Dictionary entry details
• ADD (noun)
Meaning:
A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ADD; minimal brain dysfunction; minimal brain damage; MBD; hyperkinetic syndrome; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; attention deficit disorder; ADHD
Hypernyms ("ADD" is a kind of...):
syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)
Meronyms (parts of "ADD"):
hyperactivity (a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement)
• ADD (verb)
Meaning:
Make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
We added two students to that dorm room / She added a personal note to her letter / Add insult to injury / Add some extra plates to the dinner table
Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):
increase (become bigger or greater in amount)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "add"):
modify; qualify (add a modifier to a constituent)
mark; punctuate (insert punctuation marks into)
concatenate (add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series)
string; string up (add as if on a string)
combine; compound (put or add together)
milk (add milk to)
fortify (add nutrients to)
stud (provide with or construct with studs)
button (provide with buttons)
enrich (make wealthy or richer)
supplement (add as a supplement to what seems insufficient)
intercalate (insert (days) in a calendar)
welt (put a welt on)
gild the lily; paint the lily (make unnecessary additions to what is already complete)
adjoin (attach or add)
work in (add by mixing or blending on or attaching)
add on (make an addition)
include (add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category)
mix; mix in (add as an additional element or part)
put on (add to something existing)
butylate (introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound)
put on (add to the odometer)
inject (to introduce (a new aspect or element))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
take away (take out or remove)
Meaning:
State or say further
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
add; append; supply
Context example:
'It doesn't matter,' he supplied
Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):
say; state; tell (express in words)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "add"):
insert; slip in; sneak in; stick in (insert casually)
toss in (add casually to a conversation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They add that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Bestow a quality on
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
contribute; lend; impart; add; bestow; bring
Context examples:
Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company / The music added a lot to the play / She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings / This adds a light note to the program
Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "add"):
instill; transfuse (impart gradually)
tinsel (impart a cheap brightness to)
throw in (add as an extra or as a gratuity)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Make an addition by combining numbers
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
add together; add
Context example:
Add 27 and 49, please!
Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Domain category:
arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "add"):
foot; foot up (add a column of numbers)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
subtract (make a subtraction)
Also:
add up (add up in number or quantity)
Meaning:
Determine the sum of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
tote up; tot up; tot; summate; add together; sum; add up; total; sum up; tally; add
Context example:
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):
count; enumerate; number; numerate (determine the number or amount of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Constitute an addition
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This paper will add to her reputation
Hypernyms (to "add" is one way to...):
constitute; form; make (to compose or represent:)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
