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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | animal-like sound |
| Synonyms: | bark, bellow, gnarl, gnarr, grumble, grunt, howl, moan, roar, roll, rumble, snarl, thunder |
| Main Entry: | howl |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | long, painful cry |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar, scream, shout, shriek, ululate, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
| Main Entry: | hull |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skeleton, body |
| Synonyms: | bark, case, casing, cast, covering, frame, framework, husk, mold, peel, peeling, pod, rind, shell, shuck, skin, structure |
| Main Entry: | husk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covering, case |
| Synonyms: | aril, bark, case, chaff, glume, hull, outside, pod, rind, shell, shuck, skin |
| Antonyms: | core |
| Main Entry: | peel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skin, covering |
| Synonyms: | bark, cover, epicarp, exocarp, husk, peeling, pellicle, rind, shell, shuck |
| Notes: | rind is the hard or tough covering on oranges, grapefruit, and watermelon; once removed, skin or rind is usually known as peel |
| Antonyms: | innards, insides |
| Main Entry: | rap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk casually; speak abruptly |
| Synonyms: | babble, bark, chat, chatter, chitchat, confabulate, converse, discourse, jabber, palaver, run off at the mouth, spit, talk |
| Notes: | hip-hop is a culture and rap is a style of music that is one of the components of hip-hop; hip-hop music is not the same as rap - it is a fusion of rapping and deejaying hip-hop is rap, but not all rap is hip-hop; hip-hop has a particular beat and uses scratching and breaks/samples rap (noun) is a reproach for some lapse or misdeed - (verb) strike sharply and swiftly; a wrap (noun) is a cloak that is folded around a person - (verb) arrange or fold as a cover or protection to wrap is to enclose in a covering; to rap is to knock or tap on something, or create a rhythmic type of music |
| Main Entry: | roar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | growl, howl |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blast, bluster, boom, brawl, bray, clamor, crash, cry, detonate, din, drum, explode, holler, rebound, reecho, repercuss, resound, reverberate, roll, rout, rumble, shout, sound, thunder, trumpet, vociferate, yell |
| Main Entry: | rub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stroke, massage |
| Synonyms: | abrade, anoint, apply, bark, brush, buff, burnish, caress, chafe, clean, coat, cover, curry, daub, erase, erode, excoriate, file, fray, fret, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, grate, graze, grind, knead, mop, paint, pat, plaster, polish, put, rasp, scour, scrape, scrub, shine, slather, smear, smooth, spread, swab, triturate, wear, wear down, wipe |
| Main Entry: | sailboat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a boat propelled with wind by sailcloth |
| Synonyms: | Sunfish, bark, brig, brigantine, catamaran, clipper, craft, cutter, dory, gaff-rigged sailboat, galleon, galley, jack, ketch, pinnace, ragboat, schooner, ship, skiff, sloop, tall ship, vessel, windjammer, wooden boat, yacht, yawl |
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