Synonyms: dais, stump, pulpit, podium, rostrum, soapbox, ambo
Definition: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
Similar words: platform
Definition: a raised horizontal surface
Usage: the speaker mounted the platform
Synonyms: stump
Definition: (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket
Similar words: post
Definition: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
Usage: he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
Synonyms: stump
Definition: the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
Similar words: body part
Definition: any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Synonyms: tree stump, stump
Definition: the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
Similar words: plant part, plant structure
Definition: any part of a plant or fungus
Synonyms: stump
Definition: remove tree stumps from
Usage: stump a field
Similar words: clear
Definition: remove
Usage: clear the leaves from the lawn; Clear snow from the road
Definition: cause to be perplexed or confounded
Usage: This problem stumped her
Similar words: dumbfound, bewilder, baffle, beat, amaze, puzzle, pose, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stick, stupefy, flummox, gravel, get, vex
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Usage: This beats me!; Got me--I don't know the answer!; a vexing problem; This question really stuck me
Synonyms: stump
Definition: travel through a district and make political speeches
Usage: the candidate stumped the Northeast
Definition: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
Usage: Who's running for treasurer this year?
Definition: walk heavily
Usage: The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
Similar words: walk
Definition: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Usage: Walk, don't run!; We walked instead of driving; She walks with a slight limp; The patient cannot walk yet; Walk over to the cabinet