280-299

#280. [Going before.] Precession. -- N. precession

• leading

• heading;

• precedence

• priority

• the lead

• le pas

• van

• precursor

• V. go before

• go ahead

• go in the van

• go in advance

• precede

• forerun

• usher in

• introduce

• herald

• head

• take the lead

• lead the way

• lead the dance

• get the start

• have the start

• steal a march

• get before

• get ahead

• get in front of

• outstrip

• take precedence

• order) 62

• Adj. leading

• precedent

• Adv. in advance

• before

• ahead

• in the van

• in the lead

• foremost

• in front

• at the head

• out in front

• way out in front

• far

• ahead

• Phr. seniores priores[Lat]

• ahead of his time

#281. [Going after.] Sequence. -- N. sequence

• coming after

• (order)

• (time) 1

• following pursuit

• follower

• attendant

• satellite

• shadow

• dangler

• train

• V. follow

• pursue

• go after

• fly after

• attend

• beset

• dance attendance on

• dog

• tread in the steps of

• tread

• close upon

• be in the wake of

• be in the trail of

• be in the rear of

• go in

• the wake of

• go in the trail of

• go in the rear of

• follow in the wake of

• follow in the trail of

• follow in the rear of

• follow as a shadow

• hang on

• the skirts of

• tread on the heels of

• follow on the heels of

• camp on the

• trail

• Adj. subsequent

• next

• succeeding

• following

• Adv. behind

• in the rear

• in the train of

• in the wake of;

• after

• (time) 117

#282. [Motion forward

• progressive motion.] Progression. -- N

• progress

• progression

• progressiveness

• advancing

• advance

• advancement

• ongoing

• flood

• tide

• headway

• march

• rise;

• improvement

• V. advance

• proceed

• progress

• get on

• get along

• get over the ground;

• gain ground

• forge ahead

• jog on

• rub on

• wag on

• go with the stream

• keep

• one's course

• hold on one's course

• go on

• move on

• come one

• get on

• pass

• on

• push on

• press on

• go forward

• move forward

• come forward

• get forward

• pass forward

• push forward

• press forward

• go forwards

• move forwards

• come

• forwards

• get forwards

• pass forwards

• push forwards

• press forwards

• go

• ahead

• move ahead

• come ahead

• get ahead

• pass ahead

• push ahead

• press

• ahead

• make one's way

• work one's way

• carve one's way

• push one's way

• force one's way

• edge one's way

• elbow one's way

• make progress

• make head

• make way

• make headway

• make advances

• make strides

• make rapid strides

• (velocity)

• go ahead

• shoot ahead

• distance

• make up leeway

• Adj. advancing

• progressive

• advanced

• Adv. forward

• onward

• forth

• on

• ahead

• under way

• en route for

• on

• one's way

• on the way

• on the road

• on the high road

• on the road to

• in

• progress

• in mid progress

• in transitu

• Phr. vestigia nulla retrorsum[Lat]

• "westward the course of empire

• takes its way" [Berkeley]

#283. [Motion backwards.] Regression. -- N. regress

• regression;

• retrogression

• retroaction;

• retreat

• withdrawal

• retirement

• recession

• recess

• crab-like motion

• reflux

• backwater

• regurgitation

• ebb

• return;

• resilience reflection

• reflexion (recoil) 277[Brit]

• flip-flop

• volte-

• counter motion

• retrograde motion

• backward movement

• motion in

• reverse

• counter movement

• counter march

• veering

• tergiversation

• recidivation|

• backsliding

• fall

• deterioration

• recidivism

• reversal

• relapse

• turning point

• V. recede

• regrade

• return

• revert

• retreat

• retire

• retrograde

• retrocede

• back out

• back down

• balk

• crawfish* [U.S.]

• crawl*

• withdraw;

• rebound

• go back

• come back

• turn back

• hark back

• draw back

• fall

• back

• get back

• put back

• run back

• lose ground

• fall astern

• drop astern;

• backwater

• put about

• backtrack

• take the back track

• veer round

• double

• wheel

• countermarch

• ebb

• regurgitate

• jib

• shrink

• shy

• turn tail

• turn round

• turn upon one's heel

• turn one's back upon;

• retrace one's steps

• dance the back step

• sound a retreat

• beat a retreat;

• go home

• Adj. receding

• retrograde

• retrogressive

• regressive

• reflex

• recidivous

• resilient

• crab-like

• balky;

• reactionary

• Adv. back

• backwards

• reflexively

• to the right about

• as you were

#284. [Motion given to an object situated in front.] Propulsion. -- N

• propulsion

• projection

• vis a tergo[Lat: force from

• behind]

• push

• shove

• ejaculate

• ejection

• throw

• fling

• toss

• shot

• discharge

• shy

• launch

• release

• [Science of propulsion] projectiles

• ballistics

• archery

• [devices to give propulsion] propeller

• screw

• twin screws

• turbine

• jet engine

• [objects propelled] missile

• projectile

• ball

• discus

• quoit

• brickbat

• shot;

• [weapons which propel] arrow

• gun

• ballista

• [preparation for propulsion] countdown

• windup

• shooter

• shot

• archer

• bowman

• rifleman

• marksman;

• good shot

• crack shot

• sharpshooter

• V. propel

• project

• throw

• fling

• cast

• pitch

• chuck

• toss

• jerk

• heave

• shy

• hurl

• flirt

• fillip

• dart

• lance

• tilt

• ejaculate

• fulminate

• bolt

• drive

• sling

• pitchfork

• send

• send off

• let off

• fire off

• discharge

• shoot

• launch

• release

• send forth

• let fly

• put in orbit

• send into orbit

• launch into orbit dash

• put in motion

• set in motion

• start

• give a start

• give an impulse to

• impel

• trundle

• expel

• carry one off one's legs

• put to flight

• Adj. propelled

• propelling

• propulsive

• projectile

#285. [Motion given to an object situated behind.] Traction. -- N

• traction

• drawing

• draught

• pull

• haul

• rake

• "a long pull a strong

• pull and a pull all together"

• haulage

• V. draw

• pull

• haul

• lug

• rake

• drag

• tug

• tow

• trail

• train

• take in

• tow

• wrench

• jerk

• twitch

• touse|

• yank [U.S.]

• Adj. drawing

• tractive

#286. [Motion towards.] Approach. -- N. approach

• approximation

• access

• advent

• pursuit

• V. approach

• approximate

• 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

• Adj. approaching

• affluent

• impending

• imminent

• Adv. on the road

• Int. come hither! approach! here! come! come near! forward!

#287. [Motion from.] Recession. -- N. recession

• retirement

• withdrawal

• retreat

• retrocession

• departure

• recoil

• flight

• V. recede

• go

• move back

• move from

• retire

• withdraw

• shrink

• back

• off

• come away

• move away

• back away

• go away

• get away

• drift away

• depart

• retreat

• move off

• stand off

• sheer off

• fall back

• stand

• aside

• run away

• remove

• shunt

• distance

• Adj. receding

• Phr. distance oneself from a person

#288. [Motion towards

• actively

• force causing to draw closer.]

• Attraction. -- N. attraction

• attractiveness

• drawing

• to

• pulling towards

• electrical attraction

• electricity

• static electricity

• static

• static

• cling

• magnetism

• magnetic attraction

• gravity

• attraction of gravitation

• [objects which attract by physical force] lodestone

• loadstone

• lodestar

• magnet

• permanent magnet

• siderite

• magnetite;

• electromagnet

• magnetic coil

• voice coil

• magnetic dipole

• motor coil

• rotor

• stator

• electrical charge

• positive charge

• negative charge

• magnetic pole

• north pole

• south pole

• magnetic monopole

• V. attract

• draw

• draw towards

• pull towards

• drag towards

• adduce

• Adj. attracting

• attractive

• centrifugal

• Phr. ubi mel ibi apes [Latin][Plautus]

#289. [Motion from

• actively

• force driving apart.] Repulsion. -- N

• repulsion

• driving from

• repulse

• abduction

• magnetic repulsion

• magnetic levitation

• antigravity

• V. repel

• push from

• drive apart

• drive from

• chase

• dispel;

• abduct

• send away

• repulse

• keep at arm's length

• turn one's back upon

• give the cold shoulder;

• send off

• send away with a flea in one's ear

• Adj. repelling

• repellent

• repulsive

• centripetal

• Phr. like charges repel

• opposite charges attract

• like poles repel

• opposite poles attract

#290. [Motion nearer to.] Convergence. -- N. convergence

• confluence

• concourse

• congress

• concurrence

• concentration;

• convergency

• meeting

• assemblage

• resort

• asymptote

• V. converge

• concur

• come together

• unite

• meet

• fall in with

• close

• with

• close in upon

• center round

• center in

• enter in

• pour in

• gather together

• unite

• concentrate

• bring into a focus

• Adj. converging

• convergent

• confluent

• concurrent;

• centripetal

• asymptotical

• asymptotic

#291. [Motion further off.] Divergence. -- N. divergence

• divarication

• ramification

• forking

• radiation;

• separation

• dispersion

• deviation

• aberration

• V. diverge

• divaricate

• radiate

• ramify

• branch off

• glance off

• file

• off

• fly off

• fly off at a tangent

• spread

• scatter

• disperse

• deviate

• part

• Adj. diverging

• divergent

• radiant

• centrifugal

• aberrant

#292. [Terminal motion at.] Arrival. -- N. arrival

• advent

• landing;

• debarkation

• disembarkation

• reception

• welcome

• home

• goal

• goalpost

• landing place

• landing stage

• resting place

• destination

• harbor

• haven

• port

• airport

• spaceport;

• terminus

• halting place

• halting ground

• landing strip

• runway

• terminal;

• journey's end

• anchorage

• return

• meeting

• encounter

• completion

• recursion[Math

• Comp]

• V. arrive

• get to

• come to

• come

• reach

• attain

• come up with

• come up

• to

• overtake

• make

• fetch

• complete

• join

• rejoin

• light

• alight

• dismount

• land

• go ashore

• debark

• disembark

• put in

• put into

• visit

• cast anchor

• pitch one's tent

• sit down

• get to one's journey's end

• make the land

• be in at the death

• come

• back

• get back

• come home

• get home

• return

• come in

• make one's appearance

• drop in

• detrain

• deplane

• outspan;

• de-orbit

• come to hand

• come at

• come across

• hit

• come upon

• light upon

• pop

• upon

• bounce upon

• plump upon

• burst upon

• pitch upon

• meet

• encounter

• come in contact

• Adj. arriving

• homeward bound

• Adv. here

• hither

• Int. welcome! hail! all Hail! good-day

• good morrow!

• Phr. any port in a storm

#293. [Initial motion from.] Departure. -- N. departure

• decampment

• embarkation

• outset

• start

• removal

• exit

• (egress)

• exodus

• hejira

• flight

• leave taking

• valediction

• adieu

• farewell

• goodbye

• auf

• wiedersehen[Ger]

• sayonara

• dosvidanya[Russ]

• ciao

• aloha

• hasta la

• vista[Sp]

• stirrup cup

• valedictorian

• starting point

• starting post

• point of departure

• point of

• embarkation

• place of departure

• place of embarkation

• port of embarkation;

• airport

• take-off point

• taxiing runway

• runway

• launching pad

• spaceport

• V. depart

• go away

• take one's departure

• set out

• set off

• march off

• put off

• start off

• be off

• move off

• get off

• whip off

• pack off

• go off

• take oneself off

• start

• issue

• march out

• debouch

• go forth

• sally forth;

• sally

• set forward

• be gone

• hail from

• leave a place

• quit

• vacate

• evacuate

• abandon

• go off the stage

• make

• one's exit

• retire

• withdraw

• remove

• vamoose*

• go

• one's way

• go along

• go from home

• take flight

• take wing

• spring

• fly

• flit

• wing one's flight

• fly away

• whip away

• embark

• go on board

• go

• aboard

• set sail' put to sea

• go to sea

• sail

• take ship

• hoist blue Peter;

• get under way

• weigh anchor

• strike tents

• decamp

• walk one's chalks

• cut

• one's stick

• take leave

• say good bye

• bid goodbye

• disappear

• 4

• abscond

• entrain

• Adj. departing

• valedictory

• outward bound

• Adv. whence

• hence

• thence

• with a foot in the stirrup

• on the wing

• on the move

• Int. begone!

• farewell! adieu! goodbye! good day!

#294. [Motion into.] Ingress. -- N. ingress

• entrance

• entry;

• introgression

• influx

• intrusion

• inroad

• incursion

• invasion

• irruption;

• ingression

• penetration

• interpenetration

• import

• infiltration

• immigration

• admission

• insinuation

• insertion

• inlet

• way in

• mouth

• door

• path

• (way) 6

• conduit

• immigrant

• V. have the entree

• enter

• go into

• go in

• come into

• come in

• pour

• into

• pour in

• flow into

• flow in

• creep into

• creep in

• slip into

• slip

• in

• pop into

• pop in

• break into

• break in

• burst into

• burst in

• set foot

• on

• ingress

• burst in upon

• break in upon

• invade

• intrude

• insinuate

• itself

• interpenetrate

• penetrate

• infiltrate

• find one's way into

• wriggle

• into

• worm oneself into

• give entrance to

• insert

• Adj. incoming

#295. [Motion out of.] Egress. -- N. egress

• exit

• issue

• emersion

• emergence

• outbreak

• outburst

• eruption

• emanation;

• egression

• evacuation

• exudation

• transudation

• extravasation[Med]

• perspiration

• sweating

• leakage

• percolation

• distillation

• oozing

• gush

• outpour

• outpouring

• effluence

• effusion;

• drain

• dribbling

• drainage;

• outcome

• output

• discharge

• export

• expatriation

• emigration

• debouch

• debouche

• exodus

• emigrant

• outlet

• vent

• spout

• tap

• sluice

• floodgate

• pore

• vomitory

• sally port

• way out

• mouth

• door

• path

• (way) 6

• conduit

• airpipe

• V. emerge

• emanate

• issue

• egress

• go out of

• come out of

• move out

• of

• pass out of

• pour out of

• flow out of

• pass out of

• evacuate

• exude

• transude

• leak

• run through

• out through

• percolate

• transcolate|

• strain

• distill

• perspire

• sweat

• drain

• ooze

• filter

• filtrate

• dribble

• gush

• spout

• flow out

• well

• well out;

• pour

• trickle

• effuse

• extravasate[Med]

• discharge itself

• debouch

• come forth

• break forth

• burst

• out

• burst through

• find vent

• escape

• Adj. effused

• outgoing

#296. [Motion into

• actively.] Reception. -- N. reception

• admission

• admittance

• entree

• importation

• introduction

• intromission;

• ingestion

• absorption

• inhalation

• suction

• sucking

• eating

• drinking

• insertion

• interjection

• introit

• V. 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

• breathe in

• let in

• take in

• suck in

• draw in

• readmit

• resorb

• reabsorb

• snuff up

• swallow

• engulf

• engorge

• gulp

• eat

• drink

• Adj. admitting

• admitted

• admissable

• absorbent

#297. [Motion out of

• actively] Ejection. -- N. ejection

• emission

• effusion

• rejection

• expulsion

• exportation

• eviction

• extrusion

• discharge

• emesis

• vomiting

• evacuation

• eructation

• bloodletting

• venesection[Med]

• phlebotomy

• expuition

• exspuition;

• tapping

• drainage

• clearance

• deportation

• banishment

• rouge's march;

• relegation

• extradition

• dislodgment

• bouncer [U.S.]

• [material vomited] vomit

• vomitus[Med]

• puke

• barf[coll]

• V. give exit

• give vent to

• let out

• give out

• pour out

• squeeze out

• send out

• dispatch

• despatch

• exhale

• excern|

• excrete

• secrete

• extravasate[Med]

• shed

• void

• evacuation

• emit

• open

• the sluices

• open the floodgates

• turn on the tap

• extrude

• effuse

• spend

• expend

• pour forth

• squirt

• spurt

• spill

• slop;

• perspire

• breathe

• blow

• tap

• draw off

• bale out

• lade out

• let blood

• broach

• eject

• reject

• expel

• discard

• cut

• send to coventry

• boycott;

• banish

• bounce * [U.S.]

• fire *

• fire out *;

• throw

• throw up

• throw off

• throw away

• throw aside

• push

• throw off

• throw away

• throw aside

• shovel out

• shovel

• away

• sweep out

• sweep away

• brush off

• brush away

• whisk off

• whisk away

• turn off

• turn away

• send off

• send away

• discharge

• send adrift

• turn

• adrift

• cast adrift

• turn out

• bundle out

• throw overboard

• give the sack

• to

• send packing

• send about one's business

• send to the right about;

• strike off the roll

• turn out neck and heels

• turn out

• head and shoulders

• turn out neck and crop

• pack off

• send away with a flea

• in the ear

• send to Jericho

• bow out

• show the door to

• turn out of doors

• turn out of house and home

• evict

• oust

• unhouse

• unkennel

• dislodge

• depopulate

• relegate

• deport

• empty

• drain to the dregs

• sweep off

• clear off

• clear out

• clear

• away

• suck

• draw off

• clean out

• make a clean sweep of

• clear decks

• purge

• disembowel

• eviscerate

• gut

• unearth

• root out

• root up

• averuncate|

• weed out

• get out

• eliminate

• get rid of

• do away with

• shake off

• vomit

• throw up

• regurgitate

• spew

• puke

• retch

• heave

• upchuck

• chuck up

• barf

• belch out

• cast up

• bring up

• be sick

• get sick

• worship the porcelain god

• disgorge

• expectorate

• clear the throat

• hawk

• spit

• sputter

• splutter

• slobber

• drivel

• slaver

• eructate

• drool

• unpack

• unlade

• unload

• unship

• offload

• break bulk

• dump

• be let out

• spew forth

• erupt

• ooze

• Adj. emitting

• emitted

• Int. begone! get you gone! get away

• go away

• get along

• go along

• get

• along with you

• go along with you! go your way! away with! off with you!

• get the hell out of here![vulg.]

• go about your business! be off!

#298. [Eating.] Food. -- N. eating

• deglutition

• gulp

• mastication

• rumination

• gluttony

• 957

• [CAUSED BY: appetite

• mouth

• jaws

• mandible

• chops

• drinking

• potation

• draught

• libation

• carousal

• 840

• drunkenness

• food

• pabulum

• aliment

• nourishment

• nutriment

• sustenance

• sustentation

• sustention

• nurture

• subsistence

• provender

• corn

• feed

• fodder

• provision

• ration

• keep

• commons

• board

• commissariat

• (provision) 6

• prey

• forage

• pasture

• pasturage

• fare

• cheer

• diet

• dietary

• regimen

• belly timber

• staff of life

• bread

• bread and cheese

• comestibles

• eatables

• victuals

• edibles

• ingesta

• grub

• grubstake

• meat

• bread

• bread stuffs

• cereals

• viands

• delicacy

• dainty

• creature comforts

• contents of the larder

• fleshpots

• festal board

• ambrosia

• good cheer

• good living

• beef

• bun

• cornstarch [U.S.]

• cookie

• cooky [U.S.];

• cracker

• doughnut

• hardtack

• hoecake [U.S.]

• hominy [U.S.];

• mutton

• pilot bread

• pork

• rusk

• ship biscuit

• veal

• joint

• roast and boiled

• remove

• hash

• stew

• ragout

• fricassee

• mince

• pottage

• broth

• soup

• consomme

• puree

• pie

• pasty

• pudding

• omelet

• pastry

• sweets

• condiment

• appetizer

• main course

• entree

• alligator pear

• apple

• apple slump

• artichoke

• griddlecake

• pancake

• flapjack

• avocado

• banana

• beche de

• barbecue

• beefsteak

• beet root

• blackberry

• blancmange

• bloater

• bouillon

• breadfruit

• chop suey [U.S.]

• chowder

• clam

• compote

• damper

• fish

• grapes

• hasty pudding

• ice cream

• lettuce

• mango

• mangosteen

• mince pie

• oatmeal

• oyster

• pineapple

• porridge

• porterhouse steak

• sauerkraut

• sea slug

• sturgeon ("Albany beef")

• succotash [U.S.]

• vanilla

• waffle

• walnut

• table

• cuisine

• bill of fare

• menu

• ordinary

• entree

• meal

• repast

• feed

• spread

• mess

• dish

• plate

• course

• regale;

• refreshment

• entertainment

• refection

• collation

• picnic

• feast

• banquet

• junket

• breakfast

• lunch

• luncheon

• dinner

• supper

• snack

• junk food

• fast food

• whet

• bait

• dessert

• potluck

• dejeuner a la

• hearty meal

• square meal

• substantial meal

• full meal;

• blowout*

• light refreshment

• bara

• mouthful

• bolus

• morsel

• sop

• drink

• beverage

• liquor

• broth

• soup

• potion

• dram

• draught

• drench

• swill*

• nip

• sip

• sup

• gulp

• wine

• spirits

• liqueur

• beer

• ale

• malt liquor

• Sir John Barleycorn

• heavy wet

• grog

• toddy

• flip

• purl

• punch

• cup

• bishop

• wassail

• gin

• coffee

• chocolate

• cocoa

• tea

• the cup that cheers but not inebriates

• bock beer

• lager beer

• Pilsener beer

• Brazil tea

• cider

• claret

• ice water

• mate

• mint julep [U.S.]

• near beer

• 3.2 beer

• non-alcoholic beverage

• eating house

• [person who eats] diner

• hippophage

• glutton

• V. eat

• feed

• fare

• devour

• swallow

• take

• gulp

• bolt

• snap

• fall to;

• despatch

• dispatch

• discuss

• take down

• get down

• gulp down

• lay in

• tuck

• in*

• lick

• pick

• peck

• gormandize

• bite

• champ

• munch

• crunch

• chew

• masticate

• nibble

• gnaw

• mumble

• live on

• feed upon

• batten upon

• fatten upon

• feast upon

• browse

• graze

• crop

• regale

• carouse

• eat heartily

• do

• justice to

• play a good knife and fork

• banquet

• break bread

• break one's fast

• breakfast

• lunch

• dine

• take tea

• sup

• drink in

• drink up

• drink one's fill

• quaff

• sip

• sup

• suck

• suck up;

• lap

• swig

• swill*

• chugalug[slang]

• tipple

• empty

• one's glass

• drain the cup

• toss off

• toss one's glass

• wash down

• crack a

• bottle

• wet one's whistle

• purvey

• Adj. eatable

• edible

• comestible

• alimentary

• cereal

• dietetic

• culinary

• nutritive

• nutritious

• gastric;

• succulent

• potable

• potulent|

• bibulous

• omnivorous

• carnivorous

• herbivorous

• graminivorous

• xylophagous

• Phr[Biol]. "across the walnuts and the wine" [Tennyson]

• "blessed

• hour of our dinners!" [O. Meredith]

• "now good digestion wait on appetite

• and health on both!" [Macbeth]

• "who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite?"

• [Richard II]

#299. Excretion -- N. excretion

• discharge

• emanation

• exhalation

• exudation

• extrusion

• secretion

• effusion

• extravasation[Med]

• ecchymosis[Med]

• evacuation

• dejection

• faeces

• excrement

• shit

• stools

• crap[vulg.]

• bloody flux

• coeliac-flux

• coeliac-passion;

• dysentery

• perspiration

• sweat

• exudation

• diaphoresis;

• sewage

• eccrinology[Med]

• saliva

• spittle

• rheum

• salivation

• catarrh;

• diarrhoea

• ejecta

• egesta[Biol]

• sputa

• excreta

• lava

• exuviae

• (uncleanness) 653[Lat]

• hemorrhage

• bleeding

• outpouring

• V. excrete

• emanate