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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb be 8 of 13 senses of be Sense 1 be => suffer, hurt => be well => suffer => feel => stay, remain, rest => continue => sparkle, scintillate => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate => rank => point => want need require => rest => cut => seethe => mope, moon around moon about => sulk, grizzle, brood, stew => look appear, seem => appear, seem => owe => belong => cover => represent => account => cut across => begin, start => begin => stand => specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate => go => make sense add up => consist, comprise => prove, turn out turn up => account for => remain => stand by stick by stick to stick with adhere => loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around => total, number, add up come amount => count matter, weigh => rate, deserve, merit => buy => shine => fall => depend => underlie => stink => subtend, delimit => incarnate, body forth, embody => contain, take hold => cost, be => measure => hum, buzz, seethe => pass => abound => disagree, disaccord, discord => gape, yawn, yaw => tend, be given lean, incline, run => pride => run, go => figure, enter => press => rage => relate, interrelate => rut => stagnate => stagnate => come in handy => squat => hoodoo => impend => range, run => stay, stay on continue, remain => sell => translate => head, head up => come in for => compare => fall, come => run into encounter => gravitate => pay => diverge => shine => iridesce => lie => stand => hang => litter => suit => end => fit => lend => let go => belong => belong => wind, curve => jumble, mingle => promise => accept take => clean => draw => wash => balance => hail, come => act => test => seem => answer => attend => beat => hold => contain => connect => sell => sell => kill => make => deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify => consist => work => lubricate => breathe Sense 3 be => stretch, stretch along => attend, go to => occupy, fill => dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate => inhabit, occupy => stand back keep one's eyes off keep one's distance, keep one's hands off stay away => reach, extend to touch => run, go pass, lead, extend => go lead => cover, extend => extend, stick out poke out reach out => lie => sit => face => straddle => follow => center on => lie, rest => belong, go => come Sense 4 exist, be => come => preexist => kick around knock about kick about => coexist => prevail, hold obtain => dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in => endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril => flow Sense 6 equal, be => equate, correspond => match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree => represent, stand for correspond Sense 7 constitute, represent, make up comprise, be => make => compose => form constitute, make => range, straddle => fall into fall under => present, pose Sense 8 be follow => vet => cox Sense 9 embody, be personify => body, personify => exemplify, represent, typify Sense 13 cost, be => set back knock back put back Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb be 8 of 13 senses of be Sense 1 be => suffer, hurt => have => gag, choke, suffocate => ail => starve, hunger, famish => be well => suffer => freeze => swelter => feel => suffocate => stay, remain, rest => sit tight => stick together, stay together => stand => keep stay fresh => be => continue => carry, extend => last => prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure => carry over => stand => wash => sparkle, scintillate => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate => perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse => beggar => disorient, disorientate => rank => place come in come out => come => point => want need require => cry => rest => kneel => stand stand up => ramp => stand back => line up queue up queue => cut => seethe => bubble over overflow, spill over => mope, moon around moon about => sulk, grizzle, brood, stew => look appear, seem => make => cut => feel => pass off => sound => come across => glow, beam, radiate, shine => glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine => spangle => shimmer => leap out jump out jump, stand out stick out => rise, lift, rear => loom, tower, hulk => loom => feel => crawl => appear, seem => seem => owe => mortgage => bond => belong => cover => represent => instantiate => speak for => account => cut across => begin, start => begin => stand => specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate => determine => pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow, specify => concretize => redefine => go => make sense add up => consist, comprise => prove, turn out turn up => result, ensue => come => be due, flow from => follow => follow come after => account for => remain => stand by stick by stick to stick with adhere => loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around mess about tarry, linger, lurk, mill about mill around => prowl, lurch => total, number, add up come amount => work out => outnumber => average, average out => make => count matter, weigh => weigh, press => rate, deserve, merit => buy => shine => fall => depend => underlie => stink => subtend, delimit => incarnate, body forth, embody => reincarnate => contain, take hold => sleep => seat => cost, be => set back knock back put back => measure => stand => weigh => last endure => run, run for => wear, hold out endure => drag on drag out => scale => hum, buzz, seethe => teem, swarm => crawl => pass => abound => disagree, disaccord, discord => gape, yawn, yaw => tend, be given lean, incline, run => take kindly to => suffer => gravitate => pride => run, go => figure, enter => press => rage => relate, interrelate => predicate => tutor => tie in => rut => stagnate => stagnate => come in handy => squat => hoodoo => impend => range, run => stay, stay on continue, remain => bide, abide, stay => overstay, outstay => sell => retail => trade => translate => head, head up => come in for => compare => go => fall, come => run into encounter => gravitate => pay => diverge => shine => iridesce => opalesce => lie => stand => hang => brood, hover, loom, bulk large => litter => suit => agree => end => close => fit => fit go => joint => lend => let go => belong => belong => wind, curve => circumvolute => spiral => snake => jumble, mingle => promise => accept take => clean => draw => wash => balance => hail, come => act => test => seem => answer => attend => beat => hold => contain => connect => sell => sell => kill => make => deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify => consist => work => lubricate => breathe Sense 3 be => stretch, stretch along => attend, go to => sit in => worship => offer, offer up => sacrifice => immolate => occupy, fill => deluge, flood, inundate => crowd => take up => dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate => neighbor, neighbour => rusticate => occupy, reside, lodge in => move in => stay at => squat => crash => cohabit, shack up => miscegenate => lodge => sleep over => camp, encamp, camp out bivouac, tent => board, room => inhabit, occupy => tenant => infest => invade, overrun, infest => nest => stand back keep one's eyes off keep one's distance, keep one's hands off stay away => reach, extend to touch => reach into => run, go pass, lead, extend => come => radiate, ray => go far go deep => go lead => cover, extend => cross, traverse, span, sweep => sweep => rake => enfilade => overlap => spread, overspread => ridge => dot, stud, constellate => extend, stick out poke out reach out => lie => ride => lap => localize, localise => slant => precede, predate => underlie => cap, crest => front, look face => confront => back => flank => head => surmount => pinnacle => crown => dominate, command, overlook, overtop => shadow, overshadow, dwarf => line run along => rim => beard => orient, point => look out on look out over overlook, look across => sit => face => straddle => follow => center on => lie, rest => belong, go => come Sense 4 exist, be => come => preexist => kick around knock about kick about => coexist => coexist => coincide, cooccur => overlap => prevail, hold obtain => dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in => inhere => pertain, appertain => endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril => flow Sense 6 equal, be => equate, correspond => match, fit correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree => consist => look => answer => coincide => align => correlate => parallel => twin, duplicate, parallel => square => corroborate, underpin, bear out support => resemble => look like => come to life => take after => approximate, come close => border on approach => converge => imitate, copy => make => ape => emulate => follow suit => echo, recall => meet fit conform to => coordinate => behoove, behove => satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to => suffice, do answer, serve => tide over bridge over keep going => go a long way => serve, function => prelude => act as => qualify, measure up => go around => cover => suit, accommodate, fit => homologize => befit, suit, beseem => harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in agree => blend, go blend in => pattern => accede, adhere => overlap => share => partake => osculate => rhyme, rime => assonate => represent, stand for correspond Sense 7 constitute, represent, make up comprise, be => make => compose => form constitute, make => constellate => conglobate, conglobe => chelate => add => range, straddle => spread-eagle => fall into fall under => present, pose Sense 8 be follow => vet => cox Sense 9 embody, be personify => body, personify => exemplify, represent, typify Sense 13 cost, be => set back knock back put back Entailment of verb be Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb be 13 senses of be Sense 1 be Sense 2 be Sense 3 be Sense 4 exist, be Sense 5 be Sense 6 equal, be Sense 7 constitute, represent, make up comprise, be Sense 8 be follow Sense 9 embody, be personify => symbolize, symbolise, stand for represent Sense 10 be => take occupy, use up Sense 11 be live Sense 12 be => stay, remain, rest Sense 13 cost, be => be Familiarity of verb be be used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 13) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb be Sense 1 be -------------- Sense 2 be -------------- Sense 3 be -------------- Sense 4 exist, be -------------- Sense 5 be -------------- Sense 6 equal, be -------------- Sense 7 constitute, represent, make up comprise, be -------------- Sense 8 be follow -------------- Sense 9 embody, be personify => symbolize, symbolise, stand for represent -------------- Sense 10 be => take occupy, use up -------------- Sense 11 be live -------------- Sense 12 be => stay, remain, rest -------------- Sense 13 cost, be => be -------------- Grep of noun was wash wash-and-wear wash-and-wear fabric wash-hand basin wash-hand stand wash drawing wash leather wash room washables washbasin washboard washbowl washcloth washday washer washerman washerwoman washhouse washing washing-up washing day washing machine washing powder washing soda washington washington's birthday washington irving washington monument washingtonian washout washrag washroom washstand washtub washup washwoman waslaw nijinsky wasp wasp's nest wasp waist wassail wassailer wasserman reaction wassermann wassermann test wassily kandinsky wassily leontief wastage waste waste-paper basket waste basket waste material waste matter waste of effort waste of energy waste of material waste of money waste of time waste paper waste pipe waste product wastebasket wastebin wastefulness wasteland wastepaper basket waster wastewater wasteweir wasteyard wasting wasting away wasting disease wasting time wastrel Grep of noun wa akira kurosawa capital of iowa chewa chichewa chippewa dame kiri janette te kanawa dame kiri te kanawa dhawa fatwa hideki yukawa iowa kiliwa kiowa kurosawa kwa ojibwa okinawa ottawa ottumwa ozawa pesewa pipsissewa rewa-rewa schwa seiji ozawa shwa sing-kwa tarawa te kanawa wa wabash wabash river waco wad wadding waddle waddler wade wader waders wadi wading wading bird wading pool wads wafer waffle waffler waft wafture wag wage wage claim wage concession wage earner wage floor wage freeze wage hike wage increase wage scale wage schedule wage setter wager wagerer wages waggery waggishness waggle waggon waggoner waggonwright wagner wagon wagon-lit wagon tire wagon train wagon wheel wagoner wagonwright wagram wagtail wahoo wahunsonacock wahvey waif waikiki wail wailer wailing wailing wall wain wainscot wainscoting wainscotting wainwright waist waist anchor waistband waistcloth waistcoat waistline wait waiter waiter's assistant waiting waiting area waiting game waiting line waiting list waiting room waitress waiver wajda wakashan wakashan language wake wake-robin wake-up signal wake island wakeboard wakefulness wakening waker waking waking up walapai walbiri waldheim waldmeister waldorf salad wale wales walesa walk walk-on walk-up walk-up apartment walk of life walkabout walkaway walker walker foxhound walker hound walker smith walkie-talkie walking walking delegate walking fern walking horse walking leaf walking on air walking papers walking shoe walking stick walkingstick walkout walkover walkway walky-talky wall wall barley wall clock wall creeper wall fern wall germander wall hanging wall painting wall panel wall pellitory wall pepper wall plate wall plug wall rock wall rocket wall rue wall rue spleenwort wall socket wall st wall street wall tent wall unit walla walla wallaby wallace wallace carothers wallace hume carothers wallace stevens wallah wallboard wallenstein waller wallet walleye walleyed pike wallflower wallis warfield simpson wallis warfield windsor walloon wallop walloper walloping wallow wallpaper wallpaperer walnut walnut blight walnut family walnut oil walnut tree walpole walpurgis night walrus walrus mustache walt disney walt disney world walt whitman walt whitman bridge walter walter de la mare walter elias disney walter gropius walter hess walter john de la mare walter lippmann walter mitty walter ralegh walter raleigh walter reed walter rudolf hess walter scott walter william skeat walther hermann nernst walther richard rudolf hess walton waltz waltzer wampanoag wampee wampum wampumpeag wan wanamaker wand wanda landowska wandala wanderer wandering wandering albatross wandering jew wandering nerve wanderlust wandflower wane wangle wangler wangling waning wank wankel engine wankel rotary engine wanker wannabe wannabee wanness want want ad wanter wanton wantonness wapiti war war advocacy war baby war between the states war bride war chest war cloud war crime war criminal war cry war dance war department war game war god war hawk war of 1812 war of american independence war of nerves war of the austrian succession war of the grand alliance war of the league of augsburg war of the roses war of the spanish succession war paint war secretary war to end war war vessel war whoop war widow waratah warble warble fly warbler warburg ward ward-heeler warden wardenship warder wardership wardress wardrobe wardroom ware warehouse warehouseman warehouseman's lien warehouser warehousing wares warfare warfarin warhead warhol warhorse wariness warji warlock warlord warlpiri warm-up warm front warmer warmheartedness warming warming pan warmness warmonger warmongering warmth warner warning warning bell warning coloration warning device warning light warning of attack warning of war warning signal warp warpath warping warragal warrant warrant officer warrantee warranter warrantor warranty warren warren gamaliel harding warren harding warrener warrigal warrior wars of the roses warsaw warship wart warthog wartime wartweed wartwort warwick wash wash-and-wear wash-and-wear fabric wash-hand basin wash-hand stand wash drawing wash leather wash room washables washbasin washboard washbowl washcloth washday washer washerman washerwoman washhouse washing washing-up washing day washing machine washing powder washing soda washington washington's birthday washington irving washington monument washingtonian washout washrag washroom washstand washtub washup washwoman waslaw nijinsky wasp wasp's nest wasp waist wassail wassailer wasserman reaction wassermann wassermann test wassily kandinsky wassily leontief wastage waste waste-paper basket waste basket waste material waste matter waste of effort waste of energy waste of material waste of money waste of time waste paper waste pipe waste product wastebasket wastebin wastefulness wasteland wastepaper basket waster wastewater wasteweir wasteyard wasting wasting away wasting disease wasting time wastrel watch watch bracelet watch cap watch case watch chain watch crystal watch fire watch glass watch guard watch key watch night watch pocket watchband watchdog watcher watchfulness watching watchmaker watchman watchstrap watchtower watchword water water-base paint water-cooled reactor water-lily family water-milfoil family water-plantain family water-rate water-shield water-shield family water-skiing water-soluble vitamin water-target water arum water avens water back water bearer water bed water beetle water birch water bird water biscuit water bitternut water blister water boatman water bottle water boy water buffalo water bug water butt water buttercup water cabbage water caltrop water cannon water carpet water cart water chestnut water chestnut plant water chevrotain water chickweed water chinquapin water chute water clock water closet water clover water company water conservation water cooler water crowfoot water deer water development water dog water dragon water dropwort water elm water faucet water fennel water fern water filter water finder water flaxseed water flea water fountain water gage water gap water gas water gate water gauge water gillyflower water glass water gum water gun water hammer water hazard water heater water hemlock water hen water hickory water hole water horehound water horsetail water hyacinth water ice water jacket water jug water jump water lemon water lettuce water level water lily water line water lobelia water locust water main water mat water meter water milfoil water mill water mint water moccasin water mold water nymph water oak water of crystallization water of hydration water on the knee water orchid water ouzel water ox water parsnip water parting water pimpernel water pipe water pistol water plant water plantain water pollution water polo water program water project water pump water rat water right water sapphire water scooter water scorpion water shamrock water shrew water skater water ski water skin water snake water softener water spaniel water speedwell water sport water sprite water star grass water starwort water strider water supply water system water table water tank water tap water thrush water tower water travel water trumpet water turkey water under the bridge water vapor water vapour water vascular system water violet water vole water waggon water wagon water wheel water wings water witch water yam waterbird waterbuck waterbury watercannon watercolor watercolorist watercolour watercolourist watercourse watercraft watercress waterdog watered-silk watered stock waterer waterfall waterfinder waterford waterfowl waterfront watergate watergate scandal waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome wateriness watering watering can watering cart watering hole watering place watering pot waterleaf waterleaf family waterlessness waterline waterloo waterman watermark watermeal watermelon watermelon begonia watermelon vine watermint waterpower waterproof waterproofing waters watershed waterside waterskin waterspout watertown waterway waterweed waterwheel waterwheel plant waterworks wats wats line watson watt watt-hour watt second wattage watteau wattle wattle and daub watts waugh wausau wave wave-off wave-particle duality wave angle wave equation wave form wave front wave guide wave mechanics wave number wave shape wave theory wave theory of light wave train waveform wavefront waveguide wavelength wavelet wavell waver waverer wavering waving wavy-leaved aster waw wax wax-chandler wax-myrtle family wax bean wax begonia wax crayon wax figure wax insect wax light wax mallow wax moth wax myrtle wax palm wax paper wax plant waxberry waxflower waxing waxmallow waxwing waxwork waxycap way way of life way out waybill wayfarer wayfaring tree wayland wayland the smith wayne wayne gretzky ways ways and means committee wayside yukawa Overview of noun wa The noun wa has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Washington, Evergreen State, WA -- (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Overview of verb be The verb be has 13 senses (first 11 from tagged texts) 1. (10720) be -- (have the quality of being (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer") 2. (3033) be -- (be identical to be someone or something as in "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house") 3. (921) be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; also for abstract situations and relations: "What is behind this behavior?") 4. (698) exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?") 5. (634) be -- (happen, occur, take place ""I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen") 6. (270) equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to: "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!") 7. (188) constitute, represent, make up comprise, be -- (form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army") 8. (86) be follow -- (work in a specific place with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist; "She is our resident philosopher") 9. (56) embody, be personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet") 10. (2) be -- (spend or use time: "I may be an hour") 11. (1) be live -- (have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war") 12. be -- (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form "let her be") 13. cost, be -- (be priced at "These shoes cost $100") Grep of adj was naked as the day one was born wash-and-wear washable washed washed-out washed-up washingtonian washy wasp-waisted waspish waste wasted wasteful Overview of noun wa The noun wa has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Washington, Evergreen State, WA -- (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Overview of verb be The verb be has 13 senses (first 11 from tagged texts) 1. (10720) be -- (have the quality of being (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer") 2. (3033) be -- (be identical to be someone or something as in "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house") 3. (921) be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; also for abstract situations and relations: "What is behind this behavior?") 4. (698) exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?") 5. (634) be -- (happen, occur, take place ""I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen") 6. (270) equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to: "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!") 7. (188) constitute, represent, make up comprise, be -- (form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army") 8. (86) be follow -- (work in a specific place with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist; "She is our resident philosopher") 9. (56) embody, be personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet") 10. (2) be -- (spend or use time: "I may be an hour") 11. (1) be live -- (have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war") 12. be -- (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form "let her be") 13. cost, be -- (be priced at "These shoes cost $100")
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