Synonyms Hat

BL has the concepts of "objects" and "classes". Objects are things you actually see in the game; classes are collections of objects of related types. Each object is a member of only one class. In theory, classes can have many objects as members, but in practice many classes have only one object as a member.

There are four types of "synonym" in BL. The first type is the direct synonym, whereby a single object (and ONLY that object) can be referred to by a synonym. Example: CS is a synonym of CANDLESTICK. The second type is only an apparent synonym, in that objects can be referred to by their class names. Thus, what may be used as a synonym in practice isn't necessarily a one-on-one relationship. Example: BLOODSTONE and AMETHYST can both be referred to as GEM. The third type is where the class itself has a synonym. Example: COINS is a synonym of MONEY (the class which has COIN, DOUBLOONS, PIECES and GROATS as members). The final type synonym is the general, of which there are two: ALL and TREASURE. These can act as "synonyms" for many objects.

Commands can also have synonyms, but they are more awkward to pin down. This is because commands can be defined to do the same thing without their actually being official "synonyms". Only direct synonyms are considered here.

So, what I have done is to edit the actual source files of BL to produce a list of all synonyms. Actually, that's not entirely true: I edited the source files for MUD1, rather than BL, and there may be minor differences. I think you'll find it's pretty near comprehensive, though.


These are class synonyms. The "real" class name is the second word on the line, and the synonym is the first.

valuablestreasure
ttreasure
treastreasure
presentspresent
coinsmoney
torchestorch
brandstorch
foodvictuals
sheetsbedclothes
coversbedclothes
nutsnut
boughsprig
wedgewoodpottery
trophyhead
rodentrodents
undeadenemy


These are objects, followed by their classes.

sackcontainer
pintack
bouquetflowers
bagcontainer
buttonknob
waterh2o
treesforest
coinmoney
beadsdecoration
coinvalheadstails
jewelsgems
starstonegem
jetgem
topazgem
bloodstonegem
amethystgem
claspdecoration
garnetgem
bangerfirework
rocketmissile
sparklerspark
hollypresent
xmastreepresent
moussepresent
mousepresent
candlepresent
snowmanpresent
crackerpresent
carolbookpresent
reindeerpresent
sleighpresent
santaclauspresent
mincepiespresent
plumpuddingpresent
turkeypresent
buckledecoration
potionliquid
sapphiregem
doubloonsmoney
piecesmoney
groatsmoney
firestonestone
catfamiliar
snakeserpent
wallspace
paintingdecoration
candlestickdecoration
toiletlavatory
riverstream
basinbowl
diamondgem
medicinemedication
keyyale
dooraccess
crownheaddress
rainweather
axetool
brandtorch
fireflame
offtoggles
curiositytoggles
sesamecliche
almanacforum
chainlinks
mosaicchip
stoveoven
trophytriumph
thronechair
forgeflame
pokerprod
icicleice
potcontainer
wandvolumewvol
furcoat
pottycontainer
batonpointer
violinstradivarius
bowviolinbow
stethoscopetubes
emeraldgreengem
objonledgeonledge
cliffheight
boltrivet
discdisk
gategateway
springwaterspringh2o
medpointmpoint
dwarfdwarfs
tinore
ventilatorduct
uraniummetal
archarchway
floodtorrent
pickpickaxe
lamplantern
osselesucsselesu
valvewheel
fillingtooth
sarcophaguscoffin
bodycorpse
inscriptioncarving
horntrumpet
tomb1tombs
tomb2tombs
tomb3tombs
tomb4tombs
tomb5tombs
tomb6tombs
vasechina
sceptremace
rstopratstop
sptrapspstop
coalanthracite
squirrelsrodents
slabslate
locketcharm
nicheenclave
forkutensil
fleecesheepskin
headbandband
skullram
acornnut
chalicecup
sicklescythe
signsignpost
bellclanger
broadswordsword
longswordkiller
sabresword
rapiersword
epeesword
cutlasssword
foilsword
scimitarsword
fluterecorder
effigysandstone
batcricket
toadstoolfungus
dieivory
mistletoesprig
leverswitch
chartmap
mirrorlookingglass
amuletscarab
oracletreasure
ornamentpottery
sundialtime
ivycreeper
kipperherring
footpaw
applefruit
horsepegasus
gullbird
birdbathsink
liononyx
pancakepan
crystalscrystal
bottlerum
waferbiscuit
runessymbols
bookcasecase
libramtome
magazineadventurer
rabbitbunny
ratvermin
holewarren
scrollpaper
sphereball
guncannon
ballviewview
fountainspray
goblinsgoblin
zombieenemy
skeletonenemy
magbarany
panelsliding
eggcurse
brickblock
naughtytoggles
wardrobefitting
earringsrings
silkcloth
stringfuse
logbookbook
powderkeg
coracleboat
raftboat
quillpen
moosehead
grateiron
barreltub
mudearth
portcullisdrawbridge
iconrelic
golemguardian
beggarwretch
wolfhound
dragonlizard
sharkfish
dryadwood
pillarmarble
conchshell
fossilbone
braceletbangle
plateplatter
princeman
beautywoman
toadfrog
goatnanny
webcord
spiderarachnid
crackfissure
tdoortrapdoor
trpdortrpdoor
sliwalslidingwall
dollplaything
chestinfection
ogremonster
leprechaunfairy
goldcrock
graniterock
pendantnecklace
poollake
pendviewview
leglimb
oxbeast
bladeknife
eyevieweview
rootviewtview
tunviewtview
eyeidol
statuedecoration
cupboardoneway
stepladderladder
sdoorsecretdoor
wandmagic
umbrellaparachute
parasolparachute
rattletoy
bedbedclothes
treetrunk
graveheadstone
gauntletglove
eaglebirdofprey
tombhaunt
potatoesvictuals
wolfsbaneantidote
hyacinthflower
crosscrucifix
carpetrug
incenseurn
curtainveil
ringbrass


These are the direct, object synonyms. The synonym comes first, followed by the object to which it refers.

snowrain
axaxe
unionkey
lfkey
landfkey
poisonpotion
fsfirestone
fstonefirestone
medecinemedicine
medicinesmedicine
vipersnake
addersnake
boughholly
pinexmastree
fathersantaclaus
stnicholassantaclaus
rudolphreindeer
mincemincepies
piesmincepies
plumplumpudding
puddingplumpudding
santasantaclaus
claussantaclaus
christmassantaclaus
fatherchristmassantaclaus
sledgesleigh
cscandlestick
picturepainting
bogtoilet
lavytoilet
cisterntoilet
lavtoilet
lavvytoilet
thunderboxtoilet
youoff
felinecat
pussycat
pusscat
moggycat
vialpotion
fencewall
keyskey
stickbrand
panthercat
guarddwarf
cookiewafer
ssstethoscope
coalsfire
iciclesicicle
postsign
liblibram
librarylibram
ventventilator
mamagazine
madmagazine
hchyacinth
hiacynthhyacinth
stumptree
stiffbody
mingchina
floorinscription
cadavrebody
cadaverbody
ratsvermin
zzombie
crescentsickle
berriesmistletoe
gnomonbrand
grailchalice
seedacorn
bsbroadsword
lslongsword
brollyumbrella
cocainenaughty
saphiresapphire
pondlake
mushroomtoadstool
lidtomb
fiddleviolin
dialsundial
stallionhorse
seagullgull
projectilesphere
platinumsphere
gunpowderpowder
ropestring
wickstring
strandstring
featherquill
dogwolf
frankincenseincense
drapecurtain
amberpendant
fingerfossil
tatiespotatoes
jadeox
rubyeye
rodwand
staffwand
yewtree
spudspotatoes
herbwolfsbane
wolvesbanewolfsbane
squirrelsquirrels
beggerbeggar
skinfleece
sheepram
peltfleece
pcportcullis
bcbookcase
bkbookcase
lepleprechaun
buttbarrel
clubogre
earringearrings


These are the synonyms for directions (which BL calls "motions"). The first word is the synonym, the second the full name.

uup
aboveup
exitout
awayout
upwardsup
ddown
downwardsdown
belowdown
upwardup
ascendup
descenddown
downwarddown
eeast
easterlyeast
wwest
westerlywest
nnorth
northerlynorth
ssouth
southerlysouth
sesoutheast
swsouthwest
nenortheast
nwnorthwest
insidein
outsideout
oout
leapjump


Prepositions, pronouns and conjunctions. You didn't know the parser was so sophisticated, did you?

toat
doand
thatand
thenand
usingwith
intowith
untoand
fromwith
onwith
ontowith
lotall
everythingall
doand
emthem
theythem
erher
sheher
imhim
hehim


BL completely ignores these words. The presence of names in the list is because that way players can't use them for their personae.

the
a
an
someone
bartle
mallett
is
again
repeat


These are synonyms for miscellaneous non-nouns (mainly verbs, but not entirely). As usual, the synonym comes first, the "real" word second. Oh, I ought to warn you in advance that there are some obscenities in this list...

infoexplain
diagdiagnose
crippleparalyse
deafdeafen
daytimewhen
dawhen
personapurge
personaspurge
personaepurge
deletepurge
dumpsave
levelslevel
apologiessorry
oopssorry
apologisesorry
tathanks
thankthanks
attatchatt
attachatt
assisthelp
instructioncommand
commandscommand
instructionscommand
informationexplain
syntaxcommand
shutclose
raiseopen
lowerclose
liftopen
retreatback
logoutbye
plughxyzzy
ignitelight
burnlight
crematelight
extinguishdouse
quenchdouse
chopfell
cutfell
fliptoss
roastcook
bakecook
thawmelt
unfreezemelt
ptransgo
propeldrop
graspget
ingesteat
expelswear
mtransscore
speaktell
sentell
attendl
mbuildlog
atransdrop
vomitsick
spewsick
pukesick
pronounpronouns
pnpronouns
pnspronouns
exexorcise
inventoryi
hrshours
timeshours
kkill
kikill
skinkill
smashkill
breakkill
upturnkill
stranglekill
tipkill
emptykill
swatkill
presskill
depresskill
pushkill
attackkill
exterminatekill
sacrificekill
slaykill
flogkill
hitkill
fightkill
strikekill
frigenchant
bback
restoreresurrect
resresurrect
supercedereset
chillfreeze
mobilesmobile
restsleep
napsleep
kipsleep
dozesleep
speedhaste
sphaste
hastenhaste
directorydirect
dirdirect
forcemake
chasefollow
pursuefollow
trackfollow
unbriefbrief
unverboseverbose
banishbegone
chantsay
recitesay
snoppsnoop
unsnoppunsnoop
watchsnoop
nsnoopunsnoop
unwatchunsnoop
unwatchunsnoop
observesnoop
dotfod
bungfix
insertfix
hangfix
putfix
manipulatefix
wizadwizard
wicthwitch
wiardwizard
wiazrdwizard
wizwizard
wiwith
locslocations
loclocations
shitpiss
urinatepiss
weepiss
cuntswear
arseswear
anusswear
fuckrape
fuckingswear
buggerswear
bloodyswear
penisswear
vaginaswear
prickswear
fannyswear
masterbatemasturbate
wankmasturbate
gget
removeget
stealget
givedrop
tetherfix
shshout
bellowshout
yellshout
callsummon
gotogo
supergosgo
supergetsget
sgsget
slidemove
movetogo
scscore
experiencescore
statusscore
pointsscore
ptsscore
diarylog
scriptlog
lookl
describel
descl
pourdrop
spilldrop
splashdrop
throwdrop
drdrop
castdrop
runflee
fflee
flflee
asktell
whispertell
takeget
carryget
catchget
screwrape
bangrape
pausequit
qqquit
ququit
playerswho
autowhoawho
awawho
quickwhoqwho
qwqwho
wqqwho
waawho
pretendp
whomwho
playerwho
suggestionbug
suggestbug
complaintbug
complainbug
questionbug
typobug
moanbug
reportbug
ideabug
querybug
memobug
messagetell
featurebug
devoureat
pinchsteal
pickuppu
lgletgo
putdownletgo
pdletgo
donatedrop
gidrop
ststeal
flingdrop
pwpassword
newpasswordpassword
witcheswizards
stastamina
snogkiss
retretaliate
patstroke
rubstroke
hugstroke
petstroke
cuddlestroke
depvisible
visvisible
indepinvisible
invisinvisible
undemodemo
shakewave
raptap
knocktap
poketap
witcheswizards
zapblast
shootblast
tietether
untieuntether
freeuntether
looseuntether
soundtoll
yankpull
tugpull
sniffsmell
snortsmell
honesharpen
whittlesharpen
prayworship
mountride
soundblow
hootblow
fartblow
honkblow
cleanbath
washbath
hinthints


Copyright © Richard A. Bartle (richard@mud.co.uk)
21st January 1999: syns.htm