FILOPLUME Synonyms

• a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic

• a stiff hair

• be in a state of movement or action

• rise up as in fear

• have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles

• react in an offended or angry manner

• an informal conversation

• birds having a chattering call

• songbirds having a chattering call

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

• being or moving lower in position or less in some value

• soft fine feathers

• English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

• (American football) a complete play to advance the football

• (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

• fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

• spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

• away from a more central or a more northerly place

• paid in cash at time of purchase

• from an earlier time

• to a lower intensity

• in an inactive or inoperative state

• extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

• becoming progressively lower

• being put out in a game of baseball

• understood perfectly

• lower than previously

• shut

• not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• drink down entirely

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• bring down or defeat (an opponent)

• shoot at and force to come down

• cause to come or go down

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors

• (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

• elegance and beauty of movement or expression

• a sense of propriety and consideration for others

• a disposition to kindness and compassion

• a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor

• a short prayer of thanks before a meal

• (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be beautiful to look at

• a formation of people or things one beside another

• a mark that is long relative to its width

• a formation of people or things one behind another

• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

• text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen

• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

• a telephone connection

• acting in conformity

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

• (often plural) a means of communication or access

• a particular kind of product or merchandise

• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress

• a short personal letter

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

• be in line with; form a line along

• cover the interior of

• make a mark or lines on a surface

• mark with lines

• fill plentifully

• reinforce with fabric

• European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

• male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

• the award given to the champion

• a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)

• a long flag; often tapering

• a very small distance or space

• a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat

• furnish with whiskers