Part 46 (1/2)

allure, drag, haul, induce, lure, tow, attract, entice, incline, lead, pull, tug

One object _draws_ another when it moves it toward itself or in the direction of its own ht or powerful To _attract_ is to exert a force that tends to _draw_, tho it may produce no actual motion; all objects are _attracted_ toward the earth, tho they ainst strong resistance; as, to _drag_ a sled over bare ground, or a carriage up a steep hill To _pull_ is to exert a _drawing_ force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish _pulls_ on the line; a dentist _pulls_ a tooth To _tug_ is to _draw_, or try to _draw_, a resisting object with a continuous straining _ at the oar To _haul_ is to _draw_ somewhat slowly a heavy object; as, to _haul_ a seine; to _haul_ logs One vessel _tows_ another In the figurative sense, _attract_ is more nearly akin to _incline_, _draw_ to _induce_ We are _attracted_ by one's appearance, _drawn_ to his side

Compare ALLURE; ARRAY; INFLUENCE

Antonye, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse

See synonyms for DRIVE

Prepositions:

To draater _froh_ the water, _to_ the shore; draw air _into_ the lungs; draith_ cords of love; the wagon is drawn _by_ horses, _along_ the road, _across_ the field, _over_ the stones, _through_ the woods, _to_ the barn

DREAM

Synonyms:

day-dream, fantasy, reverie, trance, fancy, hallucination, rohts, fantasies, and i sleep; a _vision_ may occur when one is awake, and in clear exercise of the senses andseen by the ency, whether in sleep or wakefulness, conceived as more real and authoritative than a _dream_; a _trance_ is an abnormal state, which is different from normal sleep or wakefulness A _reverie_ is a purposeless drifting of the es; a _day-dream_ that which passes before the e presented to the mind, often in the fullest exercise of its powers _Hallucination_ is the see perception of non-existent objects, as in insanity or deliriuurative sense, we speak of _drealory, with little difference of ht of as fuller and ht when the emotion almost sweeps one away from the normal exercise of the faculties

Antonyms:

certainty, fact, reality, realization, substance, verity

DRESS

Synonyarb, habit, uniforarments, raiment, vestments, attire, costu_ denotes the entire covering of the body, taken as a whole; _clothes_ and _garments_ view it as coar; all the other words in the list (with possible rare exceptions in the case of _raiarments_ _Array_, _raiment_, and _vesture_ are archaic or poetic; so, too, is _habit_, except in technical use to denote a lady's riding-_dress_ The word _vestments_ is now rare, except in ecclesiastical use _Apparel_ and _attire_ are ant outer _clothing_, tho Shakespeare speaks of ”poor and mean _attire_” _Dress_ own, and in that sense eneral sense it denotes outer _clothing_ which is ant, complete, and appropriate to some social or public occasion; as, full _dress_, court _dress_, evening _dress_, etc _Dress_ has now largely displaced _apparel_ and _attire_

_Garb_ denotes the _clothing_ characteristic of soarb_ of a priest _Costume_ is chiefly used for that which befits an assumed character; as, a theatrical _costume_; we sometimes speak of a national _costume_, etc

Antonyms:

bareness, dishabille, exposure, nakedness, nudity, undress