CHRISTMAS GIFT Synonyms

• (law) a gift of personal property by will

• a gift that is bestowed or conferred

• the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift

• anything that tends to arouse

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

• a desirable state

• very close and convivial

• a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat

• payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

• the property of copious abundance

• (literary) generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely

• a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

• act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity

• money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

• natural abilities or qualities

• the capital that provides income for an institution

• the act of endowing with a permanent source of income

• an act of gracious kindness

• an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

• an inclination to approve

• a feeling of favorable regard

• souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

• promote over another

• consider as the favorite

• treat gently or carefully

• bestow a privilege upon

• something acquired without compensation

• natural abilities or qualities

• the act of giving

• give qualities or abilities to

• give as a present; make a gift of

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

• a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

• an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation

• an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

• giving money or food or clothing to a needy person

• something offered (as a proposal or bid)

• money contributed to a religious organization; item or items contributed to a religious organization for religious purposes

• the verbal act of offering

• the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity

• temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

• being or existing in a specified place

• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

• something presented as a gift

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• bring forward and present to the mind

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• hand over formally

• offer for others to consider

• give, especially as an honor or reward

• give as a present; make a gift of

• deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

• cause to come to know personally

• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

• recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

• the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

• a sudden unexpected event

• the act of surprising someone

• cause to be surprised

• come upon or take unawares

• attack by storm; attack suddenly

• a present given at Christmas time