| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | do, bash, brawl | An uproarious party |
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| 2 | do, doh, ut | The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization | |
| 3 | DO, Doctor of Osteopathy | Doctor's degree in osteopathy | |
| VERB | 1 | do, make | Engage in |
| 2 | do, perform, execute | Carry out or perform an action | |
| 3 | do, perform | Get (something) done | |
| 4 | do, fare, make out, come, get along | Proceed or get along | |
| 5 | do, cause, make | Give rise to | |
| 6 | do, practice, practise, exercise | Carry out or practice | |
| 7 | do, suffice, answer, serve | Be sufficient | |
| 8 | do, make | Create or design, often in a certain way | |
| 9 | do, act, behave | Behave in a certain manner | |
| 10 | do, serve | Spend time in prison or in a labor camp | |
| 11 | do, manage | Carry on or manage | |
| 12 | do, dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure | Arrange attractively | |
| 13 | do | Travel or traverse (a distance) |
| Sounds | duw' |
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| Rhymes | adieu, ado, Depardieu, and 19 more rhymes in duw at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | An uproarious party. |
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| Synonyms | bash, brawl |
| Broader | party |
| Meaning | The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization. |
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| Synonyms | doh, ut |
| Broader | solfa syllable |
| Meaning | Doctor's degree in osteopathy. |
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| Synonyms | Doctor of Osteopathy |
| Broader | doctor's degree, doctorate |
| Meaning | Engage in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "do research"; "do nothing" |
| Synonyms | make |
| Narrower | overdo, exaggerate |
| Similar to | make |
| Meaning | Carry out or perform an action. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | perform, execute |
| Entailed by | cast |
| Narrower | click off; sight-read; carry; pipe up; declaim, recite; serenade; cut corners; stunt; cut; blaze away; scamp; churn out; premier, premiere; star; appear; rehearse, practise, practice; improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise; interpret, render; conduct, lead, direct; make |
| Nouns | doer |
| Meaning | Get (something) done. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | perform |
| Narrower | overachieve; turn; underachieve, underperform; misdo; go all out, give one's best, do one's best; ply |
| Broader | carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil |
| Nouns | doer |
| Meaning | Proceed or get along. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective |
| Examples | "How is she doing in her new job?" |
| Synonyms | fare, make out, come, get along |
| Broader | proceed, go |
| Meaning | Give rise to. Cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | cause, make |
| Narrower | determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate; initiate, pioneer; effect, effectuate, bring about, set up; make; occasion; provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up; engender, breed, spawn; motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite; impel, force; facilitate |
| Broader | make, create |
| Meaning | Carry out or practice. As of jobs and professions. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | practice, practise, exercise |
| Entails | work, do work |
| Narrower | shamanize, shamanise |
| Meaning | Be sufficient. Be adequate, either in quality or quantity. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school" |
| Synonyms | suffice, answer, serve |
| Narrower | tide over, bridge over, keep going; go a long way; serve, function; qualify, measure up; go around |
| Broader | satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to |
| Meaning | Create or design, often in a certain way. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Model | Did he do his major works over a short period of time? |
| Examples | "Do my room in blue" |
| Synonyms | make |
| Broader | create, make |
| Contrary | unmake, undo |
| Meaning | Behave in a certain manner. Show a certain behavior. Conduct or comport oneself. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s Adjective |
| Examples | "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| Synonyms | act, behave |
| Narrower | act involuntarily, act reflexively; fall over backwards, bend over backwards; presume; vulgarize, vulgarise; optimize, optimise; quack; menace; make; swagger, bluster, swash; freeze; wanton; romanticize; sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise; bungle; play, toy; act, play, act as; stooge; joke, jest; piffle; make; make as if; break down, lose it, snap; dally, dawdle; backslap; hugger mugger; sauce; footle; frivol, trifle; swell, puff up; follow; relax, loosen up; ramp, rage, storm |
| Similar to | act, play, act as; dissemble, pretend, act |
| Meaning | Spend time in prison or in a labor camp. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | serve |
| Narrower | admit |
| Broader | spend, pass |
| Meaning | Carry on or manage. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "We could do with a little more help around here" |
| Synonyms | manage |
| Meaning | Arrange attractively. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | They do their hair |
| Synonyms | dress, arrange, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure |
| Narrower | bob; wave |
| Broader | groom, neaten |
| Similar to | dress, groom, curry |
| Meaning | Travel or traverse (a distance). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "This car does 150 miles per hour" |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |