human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

affluent - an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents"

Croesus - a very wealthy man

fat cat - a wealthy and privileged person

man of means, rich man, wealthy man - a man who is wealthy

millionairess - a woman millionaire

plutocrat - someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth

millionaire - a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars

billionaire - a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars

maintain, sustain, keep - supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

maintain, keep - maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

keep - have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

monopolise, monopolize - have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"

wield, exert, maintain - of power or authority

stock, stockpile, carry - have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"

hold, bear - have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

carry - have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"

wear - have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"

wear, bear - have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"

carry - have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"

have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

own, possess, have - have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

bear - have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"

give off - have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

combine, unite - have or possess in combination; "she unites charm with a good business sense"

star - feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"

sport, boast, feature - wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"

possess - have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

bristle, abound, burst - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"

brim - be completely full; "His eyes brimmed with tears"

carry, pack, take - have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

read, say - have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"

wear - have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"

carry - have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"

respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbonmonoxide

labor, labour - undergo the efforts of childbirth

suffer, sustain, have, get - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

take - experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"

horripilate - have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps; "I horripilate when I see violence on television"

prepossess - possess beforehand

feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

make, get - give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

hit - consume to excess; "hit the bottle"

cannibalise, cannibalize - eat human flesh

habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"

eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"

eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"

booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

partake, touch - consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"

eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"

replete, sate, satiate, fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated"

sample, taste, try, try out - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

suck in, sop up, take up, take in - take up as if with a sponge

smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"

do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs

swallow, get down - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

sup - take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"

direct - be in charge of

leave - have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

encounter, receive, meet - experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

suffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain

suffer, sustain, have, get - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

decide - cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"

persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

bring - induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"

solicit - incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"

encourage - spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

let - actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"

lead - cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"

instigate, prompt, inspire - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"

compel, obligate, oblige - force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

receive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

welcome - accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"

honor, honour - accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"

adopt, borrow, take up, take over - take up and practice as one's own

take up, take in - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"

accept - of a deliberative body: receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

fence - receive stolen goods

acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

graduate - receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990"

inherit - receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"

collapse, break down - collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

crack up, crock up, collapse, break up, crack - suffer a nervous breakdown

undergo, experience, have, receive, get - of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

twin - give birth to twins

drop - give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"

foal - give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled"

kitten - have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year"

lamb - give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"

litter - give birth to a litter of animals

have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

produce, bring forth - bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit"

bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, make love, roll in the hay, screw, sleep with, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"