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Shortening
روغن ترد کننده شیرینی
کوتاه شدگی
Mixture
blend, amalgam, assortment, brew, compound, fusion, jumble, medley, mix, potpourri, variety
Smooth
even, flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane
- sleek, glossy, polished, shiny, silky, soft, velvety
- easy, effortless, well-ordered
- flowing, regular, rhythmic, steady, uniform
- suave, facile, glib, persuasive, slick, smarmy
Excitement
agitation, action, activity, animation, commotion, furore, passion, thrill
Noted
famous, acclaimed, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, illustrious, notable, prominent, renowned, well-known
Antonyms: unnoted
Try out
experiment, experimentalize, experimentize, test (out), try on
Intricate
complicated, complex, convoluted, elaborate, fancy, involved, labyrinthine, tangled, tortuous
Lack
shortage, absence, dearth, deficiency, need, scarcity, want
Devise
think out, plan, invent, work out, conceive, construct, contrive, design, dream up, formulate, invent, think up
burglar
housebreaker, cat burglar, filcher, pilferer, robber, thief
Scheme
plan, programme, project, proposal, strategy, system, tactics
- diagram, blueprint, chart, draft, layout, outline, pattern
- plot, conspiracy, intrigue, manoeuvre, ploy, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge
schemes for two new cross-city lines
Quantity
amount, lot, number, part, sum, total
- size, bulk, capacity, extent, length, magnitude, mass, measure
an amount of something that can be counted or measured
Wholesale
the sale of goods in shops to customers, for their own use and not for selling to anyone else ⇒ wholesale
Slaughter
murder, butcher, kill, massacre, slay

to kill an animal, especially for its meat
Strike
to hit or fall against the surface of something
Baseball strike
Labor
work, bullwork, donkeywork, drudgery, grind, moil, slavery, slogging, toil, travail, birth pang(s), childbearing, childbirth
[verb]
Synonyms: drive, moil, strain, strive, toil, tug, work, till, cultivate, dress, tend
Dispute
disagreement, altercation, argument, conflict, feud, quarrel
- argument, contention, controversy, debate, discussion, dissension
To grant
consent to, accede to, agree to, allow, permit
- give, allocate, allot, assign, award, donate, hand out, present
- admit, acknowledge, concede
Contrary
opposite, antithesis, converse, reverse
Withhold
keep back, conceal, hide, hold back, refuse, reserve, retain, suppress
Executive
administrator, director, manager, official
- administration, directorate, directors, government, hierarchy, leadership, management
a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decisions
Legislative
law-making, judicial, law-giving,
Quarrel
disagreement, argument, brawl, breach, contention, controversy, dispute, dissension, feud, fight, row, squabble, tiff
Solution
answer, explanation, key, result
- mixture, blend, compound, mix, solvent
Corporate
belonging to or relating to a corporation
متحد٫ صنفی
Exhausted
worn out, all in (slang), debilitated, done in (informal), drained, fatigued, knackered (slang), spent, tired out
- used up, consumed, depleted, dissipated, expended, finished, spent, squandered, wasted
Contest
competition, game, match, tournament, trial
- struggle, battle, combat, conflict, controversy, dispute, fight
[verb]
Synonyms:
- dispute, argue, call in or into question, challenge, debate, doubt, object to, oppose, question
- compete, contend, fight, strive, vie
Terrific
Synonyms:
- great, enormous, fearful, gigantic, huge, intense, tremendous
- excellent, amazing, brilliant, fantastic (informal), magnificent, marvellous, outstanding, sensational (informal), stupendous, superb, wonderful
Supposed
presumed, accepted, alleged, assumed, professed
- usually with to: meant, expected, obliged, required
Shuttle flight
a plane, bus, or train that makes regular short journeys between two places:
Ferry
ferry boat, packet, packet boat
Elevate
raise, heighten, hoist, lift, lift up, uplift
- promote, advance, aggrandize, exalt, prefer, upgrade
Evacuate
clear, abandon, desert, forsake, leave, move out, pull out, quit, vacate, withdraw
Humble
modest, meek, self-effacing, unassuming, unostentatious, unpretentious
- lowly, mean, modest, obscure, ordinary, plebeian, poor, simple, undistinguished
Narrate
tell, chronicle, describe, detail, recite, recount, relate, report
Related Words: descant, dilate, discourse, expatiate
Spotless
clean, flawless, gleaming, immaculate, impeccable, pure, shining, unblemished, unstained, unsullied, untarnished
Spot:لکه
Spot
mark, blemish, blot, blotch, scar, smudge, speck, speckle, stain
- pimple, pustule, zit (slang)
- place, location, point, position, scene, site
- predicament, difficulty, hot water (informal), mess, plight, quandary, tight spot, trouble
[verb]
Synonyms:
- see, catch sight of, detect, discern, espy, make out, observe, recognize, sight
- mark, dirty, fleck, mottle, smirch, soil, spatter, speckle, splodge, splotch, stain
Anniversary
a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year٫
جشن عروسی یا سوگواری سالیانه
Appeal
plead, ask, beg, call upon, entreat, pray, request
- attract, allure, charm, entice, fascinate, interest, please, tempt
[noun]
Synonyms:
- plea, application, entreaty, petition, prayer, request, supplication
- attraction, allure, beauty, charm, fascination
Plain
clear, comprehensible, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, overt, patent, unambiguous, understandable, unmistakable, visible
- honest, blunt, candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, open, outspoken, straightforward, upfront (informal)
- unadorned, austere, bare, basic, severe, simple, Spartan, stark, unembellished, unfussy, unornamented
- ugly, ill-favoured, no oil painting (informal), not beautiful, unattractive, unlovely, unprepossessing
- ordinary, common, commonplace, everyday, simple, unaffected, unpretentious
[noun]
Synonyms:
- flatland, grassland, plateau, prairie, steppe, veld
Roam
wander, prowl, ramble, range, rove, stray, travel, walk
English Thesaurus: journey, trip, tour, excursion, expedition, …
deficiency
lack, absence, dearth, deficit, scarcity, shortage
- failing, defect, demerit, fault, flaw, frailty, imperfection, shortcoming, weakness
recreation
pastime, amusement, diversion, enjoyment, entertainment, fun, hobby, leisure activity, play, relaxation, sport
Pace
Synonyms:
- step, gait, stride, tread, walk
- speed, rate, tempo, velocity
Progress makes the pace of life faster and faster..
deny
Synonyms:
- contradict, disagree with, disprove, rebuff, rebut, refute
- refuse, begrudge, disallow, forbid, reject, turn down, withhold
- renounce, disclaim, disown, recant, repudiate, retract
pointed
Synonyms:
- sharp, acute, barbed, edged
- cutting, acute, biting, incisive, keen, penetrating, pertinent, sharp, telling
Fair
unbiased, above board, equitable, even-handed, honest, impartial, just, lawful, legitimate, proper, unprejudiced
- light, blond, blonde, fair-haired, flaxen-haired, towheaded
- respectable, adequate, average, decent, moderate, O.K. or okay (informal), passable, reasonable, satisfactory, tolerable
- beautiful, bonny, comely, handsome, lovely, pretty
- fine, bright, clear, cloudless, dry, sunny, unclouded
Junk
Synonyms: rubbish, clutter, debris, litter, odds and ends, refuse, scrap, trash, waste
Cushions
- pillow, beanbag, bolster, hassock, headrest, pad
Swallow
gulp, consume, devour, drink, eat
She couldn’t swallow the food.
The baby is off his food.
not want to eat
Appetite
desire, craving, demand, hunger, liking, longing, passion, relish, stomach, taste, yearning
Bone appetite / Enjoy it
Spiky
hair that is spiky is stiff and stands up on top of your head
Sideburns
خط ریش
Fanatic
extremist, activist, bigot, militant, zealot -someone who has extreme political or religious ideas and is often dangerous Synonym : extremist:
Intellectual
scholarly, bookish, cerebral, highbrow, intelligent, studious, thoughtful
[noun]
Synonyms:
- thinker, academic, egghead (informal), highbrow
Open-minded
Considerate
thoughtful, attentive, concerned, kindly, mindful, obliging, patient, tactful, unselfish
محتاط
Dignified
Respectable, distinguished, formal, grave, imposing, noble, reserved, solemn, stately
-behaving in a calm and serious way, even in a difficult situation, which makes people respect you.
Impatient
hasty, demanding, hot-tempered, impetuous, intolerant
- restless, eager, edgy, fretful, straining at the leash
بی صبر، بداخلاق
She can be a bit impatient.
Reliable
dependable, faithful, safe, sound, staunch, sure, true, trustworthy
someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on Synonym : dependable ⇒ rely
He is not very reliable.
She is down to earth
آدم فروتنی است
quick tempered/good tempered/bad tempered
quick tempered: زود مزاح
She never lose her temper
Temper; rage, bad mood, fury, passion, tantrum
- irritability, hot-headedness, irascibility, passion, petulance, resentment, surliness
- self-control, calmness, composure, cool (slang), equanimity
- frame of mind, constitution, disposition, humour, mind, mood, nature, temperament
Temperament
nature, bent, character, constitution, disposition, humour, make-up, outlook, personality, temper
- excitability, anger, hot-headedness, moodiness, petulance
I inherited my temperament from my mother.
Inherited
innate, congenital, connate, connatural, inborn, indigenous, native, natural, unacquired
Reception
party, function, levee, soirée
- welcome, acknowledgment, greeting, reaction, response, treatment
Wedding reception.
Fr fetched
Not easy to believe
Revise
change, alter, amend, correct, edit, emend, redo, review, rework, update
- study, go over, run through, swot up
to change something because of new information or ideas:
The college has revised its plans because of local objections.
Opponent
competitor, adversary, antagonist, challenger, contestant, enemy, foe, rival
