forge
English Thesaurus
1. a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | work, workplace, |
definition | : | a place where work is done (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | anvil, |
definition | : | a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering (noun.artifact) |
2. furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | furnace, |
definition | : | an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. (noun.artifact) |
3. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation)
4. make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)
hypernym | : | re-create, |
definition | : | create anew (verb.creation) |
5. make out of components (often in an improvising manner) (verb.creation)
hypernym | : | make, |
definition | : | make by shaping or bringing together constituents (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | tie, |
definition | : | make by tying pieces together (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | craft, |
definition | : | make by hand and with much skill (verb.creation) |
6. make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
hyponym | : | carve, |
definition | : | form by carving (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | swage, upset, |
definition | : | form metals with a swage (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | chip, |
definition | : | form by chipping (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | layer, |
definition | : | make or form a layer (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | cut out, |
definition | : | form and create by cutting out (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | machine, |
definition | : | turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | grind, |
definition | : | shape or form by grinding (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | stamp, |
definition | : | form or cut out with a mold, form, or die (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | puddle, |
definition | : | subject to puddling or form by puddling (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | beat, |
definition | : | shape by beating (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | preform, |
definition | : | form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | preform, |
definition | : | form into a shape resembling the final, desired one (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | mound, |
definition | : | form into a rounded elevation (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | hill, |
definition | : | form into a hill (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | roughcast, |
definition | : | shape roughly (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | remold, reshape, |
definition | : | shape again or shape differently (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | sinter, |
definition | : | cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | cast, mold, mould, |
definition | : | form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | throw, |
definition | : | make on a potter's wheel (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | sculpt, sculpture, |
definition | : | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | model, mold, mould, |
definition | : | form in clay, wax, etc (verb.creation) |
verb group | : | process, work, work on, |
definition | : | shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation) |
7. create by hammering (verb.creation)
hypernym | : | beat, |
definition | : | shape by beating (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | foliate, |
definition | : | hammer into thin flat foils (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | dropforge, |
definition | : | forge with a dropforge (verb.creation) |
verb group | : | hammer, |
definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
8. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
9. move ahead steadily (verb.motion)
10. a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | forge, hammer, |
definition | : | create by hammering (verb.creation) |
11. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation)
derivation | : | invention, |
definition | : | the act of inventing (noun.act) |
derivation | : | excogitation, |
definition | : | thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | formula, |
definition | : | a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | excogitator, |
definition | : | a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly (noun.person) |
derivation | : | imaginative, inventive, |
definition | : | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action (adj.all) |
12. make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)
derivation | : | fakery, |
definition | : | the act of faking (or the product of faking) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | forgery, |
definition | : | criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud (noun.act) |
derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | counterfeit, forgery, |
definition | : | a copy that is represented as the original (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
13. make out of components (often in an improvising manner) (verb.creation)
14. make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
derivation | : | formation, shaping, |
definition | : | the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act) |
derivation | : | form, |
definition | : | a mold for setting concrete (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | formation, |
definition | : | a particular spatial arrangement (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | cast, form, shape, |
definition | : | the visual appearance of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | maker, shaper, |
definition | : | a person who makes things (noun.person) |
derivation | : | cast, mold, mould, stamp, |
definition | : | the distinctive form in which a thing is made (noun.shape) |
15. create by hammering (verb.creation)
derivation | : | forging, |
definition | : | shaping metal by heating and hammering (noun.act) |
derivation | : | forge, smithy, |
definition | : | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | forger, |
definition | : | someone who operates a forge (noun.person) |
16. a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | forge, hammer, |
definition | : | create by hammering (verb.creation) |
17. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation)
derivation | : | invention, |
definition | : | the act of inventing (noun.act) |
derivation | : | excogitation, |
definition | : | thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | formula, |
definition | : | a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | excogitator, |
definition | : | a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly (noun.person) |
derivation | : | imaginative, inventive, |
definition | : | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action (adj.all) |
18. make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)
derivation | : | fakery, |
definition | : | the act of faking (or the product of faking) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | forgery, |
definition | : | criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud (noun.act) |
derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | counterfeit, forgery, |
definition | : | a copy that is represented as the original (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
19. make out of components (often in an improvising manner) (verb.creation)
20. make something, usually for a specific function (verb.creation)
derivation | : | formation, shaping, |
definition | : | the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act) |
derivation | : | form, |
definition | : | a mold for setting concrete (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | formation, |
definition | : | a particular spatial arrangement (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | cast, form, shape, |
definition | : | the visual appearance of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | maker, shaper, |
definition | : | a person who makes things (noun.person) |
derivation | : | cast, mold, mould, stamp, |
definition | : | the distinctive form in which a thing is made (noun.shape) |
21. create by hammering (verb.creation)
derivation | : | forging, |
definition | : | shaping metal by heating and hammering (noun.act) |
derivation | : | forge, smithy, |
definition | : | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | hammer, |
definition | : | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | forger, |
definition | : | someone who operates a forge (noun.person) |
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