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state / State > 11 senses
NOUN1stateThe group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
2state, provinceThe territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
3state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politicA politically organized body of people under a single government
4stateThe way something is with respect to its main attributes
5State, Department of State, State Department, DoSThe federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies
6state, country, landThe territory occupied by a nation
7stateA state of depression or agitation
8state, state of matter(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
VERB1state, say, tellExpress in words
2state, submit, put forward, positPut before
3state, expressIndicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
state / State > pronunciation
Soundsstey't
Rhymesabate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 533 more rhymes in eyt at the HyperDic website...
state > noun 1, group
MeaningThe group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state.
Examples"the state has lowered its income tax"
NarrowerSoviets; welfare state
Broadergovernment, authorities, regime
state > noun 2, location
MeaningThe territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation.
Examples"his state is in the deep south"
Synonymsprovince
Member ofcountry, state, land
Narrowercommonwealth; eparchy; American state; Guangdong, Kwangtung, Guangdong province; Gansu, Kansu, Gansu province; Hebei, Hopei, Hopeh, Hebei province; Hunan, Hunan province; Szechwan, Sichuan, Szechuan, Szechwan province; Yunnan, Yunnan province; Xinjiang, Sinkiang, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region; Inner Mongolia, Nei Monggol; Chihuahua; Lower Saxony; Bavaria; Italian region; Kosovo; Canadian province; Australian state; Tyrol, Tirol; Assam; Karnataka, Mysore; Manipur; Andhra Pradesh; Bihar; Goa; Gujarat, Gujerat; Tamil Nadu, Madras; Uttar Pradesh; Orissa; West Bengal; Indonesian Borneo, Kalimantan; Friesland; Free State, Orange Free State; Transvaal; Cape Province, Cape of Good Hope Province, Cape Colony; Cape of Good Hope; Soviet Socialist Republic; Abkhaz, Abkhazia; Adzhar, Adzharia; Buganda
Broaderadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division
state > noun 3, group
MeaningA politically organized body of people under a single government.
Examples"the state has elected a new president"
Synonymsnation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
Partsestate, estate of the realm
NarrowerDominion; Reich; rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation; suzerain; sea power; world power, major power, great power, power, superpower; city state; ally
Broaderpolitical unit
Adjectivescivil
state > noun 4, Tops
MeaningThe way something is with respect to its main attributes.
Examples"the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
Narrowerskillfulness; cognitive state, state of mind; cleavage; medium; ornamentation; condition; condition, status; conditionality; ground state; situation, state of affairs; relationship; relationship; tribalism; utopia; dystopia; wild, natural state, state of nature; isomerism; degree, level, stage, point; office, power; status, position; being, beingness, existence; nonbeing; death; employment, employ; unemployment; order; disorder; hostility, enmity, antagonism; conflict; illumination; freedom; representation, delegacy, agency; dependence, dependance, dependency; motion; motionlessness, stillness; dead letter, non-issue; action, activity, activeness; inaction, inactivity, inactiveness; temporary state; imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness; readiness, preparedness, preparation; flux, state of flux; physiological state, physiological condition; kalemia; union, unification; maturity, matureness; immaturity, immatureness; grace, saving grace, state of grace; damnation, eternal damnation; omniscience; omnipotence; perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra; integrity, unity, wholeness; imperfection, imperfectness; receivership; ownership; obligation; end, destruction, death; revocation, annulment; merchantability; turgor; homozygosity; heterozygosity; plurality; polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency; paternity; utilization
State > noun 5, group
MeaningThe federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies.
Examples"the Department of State was created in 1789"
SynonymsDepartment of State, State Department, DoS
PartsBureau of Diplomatic Security, DS; Foreign Service; Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR
Broaderexecutive department
state > noun 6, location
MeaningThe territory occupied by a nation.
Synonymscountry, land
Membersdepartment; state, province
Partsdomain, demesne, land; midland
Narrowerbanana republic; fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin, native land; buffer state, buffer country; kingdom; tax haven; European country, European nation; African country, African nation; Asian country, Asian nation; South American country, South American nation; North American country, North American nation; Antigua and Barbuda; Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde; Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon; Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros; Cuba, Republic of Cuba; Haiti, Republic of Haiti; Dominican Republic; Jamaica; Barbados; Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus; Dominica, Commonwealth of Dominica; East Timor; Fiji, Republic of Fiji; Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion; Etruria; Australia, Commonwealth of Australia; Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TT; Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands; Tuvalu; Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati; Nauru, Republic of Nauru; Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea; Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Bahama Islands; sultanate; Burkina Faso, Upper Volta; Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia, Dutch East Indies; Grenada; Maldives, Republic of Maldives; Malta, Republic of Malta; Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius; New Zealand; Palau, Republic of Palau, TT; Philippines, Republic of the Philippines; Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Christopher-Nevis, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia, St. Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo; Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome e Principe, Sao Thome e Principe, St. Thomas and Principe; Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles; Solomon Islands; Rus; Soviet Union, Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR; Russia, Russian Federation; Ukraine, Ukrayina; Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia; Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands; Turkey, Republic of Turkey; Vanuatu, Republic of Vanuatu, New Hebrides
Broaderadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division
state > noun 7, state
MeaningA state of depression or agitation.
Examples"he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"
Broaderemotional state, spirit
Usagecolloquialism
state > noun 8, state
Meaning(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container).
Examples"the solid state of water is called ice"
Synonymsstate of matter
Categorychemistry, chemical science
Attributessolid; liquid; gaseous
Narrowerphase, form; liquid, liquidness, liquidity; solid, solidness; gas; plasma
Broaderchemical phenomenon
state > verb 1, communication
MeaningExpress in words.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey state that there was a traffic accident
Examples"state your opinion"; "state your name"
Synonymssay, tell
Narrowerpresent, represent, lay out; misstate; answer, reply, respond; precede, preface, premise, introduce; announce, declare; articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise; get out; declare; declare; note, observe, mention, remark; add, append, supply; explain; give; summarize, summarise, sum, sum up
Broaderexpress, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Similar tosay
Nounsstatement; statement
state > verb 2, communication
MeaningPut before.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonymssubmit, put forward, posit
Broaderpropose, suggest, advise
Nounsstatement; statement
state > verb 3, communication
MeaningIndicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
PatternSomething ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymsexpress
Narrowervote; vote
Broaderdenote, refer

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