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n. an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides

n. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

mull

v. heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"

chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, ruminate, speculate

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

over

adv. beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; "a roof that hangs over";

over, across

adv. "She cannot get her ideas across"

over, throughout an area

adv. "He is known the world over"

over, o'er

adv. throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"

over

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

see

v. deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?"

debate, argue with oneself

v. argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"

examine, see

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze

v. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

explore

v. travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

research, search, explore

v. inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

explore

v. examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes

explore, examine minutely

v. examine minutely

probe, examine

v. question or examine thoroughly and closely

consider, take, deal, look at

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

review, go over, survey

v. hold a review (of troops)

size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise

v. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

consider, count, weigh

v. show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

envision, foresee

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

hope, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

visualize, visualise

v. make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"

weigh, librate

v. determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"

count

v. have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points"

recreate

v. create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"

imitate

v. make a reproduction or copy of

reproduce

v. recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"

too much, a bit much

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

exaggerated, overdone, overstated

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

extraordinary, over-the-top, sinful

adj. far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"

exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

extreme

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

extremist, radical, ultra

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

gross, glaring

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

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