Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species.
Roget 366:
animal,
animal kingdom;
fauna;
brute creation.
beast,
brute,
creature,
critter [U.S.];
wight,
created being;
creeping thing,
living thing;
dumb animal,
dumb creature;
zoophyte.
[major divisions of animals]
mammal,
bird,
reptile,
amphibian,
fish,
crustacean,
shellfish,
mollusk,
worm,
insect,
arthropod,
microbe.
[microscopic animals]
microbe,
animalcule
etc.
193.
[reptiles]
alligator,
crocodile;
saurian;
dinosaur
(extinct);
snake,
serpent,
viper,
eft;
asp,
aspick†.
[amphibians]
frog,
toad.
[fishes]
trout,
bass,
tuna,
muskelunge,
sailfish,
sardine,
mackerel.
[insects]
ant,
mosquito,
bee,
honeybee.
[arthropods]
tardigrade,
spider.
[classification by number of feet]
biped,
quadruped;
[web-footed animal]
webfoot.
flocks and herds,
live stock;
domestic animals,
wild animals;
game,
ferae naturae [Lat.];
beasts of the field,
fowls of the air,
denizens of the sea;
black game,
black grouse;
blackcock†,
duck,
grouse,
plover,
rail,
snipe.
[domesticated mammals]
horse
etc.
(beast of burden)
271;
cattle,
kine†,
ox;
bull,
bullock;
cow,
milch cow,
calf,
heifer,
shorthorn;
sheep;
lamb,
lambkin†;
ewe,
ram,
tup;
pig,
swine,
boar,
hog,
sow;
steer,
stot†;
tag,
teg†;
bison,
buffalo,
yak,
zebu,
dog,
cat.
[dogs]
dog,
hound;
pup,
puppy;
whelp,
cur,
mongrel;
house dog,
watch dog,
sheep dog,
shepherd's dog,
sporting dog,
fancy dog,
lap dog,
toy dog,
bull dog,
badger dog;
mastiff;
blood hound,
grey hound,
stag hound,
deer hound,
fox hound,
otter hound;
harrier,
beagle,
spaniel,
pointer,
setter,
retriever;
Newfoundland;
water dog,
water spaniel;
pug,
poodle;
turnspit;
terrier;
fox terrier,
Skye terrier;
Dandie Dinmont;
collie.
[cats--generally]
feline,
puss,
pussy;
grimalkin†;
gib cat,
tom cat.
[wild mammals]
fox,
Reynard,
vixen,
stag,
deer,
hart,
buck,
doe,
roe;
caribou,
coyote,
elk,
moose,
musk ox,
sambar†.
[birds]
bird;
poultry,
fowl,
cock,
hen,
chicken,
chanticleer,
partlet†,
rooster,
dunghill cock,
barn door fowl;
feathered tribes,
feathered songster;
singing bird,
dicky bird;
canary,
warbler;
finch;
aberdevine†,
cushat†,
cygnet,
ringdove†,
siskin,
swan,
wood pigeon.
[undesirable animals]
vermin,
varmint [U.S.],
pest.
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Roget 892:
sociality,
sociability,
sociableness
etc.
adj.;
social intercourse;
consociation†;
intercourse,
intercommunity†;
consortship†,
companionship,
comradeship;
clubbism†;
esprit de corps.
conviviality;
good fellowship,
good company;
joviality,
jollity,
savoir vivre [Fr.],
festivity,
festive board,
merrymaking;
loving cup†;
hospitality,
heartiness;
cheer.
welcome,
welcomeness;
greeting;
hearty welcome,
hearty reception,
warm reception;
urbanity
etc.
(courtesy)
894;
familiarity.
good fellow,
jolly fellow;
bon enfant [Fr.],
bawcock†.
social circle,
family circle;
circle of acquaintance,
coterie,
society,
company.
social gathering,
social reunion;
assembly
etc.
(assemblage)
72;
barbecue [U.S.],
bee;
corn-husking [U.S.],
corn-shucking [U.S.];
house raising,
barn raising;
husking,
husking-bee [U.S.];
infare†.
party,
entertainment,
reception,
levee,
at,
home,
conversazione [It],
soiree,
matin_ee;
evening party,
morning party,
afternoon party,
bridge party,
garden party,
surprise party;
kettle,
kettle drum;
partie carr_ee [Fr.],
dish of tea,
ridotto†,
rout†;
housewarming;
ball,
festival
&c.;
smoker,
smoker-party;
sociable [U.S.],
stag party,
hen party,
tamasha†;
tea-party,
tea-fight [Slang].
(amusement)
840;
the feast of reason and the flow of soul"
[Pope].
birthday party
[parties for specific occasions],
Christmas party,
New Year's Eve party,
Thanksgiving Day Dinner;
bonenkai [Jap.];
wedding reception.
visiting;
round of visits;
call,
morning call;
interview
etc.
(conversation)
588;
assignation;
tryst,
trysting place;
appointment.
club
etc.
(association)
712.
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Roget 690:
doer,
actor,
agent,
performer,
perpetrator,
operator;
executor,
executrix;
practitioner,
worker,
stager.
bee,
ant,
working bee,
termite,
white ant;
laboring oar,
servant of all work,
factotum.
workman,
artisan;
craftsman,
handicraftsman;
mechanic,
operative;
working man;
laboring man;
demiurgus,
hewers of wood and drawers of water,
laborer,
navvy†;
hand,
man,
day laborer,
journeyman,
charwoman,
hack;
mere tool
etc.
633;
beast of burden,
drudge,
fag;
lumper†,
roustabout.
maker,
artificer,
artist,
wright,
manufacturer,
architect,
builder,
mason,
bricklayer,
smith,
forger,
Vulcan;
carpenter;
ganger,
platelayer;
blacksmith,
locksmith,
sailmaker,
wheelwright.
machinist,
mechanician,
engineer.
sempstress†,
semstress†,
seamstress;
needlewoman†,
workwoman;
tailor,
cordwainer†.
minister
etc.
(instrument)
631;
servant
etc.
746;
representative
etc.
(commissioner)
758,
(deputy)
759.
coworker,
party to,
participator in,
particeps criminis [Lat.],
dramatis personae [Lat.];
personnel.
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Roget 409:
sibilance,
sibilation;
zip;
hiss
etc.
v.;
sternutation;
high note
etc.
410.
[animals that hiss]
goose,
serpent,
snake
(animal sounds)
412.
[animals that buzz]
insect,
bug;
bee,
mosquito,
wasp,
fly.
[inanimate things that hiss]
tea kettle,
pressure cooker;
air valve,
pressure release valve,
safety valve,
tires,
air escaping from tires,
punctured tire;
escaping steam,
steam,
steam radiator,
steam release valve.
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