EARRING Synonyms

• hang loosely

• cause to dangle or hang freely

• a shape that is spherical and small

• a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a steep high face of rock

• a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery

• a central depository where things can be left or picked up

• the act of dropping something

• let fall to the ground

• to fall vertically

• go down in value

• fall or descend to a lower place or level

• terminate an association with

• utter with seeming casualness

• stop pursuing or acting

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

• lose (a game)

• pay out

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

• hang loosely

• stop associating with

• let or cause to fall in drops

• to remove

• take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth

• omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

• leave undone or leave out

• change from one level to another

• fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death

• grow progressively worse

• give birth; used for animals

• electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

• a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt

• a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling

• a small arch used as croquet equipment

• horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

• bind or fasten with a hoop

• an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)

• branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

• held from above and hanging down

• a man who is virile and sexually active

• ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

• an upright in house framing

• adult male horse kept for breeding

• poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt

• scatter or intersperse like dots or studs

• provide with or construct with studs