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Synonyms for partridge

noun hunted bird

 curlew

 grouse

 partridge

 pheasant

 plover

 quail

 sandpiper

 snipe

 wild turkey

 wildfowl

 woodcock

Synonyms for tribute

noun testimonial, praise

 accolade

 appreciation

 compliment

 eulogy

 gift

 gratitude

 honor

 memorial

 recognition

 respect

 acknowledgment

 applause

 citation
 commendation

 encomium

 esteem

 offering

 panegyric

 recommendation

 salutation

 salvo

 laudation

Antonyms for tribute

 censure

 condemnation

 criticism

 denunciation

 dishonor

 disrespect

 loss

 disapproval

 accusation

 blame

Synonyms for labyrinth

noun maze, complexity

tangle

coil

complication

convolution

entanglement

intricacy
jungle

knot

mesh

morass

perplexity

problem

puzzle

riddle

skein

snarl

web

Antonyms for labyrinth

ease

line

order

organization

simplicity

apprenticesee definition of apprentice

nounnovice/learner of a trade

Word Origin & History

c.1300, from Old French aprentiz "someone learning" (13c., Modern French apprenti, taking the older
form as a plural), also as an adjective, "unskilled, inexperienced," from aprendre (Modern French
apprendre) "to learn; to teach," contracted from Latin apprehendere (see apprehend). Shortened form
prentice long was more usual in English.

Example Sentences for apprentice

The Assistant Commissioner interrupted the apprentice statesman.


His son William has been with me this winter, and goes in May to be an apprentice to a mason.

The chauffeur began to supply the wants of his machine with the help of an apprentice.

I understood, Marzak, that thou art sailing with us as apprentice.

The apprentice's face appeared to me to say all that, and he ...

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Synonyms for apprentice

noun novice/learner of a trade

pupil

amateur

beginner

flunky

greenhorn

heel

neophyte

newcomer

novitiate

probationer

rook

rookie

starter

student

tenderfoot
tyro

Antonyms for apprentice

expert

professional

mentor

teacher

ingenuitysee definition of ingenuity

nouncleverness

Word Origin & History

1590s, "honor, nobility," from Middle French ingénuité and directly from Latin ingenuitatem (nominative
ingenuitas) "condition of a free-born man," figuratively "generosity, noble-mindedness," from ingenuus
(see ingenuous). Etymologically, this word belongs to ingenuous, but in 17c. ingenious and ingenuous so
often were confused (even by Shakespeare) that ingenuity has acquired the meaning "capacity for
invention or construction" (first attested 1640s).

Example Sentences for ingenuity

It was evident that he was well pleased with his own ingenuity.

It does not consist of ingenuity limited, but merely of inanity expanded.

Some of the work they produce is wonderful for its beauty and ingenuity.

It was the delivery of those at the apartment that taxed her ingenuity.

But a friend is a sane man who exercises not my ingenuity, but me.

And so, Phaedrus, ...


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Synonyms for ingenuity

noun cleverness

ability

brilliance

dexterity

flair

genius

gumption

intelligence

inventiveness

resourcefulness

shrewdness

skill

talent

wisdom

wit

adroitness

astuteness

brains

brightness

creativity

cunning

smartness

Antonyms:
clumsiness

ignorance

inability

incapacity

ineptness

stupidity

weakness

naval

see definition of naval

 adjseagoing

Word Origin & History

early 15c., from Old French naval (14c.) and directly from Latin navalis "pertaining to a ship or ships,"
from navis "ship," from PIE *nau- "boat" (cf. Sanskrit nauh, accusative navam "ship, boat;" Armenian nav
"ship;" Greek naus "ship," nautes "sailor;" Old Irish nau "ship;" Welsh noe "a flat vessel;" Old Norse nor
"ship"). An Old English word for "naval" was scipherelic.

Example Sentences for naval

We now loaded with naval stores, and cleared again for Liverpool.

Now, the Government of Quebec is neither a naval nor a military power.

He was a naval officer, and he had brought me a sailor who had been wounded at the fort of Ivry.

Madden realized he was seeing what every landsman dreams of seeing: a naval battle.

Naval activity in the northern waters of Europe did not ...

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Synonyms for naval

adj seagoing

 marine
 maritime

 oceangoing

 seafaring

 aquatic

 nautical

conceivesee definition of conceive

verbunderstandverbcreate

Word Origin & History

late 13c., conceiven, "take (seed) into the womb, become pregnant," from stem of Old French conceveir
(Modern French concevoir), from Latin concipere (past participle conceptus) "to take in and hold;
become pregnant," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + comb. form of capere "to take," from PIE
*kap- "to grasp" (see capable). Meaning "take into the mind" is from mid-14c., a figurative sense also
found in the Old French and Latin words. Related: Conceived; conceiving.

Example Sentences for conceive

One could conceive of it as possible to turn toward Him—and reach, the objective.

You cannot conceive in your mind how stubborn and brainless they are.

To the artist, expression is the only mode under which he can conceive life at all.

What induced him to attempt this style it is difficult to conceive.

All loveliness, all grace, all majesty are there; but we cannot see, cannot ...

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Synonyms for conceive

verb understand

accept

assume

believe

perceive

realize

appreciate

apprehend

catch

compass

comprehend

deem

dig

envisage

expect

fancy

feel

follow

gather

get

grasp

imagine

judge

reckon

suppose

suspect

take
twig

Antonyms for conceive

neglect

avoid

be immune

disbelieve

dislike

disregard

fail

know

let go

lose

miss

misunderstand

not get

release

abort

destroy

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