passes
Skips a turn
Passes covers movement through or by something, and extensions of that idea.
A mountain pass is a route through a range; a pass in sports sends the ball to a teammate; a boarding pass permits you to board.
To pass is to go by or beyond: The truck passed us on the highway.
Time passes.
If you pass on an offer, you decline it.
A pass at someone is a sexual advance.
In plural, passes often refers to attempts or efforts: He made several passes at fixing the code before giving up.
Stops being alive
deceased · mourning · memorial · funeral · obituary · inheritance · legacy · estate
Access or submission
doorway · threshold · portal · lobby · reception · check-in · turnstile · credentials
Six-point gridiron play
- assistTo give support
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- completionAct of finishing
- receptionAct of receiving guests
alley-oop · cross · header · through-ball · no-look · bounce · chest · outlet
Large passenger vehicle
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- tramUrban rail vehicle
- commuteRegular work travel
route · monthly · weekly · fare · transfer · smartcard · tap · validator
Amount owed, written
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- voteFormal choice expression
- enactsMakes officially binding
- approvesFormally accepts or endorses
ratifies · adopts · legislature · parliament · senate · motion · resolution · amendment
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- peakUtmost height attained
- colSpreadsheet vertical section
- saddleMounted rider's seat
gap · notch · traverse · switchback · elevation · altitude · Khyber · Brenner
Refuses or diminishes
Passes, as duration
- goesMoves from a place
- fliesWinged buzzing pests
- ticksParasites or clock sounds
- slipsMinor mistakes made
fades · drifts · crawls · drags · rushes · fleeting · moments · hours
Yearly division or series
- day24-hour period
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
- annualOccurring every year
- unlimitedWithout bounds or restrictions
discounted · family · senior · student · all-access · priority · reservation
dies
Stops being alive
succumbs · deceased · mourning · memorial · funeral · obituary · inheritance · legacy · estate · peacefully
entry
Access or submission
gateway · doorway · threshold · portal · lobby · reception · check-in · turnstile · credentials · clearance
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
- assistTo give support
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- completionAct of finishing
reception · alley-oop · cross · header · through-ball · no-look · bounce · chest · outlet · quarterback
bus
Large passenger vehicle
commute · route · monthly · weekly · fare · transfer · smartcard · tap · validator · conductor
bill
Amount owed, written
approves · ratifies · adopts · legislature · parliament · senate · motion · resolution · amendment · majority
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
saddle · gap · notch · traverse · switchback · elevation · altitude · Khyber · Brenner · Donner
declines
Refuses or diminishes
elapses
Passes, as duration
slips · fades · drifts · crawls · drags · rushes · fleeting · moments · hours · days
season
Yearly division or series
unlimited · discounted · family · senior · student · all-access · priority · reservation
- ticketingticket sales, box office, ticket agent, ticket agents, ticket booth
- Alpine terrainpeaks, valleys, glacial lakes, ridges, slopes
- freebiesfreebie, freebies, samples, giveaways, free
- sports stuffplayers, coaches, referees, umpires, team captain
- subwaytrains, stations, platforms, tunnels, tracks
- Western Terrainplains, prairies, valleys, peaks, ridges
passesfails
Does not succeed
flunks · bombs · falls short · misses the mark · washes out
- pass outLose consciousness briefly
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
- passed awayDied, said gently
- pass onTransmit to another
- pass awayEuphemism for dying
- passing outTemporary loss of awareness
pass, passing, passage, passenger, passport, passed, bypass, passable, overpass