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Home & Family > Becoming Pregnant
insert, reproduce, conceive, procreate, implant, grow, penetrate, place, impregnate, knock up, read a pregnancy test, become pregnant, fertilize (an egg), inseminate, fecundate, monitor (ovulation), collect (semen), wash (sperm), warm (sperm), freeze (semen), unfreeze (frozen semen), thaw (semen), select (strongest sperm)
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Home & Family > Buying, Selling & Owning a Home
Home & Family > Buying, Selling & Owning a Home > Fiscal Responsibilities of Home Ownership
repair, replace, fix, maintain, hire, contract out, insure, put aside, pay (property tax), rent out, haggle (with insurance company), keep up (curb appeal), apply for (building permit), pay down (mortgage), pay off/back, check for (termites), test (air quality)
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Home & Family > Buying, Selling & Owning a Home > Mortgage
close, foreclose, repossess, finance, deduct, own, owe, loan, invest, borrow, possess, broker, reinvest, refinance, lend, cosign, repay, pay off/back, pay down, take out (a loan), scrape together (a down payment), assess (the value), lower (interest rate), accrue (equity), default (on a loan), amortize (the loan over fifteen years), remortgage, assume (mortgage)
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Home & Family > Buying, Selling & Owning a Home > Property Value
drop, rise, stabilize, build, appraise, jump, soar, value, destabilize, fall, assess, improve, level out, hit bottom, tank, bottom out, escalate, appreciate, depreciate, recover, pay (property tax), reappraise, reassess, lose value, gain value, increase in value, decline in value, decrease in value, build out, build equity, maintain (value/property), hold value
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Home & Family > Caring for Clothes
Home & Family > Caring for Clothes > Mending Clothes
trim, tack, repair, sew, stitch, measure, cinch, hem, baste, cut (fabric), patch, mend, snip (threads), darn, cover (a tear), draw together, iron on
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Home & Family > Caring for Clothes > Washing Clothes
separate, hang, fold, wash, lather, dry, bleach, soften, launder, hand-wash, hang up, soak (in stain remover), load (washer/dryer), feed (coins into a dryer), measure (detergent), pin (clothes on a clothesline), rub (stain remover), squirt (stain remover), starch, scrub (on a washboard), blot (a stain), air out, air-dry
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Home & Family > Childbirth
Home & Family > Childbirth > Transitioning From Fetus to NewbornStub
drop, cry, descend, breathe, labor, pass through (the birth canal), enter the world, exit (the womb)
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Home & Family > Childbirth > What is Done to or Around Mothers During Childbirth
concentrate, grope, poke, prod, hold, assist, pace, stimulate, monitor, celebrate, encourage, support, time (contractions), catch (the baby), measure (dilation of the cervix), massage (the uterus), summon (the midwife), deliver (baby/placenta), alleviate (discomfort), take photos (of a newborn), administer (pain medication), minister to (mother/baby)
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Home & Family > Childbirth > What Mothers Do During Childbirth
tear, grip, clench, rip, contract, thrust, push, heave, squat, ripple, sweat, brace, flush, shriek, birth, squeal, bleed, pace, pant, whimper, give birth, bellow, roar, tremble, dilate, soften, ooze, spurt, gush, focus, open, pulse, erupt, progress, release, huff, inhale, rupture, gasp, cry out, quake, throb, exclaim, wail, moan, writhe, exhale, groan, crown, draw (in breath), rock (pelvis), lean on/back, blow (air), labor
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Home & Family > Children's Play
Home & Family > Children's Play > Children's Arts & Crafts
glue, cut, color, smudge, draw, scrawl, scribble, finger-paint, doodle, connect the dots, stick (macaroni to paper)
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Home & Family > Children's Play > Children's Dance & Music
slap, clap, twirl, rotate, leap, dance, sing, whirl, warble, squeal, listen, match, squee, spin, tiptoe, yell, swing (arms), chant (rhymes), make up (tunes), pirouette, form (a circle/ring), stamp (feet), link (hands)
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Home & Family > Children's Play > Children's Stories & Make-Believe
mimic, imitate, simulate, pretend, impersonate, imagine, embellish, costume, pose, improvise, invent, copy, add to, piggyback, narrate, amuse, wonder, dream up, act out, make up (tales), role-play, re-enact, pantomime, dress up, fabricate (a story)
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Home & Family > Children's Play > Unstructured Physical Play of Young Children
wrestle, tussle, grapple, plunk, bounce, scoot, roll, boost, lift, toss, fling, throw, fly, duck, tinker, shimmy, tackle, hop, flit, leap, cavort, jump, skip, skitter, scurry, rocket, troop, caper, frolic, squeal, chase, tag, hide, crawl, dart, pounce, trot, frisk, bolt, prance, race, climb, tickle, gambol, clamber, scramble, scamper, bound, spring, squee, show off, swoosh, seek, circle, spin, tumble, dash, tear around, dodge, jostle, surge, trip, romp, giggle, jump rope, clown, muck around/about, fool (around), vault, wheel (around), reel back/around, race around, erupt (in laughter), hurtle, collect (butterflies), somersault, hopscotch, catch (fireflies), cartwheel, limbo
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Home & Family > Cleaning & Straightening
Home & Family > Cleaning & Straightening > Cleaning a Surface
scrape, swipe, rub, oil, sweep, brush, spray, wash, bathe, daub, soak, rinse, bleach, buff, polish, scrub, wax, squirt, sluice, burnish, cleanse, dab, dust, vacuum, wipe (off), scour, dust off, mop, swiffer (the floor), beat (a rug), hose, powerwash, squeegee, scritch
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Home & Family > Cleaning & Straightening > Concealing a Mess
stuff, slide, dump, stash, hide, cover, wad up, conceal (a mess), bunch up, shove (under the bed), roll (under the bed), brush (dust under the rug), bury (dirty clothes)
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Home & Family > Cleaning & Straightening > Other Tasks Associated With Cleaning Up
snip, trim, ventilate, sweep, care for, soak, brush off, deodorize, burnish, refresh, wash up, wash (dishes), clean up, vacuum, air out, dispose of (old food), scrape off, blow (leaves), freshen, spray (disinfectant), fumigate, eliminate (smell), take out (trash), leafblow
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Home & Family > Cleaning & Straightening > Straightening up & Clearing Out
chuck, pick up, discard, dispose of, throw out/away, scrap, right, straighten, order, remove, organize, systematize, purge, arrange, clean up, smooth out, clear off, put (into drawers), tidy, neaten, rummage through, sort (through), empty (waste basket), fluff up (pillows), make one's bed, plump up (pillows), tie (back/up)
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Home & Family > Decorating a Home
trim, position, align, tack, paint, secure, finish, refinish, dress, emboss, frame, house, tinge, edge with/in, stick, adorn, affix, accent, display, highlight, center, showcase, embellish, emphasize, ornament, decorate, personalize, festoon, embroider, spiff up, drape, beautify, pin, illuminate, light, refurbish, furnish, accumulate, arrange, exhibit, place, anchor, refurnish, sponge paint, maximize (space), hang (paintings/curtains), heed (rules of feng shui)
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Home & Family > Dirtiness
Home & Family > Dirtiness > Dust & Dry Dirt
stain, soil, spot, line, dot, mark, cake, darken, blur, blot, smudge, dull, embed, dust, stud (with dirt), mar, accumulate (dust), tinge (with dirt)
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Home & Family > Dirtiness > Infestation
spread, infiltrate, swarm, invade, overrun, permeate, decay, overwhelm, inundate, run amok, take over, pervade, infest, fester, rack, rot, infect, afflict, torment, plague, swarm into, take up residence, assail, bedevil, beleaguer, surge into
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Home & Family > Home Maintenance
Home & Family > Home Maintenance > General Home Maintenance
clamp, drill, hammer, screw, sand, tinker, level, plug, install, tack, lubricate, rig, repair, seal, replace, disassemble, paint, insulate, stain, drywall, plaster, tile, fix, dismantle, reinforce, assemble, caulk, nail, tear down, frame, remodel, demolish, affix, buff, piece together, patch, maintain, restore, refurbish, stake, shore up, hook up (cables), fit (pipes), screw in, bore (a hole), tear out, get (estimates), waterproof, duct tape, jimmy-rig, reupholster, fill (nail holes)
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Home & Family > Home Maintenance > Managing Pests
squash, shoot, build, spray, trap, corner, snare, ensnare, poison, capture, outsmart, hoodwink, lure, ambush, import, exterminate, repel, barricade, drown, bait (a trap), fence out, pick off (snails), apply (pesticide), call (animal control), test (for termites)
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Home & Family > Home Maintenance > Yard Maintenance
rake, shovel, rotate, crop, fence off/in, hose down, care for, maintain, fertilize, plant, harvest, enrich, prune, compost, garden, mow (grass), trim (bushes), manicure (a lawn), clip (hedges), weed whack, scythe, water (vegetables/trees), install (sprinklers), landscape, stake up (tomatoes), tie up (roses), roll out (sod), dig (hole), turn (compost), haul (compost), bag (leaves), scoop (pet poop), edge (a lawn)
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Home & Family > How Parents Participate in Children's Extracurricular Activities
pick up, fundraise, support, drop off, attend (meets/recitals), cheer (on), provide snacks for, drive to, chaperone, unload (gear from the car)
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Home & Family > Living Situations
Home & Family > Living Situations > Impermanent Lodging
bounce, pack, squat, land, roam, occupy, take cover, sequester, move out, rent, encroach, base, visit, camp, linger, weather, stay, sleep, trespass, share (a room), bunk, unpack, sublet, cover (oneself), move in, tent, tie down, encamp, stick around, couch surf, pitch (a tent), shelter oneself, dorm, find shelter, lodge, move around
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Home & Family > Living Situations > Moving to a New Place
migrate, relocate, leave, get used to, accustom oneself to, move, go away, emigrate, immigrate, make one's home, hire (movers/u-haul), change one's address, pull up stakes, settle (in), resettle, go abroad/overseas, defect, rove, reorient
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Home & Family > Living Situations > Settling In
burrow, unload, spread out, secure, land, roost, nest, house, personalize, cover, occupy, flourish, locate, endure, relocate, steward, acclimatize, acculturate, move, tend to, linger, embed, weather, remain, acclimate, unpack, move in, stick around, resettle, stock (cupboards), familiarize, reside, farm, perch on, subsist, settle down, host (a housewarming party), lay down roots, perpetuate (a family tradition)
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Home & Family > Living Situations > Taking Someone Into One's Home
feed, house, take in, shoulder, admit, accept, deal with, manage, accommodate, put up, invite, extend (oneself/an invitation), take pity on, look after, take a risk, board, take care of
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Home & Family > Messiness
Home & Family > Messiness > Making a Mess
tear, mangle, rip, mash, jam, cram, stuff, sling, rumple, toss, fling, strew, scatter, litter, spread, dig, drop, stain, dismantle, demolish, break, hoard, tangle, crinkle, wrinkle, crease, crumple, dribble, spill, tip over, discombobulate, snag, mess up, accumulate, clutter, tatter, derange, ruck up, disarrange, disorder
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Home & Family > Messiness > Misplacing Things
wedge, stuff, chuck, stow, toss, fling, drop, stash, hide, neglect, stick, throw away, misplace, let fall, forget, place, let go of, lose (something), lose track of, fail to keep track of, plop, set something down
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Home & Family > Messiness > Noticing or Navigating a Mess
jam, push aside, pick up, kick, negotiate, rout around, navigate, manage to, step on, toss aside, look for, find, pick one's way, make one's way, step over, bunch, make room, work around, search through, plot (a course), forge (a path through), wind one's way, clear (a space), dig through (to find something), clear a space
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Home & Family > Messiness > What a Mess Does
jam, choke, scrunch, sprawl, spread, fill, mount, invade, overrun, snarl, grow, tangle, leak, drip, spill, occupy, block, clog, overwhelm, inundate, obstruct, disrupt, jumble, mess up, take over, devalue, congest, clutter, knot, tatter, gather dust, slop, kink, overflow, overcrowd, gunge up, pile
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Home & Family > Misbehavior of Children
Home & Family > Misbehavior of Children > Non-Aggressive Annoying Behavior of Children
cling, grab, fumble, cry, beg, whimper, badger, pester, whine, evade, pretend, fixate, implode, tattle, interrupt, throw a temper tantrum, persist, lapse, complain, grumble, pout, mope, bellyache, shirk, avoid, dally, dawdle, snub, bicker, revert, hack away at, associate with, flunk, forget, regress, sulk, nag, malinger, wriggle out of, implore, misbehave, prattle, overstep, tug (on one's sleeve), hassle
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Home & Family > Misbehavior of Children > Physical Misbehavior of Children
pull, tear, wrestle, tussle, punch, slap, hit, slam, smack, strike, pinch, shove, drag, scratch, throw, tackle, knock down, bite, flail, fight, push over, jostle, bully, lash out, push against/away, gang up on, turn against, cuff (someone's ear)
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Home & Family > Misbehavior of Children > Taunting & Refusal to Obey Caregivers
screech, test, protest, mock, mimic, challenge, snarl, tease, swagger, violate, vex, flout, erupt, shout, throw a temper tantrum, persist, demand, snap back, argue, gripe, gloat, refuse, rankle, squabble, swear, bully, provoke, resist, rebel, defy, disobey, tick off, act out/up, scorn, glower, insist, annoy, goad, clown, overstep, taunt, talk back, rile up, make fun of, snipe (at babysitter), antagonize, instigate, retort, rejoin
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Home & Family > Nurturing Parenting
Home & Family > Nurturing Parenting > Caring For an Infant or Toddler
bounce, whisk, carry, hoist, stroke, wrap, wipe, cradle, envelop, hover, hold, caress, jiggle, rock, feed, weigh, dress, protect, snuggle, coo, hum, nurse, suckle, fence off/in, wean, nourish, nurture, bathe, soothe, pamper, tickle, indulge, cuddle, swaddle, spoil, pacify, quiet, put down, love, adore, treasure, cherish, burp, clothe, tuck in, snug, change (diaper), lull, put to bed, diaper, hush, reassure, sling (a baby), sing (lullabies), lullaby, fuss over, cover (with a blanket), read to, nickname, christen, baptize, brush (hair), slather (shampoo), minister to, teach, gaze at (an infant)
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Home & Family > Nurturing Parenting > Caring For School Age Children
drive, pick up, raise, embrace, model, assist, rear, play, school, pass on, cuddle, prompt, bandage, calm, cope, finance, approve, assure, guide, enable, bestow, weigh (options), drop off, praise, foster, educate, instill, allow, love, validate, mollify, dedicate, advocate for, check on, pay for, tuck in, minister to, patch up, kiss goodnight (a child), set (limits), enroll (in school), commit, follow through/up, host (sleepovers), coach, kindle (interests), comfort, shelter, censor (internet sites), co-parent, cultivate (interests), vacation, dote, read to (a child)
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Home & Family > Parents' Inclinations Toward Their Children
Home & Family > Parents' Inclinations Toward Their Children > Boasting About or Favoring a Child
crow, indulge, favor, boast, gloat, focus on, prefer, gravitate toward, brag, pride oneself on, single out, treat, show bias toward, lean toward, look out for, harbor feelings toward (a child), kvell, take pleasure in
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Home & Family > Parents' Inclinations Toward Their Children > Giving in to Children
slacken, submit, pamper, indulge, surrender, overlook, ignore, disregard, hand over, spoil, yield, succumb, defer, justify, pander, renege, excuse, defend, relent, capitulate, minimize, acquiesce, give up/in, cede, consent, put off (consequences/punishment), coddle, neglect (to oversee), allow (oneself to be manipulated), postpone (consequences), cosset, throw up one's hands, forgive
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Home & Family > Positive Family Time at Home
Home & Family > Positive Family Time at Home > Extra-Curricular Activities at Home
push, load, throw, bat, catch, rehearse, practice, memorize, coach, learn (skills/teamwork), shoot (baskets), dribble (a ball down the driveway), run through (one's lines), pack up (gear/instruments), bounce (a ball), quiz
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Home & Family > Positive Family Time at Home > Familial Comfort and Love
care for, soothe, dote on, support, appreciate, love, like, set limits, take care of, console, hang out (with family), relax (as a family), snuggle into, cuddle (with family), snug into, stretch out (on the couch with family), put an arm around (a family member), take (a child's hand), encourage (a family member), take time with (family), make time for (family), set boundaries, comfort (family), repose in
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Home & Family > Positive Family Time at Home > Games & Activities in a Family
construct, learn, chase, climb (trees), pretend, splash, read, play (games), bake, cartwheel, sing (lullabies), cook together, co-create (a crafts project), straighten up, make up (a story), jump in (piles of leaves), engage in, bike, decorate (christmas tree), create (art/crafts/music), do chores
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Home & Family > Positive Family Time at Home > Hanging Out at Home
wrestle, lounge, joke, share, relax, chill, knock around, hang out, discuss, confide, bandy, reminisce, play (board games/computer games), converse, make (plans), roughhouse, try out, kick around/back, watch (tv/youtube/dvds)
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Home & Family > Positive Family Time at Home > Preparing for Something Special
decorate, spruce up, celebrate, research, prepare, search, dress up, vacation, tidy, unpack, head out of town, order (tickets/pizza), pack (the car), make reservations, review (yelp recommendations), reserve (flights), pack (up) (gear/instruments), load (up), explore (options), check (out), hire (a dog-sitter), invite (relatives/guests), call (house-sitter), gear up, grab (a jacket/baseball mitt)
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Home & Family > Responsibilities & Frustrations of Parenting
Home & Family > Responsibilities & Frustrations of Parenting > Parental Frustration
worry, suppress, saddle, fret over, chivvy, chivy, chevvy, schedule, vex, censor, succumb, finance, noodge, entertain, economize, crowd out, indoctrinate, blame, pin blame on, lose sleep, miss out on, co-parent, arrange (babysitting), bear (responsibilities), fault, lose patience/temper, overschedule
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Home & Family > Responsibilities & Frustrations of Parenting > Responsible Actions of Parents
drive, charge, schedule, self-censor, cut back, economize, acculturate, carpool, allow, choose, take charge, pay for, minister to, enroll (in school), host (sleepovers), co-parent, ferry, arrange (babysitting), seek (advice), bear (responsibilities), parent, come (to the point), set limits, set boundaries, assign (chores)
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Home & Family > Responsibilities & Frustrations of Parenting > Taming One's Children
tame, value, direct, forbid, relegate, noodge, guide, socialize, educate, take charge, conscientize, parent, correct (selfish behavior/language), restrict (outbursts), set limits, instill (values), create (a family environment), pass on (traditions), break/keep tradition, explain, set curfew
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Home & Family > Ruining an Object
Home & Family > Ruining an Object > Neglect That Leads to Damage or Ruin
mangle, crack, dump, trash, stain, sear, wreck, overlook, ignore, neglect, spill, burn, contaminate, desert, abandon, spoil, deplete, damage, botch, fail to, waste, forget, blight, dry up/out, scorch
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Home & Family > Shaping the Behavior of Children
Home & Family > Shaping the Behavior of Children > Children's Chores at Home
rake, shovel, sweep, walk (the dog), harvest, set the table, clear the table, clean (one's room), straighten (one's room), do dishes, earn (one's allowance), wash dishes, take out (the garbage/compost), dust, vacuum, feed (pets), wash (the dog), care for (younger siblings), help (parents), prepare (lunch), garden, mow (lawn), weed (the garden), load (dishwasher), scoop (litter box), fold (clothes), make (one's bed), put toys away
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Home & Family > Shaping the Behavior of Children > Physically Restraining Children
grip, hug, embrace, lock, restrain, engulf, overwhelm, stifle, pin down, hold down, silence, hold in/back, shut in, leash
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Home & Family > Shaping the Behavior of Children > Positive Reinforcement
drill, boost, applaud, steer, reinforce, dole out, reward, bribe, encourage, support, appreciate, boast, praise, commend, congratulate, inculcate, compliment, thank, express (appreciation)
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Home & Family > Shaping the Behavior of Children > Removing Privileges & Disciplining Children
order, ground, remove, restrain, bridle, curb, threaten, check, block, control, withhold, restrict, prohibit, forbid, limit, regulate, discipline, rein in, enforce, take away, isolate, penalize, police, apprehend, withdraw (privileges), cut back (screen time), reduce (allowance), regulate (time on electronic devices), bring into line, saddle with, split up (bickering siblings), punish, dictate (conditions), demand (compliance), send to (one's room), give a time out, set limits, set boundaries, cut down (screen time)
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Home & Family > Shaping the Behavior of Children > Scolding Children
hammer, scold, scream, subject, bellow, badger, remind, command, shout, yell, persist, harp, chastise, berate, admonish, patronize, carp, shame, hack away at, reproach, warn, caution, nag, reiterate, insist, hassle, chide, put in time out, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, lecture, sermonize, demand (an apology), reprehend, ream out, infantilize
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Home & Family > Shielding Children From Unwanted Influences
lie, hover, cushion, protect, monitor, distract, fib, censor, forbid, report, shield, whisper, fabricate (a story), filter (internet sites), divert attention, cover (a child's eyes), fudge (the truth), mollycoddle, make up stories, lower one's voice
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Home & Family > Stages of Childhood
Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Adolescents
Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Adolescents > The Experience of Adolescence
worry, sweat, perspire, mature, turn into, grow, obsess, deepen, blossom, bloom, menstruate, individuate, outgrow (clothes), adolesce, break out (in pimples), shoot up (in height), pull away from, feel (emotion), grow (body hair), develop (strong opinions), become aware of, experience (new emotions), alienate (others)
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Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Adolescents > What Adolescents Do
shave, slam, crash, drive, strut, preen, jabber, question, chatter, sigh, tattoo, pierce, tease, pop (pimples), swagger, flaunt, primp, discern, admire, explore, experiment, rush, tear around, conform, withdraw, abstain, perform, compete, argue, text, boast, underperform, gossip, ridicule, flirt, chat, pledge, rebel, defy, idolize, idealize, im, binge, loiter, brag, giggle, act out/up, dramatize, snicker, guffaw, date, annoy, exclude, adolesce, form (cliques), laze, blare (music), blast (boom box), comb (hair), stare (in the mirror), razz, haze, blab, blabber, goad, reject (authority), confide, blather, assert (independence), needle, define (oneself/others), babysit, sublimate (an urge), masturbate, fly the coup, study (for tests)
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Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Babies & Infants
cling, clutch, screech, twist, curl, nestle, wave, squirm, wriggle, wet, suck, snuggle, nuzzle, coo, cry, shriek, play, suckle, crawl, whimper, snooze, nap, root, drool, nose into, sink into, cuddle, bond, gum, squint, gaze, melt, smile, demand, love, vomit, wake up, wail, bawl, writhe, burp, sleep, spit up, shit, pee, poop, snug, teethe, mess, wear down/out, throw (food), babble, burrow into, repose in
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Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Pre-Adolescent Children
Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Pre-Adolescent Children > Home-Related Childhood Development
figure out, play, brush (teeth), notice, set the table, wash (dishes), clean (one's room), oversee (younger siblings), carry out (tasks without supervision), individuate, dress (oneself), tie (shoelaces), make (one's own bed), complete (homework), take out (the trash), clear (the table), manage (emotions), practice (musical instrument/sport), cook (simple dishes)
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Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Pre-Adolescent Children > Physical Development (in Pre-Adolescence)
grow, coordinate, shoot up, release (hormones), take on (the characteristics of), outgrow (clothes), grow (hair/breasts), pubesce, experience (growing pains), inch up, change shape
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Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Pre-Adolescent Children > School & Peer Relationships
figure out, repeat, cooperate, analyze, jabber, chatter, play, learn, slough off, mature, advance, absorb, examine, investigate, notice, discern, explore, communicate, tattle, invent, withdraw, progress, incorporate, assimilate, behave, grow up, include, bully, leave behind, pronounce, share, brag, carry out (tasks without supervision), individuate, lag behind, drill (multiplication tables), enunciate, sound out (words), spell out (words), learn (subjects in school), develop (relationships), misbehave, prattle, exclude, recite, memorize, outgrow (games)
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Home & Family > Stages of Childhood > Toddlers
yank, squeeze, figure out, take apart, totter, waddle, beg, mimic, echo, play, stand up, crawl, walk, run, name, whine, impersonate, grow, wobble, spoil, mess up, throw a temper tantrum, fall, shoot up, trip, sleep it off, regress, sulk, plead, babble, take on (the characteristics of), throw (things), toddle, parrot, depend, talk, rely, implore, hide (things inside other things)
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Home & Family > Stains
stain, spatter, splatter, spot, streak, mottle, speckle, stipple, soak, riddle, darken, blotch, splotch, smudge, muddy, discolor, smear, muck, bespatter (with small drops of liquid)
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Physical Actions & Labor
Physical Actions & Labor > Blue-Collar Job Environment
Physical Actions & Labor > Blue-Collar Job Environment > Blue-Collar Work Under a Boss
sweat, follow (orders), fill (a quota), pride oneself (in a working well), keep up, take (instructions/a break), withstand (rigorous conditions), muscle, solve (work problems), break for, team up, step up (production), shut up, slog through, carry out/on, figure out, repeat, suffer, endure (working conditions), cooperate, zone out, go through the motions, hang together, stagnate, toil, trudge, heckle, slack off, slacken
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Physical Actions & Labor > Blue-Collar Job Environment > Physical Protection in a Blue-Collar Environment
sterilize, pull on (gloves/a helmet), wear (leather chaps/leather pants), stuff (ears), roll (ear plugs), put on (safety goggles), decontaminate, ventilate, abide (by osha rules), contain (a pathogen), comply (with safety laws), spray (cleaner), wipe up (blood/chemicals), bag, rope off, secure (an area)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Blue-Collar Job Environment > Starting & Ending the Day in a Factory Job
break off, sign in/out, punch in/out, set off (to work), clock in, count (hours until quitting time), idle, collect (wages), cash (a paycheck), fulfill (a quota), sterilize, enter (wind tunnel), file out, file in, head out to
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion
Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Bursting Open
bust, snap, pop, shatter, break, breach, burst, explode, erupt, blow up, rupture, splinter, split open, fly open, burst apart, go bang
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Colliding
smash, bang, ram, bash, slap, hit, knock, wham, slam, plunk, blast, thunk, thud, thump, smack, pound, whomp, strike, thwack, wallop, rear-end, chink, clink, knock back, bump, butt, crack, bong, ricochet, carom, bounce, recoil, propel, crunch, ding, dong, jingle, screech, slam into, crash, jar, clash, find its mark, collide, impact, sideswipe, blindside, plow into, boom
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Exploding
clap, blast, crash, discharge, pop, thunder, roar, burst, explode, ignite, erupt, boom, blow up, rupture, go off, detonate, break open, set off (a bomb), fly open, burst apart, go bang, bust open, fly apart
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Shattering
break apart, shatter, break, fragment, rupture, splinter, split open, fly open, burst apart, go bang, bust open, fly apart, snap apart, burst (into pieces)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Compressing & Grinding
Physical Actions & Labor > Compressing & Grinding > Compressing & Tightening
wring, clamp, clench, squeeze, smash, mash, ram, squash, crunch, jam, cramp, constrict, constrain, strangle, sandwich, smother, choke, suffocate, bind, flatten, press, compress, crush, push down, squinch, scrunch, depress, twist, crimp, pinch, screw, contract, pucker, tighten, put the screws to, wrench, ratchet
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Physical Actions & Labor > Compressing & Grinding > Grinding
smash, scrape, mash, crunch, press, compress, crush, gnash, file, sand, chew, mince, grind, chomp, gnaw, juice, liquefy, mill, process (into a pulp), powder, pulverize, atomize, granulate, concentrate, abrade
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Physical Actions & Labor > Cutting
Physical Actions & Labor > Cutting > Chopping & Hacking
force, chop, hack, hew, lop, sever, cleave, smash, ax, axe, chip away, gouge, lop off, mangle, slash, maim, mutilate, butcher, eviscerate, disembowel, disarticulate
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Physical Actions & Labor > Cutting > Scooping & Hollowing Out
gouge, eviscerate, hollow out, scoop, dig out, excavate, unearth, exhume, bore, scoop out, tunnel, disinter, cut into/out, burrow, mine, punch, drill, quarry, extract, strip-mine, scrape out, spoon out, dip
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Physical Actions & Labor > Cutting > Severing, Slicing Off & Cutting Into
sever, cleave, chip away, crosscut, saw, rip, trisect, saw off, saw through/into, shave, shave off, shear, nip, cube, hash, scrape, cut away/down, skin, chip, snip, dice, clip, score, trim, nick, cut into, dig into, graze, notch, break off, sunder, disunite, amputate, slice off
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Physical Actions & Labor > Demolishing
smash, ram, slam into, flatten, level, disassemble, topple, dismantle, tear down, demolish, wreck, knock down/over, upend, clear away, raze, bulldoze, shatter, destroy, take apart/down, break, salvage
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Physical Actions & Labor > Forcing
Physical Actions & Labor > Forcing > Forcing One's Way Into
force, wrestle, smash, ram, knock, bust, jar, press, dislodge, jolt, jerk, jimmy, crowbar, smash in, kick in, thrust, shove, inject, break in
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Physical Actions & Labor > Forcing > Forcing Things Apart
wrest, force, wrestle, cleave, bang, twist, wrench, drive a wedge between, drive apart, pull apart, extricate, separate, dislodge, pry apart, tease apart, part, rive, yank (apart), prize, lever, knock loose, wedge, tweak
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Physical Actions & Labor > Forcing > Jamming Something Into Place
force, wrestle, squeeze, bang, mash, pound, squash, hammer, jam, press, wedge, thrust, shove, ram (together), push, pack, squish, insert, drive, cram, stuff, wad, fit
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Physical Actions & Labor > General Building & Construction Verbs
wrest, flex, wrestle, bore, tunnel, punch, drill, saw, shave off, nick, notch, pound, hammer, wrench, file, sand, push, lug, shovel, scratch, hang, tense, dig, swivel, level, pry, ply, fit, whet, tack, grease, rig, steer, prime, tackle, cut, fabricate, retrofit, plumb, chisel, sheetrock, staple, lower, galvanize, assemble, harness, scaffold, bid, nail, pave, shim, ramp (up), bite, work, draw up, vent, hit (an object), loose, clack, sear, cure (wood/concrete), rev, clear, scoop up, tear down, scale, grade, stash, frame, erect, refit, sharpen, upgrade, convert, strengthen, renovate, remodel, demolish
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Physical Actions & Labor > Grasping & Gripping
pull, glom, cling, wrest, seize, wring, tear, grasp, grip, grab, clamp, force, flex, clench, hold tight/on, clasp, tug, yank, latch onto, wrestle, tighten (one's grip), tussle, wrangle, struggle, clutch, grapple, squeeze, work one's fingers, hug, snatch, take hold, hold (tight), get one's hands on, frogmarch
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Physical Actions & Labor > Hitting & Pounding
smash, punch, beat, bang, jab, mash, club, ram, conk (on the head), zap, rap, bash, slap, maul, lash, slug, thrash, hit, clang, knock, belt, clap, drum, wham, slam, plunk, blast, thunk, thud, thump, smack, pound, squash, quash, bust, whomp, smite, strike, swat, whack, thwack, swipe, clobber, pelt, pummel, wallop, hammer, assault, batter, mishandle, nail
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Physical Actions & Labor > Lifting Objects
Physical Actions & Labor > Lifting Objects > Lifting Something Up
lever, jerk, sling, heft, heave, hike up, pick up, raise, hoist, push up, boost, lift, crank, rope, ratchet something up, winch, upraise, elevate, levitate
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Physical Actions & Labor > Lifting Objects > Loading Objects
scoop, pack, heft, heave, manhandle, hoist, lift, crank, rope, winch, load, cable, shovel, bundle, deposit, slide, forklift, stow, crane, stack
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Physical Actions & Labor > Manufacturing a Product in a Plant
Physical Actions & Labor > Manufacturing a Product in a Plant > Manufacturing
operate, rig, fabricate, tool, retool, engineer, stock, build, supply, turn out, coke, smelt, plate (a metal surface), chrome, order, parcel out, model, debut, degrade, tailor, register, license, appraise, resource, devise, warehouse, research and develop, certify, standardize, calibrate, overhaul, synchronize, commercialize
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Physical Actions & Labor > Manufacturing a Product in a Plant > What Factories Do
discharge, produce (products), turn out (products), process (raw materials), refine, manufacture, employ, bring (employment), fabricate, generate, tool, retool, recycle, pollute, stink, smell, fuel, belch, smoke, fume, smolder, emit (pollution), distill, hydrate, replicate, cycle, decarbonize, break down, churn, pump, disgorge, retrofit
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Physical Actions & Labor > Manufacturing a Product in a Plant > What Factory Workers Do Other Than Operate Machinery
clip, unload, load, fulfill (a quota), maneuver, fit, install, cut, apply, gird, store, grade (a product), reformulate, inspect, quality-check, test (a product), engineer, feed, stock, supervise, tie down (a load), bungee, deliver, paint, measure, upholster, secure, count, swing, weigh, insulate, lock, unlock, package
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Physical Actions & Labor > Mild Movements Using Most of the Body
flex, hug, bump, butt, collide, embrace, toss, bend, kneel, duck, slink down, curl, curl up, straighten (one's spine), hover, position, reposition, shake, mirror, bob, wiggle, rise, lower, draw up, mimic, stretch, shy away, cower, simulate, embody, undulate, face, turn, stop, sway, draw in, salute, bow, enact, act out, pantomime, lean, plié, curtsy, gesture, mime, push up against, heave (a sigh), genuflect, spin around, stand (at attention), rock (side to side), turn away/aside/toward, limber, cross (one's legs), stand up/back, settle (oneself), kowtow, bestride
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Physical Actions & Labor > Moving Objects by Hand or Light Machinery
Physical Actions & Labor > Moving Objects by Hand or Light Machinery > Moving Objects a Short Distance
tug, yank, lever, push, lug, skid, roll, drag, tow, haul, schlep, trundle, cart, wheelbarrow, rake, heft, heave, manhandle, carry
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Physical Actions & Labor > Moving Objects by Hand or Light Machinery > Moving Things Aside
mishandle, set aside, shove aside, whisk, scoot, chuck, shunt, brush aside, sweep (papers off a table), sling, push aside, unload, divert, cast aside, push over
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Physical Actions & Labor > Physical Expression of Tension
Physical Actions & Labor > Physical Expression of Tension > Fidgeting
flex, squeeze, mangle, jerk, slide, thumb, toy with, tap, scratch, fiddle with, fumble, squirm, twist loose, play with, jiggle, wring one's hands, bob, bounce (one's leg), twitch, twiddle, wiggle, fool around with, fret (a hole in one's napkin), smooth (something with one's hand), rock, shift (one's weight), wriggle, twirl, fidget, fan, wind, brush off (one's clothing), pull at, tinker, twaddle, ripple, worry (something with one's hand), swivel, bother, shimmy, flounder, fuss
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Physical Actions & Labor > Physical Expression of Tension > Other Physical Signs of Tension
grip, clench, clasp, clutch, constrict, choke, scrunch, twist, pinch, contract, tighten, fumble, draw oneself up, sweat, perspire, brace, freeze, freeze up, tense up, coil, bite (one's nails), pick at, flare (one's nostrils), drop, stiffen, bristle, stammer, stutter, falter, hem and haw, fold and unfold (one's arms), shred, hesitate, splutter, quiver, trail off, wring (one's hands), grind (one's teeth), quicken (one's speech), rise, overuse (force), purse (one's brow)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Plunging
dip, plunk, drop, dive, descend, dunk, flop, bathe, stick, puncture, douse, cascade, sink, plummet, tumble, fall, submerge, go in/through, baptize, waterboard, plunge (a knife into), cannonball
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Physical Actions & Labor > Rending & Splitting Open
tear, break apart, sever, cleave, mangle, mutilate, butcher, disarticulate, rip, sunder, crack, snap, slit, split, cut, breach, rend, gape, fission, rupture, fracture, splinter, slice open, fissure, break open, gash, lacerate, burst apart, rip open, tear asunder, tear up/apart
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen
Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > Finishing a Wall
trim, sand, prime, paint, insulate, stain, finish, sheetrock, drywall, tape, texture, mud, plaster, wallpaper, nail (wainscoting/trim), tile, stucco, caulk, grout
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Carpenters & Woodworkers Do
bind, sand, level, mold, measure, model, stain, flute, taper, engrave, incise, plumb, carve, whittle, fashion (a trellis), sculpt, miter, plane, chisel, stencil, bevel, groove, cure, tiller, route, strip, finish, refinish
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Electricians Do
crimp, rewire, test (charge), connect, install (circuit box), drag (wires), attach (wire to transformer), run (electrical wiring), troubleshoot, measure (charge), service (an electrical system), trip (a fuse), wire, test, staple, drill (holes), twist (wing nuts), strip (wires), screw (wire to outlet), tighten (nuts), pull (wire through hole), fuse, tap into, draw (power), ground, turn on/off (power), reverse (polarity), feed (wires)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Heavy Equipment Operators & Excavators Do
excavate, drive, operate, maneuver, finish, pour (concrete), dig (a basement), drill (a well), lay (septic lines), bury (septic tank), sweep, broom, raise up (a cherry picker), lower, pan
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Housepainters Do
scrape, trim, sand, prime, seal, paint, measure, stain, tape, mud, brush, remove, caulk, scaffold, power-wash, mix (paint), dilute (paint color), clean (brushes), apply (paint), fill, putty, spray, stir (paint), mask (with tape), prep
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What HVAC Specialists or Tinsmiths Do
knock, hammer, compress, crimp, wrap, bend, fold, analyze, screw (into place), cut, measure, shape, hang (duct work), construct, bolt
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Loggers Do
saw, chip, skid, haul, load, log, fell (trees), chop (trees), clear (the land), harvest (trees), clear-cut, cross-cut, reforest, plant (seedlings), select, truck, float (trees downstream), extract (mature trees from the forest), process, chainsaw, topple, lop off (branches), deforest
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Machinists Do
pull, drill, twist, grind, mill, push, thread, torque, disconnect, cut away, measure, secure, power up, compare, bore (a hole into), ream, fixture
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Masons Do
hew, cut, carve, chisel, dress, mason
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Metalworkers Do
grab, clamp, hammer, sand, bend, cut, fabricate, engrave, shape, cool, heat, forge, weld (materials together), arc weld, join (iron and steel), solder, braze, brush, clean, melt (workpieces together), wear (a face shield), operate (welding power supply), heliarc weld, etch, emboss
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Millwrights Do
bang, hit, hammer, twist, hoist, bend, position, level, lubricate, overhaul, construct, fix, shir, feather, set, align (a turbine), install (a machine), couple, erect (machines), assemble (a machine from prefabricated parts), dismantle, replace (bearings), maintain (machinery)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Plumbers Do
flex, insert, level, plumb, fuse, solder, vent (a pipe), siphon, galvanize, reinforce, weld, unclog, flush, interlock, assemble, snake
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Physical Actions & Labor > Skills of Tradesmen > What Roofers Do
lift, position, repair, seal, replace, measure, secure, sweep, fix, climb onto (a roof), hammer (into place), put down (felt paper), lay (shingles), use (pneumatic gun), overlap (roof tiles), tear off, re-shingle, shingle over, roof, tar, nail (shingles), pound (nails), attach, harness, carry (rolls of tar paper), roll out, tear off (old roof), remove, caulk, lay down (shingles), shingle (a roof)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions
Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions > Body Position
dip, sandwich, scrunch, twist, envelop, bend, lie, sprawl, kneel, seat (oneself), tip, crouch, stoop, duck, shift, hang, turn away/aside, face (an audience), hold still, slink down, stand, stand back, draw oneself up, curl, curl up, lounge, slouch, droop, sag, slump, hunch, sit, sit up, brush against, arch, stretch out, lean back/forward, lean into, fold, spread, spread out, recline, prop against, raise (an arm), squat, loll, settle, straddle, nestle, straighten (one's spine), huddle, hover, compose oneself, incline, cushion, hunker down, parallel, encircle, elevate (a leg), position, reposition, turn toward, sit down
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Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions > Movements of the Head
jerk, nod, toss (one's hair), shake, snap, face (a direction), turn (one's head), cock (one's head), crane (one's neck), bend (at the neck), bounce (one's head), tuck (one's chin), jut (one's chin), turn toward, leer, shrivel, incline (one's head), bow (one's head), raise (one's head), signal, swivel (one's neck), mirror, tilt (one's neck)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions > Small Movements of Arms & Shoulders
grab, scoop, shrug, wave down, flag down, hold up/out, hold, reach out, gather (in one's arms), fold (one's arms), cross (one's arms), knock over, switch (arms), square (one's shoulders), round (one's shoulders), gesticulate, cue, slice, beckon, motion, tense, flex (one's biceps), stiff-arm, wave
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Physical Actions & Labor > Small Movements & Body Positions > Small Movements of Hands & Wrists
slap, knock, clap, drum, press, pinch, push aside, rub, pat, tap, stroke, touch, turn in one's hand, turn over, cue, beckon, motion, wave, rap (on the table), flash, point, sign, ball up, run one's hand along, smooth (a sheet), applaud, fan (one's face), twiddle (one's thumbs), crack (one's knuckles), knuckle, wag (one's finger), crook (one's finger), snap (fingers), contact, caress, flip the bird, give someone the finger, flip (paper), flick (one's wrist), dig, wring (one's hands), deaf, deafness, run one's finger over
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Physical Actions & Labor > Throwing
Physical Actions & Labor > Throwing > Throwing an Object
pelt, propel, chuck, sling, heave, let fly (an object), toss, flick, pitch, fling, lob, strew, throw, dump, hurl, fly, fly off, arc, shoot, fire, launch, buck, rifle (a fast ball), catapult, bombard, discharge, broadcast, defenestrate
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Physical Actions & Labor > Throwing > Throwing Something or Someone Out
chuck, pitch, strew, dump, broadcast, defenestrate, discard, get rid of, dispose of, throw out/away, shed, spew, scrap, cast off/out, eject, evict, expel, deport, boot out, oust, scatter, kick out, toss (out), take out the trash, litter, trash
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Physical Actions & Labor > Touching a Thing
grasp, grip, grab, squeeze, scrape, graze, jab, rap, thump, swat, flatten, pinch, abrade, thrust, shove, push, handle, rub, probe, grate, chafe, smooth, pat, cup, thumb, toy with, tap, bump up against, tease (something loose), stroke, grope, rub up against, wrap, touch, tear into/off (a label/wrapping), skim, run one's hand over, turn in one's hand, turn over, scratch, wipe, poke, finger, rustle, rumple, cushion (with a pillow), cradle, fiddle with, loosen, fumble, worry, fondle, embrace, enfold, envelop, manipulate, prod, massage, run one's finger along
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Physical Actions & Labor > Unions
Physical Actions & Labor > Unions > Actions Taken Against Unions
squash, bust, break, negotiate, bargain, organize, compromise, benefit from, arbitrate, infiltrate, convene, concede, object, protect, litigate, establish, draw up (a contract), promote (communication with workers)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Unions > What Unions & Their Members Do
strike, negotiate, boycott, picket, protest, bargain, organize, unionize, walk off, brave, stand together, collect (union dues), rally, assist, compromise, benefit from, arbitrate, infiltrate, convene, concede, draw (up a contract), object, protect, litigate, dictate, complicate, interfere, solicit, raise (issues)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Ways of Standing
bump, embrace, bend, tip, stand, slouch, sag, lean into, incline, cock, slip, angle, waver, stagger, sway, reel, pause, lean on, bank, list, stand one's ground, orient, buckle (at the knees), lean, stoop (under a load), strain under, slant, stand (at attention), lock (one's knees), cant (one's head), favor (one leg)
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Physical Actions & Labor > What Firefighters Do
drill, smother, pick up, decontaminate, break down, feed, control (fires), lay in (a line), lose (oxygen), run (a pump panel), make a push, enter (a burning structure), hook up, knock down, pull out, secure (a site), rescue, suppress, extinguish (flames), wet, quench (with chemicals), spray (with fire retardant), construct (firelines), deprive (of oxygen), rake (ashes), save (people/animals), climb (ladders), carry (a hose/people), put out, contain, create (a firebreak), start (a controlled fire), mount (a ladder), saturate
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Physical Actions & Labor > What Machinery Does
Physical Actions & Labor > What Machinery Does > Actions Performed by Machines
clamp, hack, hew, bore, drill, shear, chip, snip, trim, notch, jab, jam, crimp, file, sand, separate, smooth, tip, idle, thread, seal, stab, gauge, slit, cut away, cast, cock, glue, split, cut, pound together, laminate, bottle, mold, pour, stir, apply, sew, stitch
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery
Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Cranking
lever, crank, rope, ratchet up/down, chain, operate, rotate, turn (a crankshaft), start up (an engine), put one's weight into, maneuver, control (a load), jack up, fire up
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Leveling a Load or an Object
flatten, tip, level, level out/off, even, even out, steady, align, plane (wood), hold in place, right, press down, stabilize, add (weight), straighten, balance (scales)
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Machine Repair
pull, twist, wrench, tweak, push, install, tighten (bolts), loosen (bolts), replace (a part), repair, analyze, determine (what's wrong), torque, up, disconnect, apply (putty), seal, remove (screws/residue), screw (into place), patch (a leak), replace, tackle, disassemble, take apart, reactivate, unjam, cannibalize
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Operating or Tending a Machine
flex, wrestle, saw, hit, wallop, drive, lug, drag, tap, wipe, dig, muscle, operate, ply, fit, oil, stoop (to oil), screw on, pad, whet, plug, bar, thread, ping, plug in, switch on/off, install, charge (hand tools), wind up, kick, tack, fine-tune, power, trip (a switch), grease, lubricate, rig, turn on/off, steer, prime, outfit, activate, deactivate, reactivate
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Physical Actions & Labor > What One Does With Tools or Machinery > Prying Open
wrest, force, yank, wrestle, cleave, wrench, extricate, lever, jerk, snap, unfasten, unbolt, unscrew, unclasp, unhook, crack open, pull apart/up, pry open/apart, prize loose/off, pry, pop
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Start & Stop
Start & Stop > Creation of Things, Ideas or Endeavors
Start & Stop > Creation of Things, Ideas or Endeavors > Creating or Inventing Ideas or Intangible Things
generate, unlock, devise, draw up, clear, spawn, start, conceive, catalyze, conjure up, kindle, imagine, sketch, draft, form, invent, machinate, contrive, formulate, initiate, innovate, envision, uncork, fantasize, work up, itch, coin, dream up, invoke, give rise to, begin, shape (an idea), bring on/about, give birth to (something), free (one's imagination), tap into (one's creativity), set off/in motion, create (a new genre)
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Start & Stop > Creation of Things, Ideas or Endeavors > Designing or Creating an Object
generate, engineer, build, model, devise, shape, construct, assemble, erect, strengthen, conceive, proportion, redesign, contour, design, form, fashion, produce, coalesce, funnel, invent, draw up (a plan), concoct, create, cultivate, firm up, activate, solidify, string together, bring to life, furnish (a prototype), lay (a foundation), re-form
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Start & Stop > Creation of Things, Ideas or Endeavors > Starting an Undertaking
launch, rise, generate, debut, galvanize, start, nurture, prompt, catalyze, crowdsource, crowdfund, form (a 501c3), orchestrate, venture, jump into, step up/forward, hire, create, unveil, initiate, found, co-create, set in motion, undertake, head, spearhead, usher in, forge ahead, ready, instigate, pioneer, institute, kick-start, kick off, embark, fire up, give birth to, jumpstart, set up/off/about, issue (a license/a permit), introduce (an app/product)
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Start & Stop > Delays & What They Do
Start & Stop > Delays & What They Do > How Delays Impact Time or Scheduling
bog down, waylay, delay, come to a halt, shut down, detain, hang up, draw out, drag out, set back, pass time, strand, slow down/up, retard (progress), suspend (service), grind to a halt, push back (departures), throw off (schedule)
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Start & Stop > Delays & What They Do > What People Do When They Are Delayed
freeze, break down, plod, crawl, wait, switch off, hold up, suspend, delay, detour, stall, come to a halt, table, defer, postpone, dawdle, linger, drag one's feet, await, creep, inch, tarry, reschedule, slow down/up, brake, turn off (an engine), divert (traffic), go home, come to (an impasse)
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Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor
Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor > How People End Things
sever, smother, get rid of, dispose of, settle, wind up, finish, dismantle, remove, put out, destroy, paralyze, jettison, close, drain, erase, ditch, cancel, cut short, abort, stop, cut off, doom, put an end to, shut down, shutter, wipe out, eradicate, annihilate, eliminate, stamp out, exhaust, abridge, conclude, use up, terminate, complete, lock up, finalize, discontinue, take down/out, shorten (a trip), abandon (an effort), bring to a close, end, finish off/up, tie up (loose ends), padlock, batten the hatch, rub out, unsubscribe
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Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor > How Something Ends on Its Own
fold, perish, die, fall out of favor, dissipate, peter out, subside, cut short, derail, disintegrate, come to a halt, fizzle, lapse, expire, fall away, wind down, last, drop away, come to an end, cease to exist, run its course, run out of steam, play itself out, close its doors, draw to a close
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Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor > Putting an End to an Activity
chuck, finish, unseat, scuttle, close, sabotage, retract, abort, resign, annul, halt, squelch, prohibit, withdraw, put an end to, phase out, stamp out, truncate, conclude, cap, terminate, finalize, wrap up, end, draw to a close, cut short/off, put to rest, shut down (a business), complete (a contract/a term), mark (the last time)
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Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor > Stepping Away from an Activity or Enterprise
break off, wind up, step away (from), jettison, close, ditch, skip town, quit, stand down, give up, withdraw, abstain, lose interest, postpone, cease, knock off, retire, lie down, close (one's eyes), go home, abandon (a deal)
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Start & Stop > How Ideas or New Things Come to Life
Start & Stop > How Ideas or New Things Come to Life > How Something Comes Into Being
take hold, stir, unleash, emerge, appear, manifest, occur, trigger, awaken, arouse, spark, burst, explode, form, ignite, arise, enthuse, rouse, brew, interest, dawn, begin, come to life, conjure, arrive, pop (into one's head), take form/shape, cross one's mind
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Start & Stop > How Ideas or New Things Come to Life > Stabilizing Something
level, steady, stabilize, secure, fix, establish, balance, root, implant, calm, form, control, quiet, embed, safeguard, anchor, ingrain, entrench, solidify, institute, compose, regularize, moor, settle (a question/substance), hold steady/still, quell
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Start & Stop > How Ideas or New Things Come to Life > Taking Form
start, materialize, manifest, gel, shape up, jell, form, firm up, come together, solidify, fall into place, become definite, take shape, crystallize, take form, congeal
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing
Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Obstructing & Hindering
Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Obstructing & Hindering > Hindering
yank, choke, wrap, contain, tie up, curb, jam (phone lines/website), squelch (an uprising), arrest (the progress/process), check, muffle, hold up, spirit away, hamper, restrict, thwart, hinder, deter, forestall, stifle, deprive, stymie, curtail, stall, limit, rein in, drown out, deny (access/admission)
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Obstructing & Hindering > Physical Obstruction
sever, zap, sideswipe, jam, strangle, choke, knock over, plug, bar, upend, fence off/in, enclose, bolt, trap, cover, close, block, sabotage, clog, waylay, halt, stop, tip over, impede, derail, intercept, deflect, obstruct, detour, cripple, snag, stymie, hold back, detach, wipe out, capsize, overturn, stamp out, immobilize, congest, strap, blockade, cordon off, barricade, shut up/away, seal off, body block, dam, gate off, disable (a device), wall off, lock (up), avalanche
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Obstructing & Hindering > Temporary Obstruction
freeze, bar, lock, hamper, waylay, halt, stop, impede, intercept, throw off course, deflect, forestall, censor, obstruct, discourage, stymie, curtail, limit, beat back, barricade, adjourn, body block, seize (assets), close (a door), restrict (access)
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Preventing
bar, remove, suppress, tie up, hold up, spirit away, prohibit, forestall, stifle, ban, forbid, take over, purge, veto, expurgate, beat back, deny (access/admission), rescind (freedom of the press), invalidate (documents)
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Start & Stop > Origins
Start & Stop > Origins > How Something Emerges
surface, follow, turn up, emerge, appear, manifest, grow, grow out of, come forth, originate from, ensue, evolve, come out, come to light, emanate from, spring from, proceed from, issue from, follow from, arise from, derive from, stem from, reveal itself, come next/after, spring forth
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Start & Stop > Origins > How Something Prompts the Next Thing
fly off, prompt, catalyze, elicit, yield, cultivate, foster, enter, sow, actualize, lead to, begin, set off (a chain reaction), cast (a seed)
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Start & Stop > Origins > Identifying How Something Came About
root, follow, turn up, attribute, become known, become apparent, originate, happen, come about, reach back, harken back to, precede, spring from, base something on
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Start & Stop > Origins > Spontaneous Generation
rise, hatch, surface, start, turn up, emerge, appear, materialize, manifest, occur, incarnate, spark, ignite, erupt, happen, transpire, arise, crop up, come about, become, pop up, end up, spring from/into, spring forth, come to pass
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Start & Stop > Pausing for a Period of Time
break off, take a sabbatical, pause, shutter, spend, cease, knock off, backpedal, rest, close one's eyes, lie down, hang back/out, take a breather, fall away/asleep, close (for a period of time), shut down (for a break), come to a standstill, take a break, take a rest
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Start & Stop > Preparation & Strategy
Start & Stop > Preparation & Strategy > Preparation of a Group
drive, supply, assemble, lead, plan, enlist, advise, predict, mobilize, mandate, grant, steward, foster, orient, muster, discuss, commit, clarify, elucidate, set (goals), engage (employees), promote (cooperation), make clear, attend to, define (goals), expedite (progress), generate (structure), designate (section leaders), empower (team members), build a team
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Start & Stop > Preparation & Strategy > Preparing Oneself to Start Something
figure out, brave, incubate, train, aim, outline, anticipate, observe, plot, rehearse, scheme, brainstorm, plan, risk, practice, figure in, set in motion, pledge, channel, prepare, set out to, take steps to, ready, foresee, put in place, commit, gear up, attend to, set (an intention), rustle up (information/funding), muster (courage/resources), determine (feasibility), psych oneself up, put in order, get ready, run through (a speech/the plan), set in place, adjust (one's expectations)
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Time & Cycles > Anticipating & Preceding
Time & Cycles > Anticipating & Preceding > Anticipating & Expecting
watch, wait, anticipate, arrive early, get somewhere early, survey, announce, predict, forecast, wait for, introduce, indicate, look for, expect, foresee, notify, look forward to, proclaim, give notice of, herald, prepare for, await, keep watch, sit on the edge of one's seat, come early
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Time & Cycles > Anticipating & Preceding > How Something Precedes Something Else
prompt, initiate, guide, line up, introduce, head, prepare, reach back, usher in, instigate, come early, predate, precede, lead the way, antedate, preface, pre-exist, forerun, pioneer, prelude, pave the way
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Time & Cycles > Changes on Earth Over Millennia
Time & Cycles > Changes on Earth Over Millennia > Changes in Rock & Ice Over Millennia
break down, degrade, calve, perish, shrink, underlie, thin, ebb, drift, melt, pass, recede, sink, vanish, disappear, decay, disintegrate, deteriorate, crumble, tumble, fail, phase out, decline, dissolve, degenerate, rupture, ablate, fracture, splinter, atrophy, fissure, run (its course), liquify
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Time & Cycles > Changes on Earth Over Millennia > Geological & Atmospheric Processes as Earth Became What It Is Today
jar, collide, liquefy, envelop, spew, freeze, fume, smolder, cool, perish, age, screen, darken, dissipate, filter, drift, lighten, radiate, flood, emit, explode, melt, boil, form, pass, gravitate, rain, cloud, engulf, magnetize, coalesce, oxidize, aggregate, originate, decay, erupt, disintegrate, crumble, evolve, stratify, firm up, evaporate, erode, billow, quake, thaw, simmer, ossify, gape apart, jolt (earthquake), resonate, colonize, fossilize, deposit (sediments), oxygenate, outgas
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Time & Cycles > Coinciding
parallel, align, synchronize, echo, occur, coincide, match, coordinate, overlap, orchestrate, come together, agree with, indicate, go off, phase, time, happen (simultaneously), appear (at the same time), correspond, concur, set (a watch), contemporize
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Time & Cycles > Determining the Age of ThingsStub
measure, examine, sequence, carbon-date, date (something in nature), assign a date, ascertain (date/age), tree-ring date, cross-match (samples)
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Time & Cycles > Evolution of Species Over Millennia
convert, migrate, metamorphose, mature, adapt, develop, evolve, transform, transmute, mutate, pass down (dna)
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Time & Cycles > How One Interacts With Time
watch, drag on, make time, pass the time, make the most of time, put in time, allot time, call time, save time, set aside time, set up a time, plan time, free up time, make up for lost time, catch up with, catch up in, check (one's phone), set a time, grandfather clock, cut short, waste time, serve time, do time, catch up on, time, run behind, drag out, fall behind, mark time, run out of time, clock, keep time, make good time
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Time & Cycles > How Something Lasts Over Time
Time & Cycles > How Something Lasts Over Time > Continuing
run, follow, mark, pass, span, hold up, play out, persist, survive, thrive, succeed, progress, last, retain, move forward, remain, anchor, perpetuate, draw out, protract, continue, maintain (a tradition), establish (a tradition), prolong, roll along, keep on
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Time & Cycles > How Something Lasts Over Time > How Something Endures Over Time
spread, hold up/out, slog through, plod along, multiply, adapt, stretch, advance, grow, befall, plug away, carry on, endure, persevere, persist, withstand, survive, maintain, develop, thrive, outlast, prevail, sustain, extend, renew, revive, last, linger, languish, retain, press on, come through, remain, eke out, subsist, prolong, fare, take (cover/refuge), update (a building), resurrect (itself), lay claim to, keep on/at
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Time & Cycles > How Something Lasts Over Time > Preserving
protect, stretch, lengthen, maintain, sustain, save, conserve, renew, revive, preserve, safeguard, prolong, uphold, sentinel
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Time & Cycles > How Time Passes
Time & Cycles > How Time Passes > How Periods of Time Move
turn over, hang, hold, float, glide, turn into, drift, pass, elapse, lapse, coast, fall away, slip by/past, slip away
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Time & Cycles > How Time Passes > How Time Moves Quickly
shave off, fly, race, run, advance, vanish, disappear, cut short, hurry, rush, shorten, foreshorten, move forward, hasten, tick by/past, whip by, speed by, march on/forward, roll past/by, steal by/past, slide by/past, flash by, get away from
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Time & Cycles > How Time Passes > How Time Moves Slowly
drag, slog through, slacken, plod, crawl, stretch, trail, turn into, drag on, peter out, subside, sputter, decelerate, bog down, suspend, muddle through, slow, lag, flag, dally, dawdle, coast, fall away, wind down, slow down, drag one's feet, draw out, run behind, drag out, hang back, bring up the rear, fall behind, creep, inch, take one's time, lose time, relax the pace, bump along, dilly-dally, straggle
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Time & Cycles > How Time Passes > Lapsing
weaken, lapse, expire, erode, wind down, backslide, become void, wear out, revert to, run out of time, retrogress, fall into decline, come to an end
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Time & Cycles > How Time Passes > Postponing
stretch, wait, lengthen, drag something out, suspend, waylay, delay, defer, postpone, procrastinate, extend, drag one's feet, put off, prolong, shelve, reschedule, rearrange, push back, hold off, stand around, sit around
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Time & Cycles > How Time Passes > Waiting for Something to Happen
idle, wait, suspend, stall, hold on, dally, dawdle, bide one's time, linger, loiter, languish, chill, stay, remain, stick around, await, stay put, stay behind, tarry, kill time, hang around/out, twiddle one's thumbs, mark time, sit tight, watch the clock, pass (the day)
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Time & Cycles > Life Cycles
Time & Cycles > Life Cycles > Decline & Death of People & Animals
crack, droop, shrivel, break down, perish, die, age, shrink, bury, wane, weaken, sink, vanish, disappear, decay, disintegrate, deteriorate, succumb, fail, relapse, decline, expire, flag, mutate, wither (away), dissolve, degenerate, waste away, grow old, disfigure, rot, fade away, go limp, lose color, ossify, calcify, give up the ghost, pass away/on, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, meet one's maker, lay down one's life, bite the big one, croak, atrophy, cremate
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Time & Cycles > Life Cycles > Life Cycle of Humans
Time & Cycles > Life Cycles > Life Cycle of Humans > How a Face Ages
hollow out, hang, droop, sag, shake, shrivel, pop, shrink, spot, mottle, crisscross, thin, gray, firm, crinkle, wrinkle, crease, crumple, darken, yellow, pale, discolor, drain, collapse, draw in, deepen, harden, dry out, line with (age), pull on (the skin), etch (lines into a face)
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Time & Cycles > Life Cycles > Life Cycle of Humans > Major Stages of the Human Life Cycle
couple, suck, mate, nurse, stand up, learn, reproduce, suckle, ail, perish, die, crawl, walk, wean, conceive, give birth, procreate, mature, fall ill, sicken, age, circumcise, graduate, achieve, decline, recover, wither, grow up, acculturate, buff up, educate, wear down, shoot up, marry, divorce, grieve, date, injure, wed, menstruate, impregnate, teethe, babble, toddle, talk, individuate, pubesce, adolesce, descend from, pair off/up, fill out, lose one's virginity, rear (one's young), grow apart, retire, senesce, grow old/tired
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Time & Cycles > Proceeding, Advancing & Following
Time & Cycles > Proceeding, Advancing & Following > Advancing Chronologically
fly, slog through, trudge, catch, progress, forge ahead, press on/forward, proceed, tear through, hasten, advance (knowledge/plans), drag along, lead to, move forward/toward, make progress, push on/forward, make headway, pass (time), march forward, catch up, catch up on, perpetuate
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Time & Cycles > Proceeding, Advancing & Following > How Something Proceeds
carry, follow, advance, gain momentum, carry on/out, progress, reach, evolve, further, proceed, move forward, approach, move forward/toward, perpetuate, tick, continue, journey, barrel through
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Time & Cycles > Proceeding, Advancing & Following > Living in the Shadow of the Past
flounder, falter, replace, mimic, stumble, pursue, fade, waver, shadow, succumb, fail, fall short, underperform, taper off, piggyback, tail, lag behind, take over from, follow behind, trail after/behind, drag (behind), come after
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Time & Cycles > Proceeding, Advancing & Following > Sequence & Succession
replace, order, chase, run, follow, trail, supercede, move on, hand over, transpire, take over, succeed, progress, displace, inherit, come to, extend, tail, sequence, take over from, march, string together, result from, arrive at (a conclusion), move along/forward, come after/next, next, tag after, supplant, pass along
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Time & Cycles > Recording History
register, log, establish, keep (records), piece together, record, list, write down, document, archive, rewrite, chronicle, track (records), put on record, detail, release (records), describe, narrate (oral history), analyze (records)
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Time & Cycles > Repeating
repeat, replicate, echo, snap back, return, reverse, revert, jump back, redouble, revisit, recur, cycle back, turn back (the clock), come around again, come back, loop back, roll back, circle back
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Time & Cycles > Seasonal Activity of Animals
shed, couple, flock, migrate, molt, hatch, nest, incubate, hibernate, winter, mate, breed, fledge, birth, spawn, metamorphose, give birth, display, cluster, transform, brood, morph, plume, store (seeds for winter), aestivate, copulate, nurse (their young), imprint, wing
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Time & Cycles > Sleeping & Waking
Time & Cycles > Sleeping & Waking > Going to Bed
droop, snuggle, roll over, sink into, cuddle, tuck, leap into bed, scoot onto (the bed), roll onto one's side, sidle up to one's partner, set (an alarm), wind down (before bed), wind (an alarm), head to bed, turn in for the night, hop onto (a bed), slither (into bed), drag oneself off to bed, turn in, yawn, tire, fall asleep, drop off to sleep, drift off to sleep, collapse (onto the bed), rub (one's eyes), close one's eyes, nod off, leave behind (the concerns of the day), nestle (into bed), kiss someone goodnight, say goodnight, undress, drop (onto the bed), slide (into bed), slip (under the covers), fall (into bed), flop (onto a bed), hit the sack, hit the hay, catch some zs, pull up (the covers), turn down (sheets/covers), get ready for bed, put on (pajamas), trundle off (to bed), call it a day, curl up (for the night), climb into bed
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Time & Cycles > Sleeping & Waking > Sleeping & Dreaming
snooze, nap, roll over, have a nightmare, drop into (rem sleep), shake oneself awake (from a nightmare), rem, deepen, dream, wake up, snore, sleep, fall asleep, wake, lie down, drowse, fall into (a deep slumber), sleep in, catch up on one's sleep, catch some z's, doze, catnap
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Time & Cycles > Sleeping & Waking > Waking
wrench, jolt, rise, stir, snuggle, startle, roll over, stretch, cuddle, awaken, put on (slippers/a robe), pull the covers (over one's head), ring, rouse, wake up, rub (one's eyes), wake, get up (in the morning), jerk awake, get dressed
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Time & Cycles > Timing & Clocks
Time & Cycles > Timing & Clocks > Timing Something
punch, press, tap, clock in, gauge, synchronize, click, pace, keep track of (time), track (time), watch (the time), calculate, gain, lose, time, clock, set (a timer), reset, count (minutes/hours), keep time
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Time & Cycles > Timing & Clocks > What People Do With Watches & Clocks
slide, tap, wind, tinker, plug in, repair, fix, click, listen, buckle, slip on (a watch), set (a stopwatch), adjust, count down, pawn, time, watch the clock, clock, reset, check the time, set (a clock), re-wind
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Time & Cycles > Timing & Clocks > What Watches & Clocks Do
clang, strike, ding, swing, beep, chime, run, circle, revolve, pass, move, go off, tick, tock, gain (time), lose (seconds)
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Weather & Seasons > Spring > Spring Activities
haul, toss, straighten, store, air out, dust off, neaten, take (exams), throw out, putter, come out, get ready, throw open (windows), mow the lawn, fix (things), make (summer plans), take down (storm windows), plant (flowers and vegetables), sow (seeds), bring out, clean (out), beat (rugs), open up (pool), hose off, unseal (windows)
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Weather & Seasons > Spring > The Look & Feel of Spring
blast, quiver, rise, pour, stir, sweep, flutter, roar, awaken, moisten, drip, gush, flood, green, warm up, melt, rain, rush, restore, revitalize, invigorate, renew, revive, dampen, puff, refresh, bluster, perk up, blossom, storm, shower, thaw, drizzle, overflow, freshen, gust, turn green, stir (the scent of wet grass)
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Weather & Seasons > Spring > What Plants Do in Spring
push up, poke, stir, awaken, burst, flow, explode, open, green, swell, blossom, bloom, sprout, leaf out, bud, shoot up/out, unfurl, germinate, turn green
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