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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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brace
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...supported by wooden braces synonyms : prop, beam, joist, batten, rod, post, strut, stay, support, stanchion, bracket. • verb 1. the plane's wing is braced by a system of rods synonyms : support, shore up, prop up, hold up, buttress...
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car
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...coupe cruiser dragster electric four-by-four/4 × 4 four-door gas-electric GTi hardtop hatchback hearse hot rod hybrid jeep limo/limousine low-rider minicar minivan off-road vehicle/ORV patrol car race car racing car ragtop roadster...
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domineer
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...could domineer synonyms : browbeat, bully, intimidate, push around/about, order about/around, lord it over; dictate to, be overbearing, have under one's thumb, rule with a rod of iron; informal boss about/around, walk all over.
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whip
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
whip • noun he would use a whip on his dogs synonyms : lash, scourge, strap, belt, rod, bullwhip; historical cat-o'-nine-tails. • verb 1. he whipped the boy synonyms : flog, scourge...
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stick
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...4. he beat me with a stick synonyms : club, cudgel, bludgeon, shillelagh; truncheon, baton; cane, birch, switch, rod. phrase: the sticks informal she didn't want him to know that she'd grown up in the sticks synonyms : the country...
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severely
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...treated more severely synonyms : harshly, strictly, sternly, rigorously, mercilessly, pitilessly, roughly, sharply; with a rod of iron; brutally, cruelly, savagely. 4. she looked severely at Harriet synonyms : sternly, grimly, dourly...
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bar
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
bar • noun 1. an iron bar synonyms : rod, pole, stick, batten, shaft, rail, paling, spar, strut, crosspiece, beam. 2. a bar of chocolate synonyms...
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