| NOUN | act | deal, trade, business deal | a particular instance of buying or selling |
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| communication | deal, bargain | an agreement between parties / parties / parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each | |
| quantity | deal, batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent | |
| substance | deal | a plank of softwood (fir or pine / pine board) | |
| substance | deal, softwood | wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) | |
| group | deal, hand | the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
| event | deal | the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) | |
| act | deal | the act of distributing playing cards | |
| act | deal | the act of apportioning or distributing something | |
| VERB | communication | deal, cover, treat, handle, plow, address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression |
| cognition | deal, consider, take, look at | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes | |
| social | deal | take action with respect to (someone or something) | |
| social | deal, cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage | come to terms with | |
| possession | deal, distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out | administer or bestow, as in small portions | |
| possession | deal, sell, trade | do business | |
| social | deal, manage, care, handle | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | |
| social | deal | behave in a certain way towards others | |
| possession | deal | distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game | |
| social | deal, conduct, carry on | direct the course of | |
| possession | deal, share, divvy up, portion out, apportion | give out as one's portion or share | |
| possession | deal | give (a specific card) to a player | |
| possession | deal | sell |
| Sounds | diy'l | |
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| Rhymes | abele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl... | |
| Meaning | A particular instance of buying or selling. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | trade, business deal | |
| Narrower | arms deal | A deal to provide military arms |
| penny ante | A business deal on a trivial scale | |
| Broader | transaction, dealing, dealings | The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) |
| Spanish | acuerdo, comercio, negocio, operación comercial, transacción, trato | |
| Catalan | acord, afer, comerç, negoci, operació comercial, tracte | |
| Verbs | deal | do business |
| deal | sell | |
| Meaning | An agreement between parties / parties / parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each. | |
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| Example | "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" | |
| Synonym | bargain | |
| Broader | agreement, understanding | The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises |
| Spanish | pacto, trato | |
| Catalan | negoci, pacte, tracte, transacció | |
| Meaning | (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. | |
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| Example | "a deal of trouble" | |
| Synonyms | batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | |
| Narrower | flood, inundation, deluge, torrent | An overwhelming number or amount |
| haymow | A mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
| Broader | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
| Spanish | avalancha, barbaridad, bestialidad, burrada, cantidad, cúmulo, enormidad, fajo, lote, mogollón, montaña, montón, multitud, passel, pila | |
| Catalan | apilament, apilotament, castell, cúmul, estiba, feix, lot, manyoc, muntanya, munt, passel, pila, pilot, quantitat, tou | |
| Meaning | A plank of softwood (fir or pine / pine board). | |
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| Broader | board, plank | A stout length of sawn timber |
| Spanish | tabla de abeto, tabla de pino, tablón | |
| Meaning | wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir). | |
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| Synonym | softwood | |
| Narrower | pulpwood | softwood used to make paper |
| Broader | wood | The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| Spanish | madera de coníferas | |
| Catalan | fusta tova | |
| Meaning | The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. | |
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| Synonym | hand | |
| Parts | long suit | In a hand, the suit having the most cards |
| Narrower | bridge hand | The cards held in a game of bridge |
| poker hand | The 5 cards held in a game of poker | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Spanish | mano | |
| Catalan | mà | |
| Verbs | deal | distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game |
| deal | give (a specific card) to a player | |
| deal | direct the course of | |
| Meaning | The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement). | |
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| Example | "he got a good deal on his car" | |
| Narrower | fair deal, square deal | fair treatment |
| raw deal | unfair treatment | |
| Broader | result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination | Something that results |
| Spanish | trato | |
| Catalan | tracte | |
| Verbs | deal | direct the course of |
| Meaning | The act of distributing playing cards. | |
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| Example | "the deal was passed around the table clockwise" | |
| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Part of | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Narrower | misdeal | An incorrect deal |
| Broader | distribution | The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning |
| Verbs | deal | distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game |
| deal | give (a specific card) to a player | |
| Meaning | The act of apportioning or distributing something. | |
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| Example | "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" | |
| Narrower | new deal | A reapportioning of something |
| Broader | allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation | The act of distributing by allotting / allotting or apportioning |
| Verbs | deal | administer or bestow, as in small portions |
| deal | give out as one's portion or share | |
| Meaning | Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "This book deals with incest" | |
| Synonyms | cover, treat, handle, plow, address | |
| Narrower | discourse, talk about, discuss | To consider or examine in speech or writing |
| theologize, theologise | treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character | |
| Broader | broach, initiate | Bring up a topic for discussion |
| Similar to | embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | Include in scope |
| treat, handle, do by | interact in a certain way | |
| Spanish | abordar, dirigir, tratar | |
| Catalan | dirigir, tractar | |
| Meaning | Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | consider, take, look at | |
| Narrower | abstract | Consider apart from a particular case or instance |
| contemplate | Consider as a possibility | |
| dally, trifle, play | Consider not very seriously | |
| warm to | Become excited about | |
| Broader | think about | Have on one's mind, think about actively |
| Spanish | considerar | |
| Meaning | Take action with respect to (someone or something). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | abordar, encarar, tramitar | |
| Catalan | abordar, encarar, tramitar | |
| Nouns | dealing | method or manner of conduct in relation to others |
| dealings | social or verbal interchange (usually followed by 'with') | |
| Meaning | Come to terms with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, manage | |
| Narrower | fend | try to manage without help |
| hack, cut | Be able to manage or manage successfully | |
| improvise, extemporize | manage in a makeshift way | |
| scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along | manage one's existence barely | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | abordar, arreglárselas, conformarse, contender, encarar, grapar, industriarse, ingeniarse, soportar, tramitar, tratar | |
| Catalan | abordar, encarar, enfrontar-se, fer front a, plantar cara a, resistir, sortir-se'n, suportar, tramitar | |
| Meaning | Administer or bestow, as in small portions. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "deal a blow to someone" | |
| Synonyms | distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out | |
| Narrower | assign, allot, portion | Give out |
| deal | Distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game | |
| give, apply | Give or convey physically | |
| reallot | allot again | |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| Spanish | adjudicar, asignar, conceder, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir | |
| Catalan | adjudicar, assignar, concedir, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir | |
| Nouns | deal | the act of apportioning or distributing something |
| Meaning | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She deals in gold" | |
| Synonyms | sell, trade | |
| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| Narrower | black marketeer | Deal on the black market |
| deal | sell | |
| market | Deal in a market | |
| peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place | |
| push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) | |
| pyramid | Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal | |
| Broader | transact | Conduct business |
| See also | deal out | administer or bestow, as in small portions |
| trade | engage in the trade of | |
| Similar to | deal | sell |
| sell | Be sold at a certain price or in a certain way | |
| Spanish | comercializar, comerciar, traficar, transar, vender | |
| Catalan | comerciar, traficar, vendre | |
| Nouns | deal | a particular instance of buying or selling |
| dealer | a firm engaged in trading | |
| dealer | someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold | |
| dealer | the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange | |
| dealing, dealings | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | |
| Meaning | Behave in a certain way towards others. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "He deals fairly with his employees" | |
| Broader | behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry | Behave in a certain manner |
| Nouns | dealing | method or manner of conduct in relation to others |
| dealings | mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups | |
| Meaning | Distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Who's dealing?" | |
| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Narrower | misdeal | Deal cards wrongly |
| Broader | distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out | Administer or bestow, as in small portions |
| Similar to | deal | Give (a specific card) to a player |
| Spanish | repartir | |
| Nouns | deal | the act of distributing playing cards |
| deal | the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
| dealer | the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game | |
| Meaning | direct the course of; manage or control. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | conduct, carry on | |
| Narrower | racketeer | carry on illegal business activities involving crime |
| Broader | manage, deal, care, handle | Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of |
| Spanish | conducir, llevar, manejar | |
| Catalan | conduir, portar | |
| Nouns | deal | the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) |
| deal | the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
| dealing, dealings | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | |
| Meaning | Give out as one's portion or share. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | share, divvy up, portion out, apportion | |
| Entails | separate, divide, part | come apart |
| Entailed by | admeasure | Determine the quantity of someone's share |
| Broader | distribute, give out, hand out, pass out | Give to several people |
| Spanish | desglosar, prorratear | |
| Catalan | desglossar, prorratejar | |
| Nouns | deal | the act of apportioning or distributing something |
| Meaning | Give (a specific card) to a player. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" | |
| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
| Similar to | deal | Distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game |
| Nouns | deal | the act of distributing playing cards |
| deal | the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | |
| dealer | the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game | |
| Meaning | sell. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "deal hashish" | |
| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
| Broader | deal, sell, trade | do business |
| Similar to | deal, sell, trade | do business |
| Nouns | deal | a particular instance of buying or selling |
| dealer | a firm engaged in trading | |
| dealer | a seller of illicit goods | |
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