receded (verb)

  • 31flood*/ — [flʌd] verb I 1) [I/T] to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water Water burst through the dam and flooded local villages.[/ex] The ground floor of the house was flooded.[/ex] 2) [I] if a river floods, water rises up over its… …

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  • 32recede — /rəˈsid / (say ruh seed) verb (i) (receded, receding) 1. to go or move back, to or towards a more distant point. 2. to become more distant. 3. to slope backwards: a receding chin. 4. to draw back or withdraw from a position taken in a matter, or… …

  • 33tantalization — tantalize (also tantalise) ► VERB ▪ torment or tease with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable or withheld. DERIVATIVES tantalization noun tantalizing adjective. ORIGIN from Tantalus in Greek mythology, who was punished for his… …

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  • 34tantalize — (also tantalise) ► VERB ▪ torment or tease with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable or withheld. DERIVATIVES tantalization noun tantalizing adjective. ORIGIN from Tantalus in Greek mythology, who was punished for his crimes by… …

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  • 35tantalizing — tantalize (also tantalise) ► VERB ▪ torment or tease with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable or withheld. DERIVATIVES tantalization noun tantalizing adjective. ORIGIN from Tantalus in Greek mythology, who was punished for his… …

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  • 36bunk|er — bunk|er1 «BUHNG kuhr», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a place or bin for coal, especially on a ship: »The reactor in an atomic ship corresponds to the fuel in the bunkers of an ordinary steamship (New Scientist). 2. a sandy hollow or mound of… …

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