punch prop

  • 121miliasse — ⇒MILLAS, subst. masc.; MILLASSE, MILIASSE, subst. fém. Région. (Sud Ouest) A. Bouillie de farine de millet, et p. ext. de maïs. Il ne mange que des végétaux cuits à l eau simple, sans aucun assaisonnement ni sel; mais sa principale nourriture est …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 122shoulder — Synonyms and related words: Chateaubriand, abutment, accept, advocate, afford support, alpenstock, ankle, arc boutant, arm, arm in arm, articulation, as one, ascender, assault, associate with, assume, athletic supporter, avoid, back, back up,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 123stick — Synonyms and related words: abide, abide with, abrade, acid, acuminate, addle, adhere, adhere to, advocate, affix, agglomerate, all, alpenstock, altogether, amalgamate, amaze, antidepressant, arm, articulate, assert, ataractic, athletic supporter …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 124very should —  be made to pay its way in sentences  Too often it is used where it adds nothing to sense ( It was a very tragic death ) or is inserted in a futile effort to prop up a weak word that would be better replaced by something with more punch ( The… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 125very —    should be made to pay its way in sentences. Too often it is used where it adds nothing to sense ( It was a very tragic death ) or is inserted in a futile effort to prop up a weak word that should be replaced by something with more punch ( The… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 126ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …

    English syllables