dissolution
- noun separation into component parts
disintegration.
- noun the process of going into solution
dissolving.
- the dissolving of salt in water
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integrity
- noun an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
unity; wholeness.
- the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development
- he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia
- noun moral soundness
- he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business
- they admired his scrupulous professional integrity
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calculate
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher; compute; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
- verb judge to be probable
figure; reckon; forecast; estimate; count on.
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chatter
- noun noisy talk
yack; cackle; yak; yakety-yak.
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
chattering.
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excoriate
- verb express strong disapproval of
decry; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
chafe.
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
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sputter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
splutter.
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shaving
- noun the act of removing hair with a razor
shave.
- noun a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
paring; sliver.
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gobbler
- noun a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls
- noun male turkey
tom turkey; turkey cock; tom.
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smack
- noun a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
slap.
- noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
nip; tang; flavour; savor; savour; sapidity; flavor; relish.
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canadian_goose
- noun common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
Branta canadensis; honker; Canada goose.
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examen
- noun a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
examination.
- noun a critical study (as of a writer's work)
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screaming
- noun sharp piercing cry
screech; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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look
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
facial expression; expression; aspect; face.
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- noun the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
looking; looking at.
- he went out to have a look
- his look was fixed on her eyes
- he gave it a good looking at
- his camera does his looking for him
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parrot
- noun usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
- noun a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
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conceive
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe; think; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
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housebreaker
- noun a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house
cat burglar.
- noun a wrecker of houses
housewrecker.
- in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker
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palatalised
- adjective satellite produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')
palatal; palatalized.
- verb pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
palatalise; palatalize.
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conk_out
- verb stop operating or functioning
die; give out; give way; break; go; go bad; fail; break down.
- The engine finally went
- The car died on the road
- The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
- The coffee maker broke
- The engine failed on the way to town
- her eyesight went after the accident
- verb use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
run out; peter out; poop out; run down.
- At the end of the march, I pooped out
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horn
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
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nail
- noun horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
- noun a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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scrutinize
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinise.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; inspect; scrutinise.
- audit accounts and tax returns
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yack
- noun noisy talk
chatter; cackle; yak; yakety-yak.
- verb talk incessantly and tiresomely
jaw; yap away; yack away; rattle on.
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greek_chorus
- noun a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
chorus.
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kabourek
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wreck
- noun something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
- the house was a wreck when they bought it
- thanks to that quack I am a human wreck
- noun an accident that destroys a ship at sea
shipwreck.
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thunder
- noun a deep prolonged loud noise
roar; roaring; boom.
- noun a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
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schism
- noun division of a group into opposing factions
split.
- another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
- noun the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
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decry
- verb express strong disapproval of
excoriate; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
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crunch
- noun the sound of something crunching
- he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
- noun a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
- an end-of-the year crunch
- a financial crunch
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prate
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
prattle; chin music; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
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decomposition_reaction
- noun (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
chemical decomposition reaction; decomposition.
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splinter
- noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
sliver.
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
break away; secede.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
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canada_goose
- noun common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
Branta canadensis; honker; Canadian goose.
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come_apart
- verb become separated into pieces or fragments
break; split up; fall apart; separate.
- The figurine broke
- The freshly baked loaf fell apart
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mew
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
meow; miaow; miaou; miaul.
- noun the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
mew gull; Larus canus; sea mew.
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miscarriage
- noun failure of a plan
abortion.
- noun a natural loss of the products of conception
spontaneous abortion; stillbirth.
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shriek
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screech; screeching; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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chink
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Chinaman.
- noun a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
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violate
- verb fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
go against; break.
- This sentence violates the rules of syntax
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; infract; break; offend; breach; transgress.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
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taper
- noun a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- noun the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
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study
- noun a detailed critical inspection
survey.
- noun applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
work.
- mastering a second language requires a lot of work
- no schools offer graduate study in interior design
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ridicule
- noun language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate
- noun the act of deriding or treating with contempt
derision.
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reappraise
- verb appraise anew
- Homes in our town are reappraised every five years and taxes are increased accordingly
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verbalise
- verb be verbose
verbalize.
- This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious
- verb express in speech
verbalize; mouth; utter; talk; speak.
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
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faulting
- noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
fault; geological fault; break; fracture; shift.
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
- verb put or pin the blame on
blame; fault.
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maunder
- verb wander aimlessly
- verb talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
mussitate; mumble; mutter.
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scranch
- verb make a crushing noise
crunch; scraunch; crackle.
- his shoes were crunching on the gravel
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talk_about
- verb to consider or examine in speech or writing
discourse; discuss.
- The author talks about the different aspects of this question
- The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'
- verb discuss or mention
talk of.
- They spoke of many things
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divide
- noun a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
- noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
water parting; watershed.
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stray
- noun an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
- verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
ramble; cast; swan; drift; wander; tramp; range; rove; roam; vagabond; roll.
- The gypsies roamed the woods
- roving vagabonds
- the wandering Jew
- The cattle roam across the prairie
- the laborers drift from one town to the next
- They rolled from town to town
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give_the_gate
- verb terminate a relationship abruptly
give the bounce; give the axe.
- Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman
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compartmentalise
- verb separate into isolated compartments or categories
cut up; compartmentalize.
- You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!
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grumbler
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
squawker; moaner; sniveller; crybaby; complainer; whiner; bellyacher.
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devastation
- noun the state of being decayed or destroyed
desolation.
- noun the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
- her departure left him in utter devastation
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flop
- noun an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
floating-point operation.
- this computer can perform a million flops per second
- noun someone who is unsuccessful
washout; dud.
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plop
- noun the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
- verb drop something with a plopping sound
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negativist
- noun someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked
- noun someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
defeatist.
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alligator
- noun leather made from alligator's hide
- noun either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
gator.
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branta_canadensis
- noun common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
honker; Canada goose; Canadian goose.
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call
- noun a telephone connection
telephone call; phone call.
- she reported several anonymous calls
- he placed a phone call to London
- he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call
- noun a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call
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strike
- noun a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
work stoppage.
- the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
- noun an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
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assessment
- noun the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
appraisal.
- noun an amount determined as payable
- the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership
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shout_out
- verb utter a sudden loud cry
cry; hollo; squall; shout; call; holler; yell; scream.
- she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
- I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
- verb utter in a very loud voice
vociferate.
- They vociferated their demands
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inflect
- verb change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
- verb vary the pitch of one's speech
tone; modulate.
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ascribe
- verb attribute or credit to
impute; assign; attribute.
- We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
- People impute great cleverness to cats
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bemock
- verb treat with contempt
mock.
- The new constitution mocks all democratic principles
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foul_up
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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hold
- noun the act of grasping
grip; clutches; clutch; clench; grasp; clasp.
- he released his clasp on my arm
- he has a strong grip for an old man
- she kept a firm hold on the railing
- noun understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
grasp; appreciation.
- he has a good grasp of accounting practices
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shoot
- noun a new branch
- noun the act of shooting at targets
- they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer
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brake
- noun a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
- noun any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
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set_off
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; actuate; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb leave
depart; set forth; start out; start; part; set out; take off.
- The family took off for Florida
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give
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
spring; springiness.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
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cut_off
- verb make a break in
interrupt; disrupt; break up.
- We interrupt the program for the following messages
- verb cease, stop
cut.
- cut the noise
- We had to cut short the conversation
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hog
- noun a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
pig.
- noun a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
hogget; hogg.
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rib
- noun support resembling the rib of an animal
- noun any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
costa.
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damage
- noun the occurrence of a change for the worse
harm; impairment.
- noun loss of military equipment
equipment casualty.
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gate
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- noun a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
logic gate.
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mess
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
messiness; muss; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; fix; muddle; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
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ladder
- noun steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
- noun ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- he climbed the career ladder
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whittle
- verb cut small bits or pare shavings from
pare.
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Sir Frank Whittle; Frank Whittle.
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vocalization
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalisation; voice; vox.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
utterance.
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wrong
- noun that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
wrongfulness.
- he feels that you are in the wrong
- noun any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
legal injury; damage.
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hee-haw
- noun a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
horselaugh; haw-haw; ha-ha.
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
bray.
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disassembly
- noun the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
dismantling; dismantlement.
- Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
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outcry
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
cry; shout; call; vociferation; yell.
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
- verb shout louder than
outshout.
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scourge
- noun a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
flagellum.
- noun something causing misery or death
bane; nemesis; curse.
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spout
- noun an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
- verb gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
spurt; spirt; gush.
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fictional
- adjective related to or involving literary fiction
- clever fictional devices
- a fictional treatment of the train robbery
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fictitious; fabricated; fancied.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
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crepitation_rale
- noun the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure
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order
- noun (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
- the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London
- noun a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
order of magnitude.
- it was on the order of a mile
- an explosion of a low order of magnitude
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restriction
- noun a principle that limits the extent of something
limitation.
- I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements
- noun an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
limitation.
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over
- noun (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
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
concluded; terminated; complete; ended; all over.
- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
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crumb
- noun a very small quantity of something
- he gave only a crumb of information about his plans
- there were few crumbs of comfort in the report
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
git; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; bum; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
- only a rotter would do that
- kill the rat
- throw the bum out
- you cowardly little pukes!
- the British call a contemptible person a `git'
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miscarry
- verb be unsuccessful
fail; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
- verb suffer a miscarriage
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digest
- noun a periodical that summarizes the news
- noun something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
compilation.
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destroyer
- noun a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
guided missile destroyer.
- noun a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruiner; uprooter; waster; undoer.
- a destroyer of the environment
- jealousy was his undoer
- uprooters of gravestones
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reecho
- verb echo repeatedly, echo again and again
- verb repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back
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secede
- verb withdraw from an organization or communion
splinter; break away.
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
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production
- noun the act or process of producing something
- Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous
- the production of white blood cells
- noun a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television
- have you seen the new production of Hamlet?
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vocaliser
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalizer; utterer.
- an utterer of foul oaths
- is the giraffe a vocalizer?
- noun a person who sings
singer; vocalizer; vocalist.
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carve
- verb form by carving
- Carve a flower from the ice
- verb engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
chip at.
- carve one's name into the bark
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skreak
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
whine; screech; squeak; creak; screak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
screech; squawk; screak; skreigh.
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fragment
- noun a piece broken off or cut off of something else
- noun a broken piece of a brittle artifact
sherd; shard.
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weakness
- noun a flaw or weak point
failing.
- he was quick to point out his wife's failings
- noun powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
impuissance; helplessness.
- in spite of their weakness the group remains active
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break
- noun some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
interruption.
- the telephone is an annoying interruption
- there was a break in the action when a player was hurt
- noun an unexpected piece of good luck
good luck; happy chance.
- he finally got his big break
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bang
- noun a vigorous blow
knock; belt; bash; smash.
- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
- noun a sudden very loud noise
bam; blast; eruption; clap.
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detachment
- noun avoiding emotional involvement
withdrawal.
- noun the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
disengagement.
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grammar
- noun the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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explode
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
detonate; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst outward, usually with noise
burst.
- The champagne bottle exploded
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tucker_out
- verb wear out completely
wash up; exhaust; tucker; beat.
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
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roast
- noun a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
joint.
- noun negative criticism
knock.
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kidney_failure
- noun inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance
renal failure.
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log
- noun a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
- noun the exponent required to produce a given number
logarithm.
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doug
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trumpeter
- noun a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
cornetist.
- noun (formal) a person who announces important news
herald.
- the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
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whoosh
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
swoosh.
- verb move with a sibilant sound
woosh.
- He whooshed the doors open
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engrave
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
scratch; inscribe; grave.
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
- verb impress or affect deeply
- The event engraved itself into her memory
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palaver
- noun flattery intended to persuade
cajolery; blandishment.
- noun loud and confused and empty talk
rhetoric; empty talk; empty words; hot air.
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saboteur
- noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
diversionist; wrecker.
- noun a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
fifth columnist.
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whiff
- noun a short light gust of air
puff; puff of air.
- noun a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
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inscribe
- verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
scratch; grave; engrave.
- engrave a pen
- engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
- the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
- verb register formally as a participant or member
enroll; enter; enrol; recruit.
- The party recruited many new members
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polarize
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarise.
- verb cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarise.
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estimate
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approximation; estimation; idea.
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
estimation.
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
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louse
- noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
sucking louse.
- noun a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
dirt ball; insect; worm.
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fleck
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; chip; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun a small contrasting part of something
speckle; spot; patch; maculation; dapple.
- a bald spot
- a leopard's spots
- a patch of clouds
- patches of thin ice
- a fleck of red
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miaow
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
meow; mew; miaou; miaul.
- verb make a cat-like sound
miaou.
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miaou
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
meow; miaow; mew; miaul.
- verb make a cat-like sound
miaow.
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cackler
- noun a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
- noun any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
babbler.
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recite
- verb recite in elocution
declaim.
- verb repeat aloud from memory
- she recited a poem
- The pupil recited his lesson for the day
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claxon
- noun a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
klaxon.
- verb make a loud noise
beep; toot; blare; honk.
- The horns of the taxis blared
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grade
- noun a body of students who are taught together
course; class; form.
- early morning classes are always sleepy
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
tier; level.
- lumber of the highest grade
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rank
- noun a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
- the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen
- noun relative status
- his salary was determined by his rank and seniority
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rant
- noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
ranting; harangue.
- noun pompous or pretentious talk or writing
blah; fustian; bombast; claptrap.
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cut_up
- verb cut to pieces
carve.
- verb destroy or injure severely
mutilate; mangle.
- The madman mutilates art work
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tow
- noun the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
towage.
- the truck gave him a tow to the garage
- verb drag behind
- Horses used to tow barges along the canal
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fumble
- noun (sports) dropping the ball
muff.
- verb feel about uncertainly or blindly
grope.
- She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom
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tom
- noun male cat
tomcat.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
Uncle Tom.
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collapse
- noun an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
prostration.
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
- noun a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
- the roof is in danger of collapse
- the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
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waster
- noun someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
wastrel.
- noun a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
ruiner; uprooter; undoer; destroyer.
- a destroyer of the environment
- jealousy was his undoer
- uprooters of gravestones
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exultation
- noun a feeling of extreme joy
jubilancy; jubilation; jubilance.
- noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
jubilation; rejoicing.
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flame
- noun the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
fire; flaming.
- fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
- verb shine with a sudden light
flare.
- The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
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rag
- noun a small piece of cloth or paper
tatter; shred; tag; tag end.
- noun a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
rag week.
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rattle
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
rale; rattling.
- noun a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
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resound
- verb ring or echo with sound
reverberate; ring; echo.
- the hall resounded with laughter
- verb emit a noise
make noise; noise.
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talking
- noun an exchange of ideas via conversation
talk.
- let's have more work and less talk around here
- verb exchange thoughts; talk with
talk; speak.
- We often talk business
- Actions talk louder than words
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beckett
- noun a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
Samuel Beckett.
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disunify
- verb break up or separate
break apart.
- The country is disunifying
- Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989
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sleeper
- noun a rester who is sleeping
slumberer.
- noun a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal
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cleft
- noun a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
- noun a long narrow opening
crevice; scissure; fissure; crack.
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rumble
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
rumbling; grumble; grumbling.
- they heard the rumbling of thunder
- noun a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
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hushing
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing; fizzle; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- verb become quiet or still; fall silent
hush.
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fizzle
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing; hushing; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- noun a complete failure
flop; bust.
- the play was a dismal flop
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troat
- verb emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time
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grave
- noun death of a person
- he went to his grave without forgiving me
- from cradle to grave
- noun a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
tomb.
- he put flowers on his mother's grave
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singer
- noun a person who sings
vocalizer; vocalist; vocaliser.
- noun United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
Isaac Merrit Singer; Isaac M. Singer.
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annoyer
- noun someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
vexer; teaser; tease.
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nettle
- noun any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- verb sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
urticate.
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digress
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
divagate; wander; stray.
- She always digresses when telling a story
- her mind wanders
- Don't digress when you give a lecture
- verb wander from a direct or straight course
straggle; depart; sidetrack.
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screak
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
skreak; whine; screech; squeak; creak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
skreak; screech; squawk; skreigh.
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scream
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; screaming; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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incomplete
- adjective not complete or total; not completed
uncomplete.
- an incomplete account of his life
- political consequences of incomplete military success
- an incomplete forward pass
- adjective satellite not yet finished
uncompleted.
- his thesis is still incomplete
- an uncompleted play
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bomb
- noun an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- noun strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
bomb calorimeter.
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dismantlement
- noun the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
dismantling; disassembly.
- Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
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give_tongue_to
- verb articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
utter; express; verbalise; verbalize.
- She expressed her anger
- He uttered a curse
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bust
- noun a complete failure
flop; fizzle.
- the play was a dismal flop
- noun the chest of a woman
female chest.
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plash
- noun the sound like water splashing
splash.
- verb interlace the shoots of
pleach.
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do
- noun an uproarious party
bash; brawl.
- noun the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
doh; ut.
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mew_gull
- noun the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
mew; Larus canus; sea mew.
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squeaking
- adjective satellite having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
screechy; screaky; squeaky; squealing.
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
skreak; whine; screech; squeak; creak; screak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
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report
- noun a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
written report; study.
- this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
- noun the act of informing by verbal report
account.
- he heard reports that they were causing trouble
- by all accounts they were a happy couple
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botanical
- noun a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)
- adjective of or relating to plants or botany
botanic.
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licking
- noun an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
defeat.
- it was a narrow defeat
- the army's only defeat
- they suffered a convincing licking
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; drubbing; thrashing; lacing; beating.
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bay
- noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
embayment.
- noun the sound of a hound on the scent
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bad
- noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
badness.
- take the bad with the good
- adjective having undesirable or negative qualities
- a bad report card
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
- a bad little boy
- clothes in bad shape
- a bad cut
- bad luck
- the news was very bad
- the reviews were bad
- the pay is bad
- it was a bad light for reading
- the movie was a bad choice
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sassing
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
sass; back talk; lip; mouth; backtalk.
- don't give me any of your sass
- verb answer back in an impudent or insolent manner;
sass.
- don't sass me!
- The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning
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bam
- noun a sudden very loud noise
bang; blast; eruption; clap.
- noun an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
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fail
- verb fail to do something; leave something undone
neglect.
- She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
- The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
- verb be unsuccessful
miscarry; go wrong.
- Where do today's public schools fail?
- The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably
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hammer
- noun the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
cock.
- noun a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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scrap
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; chip; flake.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
trash; rubbish.
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firework
- noun (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
pyrotechnic.
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bellowing
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
holla; bellow; roar; hollo; yowl; holler; hollering; holloa; roaring.
- his bellow filled the hallway
- verb shout loudly and without restraint
bellow; bawl.
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peel_off
- verb peel off the outer layer of something
- verb take off, as with some difficulty
- He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt
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weary
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- verb lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
jade; fatigue; pall; tire.
- I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
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rima
- noun a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts
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fulmination
- noun thunderous verbal attack
diatribe.
- noun the act of exploding with noise and violence
- his fulminations frightened the horses
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jest_at
- verb subject to laughter or ridicule
laugh at; make fun; ridicule; blackguard; poke fun; roast; guy; rib.
- The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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renal_failure
- noun inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance
kidney failure.
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fault
- noun a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
error; mistake.
- he made a bad mistake
- she was quick to point out my errors
- I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults
- noun an imperfection in an object or machine
flaw; defect.
- a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
- if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
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bray
- noun the cry of an ass
- verb braying characteristic of donkeys
hee-haw.
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tattle
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
telling; singing.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
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brag
- noun an instance of boastful talk
crow; vaporing; crowing; bragging; line-shooting; gasconade.
- his brag is worse than his fight
- whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade
- verb show off
blow; boast; gasconade; gas; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.
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cod
- noun the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
pod; seedcase.
- noun lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached
codfish.
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wipeout
- noun an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
demolition; destruction.
- noun a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)
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coo
- noun the sound made by a pigeon
- verb speak softly or lovingly
- The mother who held her baby was cooing softly
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tone
- noun the quality of a person's voice
tone of voice.
- he began in a conversational tone
- he spoke in a nervous tone of voice
- noun (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
- the Beijing dialect uses four tones
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splutter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
sputter.
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character
- noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
fictional character; fictitious character.
- she is the main character in the novel
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
lineament; quality.
- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
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vexer
- noun someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
teaser; annoyer; tease.
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wash_out
- verb prevent or interrupt due to rain
rain out.
- The storm had washed out the game
- verb wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt
- Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink
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bollix_up
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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humming
- noun a humming noise
hum.
- the hum of distant traffic
- noun the act of singing with closed lips
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speak
- verb express in speech
verbalise; verbalize; mouth; utter; talk.
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
- verb exchange thoughts; talk with
talk.
- We often talk business
- Actions talk louder than words
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muck
- noun any thick, viscous matter
goo; gunk; guck; gook; slime; ooze; goop; sludge.
- noun fecal matter of animals
droppings; dung.
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chug
- noun the dull explosive noise made by an engine
- verb make a dull, explosive sound
- the engine chugged down the street
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faintness
- noun a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
- noun the property of being without strength
- the faintness or potency of the feeling
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spit
- noun a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
tongue.
- noun a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
spittle; saliva.
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shattering
- noun the act of breaking something into small pieces
smashing.
- verb break into many pieces
shatter.
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lift
- noun the act of giving temporary assistance
- noun the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
aerodynamic lift.
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taper_off
- verb end weakly
peter out; fizzle; fizzle out.
- The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
- verb become smaller or less active
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dissect
- verb cut open or cut apart
- dissect the bodies for analysis
- verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
take apart; analyze; analyse; break down.
- analyze a specimen
- analyze a sentence
- analyze a chemical compound
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cracker
- noun a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
- noun a poor White person in the southern United States
redneck.
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birdcall
- noun the characteristic sound produced by a bird
call; birdsong; song.
- a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
- noun a device for imitating a birdcall
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voice
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- A shrill voice sounded behind us
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalization; vocalisation; vox.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
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spawl
- noun a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
spall.
- a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls
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it
- noun the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
information technology.
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separatist
- noun an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
separationist.
- adjective satellite having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
fissiparous; breakaway.
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assibilation
- noun the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant
- noun pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
sibilation.
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jest
- noun a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
gag; joke; laugh; jape.
- he told a very funny joke
- he knows a million gags
- thanks for the laugh
- he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
- even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
- noun activity characterized by good humor
jocularity; joke.
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in
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
inch.
- noun a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
indium; atomic number 49.
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conk
- noun informal term for the nose
- verb come to a stop
stall.
- The car stalled in the driveway
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sever
- verb set or keep apart
break up.
- verb cut off from a whole
discerp; lop.
- His head was severed from his body
- The soul discerped from the body
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growl
- noun the sound of growling (as made by animals)
growling.
- verb to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
rumble; grumble.
- he grumbled a rude response
- Stones grumbled down the cliff
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make
- noun a recognizable kind
brand.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
shuffle; shuffling.
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honk
- noun the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
- verb make a loud noise
beep; toot; claxon; blare.
- The horns of the taxis blared
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set_apart
- verb select something or someone for a specific purpose
assign; specify.
- The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise
- verb set apart from others
sequester; isolate; keep apart; sequestrate.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
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clucking
- noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
cluck.
- verb make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
cluck; click; clack.
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split
- noun extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
- noun a bottle containing half the usual amount
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let_loose
- verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
utter; emit; let out.
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
- verb turn loose or free from restraint
loose; unleash.
- let loose mines
- Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
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deflect
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; avoid; obviate; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
- verb turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
bend; turn away.
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kid
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; nestling; youngster; child; fry; shaver; tike; minor.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
kidskin.
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jangle
- noun a metallic sound
jingle.
- the jingle of coins
- the jangle of spurs
- verb make a sound typical of metallic objects
jingle; jingle-jangle.
- The keys were jingling in his pocket
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whicker
- noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
whinny; nicker; neigh.
- verb make a characteristic sound, of a horse
whinny; nicker; neigh.
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failing
- noun a flaw or weak point
weakness.
- he was quick to point out his wife's failings
- noun failure to reach a minimum required performance
flunk.
- his failing the course led to his disqualification
- he got two flunks on his report
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gabble
- noun rapid and indistinct speech
jabber; jabbering.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
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divagate
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
digress; wander; stray.
- She always digresses when telling a story
- her mind wanders
- Don't digress when you give a lecture
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strike_out
- verb remove from a list
mark; cross out; strike off; cross off.
- Cross the name of the dead person off the list
- verb put out or be put out by a strikeout
- Oral struck out three batters to close the inning
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bellow
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
holla; roar; hollo; yowl; holler; hollering; holloa; bellowing; roaring.
- his bellow filled the hallway
- noun United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced American literature after World War II (1915-2005)
Saul Bellow; Solomon Bellow.
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halloo
- noun a shout to attract attention
- he gave a great halloo but no one heard him
- verb urge on with shouts
- halloo the dogs in a hunt
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sentence
- noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
- he always spoke in grammatical sentences
- noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
condemnation; judgment of conviction; conviction.
- the conviction came as no surprise
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ball_up
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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come_away
- verb come to be detached
detach; come off.
- His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery
- verb leave in a certain condition
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exclaiming
- noun an abrupt excited utterance
exclamation.
- she gave an exclamation of delight
- there was much exclaiming over it
- verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
exclaim; call out; cry; cry out; shout; outcry.
- `I won!' he exclaimed
- `Help!' she cried
- `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
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modulate
- verb change the key of, in music
- verb vary the pitch of one's speech
inflect; tone.
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josh
- verb be silly or tease one another
banter; chaff; jolly; kid.
- After we relaxed, we just kidded around
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shout
- noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
cry; call; outcry; vociferation; yell.
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
- verb utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
- My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout
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falter
- noun the act of pausing uncertainly
faltering; hesitation; waver.
- there was a hesitation in his speech
- verb be unsure or weak
waver.
- Their enthusiasm is faltering
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haw
- noun a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
hawthorn.
- noun the nictitating membrane of a horse
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comminute
- verb reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
crunch; bray; mash; grind.
- grind the spices in a mortar
- mash the garlic
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mocker
- noun someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeerer; flouter; scoffer.
- noun long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
mockingbird; Mimus polyglotktos.
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judge
- noun a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
justice; jurist.
- noun an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
evaluator.
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scoffer
- noun someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
gorger.
- noun someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeerer; flouter; mocker.
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apart
- adjective satellite remote and separate physically or socially
obscure; isolated.
- existed over the centuries as a world apart
- preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson
- tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization
- an obscure village
- adjective satellite having characteristics not shared by others
- scientists felt they were a group apart"- Vannever Bush
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rustle
- noun a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
whispering; whisper; rustling.
- verb make a dry crackling sound
- rustling silk
- the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze
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blowup
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
explosion; detonation.
- noun an unrestrained expression of emotion
effusion; ebullition; gush; outburst.
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night
- noun the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
dark; nighttime.
- noun a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
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rustling
- noun the stealing of cattle
- noun a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
whispering; whisper; rustle.
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scurf
- noun (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
- noun a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
scale; exfoliation.
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deflection
- noun a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
warp.
- noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
refraction; deflexion.
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revel
- noun unrestrained merrymaking
revelry.
- verb take delight in
delight; enjoy.
- he delights in his granddaughter
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rile
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- verb make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
roil.
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critique
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
critical review; review; review article.
- noun a serious examination and judgment of something
criticism.
- constructive criticism is always appreciated
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ululation
- noun a long loud emotional utterance
howling; howl.
- he gave a howl of pain
- howls of laughter
- their howling had no effect
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lay_waste_to
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
desolate; devastate; scourge; ravage; waste.
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
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peel
- noun the rind of a fruit or vegetable
skin.
- noun British politician (1788-1850)
Sir Robert Peel; Robert Peel.
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devil
- noun an evil supernatural being
daemon; demon; daimon; fiend.
- noun (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
Prince of Darkness; Lucifer; the Tempter; Beelzebub; Satan; Old Nick.
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burn
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
burning.
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
sunburn; tan; suntan.
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check_over
- verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
check into; go over; suss out; check up on; look into; check out; check.
- check the brakes
- Check out the engine
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sift
- verb move as if through a sieve
- The soldiers sifted through the woods
- verb separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
strain; sieve.
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peep
- noun the short weak cry of a young bird
cheep.
- noun a secret look
peek.
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plug
- noun blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
stopper; stopple.
- noun a wad of something chewable as tobacco
chew; wad; quid; cud; chaw.
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chaff
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
stubble; straw; husk; stalk; shuck.
- noun foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
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yelling
- noun uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
shouting.
- verb utter a sudden loud cry
cry; hollo; squall; shout; call; holler; yell; scream; shout out.
- she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
- I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
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meow
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
miaow; mew; miaou; miaul.
- verb cry like a cat
mew.
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go_bad
- verb stop operating or functioning
die; give out; give way; break; go; conk out; fail; break down.
- The engine finally went
- The car died on the road
- The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
- The coffee maker broke
- The engine failed on the way to town
- her eyesight went after the accident
- verb become unfit for consumption or use
spoil.
- the meat must be eaten before it spoils
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let_out
- verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
utter; let loose; emit.
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
disclose; reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
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blabber
- noun one who reveals confidential information in return for money
squealer; informer; rat; betrayer.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; twaddle.
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croak
- noun a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
croaking.
- verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; buy the farm; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
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laugh_at
- verb subject to laughter or ridicule
make fun; ridicule; blackguard; poke fun; roast; guy; rib; jest at.
- The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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civil
- adjective satellite applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- adjective not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
polite.
- even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
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verbalizer
- noun someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
speaker; talker; utterer; verbaliser.
- the speaker at commencement
- an utterer of useful maxims
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down
- noun soft fine feathers
down feather.
- noun (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- you have four downs to gain ten yards
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carving
- noun a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
- noun removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
cutting.
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compression
- noun an increase in the density of something
densification; concretion; compaction.
- noun the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
condensation; contraction.
- the contraction of a gas on cooling
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intone
- verb utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
chant; tone.
- The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
- verb recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
chant; cantillate; intonate.
- The rabbi chanted a prayer
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way
- noun how something is done or how it happens
style; fashion; manner; mode.
- her dignified manner
- his rapid manner of talking
- their nomadic mode of existence
- in the characteristic New York style
- a lonely way of life
- in an abrasive fashion
- noun how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
agency; means.
- a means of control
- an example is the best agency of instruction
- the true way to success
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gin
- noun strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
- noun a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
snare; noose.
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war
- noun the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
warfare.
- thousands of people were killed in the war
- noun a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
state of war.
- war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
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happy
- adjective enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- a happy smile
- spent many happy days on the beach
- a happy marriage
- adjective satellite marked by good fortune
felicitous.
- a felicitous life
- a happy outcome
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analyse
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; examine; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
- verb break down into components or essential features
analyze.
- analyze today's financial market
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failure
- noun an act that fails
- his failure to pass the test
- noun an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
- the surprise party was a complete failure
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analyst
- noun someone who is skilled at analyzing data
- noun an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions
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rub_down
- verb wear away
corrade; rub off; abrase; abrade.
- verb manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
knead; massage.
- She rubbed down her child with a sponge
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fort
- noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed
garrison.
- noun a fortified defensive structure
fortress.
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continuance
- noun the act of continuing an activity without interruption
continuation.
- noun the period of time during which something continues
duration.
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check_up_on
- verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
check into; go over; suss out; check over; look into; check out; check.
- check the brakes
- Check out the engine
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smasher
- noun a person who smashes something
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
sweetheart; peach; beauty; knockout; lulu; stunner; ravisher; mantrap; dish; looker.
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paging
- noun calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)
- the public address system in the hospital was used for paging
- noun the system of numbering pages
pagination; page number; folio.
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ruiner
- noun a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
uprooter; waster; undoer; destroyer.
- a destroyer of the environment
- jealousy was his undoer
- uprooters of gravestones
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emit
- verb expel (gases or odors)
breathe; pass off.
- verb give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
give out; give off.
- The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits
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diagnose
- verb determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
name.
- verb subject to a medical analysis
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make_happy
- verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
jollify; make whoopie; make merry; revel; whoop it up; wassail; racket.
- The members of the wedding party made merry all night
- Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!
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digression
- noun a message that departs from the main subject
divagation; aside; excursus; parenthesis.
- noun a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
deviation; deflexion; deflection; diversion; divagation.
- a diversion from the main highway
- a digression into irrelevant details
- a deflection from his goal
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crumble
- verb fall apart
collapse; tumble; crumple; break down.
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
- verb break or fall apart into fragments
fall apart.
- The cookies crumbled
- The Sphinx is crumbling
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howling
- noun a long loud emotional utterance
ululation; howl.
- he gave a howl of pain
- howls of laughter
- their howling had no effect
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl; ululate.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
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crumbly
- adjective satellite easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
friable.
- friable sandstone
- friable carcinomatous tissue
- friable curds formed in the stomach
- crumbly cookies
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check
- noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
cheque; bank check.
- he paid all his bills by check
- noun an appraisal of the state of affairs
assay.
- they made an assay of the contents
- a check on its dependability under stress
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holla
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
bellow; roar; hollo; yowl; holler; hollering; holloa; bellowing; roaring.
- his bellow filled the hallway
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utterer
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalizer; vocaliser.
- an utterer of foul oaths
- is the giraffe a vocalizer?
- noun someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins
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car_horn
- noun a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
automobile horn; horn; hooter; motor horn.
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piffle
- noun trivial nonsense
balderdash; fiddle-faddle.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
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hollo
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
holla; bellow; roar; yowl; holler; hollering; holloa; bellowing; roaring.
- his bellow filled the hallway
- verb encourage somebody by crying hollo
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flood
- noun the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
alluvion; deluge; inundation.
- plains fertilized by annual inundations
- noun an overwhelming number or amount
torrent; deluge; inundation.
- a flood of requests
- a torrent of abuse
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test
- noun trying something to find out about it
trial; trial run; tryout.
- a sample for ten days free trial
- a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain
- noun any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
mental testing; mental test; psychometric test.
- the test was standardized on a large sample of students
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snick
- noun a small cut
nick; notch.
- noun a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
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roll
- noun rotary motion of an object around its own axis
axial motion; axial rotation.
- noun a list of names
roster.
- his name was struck off the rolls
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valuate
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate; measure; value; assess; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
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outage
- noun the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
- noun a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
- there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.
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ribbing
- noun a framework of ribs
- noun the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
teasing; tantalization; tease.
- he ignored their teases
- his ribbing was gentle but persistent
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ululate
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
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filing
- noun the entering of a legal document into the public record
- he filed a complaint
- he filed his tax return
- noun a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
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disassociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
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screw_up
- verb make more intense
heat up; hot up.
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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battle
- noun a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
engagement; conflict; fight.
- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
- noun an energetic attempt to achieve something
struggle.
- getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- he fought a battle for recognition
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mill
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant.
- noun Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
James Mill.
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vex
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- verb disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress
worry.
- I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
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splutter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
sputter.
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chirrup
- noun a series of chirps
twitter.
- verb make high-pitched sounds
cheep; chirp; peep.
- the birds were chirping in the bushes
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blast
- noun a very long fly ball
- noun a sudden very loud noise
bam; bang; eruption; clap.
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din
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
clamor; cacophony; blare; blaring.
- noun the act of making a noisy disturbance
tumult; ruckus; commotion; rumpus; ruction.
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level
- noun a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
grade; degree.
- a moderate grade of intelligence
- a high level of care is required
- it is all a matter of degree
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
grade; tier.
- lumber of the highest grade
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tear
- noun a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
teardrop.
- his story brought tears to her eyes
- noun an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
split; rent; rip; snag.
- there was a rip in his pants
- she had snags in her stockings
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die
- noun a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
dice.
- noun a device used for shaping metal
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dig
- noun the site of an archeological exploration
excavation; archeological site.
- they set up camp next to the dig
- noun an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
shaft; gibe; shot; barb; slam; jibe.
- his parting shot was `drop dead'
- she threw shafts of sarcasm
- she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
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leave
- noun the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
leave of absence.
- a ten day's leave to visit his mother
- noun permission to do something
- she was granted leave to speak
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guy
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; hombre; cat.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
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pass_judgment
- verb form a critical opinion of
judge; evaluate.
- I cannot judge some works of modern art
- How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
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plummet
- noun the metal bob of a plumb line
plumb bob; plumb.
- verb drop sharply
plump.
- The stock market plummeted
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undoer
- noun a seducer who ruins a woman
- she awoke in the arms of her cruel undoer
- noun a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
opener; untier; unfastener.
- children are talented undoers of their shoelaces
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sigh
- noun an utterance made by exhaling audibly
suspiration.
- noun a sound like a person sighing
- she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees
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disunite
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disassociate.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb force, take, or pull apart
part; divide; separate.
- He separated the fighting children
- Moses parted the Red Sea
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talker
- noun someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
verbalizer; speaker; utterer; verbaliser.
- the speaker at commencement
- an utterer of useful maxims
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wear_out
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- verb go to pieces
break; fall apart; wear; bust.
- The lawn mower finally broke
- The gears wore out
- The old chair finally fell apart completely
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hairline_fracture
- noun a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin
capillary fracture.
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twaddle
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
taradiddle; boloney; humbug; bilgewater; tarradiddle; tosh; bosh; baloney; drool; tommyrot.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber.
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sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
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turn_away
- verb move so as not face somebody or something
- verb turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
bend; deflect.
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atomise
- verb spray very finely
atomize.
- verb strike at with firepower or bombs
nuke; atomize; zap.
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falling
- adjective satellite decreasing in amount or degree
- verb descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
fall.
- The branch fell from the tree
- The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse
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babbler
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
prater; chatterer; spouter; magpie; chatterbox.
- noun any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
cackler.
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explosion
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
detonation; blowup.
- noun the act of exploding or bursting
burst.
- the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
- the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
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wail
- noun a cry of sorrow and grief
lamentation; plaint; lament.
- their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
- verb emit long loud cries
roar; yawl; yaup; howl; ululate.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
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water
- noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
H2O.
- noun the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
body of water.
- they invaded our territorial waters
- they were sitting by the water's edge
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spattering
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; sputter; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
splattering; splashing; splash; spatter.
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tittle-tattle
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chitchat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; gossip; gab.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
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dandruff
- noun a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
- noun loose scales shed from the scalp
- I could see the dandruff on her shoulders
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roaring
- noun a deep prolonged loud noise
roar; thunder; boom.
- noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
holla; bellow; roar; hollo; yowl; holler; hollering; holloa; bellowing.
- his bellow filled the hallway
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change
- noun an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
modification; alteration.
- the change was intended to increase sales
- this storm is certainly a change for the worse
- the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
- noun a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
- he attributed the change to their marriage
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cuckoo
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; fathead; goose; bozo; zany; twat; jackass; goofball.
- noun any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
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impacted
- adjective satellite wedged or packed in together
wedged.
- verb press or wedge together; pack together
impact.
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bow
- noun a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
bowknot.
- noun a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
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detonate
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
explode; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
explode; blow up.
- the bomb detonated at noon
- The Molotov cocktail exploded
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boo
- noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
razz; razzing; Bronx cheer; hoot; hiss; raspberry; bird; snort.
- verb show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
hiss.
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wear_down
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
- verb deteriorate through use or stress
wear out; wear off; wear thin; wear.
- The constant friction wore out the cloth
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american_civil_war
- noun civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
United States Civil War; War between the States.
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cacophony
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
clamor; din; blare; blaring.
- noun loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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thrum
- noun a thrumming sound
- he could hear the thrum of a banjo
- verb sound with a monotonous hum
hum.
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spit_out
- verb spit up in an explosive manner
sputter; splutter.
- verb utter with anger or contempt
spit.
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run_out
- verb become used up; be exhausted
- Our supplies finally ran out
- verb flow off gradually
drain.
- The rain water drains into this big vat
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wrecking
- noun the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
razing.
- noun destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruination; laying waste; ruin; ruining.
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prove
- verb be shown or be found to be
turn up; turn out.
- She proved to be right
- The medicine turned out to save her life
- She turned up HIV positive
- verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
shew; demonstrate; show; establish.
- The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
- The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
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subvert
- verb cause the downfall of; of rulers
bring down; overturn; overthrow.
- The Czar was overthrown
- subvert the ruling class
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; debauch; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
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flunk
- noun failure to reach a minimum required performance
failing.
- his failing the course led to his disqualification
- he got two flunks on his report
- verb fail to get a passing grade
fail; flush it; bomb.
- She studied hard but failed nevertheless
- Did I fail the test?
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ravage
- noun (usually plural) a destructive action
depredation.
- the ravages of time
- the depredations of age and disease
- verb make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
harry.
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look_into
- verb investigate scientifically
investigate.
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
- verb examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
check into; go over; suss out; check over; check up on; check out; check.
- check the brakes
- Check out the engine
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chafe
- noun soreness and warmth caused by friction
- he had a nasty chafe on his knee
- noun anger produced by some annoying irritation
annoyance; vexation.
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stinker
- noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
git; crumb; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; bum; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
- only a rotter would do that
- kill the rat
- throw the bum out
- you cowardly little pukes!
- the British call a contemptible person a `git'
- noun anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)
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cluck
- noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
clucking.
- verb make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
click; clack.
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clangoring
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
clank; crash; clash; clangour; clang; clangor.
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
- verb make a loud resonant noise
clangour; clangor.
- the alarm clangored throughout the building
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teaser
- noun a worker who teases wool
- noun someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
vexer; annoyer; tease.
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drown
- verb cover completely or make imperceptible
overwhelm; submerge.
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- verb get rid of as if by submerging
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
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roarer
- noun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
bellower; bawler; screamer; yeller; shouter; screecher.
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spall
- noun a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
spawl.
- a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls
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tire_out
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; outwear; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
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outwear
- verb last longer than others
- This material outwears all others
- verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
wear out; tire; wear down; jade; fag out; weary; fatigue; wear; tire out; fag; wear upon.
- We wore ourselves out on this hike
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car
- noun a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
machine; motorcar; automobile; auto.
- he needs a car to get to work
- noun a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
railroad car; railcar; railway car.
- three cars had jumped the rails
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caw
- noun the sound made by corvine birds
- verb utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens
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soul
- noun the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
psyche.
- noun a human being
someone; somebody; person; individual; mortal.
- there was too much for one person to do
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jetsam
- noun the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
- noun the floating wreckage of a ship
flotsam.
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laughter
- noun the sound of laughing
laugh.
- noun the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn
- he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd
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break_off
- verb interrupt before its natural or planned end
break short; cut short.
- We had to cut short our vacation
- verb prevent completion
break; stop; discontinue.
- stop the project
- break off the negotiations
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heart
- noun the locus of feelings and intuitions
bosom.
- in your heart you know it is true
- her story would melt your bosom
- noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
pump; ticker.
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
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motor_horn
- noun a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
automobile horn; horn; hooter; car horn.
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downfall
- noun failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
ruination; ruin.
- noun the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
precipitation.
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attribute
- noun a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
property; dimension.
- self-confidence is not an endearing property
- noun an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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chip
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
bit; fleck; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
- noun a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
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fuck
- noun slang for sexual intercourse
ass; screw; piece of tail; fucking; shtup; screwing; roll in the hay; nookie; piece of ass; nooky; shag.
- verb have sexual intercourse with
love; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; bonk; eff; have sex; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
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abort
- noun the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
- I wasted a year of my life working on an abort
- he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area
- verb terminate before completion
- abort the mission
- abort the process running on my computer
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chin
- noun the protruding part of the lower jaw
mentum.
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
Kuki; Kuki-Chin.
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craze
- noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
rage; fad; furore; cult; furor.
- he always follows the latest fads
- it was all the rage that season
- noun state of violent mental agitation
fury; delirium; frenzy; hysteria.
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ligan
- noun goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered
lagan; lagend.
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chemical
- noun material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
chemical substance.
- adjective relating to or used in chemistry
chemic.
- chemical engineer
- chemical balance
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birdsong
- noun the characteristic sound produced by a bird
birdcall; call; song.
- a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
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purl
- noun gold or silver wire thread
- noun a basic knitting stitch
purl stitch.
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slush
- noun partially melted snow
- verb make a splashing sound
splosh; splash; slosh.
- water was splashing on the floor
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scoff
- noun showing your contempt by derision
jeer; scoffing; jeering; mockery.
- verb laugh at with contempt and derision
barrack; jeer; gibe; flout.
- The crowd jeered at the speaker
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verbaliser
- noun someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
verbalizer; speaker; talker; utterer.
- the speaker at commencement
- an utterer of useful maxims
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stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
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bow-wow
- noun the bark of a dog
- noun informal terms for dogs
doggie; pooch; doggy; barker.
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truck
- noun an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
motortruck.
- noun a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
hand truck.
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crumple
- verb fall apart
collapse; tumble; break down; crumble.
- the building crumbled after the explosion
- Negotiations broke down
- verb fold or collapse
buckle.
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talk
- noun an exchange of ideas via conversation
talking.
- let's have more work and less talk around here
- noun discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
- his poetry contains much talk about love and anger
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blare
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
clamor; cacophony; din; blaring.
- verb make a strident sound
blast.
- She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
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go_down
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
descend; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
settle; sink; go under.
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disconnect
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
disconnection; gulf.
- he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
- verb pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
unplug.
- unplug the hair dryer after using it
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oral_cavity
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; mouth; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
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chattering
- noun the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
chatter.
- noun the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
chatter.
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anatomize
- verb dissect in order to analyze
anatomise.
- anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease
- verb analyze down to the smallest detail
- This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior
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shatter
- verb break into many pieces
- verb damage or destroy
- The news of her husband's death shattered her life
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razzing
- noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
razz; boo; Bronx cheer; hoot; hiss; raspberry; bird; snort.
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
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tucker
- noun a sewer who tucks
- noun United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker.
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backtalk
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
sass; back talk; sassing; lip; mouth.
- don't give me any of your sass
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break_open
- verb open with force
- He broke open the picnic basket
- verb come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
split; burst.
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term
- noun a word or expression used for some particular thing
- he learned many medical terms
- noun a limited period of time
- a prison term
- he left school before the end of term
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name
- noun a language unit by which a person or thing is known
- his name really is George Washington
- those are two names for the same thing
- noun a person's reputation
- he wanted to protect his good name
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give_out
- verb give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
emit; give off.
- The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits
- verb give to several people
pass out; distribute; hand out.
- The teacher handed out the exams
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plunk
- noun a hollow twanging sound
- noun (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
plunker.
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sea_mew
- noun the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
mew; mew gull; Larus canus.
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shouter
- noun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
bellower; bawler; screamer; yeller; roarer; screecher.
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break_down
- verb make ineffective
crush.
- Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination
- verb make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
take apart; dissect; analyze; analyse.
- analyze a specimen
- analyze a sentence
- analyze a chemical compound
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sprinkle
- noun a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
sprinkling; scattering.
- noun the act of sprinkling or splashing water
sprinkling; sparge.
- baptized with a sprinkling of holy water
- a sparge of warm water over the malt
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exclamation
- noun an abrupt excited utterance
exclaiming.
- she gave an exclamation of delight
- there was much exclaiming over it
- noun a loud complaint or protest or reproach
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canvas
- noun a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
canvass.
- noun an oil painting on canvas fabric
canvass.
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shoot_down
- verb move quickly and violently
tear; shoot; charge; buck.
- The car tore down the street
- He came charging into my office
- verb shoot at and force to come down
down; land.
- the enemy landed several of our aircraft
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sibilant
- noun a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
sibilant consonant.
- adjective satellite of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
spirant; fricative; strident; continuant.
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blubber
- noun an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
- noun excess bodily weight
avoirdupois; fat; fatness.
- she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others
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turn
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; bend.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
turning.
- he took a turn to the right
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place
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
spot; topographic point.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
- noun any area set aside for a particular purpose
property.
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
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think
- noun an instance of deliberate thinking
- I need to give it a good think
- verb judge or regard; look upon; judge
conceive; believe; consider.
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
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lay
- noun a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
ballad.
- noun a narrative poem of popular origin
ballad.
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sizz
- verb express or utter with a hiss
sibilate; siss; hiss.
- verb make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
sibilate; siss; hiss.
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fricative
- noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
spirant; fricative consonant.
- adjective satellite of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
spirant; sibilant; strident; continuant.
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vote
- noun a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
voting; ballot; balloting.
- there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion
- they allowed just one vote per person
- noun the opinion of a group as determined by voting
- they put the question to a vote
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ring
- noun a characteristic sound
- it has the ring of sincerity
- noun a toroidal shape
annulus; anchor ring; doughnut; halo.
- a ring of ships in the harbor
- a halo of smoke
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open
- noun a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
clear.
- finally broke out of the forest into the open
- noun where the air is unconfined
out-of-doors; open air; outdoors.
- he wanted to get outdoors a little
- the concert was held in the open air
- camping in the open
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bollix
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; fumble; mishandle; bollocks; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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bite
- noun a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- noun a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
bit; morsel.
- all they had left was a bit of bread
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yip
- noun a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
yelping; yelp.
- verb bark in a high-pitched tone
yelp; yap.
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swoosh
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
whoosh.
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; swish; lap.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
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speaking
- noun the utterance of intelligible speech
speech production.
- noun delivering an address to a public audience
speechmaking; oral presentation; public speaking.
- people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
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hum
- noun the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity
busyness.
- they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers
- there is a constant hum of military preparation
- noun an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
Al Faran; Harkat ul-Mujahedeen; HUA; Harkat-ul-Mujahidin; Harkat ul-Ansar; Movement of Holy Warriors.
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crevice
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
chap; cranny; fissure; crack.
- noun a long narrow opening
cleft; scissure; fissure; crack.
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bollocks
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
muck up; foul up; blow; botch up; botch; bollix; fumble; mishandle; bumble; ball up; bobble; bollocks up; spoil; bollix up; fuck up; fluff; flub; bodge; muff; louse up; mess up; screw up; bungle.
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
- noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
testis; ball; orchis; nut; ballock; bollock; egg; testicle.
- she kicked him in the balls and got away
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red_herring
- noun any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
- noun a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
smoked herring.
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blackguard
- noun someone who is morally reprehensible
bounder; dog; hound; heel; cad.
- verb subject to laughter or ridicule
laugh at; make fun; ridicule; poke fun; roast; guy; rib; jest at.
- The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
- The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
- His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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grunt
- noun the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
oink.
- noun an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker
- infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts
- he went from grunt to chairman in six years
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depressed
- adjective satellite lower than previously
down.
- the market is depressed
- prices are down
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
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scraping
- noun (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
- they collected blood scrapings for analysis
- noun a harsh noise made by scraping
scratching; scrape; scratch.
- the scrape of violin bows distracted her
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stammer
- noun a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds
stutter.
- verb speak haltingly
falter; bumble; stutter.
- The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
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verbalization
- noun the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization
verbalisation.
- noun the activity of expressing something in words
verbalisation.
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gobble
- noun the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
- verb eat hastily without proper chewing
bolt.
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fizz
- noun an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
- verb become bubbly or frothy or foaming
froth; foam; effervesce; sparkle; form bubbles.
- The boiling soup was frothing
- The river was foaming
- Sparkling water
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decompose
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down; break up.
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
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and
A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. (a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, "there are women and women," that is, two very different sorts of women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, "the tediousness and process of my travel," that is, the tedious process, etc.; "thy fair and outward character," that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex.
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rend
- verb tear or be torn violently
rive; pull; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
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tantalize
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
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shoot_one's_mouth_off
- verb speak spontaneously and without restraint
lip off.
- She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets
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dash
- noun distinctive and stylish elegance
elan; panache; style; flair.
- he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer
- noun a quick run
sprint.
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slam
- noun winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
sweep.
- noun the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
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rent
- noun a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
- noun an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
tear; split; rip; snag.
- there was a rip in his pants
- she had snags in her stockings
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sniveller
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
squawker; moaner; crybaby; complainer; whiner; grumbler; bellyacher.
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saw
- noun a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
proverb; byword; adage.
- noun hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
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give_the_bounce
- verb terminate a relationship abruptly
give the axe; give the gate.
- Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman
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drubbing
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; whipping; thrashing; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; thrashing; licking; lacing; beating.
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isolate
- verb place or set apart
insulate.
- They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
- verb obtain in pure form
- The chemist managed to isolate the compound
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wassail
- noun a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
- verb celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
jollify; make whoopie; make merry; revel; whoop it up; racket; make happy.
- The members of the wedding party made merry all night
- Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!
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take
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; yield; takings; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
- noun the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
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fracture
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
break.
- it was a nasty fracture
- the break seems to have been caused by a fall
- noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
fault; geological fault; break; faulting; shift.
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
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destroy
- verb do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
destruct.
- The fire destroyed the house
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
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impairment
- noun the occurrence of a change for the worse
harm; damage.
- noun a symptom of reduced quality or strength
deterioration.
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begin
- verb take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
get; start out; set about; start; set out; get down; commence.
- We began working at dawn
- Who will start?
- Get working as soon as the sun rises!
- The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
- He began early in the day
- Let's get down to work now
- noun Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
Menachem Begin.
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trace
- noun a just detectable amount
suggestion; hint.
- he speaks French with a trace of an accent
- noun an indication that something has been present
vestige; shadow; tincture.
- there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
- a tincture of condescension
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clatter
- noun a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
- the shutters clattered against the house
- the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones
- verb make a rattling sound
brattle; clack.
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misfire
- noun an explosion that fails to occur
dud.
- noun a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
miss.
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axe
- noun an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
ax.
- verb chop or split with an ax
ax.
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review
- noun a new appraisal or evaluation
reappraisal; reassessment; revaluation.
- noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
critique; critical review; review article.
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shrieking
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; scream.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; screaming; scream.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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shot
- noun the act of firing a projectile
shooting.
- his shooting was slow but accurate
- noun a solid missile discharged from a firearm
pellet.
- the shot buzzed past his ear
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tiredness
- noun temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
fatigue; weariness.
- he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue
- growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills
- weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep
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hack
- noun one who works hard at boring tasks
hacker; drudge.
- noun a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
political hack; machine politician; ward-heeler.
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crackling
- noun the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
greaves.
- noun the sharp sound of snapping noises
crackle; crepitation.
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gull
- noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
fool; soft touch; sucker; patsy; fall guy; mug; chump; mark.
- noun mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
sea gull; seagull.
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gulp
- noun a large and hurried swallow
draught; swig; draft.
- he finished it at a single gulp
- noun a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
gulping.
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analytic
- adjective using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus
- adjective using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
analytical.
- an analytic experiment
- an analytic approach
- a keenly analytic man
- analytical reasoning
- an analytical mind
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wood
- noun the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
woods; forest.
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shrill
- verb utter a shrill cry
pipe; pipe up; shriek.
- adjective satellite having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
sharp.
- a shrill whistle
- a shrill gaiety
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plump
- noun the sound of a sudden heavy fall
- verb drop sharply
plummet.
- The stock market plummeted
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clank
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
crash; clash; clangour; clangoring; clang; clangor.
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
- verb make a clank
- the train clanked through the village
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get
- noun a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
acquire.
- She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- They acquired a new pet
- Get your results the next day
- Get permission to take a few days off from work
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clang
- noun a loud resonant repeating noise
clank; crash; clash; clangour; clangoring; clangor.
- he could hear the clang of distant bells
- verb make a loud noise
clangor.
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palatalized
- adjective satellite produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')
palatal; palatalised.
- verb pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
palatalise; palatalize.
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gibber
- noun unintelligible talking
gibberish.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
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yammer
- verb cry loudly, as of animals
wrawl; yowl; howl.
- The coyotes were howling in the desert
- verb complain whiningly
yawp; whine; grizzle.
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power_failure
- noun equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
power outage.
- the ice storm caused a power outage
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yield
- noun production of a certain amount
output.
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
return; takings; take; issue; proceeds; payoff.
- the average return was about 5%
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mouth_off
- verb talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
rabbit on; spout; rant; rave; jabber.
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burst
- noun the act of exploding or bursting
explosion.
- the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
- the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
- noun rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
fusillade; volley; salvo.
- our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
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whitewash
- noun a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score
- noun wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces
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tow_car
- noun a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
wrecker; tow truck.
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adjudge
- verb declare to be
hold; declare.
- She was declared incompetent
- judge held that the defendant was innocent
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snorter
- noun someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
- noun something outstandingly difficult
- the problem was a real snorter
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forecast
- noun a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
prognosis.
- verb predict in advance
calculate.
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hiss
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing; hushing; fizzle; sibilation.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
razz; boo; razzing; Bronx cheer; hoot; raspberry; bird; snort.
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screen
- noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
projection screen; silver screen.
- noun a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
blind.
- they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
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tut
- verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
tut-tut; tsk.
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scrutinise
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinize.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; scrutinize; inspect.
- audit accounts and tax returns
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spark
- noun a momentary flash of light
glint; flicker.
- noun merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
sparkle; light; twinkle.
- he had a sparkle in his eye
- there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
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come
- noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
semen; ejaculate; seminal fluid; seed; cum.
- verb move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
come up.
- He came singing down the road
- Come with me to the Casbah
- come down here!
- come out of the closet!
- come into the room
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quack
- noun an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
- noun the harsh sound of a duck
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reaction
- noun (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
chemical reaction.
- there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water
- noun an idea evoked by some experience
- his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
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fissure
- noun a long narrow depression in a surface
crevice; chap; cranny; crack.
- noun a long narrow opening
crevice; cleft; scissure; crack.
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paring
- noun a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
shaving; sliver.
- noun (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel
- she could peel an apple with a single long paring
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speak_up
- verb express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
animadvert; opine; sound off; speak out.
- John spoke up at the meeting
- verb speak louder; raise one's voice
- The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up
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twit
- noun someone who is regarded as contemptible
twirp; twerp.
- noun aggravation by der
