| trouble difficulty | an effort that is inconvenient, I went to a lot of trouble, he won without any trouble, had difficulty walking, finished the test only with great difficulty |
plastic surgery
reconstructive surgery
anaplasty | surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue |
| film plastic film | a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things |
| plastic art | the arts of shaping or modeling, carving and sculpture |
| plastic bag | a bag made of thin plastic material |
| plastic bomb | a bomb made of plastic explosive |
plastic explosive
plastique | an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
| plastic laminate | a laminate made by bonding plastic layers |
| plastic wrap | wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic |
difficulty
difficultness | the quality of being difficult, they agreed about the difficulty of the climb |
| morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong, right or good conduct |
virtue chastity
sexual morality | morality with respect to sexual relations |
| freedom of religion | a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution |
| difficulty | a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result, serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent |
religion
faith
religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny, he lost his faith but not his morality |
| revealed religion | a religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind |
paganism
pagan religion
heathenism | any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism |
Christianity
Christian religion | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior |
| morality play | an allegorical play popular in the th and th centuries, characters personified virtues and vices |
religion
faith
organized religion | an institution to express belief in a divine power, he was raised in the Baptist religion, a member of his own faith contradicted him |
| Pentecostal religion | any fundamentalist Protestant Church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples |
Judaism
Hebraism
Jewish religion | Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud |
ethical motive
ethics
morals
morality | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong |
cosmetic surgeon
plastic surgeon | a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) |
curate
minister of religion
minister
parson
pastor
rector | a person authorized to conduct religious worship, clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches |
credit card
charge card
charge plate
plastic | a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered, do you take plastic? |
| difficulty | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome, grappling with financial difficulties |
| separability | the capability of being separated |
| plastic | generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives |
amino plastic
aminoplast
amino resin | a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds, used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles |
cardboard
composition board | a stiff moderately thick paper |
corrugated board
corrugated cardboard | cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides) |
| fluorocarbon plastic | a plastic made with fluorocarbon |
phenolic plastic
phenolic urea | a plastic consisting of phenolic resins |
wear put on
get into
don
assume | put clothing on one's body, What should I wear today?, He put on his best suit for the wedding, The princess donned a long blue dress, The queen assumed the stately robes, He got into his jeans |
assume
acquire
adopt take on
take | take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect, His voice took on a sad tone, The story took a new turn, he adopted an air of superiority, She assumed strange manners, The gods assume human or animal form in these fables |
| re-assume | take on again, as after a time lapse, He re-assumed his old behavior |
assume
presume
take for granted | take to be the case or to be true, accept without verification or proof, I assume his train was late |
| assume | take up someone's soul into heaven, This is the day when May was assumed into heaven |
simulate
assume
sham
feign | make a pretence of, She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger, he feigned sleep |
assume
take
strike take up | occupy or take on, He assumes the lotus position, She took her seat on the stage, We took our seats in the orchestra, She took up her position behind the tree, strike a pose |
assume
usurp
seize take over arrogate | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force, take as one's right or possession, He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town, he usurped my rights, She seized control of the throne after her husband died |
| bear take over accept assume | take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person, I'll accept the charges, She agreed to bear the responsibility |
assume
adopt take on take over | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities, When will the new President assume office? |
formative shaping
plastic | forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning, a formative influence, a formative experience |
fictile
moldable
plastic | capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material), plastic substances such as wax or clay |
cardboard
unlifelike | without substance, cardboard caricatures of historical figures |
plastic
pliant | capable of being influenced or formed, the plastic minds of children, a pliant nature |