HALMS Synonyms

• a division of some larger or more complex organization

• a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

• a part of a forked or branching shape

• a natural consequence of development

• a stream or river connected to a larger one

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

• grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)

• tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

• a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it

• United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)

• a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed

• the act of removing hair with a razor

• a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

• the act of brushing against while passing

• a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

• pierce with a spear

• thrust up like a spear

• (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

• a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.

• any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

• a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning

• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

• the act of following prey stealthily

• a stiff or threatening gait

• walk stiffly

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• go through (an area) in search of prey

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the tube of a tobacco pipe

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

• an implement consisting of a length of wood

• a small thin branch of a tree

• a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

• a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

• informal terms for the leg

• a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

• a long thin implement resembling a length of wood

• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

• threat of a penalty

• put, fix, force, or implant

• stay put (in a certain place)

• stick to firmly

• be or become fixed

• endure

• be a devoted follower or supporter

• be loyal to

• cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

• fasten with an adhesive material like glue

• fasten with or as with pins or nails

• fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

• pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

• pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white

• a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

• of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored

• cover or provide with or as if with straw

• spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

• branch out in a twiglike manner

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty

• stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding