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The Visual Thesaurus offers stunning visual displays of the English language. Looking up a word creates an interactive visual map with your word in the center of the display, connected to related words and meanings. Click on these words or meanings to explore further, or click here to learn more about the Visual Thesaurus. |
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| a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance | ||
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| a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine | "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" | |
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| the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. | "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" | |
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| great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity | "a good command of French" | |
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| discipline in personal and social activities | "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" | |
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| the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" | |
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| a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment | "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" | |
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| (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc | "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters" | |
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| a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another | "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus" | |
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| power to direct or determine | "under control" | |
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| the activity of managing or exerting control over something | "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" | |
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| have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | "Do you control these data?" | |
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| be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" | |
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| verify by using a duplicate register for comparison | "control an account" | |
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| verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments | "Are you controlling for the temperature?" | |
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| control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage | "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" | |
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| handle and cause to function | "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" | |
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| lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" | |
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| exercise authoritative control or power over | "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" | |
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SNA-Tree: Destiny -> Destined -> Bound -> Free |
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| The Visual Thesaurus offers stunning visual displays of the English language. Looking up a word creates an interactive visual map with your word in the center of the display, connected to related words and meanings. Click on these words or meanings to explore further, or click here to learn more about the Visual Thesaurus. | ||
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| people who are free | "the home of the free and the brave" | |
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| not literal | "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" | |
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| not taken up by scheduled activities | "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" | |
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| not held in servitude | "after the Civil War he was a free man" | |
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| not fixed in position | "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" | |
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| not occupied or in use | "a free locker"; "a free lane" | |
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| costing nothing | "complimentary tickets" | |
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| unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion | "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" | |
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| able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint | "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" | |
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| make (assets) available | "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" | |
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| part with a possession or right | "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" | |
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| let off the hook | "I absolve you from this responsibility" | |
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| free or remove obstruction from | "free a path across the cluttered floor" | |
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| make (information) available publication | "release the list with the names of the prisoners" | |
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| grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | "She exempted me from the exam" | |
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| remove or force out from a position | "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" | |
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| without restraint | "cows in India are running loose" | |
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