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barometer (buromihtur) noun
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
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collide (kuhliid) verb
1. Crash together with violent impact. "The cars collided"
2. Be incompatible; be or come into conflict.
| Synonyms: | bump, hit, smash, slam, crash | | Antonyms: | miss, avoid, agree, coincide |
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envelop (ihnvEHluhp) verb
Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. "Fog enveloped the house"
| Synonyms: | hedge, shroud, veil, cover, corral, wrap, cloak, invest, surround | | Antonyms: | unwrap, expose |
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graze (grayz) noun,verb
1. Break the skin (of a body part) by scraping. "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
2. Scrape gently.
| Synonyms: | touch lightly, contact, scrape, chafe, feed, kiss, shave, brush, erode, rub, skim |
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hatch (hach) noun,verb
1. Emerge from the eggs; of birds, fish, or reptiles.
2. Devise or invent.
| Synonyms: | devise, parent, create, make, concoct, get, engender, invent |
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retrieve (rihtreev) verb
1. Get or find back; recover the use of.
2. Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.
| Synonyms: | resuscitate, reclaim, recoup, get, regain, reactivate, recruit, get back, fetch, recover |
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shackle (shakuhl) noun,verb
A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).
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skirmish (skurmihsh) noun,verb
A minor short-term fight.
| Synonyms: | affray, encounter, scrimmage |
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visible (vihzuhbuhl) adjective
Perceptible especially by the eye; or open to easy view. "a visible object" "visible stars" "mountains visible in the distance" "a visible change of expression" "visible files"
| Synonyms: | plain, visual, apparent, observable, evident, discernible, clear, perceptible, distinct | | Antonyms: | invisible, hidden, imperceptible |
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visual (vihzhuhwuhl) adjective
1. Relating to or using sight. "visual powers" "visual navigation"
2. Able to be seen. "a visual presentation" "a visual image"
| Synonyms: | visible, discernible, perceivable, observable |
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