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hilt
noun as in butt
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The premise of the sketch was that sex was too spontaneous to be regulated, and the quiz show played that idea to the hilt.
He played affirmative action to the hilt and took full advantage of it.
"He had enthusiasm to the hilt," said his niece, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
Since then, Becky Hilt says she avoids eye contact with Thomas whenever he walks his dog.
His open brow lowered, and his fingers instinctively began playing with the hilt of his sabre.
George, seeing no living soul, struck the hilt of his sword sharply against the door of the castle.
Mary stepped beside him, took the hilt in both her little hands, and made shift to raise the great sword.
In the traditions of Denmark, the oath upon the sword-hilt was preserved in a spirit of deep solemnity.
But ten thousand saw Musa's hand clap to hilt, and Iftikhar's lance half fall to rest.
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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hilt, such as: tail, base, bottom, edge, extremity, and foot.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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