Dictionary

Matching Words

13190 Results

Below are the words that matched your query...

Recognized
  1. generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"
  2. provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority"
  3. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
  4. perceive to be the same
  5. be fully aware or cognizant of
  6. express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
  7. express greetings upon meeting someone
  8. detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
  9. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
  10. show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
  11. exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)
Recognised
  1. generally approved or compelling recognition; "several accepted techniques for treating the condition"; "his recognized superiority in this kind of work"
  2. provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority"
  3. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
  4. perceive to be the same
  5. be fully aware or cognizant of
  6. express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
  7. express greetings upon meeting someone
  8. detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
  9. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"
  10. show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
Retired
  1. no longer active in your work or profession
  2. prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
  3. cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
  4. cause to be out on a fielding play
  5. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
  6. pull back or move away or backward;
  7. dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"
  8. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
  9. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
  10. make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
  11. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
  12. withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
Resistless
  1. offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt
  2. impossible to resist; overpowering; "irresistible (or resistless) impulses"; "what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?"
Reconciling
  1. tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
  2. bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"
  3. make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"
  4. accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
  5. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
Reductive
  1. characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciatory" - R.H.Rovere
Resinous
  1. having the characteristics of pitch or tar
Resiny
  1. having the characteristics of pitch or tar
Raised
  1. embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork"
  2. increased in amount or degree; "raised temperature"
  3. located or moved above the surround or above the normal position; "a raised design"; "raised eyebrows"
  4. cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
  5. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
  6. increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
  7. put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
  8. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
  9. invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
  10. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"
  11. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
  12. establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
  13. activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
  14. cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
  15. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
  16. put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
  17. cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
  18. bet more than the previous player
  19. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
  20. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
  21. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
  22. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
  23. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
  24. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  25. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
  26. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
  27. cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
  28. collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
  29. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
  30. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
Ruffled
  1. having decorative ruffles or frills
  2. shaken into waves or undulations as by wind; "the rippled surface of the pond"; "with ruffled flags flying"
  3. pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
  4. disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
  5. erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers"
  6. mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
  7. twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
  8. trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"
  9. discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
  10. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
  11. stir up (water) so as to form ripples