All ply synonyms
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P p noun ply
- hanks β a male given name, form of Henry.
- helix β a spiral.
- flection β the act of bending.
- hangings β Plural form of hanging.
- flap β to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- curlicue β Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- flexure β the act of flexing or bending.
- folio β a sheet of paper folded once to make two leaves, or four pages, of a book or manuscript.
- lapel β either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- lamination β act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
verb ply
- fractured β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- get a handle on β that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.
- barrage β A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
- make the most of β in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: to win the most votes.
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hold to β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- crochet β Crochet is a way of making cloth out of cotton or wool by using a needle with a small hook at the end.
- globetrot β to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.
- hit the trail β (Idiomatic) To leave or depart.
- flex β to bend, as a part of the body: He flexed his arms to show off his muscles.
- make use of β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- feel β to perceive or examine by touch.
- exert β Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).
- circumambulate β to walk around (something)
- move out β an act or instance of moving; movement.
- globetrotting β to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- manage β to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- cut the mustard β to come up to expectations
- freelancing β Present participle of freelance.
- interlink β to link, one with another.
- crisscrossing β crossing over each other
- zigzagged β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- deal with β When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- call upon β to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
- ford β Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918β2011, U.S. First Lady 1974β77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
- disciplining β Present participle of discipline.
- lick into shape β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- forded β a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- fracturing β Present participle of fracture.
- do with β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- operate β to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- cued β a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
- fording β a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
- knead β to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- be-have β to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- moonlighting β the light of the moon.