possible profanity
noun
- A person who possesses great material wealth.
- synonyms: rich person, wealthy person
verb
- Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.
- usage: "She has $1, 000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
- Have as a feature.
- usage: "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
- synonyms: feature
- Go through (mental or physical states or experiences. )
- usage: "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
- synonyms: experience, receive, get
- Have ownership or possession of.
- usage: "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have"
- Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.
- usage: "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
- Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
- usage: "Have another bowl of chicken soup"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
- Have a personal or business relationship with someone.
- usage: "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"
- Organize or be responsible for.
- usage: "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
- Have left.
- usage: "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"
- Be confronted with.
- usage: "What do we have here"; "Now we have a fine mess"
- Undergo.
- usage: "The stocks had a fast run-up"
- synonyms: experience
- Suffer from; be ill with.
- usage: "She has arthritis"
- Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.
- usage: "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
- Receive willingly something given or offered.
- usage: "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house"; "Please accept my present"
- Get something; come into possession of.
- usage: "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
- synonyms: receive
- Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses. )
- usage: "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
- Achieve a point or goal.
- usage: "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
- Cause to be born.
- usage: "My wife had twins yesterday"
- synonyms: give birth, deliver, bear, birth
- Have sex with; archaic use.
- usage: "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
- synonyms: take
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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