come first
gain mastery of
take the honours
win hands down
take the crown
tip
liquidate
exterminate
remove from power
abolish
purge
terminate
tumble
bring low
remove from office
tyrannise
UK
colonise
UK
enthral
UK
succeed over
pwn
hold sway
bring under the yoke
kick around
trample underfoot
knock down
hold sway over
reel back in
keep under thumb
do away with
bring about the downfall of
moderate
constrain
contain
inhibit
arrest
stifle
jump
hop
spring
vault over
jump over
bound
fly over
saltate
bounce
lop
jump across
leap over
scale
silence
lessen
squelch
hold back
squash
diminish
damp
slap down
rein in
snuff out
keep in check
tone down
quieten down
keep a lid on
clamp down on
crack down on
keep the lid on
nip in the bud
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause damage to
injure
damage
harm
hurt
break
wound
crush
disable
impair
mutilate
smash
maim
mangle
mar
shatter
deform
spoil
blemish
bloody
bruise
compromise
crab
cripple
deface
disfigure
endamage
flaw
ruin
vitiate
wreck
crool
incapacitate
knacker
mangulate
scathe
weaken
aggrieve
batter
burn
contort
cross up
cut
distort
distress
foul
grieve
pain
pique
prejudice
scar
sting
torment
torture
total
cut up
do in
do mischief to
draw blood
foul up
hack up
shake up
destroy
undermine
tarnish
taint
blight
wrench
lacerate
stain
tear
defile
sully
sprain
twist
upset
scratch
sabotage
pull
strain
gash
rick
soil
rend
rip
threaten
slash
afflict
blacken
devastate
blot
hinder
befoul
pollute
besmirch
debilitate
contaminate
hack
demolish
trash
crick
poison
dirty
mess up
mark
jeopardize
US
discolour
UK
subvert
discolor
US
enfeeble
traumatize
US
slit
dislocate
ravage
turn
lame
undo
graze
corrupt
hit
smear
impede
jeopardise
UK
scotch
traumatise
UK
rack
debase
be detrimental to
incise
agonize
US
slice
sap
put the kibosh on
scupper
queer
diminish
annoy
spot
reduce
maul
endanger
abuse
agonise
UK
put at risk
scrape
imperil
vandalize
US
thwart
screw up
louse up
smirch
score
pierce
nick
anguish
harrow
paralyse
UK
oppress
grime
muddy
begrime
smudge
tear apart
waste
trouble
torpedo
irritate
paralyze
US
adulterate
annihilate
risk
crack
stretch
hamstring
prostrate
blast
stab
hazard
vandalise
UK
disfeature
puncture
do harm to
pulverize
US
touch
blunt
peril
disturb
darken
foil
blow
menace
botch
bother
pulverise
UK
expose
infect
offend
pinch
carve
shake
pervert
adventure
jeopard
cut open
desecrate
venture
beat
rough up
desolate
cramp
separate
debauch
bash
warp
raze
wreak havoc on
wrong
denigrate
tar
put out of action
put in danger
gamble with
expose to danger
butcher
contuse
leave vulnerable
misshape
put in jeopardy
cause suffering to
invalidate
pound
blow a hole in
bring to naught
shred
be a danger to
pose a threat to
slap
clip
screw
immobilize
US
punch
enervate
ding
punish
disrupt
dash
dismember
destabilize
US
worry
plague
sadden
split
disqualify
claw
put out
overturn
dilapidate
curse
cleave
martyr
excruciate
muck
distain
bemire
gaum
mire
daub
strike
nix
tweak
banjax
dish
wrest
insult
euchre
indispose
cause pain to
impoverish
bump
frustrate
envenom
lance
overthrow
cruel
bend
chop
hamper
destabilise
UK
rive
be prejudicial to
pull down
bang
play havoc with
immobilise
UK
depress
attenuate
chance
stymie
molest
extract
frazzle
decimate
make impure
do for
sever
slight
wrack
affront
bring down
pick on
thwack
put out of joint
put a damper on
make a mess of
drag through the mud
take out
muck up
chance it
maltreat
uglify
put out of commission
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
lay open
buckle
displease
devalue
squinch
lessen
decrease
obliterate
knock
malform
mistreat
embitter
gouge
deteriorate
peeve
ill-treat
eat away
antagonize
US
emasculate
vex
whack
gnarl
tag
handicap
ribbon
beset
dishonour
UK
notch
zap
bang up
besiege
bedevil
hound
tatter
penetrate
wing
belt
slay
nip
cause injury to
shock
pummel
US
slug
knot
twitch
skew
fell
devitalize
level
pummelled
UK
cut to ribbons
black
deprave
bodge
snick
make useless
hog-tie
mortify
discomfort
dishonor
US
wince
shear
knife
knock down
lay low
quash
whip
be disadvantageous to
persecute
crucify
defeat
despoil
inconvenience
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
open up
corrode
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
ail
yank
bite
dismantle
torpefy
detract from
empoison
bust
soften
wring
be deleterious to
amputate
vaporize
US
cream
nuke
lay waste
anger
make miserable
prickle
rift
evulse
pull apart
fray
needle
extinguish
put down
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
stifle
unstrengthen
take apart
smite
antagonise
UK
disarm
put an end to
vilify
constrain
lay up
vaporise
UK
chip
smash up
try
bring discredit to
cut to pieces
be careless
do a number on
cause detriment to
reduce to rubble
drive a nail into the coffin of
leave defenseless
kill
make sick
leave in ruins
tear down
rub out
lay on the line
make unclean
fracture
erode
consume
rip up
shiver
use up
wear away
degrade
hock
brand
water down
jar
jeopardy
affect
disfashion
abrade
whittle
crumple
hobble
bow
play merry hell with
detract
blotch
speckle
scorch
wither
chew up
make unattractive
make black
mayhem
gimp
castrate
truncate
massacre
restrict
bankrupt
kink
interfere with
radioactivate
make ugly
limit
hash
cut about
mash
flay
crash
bowdlerize
US
expurgate
censor
furrow
hospitalize
US
end
make misshapen
distort the shape of
worsen
jag
savage
rile
make an incision in
split open
disenable
clip wings
prevent
quell
throw a monkey wrench into
prick
bowdlerise
UK
chop up
have a bad effect on
pull the rug out from under
profane
alloy
bend out of shape
cause pain
serrate
gamble
shipwreck
cost
grill
give someone grief
inflict anguish on
martyrize
cause agony to
impale
make liable
subject to loss
put on the spot
play into one's hands
stick one's neck out
leave in the middle
gall
victimize
US
efface
nullify
ache
overexert
dislodge
squeeze
compel
drag
coerce
exact
deck
hash up
throb
rupture
sunder
grab
pluck
run
snatch
divide
seize
stake
topple
make a hash of
put the lid on
disappoint
dash to pieces
glitch up
decay
damage beyond repair
bring to an end
put a stop to
tear up
put paid to
write off
break up
run onto the rocks
pile up
crack up
wrack up
smart
tear limb from limb
neutralize
US
squelch
expose to risk
leave unprotected
hospitalise
UK
invalid
make ill
exterminate
attack
assassinate
slaughter
fester
unfit
devaluate
cheapen
cause the loss of
cause the sacrifice of
result in harm to
eradicate
exhaust
bastardise
UK
bastardize
US
bestialize
animalize
grimace
poke
tempt fate
put on the line
subject to
obstruct
cancel out
hunt
make your heart bleed
break the heart of
hit hard
result in damage to
lead to the end of
render ineffective
saw
tire
weary
lose strength
put on the sick list
pursue
drain
fatigue
etiolate
cause discomfort
have
neutralise
UK
craze
unbuild
overreach
outmaneuver
US
abolish
outmanoeuvre
UK
work against
abate
outsmart
make waves
skin
crimp
balls up
outfox
offset
be tender
flatten
sink
ruinate
encumber
extenuate
eviscerate
perforate
flitch
sickle
scissor
guillotine
sabre
UK
behead
saber
US
skive
scarify
sliver
scythe
overwhelm
ravish
muller
disrespect
dis
outrage
diss
twinge
scourge
tyrannize
US
knock the wind out of
murder
knock over
KO
throw down
floor
harsh one's mellow
cut down
abase
tumble
lower
mow down
drop
shoot down
work over
palsy
sideline
dislimb
thump
inflame
chafe
play up
deplete
jaundice
colour
UK
sour
knock out
confine to a wheelchair
make feeble
make weak
confine to bed
render infirm
wear out
cause discomfort to
be sore
convulse
be painful
give offence to
get
flog
lash
flail
spank
pommel
reduce to nothing
bring to ruin
lay in ruins
bring to nothing
wreak havoc upon
clean out
wipe out
leave desolate
clout
smack
tyrannise
UK
discriminate against
victimise
UK
aggravate
make bitter
gnaw at
remove
jigsaw
force
make lame
plunder
depredate
disgrace
squash
spoliate
sack
pillage
dump on
tear to pieces
zing
rap
buffet
wallop
hammer
color
US
make rancorous
acerbate
alienate
rankle
hurt one's feelings
hurt the feelings of
slam
clobber
cuff
box
cut to the quick
thud
clock
biff
sock
bop
bung up
paste
welt
swat
slog
nail
clap
whale
bat
bludgeon
disempower
whittle away
disquiet
perturb
agitate
be a blot on the landscape
sandbag
mine
dig
tunnel
dent
wear
challenge
lam
swipe
bonk
dismay
ruffle
implicate
slosh
boff
dong
bob
whomp
tan
dig out
hollow out
make black and blue
irk
unnerve
harass
stress
clip one's wings
chip away at
queer the pitch of
distemper
perplex
concern
alarum
rattle
harry
fuss
miff
distract
unhinge
discombobulate
discountenance
disconcert
bug
pester
discompose
flurry
alarm
derail
unsettle
poke full of holes
throw
faze
fluster
nag
confound
hassle
hagride
fret
knock the bottom out of
plug
nit-pick
tantalise
UK
exercise
strap
dog
tantalize
US
push
ouch
stick
get at
burn up
weird out
get to
cause anguish to
eat at
arouse anxiety in
throw off balance
be on one's case
make wretched
push buttons
make it tough for
weigh on
give a hard time
tick off
freak out
place in danger
incommode
misuse
discommode
disserve
put under suspicion
sell out
lash out at
treat roughly
trample on
ill-use
do violence to
lay a finger on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To completely destroy or devastate
demolish
destroy
level
raze
flatten
total
annihilate
bulldoze
dismantle
pull down
knock down
ruin
obliterate
pulverise
UK
pulverize
US
tear down
cream
decimate
desolate
devastate
disassemble
extinguish
nuke
overthrow
shatter
smash
topple
trash
vaporise
UK
vaporize
US
waste
wrack
wreck
blow up
break up
bring down
unbuild
beat
break
crack
defeat
dilapidate
do in
ravage
reduce to ruins
rub out
torpedo
trounce
undermine
undo
wolf
blow to bits
blow to pieces
raze to the ground
throw down
gobble up
take apart
take out
wipe off the map
put in toilet
tear to pieces
wipe off map
wipe off the face of the earth
crush
vanquish
overwhelm
lick
rout
clobber
hammer
tank
thrash
stuff
drub
whip
paste
pound
crucify
slaughter
massacre
murder
marmalize
own
skunk
defeat utterly
beat hollow
blow out
turn inside out
make mincemeat of
take to the cleaners
wipe the floor with
blow out of the water
conquer
master
overpower
subdue
quell
subjugate
shellac
outplay
muller
run rings around
give someone a drubbing
give someone a pasting
win a resounding victory over
pip at the post
dynamite
destruct
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make stronger or more solid
strengthen
harden
toughen
fortify
reinforce
bolster
steel
boost
intensify
consolidate
deepen
enhance
fuel
magnify
encourage
hearten
heighten
increase
envigorate
UK
invigorate
US
redouble
renew
restore
stiffen
support
vitalize
accentuate
amplify
cement
confirm
establish
inure
substantiate
buttress
harshen
indurate
justify
mount
nourish
rejuvenate
season
sustain
corroborate
empower
enlarge
extend
multiply
regenerate
sinew
add to
brace up
build up
buoy up
gee up
make stronger
step up
tone
add fuel to
amp up
beef up
give strength to
set up
tone up
make firm
make healthy
add fuel to fire
give new energy to
give a boost to
brutalize
US
case-harden
tighten
brutalise
UK
firm up
stabilize
US
desensitize
US
accustom
habituate
adapt
acclimatize
US
adjust
train
make callous
make unfeeling
acclimate
stabilise
UK
desensitise
UK
acclimatise
UK
grow
raise
potentiate
stir up
stoke
brace
secure
exercise
get in shape
solidify
temper
condition
attune
familiarize
US
naturalize
US
dehumanize
US
stoke up
prop up
dehumanise
UK
naturalise
UK
familiarise
UK
make secure
make resilient
make stricter
make ready
make stable
toughen up
make more severe
deaden
numb
benumb
anaesthetize
UK
callus
discipline
make insensitive
make tough
coarsen
climatize
embitter
paralyze
US
stun
callous
develop
paralyse
UK
roughen
anesthetize
US
stupefy
blunt
teach
conform
dull
add alcohol to
add spirits to
render insensitive
more ❯
Noun
▲
Or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods
beeswax
candlewax
honeycomb
crude wax
Noun
▲
An angry state of mind
temper
fury
rage
passion
tantrum
bate
paddy
strop
paroxysm
snit
sulk
bad mood
grump
huff
miff
mood
pet
bad temper
blowout
fit of rage
foulie
paddywhack
skid
acerbity
cantankerousness
dander
excitability
fit
fretfulness
furore
UK
furor
US
grouchiness
heat
hotheadedness
huffiness
ill-humor
impatience
outburst
pugnacity
sensitivity
sourness
stew
sullenness
tartness
tear
tiff
tizzy
touchiness
fit of bad temper
fit of ill temper
fit of pique
bad humor
hissy fit
short fuse
slow burn
anger
annoyance
irritation
spleen
resentment
irritability
crossness
peevishness
irascibility
ire
tetchiness
petulance
testiness
grumpiness
pique
surliness
temperament
irascibleness
low boiling point
crankiness
frenzy
choler
fit of temper
ill temper
indignation
state
outrage
exasperation
vexation
towering rage
umbrage
displeasure
fit of anger
fireworks
storm
hysterics
blowup
explosion
pettishness
hemorrhage
US
animosity
haemorrhage
UK
crotchetiness
waspishness
asperity
perversity
perverseness
irritableness
biliousness
crabbiness
snappiness
ill humour
short temper
moodiness
pouts
shortness
grouch
sulkiness
hump
offense
US
offence
UK
peeve
dudgeon
edginess
dyspepsia
fieriness
snappishness
grumps
perturbation
uncertain temper
spite
malice
malevolence
wrath
fit of bad humour
fit of the sulks
madness
bitterness
violence
agitation
scene
flare-up
lividity
birse
distraction
fever
obsession
raving
uproar
mad
flap
feverishness
wrathfulness
antagonism
hysteria
deliriousness
angriness
delirium
mania
rancour
UK
irateness
rampage
lividness
vehemence
hot temper
fit of fury
hostility
rancor
US
frenzy of rage
wingding
upset
frenzy of anger
apoplexy
spasm
eruption
acrimony
excitement
bluster
convulsion
squall
ferocity
gall
ferment
blow-up
hissy
air rage
paroxysm of anger
high dudgeon
paroxysm of rage
fret
conniption
wobbly
extreme anger
temper tantrum
dummy spit
doldrums
blues
sulks
funk
outburst of rage
outburst of anger
fractiousness
querulousness
depression
dumps
mopes
pout
low
gloom
melancholy
low spirits
blahs
bout of moping
worry
fit of ill humour
more ❯
Noun
▲
A substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in
polish
varnish
glaze
japan
lacquer
enamel
shellac
resin
gloss
finish
veneer
patina
covering
lamination
coating
lac
paint
oil
shiny surface
surface
grain
texture
shine
appearance
luster
US
lustre
UK
coat
culture
burnish
smoothness
beauty
sophistication
perfecting
grace
gilt
refinement
elaboration
cultivation
quality
perfection
layer
stain
top layer
topcoat
cloisonné
seal
cover
sheen
glint
more ❯
Noun
▲
Used to make candles, soap and lubricants
tallow
smear
suet
Noun
▲
Natural oil
lipid
fat
fatty acid
natural oil
oil
phosphatide
phospholipid
sterol
triglyceride
Noun
▲
A mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof
dubbin
blacking
dressing
polish
waterproofing
weatherproofing
Noun
▲
A waxy substance secreted by the ear
earwax
cerumen
Noun
▲
A petty quarrel, especially one between friends or lovers
tiff
quarrel
disagreement
dispute
row
squabble
falling-out
argument
contretemps
altercation
fight
scrap
spat
wrangle
disputation
dissension
donnybrook
set-to
affray
clash
conflict
contention
exchange
fracas
rhubarb
run-in
tussle
shindig
shindy
stand-up
tangle
temper
argle-bargle
argy-bargy
barney
bicker
brawl
broil
bunfight
bust-up
controversy
difference
difference of opinion
ding-dong
dust-up
hassle
huff
imbroglio
kickup
miff
misunderstanding
pet
rammy
ruck
shouting match
sulk
tantrum
words
collieshangie
foulie
threap
tracasserie
tracasseries
war of words
battle royal
bickering
cross fire
fit
slanging match
ill humour
petty quarrel
bad mood
fit of pique
fit of ill humour
feud
afters
ruction
fuss
debate
skirmish
fray
rumpus
strife
brush
beef
disturbance
scuffle
ruckus
uproar
brouhaha
free-for-all
commotion
discord
flap
rumble
bagarre
melee
riot
brannigan
tumult
turf war
scrimmage
battle
contest
fisticuffs
punch-up
blowup
struggle
dustup
wrangling
discussion
encounter
difficulty
argumentation
scene
falling out
confrontation
bit of argy-bargy
combat
back-and-forth
embroilment
scrum
hostility
go-round
friction
biffo
dissidence
scrape
discourse
squabbling
polemic
swedge
war
bone of contention
trouble
dissention
disorder
passage of arms
passage at arms
flare-up
dissent
rough-and-tumble
disharmony
knock-down-drag-out
vendetta
quarrelling
UK
go
sparring
stoush
agitation
contestation
quarreling
US
stew
exchange of views
roughhouse
face-off
variance
bone to pick
yike
rift
antagonism
breach
discordance
disaccord
opposition
tension
disunity
angry exchange
split
stooshie
fighting
clamour
UK
turmoil
clamor
US
animosity
storm
firestorm
bad blood
faction
hubbub
conversation
ill feeling
ill will
duel
arguing
dissensus
nonconcurrence
fist fight
rupture
rivalry
hullabaloo
powwow
joust
match
refuting
rebutting
bout
bone
velitation
sparring match
romp
static
rough and tumble
square go
verbal fight
breach of the peace
exchange of blows
duke out
physical encounter
verbal sparring
knock down and drag out
snarl
argol-bargol
slugfest
hoedown
acrimonious exchange
talking-to
antipathy
schism
warfare
inharmony
disunion
dissonance
infighting
discordancy
division
mill
free fight
bangarang
go-around
aggro
blow-off
upset
whirl
try
sharp words
clash of views
break
enmity
kerfuffle
ruffle
ructions
contrariety
knock-down drag-out
analysis
interest
examination
comment
controverting
bitterness
estrangement
brush-off
hurrah
flak
nasty fight
mix up
heated discussion
head-to-head
complexity
complication
wrestling match
wrestling bout
power struggle
bad vibes
sour note
crossed wires
blood feud
pitched battle
intense battle
fierce contest
dogfight
rough house
opposing views
entanglement
quandary
competition
scrabble
throes
jarring
grudge
revenge
clashing
boilover
engagement
disapproval
dust
catfight
complaint
objection
involvement
problem
muddle
predicament
plight
squall
fireworks
to-do
round
family feud
defence
UK
defense
US
speech
crusher
word
knockdown
out
finisher
talking heads
screed
plea
gin
falling
boxing match
bind
fix
jam
pickle
embarrassment
dilemma
confusion
corner
mess
complicated situation
prize fight
enmeshment
hole
flack
dialog
US
dialogue
UK
tight corner
talk
parley
talks
sticky situation
soap opera
deep water
hot water
conference
colloquy
negotiations
confab
confabulation
deliberation
palaver
consultation
dialectic
counsel
council
consult
give-and-take
rap session
furore
UK
furor
US
hoo-ha
upheaval
bustle
unrest
ado
stir
pandemonium
hoopla
disruption
mayhem
turbulence
hurly-burly
moil
coil
bother
restlessness
convulsion
ballyhoo
excitement
frenzy
clatter
disquiet
splore
do
hurly
welter
corroboree
hurry-scurry
fun
clutter
bluster
pother
blather
hurricane
williwaw
foofaraw
helter-skelter
hoo-hah
hurry-skurry
zoo
bobbery
hubble-bubble
hurry
flurry
chaos
bobsy-die
fermentation
carry-on
ferment
racket
outcry
dither
uprising
stink
hell broke loose
big scene
alarums and excursions
incident
mishap
collision
spot of bother
havoc
perturbation
bedlam
folderol
rioting
rebellion
anarchy
insurrection
lawlessness
maelstrom
tamasha
annoyance
din
production
lather
splash
action
song and dance
noise
pantomime
big stink
fuss and bother
hustle
activity
discomposure
backwash
hue and cry
excitation
combustion
hustle and bustle
mutiny
violence
snafu
unruliness
wilding
tizzy
strike
discombobulation
misrule
revolution
anarchism
terrorism
reign of terror
mob rule
hurly burly
fever
glow
heat
unquietness
restiveness
uneasiness
ailment
disquietude
upturn
Sturm und Drang
state of unrest
more ❯
Noun
▲
A soft lustre on a surface
sheen
burnish
gloss
polish
shine
lustre
UK
brightness
gleam
patina
shininess
glimmer
luminance
luster
US
shimmer
brilliance
finish
glaze
glint
radiance
sparkle
flash
glitter
glare
splendor
US
glow
coruscation
twinkle
splendour
UK
scintillation
beam
glisten
glossiness
light
glister
dazzle
luminosity
smoothness
silkiness
effulgence
lambency
brilliancy
sleekness
show
pageantry
display
glitz
gaudiness
showiness
glamor
US
tinsel
zap
illumination
resplendence
refulgence
glamour
UK
blaze
luminescence
incandescence
luminousness
veneer
flare
phosphorescence
fluorescence
magnificence
varnish
glory
grandness
fulguration
flicker
lightness
gorgeousness
resplendency
sumptuousness
lustrousness
candor
US
vividness
candour
UK
moonlight
grandeur
appearance
slickness
majesty
stateliness
nobility
splendidness
gloriousness
superbness
intensity
augustness
sublimeness
nobleness
splendiferousness
stupendousness
starlight
opulence
lavishness
extravagance
luxuriousness
luxury
cleanness
aerodynamics
facade
surface
front
façade
glassiness
blink
gilt
reflection
softness
velvetiness
charisma
allure
attraction
flashing
glittering
glowing
flame
glistening
lacquer
enamel
smooth texture
blinding light
dazzling light
strong light
blinking
dancing
winking
iridescence
glance
glim
ray
glimmering
coat
coating
lighting
shining
beam of light
gleaming
lumination
ray of light
unsteady light
spark
spangle
diffused light
shaft of light
firelight
lamplight
fulgor
electric light
sunlight
flash of light
irradiation
gaslight
brightening
paint
cover
seal
more ❯
Noun
▲
A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces
lubricant
grease
lubricator
oil
emollient
fat
lard
lubrication
coating
lotion
lube
moisturiser
UK
moisturizer
US
silicone
unguent
WD40TM
fuel
petroleum
black gold
fuel oil
Noun
▲
An increase or improvement
boost
increase
expansion
rise
advance
growth
improvement
upsurge
addition
augmentation
raise
upturn
gain
hike
increment
jump
supplement
upswing
uptick
accretion
accrual
addendum
boom
development
elevation
enhancement
escalation
plus
proliferation
spurt
upgrade
breakthrough
up
step up
upward turn
jack up
advancement
buildup
enlargement
progress
surge
inflation
amelioration
extension
promotion
more
aggrandizement
US
leap
amplification
intensification
progression
magnification
aggrandisement
UK
betterment
multiplication
accumulation
heightening
swelling
accession
furtherance
upgrading
enrichment
swell
mushrooming
appreciation
burgeoning
spread
explosion
spike
uptrend
snowballing
evolution
headway
refinement
bump
upping
evolvement
melioration
run-up
raising
ascent
cumulation
creep
build-up
preferment
spiralling
UK
lift
reinforcement
step forward
embellishment
elaboration
flowering
spiraling
US
push
distension
movement
strengthening
recovery
rush
augmenting
gathering
amassment
accumulating
dilation
rally
amassing
acceleration
cultivation
lengthening
turnaround
appendix
increasing
crescendo
distention
innovation
complement
climb
success
revolution
maturation
regeneration
civilisation
UK
civilization
US
continuation
broadening
procession
stimulation
anabasis
change for the better
march
piling up
stacking up
increasement
advancing
collection
assemblage
revival
developing
forwarding
upgrowth
recuperation
adjunct
perfecting
exaggeration
renovation
collecting
soaring
quadrupling
doubling
tripling
waxing
discovery
find
annex
US
avalanche
growth spurt
exaltation
fleshing out
exponential growth
growing
intensifying
finding
invention
annexe
UK
emergence
transformation
making progress
exacerbation
rider
expedition
stride
momentum
modernization
passage
sudden increase
quantum leap
leap forward
creation
add-on
unfolding
option
attachment
subsidiary
coming-of-age
scientific advancement
break
technological advancement
ramp up
step in the right direction
leg-up
added feature
movement forward
forward movement
move up
bells and whistles
something added
onward movement
worsening
augment
aggrandization
way forward
furthering
reflation
stress
emphasis
flood
high
small increase
beefing up
accruement
bounce
bulge
uprush
education
accrument
profit
rocketing
training
jacking up
stretching
prosperousness
prosperity
reconstruction
formation
ascension
widening
boosting
deepening
geometric growth
rising
ascendance
supplementing
expatiation
maximization
US
optimization
US
towering
soar
process
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expanse
explosive growth
deposit
mass
lump
pile
agglomeration
layer
spreading
maturing
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new idea
dramatic increase
rapid increase
merger
unraveling
US
evolving
benefit
explanation
padding
rampant growth
rapid growth
fast track
inroad
step
access
incorporation
diversification
buildout
diffusion
going
onrush
continuance
jump up
upward movement
unfurling
ballooning
gradual growth
maturity
shooting up
career
reinforcing
elaborating
maximisation
UK
optimisation
UK
ripening
encroachment
forward march
giant strides
getting ahead
going forward
incubate
nurse
nourish
extra
adulthood
rounding out
career development
codicil
ongoing
unravelling
UK
increase in size
spreading out
opening out
blow up
scaling up
blowing up
a kick upstairs
a step up
a move up
moving up
a step up the ladder
being upgraded
moving forward
onward motion
forward motion
adding to
appendage
sequel
postscript
supplementation
appurtenance
accessory
additive
bonus
peripheral
accompaniment
preference
ennoblement
companion
stockpile
afterword
tailpiece
excursus
affix
improver
correction
aggregation
sidebar
coda
rectification
expanding
annexation
pooling
pileup
assembly
enlarging
stockpiling
immortalization
apotheosis
prelation
optional extra
exaltedness
kick upstairs
lionisation
UK
nobleness
step up the ladder
glorification
deification
lionization
US
pullout
end matter
bell
spin-off
section
insertion
amendment
assembling
hoarding
reserve
rectifying
face-lift
store
reformation
upbeat
meliorism
revision
building up
change
kaizen
reclamation
stocking up
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A coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating
paint
colouring
UK
dye
stain
colour
UK
cosmetics
maquillage
pigment
tint
colorant
US
colourant
UK
face
makeup
make-up
varnish
emulsion
greasepaint
wash
acrylic
chroma
color
US
coloring
US
cosmetic
enamel
flat
gloss
latex
oil
overlay
rouge
tempera
veneer
war paint
face paint
dyestuff
tinge
shade
tincture
blush
coloration
colouring agent
lipstick
powder and paint
colour wash
film
coat
layer
colouring matter
coloring matter
pancake
foundation
powder
screen
covering
red
blusher
reddener
warpaint
slap
suffusion
coating
rinse
colourwash
tone
complexion
hue
peroxide
bleach
henna
swab
beauty aids
beauty products
saturation
cast
flush
undertone
bloom
blee
hair dye
pigmentation
iridescence
chromism
glow
chromaticity
tinct
chromatism
colourway
UK
colorway
US
sheet
glaze
blanket
lamination
skin
dusting
plating
skim
smear
daub
patina
finish
crust
mantle
topping
cladding
deposit
facing
cover
lustre
UK
scale
undercoat
membrane
encrustation
surface
veil
cake
luster
US
mask
cloud
thickness
canopy
carpet
curtain
cloak
pall
casing
wrapping
envelope
shroud
ornamentation
adornment
decoration
appliqué
tissue
blur
mist
haze
pellicle
gauze
mistiness
scum
haziness
integument
opacity
foil
fold
fabric
transparency
nebula
obscuration
partition
web
brume
leaf
lacquer
bark
whitewashing
plaster
priming
set
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Glue that is used for sticking paper or other light materials together
gum
adhesive
glue
cement
paste
resin
mucilage
fixative
superglue
exudate
stickum
amber
epoxy resin
juice
latex
pitch
plaster
rosin
sap
secretion
tar
cohesive substance
sticky substance
sealant
bond
size
binder
sealer
gunk
bonding
epoxy
spit
mortar
lime
bonder
glair
substance
patch
fix
stick
fasten
wallpaper paste
dressing
bandage
glueing
UK
lute
solder
sand
putty
mud
concrete
birdlime
gluing
US
grout
poultice
Elastoplast
cataplasm
band-aid
rubber cement
binding
adhesive plaster
thick
sticking plaster
adhesive dressing
adhesive bandage
coat
covering
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