VERB | cognition | train, develop, prepare, educate | create by training and teaching |
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cognition | train, prepare | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | |
social | train, discipline, check, condition | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice | |
social | train, prepare, groom | educate for a future role or function | |
social | train, educate, school, cultivate, civilize, civilise | teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | |
competition | train, aim, take, take aim, direct | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | |
communication | train, coach | teach and supervise (someone) | |
body | train | exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition | |
social | train | cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it | |
motion | train, rail | travel by rail or train | |
contact | train, trail | drag loosely along a surface | |
NOUN | artifact | train, railroad train | public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive |
group | train, string | a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding | |
group | train, caravan, wagon train | a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file | |
event | train | a series of consequences wrought by an event | |
artifact | train | piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor | |
artifact | train, gearing, gear, geartrain, power train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed |
Sounds | trey'n | |
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Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... |
Meaning | A sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding. | |
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Synonym | string | |
Broader | series | Similar things placed in order or happening one after another |
Spanish | serie | |
Catalan | sèrie |
Meaning | A procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file. | |
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Example | "they joined the wagon train for safety" | |
Synonyms | caravan, wagon train | |
Members | covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner | A large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top |
Broader | procession | The group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation |
Spanish | caravana | |
Catalan | caravana |
Meaning | A series of consequences wrought by an event. | |
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Example | "it led to a train of disasters" | |
Broader | consequence, aftermath | The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual |
Meaning | piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor. | |
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Example | "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews" | |
Part of | gown | A woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions |
Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material | A separate part consisting of fabric |
Verbs | train | drag loosely along a surface |
Meaning | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed. | |
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Example | "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" | |
Synonyms | gearing, gear, geartrain, power train | |
Part of | engine | motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work |
Narrower | epicyclic train, epicyclic gear train | A system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis |
reduction gear | gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed | |
Broader | wheelwork | mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears) |
Spanish | cambio, engranaje, marcha, tren | |
Catalan | dentatge, engranatge, tren |
Meaning | create by training and teaching. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The old master is training world-class violinists" | |
Synonyms | develop, prepare, educate | |
Narrower | drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons |
housebreak, house-train | train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house | |
retrain | teach new skills | |
toilet-train | train (a small child) to use the toilet | |
Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
Similar to | build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable |
prepare, groom, train | Educate for a future role or function | |
train, prepare | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | |
Spanish | adiestrar, amaestrar, capacitar, educar, entrenar, formar, industriar, preparar | |
Catalan | capacitar, educar, ensinistrar, entrenar, formar, instruir | |
Nouns | trainee | someone who is being trained |
trainer | one who trains other persons or animals | |
training | activity leading to skilled behavior |
Meaning | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to somebody | |
Examples |
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Synonym | prepare | |
Narrower | apprentice | Be or work as an apprentice |
drill | Undergo military training or do military exercises | |
retrain | train again | |
Broader | learn, study, read, take | Be a student of a certain subject |
Similar to | prepare, groom, train | Educate for a future role or function |
train, develop, prepare, educate | create by training and teaching | |
Spanish | entrenarse, prepararse | |
Catalan | entrenar-se, preparar-se | |
Nouns | trainee | someone who is being trained |
Meaning | Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "Is this dog trained?" | |
Synonyms | discipline, check, condition | |
Narrower | mortify | Practice self-denial of one's body and appetites |
Broader | develop, make grow | Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development |
Similar to | prepare, groom, train | Educate for a future role or function |
Spanish | entrenar | |
Catalan | disciplinar | |
Nouns | trainee | someone who is being trained |
Meaning | Educate for a future role or function. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "They trained him to be a warrior" | |
Synonyms | prepare, groom | |
Narrower | qualify, dispose | make fit or prepared |
Broader | educate | Give an education to |
Similar to | discipline, train, check, condition | Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice |
train, prepare | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | |
train, develop, prepare, educate | create by training and teaching | |
Spanish | capacitar, educar, entrenar, preparar | |
Catalan | capacitar, educar, entrenar, preparar | |
Nouns | trainee | someone who is being trained |
trainer | one who trains other persons or animals | |
training | activity leading to skilled behavior |
Meaning | Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "Train your tastebuds" | |
Synonyms | educate, school, cultivate, civilize, civilise | |
Narrower | sophisticate | make less natural or innocent |
Broader | polish, refine, fine-tune, down | improve or perfect by pruning or polishing |
Spanish | civilizar, cultivar, educar | |
Catalan | civilitzar, educar |
Meaning | Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
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Synonyms | aim, take, take aim, direct | |
Entailed by | hit | hit the intended target or goal |
overshoot | Shoot beyond or over (a target) | |
Narrower | charge, level, point | direct into a position for use |
draw a bead on | aim with a gun | |
hold | aim, point, or direct | |
level | aim at | |
sight | take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) | |
swing | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement | |
target, aim, place, direct, point | Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal / goal | |
turn | direct at someone | |
Broader | position | Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation |
Spanish | apuntar, aspirar, capacitar, dirigir, educar, entrenar | |
Catalan | apuntar, aspirar, capacitar, educar, entrenar |
Meaning | teach and supervise (someone) ; act as a trainer or coach (to) , as in sports. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Example | "He is training our Olympic team" | |
Synonym | coach | |
Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
Similar to | train | Exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition |
Spanish | entrenar, preparar | |
Catalan | entrenar | |
Nouns | trainer | one who trains other persons or animals |
training | activity leading to skilled behavior |
Meaning | Exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "She is training for the Olympics" | |
Broader | exercise, work out | Do physical exercise |
Similar to | coach, train | teach and supervise (someone) |
Spanish | entrenar | |
Catalan | entrenar | |
Nouns | training | activity leading to skilled behavior |
Meaning | Cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "train the vine" | |
Narrower | trellis | train on a trellis, as of a vine |
Broader | control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate | lessen the intensity of |
Meaning | travel by rail or train. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She trained to Hamburg" | |
Synonym | rail | |
Broader | ride | Be carried or travel on or in a vehicle |
Spanish | andar en ferrocarril, andar en tren, ir en tren | |
Catalan | anar en tren | |
Nouns | train | public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive |
Meaning | drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "She trained her long scarf behind her" | |
Synonym | trail | |
Broader | drag | Pull, as against a resistance |
Similar to | trail | hang down so as to drag along the ground |
Spanish | arrastrar, seguir | |
Nouns | train | piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor |
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