English words for 'Promoting strength; nourishing.'
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adj
- Promoting strength; nourishing.
- providing abundant nourishment
- Warm and cordial towards another person.
- Cheerful; vivacious.
- Energetic, active or eager.
- Exhibiting strength; firm; courageous.
- deeply felt
- showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- consuming abundantly and with gusto
- endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy.
- Requiring strength or vigor.
- (systems engineering) Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
- (chiefly zoology, anthropology, paleontology) Of an individual or skeletal element: strongly built; muscular; not gracile.
- (software engineering) Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
- (euphemistic) Rough; rude.
- Able to withstand adverse conditions.
- Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety.
- (statistics) Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor
- rough and crude
- strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
- sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
adj
- (medicine) Promoting nutrition.
- (biology, of a body of water) Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
- (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication
noun
noun
- enduring strength and energy
- the property of being big and strong
- impressive difficulty
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- A formidable difficulty.
- (materials science, physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed, or the degree of such resistance.
- (psychologically, emotionally, or biologically) Fortitude; hardiness; mettle.
adj
adj
- wanting in physical strength
- tending downward in price
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- overly diluted; thin and insipid
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- deficient or lacking in some skill
- not having authority, political strength, or governing power
- (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
- deficient in intelligence or mental power
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
- likely to fail under stress or pressure
- (often with for) Having a strong, irrepressible emotional love for someone or (less often) something; sentimentally affected by such love.
- (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
- Limp, soft.
- (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.
- Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
- Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
- Lacking in vigour or expression.
- (photography) Lacking contrast.
- Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
- (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
- Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
- (slang) Bad or uncool.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)
- Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
- Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
- (Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.
- (stock market) Tending towards lower prices.
- (Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.
- Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
verb
- restore to good health or strength
- regain a former condition after a financial loss
- get over an illness or shock
- regain or make up for
- (sociology) To co-opt (a problematic or suspect idea) so that it becomes part of an accepted discourse; to reclaim.
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to health, strength, or currency; to revive or rehabilitate.
- (transitive) To recover; to regain.
- (intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
adj
noun
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
- any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
verb
- (intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
- provide with nourishment
- give nourishment to
- (transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
- (transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
- (transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
- (transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
- (transitive)To cherish; to comfort.
adj
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
verb
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
adj
- having a strong healthy body
- (usually followed by ‘to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
- have the skills and qualifications to do things well
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
- (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
- (law) Legally qualified or competent.
noun
verb
adj
adj
- promoting health; healthful
- financially secure and functioning well
- having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
- large in amount or extent or degree
- exercising or showing good judgment
- Conducive to health.
- Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
- (figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.
- Evincing health.
prefix
adj
- Promoting good physical health and well-being.
- Decent; innocuous; sweet.
- Favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.
- Marked by wholeness; sound and healthy.
- Promoting moral and mental well-being.
- conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
- sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind
noun
- The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
- (usually countable, usually in the plural) That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.
- The result of being refreshed.
- snacks and drinks served as a light meal
- activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
verb
- gain strength
- give a healthy elasticity to
- make strong or stronger
- (transitive) To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
- (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.
- (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
- (transitive) To substantiate; to corroborate (a belief, argument, etc.)
- (transitive) To reinforce, to add to, to support (someone or something)
- (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
noun
- a source of materials to nourish the body
- That which nourishes; nutriment.
- the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
- (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
- (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
noun
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- a branch of knowledge
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- An enforced compliance or control.
verb
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
verb
- deprive of strength or vigor
- remove the testicles of a male animal
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- remove the ovaries of
- (transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.
- (transitive, figurative) To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.
- (transitive, uncommon) To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.
noun
verb
- deprive of strength or vigor
- remove the testicles of a male animal
- (transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
- (specifically) To remove the entire male genitalia (the testicles, scrotum, and penis) of (a person or animal).
- (transitive, botany) Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.
- (transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
adj
verb
noun
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
- The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
- The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
verb
- provide with nourishment
- lengthen or extend in duration or space
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- admit as valid
- supply with necessities and support
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- (transitive) To encourage or sanction (something).
- (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
- (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
- (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
- (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
- (law, of a judge) To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
noun
adj
- needing nourishment
- holding or containing nothing
- emptied of emotion
- devoid of significance or force
- Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
- Hungry.
- Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
- (of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
- Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
- (computing, programming, mathematics) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
- Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
- Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
- (wine) Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
- Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
noun
verb
- make void or empty of contents
- remove the contents of a container
- become empty or void of its content
- leave behind empty; move out of
- excrete or discharge from the body
- (transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
- (intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
noun
- Initialism of physical health.
- Initialism of penthouse.
- (computer science) Initialism of polynomial hierarchy.
- Initialism of public holiday.
- (health, policy) Initialism of public health.
- Initialism of public house.
- (business, hydrology) Initialism of professional hydrologist.
- Initialism of Purple Heart.
- (law) Initialism of preliminary hearing.
- Initialism of pommel horse.
name
noun
verb
- (auxiliary) Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although
- (auxiliary) Used in polite requests for permission.
- (auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.
- (auxiliary, UK, meiosis) Used to express certainty.
- (auxiliary) simple past of may
- Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
noun
- physical strength
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- possession of controlling influence
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
- Physical force or strength.
- (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- (physics) The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
- The ability to do or undergo something.
- Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
- (colloquial, dated outside the phrase 'power of good') A large amount or number.
- The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
- (quiz bowl) A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
- The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
- (trucking) A tractor.
- (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
- (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
- (attributive) Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
- The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
- (metonymic) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
- (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
- A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
- (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
verb
adj
intj
noun
- a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
- an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
- forceful exertion
- any source of usable power
- enterprising or ambitious drive
- (physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
- (Internet slang) An atmosphere, aura, or vibe.
- The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy, theology, often in the plural) The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
- An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
- The capacity to do work.
- (roleplaying games, video games, board games) A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
noun
- a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- an energetic style
- the property of being able to survive and grow
- (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
- Energy or vigour.
- The capacity to live and develop.
- That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness.
noun
- enduring strength and energy
- the property of being big and strong
- impressive difficulty
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- A formidable difficulty.
- (materials science, physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed, or the degree of such resistance.
- (psychologically, emotionally, or biologically) Fortitude; hardiness; mettle.
noun
- The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
- (usually countable, usually in the plural) That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.
- The result of being refreshed.
- snacks and drinks served as a light meal
- activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation
noun
- a source of materials to nourish the body
- That which nourishes; nutriment.
- the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
- (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
- (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
noun
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- a branch of knowledge
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- An enforced compliance or control.
verb
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
noun
- Initialism of physical health.
- Initialism of penthouse.
- (computer science) Initialism of polynomial hierarchy.
- Initialism of public holiday.
- (health, policy) Initialism of public health.
- Initialism of public house.
- (business, hydrology) Initialism of professional hydrologist.
- Initialism of Purple Heart.
- (law) Initialism of preliminary hearing.
- Initialism of pommel horse.
name
noun
verb
- (auxiliary) Used concessively to admit something before making a more accurate or important statement; although
- (auxiliary) Used in polite requests for permission.
- (auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions; would perhaps/maybe.
- (auxiliary, UK, meiosis) Used to express certainty.
- (auxiliary) simple past of may
- Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
noun
- physical strength
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- possession of controlling influence
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
- (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
- Physical force or strength.
- (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- (physics) The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
- The ability to do or undergo something.
- Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
- (colloquial, dated outside the phrase 'power of good') A large amount or number.
- The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
- (quiz bowl) A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
- The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
- (trucking) A tractor.
- (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
- (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
- (attributive) Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
- The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
- (metonymic) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
- (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
- A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
- (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
verb
adj
intj
adj
noun
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
- any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
noun
- a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
- an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
- forceful exertion
- any source of usable power
- enterprising or ambitious drive
- (physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
- (Internet slang) An atmosphere, aura, or vibe.
- The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy, theology, often in the plural) The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
- An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
- The capacity to do work.
- (roleplaying games, video games, board games) A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
noun
- a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- an energetic style
- the property of being able to survive and grow
- (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
- Energy or vigour.
- The capacity to live and develop.
- That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness.
verb
- restore to good health or strength
- regain a former condition after a financial loss
- get over an illness or shock
- regain or make up for
- (sociology) To co-opt (a problematic or suspect idea) so that it becomes part of an accepted discourse; to reclaim.
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to health, strength, or currency; to revive or rehabilitate.
- (transitive) To recover; to regain.
- (intransitive) To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness or from exhaustion (or sometimes from a financial loss, etc).
verb
- (intransitive) To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
- provide with nourishment
- give nourishment to
- (transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
- (transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
- (transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
- (transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
- (transitive)To cherish; to comfort.
verb
- gain strength
- give a healthy elasticity to
- make strong or stronger
- (transitive) To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.
- (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.
- (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
- (transitive) To substantiate; to corroborate (a belief, argument, etc.)
- (transitive) To reinforce, to add to, to support (someone or something)
- (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
verb
- deprive of strength or vigor
- remove the testicles of a male animal
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- remove the ovaries of
- (transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.
- (transitive, figurative) To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.
- (transitive, uncommon) To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.
noun
verb
- deprive of strength or vigor
- remove the testicles of a male animal
- (transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
- (specifically) To remove the entire male genitalia (the testicles, scrotum, and penis) of (a person or animal).
- (transitive, botany) Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.
- (transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
adj
verb
noun
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
- That which nourishes; food; diet.
- The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
- The environmental influences that contribute to a person’s development (as opposed to "nature").
verb
- provide with nourishment
- lengthen or extend in duration or space
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- admit as valid
- supply with necessities and support
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- (transitive) To encourage or sanction (something).
- (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
- (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
- (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
- (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
- (law, of a judge) To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
noun
adj
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
verb
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
adj
- Promoting strength; nourishing.
- providing abundant nourishment
- Warm and cordial towards another person.
- Cheerful; vivacious.
- Energetic, active or eager.
- Exhibiting strength; firm; courageous.
- deeply felt
- showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- consuming abundantly and with gusto
- endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy.
- Requiring strength or vigor.
- (systems engineering) Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
- (chiefly zoology, anthropology, paleontology) Of an individual or skeletal element: strongly built; muscular; not gracile.
- (software engineering) Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
- (euphemistic) Rough; rude.
- Able to withstand adverse conditions.
- Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety.
- (statistics) Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor
- rough and crude
- strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
- sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
adj
- (medicine) Promoting nutrition.
- (biology, of a body of water) Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
- (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication
noun
adj
adj
- wanting in physical strength
- tending downward in price
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- overly diluted; thin and insipid
- lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- deficient or lacking in some skill
- not having authority, political strength, or governing power
- (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
- deficient in intelligence or mental power
- deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
- likely to fail under stress or pressure
- (often with for) Having a strong, irrepressible emotional love for someone or (less often) something; sentimentally affected by such love.
- (chemistry) That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
- Limp, soft.
- (Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.
- Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
- Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
- Lacking in vigour or expression.
- (photography) Lacking contrast.
- Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
- (physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
- Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
- (slang) Bad or uncool.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)
- Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
- Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
- (Germanic languages, of nouns) Showing less distinct grammatical endings.
- (stock market) Tending towards lower prices.
- (Germanic languages, of adjectives) Definite in meaning, often used with a definite article or similar word.
- Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
adj
noun
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
- any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
adj
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- generally admired
- in excellent physical condition
- appealing to the mind
- deserving of esteem and respect
- not left to spoil
- agreeable or pleasing
- not forged
- exerting force or influence
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- having the normally expected amount
- capable of pleasing
- morally admirable
- financially safe
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- of moral excellence
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- resulting favorably
- (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and.
- (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- (colloquial) Ready.
- (US) Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Effective.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Large in amount or size.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Right, proper, as it should be.
- (stressed form) Special, best, favorite.
- (Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) Of a black person, dead or killed.
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Competent or talented.
- Healthful.
- Favorable.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
verb
- (intransitive) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- (intransitive) To benefit; gain.
- (transitive) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- (intransitive) To make improvements or repairs.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- (transitive) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- (transitive) To make good; turn to good; improve.
- (reflexive) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
noun
- moral excellence or admirableness
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
- (countable, usually in the plural) An article of personal property (as opposed to real property).
- (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
- (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (‘good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for ‘well’)
- completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
intj
adj
- having a strong healthy body
- (usually followed by ‘to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
- having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
- have the skills and qualifications to do things well
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence.
- (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman.
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from.
- (law) Legally qualified or competent.
noun
verb
adj
adj
- promoting health; healthful
- financially secure and functioning well
- having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
- large in amount or extent or degree
- exercising or showing good judgment
- Conducive to health.
- Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.
- (figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.
- Evincing health.
adj
- Promoting good physical health and well-being.
- Decent; innocuous; sweet.
- Favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.
- Marked by wholeness; sound and healthy.
- Promoting moral and mental well-being.
- conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
- sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind
adj
- needing nourishment
- holding or containing nothing
- emptied of emotion
- devoid of significance or force
- Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
- Hungry.
- Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
- (of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
- Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
- (computing, programming, mathematics) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
- Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
- Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
- (wine) Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
- Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
noun
verb
- make void or empty of contents
- remove the contents of a container
- become empty or void of its content
- leave behind empty; move out of
- excrete or discharge from the body
- (transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
- (intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.