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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spattering, impact |
| Synonyms: | burst, dash, display, effect, patch, sensation, splurge, stir, touch |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote or propose an idea |
| Synonyms: | adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, get ink for, hype*, introduce, lay forward, make a pitch for, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff, push, put forward, put on the map, serve, set forth, splash, spot, submit, suggest, throw spotlight on, urge |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | hesitate, stop, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advertise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | publicize for the purpose of selling or causing one to want |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, advance, advise, announce, apprise, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, bill, blazon, boost*, build up, circularize, communicate, declare, disclose, display, divulge, drum, endorse, exhibit, expose, flaunt, get on soapbox for, hard sell, herald, hype*, inform, make a pitch, make known, notify, pitch, plug, press agent, proclaim, promote, promulgate, puff, push, put on the map, reveal, show, soft sell, splash*, sponsor, spot, tout, uncover, unmask |
| Antonyms: | hide, keep secret |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blob |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drop, spot |
| Synonyms: | ball, bead, blot, blotch, bubble, dab, daub, dot, droplet, glob, globule, splash, splotch |
| Main Entry: | blotch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smudge |
| Synonyms: | acne, blemish, blot, breakout, eruption, mark, mottling, patch, splash, spot, stain, stigma |
| Antonyms: | blank, clarity, cleanness |
| Main Entry: | broth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soup, usually clear |
| Synonyms: | borscht, bouillon, bowl, brew, chowder, concoction, consommé, decoction, dishwater, distillation, elixir, fluid, gumbo, hodge-podge, olio, porridge, potage, potpourri, pottage, puree, splash, stock, vichyssoise |
| Main Entry: | conquest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeat, victory |
| Synonyms: | acquisition, annexation, appropriation, big win, clean sweep, conquering, coup, defeating, discomfiture, grand slam, invasion, killing*, occupation, overthrow, rout, routing, score, splash*, subdual, subjection, subjugation, success, takeover, triumph, vanquishment, win |
| Antonyms: | failure, forfeit, loss, surrender, yielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break by hitting or throwing violently |
| Synonyms: | beat, bludgeon, cast, charge, crash, cudgel, destroy, fling, hit, hurl, hurtle, lunge, plunge, shatter, shiver, slam, sling, smash, splash, splatter, splinter, throw |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, encourage, help, inspirit |
| Main Entry: | dip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put into liquid |
| Synonyms: | baptize, bathe, douse, drench, duck, dunk, immerse, irrigate, lave, lower, moisten, pitch, plunge, rinse, slop, slosh, soak, souse, splash, steep, submerge, submerse, wash, water, wet |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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