Definition: (noun) A bitter, abusive denunciation.
Synonyms: fulmination.
Usage: Silverstein found vent in a diatribe against all prize-fighters and against Joe Fleming in particular.
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Definition: (noun) A bitter, abusive denunciation.
Synonyms: fulmination.
Usage: Silverstein found vent in a diatribe against all prize-fighters and against Joe Fleming in particular.
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Definition: (noun) A long chair; for reclining.
Synonyms: daybed.
Usage: The queen reclined on a gorgeous chaise while her servants fanned her with palm fronds.
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Definition: (noun) A stupid mistake.
Synonyms: folly, imbecility, stupidity, foolishness.
Usage: At the fundraising event, the master of ceremonies introduced the keynote speaker by the wrong name, and his betise was immortalized on film.
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Definition: (noun) Marked by or consisting of a small amount of money.
Synonyms: shoe string.
Usage: The manager was expected to run the department on a shoestring budget, so to save money, he fired a few a few of the salesmen and accountants.
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Definition: (adjective) Straightforward; not fanciful or imaginative.
Synonyms: matter-of-fact.
Usage: It is to be a cold, prosaic, matter-of-fact business proposition.
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Definition: (noun) A woman's small hat with upright sides and a flat crown.
Synonyms: toque, turban.
Usage: Mary had to use hairclips to ensure that her new leopard-skin pillbox didn't slip off her head.
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Definition: (adjective) Marked by care and persistent effort.
Synonyms: sedulous.
Usage: By such assiduous and persevering labor they made their way about four hundred and fifty miles up the Missouri.
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Definition: (noun) A photographer who operates a movie camera.
Synonyms: cameraman.
Usage: The cinematographer won an award for his lush landscape shots, which captured the mood of the film.
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Definition: (noun) A person regarded as mentally dull.
Synonyms: dolt, pillock, poor fish, pudding head.
Usage: David was always a quiet, orderly boy and for a long time was thought by the people of Winesburg to be something of a dullard.
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