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passesnoun1pl. of pass a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passagea mountain pass that was impassable during the winter canyons(also cañons), cols, couloirs, defiles, flumes, gaps, gills(British), gorges, gulches, gulfs, kloofs(South African), linns(chiefly Scottish), notches, ravines, saddles abysses, chasms, cirques, clefts, crevasses, crevices, cwms(chiefly British), fissurescombes(also coombes or coombs, British), dales, dells, glens, hollows, shut-ins, vales, valleysbasins, floodplains, kettlesarroyos, barrancas(also barrancos), coulees, draws, gullies(also gulleys), gutters, nullahs, trenches, troughs, wadis, washes(West) a passage cleared for public vehicular traveltake the second pass on the right arterials, arteries, avenues, boulevards, carriageways(British), drags, drives, expressways, freeways, high roads, highways, pike(or pikes), roads, roadways, routes, rows, streets, thoroughfares, thruways, traces, turnpikes, ways causewaysautobahns, autoroutes, autostradas(or autostrade), dual carriageways(chiefly British), interstates, motorways(chiefly British), superhighwaysbeltways, bypasses, parkways, ring roads(chiefly British)corniches, switchbacksthrough streetshigh streets(British), Main Streetsbackstreets, branches, bystreets, byways, crossroads, secondary roads, shunpikes, side roads, side streetsalleys, alleywayscircles, lanes, laneways(British), mews(chiefly British), placescloses(chiefly British), culs-de-sac(also cul-de-sacs), dead endscorridorstracks, trails passesnoun2pl. of passa small sheet of plastic, paper, or paperboard showing that the bearer has a claim to something (as admittance)a pass to leave the military base for the weekend checks, coupons, pasteboards, tickets certificates, notes, tokens, vouchers an effort to do or accomplish somethinga final pass at the assignment assays(archaic), attempts, bashes(chiefly British), bids, cracks, endeavors, essays, flings, goes, offers, shots, stabs, trials, tries, whacks, whirls strivings, struggles, throes, undertakingstrial and errors the state of being actual or completeeventually, all their career goals came to pass accomplishments, achievements, actualities, actualizations, attainments, consummations, fruitions, fulfillments(or fulfilments), realizations successes, triumphs naughts(also nought), nonfulfillments defeats, failures, fizzles, nonsuccesses passesverbpresent tense third-person singular of passto shift possession of (something) from one person to anothercould you please pass me the phone? bucks, hands, hands over, reaches, transfers relaysbears, carriesfingers, handles, pawscedes, delivers, gives, gives up, releases, relinquishes, renders, surrenders, turns over, yields to come to an endeventually, the storm passed breaks off, breaks up, ceases, closes, concludes, dead-ends, determines, dies, discontinues, elapses, ends, expires, finishes, goes, halts, lapses, leaves off, lets up, quits, stops, terminates, winds up, winks (out) desists (from), lays off (of), refrains (from)gives over(British), knocks off, packs (up or in)breaks down, conks (out), cuts out, stallspauses, stays, suspendsabates, peters (out), winds down bites the dust continues, hangs on, persists draws out, extends, prolongs, protracts to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of anotherpass your forms to the department head once they're filled out commends, commits, confides, consigns, delegates, delivers, entrusts(also intrusts), gives, gives over, hands, hands over, leaves, recommends, reposes, transfers, transmits, trusts, turns over, vests confers, grantsassigns, deals (out), dispenses, disperses, distributes, divideshands in, releases, relinquishes, submits, surrenders, turns in, yieldsbequeaths, hands down, hands on, willsadvances, lends, loansfurnishes, suppliesrecommits, redelivers, retransfers, retransmits holds, keeps, retains detains, holds back, reserves, withholdsowns, possessesaccepts, receives, takes inoccupies, takes, takes over to put into effect through legislative or authoritative actionCongress cannot pass any law restricting free speech constitutes, enacts, lays down, legislates, makes, ordains reenacts, repassesbrings about, effectsallows, authorizes, permits, sanctionsdecrees, dictates, proclaimsadministers, executesapproves, confirms, ratifies repeals, rescinds, revokes abolishes, abrogates, annuls, cancels, invalidates, kills, nullifiesoverturns, reverses, voids to take placeand the destruction of the town came to pass, just as the seer had predicted befalls, betides, chances, comes, comes about, comes down, comes off, cooks, does, goes down(slang), goes on, happens, haps, is, occurs, transpires breaks, develops, rises, shapes (up)arises, comes up, crops (up), materializes, springs (up)intervenesfalls out, follows, results, turns outgoes off, proceeds comes to pass to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through ita presidential candidate who doesn't yet know how it feels to pass the scrutiny of the national press endures, experiences, feels, has, knows, sees, suffers, sustains, tastes, undergoes, witnesses encounters, meetsaccepts, receivesassimilates, digests goes through to express (a thought or emotion) in wordshe'll occasionally pass some insightful comment, but in general he doesn't have much to contribute articulates, brings out, enunciates, says, speaks, states, talks, tells, utters, verbalizes, vocalizes airs, discusses, gives, looks, shares, sounds, ventilates, vents, voicesblabbers, blurts, bolts, gets off, shootsadvertises, announces, blazes, broadcasts, declares, posts, proclaims, promulgates, publicizes, publishesaffirms, alleges, asserts, avers, avouches, avowsbreathes, chirps, drawls, gasps, lips, mouths, murmurs, purrs, shouts, splutters, spouts, whispersclothes, couches, formulates, formulizes, phrases, puts, wordscomments, pipes up (with), remarksrips (out), snarls puts into words stifles, suppresses to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree towe appreciate the invitation to the party, but we'll have to pass I'll pass on the coffee balks (at), declines, deselects, disapproves, negatives, nixes, passes up, refuses, rejects, reprobates, repudiates, spurns, throws out, throws over, turns down blows off, disdains, rebuffs, scorns, scouts, shoots downoverrules, vetoesforbids, prohibits, proscribesdismisses, ignoresabstains (from), forbears, refrains (from)denies, disavows, disclaims, disputes, gainsayssticksabjures, forswears(also foreswears), recants, renounces, retracts, takes back, unsays, withdrawsavoids, bypasses, detourscontradicts, denies, disowns, negatescontroverts, disagrees (with), disproves, disputes, rebuts, refutesbacks down, backs off, backtracksdisallows, recalls, reneges, revokes turns one's back on accepts, agrees (to), approves condones, countenances, swallows, toleratesadopts, embraces, receives, takes, welcomesaccedes, acquiesces, agrees, assents, consentschooses, handpicks, selectsespouses, supports to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approvalthe finished product isn't perfect, but it will pass flies, holds up, stands up, washes gets through, goes down, goes over, goes through, plays, takes, works holds water, passes muster |