N. closure,
occlusion,
blockade, shutting up,
obstruction,
embolus, contraction,
infarction,
constipation,
obstipation, blind alley, blind corner, keddah,
cul-de-sac,
caecum,
imperforation,
imperviousness,
impermeability,
stopper V. close,
occlude,
plug, block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up,
blockade,
obstruct, bar,
bolt, stop, seal,
plumb,
choke,
throttle, ram down,
dam,
cram,
trap,
clinch, put to the door, shut the door
Adj. closed, shut,
operculated, unopened, unpierced,
imporous,
caecal, closable,
imperforate,
impervious,
impermeable,
impenetrable, impassable, unpassable|2, invious|, pathless, wayless, untrodden,
untrod,
unventilated, air tight, water tight, hermetically sealed,
tight,
snug N. density,
solidity, solidness,
impenetrability,
impermeability,
incompressibility,
imporosity,
cohesion,
constipation,
consistence, spissitude|,
specific gravity,
hydrometer,
areometer,
condensation,
caseation, solidation,
solidification,
consolidation,
concretion,
coagulation,
petrification,
crystallization,
precipitation, deposit,
precipitate,
inspissation,
gelation,
thickening,
indivisibility,
indiscerptibility,
insolubility,
indissolvableness, solid body, mass, block,
knot,
lump,
concretion, concrete,
conglomerate,
cake,
clot, stone,
curd,
coagulum, bone,
gristle, cartilage,
casein, crassamentum|,
legumin, superdense matter, condensed states of matter, dwarf star, neutron star
V. be dense, become solid, render solid,
solidify,
solidate, concrete, set, take a set,
consolidate,
congeal,
coagulate,
curd,
curdle,
lopper, fix,
clot,
cake,
candy,
precipitate, deposit,
cohere,
crystallize,
petrify,
condense,
thicken, gel,
inspissate,
incrassate,
compress,
squeeze, ram down,
constipate Adj. dense, solid,
solidified,
caseous, pukka,
coherent,
cohesive, compact, close,
serried,
thickset, substantial, massive,
lumpish,
impenetrable,
impermeable, nonporous,
imporous,
incompressible,
constipated, concrete,
knotted,
knotty,
gnarled, crystalline,
crystallizable, thick, grumous|,
stuffy, undissolved, unmelted, unliquefied,
unthawed,
indivisible,
indiscerptible,
infrangible,
indissolvable,
indissoluble, insoluble,
infusible N. unintelligibility,
incomprehensibility,
imperspicuity,
inconceivableness, vagueness, obscurity,
ambiguity, doubtful meaning, uncertainty,
perplexity,
spinosity, obscurum per obscurius,
mystification,
latency,
transcendentalism,
paradox,
oxymoron,
riddle,
enigma,
puzzle, diagnus vindice nodus, sealed book,
steganography,
freemasonry, pons asinorum, asses' bridge, high dutch, greek, hebrew,
jargon V. be unintelligible, require explanation, have a doubtful meaning, pass comprehension, render unintelligible,
conceal,
darken,
confuse,
perplex, not understand, lose, lose the clue, miss, not know what to make of, be able to make nothing of, give it up, not be able to account for, not be able to make either head or tail of, be at sea, wonder, see through a glass darkly, not understand one another, play at cross purposes
Adj. unintelligible, unaccountable,
undecipherable, undiscoverable, unknowable,
unfathomable,
incognizable,
inexplicable,
inscrutable,
inapprehensible,
incomprehensible,
insolvable, insoluble,
impenetrable,
illegible, as greek to one, unexplained,
paradoxical,
enigmatic,
enigmatical, puzzling (secret) 533,
indecipherable, obscure, dark,
muddy, clear as mud, seen through a mist,
dim,
nebulous, shrouded in mystery,
opaque, dense,
undiscernible,
misty, hidden,
latent, indefinite,
garbled,
perplexed, undetermined, vague, loose,
ambiguous,
mysterious,
mystic,
mystical,
acroamatic,
acroamatical,
metempirical,
transcendental,
occult,
recondite,
abstruse,
crabbed, inconceivable,
inconceptible, searchless, above comprehension, beyond comprehension, past comprehension, beyond one's depth, unconceived, inexpressible,
undefinable,
incommunicable, unpredictable,
unforeseeable Phr. it's greek to me
N. {ant. 525} latency, inexpression, hidden meaning, occult meaning,
occultness,
mystery,
cabala,
anagoge, silence,
concealment, more than meets the eye, more than meets the ear, delphic oracle, le dessous des cartes, undercurrent,
implication, logical implication, logical consequence,
entailment, allusion,
insinuation,
innuendo,
adumbration, "something rotten in the state of denmark", snake in the grass, secret, darkness,
invisibility,
imperceptibility V. be latent,
lurk,
smolder, underlie, make no sign, escape observation, escape detection, escape recognition, lie hid, laugh in one's sleeve, keep back, involve, imply, understand, allude to,
infer, leave an inference,
entail,
whisper, read between the lines
Adj. latent,
lurking, secret,
occult, implied,
dormant,
abeyant, unapparent, unknown, unseen, in the background, invisible, indiscoverable, dark,
impenetrable,
unspied, unsuspected, unsaid, unwritten, unpublished, unbreathed, untalked of, untold, unsung, unexposed, unproclaimed,
undisclosed, unexpressed, not expressed,
tacit, undeveloped,
solved, unexplained, untraced, undiscovered,
untracked,
unexplored, uninvented, indirect,
crooked,
inferential, by inference, by implication,
implicit, constructive,
allusive,
covert,
muffled, steganographic, understood, underhand, underground,
delitescent, concealed
Adv. by a side wind, sub silentio, in the background, behind the scenes, behind one's back, on the tip of one's tongue, secretly, between the lines
Phr. "thereby hangs a tale", tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus, where there's smoke, there's fire
N. safety, security,
surety,
impregnability,
invulnerability,
invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape,
blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve,
safeguard,
palladium,
guardianship,
wardship,
wardenship,
tutelage,
custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection,
auspices,
safe-conduct,
escort,
convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci,
protector,
guardian,
warden, warder, preserver,
custodian,
duenna,
chaperon, third person,
watchdog,
bandog,
cerberus,
watchman,
patrolman,
policeman,
cop,
dick,
fuzz, smokey, peeler|, zarp|,
sentinel,
sentry,
scout, garrison,
guardship, refuge &c. anchor,
precaution,
quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence
V. be safe, keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon, ride out the storm, weather the storm, light upon one's feet, land on one's feet, bear a charmed life, escape, make safe, render safe, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter,
shroud,
flank, ward, guard, secure,
entrench,
intrench, fence round, house,
nestle,
ensconce, take charge of,
escort,
convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard,
patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter
Adj. safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way,
unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened,
unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus,
panoplied,
snug,
seaworthy,
weatherproof,
waterproof,
fireproof,
defensible, tenable, proof against,
invulnerable,
unassailable, unattackable,
impenetrable,
impregnable, imperdible|,
inexpugnable,
achillean, safe and sound,
scathless,
unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening,
harmless, friendly (cooperative) 709, protecting, protective,
guardian,
tutelary,
preservative,
trustworthy, adv, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, phr, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, dieu vous garde
