All suggest synonyms
sugΒ·gest
S s verb suggest
- make a pitch for β to give verbal support to
- get in touch β make contact
- come up with β If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
- whacking β large.
- let on β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- get at β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- hyped β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- cuing β a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
- goose β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- moot β open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
- motivate β to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- casting vote β When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- carding β the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning
- name β a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning βgood news,β comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- innervates β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- blathering β foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- bring forward β If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- chalk β Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- warn β to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- lay it on β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lead off β most important; principal; leading; first: lead editorial; lead elephant; lead designer.
- mouthed β having a mouth of a specified kind (often used in combination): a small-mouthed man.
- get going β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- float β to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
- fire up β start ignition of
- kibitzing β to act as a kibitzer.
- argue β If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- mooting β Present participle of moot.
- blether β blather
- express β By express train or delivery service.
- offer β to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- ostend β a seaport in NW Belgium.
- have in β to ask (a person) to give a service
- innerving β Present participle of innerve.
- level with β having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- blethered β weary
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- lipped β of or relating to the lips or a lip: lip ointment.
- invite β to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
- badmouth β (informal) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
- look like β resemble
- foreshadow β to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- intimate β associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- jog β to move or shake with a push or jerk: The horseman jogged the reins lightly.
- do the honors β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
noun suggest
- leading question β a question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer.