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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saliva |
| Synonyms: | discharge, dribble, drool, slaver, spittle, sputum, water |
| Notes: | to spit (imitative of its sound) means to expel saliva; expectorate means to dredge up and expel phlegm |
| Main Entry: | barbecue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grill for cookout |
| Synonyms: | broiler, charcoal grill, fireplace, gas grill, griddle, hibachi, pit of coals, roaster, spit |
| Main Entry: | bristle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become upset, excited |
| Synonyms: | be angry, be infuriated, be maddened, blow up, boil, boil over, bridle, flare, flare up, fume, get one's dander up, rage, rise, ruffle, see red, seethe, spit*, stand on end, swell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drizzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fine rain |
| Synonyms: | dribble, drip, drop, mist, mizzle, shower, spit, spray, sprinkle |
| Antonyms: | downpour |
| Main Entry: | drool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saliva |
| Synonyms: | drivel, expectoration, salivation, slaver, slobber, spit, spittle |
| Main Entry: | drool |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | salivate |
| Synonyms: | dribble, drivel, froth, ooze, run, slabber, slaver, slobber, spit, water, water at the mouth |
| Main Entry: | emit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diffuse, discharge |
| Synonyms: | afford, beam, belch, breathe, cast out, disembogue, drip, eject, emanate, erupt, evacuate, excrete, exhale, expectorate, expel, expend, expire, extrude, exude, give off, give out, give vent to, gush, issue, jet, let off, loose, ooze, pass, perspire, pour, pronounce, purge, radiate, reek, secrete, send forth, send out, shed, shoot, speak, spew, spill, spit, squirt, throw out, transmit, utter, vent, voice, void, vomit, yield |
| Antonyms: | conceal, contain, refrain, repress, suppress, withhold |
| Main Entry: | erupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give forth, eject with force |
| Synonyms: | appear, belch, blow up, boil, break out, burst, cast out, detonate, discharge, emit, eruct, explode, extravasate, flare up, go off, gush, hurl, jet, pour forth, rupture, spew, spit, spout, spurt, throw off, touch off, vent, vomit |
| Main Entry: | glue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adhesive |
| Synonyms: | cement, gum, gunk, mucilage, paste, plaster, spit*, stickum |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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