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  • 81blunder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slip, botch, mess; solecism. v. i. botch, fail, err; bungle, flounder. See error, unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mistake, lapse, oversight, gaffe; see error 1 . See Synonym Study at error . v …

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  • 82boner — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, blunder, error. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blunder, error, mistake; see error 1 . See Synonym Study at error . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. mistake, goof, error, blunder. IV (Roget s… …

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  • 83bungle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. spoil; botch; blunder, goof. See unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. botch, blunder, fumble, mishandle; see botch , fail 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. botch, *screw up, *muff, *blow it,… …

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  • 84fumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. grope, paw; fluff, flub, muff, bungle. See unskillfulness, touch. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mistake, blunder, dropped ball; see error 1 . v. Syn. mishandle, bungle, mismanage; see botch . III (Roget s 3 …

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  • 85goof — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See error, folly. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. err, make a mistake, flub*; see fail 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. Sl. bungle, mess up, blunder, fail, *screw up, miscalculate. IV (Roget s… …

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  • 86miss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fail; omit, skip, overlook; avoid; escape; lose. See failure, neglect, desire, loss. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A failure] Syn. slip, blunder, mishap; see error 1 , mistake 2 . 2. [A young woman] Syn.… …

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  • 87stumble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. trip, stub one s toe; hobble, stagger, lumber; blunder, flounder, stammer; err, slip, backslide. See descent, agitation, error, stammering. stumbling block II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move in a… …

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  • 88bull — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The male of the bovine species] Syn. Bos taurus (Latin), herd leader, bullock, steer, Sire, ox, male, male cow, top cow*, brute*, beast*, seed ox*, animal*; see also calf , cow . 2. [One who endeavors to profit from a rising …

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  • 89muff — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. miscarry, fumble, blunder; see fail 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. bungle, botch, fumble, drop the ball, *blow it, stumble, *choke, fail, miscalculate, slip, trip up, *screw up. ANT.: succeed, accomplish III (Roget s… …

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  • 90bloomer — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. A stupid, clumsy mistake: blunder, bull2, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble. Informal: blooper, boner. Slang: goof. See CORRECT …

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