Synonyms: reappearance, return
Definition: the act of someone appearing again
Usage: his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited
Similar words: appearance
Definition: the act of appearing in public view
Usage: the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period; it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America
Synonyms: return, homecoming
Definition: a coming to or returning home
Usage: on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
Similar words: arrival
Definition: the act of arriving at a certain place
Usage: they awaited her arrival
Synonyms: regaining, restitution, restoration, return
Definition: getting something back again
Usage: upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
Similar words: acquisition
Definition: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
Usage: the acquisition of wealth; the acquisition of one company by another
Synonyms: return
Definition: the act of going back to a prior location
Usage: they set out on their return to the base camp
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms: return
Definition: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
Similar words: run, running, running game, running play
Definition: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
Usage: the defensive line braced to stop the run; the coach put great emphasis on running
Synonyms: return
Definition: a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
Usage: he won the point on a cross-court return
Similar words: tennis shot, tennis stroke
Definition: the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
Synonyms: getting even, return, paying back
Definition: a reciprocal group action
Usage: in return we gave them as good as we got
Similar words: group action
Definition: action taken by a group of people
Synonyms: return, return key
Definition: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
Similar words: key
Definition: a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
Synonyms: return, income tax return, tax return
Definition: document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
Usage: his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return
Similar words: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
Definition: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Synonyms: rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte, counter, comeback
Definition: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Usage: it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Similar words: response, reply
Definition: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Usage: he growled his reply
Synonyms: recurrence, return
Definition: happening again (especially at regular intervals)
Usage: the return of spring
Similar words: repeat, repetition
Definition: an event that repeats
Usage: the events today were a repeat of yesterday's
Synonyms: return, coming back
Definition: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
Synonyms: proceeds, return, yield, payoff, take, takings, issue
Definition: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Usage: the average return was about 5%
Similar words: income
Definition: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Synonyms: retrovert, return, revert, regress, turn back
Definition: go back to a previous state
Usage: We reverted to the old rules
Similar words: turn, change by reversal, reverse
Definition: change to the contrary
Usage: The trend was reversed; the tides turned against him; public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
Definition: be restored
Usage: Her old vigor returned
Similar words: re-emerge, reappear
Definition: appear again
Usage: The sores reappeared on her body; Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago
Synonyms: retort, return, riposte, rejoin, repay, come back
Definition: answer back
Similar words: answer, reply, respond
Definition: react verbally
Usage: She didn't want to answer; answer the question; We answered that we would accept the invitation
Synonyms: return
Definition: submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
Usage: submit a bill to a legislative body
Similar words: subject, submit
Definition: refer for judgment or consideration
Usage: The lawyers submitted the material to the court
Synonyms: hark back, return, recall, come back
Definition: go back to something earlier
Usage: This harks back to a previous remark of his
Synonyms: deliver, render, return
Definition: pass down
Usage: render a verdict; deliver a judgment
Similar words: put across, pass, pass along, pass on, communicate
Definition: transmit information
Usage: Please communicate this message to all employees; pass along the good news
Synonyms: return
Definition: make a return
Usage: return a kickback
Similar words: transport, carry
Definition: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Usage: You must carry your camping gear; carry the suitcases to the car; This train is carrying nuclear waste; These pipes carry waste water into the river
Synonyms: give, return, render, generate, yield
Definition: give or supply
Usage: The cow brings in 5 liters of milk; This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn; The estate renders some revenue for the family
Similar words: create, make, produce
Definition: create or manufacture a man-made product
Usage: We produce more cars than we can sell; The company has been making toys for two centuries
Synonyms: return
Definition: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
Usage: return to your native land; the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: return
Definition: return to a previous position; in mathematics
Usage: The point returned to the interior of the figure
Similar words: return
Definition: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
Usage: return to your native land; the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
Synonyms: take back, return, bring back
Definition: bring back to the point of departure
Similar words: bring, convey, take
Definition: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Usage: Bring me the box from the other room; Take these letters to the boss; This brings me to the main point
Synonyms: devolve, return, fall, pass
Definition: be inherited by
Usage: The estate fell to my sister; The land returned to the family; The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
Similar words: change hands, change owners
Definition: be transferred to another owner
Usage: This restaurant changed hands twice last year
Synonyms: return, refund, repay, give back
Definition: pay back
Usage: Please refund me my money
Similar words: pay
Definition: give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Usage: I paid four dollars for this sandwich; Pay the waitress, please
Definition: give back
Usage: render money
Similar words: give
Definition: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
Usage: I gave her my money; can you give me lessons?; She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care
Synonyms: return
Definition: return in kind
Usage: return a compliment; return her love
Similar words: reciprocate
Definition: act, feel, or give mutually or in return
Usage: We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
Definition: elect again
Similar words: elect
Definition: select by a vote for an office or membership
Usage: We elected him chairman of the board