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Agenda
list, calendar, diary, plan, programme, schedule, timetable
Millennium
a period of 1,000 years
At the dawn of the third millennium.
Stretch
extend, cover, put forth, reach, spread, unroll
- pull, distend, draw out, elongate, expand, strain, tighten
[noun]
Synonyms:
- expanse, area, distance, extent, spread, tract
- period, space, spell, stint, term, time
: stretching its limbs.
Limb
part, appendage, arm, extremity, leg, member, wing
- branch, bough, offshoot, projection, spur
Related Words: shoot, spray, sprig, switch, twig, arm
Rubbing
a copy of a shape or pattern made by rubbing wax, chalk etc onto a piece of paper laid over it:
a brass rubbing
: rubbing its eyes.
Rub
polish, clean, scour, shine, wipe - chafe, abrade, fray, grate, scrape [noun] Synonyms: - polish, shine, stroke, wipe - massage, caress, kneading
Remnants
remainder, end, fragment, leftovers, remains, residue, rest, trace, vestige.
Nightmare
bad dream, hallucination
- ordeal, horror, torment, trial, tribulation
English Thesaurus: dream, nightmare, daydream, reverie, ambition, …
Drifting
Drift :
float, be carried along, coast, go (aimlessly), meander, stray, waft, wander
- pile up, accumulate, amass, bank up, drive, gather
[noun]
Synonyms:
- pile, accumulation, bank, heap, mass, mound
- meaning, direction, gist, import, intention, purport, significance, tendency, thrust
Barbed
cutting, critical, hostile, hurtful, nasty, pointed, scathing, unkind
- spiked, hooked, jagged, prickly, spiny, thorny
Wire
pickpocket, cannon, cutpurse, dip, diver, purse cutter
thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this.
Wrinkle
crease, corrugation, crinkle, crow’s-foot, crumple, fold, furrow, line
[verb]
Synonyms:
- crease, corrugate, crumple, fold, furrow, gather, pucker, rumple
Examine
inspect, analyse, explore, investigate, peruse, scrutinize, study, survey
- question, cross-examine, grill (informal), inquire, interrogate, quiz, test
Dairy
journal, appointment book, chronicle, daily record, engagement book, Filofax
Opens the dairy.
Preoccupied
absorbed, absent-minded, distracted, engrossed, immersed, lost in, oblivious, rapt, wrapped up
Antonyms: unpreoccupied
Related Words: absorbed, forgetful
Medieval
connected with the Middle Ages (=the period between about 1100 and 1500 AD):
قرون وسطی
Famine
hunger, dearth, scarcity, starvation
English Thesaurus: disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, debacle, earthquake, …
Plague
disease, epidemic, infection, pestilence
- affliction, bane, blight, curse, evil, scourge, torment
[verb]
Synonyms:
- pester, annoy, badger, bother, harass, harry, hassle (informal), tease, torment, torture, trouble, vex
Institution
Synonyms:
- establishment, academy, college, foundation, institute, school, society
- custom, convention, law, practice, ritual, rule, tradition
Starvation
suffering or death caused by lack of food ⇒ hunger:
people dying of starvation.
Violence
force, bloodshed, brutality, cruelty, ferocity, fighting, savagery, terrorism
- intensity, abandon, fervour, force, severity, vehemence
Prophets
one of the main divisions of the Old Testament of the Bible, consisting of the writings of Jewish holy men such as Isaiah, Hosea, and Jeremiah
- the Jewish holy men who did these writings.
Integral
essential, basic, component, constituent, fundamental, indispensable, intrinsic, necessary.
Concluded
complete, completed, done, down, ended, finished, terminated, through
Conclude
decide, assume, deduce, gather, infer, judge, surmise, work out
- end, cease, close, complete, finish, round off, terminate, wind up
- accomplish, bring about, carry out, effect, pull off
Cosmic
Synonyms: universal, stellar
کیهانی
Imperfect
flawed, damaged, defective, faulty, impaired, incomplete, limited, unfinished
Antonyms: perfect
معیوب٫ ناقص
Rein
control, check, curb, halt, hold back, limit, restrain, restrict
[noun]
Synonyms:
- control, brake, bridle, check, curb, harness, hold, restraint
Rein in famine.
Rescue
save, deliver, get out, liberate, recover, redeem, release, salvage
[noun]
Synonyms:
- liberation, deliverance, recovery, redemption, release, salvage, salvation, saving
Incomprehensible
unintelligible, baffling, beyond one’s grasp, impenetrable, obscure, opaque, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomable
Notable
remarkable, conspicuous, extraordinary, memorable, noteworthy, outstanding, rare, striking, uncommon, unusual
Shrug
to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something:
I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored him.
Screwed up
someone who is screwed up has a lot of emotional problems because of bad or unhappy experiences in the past
مست
Commission
duty, errand, mandate, mission, task
- fee, cut, percentage, rake-off (slang), royalties
- committee, board, commissioners, delegation, deputation, representatives
Inquiry
investigation, examination, exploration, inquest, interrogation, probe, research, study, survey
- question, query.
بازجویی، رسیدگی
Break out
Synonyms: begin, appear, arise, commence, emerge, happen, occur, set in, spring up, start
English Thesaurus: escape, get away, break free/break away, flee, get out, …
Calamity
disaster, cataclysm, catastrophe, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, ruin, tragedy, tribulation
Infectious
catching, communicable, contagious, spreading, transmittable, virulent.
Suicide
felo-de-se, hara-kiri, self-destruction, self-murder, self-slaughter, self-violence
the act of killing yourself.
Commit
do, carry out, enact, execute, perform, perpetrate
- put in custody, confine, imprison.
Binge
a short period when you do too much of something, such as eating or drinking.
Military
warlike, armed, martial, soldierly
[noun]
Synonyms:
- armed forces, army, forces, services.
Conflict
Synonyms:
- opposition, antagonism, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, friction, hostility, strife
- battle, clash, combat, contest, encounter, fight, strife, war
[verb]
Synonyms:
- be incompatible, be at variance, clash, collide, differ, disagree, interfere.
Horizon
the horizon the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky.
خط افق
Precedent
instance, antecedent, example, model, paradigm, pattern, prototype, standard.
Unprecedented: بی سابقه
Prosperous
Synonyms:
- wealthy, affluent, moneyed, rich, well-heeled (informal), well-off, well-to-do
- successful, booming, doing well, flourishing, fortunate, lucky, thriving
مرفه٫ شکوفا،موفق
Harmonious
melodious, agreeable, concordant, consonant, dulcet, mellifluous, musical, sweet-sounding, tuneful
- friendly, agreeable, amicable, compatible, congenial, cordial, sympathetic
Demand
request, ask, challenge, inquire, interrogate, question
- require, call for, cry out for, entail, involve, necessitate, need, want
- claim, exact, expect, insist on, order.
Ingenuity
originality, cleverness, flair, genius, gift, inventiveness, resourcefulness, sharpness, shrewdness.
Immense
huge, colossal, enormous, extensive, gigantic, great, massive, monumental, stupendous, tremendous, vast
Claim
assert, allege, challenge, insist, maintain, profess, uphold
- demand, ask, call for, insist, need, require
[noun]
Synonyms:
- assertion, affirmation, allegation, pretension, privilege, protestation
- demand, application, call, petition, request, requirement
- right, title
Outrageous
offensive, atrocious, disgraceful, flagrant, heinous, iniquitous, nefarious, unspeakable, villainous, wicked
- shocking, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, preposterous, scandalous, steep (informal), unreasonable
very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive.
extremely unusual and slightly amusing or shocking.
Callous
heartless, cold, hard-bitten, hardened, hardhearted, insensitive, uncaring, unfeeling.
Scrape/scraping
graze, bark, rub, scratch, scuff, skin
- rub, clean, erase, remove, scour
- grate, grind, rasp, scratch, squeak
- scrimp, pinch, save, skimp, stint
- scrape through: get by (informal), just make it, struggle.
Ongoing
evolving, continuous, developing, progressing, unfinished, unfolding
Related Words: development, growth.
Raging
furious, beside oneself, enraged, fuming, incensed, infuriated, mad, raving, seething.
Sabotage
damage, destruction, disruption, subversion, wrecking
[verb]
Synonyms:
- damage, destroy, disable, disrupt, incapacitate, subvert, vandalize, wreck
Justified
well-founded, cogent, good, just, well-grounded
Antonyms: unjustified
Be justified : توجیه داشتن
Push you aside
روندن تو
Running out
تموم شدن
Heads up
هشدار دادن/ حواست باشه
a warning that something may happen:
