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seesaw
see·saw / ˈsēˌsô/ (also see-saw) • n. a long plank balanced in the middle on a fixed support, on each end of which children sit and swing up and down by pushing the ground alternately with their feet. ∎ fig. a situation characterized by rapid, repeated changes from one state or condition to another: the emotional seesaw of a first love affair | [as adj.] seesaw interest rates. • v. [intr.] change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again: the market seesawed as rumors spread of an imminent cabinet reshuffle. ∎ [tr.] cause (something) to move back and forth or up and down rapidly and repeatedly: Sybil seesawed the car back and forth. |
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"seesaw." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "seesaw." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-seesaw.html "seesaw." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-seesaw.html |
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Seesaw. See Two for the Seesaw.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Seesaw." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Seesaw." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Seesaw.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Seesaw." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-Seesaw.html |
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seesaw
•Nassau • hacksaw • heartsore
•bedsore • Ensor • fretsaw • chainsaw
•Esau, seesaw
•jigsaw
•ripsaw, whipsaw
•eyesore • Warsaw • bowsaw
•footsore • Luxor • plesiosaur
•stegosaur • Arkansas • Chickasaw
•dinosaur • brontosaur
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"seesaw." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "seesaw." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-seesaw.html "seesaw." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-seesaw.html |
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