Passes

//ˈpɑːsɪz//

Synonyms for "passes" (1321 found)

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Verb(82 words)

go overtake pass by buy the farm cash in one's chips come about croak decease elapse exceed exit expire give go by go on go past hand hap happen kick the bucket

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spend authorization authorize communicate condition crack defile die elapse evanesce exceed excrete fall ford gorge happen legislate pass on passport permission

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pledge plight ravine road run sink state thrust tilt way abalienate abandon abysm abyss accept access accredit act like administer adopt advance affiliate affirm aggrandize agree to aisle alien alienate alley allow ambulatory amen amortize answer ante ante up aperture approach approval approve arcade arise arroyo artery artful dodge artifice assign attempt authenticate authority autograph avail avenue back bag of tricks barter base on balls be all over be annihilated be at sea be blooded be consumed be destroyed be done for be equal to be found be gone be innocent of be lost be met with be no more be past be realized be regarded as be successful be wiped out bear bearings beat become extinct become void befall bequeath bestow bestride bet bet on betide bill of health bind bite the dust black out blind blink at blow over bluff bosey bottleneck bottom bottom glade bottoms bowl box canyon breach break breakers ahead broadcast buck bye bypass call canal canyon cap cardhouse carry carry over case cash in cashier cast catapult catch catch on catch up catch up with cause for alarm cavity cease cease to be cease to exist cease to live cede certify change of pace change-up channel chap chasm check chicanery chimney chink chouse chuck chunk circulate circumstance clearance cleft cleuch click climacteric cloister close clough clutch col

Noun(5 words)

notch access admission base on balls bye

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complimentary ticket conduit confer confirm conjecture conk out connect connection consecrate to consign constitute consume contingency continue convergence of events convey coquet with corridor cosign coulee couloir countersign course cover cover ground covered way cranny crawl creep crevasse crevice crisis critical juncture critical point croak cross crossroads crucial period cruel cruise crunch crux curve curve-ball cut cwm dabble dale danger dangerous ground dart dash deal deal out decease declare decline decree dedicate to deed deed over defecate deliver deliver over dell dematerialize demise depart depart this life deport design develop device devolve upon devote die away die out difficulty diffuse dike dingle dirty deal dirty trick disappear disburse discharge discontinue discount discount ticket dismiss dispel dispense disperse dispose disregard disseminate dissipate dissolve distance distress distribute ditch do do a fade-out do it dodge dole dole out donga downcurve drag draw drift drop dwindle effort effuse egest elevate elide eliminate embarrassing position embarrassment embrace emergency emit employ enact enact laws end endangerment endeavor endorse endure enfeoff engage ennoble erode espouse estate evacuate evaporate eventuate exalt excavation exchange exigency exit expel expend expire export express extend extradite extravasate extremity exudate exude fade fade away fade out fail faint fall asleep fall out fare fare forth fare well farewell fast deal fastball fault feint ferry fetch ficelle filibuster fill fill the bill fine how-do-you-do fine kettle of fish fire fissure fix flaw flee fleet flight fling flip flit flow flow on flume fly footing forget forgo fork fork over forsake forswear forward forward pass fracture free admission free pass free ticket freedom fritter away fulfill full pratique furrow gain gain ground gain on gain upon gallery gambit gamble gang gap gape gaping chasm gash gather head gathering clouds get get across get ahead get ahead of get along get by get over get the floor get through gill gimmick give give in give off give out give over give over to give permission give the go-ahead give the imprimatur give thumbs up give title to give to give up give word glen glide go go across go ahead go along go around go as go away go beyond go by go fast go forward go great guns go in for go off go on go out go over go over big go to town go up in smoke go west go-ahead googly grade graduate green light groove grove guest pass guide gulch gulf gully hack it hand hand down hand forward hand in hand on hand out hand over

Verb(72 words)

come to pass communicate conk conk out consider continue crop up cross over cross rainbow bridge cross the great divide cross the styx darken decompose deliver dematerialize depart despise devolve die discount

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Noun(8 words)

come-on condition crack entry fling flip gap go

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hap have it have its time have no idea have run out have the floor hazard heave hell to pay hide hie hinge hobble hocus pocus hocus-pocus hold hold the field hold up hole home thrust

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hot water house of cards how-do-you-do hurl hurtle ignore imbroglio imitate impart imperilment impersonate import improper suggestion incision incurve indecent proposal indorse initial inlet instance interchange intersection intervale intervene issue isthmus jab jam jeopardy jerk joint joker journey juggle jump junction juncture just do keel over kick the bucket kick upstairs kill kloof knight know a little know not know not what know nothing of knuckleball lance lane lap lapse last lateral lateral pass launch lay lay a wager lay down leak leave behind leave no trace leave standing leave the scene leave word let fly let go by let pass liberty licence lie lob lobby lobby through location log logroll lot lunar rill lunge make make a hit make good time make head against make headway make known make nothing of make over make progress make progress against make strides make the grade make up leeway masquerade as measure out meet meet a bet meet requirements meet with success melt melt away melt like snow menace mess metastasize metathesize mete mete out mimic miss mix moat modality mode morass motion move move along move forward move on narrow narrows neck negotiate not know not rightly know not understand notarize notch nullah occupy occur occurrence offer ok okay omit opening opportunity ordain outcurve outdistance outdo outgo outlet outmatch outpace outrun outsail outshine outstrip overhaul overlook overpass overreach overrun overshoot overshoot the mark overstep overstride overtake paper parcel out parlay parlous straits part pass along pass around pass as pass away pass by pass for pass muster pass off pass out pass over pass the buck pass up pass upon passage passageway passing pay out peg peg out pelt perfuse peril perish permit peter out pickle pigeonhole pinch pitch pitchfork place play play against ploy plunge pocket portico portion out pose as position posture poverty pratique predicament prefer press on pretend to be pretty pass pretty pickle pretty predicament prevail proceed process progress promise promote pronounce proposal proposition prosper protection punt push push on put put in put in force put off mortality put the shot put through quagmire qualify quicksand quit this world railroad railroad through railroad tunnel raise rank ratify reach refuse reject relay render renounce rent repair report request resign resolution resolve retire from sight return to dust rift rime rise risk rocks ahead roll roll logs roll on route rub rubber stamp run its course run on run out rupture ruse safe conduct safe-conduct safeguard sanction sashay satisfy say amen to scheme scissure scrape scratch the surface screwball scurvy trick seal seam second secrete see sell send send word serve serve the purpose service set forth settle settle on sexual advance share share with shift shoot shoot ahead shoot ahead of shot put shot-put shy sign sign and seal sign away sign over signal sink away sinker situation skip sleight sleight of hand sleight-of-hand trick slide slider slight sling slip slip away slip by slit slot slough smatter snap spitball spitter split spoon out spot spread spurn squeeze stab stage stake stand stand pat stand the test stand up standing state of affairs station status steal a march stem step step forward step over stew sticky wicket stop stop breathing storm clouds straddle strait straits stratagem strath stream stretch subscribe to subterfuge succeed succumb suffer an eclipse suffice suggestion support surmount surpass surrender swamp swear and affirm swear to sweep swing switch swoon table take take it take place take the floor take up tell terminate thin ice thread threat throat throw ticket tight spot tight squeeze tightrope tolerate top toss toy with trade traject trajet transcend transfer transfer property transfuse transit translate translocate transmit transpire transplace transplant transpose transude travel travel by trench trial trick tricky spot trough try tunnel turn turn down turn over turning turning point twofer underpass undersign undertake underwrite unholy mess up up and die upcurve upgrade urinate use up utter vale validate valley vanish vanish from sight veto visa vise void wadi wager waive warrant waste waste away wayfare wear away wear off weep wend while while away wile will wonder wonder whether work work well work wonders wot not of yield the floor yield the ghost zero hour

Noun(23 words)

head laissez passer liberty chit mountain pass offer passing passing game passing play passport password predicament proposition pw pword qualifying state strait straits thrust toss

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transit walk whirl

Verb(126 words)

heed hit on hold hold the cards hop the twig ignore join the choir invisible keel over kick off knock off lapse lead legislate let in let in on let past liquidate live with lose my life for jesus christ lose one's life

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lose the number of one's mess make it make over make pass mark meet one's doom meet one's end meet one's maker mind misheed misregard move neglect notice ostracize outclass outdo outmatch outperform outrival outrun outshadow outshine outstrip outvie overbear overhaul overmatch overshadow overstep pass along pass around pass in one's checks pass in one's marble pass off pass the river pay attention pay heed pay nature's debt pay no heed pay the debt of nature peg out pick up what someone is putting down pocket pop one's clogs pouch prevail privy pronounce put across put aside put to shame put up with ratify reach regard respect return roll on run run away with say send set at nought shrug off shuffle off this mortal coil sleep with one's fathers slide by slip by slough speak spend stand stick stomach succumb suffer swallow take take a dirt nap take heed take no notice of take note take notice take sitting down thole thrust tide tolerate transfer transmit transpire travel by trump tune out turn in turn over turn up one's toes undergang undergo unheed unmind upstage utter void yield up the ghost

Adjective(1 words)

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Hardly a day passes that I don't think of you.

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Not a day passes in which we don't use electricity in our daily lives.

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The girl with fair skin passes for nineteen.

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This group passes out information on such things as travel and health care, and encourages its members to vote on issues that affect this age group such as legislation regulating the insurance industry, medical care and housing.

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