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121lambaste — v 1.Informal. beat, thrash, drub, maul, beat black and blue, Dial. larrup, Inf. lather, Sl. shellac; whip, horsewhip, lash, flog, flail, whale, Inf. hide, Inf. tan, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide; cane, birch, switch; strike, thump, thwack, bang, Inf.… …
122castigate — verb Leopold castigated his son for leaving the archbishop s service Syn: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, censure, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind; informal… …
123lecture — 1. noun 1) a lecture on children s literature Syn: speech, talk, address, discourse, disquisition, presentation, oration, lesson 2) Dave got a lecture about his daydreaming Syn: scolding, chiding, reprimand …
124coal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ember, cinder; charcoal, briquette (see fuel). See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mineral fuel] Syn. mineral coal, coke, fossil fuel; see fuel . Types of coal include: hard coal, soft coal, charcoal,… …
125coal — [[t]koʊl[/t]] n. 1) min mir a black or dark brown mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel 2) a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other combustible substance 3) charcoal 1) 4) to burn to coal or… …
126Raked — Rake Rake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raked} (r[=a]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raking}.] [AS. racian. See 1st {Rake}.] 1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To collect or draw… …
127Raking — Rake Rake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raked} (r[=a]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raking}.] [AS. racian. See 1st {Rake}.] 1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To collect or draw… …
128literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
