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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | compartment |
| Synonyms: | box, carrel, chamber, corner, cranny, cubbyhole, cubicle, hole, niche, nook, place, pocket, recess, section, slot, stall |
| Main Entry: | problem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difficulty; bad situation |
| Synonyms: | botheration, box*, can of worms, complication, count*, crunch, dilemma, disagreement, dispute, disputed point, doubt, headache, hitch*, hot water, issue, mess*, obstacle, pickle, point at issue, predicament, quandary, question, scrape*, squeeze*, trouble, worriment |
| Antonyms: | good situation, solution |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | punch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hit |
| Synonyms: | bash, belt, biff, blow, bop, box, buffet, clip, clout, cuff, dig, jab, jog, knock, lollop, nudge, one-two, plug, plunk, poke, prod, pummel, rap, shot, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, stroke, thrust, thump, wallop |
| Main Entry: | quagmire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad situation |
| Synonyms: | box*, corner*, difficulty, dilemma, entanglement, fix, hole*, imbroglio, impasse, involvement, jam, mire, morass, muddle, pass, perplexity, pickle, pinch*, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, trouble |
| Antonyms: | blessing, solution, success |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | frame, framework |
| Synonyms: | arbor, bed, box, bracket, counter, furniture, holder, ledge, perch, receptacle, shelf, stand, structure, trestle |
| Notes: | rack is the linear gear and pinion is the circular gear in a mechanism rack is destruction and ruin is destitution; in rack and ruin, rack is a variation of wrack and wreck |
| Main Entry: | receptacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container for disposal, storage |
| Synonyms: | bowl, box, holder, hopper, repository, vessel, wastebasket |
| Main Entry: | slap |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | hard hit, often with hand |
| Synonyms: | bang, bash, blip, blow, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clout, crack, cuff, pat, percuss, poke, potch, punch, slam, smack, sock, spank, strike, swat, wallop, whack, wham |
| Main Entry: | smack |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | strike, often with hand |
| Synonyms: | bang, blip, blow, box, buffet, chop, clap, clout, crack, cuff, hit, pat, punch, slap, snap, sock, spank, tap |
| Main Entry: | spot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad situation |
| Synonyms: | box*, corner*, difficulty, dilemma, fix, hole*, jam, mess, pickle, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, trouble |
| Antonyms: | benefit, boon, success |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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