N. vision, sight,
optics,
eyesight, view, look,
espial,
glance,
ken, coup d'oeil,
glimpse,
glint,
peep,
gaze,
stare,
leer,
perlustration,
contemplation, conspection|, conspectuity|, regard, survey,
introspection,
reconnaissance, speculation, watch,
espionage, espionnage,
autopsy, ocular inspection, ocular demonstration,
sight-seeing, point of view, gazebo,
loophole,
belvedere,
watchtower, field of view,
theater,
amphitheater,
arena,
vista, horizon, commanding view, bird's eye view,
periscope, visual organ, organ of vision, eye, naked eye, unassisted eye,
retina, pupil,
iris,
cornea, white,
optics, orbs, saucer eyes, goggle eyes, gooseberry eyes, short sight, clear sight, sharp sight, quick sight, eagle sight, piercing sight, penetrating sight, clear glance, sharp glance, quick glance, eagle glance, piercing glance, penetrating glance, clear eye, sharp eye, quick eye, eagle eye, piercing eye, penetrating eye,
perspicacity,
discernment, catopsis, eagle,
hawk, cat,
lynx,
argus,
evil eye,
basilisk,
cockatrice V. see, behold,
discern, perceive, have in sight,
descry, sight, make out, discover, distinguish, recognize,
spy,
espy,
ken, get a sight of, have a sight of, catch a sight of, get a glimpse of, have a glimpse of, catch a glimpse of, command a view of, witness,
contemplate,
speculate, cast the eyes on, set the eyes on, be a spectator of, look on, see sights, see at a glance, look, view, eye, lift up the eyes, open one's eye, look at, look on, look upon, look over, look about one, look round, survey,
scan,
inspect, run the eye over, run the eye through,
reconnoiter, glance round, glance on, glance over turn one's looks upon, bend one's looks upon, direct the eyes to, turn the eyes on, cast a glance, observe, watch, see with one's own eyes, watch for,
peep,
peer,
pry, take a peep, play at bopeep, look full in the face, look hard at, look intently, strain one's eyes, fix the eyes upon, rivet the eyes upon,
stare,
gaze, pore over, gloat on,
leer,
ogle,
glare,
goggle, cock the eye,
squint,
gloat, look askance
Adj. seeing,
visual,
ocular,
optic,
optical,
ophthalmic, clear-eyesighted,
eagle-eyed,
hawk-eyed,
lynx-eyed, keen-eyed,
argus-eyed, visible
Adv. visibly, in sight of, with one's eyes open at sight, at first sight, at a glance, at the first blush,
prima facie Phr. the scales falling from one's eyes, "an eye like mars to threaten or command", "her eyes are homes of silent prayer", "looking before and after", "thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes"
Int. look, &c. (attention) 457
N. thought, d, exercitation of the intellect, ], exercise of the intellect, "so sweet is zealous contemplation",
intellection, "the power of thought is the magic of the mind",
reflection, "those that think must govern those that toil",
cogitation, "thought is parent of the deed", consideration, "thoughts in attitudes imperious",
meditation, "thoughts that breathe and words that burn", study, vivere est cogitare,
lucubration, volk der dichter und denker, speculation,
deliberation,
pondering, head work, brain work,
cerebration, deep reflection, close study, application, abstract thought, abstraction contemplation,
musing, brown study,
reverie,
platonism, depth of thought, workings of the mind, thoughts, inmost thoughts, self-counsel self-communing, self- consultation, philosophy of the absolute, philosophy of the academy, philosophy of the garden, philosophy of the lyceum, philosophy of the porch, association of thought, succession of thought, flow of thought, train of thought, current of thought,
association of ideas, succession of ideas, flow of ideas, train of ideas, current of ideas, after thought, mature thought, reconsideration, second thoughts,
retrospection,
excogitation, examination invention,
thoughtfulness V. think,
reflect,
cogitate,
excogitate, consider,
deliberate, bestow thought upon, bestow consideration upon,
speculate,
contemplate,
meditate,
ponder,
muse, dream,
ruminate, brood over, con over,
animadvert, study, bend -, apply mind,
digest,
discuss, hammer at,
weigh,
perpend,
realize,
appreciate, fancy,
trow, take into consideration, take counsel, commune with oneself, bethink oneself, collect one's thoughts, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, run over in the mind, chew the cud upon, sleep upon, take counsel of one's pillow, advise with one's pillow, rack one's brains, ransack one's brains, crack one's brains, beat one's brains, cudgel one's brains, set one's brain to work, set one's wits to work, harbor an idea, entertain an idea, cherish an idea, nurture an idea, take into one's head, bear in mind, reconsider, occur, present itself, suggest itself, come into one's head, get into one's head, strike one, flit across the view, come uppermost, run in one's head, enter the mind, pass in the mind, cross the mind, flash on the mind, flash across the mind, float in the mind, fasten itself on the mind, be uppermost in the mind, occupy the mind, have in one's mind, make an impression, sink into the mind, penetrate into the mind, engross the thoughts
Adj. thinking, thoughtful,
pensive,
meditative,
reflective,
museful,
wistful,
contemplative, speculative,
deliberative,
studious,
sedate,
introspective,
platonic, philosophical, lost in thought, deep musing, in the mind, under consideration
Adv. all things considered
Phr. the mind being on the stretch, the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon, "divinely, bent to meditation", en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, "fresh- pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought", "go speed the stars of thought", "in maiden meditation fancy-free" [m
N. supposition, assumption, assumed position,
postulation, condition, presupposition, hypothesis, blue sky hypothesis,
postulate,
postulatum, theory,
thesis, theorem, data, proposition, position, proposal,
presumption,
divination, conjecture,
guess,
guesswork, speculation, rough guess, shot, shot in the dark, conjecturality,
surmise, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, estimate, approximation (nearness) 197,
inkling, suggestion,
hint,
intimation, notion, impression, bare supposition, vague supposition, loose supposition, loose suggestion,
association of ideas, (analogy) 514a, metonym,
metonymy, simile (metaphor) 521,
conceit, idea, thought, original idea, invention (imagination) 515
V. suppose, conjecture,
surmise,
suspect,
guess, divine,
theorize,
presume,
presurmise, presuppose, assume, fancy,
wis, take it, give a guess,
speculate, believe, dare say, take it into one's head, take for granted, imagine, put forth,
propound,
propose, start, put a case, submit, move, make a motion, hazard out, throw out a suggestion, put forward a suggestion, put forward conjecture, allude to, suggest,
hint, put it into one's head, suggest itself, run in the head, marvel if, wonder if, wonder whether
Adj. supposing, given,
mooted,
postulatory, assumed,
supposititious,
suppositive, suppositious,
gratuitous, speculative,
conjectural,
hypothetical, theoretical,
academic, supposable,
presumptive,
putative,
suppositional, suggestive,
allusive Adv. if, if so be, an, on the supposition, ex hypothesi, in the case, in the event of,
quasi, as if, provided, perhaps, for aught one knows
N. chance, lot, fate,
luck, good luck,
mascot, speculation,
venture,
stake, game of chance, mere shot, random shot, blind bargain, leap in the dark, pig in a poke,
fluke,
potluck, faro bank, flyer*, limit, uncertainty, uncertainty principle, heisenberg's uncertainty principle, drawing lots,
sortilegy, sortition|, sortes, sortes virgilianae, rouge et noir,
hazard,
ante, chuck-a-luck, crack-loo,
craps,
faro,
roulette, pitch and toss,
chuck,
farthing, cup tossing, heads or tails cross and pile, poker-dice,
wager,
bet,
betting,
gambling, the turf, gaming house, gambling house, betting house,
bucket shop, gambling joint, totalizator, totalizer,
hell, betting ring,
dice, dice box,
gambler,
gamester, man of the turf,
adventurer, dicer|
V. chance, stand a chance, toss up, cast lots, draw lots, leave to chance, trust to chance, leave to the chapter of accidents, trust to the chapter of accidents, tempt fortune, chance it, take one's chance, take a shot at it (attempt) 675, run the risk, run the chance, incur the risk, incur the chance, encounter the risk, encounter the chance, stand the hazard of the die,
speculate, try one's luck, set on a cast,
raffle, put into a lottery, buy a pig in a poke, shuffle the cards, risk,
venture,
hazard,
stake,
ante, lay, lay a wager, make a bet,
wager,
bet,
gamble, game, play for, play at chuck farthing
Adj. fortuitous,
unintentional, unintended, accidental, not meant, undesigned, purposed,
unpremeditated,
unforeseen, uncontemplated, never thought of,
random,
indiscriminate,
promiscuous, undirected, aimless, driftless, designless, purposeless, causeless, without purpose, possible,
unforeseeable, unpredictable, chancy,
risky, speculative, dicey
Adv. randomly, by chance,
fortuitously, unpredictably, unforeseeably,
casually,
unintentionally,
unwittingly, en passant, by the way,
incidentally, as it may happen, at random, at a venture, at haphazard
Phr. acierta errando, dextro tempore, "fearful concatenation of circumstances", "fortuitous combination of circumstances", le jeu est le fils d'avarice et le pere du desespoir, "the happy combination of fortuitous circumstances", "the fortuitous or casual concourse of atoms", "god does not play dice with the universe"
Essay Roget’s Thesaurus §675 N. essay, trial,
endeavor, attempt, aim, struggle,
venture,
adventure, speculation, coup d'essai,
debut,
probation V. try, essay, experiment,
endeavor,
strive,
tempt, attempt, make an attempt,
venture,
adventure,
speculate, take one's chance, tempt fortune, try one's fortune, try one's luck, try one's hand, use one's endeavor, feel one's way, grope one's way, pick one's way, try hard,
push, make a bold push, use one's best endeavor, do one's best
Adv. experimentally, on trial, at a venture, by rule of thumb, if one may be so bold
Phr. aut non tentaris aut perfice, chi non s'arrischia non guadagna
N. barter, exchange, scorse|,
truck system, # interchange, a roland for an oliver, quid pro quo,
commutation, composition, indian gift, trade, commerce, mercature|, buying and selling, bargain and sale, traffic, business, nundination|, custom,
shopping, commercial enterprise, speculation,
jobbing,
stockjobbing,
agiotage,
brokery, deal, dealing,
transaction,
negotiation,
bargain,
free trade V. barter, exchange,
swap,
swop,
truck, scorse|,
interchange, commutate, compound for, trade, traffic, buy and sell, give and take, nundinate|, carry on a trade, ply a trade, drive a trade, be in business, be in the city, keep a shop, deal in, employ one's capital in, trade with, deal with, have dealings with, transact business with, do business with, open an account with, keep an account with,
bargain, drive a bargain, make a bargain,
negotiate, bid for,
haggle,
higgle,
dicker,
chaffer,
huckster,
cheapen, beat down,
stickle, stickle for, out bid, under bid, ask, charge, strike a bargain,
speculate, give a sprat to catch a herring, buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market, buy low and sell high, corner the market, rig the market, stag the market
Adv. across the counter
Phr. cambio non e furto
N. stock market,
stock exchange, securities exchange,
bourse, board, the big board, the new york stock exchange, the market, the open market, over- the-counter market, privately traded issues, commodities exchange, futures exchange, futures market, the pit, the floor,
ticker, stock ticker,
quotation, stock index, market index, the dow jones index, the dow industrials, the transportation index, utilities, the utilities index, the new york stock exchange index, the nikkei index, the financial times index, the fti, the over-the-counter index, nasdaq index, broker,
stockbroker,
jobber, stock dealer, odd-lot dealer,
specialist,
investor,
speculator,
operator, bull,
buyer, bear, short seller,
scalper, arbitrager, arbitrageur,
stockholder, share-holder, stockholder of record, bond holder, coupon-clipper,
investment, speculation
V. speculate,
invest, trade, trade stocks, play the market, buy long, sell short, take a position,
straddle, take a plunge, plunge in, take a flier