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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | murmur, rumble |
| Synonyms: | bark, croak, gnarl, gnarr, growl, grunt, gurgle, mumble, mutter, roar, roll, snap, snarl, snuffle, splutter, whine |
| Main Entry: | mutter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grumble, mumble |
| Synonyms: | complain, croak, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grunt, moan, muddle, murmur, rumble, snarl, sputter, swallow, whisper |
| Antonyms: | speak clearly |
| Main Entry: | reckoning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | computation, account |
| Synonyms: | IOU, adding, addition, arithmetic, bad news, bill, calculation, charge, check, ciphering, cost, count, counting, debt, due, estimate, estimation, fee, figuring, grunt*, invoice, score, settlement, statement, summation, tab, working |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak sharply |
| Synonyms: | bark, flare, flash, fly off the handle, get angry, growl, grumble, grunt, jump down throat, lash out, retort, roar, snarl, snort, take it out on, vent, yell |
| Main Entry: | wrestle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | struggle physically or mentally with something |
| Synonyms: | battle, combat, contend, endeavor, essay, exert, fight, grapple, grunt, scuffle, strain, strive, tangle, tussle, work |
| Main Entry: | snort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make nose sound |
| Synonyms: | blow, breathe, drink, grunt, laugh, pant, puff, snore, sound |
| Main Entry: | roustabout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laborer |
| Synonyms: | blue-collar worker, drudge, farmhand, grunt, hand, hireling, manual worker, migrant worker, operative, peon*, unskilled worker, worker, working girl, working man/woman, working stiff, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | infantry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foot soldiers |
| Synonyms: | dogfaces, doughboys, grunts, infantrymen, shock troops |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Main Entry: | account |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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accountable, anecdotic, cadastral, described, descriptive, epic, graphic, historic, hypomnematic, legendary, narrative, storied, suggestive, traditional, traditionary
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