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| Main Entry: |
earthquake
 [urth-kweyk] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tremor from inside the earth |
| Synonyms: | convulsion, fault, macroseism, microseism, movement, quake, quaker, seimicity, seism, seismism, shake, shock, slip, temblor, trembler, undulation, upheaval |
| Main Entry: | shock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete surprise; blow |
| Synonyms: | awe, bombshell, breakdown, bump, clash, collapse, collision, concussion, confusion, consternation, crash, distress, disturbance, double whammy, earthquake, encounter, excitement, eye-opener, hysteria, impact, injury, jarring, jolt, percussion, prostration, ram, scare, start, stroke, stupefaction, stupor, trauma, traumatism, turn, upset, whammy, wreck |
| Antonyms: | expectation |
| Main Entry: | tremor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaking, shock |
| Synonyms: | agitation, earthquake, flutter, quake, quaking, quaver, quiver, quivering, ripple, shake, shiver, shivering, tremble, trembling, trepidation, upheaval, vibration, wobble |
| Antonyms: | stillness |
Example Sentences
- Less desirable are the earthquake faults that lie beneath the coastal state.
- Coastal inhabitants can be educated to run to higher ground when they feel the land shake from an earthquake.
- Leading experts and researchers on earthquake resistant construction will present.
| Main Entry: | temblor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tremor |
| Synonyms: | agitation, earthquake, flutter, quake, quaking, quaver, quiver, quivering, ripple, seism, shake, shiver, shivering, tremble, trembling, tremblor, trepidation, upheaval, vibration, wobble |
| Main Entry: | tremblor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tremor |
| Synonyms: | agitation, earthquake, flutter, quake, quaking, quaver, quiver, quivering, ripple, seism, shake, shiver, shivering, temblor, tremble, trembling, trepidation, upheaval, vibration, wobble |
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