N. covering, cover,
baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin,
canopy,
tilt,
awning, tent,
marquee, tente d'abri,
umbrella,
parasol,
sunshade, veil (shade) 424, shield, roof,
ceiling,
thatch,
tile,
pantile,
pentile,
tiling, slates, slating, leads,
barrack, plafond, planchment,
tiling, shed, top,
lid, covercle|, door,
operculum,
bulkhead,
bandage,
plaster,
lint,
wrapping,
dossil, finger stall,
coverlet,
counterpane, sheet,
quilt,
tarpaulin,
blanket,
rug,
drugget, housing,
antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah,
pillowcase, pillowslip,
linoleum, saddle cloth, blanket cloth,
tidy, tilpah, apishamore,
integument,
tegument, skin,
pellicle,
fleece, fell, fur, leather,
shagreen, hide,
pelt,
peltry,
cordwain,
derm,
robe, buffalo robe,
cuticle,
scarfskin,
epidermis, clothing,
mask,
peel, crust, bark,
rind,
cortex,
husk, shell, coat,
eggshell,
glume,
capsule,
sheath,
sheathing,
pod, cod, casing, case,
theca,
elytron,
elytrum,
involucrum,
wrapping,
wrapper,
envelope,
vesicle, corn husk, corn shuck,
dermatology,
conchology,
testaceology,
inunction,
incrustation,
superimposition,
superposition, obduction|, scale,
veneer, facing,
overlay, plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate, engobe,
ormolu, sheffield plate,
pavement, coating,
paint,
varnish, plating, barrel plating,
anointing, enamel, epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition, ground,
whitewash,
plaster, spackel,
stucco, compo,
cerement,
ointment V. cover,
superpose,
superimpose,
overlay, overspread,
wrap,
encase, incase, face, case,
veneer,
pave, paper,
tip, cap, bind,
bulkhead, bulkhead in,
clapboard, coat,
paint,
varnish, pay, incrust,
stucco,
dab,
plaster, tar, wash,
besmear,
bedaub,
anoint, do over,
gild, plate, japan,
lacquer, lacker, enamel,
whitewash,
parget, lay it on thick, overlie, overarch,
endome,
conceal, anodize,
galvanize Adj. covering,
superimposed, overlaid, plated,
cutaneous,
dermal,
cortical,
cuticular,
tegumentary,
skinny,
scaly,
squamous, covered,
imbricated,
loricated, armor plated,
ironclad, under cover,
cowled,
cucullate,
dermatoid, encuirassed,
hooded, squamiferous, tectiform,
vaginate N. exaggeration, expansion,
hyperbole, stretch, strain, coloring, high coloring,
caricature, caricatura,
extravagance, baron munchausen, men in buckram, yarn,
fringe,
embroidery, traveler's tale, fish story, gooseberry* storm in a teacup, much ado about nothing,
puff,
puffery,
rant, figure of speech, facon de parler, stretch of fancy, stretch of the imagination, flight of fancy, false coloring,
aggravation V. exaggerate,
magnify, pile up,
aggravate,
amplify, overestimate,
hyperbolize, overcharge, overstate, overdraw,
overlay, overshoot the mark, overpraise, make over much, over the most of, strain, strain over a point, stretch, stretch a point, go great lengths, spin a long yarn, draw with a longbow, shoot with a longbow, deal in the marvelous, out-herod herod, run riot, talk at random,
heighten, overcolor, color highly, color too highly, broder,
flourish, color,
puff Adj. exaggerated, overwrought,
bombastic,
hyperbolical, on stilts,
fabulous,
extravagant,
preposterous,
egregious,
outre,
highflying Phr. excitabat enim fluctus in simpulo, 1, natural means
N. redundancy,
redundance, too much, too many,
superabundance,
superfluity, superfluence|,
saturation,
nimiety,
transcendency,
exuberance,
profuseness,
profusion,
repletion, enough in all conscience, satis superque, lion's share, more than enough,
plethora,
engorgement,
congestion, load,
surfeit, sickener,
turgescence,
overdose, overmeasure, oversupply, overflow,
inundation,
avalanche, accumulation,
heap,
drug, drug in the market,
glut, crowd, burden, excess,
surplus,
overplus,
epact, margin, remainder,
duplicate,
surplusage,
expletive, work of supererogation,
bonus,
bonanza,
luxury,
intemperance,
extravagance,
exorbitance,
lavishment,
pleonasm, too many irons in the fire, embarras de richesses
V. superabound, overabound, know no bounds,
swarm, meet one at every turn, creep with, crawl with, bristle with, overflow, run over, flow over, well over, brim over, run riot, overrun, overstock,
overlay, overcharge,
overdose, overfeed, overburden, overload,
overdo,
overwhelm, overshoot the mark,
surcharge,
supersaturate,
gorge,
glut, load,
drench,
whelm,
inundate,
deluge, flood,
drug, drug the market,
hepatize,
choke,
cloy,
accloy,
suffocate, pile up, lay on thick, impregnate with,
lavish, send coals to newcastle, carry coals to newcastle, carry owls to athens, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, pisces natare docere, kill the slain, "gild refined gold", "gild the lily", butter one's bread on both sides, put butter upon bacon, employ a steam engine to crack a nut,
exaggerate, wallow in roll in remain on one's hands, hang heavy on hand, go a begging
Adj. redundant, too much, too many,
exuberant,
inordinate,
superabundant, excessive, overmuch,
replete,
profuse,
lavish,
prodigal,
exorbitant,
overweening,
extravagant, overcharged,
supersaturated,
drenched, overflowing, running over, running to waste, running down, crammed to overflowing, filled to overflowing,
gorged, ready to burst,
dropsical,
turgid,
plethoric,
obese,
superfluous, unnecessary, needless, supervacaneous|, uncalled for, to spare, in excess, over and above, de trop,
adscititious,
supernumerary, on one's hands,
spare,
duplicate,
supererogatory,
expletive, un peu fort
Adv. over, too, over and above, overmuch, too much, too far, without measure, beyond measure, out of measure, with, to spare, over head and ears, up to one's eyes, up to one's ears, extra, beyond the mark, acervatim
Phr. it never rains but it pours, fortuna multis dat nimium nulli satis, 2. degree of subservience
N. activity,
briskness,
liveliness,
animation, life,
vivacity, spirit,
dash, energy,
snap,
vim,
nimbleness,
agility,
smartness, quickness, velocity,
&c. 274,
alacrity,
promptitude,
despatch,
dispatch, expedition,
haste,
punctuality, eagerness, zeal,
ardor, perfervidum aingenium, empressement, earnestness, intentness,
abandon,
vigor, devotion,
exertion, industry,
assiduity,
assiduousness,
sedulity, laboriousness,
drudgery,
painstaking,
diligence,
perseverance, indefatigation|, habits of business,
vigilance,
wakefulness,
sleeplessness,
restlessness,
insomnia,
pervigilium, insomnium,
racketing, movement,
bustle,
stir,
fuss,
ado, bother,
pottering,
fidget,
fidgetiness,
flurry,
officiousness,
dabbling,
meddling, interference,
interposition,
intermeddling, tampering with,
intrigue, press of business, no sinecure, plenty to do, many irons in the fire, great doings, busy hum of men, battle of life, thick of the action,
housewife, busy bee, new brooms, sharp fellow, sharp blade,
devotee,
enthusiast,
zealot,
meddler,
intermeddler,
intriguer,
busybody,
pickthank,
hummer, hustler, live man, rustler *
V. be active, busy oneself in,
stir, stir about, stir one's stumps, bestir oneself, rouse oneself, speed,
hasten, peg away, lay about one,
bustle,
fuss, raise up, kick up a dust,
push, make a push, make a fuss, make a stir, go ahead, push forward, fight one's way, elbow one's way, make progress,
toll,
plod,
persist, keep up the ball, keep the pot boiling, look sharp, have all one's eyes about one, rise, arouse oneself,
hustle, get up early, be about, keep moving, steal a march, kill two birds with one stone, seize the opportunity lose no time, not lose a moment, make the most of one's time, not suffer the grass to grow under one's feet, improve the shining hour, make short work of, dash off, make haste, do one's best take pains, do wonders, work wonders, have many irons in the fire, have one's hands full, have much on one's hands, have other things to do, have other fish to fry, be busy, not have a moment to spare, not have a moment that one can call one's own, have one's fling, run the round of, go all lengths, stick at nothing, run riot,
outdo,
overdo, overact,
overlay, overshoot the mark, make a toil of a pleasure, have a hand in, take an active part, put in one's oar, have a finger in the pie, mix oneself up with, trouble, one's head about,
intrigue,
agitate, tamper with,
meddle,
moil,
intermeddle,
interfere,
interpose,
obtrude, poke one's nose in, thrust one's nose in
Adj. active,
brisk, brisk as a lark, brisk as a bee, lively,
animated,
vivacious, alive, alive and kicking,
frisky, spirited,
stirring,
nimble, nimble as a squirrel,
agile,
light-footed,
nimble-footed,
featly,
tripping, quick,
prompt,
yare, instant, ready,
alert,
spry, sharp,
smart, fast, quick as a lamplighter,
expeditious,
awake, broad awake, go-ahead, live wide-awake, forward, eager,
strenuous,
zealous, enterprising, in earnest,
resolute,
industrious,
assiduous,
diligent,
sedulous, notable,
painstaking, intent,
indefatigable,
unwearied, unsleeping, never tired,
plodding, hard-working,
businesslike,
workaday,
bustling, restless, restless as a hyena,
fussy,
fidgety,
pottering,
busy, busy as hen with one chicken, working, at work, on duty, in harness, up in arms, on one's legs, at call, up and doing, up and stirring,
busy, occupied, hard at work, hard at it, up to one's ears in, full of business, busy as a bee, busy as a one-armed paperhanger,
meddling,
meddlesome,
pushing,
officious,
overofficious, intrigant,
astir,
stirring, agoing,
afoot, on foot, in full swing, eventful, on the alert,
&c. (vigilant) 459 Adv. actively, with life and spirit, with might and main, with haste, with wings, full tilt, in mediis rebus
Int. be alive, look alive, look sharp, move on, push on, keep moving, go ahead, stir your stumps, age quod agis, jaldi, karo, step lively, phr, carpe diem, nulla dies sine linea, nec mora nec requies, the plot thickens, no sooner said than done, "veni vidi vici", catch a weasel asleep, abends wird der faule fleissig, dictum ac factum, schwere arbeit in der jugend ist sanfte ruhe im alter, "the busy hum of men"
