PLUGS Synonyms
There are 43 hypernyms of the word plugs. (close relations)
plugged
Best Alternative Words for PLUGS
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jacks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball | ||||||||
adapters | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance • device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible | ||||||||
connectors | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrumentality that connects | ||||||||
outlets | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place of business for retailing goods • receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices • an opening that permits escape or release • activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion | ||||||||
sockets | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bony hollow into which a structure fits • receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted • a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted | ||||||||
hack | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • one who works hard at boring tasks • a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends • a mediocre and disdained writer • a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil • a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money • an old or over-worked horse • a horse kept for hire • a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. verb • cut with a hacking tool • be able to manage or manage successfully • cut away • kick on the arms • kick on the shins • fix a computer program piecemeal until it works • significantly cut up a manuscript • cough spasmodically | ||||||||
jade | nounn | |||||||
noun • a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite • a woman adulterer • a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green • an old or over-worked horse adjective satellite • of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green verb • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||||||||
nag | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault • an old or over-worked horse verb • bother persistently with trivial complaints • worry persistently • remind or urge constantly | ||||||||
stopper | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down • a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply • (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit • blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly verb • close or secure with or as if with a stopper | ||||||||
stopple | verbv | |||||||
noun • blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly verb • close or secure with or as if with a stopper | ||||||||
dobbin | nounn | |||||||
noun • a quiet plodding workhorse | ||||||||
dowel | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together | ||||||||
ballyhoo | nounn | |||||||
noun • blatant or sensational promotion verb • advertize noisily or blatantly | ||||||||
chaw | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a wad of something chewable as tobacco verb • chew without swallowing | ||||||||
chew | verbv | |||||||
noun • a wad of something chewable as tobacco • biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow verb • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth | ||||||||
cud | nounn | |||||||
noun • food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again • a wad of something chewable as tobacco | ||||||||
drill | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) • similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored • systematic training by multiple repetitions • (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms verb • make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool • train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons • learn by repetition • teach by repetition • undergo military training or do military exercises | ||||||||
fireplug | nounn | |||||||
noun • an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire | ||||||||
hoopla | nounn | |||||||
noun • blatant or sensational promotion | ||||||||
hype | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • blatant or sensational promotion verb • publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner | ||||||||