toe
noun
1 toe
One of the digits of the foot.
Roget 211:
base,
basement;
plinth,
dado,
wainscot;
baseboard,
mopboard†;
bedrock,
hardpan [U.S.];
foundation
etc.
(support)
215;
substructure,
substratum,
ground,
earth,
pavement,
floor,
paving,
flag,
carped,
ground floor,
deck;
footing,
ground work,
basis;
hold,
bilge.
bottom,
nadir,
foot,
sole,
toe,
hoof,
keel,
root;
centerboard.
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Dutch: kom nou, teen
2 toe
The part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes.
Dutch: tenen, teen
3 toe
4 toe
golf The part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft.
verb
1 toe
Walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction.
2 toe
Drive obliquely:
— Toe a nail.
synonym: toenail.
3 toe
Hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.
4 toe
Drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.
5 toe
Moby thesaurus: arch, base, baseboard, basement, chassis, clubfoot, dado, digit, dog, extremity, fetlock, foot, footing, forefoot, forepaw, foundation, frame, harefoot, heel, hoof, instep, keel, mopboard, nadir, pad, pastern, patte, paw, pedal extremity, pedes, pes, pied, pug, shoemold, sole, splayfoot, tip, tootsy, trotter, ungula, wainscot ... show more.
to
verb
Roget 615:
induce,
move;
draw,
draw on;
bring in its train,
give an impulse
etc.
n.;
to;
inspire;
put up to,
prompt,
call up;
attract,
beckon.
stimulate
etc.
(excite)
824;
spirit up,
inspirit;
rouse,
arouse;
animate,
incite,
foment,
provoke,
instigate,
set on,
actuate;
act upon,
work upon,
operate upon;
encourage;
pat on the back,
pat on the shoulder,
clap on the back,
clap on the shoulder.
influence,
weigh with,
bias,
sway,
incline,
dispose,
predispose,
turn the scale,
inoculate;
lead by the nose;
have influence with,
have influence over,
have influence upon,
exercise influence with,
exercise influence over,
exercise influence upon;
go round,
come round one;
turn the head,
magnetize;
lobby.
persuade;
prevail with,
prevail upon;
overcome,
carry;
bring round to one's senses,
bring to one's senses;
draw over,
win over,
gain over,
come over,
talk over;
procure,
enlist,
engage;
invite,
court.
tempt,
seduce,
overpersuade†,
entice,
allure,
captivate,
fascinate,
bewitch,
carry away,
charm,
conciliate,
wheedle,
coax,
lure;
inveigle;
tantalize;
cajole
etc.
(deceive)
545.
tamper with,
bribe,
suborn,
grease the palm,
bait with a silver hook,
gild the pill,
make things pleasant,
put a sop into the pan,
throw a sop to,
bait the hook.
enforce,
force;
impel
etc.
(push)
276;
propel
etc.
284;
whip,
lash,
goad,
spur,
prick,
urge;
egg on,
hound,
hurry on;
drag
etc.
285;
exhort;
advise
etc.
695;
call upon
&c.;
press
etc.
(request)
765;
advocate.
set an example,
set the fashion;
keep in countenance.
be persuaded
&c.;
yield to temptation,
come round;
concede
etc.
(consent)
762;
obey a call;
follow advice,
follow the bent,
follow the dictates of;
act on principle.
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Roget 874:
be inglorious
etc.
adj.;
incur disgrace
etc.
n.;
have a bad name,
earn a bad name;
put a halter round one's neck,
wear a halter round one's neck;
disgrace oneself,
expose oneself.
play second fiddle;
lose caste;
pale one's ineffectual fire;
recede into the shade;
fall from one's high estate;
keep in the background
etc.
(modesty)
881;
be conscious of disgrace
etc.
(humility)
879;
look blue,
look foolish,
look like a fool;
cut a poor figure,
cut a sorry figure;
laugh on the wrong side of the mouth;
make a sorry face,
go away with a flea in.
one's ear,
slink away.
cause shame
etc.
n.;
shame,
disgrace,
put to shame,
dishonor;
throw dishonor upon,
cast dishonor upon,
fling dishonor upon,
reflect dishonor upon
etc.
n.;
be a reproach
etc.
n..
to;
derogate from.
tarnish,
stain,
blot sully,
taint;
discredit;
degrade,
debase,
defile;
beggar;
expel
etc.
(punish)
972.
impute shame to,
brand,
post,
stigmatize,
vilify,
defame,
slur,
cast a slur upon,
hold up to shame,
send to Coventry;
tread under foot,
trample under foot;
show up,
drag through the mire,
heap dirt upon;
reprehend
etc.
932.
bring low,
put down,
snub;
take down a peg,
take down a peg lower,
take down a peg or two.
obscure.
eclipse,
outshine,
take the shine out of;
throw into the shade,
cast into the shade;
overshadow;
leave in the background,
put in the background;
push into a corner,
put one's nose out of joint;
put out,
put out of countenance.
upset,
throw off one's center;
discompose,
disconcert;
put to the blush
etc.
(humble)
879.
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Roget 729:
effect,
effectuate;
accomplish,
achieve,
compass,
consummate,
hammer out;
bring to maturity,
bring to perfection;
perfect,
complete;
elaborate.
do,
execute,
make;
go through,
get through;
work out,
enact;
bring about,
bring to bear,
bring to pass,
bring through,
bring to a head.
despatch,
dispatch;
knock off,
finish off,
polish off;
make short work of;
dispose of,
set at rest;
perform,
discharge,
fulfill,
realize;
put in practice,
put in force;
carry out,
carry into effect,
carry into execution;
make good;
be as good as one's word.
do thoroughly,
not do by halves,
go the whole hog;
drive home;
be in at the death
etc.
(persevere)
604.1;
carry through,
play out,
exhaust;
fill the bill [U.S.].
finish,
bring to a close
etc.
(end)
67;
wind up,
stamp,
clinch,
seal,
set the seal on,
put the seal;
give the final touch
etc.
n..
to;
put the last,
put the finishing hand to,
put the finishing touches on;
crown,
crown all;
cap.
ripen,
culminate;
come to a head,
come to a crisis;
come to its end;
die a natural death,
die of old age;
run its course,
run one's race;
touch the goal,
reach the goal,
attain the goal;
reach
etc.
(arrive)
292;
get in the harvest.
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adverb
Roget 278:
towards;
on the road,
on the high road to;
en avant;
versus,
to;
hither,
thither,
whither;
directly;
straight as an arrow,
forwards as an arrow;
point blank;
in a bee line to,
in a direct line to,
as the crow flies,
in a straight line to,
in a bee line for,
in a direct line for,
in a straight line for,
in a bee line with,
in a direct line with,
in a straight line with;
in a line with;
full tilt at,
as the crow flies.
before the wind,
near the wind,
close to the wind,
against the wind;
windwards,
in the wind's eye.
through,
via,
by way of;
in all directions,
in all manner of ways;
quaquaversum [Lat.],
from the four winds.
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verb
Roget 928:
respect,
regard;
revere,
reverence;
hold in reverence,
honor,
venerate,
hallow;
esteem
etc.
(approve of)
931;
think much of;
entertain respect for,
bear respect for;
look up to,
defer to;
have a high opinion of,
hold a high opinion of;
pay attention,
pay respect
etc.
n..
to;
do honor to,
render honor to;
do the honors,
hail;
show courtesy
etc.
894;
salute,
present arms;
do homage to,
pay homage to;
pay tribute to,
kneel to,
bow to,
bend the knee to;
fall down before,
prostrate oneself,
kiss the hem of one's garment;
worship
etc.
990.
keep one's distance,
make room,
observe due decorum,
stand upon ceremony.
command respect,
inspire respect;
awe,
inspire awe,
impose,
overawe,
dazzle.
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Roget 748:
be free
etc.
adj.;
have scope
etc.
n.,
have the run of,
have one's own way,
have a will of one's own,
have one's fling;
do what one likes,
do what one wishes,
do what one pleases,
do what one chooses;
go at large,
feel at home,
paddle one's own canoe;
stand on one's legs,
stand on one's rights;
shift for oneself.
take a liberty;
make free with,
make oneself quite at home;
use a freedom;
take leave,
take French leave.
set free
etc.
(liberate)
750;
give a loose to
etc.
(permit)
760;
allow scope
etc.
n..
to,
give scope
etc.
n..
to;
give a horse his head.
make free of;
give the freedom of,
give the franchise;
enfranchise,
affranchise†.
laisser faire [Fr.],
laisser aller [Fr.];
live and let live;
leave to oneself;
leave alone,
let alone.
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Roget 734:
prosper,
thrive,
flourish;
be prosperous
etc.
adj.;
drive a roaring trade,
do a booming business;
go on well,
go on smoothly,
go on swimmingly;
sail before the wind,
swim with the tide;
run smooth,
run smoothly,
run on all fours.
rise in the world,
get on in the world;
work one's way,
make one's way;
look up;
lift one's head,
raise one's head,
make one's fortune,
feather one's nest,
make one's pile.
flower,
blow,
blossom,
bloom,
fructify,
bear fruit,
fatten.
keep oneself afloat;
keep one's head above water,
hold one's head above water;
land on one's feet,
light on one's feet,
light on one's legs,
fall on one's legs,
fall on one's feet;
drop into a good thing;
bear a charmed life;
bask in the sunshine;
have a good time of it,
have a fine time of it;
have a run of luck;
have the good fortune
etc.
n..
to;
take a favorable turn;
live on the fat of the land,
live off the fat of the land,
live in clover.
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Roget 924:
be due
etc.
adj..
to,
be the due
etc.
n..
of;
have right to,
have title to,
have claim to;
be entitled to;
have a claim upon;
belong to
etc.
(property)
780.
deserve,
merit,
be worthy of,
richly deserve.
demand,
claim;
call upon for,
come upon for,
appeal to for;
revendicate†,
reclaim;
exact;
insist on,
insist upon;
challenge;
take one's stand,
make a point of,
require,
lay claim to,
assert,
assume,
arrogate,
make good;
substantiate;
vindicate a claim,
vindicate a right;
fit for,
qualify for;
make out a case.
give a right,
confer a right;
entitle;
authorize
etc.
760;
sanctify,
legalize,
ordain,
prescribe,
allot.
give every one his due
etc.
922;
pay one's dues;
have one's due,
have one's rights.
use a right,
assert,
enforce,
put in force,
lay under contribution.
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Roget 153:
be the cause of
etc.
n .;
originate;
give origin to,
give rise,
to,
give occasion to;
cause,
occasion,
sow the seeds of,
kindle,
suscitate†;
bring on,
bring to bring pass,
bring about;
produce;
create
etc.
161;
set up,
set afloat,
set on foot;
found,
broach,
institute,
lay the foundation of;
lie at the root of.
procure,
induce,
draw down,
open the door to,
superinduce,
evoke,
entail,
operate;
elicit,
provoke.
conduce to
etc.
(tend to)
176;
contribute;
have a hand in the pie,
have a finger in the pie;
determine,
decide,
turn the scale;
have a common origin;
derive its origin
etc.
(effect)
154.
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