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rod
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
rod • noun 1. an iron rod synonyms : bar, stick, pole, baton, staff; shaft, strut, rail, spoke. 2. the ceremonial rod synonyms : staff, mace, scepter. 3. ( the rod...
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pole
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
pole 1 • noun 1. poles supporting the bridge synonyms : post, upright, pillar, stanchion, standard, support, prop, rod, shaft, mast. 2. jump over the pole synonyms : bar, rod, stick.
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staff
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
staff • noun 1. a shepherd's staff synonyms : rod, pole; walking stick, stick, cane, crook. 2. the staff of office synonyms : rod, mace, scepter. 3. reduce staff in the office synonyms : employees, workers, workforce, personnel.
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stick
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...plants synonyms : cane, pole, post, stake, upright. 3. punished with a stick synonyms : cane, birch, switch, rod. 4. beaten with a stick synonyms : cudgel, truncheon, blackjack, baton. phrase: the sticks bored with...
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goad
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...x2022; noun 1. a goad to spur cattle synonyms : spiked stick, stick, spike, prod, staff, crook, pole, rod. 2. a goad to action synonyms : stimulus, incentive, incitement, instigation, inducement, stimulation, impetus...
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bent
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
bent • adjective 1. a bent iron rod synonyms : curved, crooked, twisted, bowed, angled, warped, contorted. 2. bent backs synonyms : bowed, arched...
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switch
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...changeover, transfer, conversion; substitution, exchange. 3. a switch of willow synonyms : branch, twig, stick, rod. • verb 1. he switched sides synonyms : change, shift; reverse; informal chop and change. ...
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handgun
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
handgun • noun British lawmakers will vote on a proposal to ban all handguns synonyms : pistol, revolver, gun, sidearm, six-shooter, .38, derringer; informal piece, Saturday night special, rod, roscoe; trademark Colt, Luger.
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hard
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...unyielding, unrelenting, unsparing, grim, ruthless, merciless, pitiless, cruel; standing no nonsense, ruling with a rod of iron. antonyms: kind, easygoing. 7. a hard winter synonyms : bitterly cold, cold, bitter, harsh, severe...
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bow
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
bow 3 • noun 1. she tied a bow in her hair synonyms : loop, knot; ribbon. 2. he bent the rod into a bow synonyms : arc, curve, bend; crescent, half-moon. 3. an archer's bow synonyms : longbow, crossbow; Archery recurve.
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