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1Broach (sailing) — ). In larger boats broaching can lay the mast horizontal, putting both rig and crew at risk. It can be particularly dangerous when racing other boats at close quarters. Sailing in variable, gusty winds is a common cause of broaching when sailing… …
2broach — A dental instrument for removing the pulp of a tooth or exploring the canal. barbed b. a root canal instrument set with barbs; used for removing a dental pulp, pulp tissue remnants, or …
3set — v 1. put, place, position, move into position; situate, locate, localize, plant, mount; deposit, reposit, lay down, plump, rest; land, bring down, bring in, set down; park, station, stick; lodge, quarter; slap, tuck, slip, insert; implant,… …
4set up — Synonyms and related words: abet, aggrandize, aggravate, aid, amend, angel, animate, annoy, apotheose, apotheosize, arouse, arrange, array, assemble, assist, author, avail, back, bail out, bankroll, base, bear, bear a hand, beatify, befriend,… …
5broach — Synonyms and related words: advance, air, auger, bite, bleed, blue, bore, bring before, bring forward, bring in, bring up, chink, christen, cleave, clip, commend to attention, countersink, crack, crevasse, cut, cut open, decant, dispart, display …
6set forth — Synonyms and related words: advance, affect, approve, argue, articulate, assert, attest, be off, bespeak, betoken, brandish, breathe, bring before, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to life, bring to notice, bring up,… …
7set before — Synonyms and related words: advance, affront, brave, breast, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, challenge, choose rather, commend to attention, confront, confront with, dare, defy, encounter, envisage, face, face with, favor, front,… …
8broach — v. a. 1. Pierce, tap, set running, open (for the first time). 2. Open (a subject), suggest, hint, approach one on, break. 3. Utter, publish, proclaim, give out …
9broach — v suggest, mention, bring up, open; propose, offer, proffer, pose; introduce, submit, present, set forth, put before; throw out, bring to [s.o. s] attention, place before, hold out; advance, put forward, propound, tender, move, make a motion …
10The Probability Broach — is the first novel (1980) by science fiction writer L. Neil Smith. It is set in an alternate history, the so called Gallatin Universe, where a libertarian society has formed on the North American continent, styled the North American… …