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zoom verb informal a lone car zoomed across the desert road WHIZ, zip, whip, buzz, hurtle, speed, rush, streak, career, go like the wind; informal belt, scoot, tear, go like a bat out of hell, bomb, hightail, clip. PHRASE zoom in on zoom in on the rabbit in the background ENLARGE ( Read more... )

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x-ray noun the X-ray shows a clean break RADIOGRAPH, radiogram, X-ray image/picture/photograph, roentgenogram.

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writhe verb she writhed about in pain SQUIRM, wriggle, thrash, flail, toss, toss and turn, twist, twist and turn, struggle.

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whew exclamation whew, we got out just in the nick of time PHEW, thank goodness, thank God, what a relief.

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wad noun 1 a wad of cotton LUMP, clump, mass, pad, swab, hunk, wedge, ball, cake, nugget; bit, piece, plug.

2 a wad of $20 bills BUNDLE, roll, pile, stack, sheaf, bankroll.

3 a wad of tobacco QUID, twist, plug, chew, chaw.

verb he wadded up his napkin CRUMPLE, stuff, press, gather ( Read more... )

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volunteer verb 1 I volunteered my services OFFER, tender, proffer, put forward, put up, venture.

2 he volunteered as a driver OFFER ONE’S SERVICES, present oneself, make oneself available, sign up.

noun each volunteer was tested three times SUBJECT, participant, case, patient; ( Read more... )

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velocity noun light travels at a constant velocity SPEED, pace, rate, tempo, momentum, impetus; swiftness, rapidity; literary fleetness, celerity.

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upgrade verb 1. there are plans to upgrade the rail system IMPROVE, modernize, update, bring up to date, make better, ameliorate, reform; rehabilitate, recondition, refurbish, spruce up, renovate, rejuvenate, overhaul; bring up to code. ANTONYM downgrade.

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uh-oh exclamation uh-oh, the cat got out! YIKES, oh dear, cripes, mercy, holy moly, alas, dear me, ‘oh me, oh my,’ whoops.