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English adjective: jade | |||
| 1. | jade of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green | ||
| Synonyms | jade-green | ||
| Similar | chromatic | ||
| Antonyms | achromatic, neutral | ||
English noun: jade | |||
| 1. | jade (substance) a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite | ||
| Synonyms | jadestone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opaque gem | ||
| 2. | jade (person) a woman adulterer | ||
| Synonyms | adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adulterer, fornicator | ||
| 3. | jade (attribute) a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green | ||
| Synonyms | jade green | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | green, greenness, viridity | ||
| 4. | jade (animal) an old or over-worked horse | ||
| Synonyms | hack, nag, plug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Equus caballus, horse | ||
English verb: jade | |||
| 1. | jade (body) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | ||
| Samples | I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food. | ||
| Synonyms | fatigue, pall, tire, weary | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conk out, peter out, poop out, retire, run down, run out, withdraw | ||
| 2. | jade (body) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | ||
| Samples | We wore ourselves out on this hike. | ||
| Synonyms | fag, fag out, fatigue, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indispose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, exhaust, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, tucker, tucker out, wash up | ||
| Cause | fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary | ||
| Antonyms | refreshen, freshen, refresh | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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