25.03.2013 Views

frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

chapter: He belongs to the Manchester lodge of the Masons.<br />

--v. 3 reside, live, dwell, abide, stay, stop, room, occupy<br />

rooms: For years they lodged together at 221B Baker Street. 4<br />

accommodate, board, put up, billet, quarter, house, take in;<br />

shelter, harbour: Mrs Mulrooney is lodging a student in her<br />

spare room. Her house cannot lodge more than three. 5 stick,<br />

wedge, catch, deposit, become stuck or wedged or fixed or caught<br />

or deposited, embed itself, become embedded: I've got an apple<br />

pip lodged in one of my back teeth. 6 register, enter, record,<br />

submit, bring forward, set forth or out, file: We lodged a<br />

complaint against our neighbours because of the noise.<br />

lodging n. Often, lodgings. accommodation(s), shelter, quarters, rooms,<br />

apartment, housing, house, dwelling, dwelling-place, residence:<br />

I found a night's lodging in Cranberry Street.<br />

lofty adj. 1 tall, high, elevated, towering, soaring: The lofty<br />

skyscrapers of New York always impress visitors on first sight.<br />

2 exalted, majestic, imposing, grand, magnificent, noble, regal,<br />

imperial, blue-blooded, thoroughbred, aristocratic, magisterial,<br />

august, stately, venerable, distinguished, dignified, elevated,<br />

eminent, celebrated, honoured, honourable, respected, renowned,<br />

famous, prominent, illustrious, notable, leading, pre-eminent,<br />

sublime, immortal: He is heir to one of England's loftiest<br />

peerages. 3 elevated, honourable, superior, exalted, noble:<br />

Public servants should adhere to lofty principles of morality.<br />

4 grand, grandiose, haughty, arrogant, disdainful,<br />

condescending, contemptuous, scornful, supercilious,<br />

contumelious, patronizing, superior, overweening, vainglorious,<br />

pompous, snobbish, Colloq high and mighty, snooty, uppity, Brit<br />

uppish, Slang snotty, Brit toffee-nosed: Her lofty attitude<br />

made her unpopular with the voters.<br />

logic n. 1 reasoning, deduction, dialectics, ratiocination,<br />

inferential or scientific reasoning: Mill defined logic as the<br />

science of proof, or evidence. 2 (good or common) sense, sound<br />

judgement, wisdom, presence of mind: According to Disraeli,<br />

England was not governed by logic. 3 reasonableness,<br />

intelligence, judiciousness, practicality, rationality: Your<br />

logic is valid, but you are forgetting the human factor.<br />

logical adj. 1 syllogistic(al), inferential, deductive, inductive: Her

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!