Definition: increase (one's body weight)
Usage: She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: don, get into, assume, wear, put on
Definition: put clothing on one's body
Usage: What should I wear today?; He put on his best suit for the wedding; The princess donned a long blue dress; The queen assumed the stately robes; He got into his jeans
Similar words: get dressed, dress
Definition: put on clothes
Usage: we had to dress quickly; dress the patient; Can the child dress by herself?
Synonyms: put on
Definition: add to something existing
Usage: She put on a sun room
Similar words: add
Definition: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
Usage: We added two students to that dorm room; She added a personal note to her letter; Add insult to injury; Add some extra plates to the dinner table
Synonyms: put on
Definition: add to the odometer
Usage: He put on 1,000 miles on this trip
Similar words: add
Definition: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
Usage: We added two students to that dorm room; She added a personal note to her letter; Add insult to injury; Add some extra plates to the dinner table
Synonyms: take in, befool, put on, put one across, put one over, gull, fool, dupe, slang, cod
Definition: fool or hoax
Usage: The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone; You can't fool me!
Similar words: lead astray, deceive, betray
Definition: cause someone to believe an untruth
Usage: The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
Definition: apply to a surface
Usage: She applied paint to the back of the house; Put on make-up!
Similar words: cover
Definition: provide with a covering or cause to be covered
Usage: cover her face with a handkerchief; cover the child with a blanket; cover the grave with flowers
Definition: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
Usage: mount a theater production; mount an attack; mount a play
Similar words: get up, devise, machinate, prepare, organise, organize
Definition: arrange by systematic planning and united effort
Usage: machinate a plot; organize a strike; devise a plan to take over the director's office
Definition: carry out (performances)
Usage: They turned in a splendid effort; They turned in top jobs for the second straight game
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: put on
Definition: put on the stove or ready for cooking
Usage: put on the tea, please!
Similar words: ready, prepare, make, cook, fix
Definition: prepare for eating by applying heat
Usage: Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please
Synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, sham, put on, pretended
Definition: adopted in order to deceive
Usage: an assumed name; an assumed cheerfulness; a fictitious address; fictive sympathy; a pretended interest; a put-on childish voice; sham modesty
Similar words: imitative, counterfeit
Definition: not genuine; imitating something superior
Usage: counterfeit emotion; counterfeit money; counterfeit works of art; a counterfeit prince