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dare
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...language” (Robert W. Burchfield, Points of View ; 1992) and also “one of the trickiest” (William Safire, “Love That Dare,” New York Times ; May 17, 1987). The subtleties arise because dare is both...
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rhetoric
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...But the slippage toward the pejorative sense 5 began early. In “Some Fruits of Solitude” (1693), William Penn suggested its iniquitous uses: “There is a Truth and Beauty in Rhetorick; but it oftener serves ill Turns...
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promptly
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
promptly • adverb 1. William arrived promptly at 7:30 synonyms : punctually, on time; informal bang on, on the button, on the dot, on the nose. antonym...
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bounce
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...verb 1. the ball bounced synonyms : rebound, spring back, ricochet, jounce, carom; reflect. 2. William bounced down the stairs synonyms : bound, leap, jump, spring, bob, hop, skip, trip, prance. • noun ...
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lodge
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...clubhouse, meeting room. 5. the porter's lodge synonyms : gatehouse, cottage. • verb 1. William lodged at our house synonyms : reside, board, stay, live, rent rooms, be put up, be quartered, room; formal dwell...
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homosexual
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...homo; literary Uranian. See note at gay. antonym: heterosexual. • noun she has a serious crush on William, who, unfortunately for her, is a homosexual synonyms : gay, lesbian; informal queer, queen, dyke, butch, femme...
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data
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...ed.; 1964.) · “But much of the data in present personnel files is highly subjective.” (William O. Douglas, Points of Rebellion ; 1970.) As Albert C. Baugh, a historian of the English language, put it in 1962...
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admirer
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
admirer • noun a great admirer of William Finn synonyms : fan, devotee, enthusiast, aficionado; supporter, adherent, follower, disciple.
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and
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...but this convention is now outmoded. Innumerable respected writers use and at the beginning of a sentence.” (William Morris and Mary Morris, Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage , 2d ed.; 1985.) · “And the idea that...
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but
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...easier it is for readers to process a sentence if you start with but when you’re shifting direction.” (William Zinsser, On Writing Well , 6th ed.; 1998.) · “If you want to begin a sentence by contradicting the...
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