Class II. Words Relating to Space

N. space, extension, extent, superficial extent, expanse, stretch, hyperspace; room, scope, range, field, way, expansion, compass, sweep, swing, spread.

dimension, length &c. 200; distance &c. 196; size &c. 192; volume; hypervolume.

latitude, play, leeway, purchase, tolerance, room for maneuver.

spare room, elbow room, house room; stowage, roomage^†, margin; opening, sphere, arena.

open space, free space; void &c. (absence) 187; waste; wildness, wilderness; moor, moorland; campagna^†.

abyss &c. (interval) 198; unlimited space; infinity &c. 105; world; ubiquity &c. (presence) 186; length and breadth of the land.

proportions, acreage; acres, acres and perches, roods and perches, hectares, square miles; square inches, square yards, square centimeters, square meters, yards (clothing) &c.; ares, arpents^†.

Adj. spacious, roomy, extensive, expansive, capacious, ample; widespread, vast, world-wide, uncircumscribed; boundless &c. (infinite) 105; shoreless^†, trackless, pathless; extended.

Adv. extensively &c. adj.; wherever; everywhere; far and near, far and wide; right and left, all over, all the world over; throughout the world, throughout the length and breadth of the land; under the sun, in every quarter; in all quarters, in all lands; here there and everywhere; from pole to pole, from China to Peru , from Indus to the pole , from Dan to Beersheba, from end to end; on the face of the earth, in the wide world, from all points of the compass; to the four winds, to the uttermost parts of the earth.

N. inextension^†, nonextension^†, point; dot; atom &c. (smallness) 32.

N. region, sphere, ground, soil, area, field, realm, hemisphere, quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle; reservation, pale &c. (limit) 233; compartment, department; clearing.

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arena, precincts, enceinte, walk, march; patch, plot, parcel, inclosure, close, field, court; enclave, reserve, preserve; street &c. (abode) 189.

clime, climate, zone, meridian, latitude.

biosphere; lithosphere.

Adj. territorial, local, parochial, provincial, regional.

N. place, lieu, spot, point, dot; niche, nook &c. (corner) 244; hole; pigeonhole &c. (receptacle) 191; compartment; premises, precinct, station; area, courtyard, square; abode &c. 189; locality &c. (situation) 183.

ins and outs; every hole and corner.

Adv. somewhere, in some place, wherever it may be, here and there, in various places, passim.

N. situation, position, locality, locale, status, latitude and longitude; footing, standing, standpoint, post; stage; aspect, attitude, posture, pose.

environment, surroundings (location) 184; circumjacence &c. 227^†.

place, site, station, seat, venue, whereabouts; ground; bearings &c. (direction) 278; spot &c. (limited space) 182.

topography, geography, chorography^†; map &c. 554.

V. be situated, be situate; lie, have its seat in.

Adj. situate, situated; local, topical, topographical &c. n.

Adv. in situ, in loco; here and there, passim; hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts; in place, here, there.

in such and such surroundings, in such and such environs, in such and such entourage, amidst such and such surroundings, amidst such and such environs, amidst such and such entourage.

N. location, localization; lodgment; deposition, reposition; stowage, package; collocation; packing, lading; establishment, settlement, installation; fixation; insertion &c. 300.

habitat, environment, surroundings (situation) 183; circumjacence &c. 227^†.

anchorage, mooring, encampment.

plantation, colony, settlement, cantonment; colonization, domestication, situation; habitation &c. (abode) 189; cohabitation; "a local habitation and a name" ; endenization^†, naturalization.

V. place, situate, locate, localize, make a place for, put, lay, set, seat, station, lodge, quarter, post, install; house, stow; establish, fix, pin, root; graft; plant &c. (insert) 300; shelve, pitch, camp, lay down, deposit, reposit^†; cradle; moor, tether, picket; pack, tuck in; embed, imbed; vest, invest in.

billet on, quarter upon, saddle with; load, lade, freight; pocket, put up, bag.

inhabit &c. (be present) 186; domesticate, colonize; take root, strike root; anchor; cast anchor, come to an anchor; sit down, settle down; settle; take up one's abode, take up one's quarters; plant oneself, establish oneself, locate oneself; squat, perch, hive, se nicher, bivouac, burrow, get a footing; encamp, pitch one's tent; put up at, put up one's horses at; keep house.

endenizen^†, naturalize, adopt.

put back, replace &c. (restore) 660.

Adj. placed &c. v.; situate, posited, ensconced, imbedded, embosomed^†, rooted; domesticated; vested in, unremoved^†.

moored &c. v.; at anchor.

N. displacement, elocation^†, transposition.

ejectment &c. 297^†; exile &c. (banishment) 893; removal &c. (transference) 270.

misplacement, dislocation &c. 61; fish out of water.

V. displace, misplace, displant^†, dislodge, disestablish; exile &c. (seclude) 893; ablegate^†, set aside, remove; take away, cart away; take off, draft off; lade &c. 184.

unload, empty &c. (eject) 297; transfer &c. 270; dispel.

vacate; depart &c. 293.

Adj. displaced &c. v.; unplaced, unhoused^†, unharbored^†, unestablished^†, unsettled; houseless^†, homeless; out of place, out of a situation; in the wrong place.

misplaced, out of its element.

N. presence; occupancy, occupation; attendance; whereness^†.

permeation, pervasion; diffusion &c. (dispersion) 73.

ubiety^†, ubiquity, ubiquitariness^†; omnipresence.

bystander &c. (spectator) 444.

V. exist in space, be present &c. adj.; assister^†; make one of, make one at; look on, attend, remain; find oneself, present oneself; show one's face; fall in the way of, occur in a place; lie, stand; occupy; be there.

people; inhabit, dwell, reside, stay, sojourn, live, abide, lodge, nestle, roost, perch; take up one's abode &c. (be located) 184; tenant.

resort to, frequent, haunt; revisit.

fill, pervade, permeate; be diffused, be disseminated, be through; over spread, overrun; run through; meet one at every turn.

Adj. present; occupying, inhabiting &c. v.; moored &c. 184; resiant^†, resident, residentiary^†; domiciled.

ubiquitous, ubiquitary^†; omnipresent; universally present.

peopled, populous, full of people, inhabited.

Adv. here, there, where, everywhere, aboard, on board, at home, afield; here there and everywhere &c. (space) 180; in presence of, before; under the eyes of, under the nose of; in the face of; in propria persona.

on the spot; in person, in the flesh.

Phr. nusquam est qui ubique est .

N. absence; inexistence &c. 2^†; nonresidence, absenteeism; nonattendance, alibi.

emptiness &c. adj.; void, vacuum; vacuity, vacancy; tabula rasa; exemption; hiatus &c. (interval) 198; lipotype|!.

truant, absentee.

nobody; nobody present, nobody on earth; not a soul; ame qui vive.

V. be absent &c. adj.; keep away, keep out of the way; play truant, absent oneself, stay away; keep aloof, hold aloof.

withdraw, make oneself scarce, vacate; go away &c. 293.

Adj. absent, not present, away, nonresident, gone, from home; missing; lost; wanting; omitted; nowhere to be found; inexistence &c. 2^†.

empty, void; vacant, vacuous; untenanted, unoccupied, uninhabited; tenantless; barren, sterile; desert, deserted; devoid; uninhabitable.

Adv. without, minus, nowhere; elsewhere; neither here nor there; in default of; sans; behind one's back.

Phr. the bird has flown, non est inventus.

"absence makes the heart grow fonder" ; "absent in body but present in spirit" ; absento nemo ne nocuisse velit ; "Achilles absent was Achilles still" ; aux absents les os; briller par son absence; "conspicuous by his absence" ; "in the hope to meet shortly again and make our absence sweet" .

N. inhabitant; resident, residentiary^†; dweller, indweller^†; addressee; occupier, occupant; householder, lodger, inmate, tenant, incumbent, sojourner, locum tenens, commorant^†; settler, squatter, backwoodsman, colonist; islander; denizen, citizen; burgher, oppidan^†, cockney, cit, townsman, burgess; villager; cottager, cottier^†, cotter; compatriot; backsettler^†, boarder; hotel keeper, innkeeper; habitant; paying guest; planter.

native, indigene, aborigines, autochthones^†; Englishman, John Bull; newcomer &c. (stranger) 57.

aboriginal, American^†, Caledonian, Cambrian, Canadian, Canuck*, downeaster , Scot, Scotchman, Hibernian, Irishman, Welshman, Uncle Sam, Yankee, Brother Jonathan.

garrison, crew; population; people &c. (mankind) 372; colony, settlement; household; mir^†.

V. inhabit &c. (be present) 186; endenizen &c. (locate oneself) 184^†.

Adj. indigenous; native, natal; autochthonal^†, autochthonous; British; English; American^†; Canadian, Irish, Scotch, Scottish, Welsh; domestic; domiciliated^†, domiciled; naturalized, vernacular, domesticated; domiciliary.

in the occupation of; garrisoned by, occupied by.

N. abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance|, tabernacle, throne, ark.

home, fatherland; country; homestead, homestall^†; fireside; hearth, hearth stone; chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side; harem, seraglio, zenana^†; household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile; native soil, native land.

habitat, range, stamping ground; haunt, hangout; biosphere; environment, ecological niche.

nest, nidus, snuggery^†; arbor, bower, &c. 191; lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry^†, rookery, hive; covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost; nidification; kala jagah^†.

bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation^†; barrack, casemate^†, casern^†.

tent &c. (covering) 223; building &c. (construction) 161; chamber &c. (receptacle) 191; xenodochium^†.

tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft^†.

cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy^†, shanty, dugout , wigwam; pen &c. (inclosure) 232; barn, bawn^†; kennel, sty, doghold^†, cote, coop, hutch, byre; cow house, cow shed; stable, dovecote, columbary^†, columbarium; shippen^†; igloo, iglu^†, jacal^†; lacustrine dwelling^†, lacuslake dwelling^†, lacuspile dwelling^†; log cabin, log house; shack, shebang*, tepee, topek^†.

house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace; kiosk, bungalow; casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house; temple &c. 1000.

hamlet, village, thorp^†, dorp^†, ham, kraal; borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis; suburb; province, country; county town, county seat; courthouse ; ghetto.

street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda^†, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews.

square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister; gardens, grove, residences; block of buildings, market place, place, plaza.

anchorage, roadstead, roads; dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor.

quarter, parish &c. (region) 181.

assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place; inn; hostel, hostelry; hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow^†, khan, hospice; public house, pub, pot house, mug house; gin mill, gin palace; bar, bar room; barrel house* , cabaret, chophouse; club, clubhouse; cookshop^†, dive , exchange ; grill room, saloon , shebeen^†; coffee house, eating house; canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet^†, posada^†; almshouse^†, poorhouse, townhouse .

garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance^†, demesne.

cage, terrarium, doghouse; pen, aviary; barn, stall; zoo.

V. take up one's abode &c. (locate oneself) 184; inhabit &c. (be present) 186.

Adj. urban, metropolitan; suburban; provincial, rural, rustic; domestic; cosmopolitan; palatial.

Phr. eigner Hert ist goldes Werth; "even cities have their graves" ; ubi libertas ibi patria; home sweet home.

N. contents; cargo, lading, freight, shipment, load, bale, burden, jag; cartload^†, shipload; cup of, basket of, &c. (receptacle) 191 of; inside &c. 221.; stuffing, ullage.

N. receptacle; inclosure &c. 232;

recipient, receiver, reservatory.compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, recess, nook; crypt, stall, pigeonhole,

cove, oriel; cave &c. (concavity) 252.capsule,

vesicle, cyst, pod, calyx, cancelli, utricle, bladder; pericarp, udder.stomach, paunch, venter, ventricle, crop, craw, maw, gizzard, breadbasket; mouth.

pocket, pouch, fob, sheath, scabbard, socket, bag, sac, sack, saccule, wallet, cardcase, scrip, poke, knit, knapsack, haversack, sachel, satchel, reticule, budget, net; ditty bag, ditty box; housewife, hussif; saddlebags; portfolio; quiver &c. (magazine) 636.

chest, box, coffer, caddy, case, casket, pyx, pix, caisson, desk, bureau, reliquary; trunk, portmanteau, band-box, valise; grip, grip sack ; skippet, vasculum; boot, imperial; vache; cage, manger, rack.

vessel, vase, bushel, barrel; canister, jar; pottle, basket, pannier, buck-basket, hopper, maund|, creel, cran, crate, cradle, bassinet, wisket, whisket, jardiniere, corbeille, hamper, dosser, dorser, tray, hod, scuttle, utensil; brazier; cuspidor, spittoon.

cistern &c. (store) 636; vat, caldron, barrel, cask, drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin, kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter, ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon; demijohn; flask, flasket; stoup, noggin, vial, phial, cruet, caster; urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza, patera; pig gin, big gin; tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol; tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher, mug, pipkin; galipot, gallipot; matrass, receiver, retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle; bowl, basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler, glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet|, tureen.

beaker, flask, Erlenmeyer flask, Florence flask, round-bottom flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, culture tube, pipette, Pasteur pipette, disposable pipette, syringe,

vial, carboy, vacuum flask, Petri dish, microtiter tray, centrifuge tube.bail, beaker, billy, canakin; catch basin, catch drain; chatti, lota, mussuk,

schooner , spider, terrine, toby, urceus.plate, platter, dish, trencher, calabash, porringer, potager, saucer, pan, crucible;

glassware, tableware; vitrics.compote, gravy boat, creamer, sugar

bowl, butter dish, mug, pitcher, punch bowl, chafing dish.shovel,

trowel, spoon, spatula, ladle, dipper, tablespoon, watch glass, thimble.closet, commode, cupboard, cellaret, chiffonniere, locker, bin, bunker, buffet, press, clothespress, safe, sideboard, drawer, chest of drawers, chest on chest, highboy, lowboy, till, scrutoire|, secretary, secretaire, davenport, bookcase, cabinet, canterbury; escritoire, etagere, vargueno,

vitrine.chamber, apartment, room, cabin; office, court, hall, atrium; suite of rooms, apartment , flat, story; saloon, salon, parlor; by-room, cubicle; presence chamber; sitting room, best room, keeping room, drawing room, reception room, state room; gallery, cabinet, closet; pew, box; boudoir; adytum, sanctum; bedroom, dormitory; refectory, dining room, salle-a-manger; nursery, schoolroom; library, study; studio; billiard room, smoking room; den; stateroom, tablinum, tenement.

bath room, bathroom, toilet, lavatory, powder room; john, jakes, necessary, loo;

men's room, ladies' room, rest room; .attic, loft, garret, cockloft, clerestory; cellar, vault, hold, cockpit; cubbyhole; cook house; entre-sol; mezzanine floor; ground floor, rez-de-chaussee; basement, kitchen, pantry, bawarchi-khana, scullery, offices; storeroom &c. (depository) 636;

lumber room; dairy, laundry.coach house; garage; hangar; outhouse;

penthouse; lean-to.portico, porch, stoop, stope, veranda, patio, lanai, terrace, deck; lobby, court, courtyard, hall, vestibule, corridor, passage, breezeway; ante room, ante chamber; lounge; piazza

.conservatory, greenhouse, bower, arbor,

summerhouse, alcove, grotto, hermitage.lodging &c. (abode) 189; bed &c. (support) 215; carriage &c. (vehicle) 272.

Adj. capsular; saccular, sacculated; recipient; ventricular, cystic, vascular, vesicular, cellular, camerated, locular, multilocular, polygastric; marsupial; siliquose, siliquous.

N. size, magnitude, dimension, bulk, volume; largeness &c. adj.; greatness &c. (of quantity) 31; expanse &c. (space) 180; amplitude, mass; proportions.

capacity, tonnage, tunnage; cordage; caliber, scantling.

turgidity &c. (expansion) 194; corpulence, obesity; plumpness &c. adj.; embonpoint, corporation, flesh and blood, lustihood.

hugeness &c. adj.; enormity, immensity, monstrosity.

giant, Brobdingnagian, Antaeus, Goliath, Gog and Magog, Gargantua, monster, mammoth, Cyclops; cachalot, whale, porpoise, behemoth, leviathan, elephant, hippopotamus; colossus; tun, cord, lump, bulk, block, loaf, mass, swad, clod, nugget, bushel, thumper, whooper, spanker, strapper; "Triton among the minnows" .

mountain, mound; heap &c. (assemblage) 72.

largest portion &c. 50; full size, life size.

V. be large &c. adj.; become large &c. (expand) 194.

Adj. large, big; great &c. (in quantity) 31; considerable, bulky, voluminous, ample, massive, massy; capacious, comprehensive; spacious &c. 180; mighty, towering, fine, magnificent.

corpulent, stout, fat, obese, plump, squab, full, lusty, strapping, bouncing; portly, burly, well-fed, full-grown; corn fed, gram fed; stalwart, brawny, fleshy; goodly; in good case, in good condition; in condition; chopping, jolly; chub faced, chubby faced.

lubberly, hulky, unwieldy, lumpish, gaunt, spanking, whacking, whopping, walloping, thumping, thundering, hulking; overgrown; puffy &c. (swollen) 194.

huge, immense, enormous, mighty; vast, vasty; amplitudinous, stupendous; monster, monstrous, humongous, monumental; elephantine, jumbo, mammoth; gigantic, gigantean, giant, giant like, titanic; prodigious, colossal, Cyclopean, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, Herculean, Gargantuan; infinite &c. 105.

large as life; plump as a dumpling, plump as a partridge; fat as a pig, fat as a quail, fat as butter, fat as brawn, fat as bacon.

immeasurable, unfathomable, unplumbed; inconceivable, unimaginable, unheard-of.

of cosmic proportions; of epic proportions, the mother of all, teh granddaddy of all.

N. littleness &c. adj.; smallness &c. (of quantity) 32; exiguity, inextension^†; parvitude^†, parvity^†; duodecimo^†; Elzevir edition, epitome, microcosm; rudiment; vanishing point; thinness &c. 203.

dwarf, pygmy, pigmy^†, Liliputian, chit, pigwidgeon^†, urchin, elf; atomy^†, dandiprat^†; doll, puppet; Tom Thumb, Hop-o'-my- thumb^†; manikin, mannikin; homunculus, dapperling^†, cock-sparrow.

animalcule, monad, mite, insect, emmet^†, fly, midge, gnat, shrimp, minnow, worm, maggot, entozoon^†; bacteria; infusoria^†; microzoa; phytozoaria^†; microbe; grub; tit, tomtit, runt, mouse, small fry; millet seed, mustard seed; barleycorn; pebble, grain of sand; molehill, button, bubble.

point; atom &c. (small quantity) 32; fragment &c. (small part) 51; powder &c. 330; point of a pin, mathematical point; minutiae &c. (unimportance) 643.

micrometer; vernier; scale.

microphotography, photomicrography, micrography^†; photomicrograph, microphotograph; microscopy; microscope (optical instruments) 445..

V. be little &c. adj.; lie in a nutshell; become small &c. (decrease) 36, (contract) 195.

Adj. little; small &c. (in quantity) 32; minute, diminutive, microscopic; microzoal; inconsiderable &c. (unimportant) 643; exiguous, puny, tiny, wee, petty, minikin^†, miniature, pygmy, pigmy^†, elfin; undersized; dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish; spare, stunted, limited; cramp, cramped; pollard, Liliputian, dapper, pocket; portative^†, portable; duodecimo^†; dumpy, squat; short &c. 201.

impalpable, intangible, evanescent, imperceptible, invisible, inappreciable, insignificant, inconsiderable, trivial; infinitesimal, homoeopathic^†; atomic, subatomic, corpuscular, molecular; rudimentary, rudimental; embryonic, vestigial.

weazen|!, scant, scraggy, scrubby; thin &c. (narrow) 203; granular &c. (powdery) 330; shrunk &c. 195; brevipennate^†.

Adv. in a small compass, in a nutshell; on a small scale; minutely, microscopically.

N. expansion; increase &c. 35 of size; enlargement, extension, augmentation; amplification, ampliation^†; aggrandizement, spread, increment, growth, development, pullulation, swell, dilation, rarefaction; turgescence^†, turgidness, turgidity; dispansion|; obesity &c. (size) 192; hydrocephalus, hydrophthalmus; dropsy, tumefaction, intumescence, swelling, tumor, diastole, distension; puffing, puffiness; inflation; pandiculation^†.

dilatability, expansibility.

germination, growth, upgrowth^†; accretion &c. 35; budding, gemmation^†.

overgrowth, overdistension^†; hypertrophy, tympany^†.

bulb &c. (convexity) 250; plumper; superiority of size.

big bang; Hubble constant.

V. become larger &c. (large &c. 192); expand, widen, enlarge, extend, grow, increase, incrassate^†, swell, gather; fill out; deploy, take open order, dilate, stretch, distend, spread; mantle, wax; grow up, spring up; bud, bourgeon, shoot, sprout, germinate, put forth, vegetate, pullulate, open, burst forth; gain flesh, gather flesh; outgrow; spread like wildfire, overrun.

be larger than; surpass &c. (be superior) 33.

render larger &c. (large &c. 192); expand, spread, extend, aggrandize, distend, develop, amplify, spread out, widen, magnify, rarefy, inflate, puff, blow up, stuff, pad, cram; exaggerate; fatten.

Adj. expanded &c. v.; larger &c. (large &c. 192; swollen; expansive; wide open, wide spread; flabelliform^†; overgrown, exaggerated, bloated, fat, turgid, tumid, hypertrophied, dropsical; pot bellied, swag bellied|; edematous, oedematous^†, obese, puffy, pursy^†, blowzy, bigswoln^†, distended; patulous; bulbous &c. (convex) 250; full blown, full grown, full formed; big &c. 192; abdominous^†, enchymatous^†, rhipidate^†; tumefacient^†, tumefying^†.

N. contraction, reduction, diminution; decrease &c. 36 of size; defalcation, decrement; lessening, shrinking &c. v.; compaction; tabes^†, collapse, emaciation, attenuation, tabefaction^†, consumption, marasmus^†, atrophy; systole, neck, hourglass.

condensation, compression, compactness; compendium &c. 596; squeezing &c. v.; strangulation; corrugation; astringency; astringents, sclerotics; contractility, compressibility; coarctation^†.

inferiority in size.

V. become small, become smaller; lessen, decrease &c. 36; grow less, dwindle, shrink, contract, narrow, shrivel, collapse, wither, lose flesh, wizen, fall away, waste, wane, ebb; decay &c. (deteriorate) 659.

be smaller than, fall short of; not come up to &c. (be inferior) 34.

render smaller, lessen, diminish, contract, draw in, narrow, coarctate^†; boil down; constrict, constringe^†; condense, compress, squeeze, corrugate, crimp, crunch, crush, crumple up, warp, purse up, pack, squeeze, stow; pinch, tighten, strangle; cramp; dwarf, bedwarf^†; shorten &c. 201; circumscribe &c. 229; restrain &c. 751.

abrade, pare, reduce, attenuate, rub down, scrape, file, file down, grind, grind down, chip, shave, shear, wear down.

Adj. contracting &c. v.; astringent; shrunk, contracted &c. v.; strangulated, tabid^†, wizened, stunted; waning &c. v.; neap, compact.

unexpanded &c. (expand &c. 194)^†; contractile; compressible; smaller &c. (small &c.193).

N. distance; space &c. 180; remoteness, farness^†, far-cry to; longinquity^†, elongation; offing, background; remote region; removedness^†; parallax; reach, span, stride.

outpost, outskirt; horizon; aphelion; foreign parts, ultima Thule, ne plus ultra, antipodes; long range, giant's stride.

dispersion &c.73.

length &c. 200.

cosmic distance, light-years.

V. be distant &c. adj.; extend to, stretch to, reach to, spread to, go to, get to, stretch away to; range.

remain at a distance; keep away, keep off, keep aloof, keep clear of, stand away, stand off, stand aloof, stand clear of, stay away, keep one's distance'.

distance; distance oneself from.

Adj. distant; far off, far away; remote, telescopic, distal, wide of; stretching to &c. v.; yon, yonder; ulterior; transmarine^†, transpontine^†, transatlantic, transalpine; tramontane; ultramontane, ultramundane^†; hyperborean, antipodean; inaccessible, out of the way; unapproached^†, unapproachable; incontiguous^†.

Adv. far off, far away; afar, afar off; off; away; a long way off, a great way off, a good way off; wide away, aloof; wide of, clear of; out of the way, out of reach; abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond; outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away " ; from pole to pole &c. (over great space) 180; to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth; out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark; a far cry to.

apart, asunder; wide apart, wide asunder; longo intervallo; at arm's length.

Phr. "distance lends enchantment" ; "it's a long long way to Tipperary"; out of sight, out of mind.

N. nearness &c. adj.; proximity, propinquity; vicinity, vicinage; neighborhood, adjacency; contiguity &c. 199.

short distance, short step, short cut; earshot, close quarters, stone's throw; bow shot, gun shot, pistol shot; hair's breadth, span.

purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, environs, alentours, suburbs, confines, banlieue^†, borderland; whereabouts.

bystander; neighbor, borderer^†.

approach &c. 286; convergence 7c. 290; perihelion.

V. be near &c. adj.; adjoin, hang about, trench on; border upon, verge upon; stand by, approximate, tread on the heels of, cling to, clasp, hug; huddle; hang upon the skirts of, hover over; burn.

touch &c. 199

bring near, draw near &c. 286; converge &c. 290; crowd &c. 72; place side by side &c. adv.

Adj. near, nigh; close at hand, near at hand; close, neighboring; bordering upon, contiguous, adjacent, adjoining; proximate, proximal; at hand, handy; near the mark, near run; home, intimate.

Adv. near, nigh; hard by, fast by; close to, close upon; hard upon; at the point of; next door to; within reach, within call,

within hearing, within earshot; within an ace of; but a step, not far from, at no great distance; on the verge of, on the brink of, on the skirts of; in the environs &c. n.; at one's door, at one's feet, at one's elbow, at one's finger's end, at one's side; on the tip of one's tongue; under one's nose; within a stone's throw &c. n.; in sight of, in presence of; at close quarters; cheek by jole^†, cheek by jowl; beside, alongside, side by side, tete-a-tete; in juxtaposition &c. (touching) 199; yardarm to yardarm, at the heels of; on the confines of, at the threshold, bordering upon, verging to; in the way.

about; hereabouts, thereabouts; roughly, in round numbers; approximately, approximatively^†; as good as, well-nigh.

N. interval, interspace^†; separation &c. 44; break, gap, opening; hole &c. 260; chasm, hiatus, caesura; interruption, interregnum; interstice, lacuna, cleft, mesh, crevice, chink, rime, creek, cranny, crack, chap, slit, fissure, scissure^†, rift, flaw, breach, rent, gash, cut, leak, dike, ha-ha.

gorge, defile, ravine, canon, crevasse, abyss, abysm; gulf; inlet, frith^†, strait, gully; pass; furrow &c. 259; abra^†; barranca^†, barranco^†; clove , gulch , notch ; yawning gulf; hiatus maxime, hiatus valde deflendus; parenthesis &c. (interjacence) 228^†; void 7c. (absence) 187; incompleteness &c. 53.

period &c. 108; interim (time) 106.

V. gape &c. (open) 260.

Adj. with an interval, far between; breachy^†, rimose^†, rimulose^†.

Adv. at intervals &c. (discontinuously) 70; longo intervallo.

N. contiguity, contact, proximity, apposition, abuttal^†, juxtaposition; abutment, osculation; meeting, appulse^†, rencontre^†, rencounter^†, syzygy, coincidence, coexistence; adhesion &c. 46; touching &c. v. (see touch 379).

borderland; frontier &c. (limit) 233; tangent; abutter.

V. be contiguous &c. adj.; join, adjoin, abut on, march with; graze, touch, meet, osculate, come in contact, coincide; coexist; adhere &c. 46.

juxtapose; contact; join (unite) 43; link (vinculum) 45.

Adj. contiguous; touching &c. v.; in contact &c. n.; conterminous, end to end, osculatory; pertingent|; tangential.

hand to hand; close to &c. (near) 197; with no interval &c. 198.

N. length, longitude, span; mileage; distance &c. 196.

line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius.

lengthening &c. v.; prolongation, production, protraction; tension, tensure^†; extension.

line, nail, inch, hand, palm, foot, cubit, yard, ell, fathom, rood, pole, furlong, mile, league; chain, link; arpent^†, handbreadth^†, jornada ^†, kos^†, vara^†.

astronomical unit, AU, light-year, parsec.

nanometer, nm, micron, micrometer, millimicron, millimeter, mm, centimeter, cm, meter, kilometer, km.

pedometer, perambulator; scale &c. (measurement) 466.

V. be long &c. adj.; stretch out, sprawl; extend to, reach to, stretch to; make a long arm, "drag its slow length along."

render long &c. adj.; lengthen, extend, elongate; stretch; prolong, produce, protract; let out, draw out, spin out|!; drawl.

enfilade, look along, view in perspective.

distend (expand) 194.

Adj. long, longsome^†; lengthy, wiredrawn^†, outstretched; lengthened &c. v.; sesquipedalian &c. (words) 577; interminable, no end of; macrocolous^†.

linear, lineal; longitudinal, oblong.

as long as my arm, as long as today and tomorrow; unshortened &c. (shorten &c. 201)^†.

Adv. lengthwise, at length, longitudinally, endlong^†, along; tandem; in a line &c. (continuously) 69; in perspective.

from end to end, from stem to stern, from head to foot, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, from top to toe; fore and aft.

N. shortness &c. adj.; brevity; littleness &c. 193; a span.

shortening &c. v.; abbreviation, abbreviature^†; abridgment, concision, retrenchment, curtailment, decurtation|; reduction &c. (contraction) 195; epitome &c. (compendium) 596.

elision, ellipsis; conciseness &c. (in style) 572.

abridger, epitomist^†, epitomizer^†.

V. be short &c. adj.; render short &c. adj.; shorten, curtail, abridge, abbreviate, take in, reduce; compress &c. (contract) 195; epitomize &c. 596.

retrench, cut short, obtruncate^†; scrimp, cut, chop up, hack, hew; cut down, pare down; clip, dock, lop, prune, shear, shave, mow, reap, crop; snub; truncate, pollard, stunt, nip, check the growth of; foreshorten.

Adj. short, brief, curt; compendious, compact; stubby, scrimp; shorn, stubbed; stumpy, thickset, pug; chunky , decurtate^†; retrousse^†; stocky; squab, squabby^†; squat, dumpy; little &c. 193; curtailed of its fair proportions; short by; oblate; concise &c. 572; summary.

Adv. shortly &c. adj.; in short &c. (concisely) 572.

N. breadth, width, latitude, amplitude; diameter, bore, caliber, radius; superficial extent &c. (space) 180.

thickness, crassitude^†; corpulence &c. (size) 192; dilation &c. (expansion) 194.

V. be broad &c. adj.; become broad, render broad &c. adj.; expand &c. 194; thicken, widen, calibrate.

Adj. broad, wide, ample, extended; discous^†; fanlike; outspread, outstretched; "wide as a church-door" ; latifoliate^†, latifolous^†.

thick, dumpy, squab, squat, thickset; thick as a rope.

Thinness.

N. narrowness &c. adj.; closeness, exility^†; exiguity 7c. (little) 193.

line; hair's breadth, finger's breadth; strip, streak, vein.

monolayer; epitaxial deposition.

thinness &c. adj.; tenuity; emaciation, macilency^†, marcor|.

shaving, slip &c. (filament) 205; thread paper, skeleton, shadow, anatomy, spindleshanks^†, lantern jaws, mere skin and bone.

middle constriction, stricture, neck, waist, isthmus, wasp, hourglass; ridge, ghaut^†, ghat^†, pass; ravine &c. 198.

narrowing, coarctation^†, angustation^†, tapering; contraction &c. 195.

V. be narrow &c. adj.; narrow, taper, contract &c. 195; render narrow &c. adj; waste away.

Adj. narrow, close; slender, thin, fine; thread-like &c. (filament) 205; finespun^†, gossamer; paper-thin; taper, slim, slight-made; scant, scanty; spare, delicate, incapacious^†; contracted &c. 195; unexpanded &c. (expand &c. 194)^†; slender as a thread.

emaciated, lean, meager, gaunt, macilent^†; lank, lanky; weedy, skinny; scrawny slinky; starved, starveling; herring gutted; worn to a shadow, lean as a rake ; thin as a lath, thin as a whipping post, thin as a wafer; hatchet-faced; lantern-jawed.

attenuated, shriveled, extenuated, tabid^†, marcid|, barebone, rawboned.

monomolecular.

N. layer, stratum, strata, course, bed, zone, substratum, substrata, floor, flag, stage, story, tier, slab, escarpment; table, tablet; dess^†; flagstone; board, plank; trencher, platter.

plate; lamina, lamella; sheet, foil; wafer; scale, flake, peel; coat, pellicle; membrane, film; leaf; slice, shive^†, cut, rasher, shaving, integument &c. (covering) 223; eschar^†.

stratification, scaliness, nest of boxes, coats of an onion.

monolayer; bilayer; trilayer, .

V. slice, shave, pare, peel; delaminate; plate, coat, veneer; cover &c. 223.

Adj. lamellar, lamellated^†, lamelliform^†, layered; laminated, laminiferous^†; micaceous^†; schistose, schistous^†; scaly, filmy, membranous, pellicular, flaky, squamous; foliated, foliaceous^†; stratified, stratiform; tabular, discoid; spathic^†, spathose^†.

trilamellar^†.

graphitic^†.

N. filament, line; fiber, fibril; funicle^†, vein; hair, capillament^†, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili; tendril, gossamer; hair stroke; veinlet^†, venula^†, venule^†.

wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute.

strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving.

beard &c. (roughness) 256; ramification; strand.

Adj. filamentous, filamentiferous^†, filaceous^†, filiform^†; fibrous, fibrillous^†; thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy; capillary, capilliform^†; funicular, wire-drawn; anguilliform^†; flagelliform^†; hairy &c. (rough) 256; taeniate^†, taeniform^†, taenioid^†; venose^†, venous.

N. height, altitude, elevation; eminence, pitch; loftiness &c. adj.; sublimity.

tallness &c. adj.; stature, procerity^†; prominence &c. 250.

colossus &c. (size) 192; giant, grenadier, giraffe, camelopard.

mount, mountain; hill alto, butte , monticle^†, fell, knap^†; cape; headland, foreland^†; promontory; ridge, hog's back, dune; rising ground, vantage ground; down; moor, moorland; Alp; uplands, highlands; heights &c. (summit), 210; knob, loma^†, pena ^†, picacho^†, tump^†; knoll, hummock, hillock, barrow, mound, mole; steeps, bluff, cliff, craig^†, tor^†, peak, pike, clough^†; escarpment, edge, ledge, brae; dizzy height.

tower, pillar, column, obelisk, monument, steeple, spire, minaret, campanile, turret, dome, cupola;skyscraper.

pole, pikestaff, maypole, flagstaff; top mast, topgallant mast.

ceiling &c. (covering) 223.

high water; high tide, flood tide, spring tide.

altimetry &c. (angel) 244^†; batophobia^†.

satellite, spy-in-the-sky.

V. be high &c. adj.; tower, soar, command; hover, hover over, fly over;orbit, be in orbit; cap, culminate; overhang, hang over, impend, beetle, bestride, ride, mount; perch, surmount; cover &c. 223; overtop &c. (be superior) 33; stand on tiptoe.

become high &c. adj.; grow higher, grow taller; upgrow^†; rise &c. (ascend) 305;send into orbit.

render high &c. adj.; heighten &c. (elevate) 307.

Adj. high, elevated, eminent, exalted, lofty, tall; gigantic &c. (big) 192; Patagonian; towering, beetling, soaring, hanging ; elevated &c. 307; upper; highest &c. (topmost) 210; high reaching, insessorial^†, perching.

upland, moorland; hilly, knobby ; mountainous, alpine, subalpine, heaven kissing; cloudtopt^†, cloudcapt^†, cloudtouching^†; aerial.

overhanging &c. v. ; incumbent, overlying, superincumbent^†, supernatant, superimposed; prominent &c. c. 250.

tall as a maypole, tall as a poplar, tall as a steeple, lanky &c. (thin) 203.

Adv. on high, high up, aloft, up, above, aloof, overhead; airwind^†; upstairs, abovestairs^†; in the clouds; on tiptoe, on stilts, on the shoulders of; over head and ears; breast high.

over, upwards; from top to bottom &c. (completely) 52.

Phr. e meglio cader dalle finistre che dal tetto.

N. lowness &c. adj.; debasement, depression, prostration &c. (horizontal) 213; depression &c. (concave) 252.

molehill; lowlands; basement floor, ground floor; rez de chaussee; cellar; hold, bilge; feet, heels.

low water; low tide, ebb tide, neap tide, spring tide.

V. be low &c. adj.; lie low, lie flat; underlie; crouch, slouch, wallow, grovel; lower &c. (depress) 308.

Adj. low, neap, debased; nether, nether most; flat, level with the ground; lying low &c. v.; crouched, subjacent, squat, prostrate &c. (horizontal) 213.

Adv. under; beneath, underneath; below; downwards; adown^†, at the foot of; under foot, under ground; down stairs, below stairs; at a low ebb; below par.

N. depth; deepness &c. adj.; profundity, depression &c. (concavity) 252.

hollow, pit, shaft, well, crater; gulf &c. 198; bowels of the earth, botttomless pit^†, hell.

soundings, depth of water, water, draught, submersion; plummet, sound, probe; sounding rod, sounding line; lead.

bathymetry.

sonar, side-looking sonar; bathometer^†.

V. be deep &c. adj.; render deep &c. adj.; deepen.

plunge &c. 310; sound, fathom, plumb, cast the lead, heave the lead, take soundings, make soundings; dig &c. (excavate) 252.

Adj. deep, deep seated; profound, sunk, buried; submerged &c. 310; subaqueous, submarine, subterranean, subterraneous, subterrene^†; underground.

bottomless, soundless, fathomless; unfathomed, unfathomable; abysmal; deep as a well; bathycolpian^†; benthal^†, benthopelagic^†; downreaching^†, yawning.

knee deep, ankle deep.

Adv. beyond one's depth, out of one's depth; over head and ears; mark twine, mark twain.

N. shallowness &c. adj.; shoals; mere scratch. Adj. shallow, slight, superficial; skin deep, ankle deep, knee deep; just enough to wet one's feet; shoal, shoaly^†.

N. summit, summity|; top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point; turn of the tide, fountain head; water shed, water parting; sky, pole.

tip, tip top; crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib; end &c. 67; crown, brow; head, nob^†, noddle^†, pate; capsheaf^†.

high places, heights.

topgallant mast, sky scraper; quarter deck, hurricane deck.

architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus^†, capital, epistyle^†, sconce, pediment, entablature^†; tympanum; ceiling &c. (covering) 223.

attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story.

summit conference, summit; peak of achievement, peak of performance; peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys .

V. culminate, crown, top; overtop &c. (be superior to) 33.

Adj. highest &c. (high &c. 206); top; top most, upper most; tiptop; culminating &c. v.; meridian, meridional^†; capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant.

Adv. atop, at the top of the tree.

Phr. en flute; fleur deau.

N. base, basement; plinth, dado, wainscot; baseboard, mopboard^†; bedrock, hardpan ; foundation &c. (support) 215; substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck; footing, ground work, basis; hold, bilge.

bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root; centerboard.

Adj. bottom, undermost, nethermost; fundamental; founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.

N. verticality; erectness &c. adj.; perpendicularity &c. 216a; right angle, normal; azimuth circle.

wall, precipice, cliff.

elevation, erection; square, plumb line, plummet.

V. be vertical &c. adj.; stand up, stand on end, stand erect, stand upright; stick up, cock up.

render vertical &c. adj.; set up, stick up, raise up, cock up; erect, rear, raise on its legs.

Adj. vertical, upright, erect, perpendicular, plumb, normal, straight, bolt, upright; rampant; standing up &c. v.; rectangular, orthogonal &c. 216a.

Adv. vertically &c. adj.; up, on end; up on end, right on end; a plomb, endwise; one one's legs; at right angles.

N. horizontality^†; flatness; level, plane; stratum &c. 204; dead level, dead flat; level plane.

recumbency, lying down &c. v.; reclination^†, decumbence^†; decumbency^†, discumbency|; proneness &c. adj.; accubation^†, supination^†, resupination^†, prostration; azimuth.

plain, floor, platform, bowling green; cricket ground; croquet ground, croquet lawn; billiard table; terrace, estrade^†, esplanade, parterre.

table land, plateau, ledge; butte; mesa (plain) 344.

level, spirit level.

V. be horizontal &c. adj.; lie, recline, couch; lie down, lie flat, lie prostrate; sprawl, loll, sit down.

render horizontal &c. adj.; lay down, lay out; level, flatten; prostrate, knock down, floor, fell.

Adj. horizontal, level, even, plane; flat &c. 251; flat as a billiard table, flat as a bowling green; alluvial; calm, calm as a mill pond; smooth, smooth as glass.

recumbent, decumbent, procumbent, accumbent^†; lying &c. v.; prone, supine, couchant, jacent^†, prostrate, recubant^†.

Adv. horizontally &c. adj.; on one's back, on all fours, on its beam ends.

N. pendency^†, dependency; suspension, hanging &c. v.; pedicel, pedicle, peduncle; tail, train, flap, skirt, pigtail, pony tail, pendulum; hangnail

peg, knob, button, hook, nail, stud, ring, staple, tenterhook;; fastening &c. 45; spar, horse.

V. be pendent &c. adj.; hang, depend, swing, dangle; swag; daggle^†, flap, trail, flow; beetle.

suspend, hang, sling, hook up, hitch, fasten to, append.

Adj. pendent, pendulous; pensile; hanging &c. v.; beetling, jutting over, overhanging, projecting; dependent; suspended &c. v.; loose, flowing.

having a peduncle &c. n.; pedunculate^†, tailed, caudate.

N. support, ground, foundation, base, basis; terra firma; bearing, fulcrum, bait , caudex crib^†; point d'appui, <gr pou="" sto="" gr="">, purchase footing, hold, locus standi; landing place, landing stage; stage, platform; block; rest, resting place; groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention; floor &c. (basement) 211.

supporter; aid &c. 707; prop, stand, anvil, fulciment|; cue rest, jigger; monkey; stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage; sleeper; stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit^†, outrigger; ratlings^†.

staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle^†; bourdon^†, cowlstaff^†, lathi^†, mahlstick^†.

post, pillar, shaft, thill^†, column, pilaster; pediment, pedicle; pedestal; plinth, shank, leg, socle^†, zocle^†; buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment; baluster, banister, stanchion; balustrade; headstone; upright; door post, jamb, door jamb.

frame, framework; scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis^†, trave^†, corner stone, summer, transom; rung, round, step, sill; angle rafter, hip rafter; cantilever, modillion^†;; crown post, king post; vertebra.

columella^†, backbone; keystone; axle, axletree; axis; arch, mainstay.

trunnion, pivot, rowlock^†; peg &c. (pendency) 214^†; tiebeam &c. (fastening) 45; thole pin^†.

board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet^†, trivet, arbor, rack; mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf^†; slab, console; counter, dresser; flange, corbel ; table, trestle; shoulder; perch; horse; easel, desk; clotheshorse, hatrack; retable; teapoy^†.

seat, throne, dais; divan, musnud^†; chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall; arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair; couch, fauteuil, woolsack^†, ottoman, settle, squab, bench; aparejo^†, faldstool^†, horn; long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair; lamba chauki^†, lamba kursi^†; saddle, pannel^†, pillion; side saddle, pack saddle; pommel.

bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed^†, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead; four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang^†; bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse^†; pillow, bolster; mat, rug, cushion.

footstool, hassock; tabouret^†; tripod, monopod.

Atlas, Persides, Atlantes^†, Caryatides, Hercules.

V. be supported &c.; lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on &c.; have at one's back; bestride, bestraddle^†.

support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder; hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up; uphold, upbear^†; prop; under prop, under pin, under set; riprap; bandage &c. 43.

give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations; bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed.

maintain, keep on foot; aid &c. 707.

Adj. supporting, supported &c. v.; fundamental; dorsigerous^†.

Adv. astride on, straddle. </gr>

N. {ant. 216a} parallelism; coextension^†; equidistance^†; similarity &c. 17.

Adj. parallel; coextensive; equidistant.

Adv. alongside &c. (laterally) 236.

N. {ant. 216} perpendicularity, orthogonality; verticality, &c. 212.V. be perpendicular, be orthogonal; intersect at right angles, be rectangular, be at right angles to, intersect at 90 degrees; have

no correlation.Adj. orthogonal, perpendicular; rectangular; uncorrelated.

N. obliquity, inclination, slope, slant, crookedness &c. adj.; slopeness^†; leaning &c. v.; bevel, tilt; bias, list, twist, swag, cant, lurch; distortion &c. 243; bend &c. (curve) 245; tower of Pisa.

acclivity, rise, ascent, gradient, khudd^†, rising ground, hill, bank, declivity, downhill, dip, fall, devexity|; gentle slope, rapid slope, easy ascent, easy descent; shelving beach; talus; monagne Russe; facilis descensus averni.

V. intersect; lack parallelism.

N. inversion, eversion, subversion, reversion, retroversion, introversion; contraposition &c. 237^†; contrariety &c. 14; reversal; turn of the tide.

overturn; somersault, somerset; summerset^†; culbute^†; revulsion; pirouette.

transposition, transposal^†, anastrophy^†, metastasis, hyperbaton^†, anastrophe^†, hysteron proteron, hypallage^†, synchysis^†, tmesis^†, parenthesis; metathesis; palindrome.

pronation and supination^†.

V. be inverted &c.; turn round, turn about, turn to the right about, go round, go about, go to the right about, wheel round, wheel about, wheel to the right about; turn over, go over, tilt over, topple over; capsize, turn turtle.

invert, subvert, retrovert^†, introvert; reverse; up turn, over turn, up set, over set; turn topsy turvy &c. adj.; culbuter^†; transpose, put the cart before the horse, turn the tables.

Adj. inverted &c. v.; wrong side out, wrong side up; inside out, upside down; bottom upwards, keel upwards; supine, on one's head, topsy- turvy, sens dessus dessous.

inverse; reverse &c. (contrary) 14; opposite &c. 237.

top heavy.

Adv. inversely &c. adj.; hirdy-girdy^†; heels over head, head over heels.

N. crossing &c. v.; intersection, interdigitation; decussation^†, transversion^†; convolution &c. 248; level crossing.

reticulation, network; inosculation^†, anastomosis, intertexture^†, mortise.

net, plexus, web, mesh, twill, skein, sleeve, felt, lace; wicker; mat, matting; plait, trellis, wattle, lattice, grating, grille, gridiron, tracery, fretwork, filigree, reticle; tissue, netting, mokes^†; rivulation^†.

cross, chain, wreath, braid, cat's cradle, knot; entangle &c. (disorder) 59.

cloth, linen, muslin, cambric &c.

webfoot.

V. cross, decussate^†; intersect, interlace, intertwine, intertwist^†, interweave, interdigitate, interlink.

twine, entwine, weave, inweave^†, twist, wreathe; anastomose, inosculate^†, dovetail, splice, link; lace, tat.

mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill; tangle, entangle, ravel; net, knot; dishevel, raddle^†.

Adj. crossing &c. v.; crossed, matted &c, v. transverse.

cross, cruciform, crucial; retiform^†, reticular, reticulated; areolar^†, cancellated^†, grated, barred, streaked; textile; crossbarred^†, cruciate^†, palmiped^†, secant; web-footed.

Adv. cross, thwart, athwart, transversely; at grade ; crosswise.

N. exteriority^†; outside, exterior; surface, superficies; skin &c. (covering) 223; superstratum^†; disk, disc; face, facet; extrados^†.

excentricity^†; eccentricity; circumjacence &c. 227^†.

V. be exterior &c. adj.; lie around &c. 227.

place exteriorly, place outwardly, place outside; put out, turn out.

Adj. exterior, external; outer most; outward, outlying, outside, outdoor; round about &c. 227; extramural; extralimitary^†, extramundane.

superficial, skin-deep; frontal, discoid.

extraregarding^†; excentric^†, eccentric; outstanding; extrinsic &c. 6; ecdemic, exomorphic^†.

Adv. externally &c. adj.; out, with out, over, outwards, ab extra, out of doors; extra muros.

in the open air; sub Jove, sub dio; a la belle etoile, al fresco.

N. interiority; inside, interior; interspace^†, subsoil, substratum; intrados.

contents &c. 190; substance, pith, marrow; backbone &c. (center) 222; heart, bosom, breast; abdomen; vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings^†, womb, lap; penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses; cave &c. (concavity) 252.

V. be inside &c. adj.; within &c. adv.

place within, keep within; inclose &c. (circumscribe) 229; intern; imbed &c. (insert) 300.

Adj. interior, internal; inner, inside, inward, intraregarding^†; inmost, innermost; deep seated, gut; intestine, intestinal; inland; subcutaneous; abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic; interstitial &c. (interjacent) 228^†; inwrought &c. (intrinsic) 5; inclosed &c. v.

home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular; endemic.

Adv. internally &c. adj.; inwards, within, in, inly^†; here in, there in, where in; ab intra, withinside^†; in doors, within doors; at home, in the bosom of one's family.

N. centrality, centricalness^†, center; middle &c. 68; focus &c. 74.

core, kernel; nucleus, nucleolus; heart, pole axis, bull's eye; nave, navel; umbilicus, backbone, marrow, pith; vertebra, vertebral column; hotbed; concentration &c. (convergence) 290; centralization; symmetry.

center of gravity, center of pressure, center of percussion, center of oscillation, center of buoyancy &c.; metacenter^†.

V. be central &c. adj.; converge &c. 290.

render central, centralize, concentrate; bring to a focus.

Adj. central, centrical^†; middle &c. 68; azygous, axial, focal, umbilical, concentric; middlemost; rachidian^†; spinal, vertebral.

Adv. middle; midst; centrally &c. adj.

N. covering, cover; baldachin, baldachino^†, baldaquin^†; canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade; veil (shade) 424; shield &c. (defense) 717.

roof, ceiling, thatch, tile; pantile, pentile^†; tiling, slates, slating, leads; barrack , plafond, planchment ^†, tiling, shed &c. (abode) 189.

top, lid, covercle|, door, operculum; bulkhead .

bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil^†, finger stall.

coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget^†; housing; antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah^†, pillowcase, pillowslip^†; linoleum; saddle cloth, blanket cloth; tidy; tilpah ^†, apishamore ^†.

integument , tegument; skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen^†, hide; pelt, peltry^†; cordwain^†; derm^†; robe, buffalo robe ; cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis.

clothing &c. 225; mask &c. (concealment) 530.

peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat; eggshell, glume^†.

capsule; sheath, sheathing; pod, cod; casing, case, theca^†; elytron^†; elytrum^†; involucrum; wrapping, wrapper; envelope, vesicle; corn husk, corn shuck ; dermatology, conchology; testaceology^†.

inunction^†; incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction|; scale &c. (layer) 204.

veneer, facing; overlay; plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate; engobe^†; ormolu; Sheffield plate; pavement; coating, paint; varnish &c. (resin) 356a; plating, barrel plating, anointing &c. v.; enamel; epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition; ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo; cerement; ointment &c. (grease) 356.

V. cover; superpose, superimpose; overlay, overspread; wrap &c. 225; encase, incase^†; face, case, veneer, pave, paper; tip, cap, bind; bulkhead, bulkhead in; clapboard .

coat, paint, varnish, pay, incrust, stucco, dab, plaster, tar; wash; besmear, bedaub; anoint, do over; gild, plate, japan, lacquer, lacker^†, enamel, whitewash; parget^†; lay it on thick.

overlie, overarch^†; endome^†; conceal &c. 528.

anodize.

galvanize.

Adj. covering &c. v.; superimposed, overlaid, plated &c. v.; cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary^†, skinny, scaly, squamous; covered &c. v.; imbricated, loricated^†, armor plated, ironclad; under cover; cowled, cucullate^†, dermatoid^†, encuirassed^†, hooded, squamiferous^†, tectiform^†; vaginate^†.

N. lining, inner coating; coating &c. (covering) 223; stalactite, stalagmite.

filling, stuffing, wadding, padding.

wainscot, parietes, wall.

V. line, stuff, incrust, wad, pad, fill.

Adj. lined &c. v..

N. clothing, investment; covering &c. 223; dress, raiment, drapery, costume, attire, guise, toilet, toilette, trim; habiliment; vesture, vestment; garment, garb, palliament|, apparel, wardrobe, wearing apparel, clothes, things; underclothes.

array; tailoring, millinery; finery &c. (ornament) 847; full dress &c. (show) 882; garniture; theatrical properties.

outfit, equipment, trousseau; uniform, regimentals; continentals ; canonicals &c. 999; livery, gear, harness, turn-out, accouterment, caparison, suit, rigging, trappings, traps, slops, togs, toggery^†; day wear, night wear, zoot suit; designer clothes; masquerade.

dishabille, morning dress, undress.

kimono; lungi^†; shooting-coat; mufti; rags, tatters, old clothes; mourning, weeds; duds; slippers.

robe, tunic, paletot^†, habit, gown, coat, frock, blouse, toga, smock frock, claw coat, hammer coat, Prince Albert coat^†, sack coat, tuxedo coat, frock coat, dress coat, tail coat.

cloak, pall, mantle, mantlet mantua^†, shawl, pelisse, wrapper; veil; cape, tippet, kirtle^†, plaid, muffler, comforter, haik^†, huke|, chlamys^†, mantilla, tabard, housing, horse cloth, burnoose, burnous, roquelaure^†; houppelande; surcoat, overcoat, great coat; surtout, spencer^†; mackintosh, waterproof, raincoat; ulster, P- coat, dreadnought, wraprascal^†, poncho, cardinal, pelerine^†; barbe^†, chudder^†, jubbah^†, oilskins, pajamas, pilot jacket, talma

jacket^†, vest, jerkin, waistcoat, doublet, camisole, gabardine; farthingale, kilt, jupe^†, crinoline, bustle, panier, skirt, apron, pinafore; bloomer, bloomers; chaqueta^†, songtag, tablier^†.

pants, trousers, trowsers^†; breeches, pantaloons, inexpressibles|!, overalls, smalls, small clothes; shintiyan|!; shorts, jockey shorts, boxer shorts; tights, drawers, panties, unmentionables; knickers, knickerbockers; philibeg^†, fillibeg^†; pants suit; culottes; jeans, blue jeans, dungarees, denims.

Levis, Calvin Klein, Calvins, Bonjour, Gloria Vanderbilt.

headdress, headgear; chapeau, crush hat, opera hat; kaffiyeh; sombrero, jam, tam-o-shanter, tarboosh^†, topi, sola topi, pagri^†, puggaree^†; cap, hat, beaver hat, coonskin cap; castor, bonnet, tile, wideawake, billycock^†, wimple; nightcap, mobcap^†, skullcap; hood, coif; capote^†, calash; kerchief, snood, babushka; head, coiffure; crown &c. (circle) 247; chignon, pelt, wig, front, peruke, periwig, caftan, turban, fez, shako, csako^†, busby; kepi^†, forage cap, bearskin; baseball cap; fishing hat; helmet &c. 717; mask, domino.

body clothes; linen; hickory shirt ; shirt, sark^†, smock, shift, chemise; night gown, negligee, dressing gown, night shirt; bedgown^†, sac de nuit.

underclothes, underpants, undershirt; slip, brassiere, corset, stays, corsage, corset, corselet, bodice, girdle &c. (circle) 247; stomacher; petticoat, panties; under waistcoat; jock, athletic supporter, jockstrap.

sweater, jersey; cardigan; turtleneck, pullover; sweater vest.

neckerchief, neckcloth^†; tie, ruff, collar, cravat, stock, handkerchief, scarf; bib, tucker; boa; cummerbund, rumal^†, rabat^†.

shoe, pump, boot, slipper, sandal, galoche^†, galoshes, patten, clog; sneakers, running shoes, hiking boots; high-low; Blucher boot, wellington boot, Hessian boot, jack boot, top boot; Balmoral^†; arctics, bootee, bootikin^†, brogan, chaparajos^†; chavar^†, chivarras^†, chivarros^†; gums , larrigan ^†, rubbers, showshoe, stogy^†, veldtschoen, legging, buskin, greave^†, galligaskin^†, gamache^†, gamashes^†, moccasin, gambado, gaiter, spatterdash^†, brogue, antigropelos^†; stocking, hose, gaskins^†, trunk hose, sock; hosiery.

glove, gauntlet, mitten, cuff, wristband, sleeve.

swaddling cloth, baby linen, layette; ice wool; taffeta.

pocket handkerchief, hanky^†, hankie.

clothier, tailor, milliner, costumier, sempstress^†, snip; dressmaker, habitmaker^†, breechesmaker^†, shoemaker; Crispin; friseur; cordwainer^†, cobbler, hosier^†, hatter; draper, linen draper, haberdasher, mercer.

diaper, nappy^†; disposable diaper, cloth diaper; Luvs, Huggies.

V. invest; cover &c. 223; envelope, lap, involve; inwrap^†, enwrap; wrap; fold up, wrap up, lap up, muffle up; overlap; sheath, swathe, swaddle, roll up in, circumvest.

vest, clothe, array, dress, dight^†, drape, robe, enrobe, attire, apparel, accounter^†, rig, fit out; deck &c. (ornament) 847; perk, equip, harness, caparison.

wear; don; put on, huddle on, slip on; mantle.

Adj. invested &c. v.; habited; dighted^†; barbed, barded; clad, costume, shod, chausse; en grande tenue &c. (show) 882.

sartorial.

Phr. "the soul of this man is his clothes" .

N. divestment; taking off &c. v..

nudity; bareness &c. adj.; undress; dishabille &c. 225; the altogether; nudation^†, denudation; decortication, depilation, excoriation, desquamation; molting; exfoliation; trichosis.

V. divest; uncover &c. (cover &c. 223); denude, bare, strip; disfurnish^†; undress, disrobe &c. (dress, enrobe &c. 225); uncoif^†; dismantle; put off, take off, cast off; doff; peel, pare, decorticate, excoriate, skin, scalp, flay; expose, lay open; exfoliate, molt, mew; cast the skin.

Adj. divested &c. v.; bare, naked, nude; undressed, undraped; denuded; exposed; in dishabille; bald, threadbare, ragged, callow, roofless.

in a state of nature, in nature's garb, in the buff, in native buff, in birthday suit; in puris naturalibus; with nothing on, stark naked, stark raving naked ; bald as a coot, bare as the back of one's hand; out at elbows; barefoot; bareback, barebacked; leafless, napless^†, hairless.

N. circumjacence^†, circumambience^†; environment, encompassment; atmosphere, medium, surroundings.

outpost; border &c. (edge) 231; girdle &c. (circumference) 230; outskirts, boulebards, suburbs, purlieus, precincts, faubourgs^†, environs, entourage, banlieue^†; neighborhood, vicinage, vicinity.

V. lie around &c. adv.; surround, beset, compass, encompass, environ, inclose, enclose, encircle, embrace, circumvent, lap, gird; belt; begird, engird^†; skirt, twine round; hem in &c. (circumscribe) 229.

Adj. circumjacent, circumambient^†, circumfluent^†; ambient; surrounding &c. v.; circumferential, suburban.

Adv. around, about; without; on every side; on all sides; right and left, all round, round about.

N. interposition, interjacence^†, intercurrence^†, intervenience^†, interlocation^†, interdigitation, interjection, interpolation, interlineation, interspersion, intercalation.

interpenetration; permeation; infiltration.

intervention, interference; intrusion, obtrusion; insinuation.

insertion &c. 300; dovetailing; embolism.

intermediary, intermedium^†; go between, bodkin|!, intruder, interloper; parenthesis, episode, flyleaf.

partition, septum, diaphragm; midriff; dissepiment^†; party wall, panel, room divider.

halfway house.

V. lie between, come between, get between; intervene, slide in, interpenetrate, permeate.

put between, introduce, import, throw in, wedge in, edge in, jam in, worm in, foist in, run in, plow in, work in; interpose, interject, intercalate, interpolate, interline, interleave, intersperse, interweave, interlard, interdigitate, sandwich in, fit in, squeeze in; let in, dovetail, splice, mortise; insinuate, smuggle; infiltrate, ingrain.

interfere, put in an oar, thrust one's nose in; intrude, obtrude; have a finger in the pie; introduce the thin end of the wedge; thrust in &c. (insert) 300.

Adj. interjacent^†, intercurrent^†, intervenient^†, intervening &c. v., intermediate, intermediary, intercalary, interstitial; embolismal^†.

parenthetical, episodic; mediterranean; intrusive; embosomed^†; merged.

Adv. between, betwixt; twixt; among, amongst; amid, amidst; mid, midst; in the thick of; betwixt and between; sandwich-wise; parenthetically, obiter dictum.

N. circumscription, limitation, inclosure; confinement &c. (restraint) 751; circumvallation^†; encincture; envelope &c. 232.

container (receptacle) 191.

V. circumscribe, limit, bound, confine, inclose; surround &c. 227; compass about; imprison &c. (restrain) 751; hedge in, wall in, rail in; fence round, fence in,hedge round; picket; corral.

enfold, bury, encase, incase^†, pack up, enshrine, inclasp^†; wrap up &c. (invest) 225; embay^†, embosom^†.

containment (inclusion) 76.

Adj. circumscribed &c. v.; begirt^†, lapt^†; buried in, immersed in; embosomed^†, in the bosom of, imbedded, encysted, mewed up; imprisoned &c. 751; landlocked, in a ring fence.

N. outline, circumference; perimeter, periphery, ambit, circuit, lines tournure^†, contour, profile, silhouette; bounds; coast line. zone, belt, girth, band, baldric, zodiac, girdle, tyre, cingle^†, clasp, girt; cordon &c. (inclosure) 232; circlet, &c. 247..

N. edge, verge, brink, brow, brim, margin, border, confine, skirt, rim, flange, side, mouth; jaws, chops, chaps, fauces; lip, muzzle.

threshold, door, porch; portal &c. (opening) 260; coast, shore.

frame, fringe, flounce, frill, list, trimming, edging, skirting, hem, selvedge, welt, furbelow, valance, gimp.

Adj. border, marginal, skirting; labial, labiated^†, marginated^†.

N. inclosure, envelope; case &c. (receptacle) 191; wrapper; girdle &c. 230.

pen, fold; pen fold, in fold, sheep fold; paddock, pound; corral; yard; net, seine net.

wall, hedge, hedge row; espalier; fence &c. (defense) 717; pale, paling, balustrade, rail, railing, quickset hedge, park paling, circumvallation^†, enceinte, ring fence.

barrier, barricade; gate, gateway; bent, dingle ; door, hatch, cordon; prison &c. 752.

dike, dyke, ditch, fosse^†, moat.

V. inclose, circumscribe &c. 229.

N. limit, boundary, bounds, confine, enclave, term, bourn, verge, curbstone^†, but, pale, reservation; termination, terminus; stint, frontier, precinct, marches; backwoods.

boundary line, landmark; line of demarcation, line of circumvallation^†; pillars of Hercules; Rubicon, turning point; ne plus ultra; sluice, floodgate.

Adj. definite; conterminate|, conterminable^†; terminal, frontier; bordering.

Adv. thus far, thus far and no further.

Phr. stick to the reservation; go beyond the pale.

N. front; fore, forepart; foreground; face, disk, disc, frontage; facade, proscenium, facia, frontispiece; anteriority^†; obverse .

fore rank, front rank; van, vanguard; advanced guard; outpost; first line; scout.

brow, forehead, visage, physiognomy, phiz^†, countenance, mut*^†; rostrum, beak, bow, stem, prow, prore^†, jib.

pioneer &c. (precursor) 64; metoposcopy^†.

V. be in front, stand in front &c. adj.; front, face, confront; bend forwards; come to the front, come to the fore.

Adj. fore, anterior, front, frontal.

Adv. before; in front, in the van, in advance; ahead, right ahead; forehead, foremost; in the foreground, in the lee of; before one's face, before one's eyes; face to face, vis-a-vis; front a front.

Phr. formosa muta commendatio est ; frons est animi janua ; "Human face divine" ; imago animi vultus est indices oculi ; "sea of upturned faces" .

N. rear, back, posteriority; rear rank, rear guard; background, hinterland.

occiput, nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut^†, breech, dorsum, loin; dorsal region, lumbar region; hind quarters; aitchbone^†; natch, natch bone.

stern, poop, afterpart^†, heelpiece^†, crupper.

wake; train &c. (sequence) 281.

reverse; other side of the shield.

V. be behind &c. adv.; fall astern; bend backwards; bring up the rear.

Adj. back, rear; hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost^†; postern, posterior; dorsal, after; caudal, lumbar; mizzen, tergal^†.

Adv. behind; in the rear, in the background; behind one's back; at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of; back to back.

after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost^†, aback, rearward.

Phr. ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio^†; the other side of the coin.

N. laterality^†; side, flank, quarter, lee; hand; cheek, jowl, jole^†, wing; profile; temple, parietes, loin, haunch, hip; beam.

gable, gable end; broadside; lee side.

points of the compass; East, Orient, Levant; West; orientation.

V. be on one side &c. adv.; flank, outflank; sidle; skirt; orientate.

Adj. lateral, sidelong; collateral; parietal, flanking, skirting; flanked; sideling.

many sided; multilateral, bilateral, trilateral, quadrilateral.

Eastern; orient, oriental; Levantine; Western, occidental, Hesperian.

Adv. sideways, sidelong; broadside on; on one side, abreast, alongside, beside, aside; by the side of; side by side; cheek by jowl &c. (near) 197; to windward, to leeward; laterally &c. adj.; right and left; on her beam ends.

Phr. "his cheek the may of days outworn" .

N. contraposition^†, opposition; polarity; inversion &c. 218; opposite side; reverse, inverse; counterpart; antipodes; opposite poles, North and South.

antonym, opposite (contrariety) 14.

V. be opposite &c. adj.; subtend.

Adj. opposite; reverse, inverse; converse, antipodal, subcontrary^†; fronting, facing, diametrically opposite.

Northern, septentrional, Boreal, arctic; Southern, Austral, antarctic.

Adv. over, over the way, over against; against; face to face, vis-a- vis; as poles asunder.

N. dextrality^†; right, right hand; dexter, offside, starboard.

Adj. dextral, right-handed; dexter, dextrorsal^†, dextrorse^†; ambidextral^†, ambidextrous; dextro-.

Adv. dextrad^†, dextrally^†.

N. sinistrality^†; left, left hand, a gauche; sinister, nearside^†, larboard, port.

Adj. left-handed; sinister; sinistral, sinistrorsal^†, sinistrorse^†, sinistrous^†;

Pref. laevo-.

Adv. sinistrally, sinistrously^†.

N. form, figure, shape; conformation, configuration; make, formation, frame, construction, cut, set, build, trim, cut of one's jib; stamp, type, cast, mold; fashion; contour &c. (outline) 230; structure &c. 329; plasmature^†.

feature, lineament, turn; phase &c. (aspect) 448; posture, attitude, pose.

morphism.

isomorphism.

forming &c. v.; formation, figuration, efformation^†; sculpture; plasmation^†.

V. form, shape, figure, fashion, efform^†, carve, cut, chisel, hew, cast; rough hew, rough cast; sketch; block out, hammer out; trim; lick into shape, put into shape; model, knead, work up into, set, mold, sculpture; cast, stamp; build &c. (construct) 161.

Adj. formed &c. v.

plastic, fictile^†; formative; fluid.

plasmic^†.

isomorphous.

pleomorphic; protean; changeable, &c. 149.

N. amorphism^†, informity^†; unlicked cub^†; rudis indigestaque moles; disorder &c. 59; deformity &c. 243.

disfigurement, defacement; mutilation; deforming.

chaos, randomness (disorder) 59.

fluid &c. 333.

V. deface, disfigure, deform, mutilate, truncate; derange &c. 61; blemish, mar.

Adj. shapeless, amorphous, formless; unformed, unhewn^†, unfashioned^†, unshaped, unshapen; rough, rude, Gothic, barbarous, rugged.

N. symmetry, shapeliness, finish; beauty &c. 845; proportion, eurythmy^†, uniformity, parallelism; bilateral symmetry, trilateral symmetry, multilateral symmetry; centrality &c. 222.

arborescence^†, branching, ramification; arbor vitae.

Adj. symmetrical, shapely, well set, finished; beautiful &c. 845; classic, chaste, severe.

regular, uniform, balanced; equal &c. 27; parallel, coextensive.

arborescent^†, arboriform^†; dendriform^†, dendroid^†; branching; ramous^†, ramose; filiciform^†, filicoid^†; subarborescent^†; papilionaceous^†.

fuji-shaped, fujigata.

N. distortion, detortion^†, contortion; twist, crookedness &c. (obliquity) 217; grimace; deformity; malformation, malconformation^†; harelip; monstrosity, misproportion^†, want of symmetry, anamorphosis^†; ugliness &c. 846; talipes^†; teratology.

asymmetry; irregularity.

V. distort, contort, twist, warp, wrest, writhe, make faces, deform, misshape.

Adj. distorted &c. v.; out of shape, irregular, asymmetric, unsymmetric^†, awry, wry, askew, crooked; not true, not straight; on one side, crump^†, deformed; harelipped; misshapen, misbegotten; misproportioned^†, ill proportioned; ill-made; grotesque, monstrous, crooked as a ram's horn; camel backed, hump backed, hunch backed, bunch backed, crook backed; bandy; bandy legged, bow legged; bow kneed, knock kneed; splay footed, club footed; round shouldered; snub nosed; curtailed of one's fair proportions; stumpy &c. (short) 201; gaunt &c. (thin) 203; bloated &c. 194; scalene; simous^†; taliped^†, talipedic^†.

Adv. all manner of ways.

Phr. crooked as a Virginia fence .

N. angularity, angularness^†; aduncity^†; angle, cusp, bend; fold &c. 258; notch &c. 257; fork, bifurcation.

elbow, knee, knuckle, ankle, groin, crotch, crutch, crane, fluke, scythe, sickle, zigzag, kimbo^†, akimbo.

corner, nook, recess, niche, oriel, coign^†.

right angle &c. (perpendicular) 216a, 212; obliquity &c. 217; angle of 45x, miter; acute angle, obtuse angle, salient angle, reentering angle, spherical angle.

angular measurement, angular elevation, angular distance, angular velocity; trigonometry, goniometry; altimetry^†; clinometer, graphometer^†, goniometer; theodolite; sextant, quadrant; dichotomy.

triangle, trigon^†, wedge; rectangle, square, lozenge, diamond; rhomb, rhombus; quadrangle, quadrilateral; parallelogram; quadrature; polygon, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, oxygon^†, decagon.

pyramid, cone.

Platonic bodies; cube, rhomboid; tetrahedron, pentahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, eicosahedron; prism, pyramid; parallelopiped; curb roof, gambrel roof, mansard roof.

V. bend, fork, bifurcate, crinkle.

Adj. angular, bent, crooked, aduncous^†, uncinated^†, aquiline, jagged, serrated; falciform^†, falcated^†; furcated^†, forked, bifurcate, zigzag; furcular^†; hooked; dovetailed; knock kneed, crinkled, akimbo, kimbo^†, geniculated^†; oblique &c. 217.

fusiform, wedge-shaped, cuneiform; cuneate^†, multangular^†, oxygonal^†; triangular, trigonal^†, trilateral; quadrangular, quadrilateral; foursquare; rectangular, square, multilateral; polygonal &c. n.; cubical, rhomboid, rhomboidal, pyramidal.

N. curvature, curvity^†, curvation^†; incurvature^†, incurvity|; incurvation^†; bend; flexure, flexion, flection^†; conflexure|; crook, hook, bought, bending; deflection, deflexion^†; inflection, inflexion^†; concameration^†; arcuation^†, devexity|, turn, deviation, detour, sweep; curl, curling; bough; recurvity^†, recurvation^†; sinuosity &c. 248.

kink.

carve, arc, arch, arcade, vault, bow, crescent, half-moon, lunule^†, horseshoe, loop, crane neck; parabola, hyperbola; helix, spiral; catenary^†, festoon; conchoid^†, cardioid; caustic; tracery; arched ceiling, arched roof; bay window, bow window.

sine curve; spline, spline curve, spline function; obliquity &c. 217.

V. be curved &c. adj.; curve, sweep, sway, swag, sag; deviate &c. 279; curl, turn; reenter.

render curved &c. adj.; flex, bend, curve, incurvate^†; inflect; deflect, scatter; refract (light) 420; crook; turn, round, arch, arcuate, arch over, concamerate^†; bow, curl, recurve, frizzle.

rotundity &c. 249; convexity &c. 250.

Adj. curved &c. v.; curviform^†, curvilineal^†, curvilinear; devex|, devious; recurved, recurvous^†; crump^†; bowed &c. v.; vaulted, hooked; falciform^†, falcated^†; semicircular, crescentic; sinusoid, parabolic, paraboloid; luniform^†, lunular^†; semilunar, conchoidal^†; helical, double helical, spiral; kinky; cordiform^†, cordated^†; cardioid; heart shaped, bell shaped, boat shaped, crescent shaped, lens shaped, moon shaped, oar shaped, shield shaped, sickle shaped, tongue shaped, pear shaped, fig shaped; kidney- shaped, reniform; lentiform^†, lenticular; bow-legged &c. (distorted) 243; oblique &c. 217; circular &c. 247.

aduncated^†, arclike^†, arcuate, arched,beaked; bicorn^†, bicornuous^†, bicornute^†; clypeate^†, clypeiform^†; cymbiform^†, embowed^†, galeiform^†; hamate^†, hamiform^†, hamous^†; hooked; linguiform^†, lingulate^†; lobiform^†, lunate, navicular^†, peltate^†, remiform^†, rhamphoid^†; rostrate^†, rostriferous^†, rostroid^†; scutate^†, scaphoid^†, uncate^†; unguiculate^†, unguiform^†.