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| Main Entry: |
horizon
 [huh-rahy-zuhn] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skyline, extent |
| Synonyms: | border, boundary, compass, field of vision, ken, limit, perspective, prospect, purview, range, reach, realm, scope, sphere, stretch, vista |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orb, loop, round figure |
| Synonyms: | amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel of latitude, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, zodiac |
| Main Entry: | distance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interval, range |
| Synonyms: | absence, ambit, amplitude, area, bit, breadth, compass, country mile, expanse, extension, extent, far piece, farness, gap, good ways, heavens, hinterland, horizon, lapse, length, objective, orbit, outpost, outskirts, provinces, purlieu, purview, radius, reach, remoteness, remove, scope, separation, size, sky, space, span, spread, stretch, sweep, way, width |
Example Sentences
- When he saw fast-moving clouds on the horizon, he turned his group around.
- Here's a look at what's on the horizon.
- The closer the sun is to the horizon, the more of the circle we see.
| Main Entry: | reach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent, range; stretch |
| Synonyms: | ability, ambit, capacity, command, compass, distance, extension, gamut, grasp, horizon, influence, jurisdiction, ken, latitude, magnitude, mastery, orbit, play, power, purview, radius, scope, spread, sweep, swing |
| Antonyms: | limitation |
| Main Entry: | setting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene, background |
| Synonyms: | ambience, backdrop, context, distance, environment, frame, framework, horizon, jungle, locale, location, mise en scène, mounting, perspective, set, shade, shadow, site, stage set, stage setting, surroundings |
| Main Entry: | field of vision |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visual field |
| Synonyms: | field of view, horizon, ken, line of sight, line of vision, peripheral field, peripheral vision, purview, range, scope, sight-line, sweep |
| Main Entry: | skyline |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sky and earth line |
| Synonyms: | horizon, outline |
| Main Entry: | gyre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circle |
| Synonyms: | aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown*, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | purview |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ken |
| Synonyms: | acumen, apprehending, apprehension, attention, attitude, awareness, cognizance, comprehension, concept, consciousness, grasp, horizon, idea, impression, insight, judgment, knowledge, light, notion, picture, range, reach, realizing, recognition, scope, sense, sight, understanding, vision |
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