three | | |
n. (quantity) | 1. 3, deuce-ace, iii, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika | the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. |
| ~ digit, figure | one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration.; "0 and 1 are digits" |
n. (artifact) | 2. three, trey | one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips. |
| ~ playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games. |
adj. | 3. 3, iii, three | being one more than two. |
| ~ cardinal | being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order.; "cardinal numbers" |
leak | | |
n. (object) | 1. leak | an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.; "one of the tires developed a leak" |
| ~ hole | an opening into or through something. |
n. (state) | 2. leak | soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi. |
| ~ soft rot | mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi. |
n. (process) | 3. leak, making water, passing water, wetting | a euphemism for urination.; "he had to take a leak" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ micturition, urination | the discharge of urine. |
n. (event) | 4. escape, leak, leakage, outflow | the discharge of a fluid from some container.; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak" |
| ~ outpouring, discharge, run | the pouring forth of a fluid. |
n. (communication) | 5. leak, news leak | unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information. |
| ~ disclosure, revealing, revelation | the speech act of making something evident. |
v. (communication) | 6. leak | tell anonymously.; "The news were leaked to the paper" |
| ~ disclose, divulge, let on, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
v. (communication) | 7. leak, leak out | be leaked.; "The news leaked out despite his secrecy" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
v. (change) | 8. leak | enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure.; "Water leaked out of the can into the backpack"; "Gas leaked into the basement" |
| ~ come forth, egress, emerge, go forth, come out, issue | come out of.; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" |
v. (change) | 9. leak | have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out.; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly" |
| ~ take in water, bilge | take in water at the bilge.; "the tanker bilged" |
| ~ fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break | go to pieces.; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" |
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