distance (verb)
111estrange — verb Arafat was urged not to estrange the Bush White House Syn: alienate, antagonize, turn away, drive away, distance; sever, set at odds with; drive a wedge between (oneself and) …
112persevere — verb she will persevere regardless of the obstacles Syn: persist, continue, carry on, go on, keep on, keep going, struggle on, hammer away, be persistent, be determined, see/follow something through, keep at it, press on/ahead, not take no for an …
113recede — verb 1) the floodwaters receded Syn: retreat, go back, go down, move back, move away, withdraw, ebb, subside, abate Ant: advance, approach 2) the lights receded into the distance …
114shun — verb he shunned publicity Syn: avoid, evade, eschew, steer clear of, shy away from, fight shy of, keep one s distance from, give a wide berth to, have nothing to do with; snub, give someone the cold shoulder, cold shoulder, ignore, look right… …
115alienate — verb Syn: isolate, distance, estrange, cut off, turn away, drive apart, set at variance/odds, drive a wedge between …
116isolate — verb Syn: separate, segregate, detach, cut off, shut away, alienate, distance, cloister, seclude, cordon off, seal off, close off, fence off Ant: integrate …
117toll — verb To bar, defeat, or take away; thus, to toll the entry means to deny or take away the right of entry. To suspend or stop temporarily as the statute of limitations is tolled during the defendant s absence from the jurisdiction and during the… …
118switch — Verb: To change course. To change opinion or preference. To change the position of something. To move railroad cars from one track to another or from one place in a train to another place in a train. Noun: An instrumentality for opening or… …
119T–V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction is a contrast, within one language, between second person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. Contents 1… …
120Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …
