3. tip, piece of advice, word to the wise; clue, Inf. tip-off, Inf. bug or flea in the ear.
4. alert, signal, tocsin, alarm; notice, notification, fair warning; threat; nod, nudge, wink, kick, SI. high sign.
warp, v. 1. bend out of shape, bend, twist, turn,
wrench; contort, misshape, deform.
2. swerve, curve, veer, deviate, slue.
3. bias, prejudice, jaundice, poison; prepossess, influence, sway, predispose.
4. pervert, distort, misconstruct, misrender, misre-port, miscite, misstate, misquote; lie, belie, falsify, misrepresent; color, slant, varnish, gild.
-n. 5. curve, bow, bend, turn, bias, veer, swerve, slue, skew; hook, crook, angle; meander, zigzag, deviation, variation, Chiefly Scot. wimple.
6. bias, prejudice, prepossession; bent, proclivity, propensity, tendency; quirk, idiosyncrasy, idiocrasy, mannerism, hobby-horse; oddity, peculiarity, irregularity, incongruity, inconsistency.
warrant, n. 1. authorization, authority, right; permission, allowance, consent, sanction, approval, vouchsafement, Inf. O.K.; certification, accreditation, legalization, validation; license, liberty, imprimatur, carte blanche; charter, commission, entitlement, empowerment, warranty.
2. justification, grounds, reason, cause, basis.
3. guarantee, Law. certification, Obs. vouch; contract, covenant, compact, obligation, Law. covenant of warranty, Law. warranty deed.
4. certificate, credential, entitlement, document, paper; statement, evidence, Law. affidavit, Law. deposition; permit, license, pass, Law. writ; fiat, edict, decree, decretal, order, command, mandate, summons, Law. subpoena, Law. injunction.
5. receipt, voucher, acknowledgement, chit, slip.
-v. 6. authorize, invest, empower, enable, entitle, commission, depute, Eccles. ordain; certify, accredit, license, legalize, validate, notarize, visa; permit, allow, consent to, subscribe to, vouchsafe; sanction, approve, give one's nod of approval, countenance, acknowledge, Inf. O.K., Chiefly U.S. approbate.
7. justify, excuse, explain, account for, defend, offer grounds for, be a reason or an argument for; require, demand, necessitate, call for.
8. guarantee, pledge, plight, vow, give one's solemn word or promise, state on one's honor, swear to, Inf. promise; assure, offer assurance, insure, see to it; endorse, vouch for, support, uphold, back up, stand behind or by, attest or testify to, give testimonial to, recommend, give one's stamp or seal of approval.
warrantable, adj. 1. authorizable, permissible, allowable, admissible, lawful, legal, legitimate, Inf. kosher, certifiable, qualified, charterable, investable, Eccles. ordainable.
2. sanctionable, approvable, acceptable; endorsable, attestable, recommendable.
3. justifiable, vindicable, excusable, explainable, explicable, accountable; defendable, supportable, reasonable, logical, sound, well-founded, valid, right, Inf. O.K.
4. insurable, securable, Insurance, coverable.
warrior, n. 1. brave, soldier, fighter, fighting man,
man-of-arms, man-at-arms; infantryman, doughboy, common soldier, cannon fodder, GI or GI Joe, U.S. SI. grunt, U.S. Marine SI. leatherneck, U.S. SI. gyrene, Brit. Tommy, Scot. Jock, Fr. poilu; intrepid or fearless warrior, lion, tiger, bulldog, gamecock, fighting cock; mercenary, soldier of fortune, dog soldier.