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Nouns (11)

Offer

n. [something offered or proposed]

offer, offering

n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

offer, offering

n. the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"

crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer

n. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

Verbs (16)

offer

v. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

offer

v. make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"

offer

v. make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

extend, offer

v. make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"

offer, offer up

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

volunteer, offer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

offer, bid, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

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Fuzzynyms (108)

overture, advance, approach, feeler

n. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"

solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering

n. request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

alms-giving, almsgiving

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

bargain, deal

n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

suggestion, proposition, proffer

n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

recommendation

n. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

escapade, lark

n. any carefree episode

play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

trick

n. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

jest, joke, jocularity

n. activity characterized by good humor

report, account

n. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

snap

n. the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap"

offer, offer up

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

submit, subject

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

project

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

deliver, present

v. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

volunteer

v. tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"

precede, preface, premise, introduce

v. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

volunteer, offer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

offer, bid, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

offer

v. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

submit, subject

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"

put, set, place, pose, position, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

stage, present, represent

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question

invest, put, commit, place

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

offer, offer up

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

offer, bid, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

reach, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

put, set, place, pose, position, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent

v. tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

present, submit

v. hand over formally

demand

v. ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"

propose, suggest, advise

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

offer, offer up

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

stage, present, represent

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

volunteer, offer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

offer, offer up

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

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