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stall
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
stall • noun 1. a market stall synonyms : stand, table, counter, booth, kiosk. 2. stalls for larger animals synonyms : pen...someone the runaround. 4. stall him for a bit synonyms : delay...
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hedge
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...hem in. 3. he hedged at every new question synonyms : prevaricate, equivocate, vacillate, quibble, hesitate, stall, dodge the issue, be noncommittal, be evasive, be vague, beat around the bush, pussyfoot around, mince one's words...
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kiosk
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
kiosk • noun the kiosks along the boardwalk synonyms : booth, stand, stall, concession, counter, newsstand; information booth.
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barn
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
barn • noun the loft in the barn synonyms : outbuilding, shed, cowshed, shelter; stable, stall, outhouse; archaic grange, garner.
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obstruct
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
...stand in the way of, frustrate, thwart, balk, inhibit, hamstring, sabotage; slow down, retard, delay, stonewall, stall, stop, halt, stay, restrict, limit, curb, put a brake on, bridle; informal stymie. See note at hinder. antonyms...
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chair
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...chairs synonyms : seat; armchair, easy chair, rocking chair, wing chair, swivel chair, wheelchair, stool, bench, pew, stall, throne. 2. a university chair synonyms : professorship, professorate, headship. 3. elected chair...
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jam
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...pack, crowd, squeeze, crush. 3. the broken-down vehicles jammed the roads synonyms : obstruct, block, clog, close off, congest. 4. the machine has jammed synonyms : become stuck, stick, stall, halt, stop.
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cell
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...cell • noun 1. a prison/monastic cell synonyms : cubicle, room, apartment, compartment, chamber, stall, enclosure, dungeon, lockup. 2. honeycomb cells synonyms : compartment, cavity, hole. 3. a political...
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crib
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
crib • noun 1. a baby's crib synonyms : cradle, bassinet, bed. 2. a crib of animal fodder synonyms : stall, manger, bin, box, rack, bunker, container.
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gain
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
...synonyms : widen the gap between, get further ahead of, leave behind, draw away from, outdistance, do better than. gain time synonyms : stall, procrastinate, delay, use delaying tactics, temporize. antonyms: lose; forfeit.
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