frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

encyclopaedia: She was a prodigy at the age of six and went on
to become a great concert performer. 2 wonder, marvel,
phenomenon, sensation, miracle: Some regarded the painting Nude
Descending a Staircase a prodigy of cubist art.
produce v. 1 make, develop, turn out, put or bring out, manufacture,
fabricate, generate, create; construct, assemble, put together,
compose; mould, cast; extrude: This machine is capable of
producing 10,000 units an hour. 2 yield, give rise to, cause,
bring up, bring forth, spark, initiate, occasion, bring about,
prompt, evoke, start, create, generate, beget, originate: He
was unprepared for the laughter produced by his slip of the
tongue. 3 generate, beget, create, put out or forth, breed,
propagate, bear, give birth to, hatch, grow: See how the plant
is producing buds at these nodes? 4 bring forward or in or out,
introduce, present, offer, show, exhibit, display, stage, put
on, mount: She was the first to produce Japanese Noh drama in
the west. 5 disclose, reveal, bring to light, show, display,
draw: When I refused to give him the money, he produced a gun.
6 supply, furnish, provide, deliver, distribute: They are
accused of continuing to produce fluorocarbons despite the
government ban.
--n. 7 vegetables, fruit, Chiefly Brit greengrocery: The
produce is delivered to the markets from the farms at the crack
of dawn.
producer n. 1 maker, manufacturer, fabricator, processor, creator;
grower, farmer: That company is the largest producer of
microchips in the world. 2 (in Britain) director, auteur,
impresario, regisseur; (in US and Canada) entrepreneur,
(business or financial) manager, organizer, impresario: He was
a producer of TV soap operas.
product n. 1 result, consequence, output, outcome, issue, effect,
fallout, yield, upshot; spin-off, offshoot, by-product: It is
evident that this work is the product of much thought. One
product of her interest in literature is a new publishing
company. 2 artefact or US artifact, good(s), produce, commodity,
output, merchandise, offering, work: It doesn't matter how good
the product is if nobody knows about it.
production