#670. Preservation. -- N. preservation
safe-keeping
conservation
(storage) 6
maintenance
support
conservatism
vis
salvation
[Means of preservation] prophylaxis
preserver
preservative
additive
antibiotics
antifungals[Med]
biocide
cover
canning;
ensilage
tinned goods
canned goods
[Superstitious remedies] snake oil
spider webs
cure-all
laetrile;
charm
V. preserve
maintain
keep
sustain
support
hold
keep up
keep
alive
refrigerate
keep on ice
not willingly let die
bank up
nurse;
save
rescue
be safe
make safe
take care of
guard
stare super antiquas vias [Lat][Bacon]
hold one's own
hold one's
ground
stand one's ground
embalm
cure
salt
pickle
season
kyanize|
bottle
pot
tin
can;
sterilize
pasteurize
radiate
dry
lyophilize[Chem]
freeze-dry
concentrate
evaporate
freeze
quick-freeze
deep-freeze
husband
(store) 636
Adj. preserving
conservative
prophylactic;
preservative
hygienic
preserved
unimpaired
unbroken
uninjured
unhurt
unmarred
safe
safe and sound
intact
with a whole skin
#671. Escape. -- N. escape
scape
avolation|
elopement
flight;
evasion
retreat
narrow escape
hairbreadth escape;
close call
come off
impunity
[Means of escape] loophole
path
refuse
66
vent
vent peg
safety valve
drawbridge
fire escape
reprieve
liberation
(fugitive) 623
V. escape
scape
make one's escape
effect one's escape
make good
one's escape
break jail
get off
get clear off
get well out of
echapper
save one's bacon
save one's skin
weather the storm
6
escape scot-free
elude
make off
march off
give one the slip
slip through the hands
slip through the fingers
slip
the collar
wriggle out of prison
break out
break loose
break loose
from prison
break away
slip away
get away
find vent
find a hole to
creep out of
disappear
vanish
Adj..escaping
escaped
fled
Phr. the bird has flown the coop
#672. Deliverance. -- N. deliverance
extrication
rescue
reprieve
respite
liberation
emancipation
redemption
salvation
riddance
gaol delivery
V. deliver
extricate
rescue
save
emancipate
redeem
ransom
bring
off
bring through
get the wheel out of the rut
snatch from the jaws of death
come to the rescue
rid
retrieve
(restore) 660
be rid of
get rid of
Adj. saved
redeemable
rescuable
Int. to the rescue!
3. Precursory Measures
#673. Preparation. -- N. preparation
providing
provision
providence
anticipation
precaution
predisposition
forecast
rehearsal
note of preparation
[Putting in order] arrangement
clearance
adjustment
tuning
equipment
outfit
accouterment
armament
array
ripening
maturation
evolution
elaboration
concoction
digestion
gestation
batching
incubation
sitting
groundwork
first stone
cradle
stepping-stone
foundation
scaffold
scaffolding
[Preparation of men] training
inurement
(habit) 6
novitiate
cooking[ Preparation of food]
cookery
brewing
culinary art
tilling[ Preparation of the soil]
plowing
sowing;
cultivation
[State of being prepared] preparedness
readiness
ripeness
mellowness
maturity
[Preparer] preparer
trainer
pioneer
trailblazer
avant-
voortrekker[Afrikaans]
sappers and
miners
packer
stevedore
warming pan
V. prepare
get ready
make ready
make preparations
settle
preliminaries
get up
sound the note of preparation. set in order
put in
order
forecast
plow
the ground
dress the ground
till the soil
cultivate the soil;
predispose
sow the seed
lay a train
dig a mine
lay the groundwork
fix
the groundwork
lay the basis
fix the basis
lay the foundations
fix
the foundations
dig the foundations
erect the scaffolding
lay the first
stone
roughhew
cut out work
block out
hammer out
lick into shape
(form) 240
elaborate
mature
ripen
mellow
season
bring to maturity
nurture
hatch
cook
brew
temper
anneal
smelt
barbecue;
infumate|
maturate. equip
arm
man
fit-out
fit up
furnish
rig
dress
garnish
accouter
array
fettle
fledge
dress up
furbish
up
brush up
vamp up
refurbish
sharpen one's tools
trim one's foils
set
prime
attune
whet the knife
whet the sword
wind up
screw up;
adjust
put in trim
put in train
put in gear
put in working
order
put in tune
put in a groove for
put in harness
pack
train
inure
breed
prepare
for
rehearse
make provision for
take steps
take measures
take
precautions
provide
provide against
beat up for recruits
open the door
to
set one's house in order
make all snug
clear the decks
clear for
action
close one's ranks
shuffle the cards
prepare oneself
serve an apprenticeship
lay oneself
out for
get into harness
gird up one's loins
buckle on one's armor
prime and load
shoulder arms
get the steam
up
put the horses to
guard against
make sure against
forearm
make sure
prepare for the
evil day
have a rod in pickle
provide against a rainy day
feather one's
nest
lay in provisions
make investments
keep on foot
be prepared
be ready
hold oneself in readiness
keep one's
powder dry
lie in wait for
anticipate
principiis obstare[Lat]
veniente occurrere morbo[Lat]
Adj. preparing
in preparation
in course of preparation
in
agitation
in embryo
in hand
in train
afoot
afloat
on foot
on the
stocks
on the anvil
under consideration
brewing
batching
forthcoming
brooding
in store for
in reserve
precautionary
provident
preparative
preparatory
provisional
inchoate
under revision
preliminary
prepared
in readiness
ready
ready to one's band
ready made
ready cut and dried
made to one's hand
handy
on the table
in gear
in
working order
in working gear
snug
in practice
ripe
mature
mellow
practiced
labored
elaborate
highly-wrought
smelling of the lamp
worked up
in full feather
in best bib and tucker
in harness
at harness
in
the saddle
in arms
in battle array
in war paint
up in arms
armed at
all points
armed to the teeth
armed cap a pie
sword in hand
booted
and spurred
in utrumque paratus[Lat]
semper paratus[Lat]
on the alert
(vigilant) 45
at one's post
Adv. in preparation
in anticipation of
against
for
Phr. a bove majori discit arare minor[Lat]
"looking before and after"
[Hamlet]
si vis pacem para bellum[Lat]
#674. Nonpreparation. -- N. non-preparation
absence of preparation
want of preparation
inculture|
inconcoction|
improvidence
immaturity
crudity
rawness
abortion
disqualification
[Absence of art] nature
state of nature
virgin soil
unweeded
garden
neglect
rough copy
germ
raw material
improvisation
V. be unprepared
want preparation
lack preparation
lie
fallow
live from hand to mouth
[Render unprepared] dismantle
undress
226. extemporize
improvise
ad lib
Adj. unprepared
without preparation
incomplete
rudimental
embryonic
abortive
immature
unripe
raw
green
crude
coarse
rough cast
rough hewn
in the
rough
unformed
unwrought
unblown
uncooked
unboiled
unconcocted
unpolished
unhatched
unfledged
untaught
uneducated
uncultivated,. untrained
untutored
undrilled
unexercised;
precocious
premature
undigested
unseasoned
unleavened
unrehearsed
unscripted
extemporaneous
improvised
spontaneous
ad
lib
ad libitem [Latin]
fallow
unsown
untilled
natural
in a state of nature
undressed
in
dishabille
unqualified
disqualified
unfitted
ill-digested
unbegun
unready
unorganized
unfurnished
unprovided
unequipped
untrimmed
out of gear
out of order
dismantled
shiftless
improvident
unthrifty
thriftless
thoughtless
unguarded;
happy-go-lucky
caught napping
unpremeditated
Adv. extempore
#675. Essay. -- N. essay
trial
endeavor
attempt
aim
struggle
venture
adventure
speculation
debut
probation
(experiment) 463
V. try
essay
experiment
endeavor
strive
tempt
attempt
make an attempt
venture
adventure
speculate
take one's chance
tempt
fortune
try one's fortune
try one's luck
try one's hand
use one's
endeavor
feel one's way
grope one's way
pick one's way
try hard
push
make a bold push
use one's best endeavor
do one's
best
Adj. essaying
experimental
tentative
empirical
probationary
Adv. experimentally
on trial
at a venture
by rule of
thumb. if one may be so bold
Phr. aut non tentaris aut perfice [Lat][Ovid]
chi non s'arrischia non
#676. Undertaking. -- N. undertaking
compact
adventure
venture
engagement
enterprise
pilgrimage
matter in hand
move
first move
(beginning) 66
V. undertake
engage in
embark in
launch into
plunge into;
volunteer
apprentice oneself to
engage
contract
76
take upon oneself
take upon one's shoulders
devote oneself to
(determination) 604
take up
take in hand
tackle
set about
go about
set to
fall to
set to work
launch forth
set up shop
put in hand
put in execution
set
forward
break the neck of a business
be in
for
put one's hand to
put
one's foot in
betake oneself to
turn one's hand to
go to do
begin
6
broach
institute
put one's hand to the
plow
lay one's hand to the plow
put one's shoulder to the wheel
have in hand
have many irons in the fire
(activity) 682
Adj. undertaking
on the anvil
Int. here goes!
#677. Use. -- N. use
employ
employment
exercise
application
appliance
disposal;
consumption
agency
usufruct
usefulness
benefit
recourse
resort
avail
[Conversion to use] utilization
service
wear
[Way of using] usage
V. use,.make use of
employ
put to use
put in action
put in
operation
put in practice
set in motion
set to work
ply
work
wield
handle
manipulate
play
play off
exert
exercise
practice
avail oneself of
profit by
resort to
have recourse to
recur
to
take betake oneself to
take up with
take advantage of
lay one's
hands on
try
render useful
mold
turn to account
turn to use
convert to
use
utilize
work up
call into play
bring into play
put into
requisition
call forth
draw forth
press into service
enlist into the
service
bring to bear upon
devote
dedicate
consecrate
apply
dispose of
make a handle of
make a cat's-paw of
fall back upon
make a shift with
make the most of
make the best of
use up
swallow up
consume
absorb
expend
tax
task
wear
put to
task
Adj. in use
used
well-worn
well-trodden
useful
subservient
#678. Disuse. -- N. forbearance
abstinence
disuse
relinquishment
desuetude
V. not use
do without
dispense with
let alone
not touch
forbear
abstain
spare
waive
neglect
keep back
reserve. lay up
lay by
lay on
the shelf
keep on the shelf
lay up in ordinary
lay up in a napkin;
shelve
set aside
put aside
lay aside
disuse
leave off
have done with;
supersede
discard
dismiss
give warning
throw aside
make away with
cast overboard
heave overboard
throw overboard
cast to the dogs
cast
to the winds
dismantle
lie unemployed
remain unemployed
Adj. not used
unemployed
unapplied
undisposed of
unspent
unexercised
untouched
untrodden
unculled
uncalled for
not required
disused
done with
#679. Misuse. -- N. misuse
misusage
misapplication
misappropriation
abuse
profanation
prostitution
desecration
waste
V. misuse
misemploy
misapply
misappropriate
desecrate
abuse
profane
prostitute
waste
overtask
overtax
overwork
squander
cut blocks with a razor
employ a steam engine to crack a nut
catch
at a straw
Adj. misused
Phr. ludere cum sacris[Lat]