See Also: UNCERTAINTY
A simile with clear links to an Arabic proverb: “He gives advice such as a cat gives to a mouse.”
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Noun | 1. | ![]() belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; active trust - a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties blind trust - a trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person establishing the trust gives up the right to information about the assets passive trust - a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties charitable trust, public trust - a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes Clifford trust, grantor trust - a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more implied trust - a trust inferred by operation of law direct trust, express trust - a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation) discretionary trust - a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate inter vivos trust, living trust - a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime spendthrift trust - a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence testamentary trust - a trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies savings account trust, savings bank trust, Totten trust, trust account, trustee account - a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary voting trust - an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees |
2. | trust - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others" | |
3. | ![]() trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature credulity - tendency to believe readily | |
4. | ![]() drug cartel - an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations" oil cartel - a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil | |
5. | ![]() belief - any cognitive content held as true | |
6. | ![]() friendly relationship, friendship - the state of being friends (or friendly) | |
Verb | 1. | ![]() believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" credit - have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of lean - rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" depend, bet, reckon, calculate, count, look - have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
2. | ![]() countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" | |
3. | ![]() anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" | |
4. | ![]() wish - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now" | |
5. | ![]() commend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money" | |
6. | trust - extend credit to; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |