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weir

noun as in dam

noun as in waterfall

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The conversation was entirely in Russian—Weir is impressively fluent.

Out athletes—again, like Weir—were expected to make grand demonstrations in protest of Putin and his legislation.

“I was thrown in the center of this not really wanting any part of it,” Weir says.

Vlad was early to meet Gonick, who was busy filming Weir, one day.

Celebrities like Weir were called on to urge a boycott of the Games.

This letter contains the first announcement of the scheme of Weir of Hermiston.

Towards the end of October he gave it up for the time being and turned to a more arduous task, the tragic Weir of Hermiston.

Capt. Cinnamond is still in bed with lumbago, whilst Major Weir is staying behind too.

Had the boat been carried over the weir you would have been drowned.

Near to his cottage on the river-bank was a dam or weir, over which the water trickled here and there a few inches deep.

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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to weir, such as: bank, barrier, dike/dyke, ditch, gate, and levee.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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