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51open — adj 1. unclosed, unshut, wide open, agape, gaping, yawning, patulous, ringent, dehiscent; (of a door) unlocked, unbolted, unlatched, ajar, sprung, jimmied; (of a window) raised, up; (of a drawer) pulled out, sticking out, protruding; (of a box)… …
52available — adj 1. usable, of use, of service, handy, at hand, to hand. 2. obtainable, accessible, attainable, reachable; on call, on hand, ready, present; in reach, on tap, at one s elbow, at one s finger tips; convenient, at one s service, at one s command …
53subjection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Position under the power of another Nouns 1. subjection; dependence, dependency; subordination; thrall, thraldom, enthralment, subjugation, oppression, bondage, serfdom; feudalism, vassalage, villeinage; …
54available — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. handy, ready, convenient; obtainable; usable. See utility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. accessible, usable, ready, convenient, serviceable, prepared, handy, on call, ready for use, open, obtainable,… …
55will — n 1. volition, choice, option; free will, discretion; intent, intention, Psychol. conation. 2. wish, desire, velleity; preference, disposition, inclination, mind, fancy; pleasure, taste. 3. purpose, purposefulness, determination, deter minedness …
56downtrodden — [adj] afflicted, abused abject, a slave to*, at one’s beck and call*, at one’s feet*, at one’s mercy*, destitute, distressed, exploited, have not, helpless, in one’s clutches*, in one’s pocket*, in one’s power*, led by the nose*, maltreated,… …
57subservient — [adj1] extremely compliant abject, acquiescent, a slave to*, at one’s beck and call*, at one’s mercy*, bootlicking, cowering, cringing, dancing, deferential, docile, fawning, ignoble, inferior, in one’s clutches*, in one’s pocket*, in one’s… …
58henpecked — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hag ridden; browbeaten, nagged, hounded; led by the nose, jumping through hoops. See obedience, subjection. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dominated by one s wife, in fear of one s wife, subjected to… …
59subject — I. v. a. 1. Subdue, control, bring under rule, make submissive, make subordinate. 2. Enslave, enthrall. 3. Expose, make liable. 4. Submit, refer, make accountable. 5. Make subservient. 6. Cause to undergo. II. a …
60cringing — adj 1. cowering, shrinking, quailing, blenching, flinching, wincing, starting, recoiling, shying, Inf. funking, Sl. mooching; shaking, trembling, quivering, Inf. shaking in one s boots or shoes. 2. servile, slavish, obsequious, Obs. obsequent,… …
