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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take in guest or member |
| Synonyms: | accept, accommodate, admit, allow entrance, bring in, entertain, greet, host, induct, initiate, install, introduce, invite, let in, let through, make comfortable, make welcome, meet, permit, roll out red carpet, shake hands, show in, take in, usher in, welcome |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
| Main Entry: | respects |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good wishes |
| Synonyms: | best wishes, compliments, courtesies, deference, devoirs, greetings, kind wishes, regards, salaam, salutations |
| Main Entry: | smooch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kiss |
| Synonyms: | French, butterfly, greet, lip, make out, mush, neck, park*, peck, pucker up, smack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | receive gladly |
| Synonyms: | accept, accept gladly, accost, admit, bid welcome, embrace, entertain, flag*, greet, hail, hug, meet, offer hospitality, receive, roll out red carpet, salute, show in, take in, tumble*, usher in |
| Antonyms: | reject, turn away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Concept: | [Motion into, actively] Reception. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
reception; admission, admittance, entree, importation; introduction, intromission; immission, ingestion, imbibation, introception, absorption, ingurgitation, inhalation; suction, sucking; eating, drinking (food); insertion; interjection; introit.
-verbs
give entrance to, give admittance to, give the entree; introduce, intromit; usher, admit, receive, import, bring in, open the door to, throw in, ingest, absorb, imbibe, inhale; let in, take in, suck in; readmit, resorb, reabsorb; snuff up, swallow, ingurgitate; engulf, engorge; gulp; eat, drink (food).
-adjectives
admitting, admitted; admissable; absorbent.
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| Antonyms: | ejection (Motion out of)] |
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| Concept: | [Motion towards] Approach. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
approach, approximation, appropinquation; access; appulse; afflux, affluxion; advent (approach of time); pursuit.
-verbs
approach, approximate, appropinquate; near; get near, go near, draw near; come to close quarters, come near; move towards, set in towards; drift; make up to; gain upon; pursue; tread on the heels of; bear up; make the land; hug the shore, hug the land.
-adjectives
approaching; approximative; affluent; impending, imminent (destined [more]).
-adverbs
on the road.
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| Antonyms: | recession (Motion from)] |
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