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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stone |
| Synonyms: | bedrock, boulder, cobblestone, crag, crust, earth, gravel, lava, lodge, mass, metal, mineral, ore, pebble, promontory, quarry, reef, rubble, shelf, slab, slag |
| Main Entry: | bastion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support; fortified place |
| Synonyms: | breastwork, bulwark, citadel, defense, fortification, fortress, mainstay, parapet, prop, protection, rock, stronghold, support, tower of strength |
| Antonyms: | weak spot, weakness |
| Main Entry: | bluff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precipice |
| Synonyms: | bank, cliff, crag, escarpment, headland, hill, mountain, peak, promontory, ridge, rock |
| Main Entry: | dance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moving feet and body to music |
| Synonyms: | Charleston, bob, boogie, boogie down, bunny hop, caper, careen, cavort, conga, cut a rug, disco, flit, foot it, foxtrot, frolic, gambol, get down, hoof it, hop, hustle, jig, jitter, jitterbug, jive, jump, leap, one-step, prance, promenade, rhumba, rock, rock n' roll, samba, shimmy, skip, spin, step, strut, sway, swing, tango, tap, tread, trip, trip the light fantastic, twist, two-step, waltz, whirl |
| Main Entry: | disaster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accident, trouble |
| Synonyms: | act of God, adversity, affliction, bad luck, bad news, bale, bane, blight, blow, bust, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collapse, collision, crash, debacle, defeat, depression, emergency, exigency, failure, fall, fell stroke, fiasco, flood, flop, grief, hard luck, harm, hazard, holocaust, hot water, ill luck, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, reverse, rock, rough, ruin, ruination, setback, slip, stroke, the worst, tragedy, undoing, upset, washout, woe |
| Antonyms: | blessing, good fortune, good luck, miracle, prosperity, success, triumph, win, wonder |
| Main Entry: | gem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone; treasure |
| Synonyms: | bauble, glass*, hardware, jewel, jewelry, masterpiece, nonpareil, ornament, paragon, pearl, pick, prize, rock*, sparkler, stone, trump* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impact |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collision, force |
| Synonyms: | appulse, bang, blow, bounce, brunt, buffet, bump, clash, concussion, contact, crash, crunch, crush, encounter, hit, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, knock, meeting, percussion, pound, punch, quake, quiver, ram, rap, rock, shake, shock, slap, smash, smashup, strike, stroke, thump, tremble, tremor, wallop |
| Main Entry: | jar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shocking hit |
| Synonyms: | bump, clash, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jolt, jounce, rock, smash, succussion, thud, thump |
| Main Entry: | jewel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone |
| Synonyms: | baguette, bauble, bead, bijou, birthstone, brilliant, gem, gemstone, glass, gullion, hardware, ornament, rock*, sparkler, stone, trinket |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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