lightness
imponderability
buoyancy
volatility
feather
dust
mote
down
thistle
down
flue
cobweb
gossamer
straw
cork
bubble
balloon
float
buoy
ether
air
leaven
ferment
yeast
lighter-than-air balloon
helium balloon
hydrogen balloon
hot air
balloon
convection
thermal draft
thermal
V. be light
float
rise
swim
be buoyed up
render light
lighten
leaven
Adj. light
subtile
airy
imponderable;
weightless
ethereal
sublimated
gossamery
uncompressed
volatile
buoyant
floating
portable
light as a feather
light as a thistle
light as air
lighter than
air
rise like a balloon
float like a balloon
solidity
solidness
impenetrability
impermeability
incompressibility
cohesion
constipation
consistence
spissitude|
specific gravity
hydrometer
condensation
solidification;
consolidation
concretion
coagulation
petrification
crystallization
precipitation
deposit
precipitate
gelation
thickening
indivisibility
insolubility
indissolvableness
solid body
mass
block
knot
lump
concretion
concrete
conglomerate
cake
clot
stone
curd
coagulum
bone
gristle
cartilage;
casein
crassamentum|
superdense matter
condensed states of matter
dwarf star
neutron
star
V. be dense
become solid
render solid
solidify
concrete
set
take a set
consolidate
congeal
coagulate;
curd
curdle
lopper
fix
clot
cake
candy
precipitate
deposit
cohere
crystallize
petrify
condense
thicken
gel
compress
squeeze
ram down
constipate
Adj. dense
solid
solidified
caseous
coherent
cohesive
compact
close
serried
thickset
substantial
massive
impenetrable
impermeable
nonporous
incompressible
constipated
concrete
knotted
knotty;
gnarled
crystalline
crystallizable
thick
grumous|
stuffy
undissolved
indivisible
indissoluble
insoluble
infusible
tenuity
absence of solidity
subtlety
sponginess
compressibility
rarefaction
expansion
dilatation
inflation
vaporization
evaporation
diffusion
ether
V. rarefy
expand
dilate
Adj. rare
subtile
thin
fine
tenuous
compressible
flimsy
slight;
light
cavernous
spongy
rarefied
unsubstantial
rigidity
renitency
inflexibility
temper
callosity
induration
petrifaction
vitrification
ossification
crystallization
stone
pebble
flint
marble
rock
fossil
crag
crystal
quartz
granite
adamant
bone
cartilage
hardware
heart of oak
block
board
deal board
iron
steel
cast iron
decarbonized iron
wrought iron
nail;
brick
concrete
cement
V. render hard
harden
stiffen
indurate
petrify
temper
ossify
vitrify
Adj. hard
rigid
stubborn
stiff
firm
starch
starched
stark
unbending
unlimber
unyielding
inflexible
tense
indurate
indurated;
gritty
proof
adamant
adamantine
concrete
stony
granitic
calculous
vitreous
horny
bony
osseous
cartilaginous
hard as a rock
stiff as buckram
stiff as a poker
stiff as starch
stiff as a board
pliableness
flexibility;
pliancy
pliability
malleability
ductility
extendibility
extensibility
plasticity
inelasticity
flaccidity
laxity
penetrability
clay
wax
butter
dough
pudding
alumina
argil
cushion
pillow
feather bed
down
padding
wadding
foam
mollification
softening
V. render -soft
soften
mollify
mellow
relax
temper;
mash
knead
squash
bend
yield
relent
relax
give
plasticize'
Adj. soft
tender
supple
pliant
pliable
flexible
flexile
lithe
lithesome
lissom
limber
plastic
ductile
tractable;
malleable
extensile
inelastic
yielding
flabby
limp
flimsy
doughy
spongy
penetrable
foamy
flaccid
flocculent
downy
edematous
medullary[Anat]
argillaceous
mellow
soft as butter
soft as down
soft as silk
yielding as wax
tender as
chicken
springiness
spring
resilience
renitency
buoyancy
rubber
India(n) rubber
latex
caoutchouc
whalebone
gum elastic
baleen
natural rubber
neoprene
synthetic rubber
Buna-S
plastic
flexibility
Young's modulus
V. stretch
flex
extend
distend
be elastic
bounce
spring
back
Adj. elastic
flexible
tensile
spring
resilient
renitent
buoyant;
ductile
stretchable
extendable
Phr. the stress is proportional to the strain
absence of elasticity
inelasticity
Adj. unyielding
inelastic
inflexible
toughness
strength;
(cohesion)
grip
grasp
stickiness
(cohesion)
stubbornness
glue
cement
viscidity
(semiliquidity) 352
leather
white leather
gristle
cartilage
unbreakability
tensile strength
V. be tenacious
resist fracture
grip
grasp
stick (cohesion) 46
Adj. tenacious
tough
strong
resisting
stringy
gristly cartilaginous
leathery
tough as
stubborn
unbreakable
indivisible
atomic
fragility
friability
frangibility
house of cards
house of
glass
V. be brittle
live in a glass house
break
crack
snap
split
shiver
splinter
crumble
break short
burst
fly
give way
fall to pieces
crumble to
crumble into dust
Adj. brittle
brash [U.S.]
breakable
weak
frangible
fragile
frail
gimcrack|
shivery
fissile
splitting
splintery
crisp
crimp
short
brittle as glass
organization
anatomy
frame
mold
fabric
construction
framework
carcass
architecture
stratification
cleavage
substance
stuff
parenchyma[Biol]
constitution
staple
organism
osteology
myology
neurology
texture
surface texture
tissue
grain
web
surface
warp and woof
warp and weft
tooth
nap
(roughness) 25
flatness (smoothness) 25
fineness of grain
coarseness
of grain
dry goods
silk
satin
muslin
burlap
[Science of textures] histology
Adj. structural
organic
anatomic
anatomical
textural
textile
fine grained
coarse grained
fine
delicate
subtile
gossamery
filmy
silky
satiny
coarse
homespun
rough
gritty
smooth
smooth as silk
smooth as satin
sandiness
efflorescence
friability
powder
dust
sand
shingle
sawdust
grit
meal
bran
flour
farina
rice
paddy
spore
crumb
seed
grain
particle
(smallness)
limature|
filings
debris
detritus
tailings
talus
slope
fine powder
flocculi[Lat]
smoke
cloud of dust
cloud of sand
cloud of smoke
puff of smoke
volume of smoke
sand storm
dust storm
[Reduction to powder] pulverization
attenuation
granulation
disintegration
contusion
trituration[Chem]
abrasion
detrition
limitation;
filing
[Instruments for pulverization] mill
gristmill
grater
rasp
file
mortar and pestle
nutmeg grater
teeth
grinder
grindstone
V. come to dust
be disintegrated
be reduced to powder
reduce to powder
grind to powder
pulverize
comminute
granulate
triturate
scrape
file
abrade
rub down
grind
grate
rasp
pound
bray
bruise
contuse
beat
crush
crunch
crumble
disintegrate;
attenuate
Adj. powdery
granular
mealy
floury
farinaceous
flocculent
dusty
sandy
gritty
efflorescent
impalpable
pulverizable
friable
crumbly
shivery
pulverized
in pieces
attrition
rubbing
abrasion
scraping
confrication|
detrition
contrition|
abrasion
arrosion|
limature|
rub
elbow grease
rosin
massage;
roughness
rolling friction
sliding friction
starting friction
V. rub
scratch
scrape
scrub
slide
fray
rasp
graze
curry
scour
polish
rub out
wear down
gnaw
file
grind
330
set one's teeth on edge
rosin
N. smoothness
unctuousness
lubrication
anointment
oiling
synovia[Anat]
glycerine
oil
lubricating oil
grease
saliva
lather
teflon
V. lubricate
lubricitate|
oil
grease
lather
soap
wax
Adj. lubricated
lubricous
2. FLUID MATTER
Fluids in General
liquidity
liquidness
gaseity
fluid
inelastic fluid
liquid
liquor
lymph
humor
juice
sap
serum
blood
gravy
rheum
chyle[Med]
solubility
[Science of liquids at rest] hydrology
hydrostatics
hydrodynamics
V. be fluid
flow
liquefy
melt
condense
Adj. liquid
fluid
serous
juicy
succulent
sappy
fluent
liquefied
uncongealed
soluble
vaporousness
flatulence
flatulency
volatility
aeration
aerification
elastic fluid
gas
air
vapor
ether
steam
essence
fume
reek
effluvium
flatus
cloud
ammonia
volatile
alkali
vacuum
partial vacuum
[Science of elastic fluids] pneumatics
aerodynamics
air bladder
swimming bladder
sound
(of a fish)
V. vaporize
evaporate
evanesce
gasify
emit vapor
diffuse
Adj. gaseous
ethereal
aerial
airy
vaporous
volatile
flatulent
melting
colliquation|
colliquefaction|;
thaw
liquation|
deliquation|
deliquescence
dissolution
solution
infusion
flux
solvent
menstruum
V. render liquid
liquefy
run
deliquesce
melt
solve
dissolve
resolve
liquate|
hold in solution
condense
precipitate
rain
Adj. liquefied
liquescent
liquefiable
deliquescent
soluble
volatilization
gasification
evaporation
distillation
cupellation[Chem]
cohobation
exhalation
volatility
vaporizer
still
retort
fumigation
steaming
bay salt
chloride of
sodium|!
mister
spray
bubble
effervescence
V. render -gaseous
vaporize
volatilize
distill
sublime;
evaporate
exhale
smoke
transpire
emit vapor
fume
reek
steam
fumigate
bubble
sparge
effervesce
boil
Adj. volatilized
reeking
volatile
vaporizable
bubbly
effervescent
boiling
Specific Fluids
serum
lymph
rheum;
diluent
agua[Sp]
aqua
dilution
maceration
lotion
washing
immersion|
infiltration
spargefaction|
irrigation
douche
bath
deluge
high water
flood tide
V. be watery
reek
add water
water
wet
moisten
dilute
dip
immerse
merge;
immerge
submerge
plunge
souse
duck
drown
soak
steep
macerate
pickle
wash
sprinkle
lave
bathe
splash
swash
douse
drench
dabble
slop
slobber
irrigate
inundate
deluge
syringe
inject
gargle
Adj. watery
aqueous
aquatic
hydrous
lymphatic
diluent
drenching
diluted
weak
wet
Phr. the waters are out
common air
atmospheric air;
atmosphere
open air
sky
welkin
blue sky
cloud
weather
climate
rise and fall of the barometer
isobar
[Science of air] aerology
meteorology
climatology
pneumatics;
barometer
aneroid
weather gauge
weather glass
weather cock
exposure to the air
exposure to the weather
ventilation;
aeronautics
aeronaut
V. air
ventilate
fan
Adj. containing air
flatulent
effervescent
windy
atmospheric
airy
aerial
meteorological;
Adv. in the open air
al fresco
sub jove
dio[Lat]
moistness
humidity
madefaction|
dew
marsh
hygrometry
hygrometer
V. moisten
wet
sponge
damp
bedew;
imbue
imbrue
infiltrate
saturate
soak
drench
be moist
not have a dry thread
perspire
Adj. moist
damp
watery
humid
sultry
wet
dank
dewy
roral|
rorid|;
juicy
wringing wet
soaking wet
wet through to the skin
saturated
soggy
dabbled
reeking
dripping
soaking
soft
sodden
sloppy
muddy
swampy