a twitch of the whip

  • 31jump — Synonyms and related words: Highland fling, abandon, abscond, absquatulate, accept, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, advantage, aggrandizement, airlift, amble, ambush, amplification, anabasis,… …

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  • 32nip — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abduct, abridge, abscind, absolute zero, abstract, acute pain, adhere to, afflict, agonize, ail, algidity, amputate, and, annex, annihilate, approach, appropriate, arrest, bag, balk, ball the jack, ban, bar …

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  • 33бить — I. БИТЬ1, несов. Двигаться откуда л. стремительной струей, вытекать, вырываясь с силой, подобно тому как хлещут плетью по воздуху (о жидкости); Син.: лить, хлестать [impf. (in this sense) to spurt, gush]. На месте домика, приютившего его в годы… …

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  • 34deuk- —     deuk     English meaning: to drag     Deutsche Übersetzung: “ziehen”     Material: Gk. δαι δύσσεσθαι ἕλκεσθαι Hes. (*δαι δυκ ι̯ω with intensive reduplication as παι φάσσω). In addition perhaps also δεύκει φροντίζει Hes., wherefore Hom.… …

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  • 35pound — Synonyms and related words: Deutschmark, Mark, Reichsmark, abrade, ache, afghani, agonize, ail, ambush, anguish, anna, assail, assault, atomize, attack, baht, bang, barrage, bash, baste, bat, batter, bawbee, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo,… …

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  • 36prick — Synonyms and related words: aculeus, acuminate, acumination, acute pain, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, anguish, auger, barb the dart, be keen, birthmark, bit, bite, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, bore, borer, boring pain, brand,… …

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  • 37effect — Synonyms and related words: Z, abide by, accomplish, achieve, actualize, actually, adhere to, administer, affective meaning, aftereffect, aftermath, aim, ambition, amperage, angle, animus, apodosis, armipotence, artifact, ascendancy, aspect,… …

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  • 38agitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Violent motion Nouns 1. (quality of being agitated) agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple; trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance; flutter. Informal, sweat. 2. (result of agitation) perturbation, commotion …

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  • 39start — Synonyms and related words: A, activate, advance, advantage, aid, allowance, alpha, arise, assistance, attack, avoid, backing, base, basis, be off, be startled, beat, beget, begin, beginning, beginnings, birth, blanch, blast away, blast off,… …

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  • 40wag — I verb 1) the dog s tail wagged frantically Syn: swing, swish, switch, sway, shake, quiver, twitch, whip, bob; informal waggle 2) he wagged his stick at them Syn: shake, wave …

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