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| Main Entry: |
churn
 [churn] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, beat |
| Synonyms: | agitate, boil, bubble, convulse, ferment, foam, froth, jolt, moil, seethe, simmer, stir up, swirl, toss |
| Main Entry: | boil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | heat to bubbling |
| Synonyms: | agitate, bubble, churn, coddle, cook, decoct, effervesce, evaporate, fizz, foam, froth, parboil, poach, seethe, simmer, smolder, steam, steep, stew |
| Antonyms: | freeze |
| Main Entry: | bubble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | foam, froth up, especially with sound |
| Synonyms: | boil, burble, churn, eddy, effervesce, erupt, fester, fizz, gurgle, gush, issue, moil, murmur, percolate, ripple, seep, seethe, simmer, smolder, sparkle, spume, stir, swash, trickle, well |
Example Sentences
- Flocks of bee-eaters follow tractors as they churn up croplands.
- Hundreds of journals churn out learned articles on cutting-edge research.
- He needs machines to churn palm oil and chemicals into soap, stamp it into bars and package it in plastic.
| Main Entry: | container |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holder for physical object |
| Synonyms: | alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canister, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer, firkin, flask, hamper, hod, hopper, humidor, hutch, jar, jeroboam, jug, kettle, magnum, package, packet, pail, pit, pod, poke, pot, pottery, pouch, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, sack, scuttle, stein, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vat, vessel, vial |
| Main Entry: | ferment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | split into simpler substances; be agitated |
| Synonyms: | acidify, be violent, boil, brew, bubble, churn, concoct, dissolve, effervesce, evaporate, excite, fester, fizz, foam, foment, froth, heat, incite, inflame, leaven, moil, overflow, provoke, ripen, rise, rouse, seethe, simmer, sour, sparkle, stir up, work |
| Main Entry: | jolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise; push suddenly |
| Synonyms: | astonish, bowl over, bump, churn, convulse, discompose, disturb, floor, jar, jerk, jog, jostle, knock, knock over, lay out, perturb, rock, shake, shake up, shock, shove, spring something on, stagger, start, startle, stun, throw a curve, upset |
| Main Entry: | shake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | quiver, tremble |
| Synonyms: | agitate, brandish, bump, chatter, churn, commove, concuss, convulse, discompose, disquiet, disturb, dither, dodder, flap, flicker, flit, flitter, flourish, fluctuate, flutter, jar, jerk, jog, joggle, jolt, jounce, move, oscillate, palpitate, perturb, quail, quake, quaver, rattle, reel, rock, roil, ruffle, set in motion, shimmer, shimmy, shiver, shudder, stagger, stir up, succuss, sway, swing, totter, tremor, twitter, upset, vibrate, waggle, water, wave, whip, wobble |
| Main Entry: | simmer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boil, smolder |
| Synonyms: | be agitated, be angry, be tense, be uptight, bubble, burn, churn, cook, effervesce, ferment, fizz, fret, fricassee, fume, parboil, rage, seethe, smart, sparkle, stew, stir, warm |
| Antonyms: | freeze |
| Main Entry: | smolder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burn, simmer |
| Synonyms: | boil, bubble, churn, consume, erupt, explode, ferment, fester, fulminate, fume, seethe, smoke, steam, stir |
| Antonyms: | freeze |
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