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  • 1squashy — squash•y [[t]ˈskwɒʃ i, ˈskwɔ ʃi[/t]] adj. squash•i•er, squash•i•est 1) easily squashed; pulpy: squashy fruit[/ex] 2) soft and wet: squashy ground[/ex] 3) having a squashed appearance • Etymology: 1690–1700 squash′i•ly, adv. squash′i•ness, n …

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  • 2squashy — squashily, adv. squashiness, n. /skwosh ee, skwaw shee/, adj., squashier, squashiest. 1. easily squashed; pulpy. 2. soft and wet, as the ground after rain. 3. having a squashed appearance. [1690 1700; SQUASH1 + Y1] * * * …

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  • 3squashy — /ˈskwɒʃi/ (say skwoshee) adjective (squashier, squashiest) 1. easily squashed; pulpy. 2. soft and wet, as ground, etc. 3. having a squashed appearance. {squash1 + y1} –squashily, adverb –squashiness, noun …

  • 4squashy — adjective 1. (of soil) soft and watery the ground was boggy under foot a marshy coastline miry roads wet mucky lowland muddy barnyard quaggy terrain the sloughy edge of the pond …

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  • 5squash´i|ness — squash|y «SKWOSH ee», adjective, squash|i|er, squash|i|est. 1. having a soft or pulpy consistency; easily squashed: »squashy cream puffs. 2. soft and wet: »squashy ground …

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  • 6squash´i|ly — squash|y «SKWOSH ee», adjective, squash|i|er, squash|i|est. 1. having a soft or pulpy consistency; easily squashed: »squashy cream puffs. 2. soft and wet: »squashy ground …

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  • 7squash|y — «SKWOSH ee», adjective, squash|i|er, squash|i|est. 1. having a soft or pulpy consistency; easily squashed: »squashy cream puffs. 2. soft and wet: »squashy ground …

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  • 8Pigeon Post — infobox Book | name = Pigeon Post title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of Jonathan Cape edition of Arthur Ransome s 1936 novel, Pigeon Post author = Arthur Ransome cover artist = Arthur Ransome country = United Kingdom language =… …

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  • 9soft — adjective 1) soft fruit Syn: mushy, squashy, pulpy, pappy, slushy, squishy, doughy; informal gooey Ant: hard 2) soft ground Syn: swampy …

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  • 10soft — adjective 1) soft fruit Syn: mushy, squashy, pulpy, slushy, squelchy, squishy, doughy; informal gooey; Brit.; informal squidgy 2) soft ground Syn: swampy …

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