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meander
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
meander • verb 1. meander about in the sunshine synonyms : wander, roam, ramble, rove, stroll, amble, drift; inf. mosey. 2. rivers meandering through the country synonyms : wind, zigzag, snake, curve, turn, bend.
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wander
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...xA0; 1. wander over the hills synonyms : ramble, roam, meander, rove, range, prowl, saunter, stroll, amble, peregrinate...traipse. 2. rivers wandering along synonyms : wind, meander, curve, zigzag. 3. wander from the path/point...
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curve
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...curl, twist, hook; arc, arch, bow, undulation, curvature, meander. • verb the road curved back on itself synonyms : bend, turn, loop, wind, meander, undulate, snake, spiral, twist, coil, curl; arc, arch.
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drift
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...raft drifted down the river synonyms : be carried, be borne; float, bob, waft, meander. 2. the guests drifted away synonyms : wander, meander, stray, putter, dawdle. 3. don't allow your attention to drift synonyms...
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curl
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...from his cigarette synonyms : spiral, coil, wreathe, twirl, swirl; wind, curve, bend, twist, twist and turn, loop, meander, snake, corkscrew, zigzag. 2. Ruth curled her arms around his neck synonyms : wind, twine, entwine, wrap...
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dally
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...on the way to work synonyms : dawdle, delay, loiter, linger, waste time; lag, trail, straggle, fall behind; amble, meander, drift; informal dilly-dally; archaic tarry. See note at loiter. antonym: hurry. 2. he likes dallying with...
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toddle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
toddle • verb 1. the child toddled toward him synonyms : totter, teeter, wobble, falter, waddle, stumble. 2. informal I toddled down to the quay synonyms : amble, wander, meander, stroll, saunter; informal mosey, toodle, tootle, putter.
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stroll
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
stroll • verb they strolled along the river synonyms : saunter, amble, wander, meander, ramble, promenade, walk, go for a walk, stretch one's legs, get some air; informal mosey; formal perambulate. •...
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range
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...2. they ranged over the sprawling hills synonyms : roam, rove, traverse, travel, journey, wander, drift, ramble, meander, stroll, traipse, walk, hike, trek. AWKWARD SYNONYMS range, compass, gamut, latitude, reach...
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twine
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...coil, twist, wind, weave, wrap. 2. twine a garland synonyms : weave, plait, braid, twist. 3. the path twines up the mountain synonyms : twist, twist and turn, wind, curve, zigzag, meander, snake, worm.
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