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| Main Entry: |
bale
 [beyl] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bunch |
| Synonyms: | bundle, package, parcel |
| Notes: | to bail is to remove water from a boat by filling a container and emptying it over the side; to bale is wrap or make into bundles |
| Main Entry: | bundle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accumulate, package |
| Synonyms: | bale, bind, clothe, fasten, pack, palletize, tie, truss, wrap |
| Antonyms: | disperse, divide, let go, scatter, separate, spread |
| Main Entry: | dip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scoop, ladle |
| Synonyms: | bail, bale, bucket, decant, dish, draft off, draw, draw out, dredge, handle, lade, lift, offer, reach into, shovel, spoon, strain |
Example Sentences
- We bought a bale of straw and left it in the backyard.
- He would literally carry the entire bale of straw around.
- If their theory is correct, they're no longer searching for a needle in a haystack-merely a needle in a bale of hay.
| Main Entry: | disaster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accident, trouble |
| Synonyms: | act of God, adversity, affliction, bad luck, bad news, bale, bane, blight, blow, bust, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collapse, collision, crash, debacle, defeat, depression, emergency, exigency, failure, fall, fell stroke, fiasco, flood, flop, grief, hard luck, harm, hazard, holocaust, hot water, ill luck, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, reverse, rock, rough, ruin, ruination, setback, slip, stroke, the worst, tragedy, undoing, upset, washout, woe |
| Antonyms: | blessing, good fortune, good luck, miracle, prosperity, success, triumph, win, wonder |
| Main Entry: | freight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goods being shipped |
| Synonyms: | bales, ballast, bulk, burden, carriage, consignment, contents, conveyance, encumbrance, fardel, haul, lading, load, merchandise, pack, packages, payload, shipment, shipping, tonnage, transportation, wares, weight |
| Main Entry: | heartbreak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental or emotional misery |
| Synonyms: | affliction, agony, anguish, bale, bitterness, broken heart, care, desolation, despair, distress, grief, heartache, heartsickness, heavy heart, pain, regret, remorse, rue, sorrow, suffering, torment, torture, woe |
| Antonyms: | happiness, joy, love |
| Main Entry: | load |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cargo, freight |
| Synonyms: | amount, bale, bundle, capacity, charge, consignment, contents, encumbrance, goods, haul, heft, hindrance, lading, mass, pack, parcel, part, payload, shipment, shot, weight |
| Main Entry: | pack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kit, package |
| Synonyms: | backpack, baggage, bale, bundle, burden, equipment, haversack, knapsack, load, luggage, outfit, parcel, rucksack, truss |
| Main Entry: | package |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bundle; whole |
| Synonyms: | amalgamation, assortment, bag, baggage, bale, batch, biddle, bottle, box, bunch, burden, can, carton, combination, container, crate, entity, kit, load, lot, luggage, pack, packet, parcel, pile, sack, sheaf, stack, suitcase, tin, trunk, unit |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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