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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fine thread |
| Synonyms: | fiber, filament, length, lock, rope, string, tress |
| Antonyms: | hunk |
| Main Entry: | beach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sandy area by body of water |
| Synonyms: | bank, coast, lakeshore, lakeside, littoral, margin, oceanfront, seaboard, seafront, seashore, seaside, shingle, shore, strand, waterfront |
| Notes: | a beach is a shore of a body of water while a beech is large deciduous tree with small sweet edible nuts |
| Main Entry: | coast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border by water |
| Synonyms: | bank, beach, coastline, littoral, margin, seaboard, seacoast, seashore, seaside, shore, shoreline, strand |
Example Sentences
- With no decision on a leader, voters struggle to detect which strand of the party predominates.
- Some sutures consist of a single strand of material that moves easily through tissue.
- The controversy over wild dolphins that strand themselves would entangle not only local activists but also federal regulators.
| Main Entry: | desert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, defect |
| Synonyms: | abscond, apostatize, bail out, beach, betray, bolt, check out*, chuck, cop out, crawl out, decamp, depart, duck*, escape, flee, fly, forsake, give up, go, go AWOL, go back on, go over the hill, go west, jilt, leave, leave high and dry, leave in the lurch, leave stranded, light, maroon, opt out, play truant, pull out, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, run out on, sneak off, split*, strand, take a hike, take off, tergiversate, throw over, vacate, violate oath, walk |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, come back, help, stay, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | edge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border, outline |
| Synonyms: | bend, berm, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, circumference, contour, corner, crook, crust, curb, end, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, hook, ledge, limb, limit, line, lip, margin, molding, mouth, outskirt, peak, perimeter, periphery, point, portal, rim, ring, shore, side, skirt, split, strand, term, threshold, tip, trimming, turn, verge |
| Antonyms: | center, inside, interior, middle, surface |
| Main Entry: | ground |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restrict; drop in place |
| Synonyms: | bar, beach, bring down, dock, down, fell, floor, knock down, land, level, mow down, prevent, strand |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, liberate |
| Main Entry: | hair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | threadlike growth on animate being |
| Synonyms: | beard, bristle, cilium, coiffure, cowlick, cut, down, eyebrow, eyelash, feeler, fiber, filament, fluff, fringe, frizzies, fur, grass, haircut, hairstyle, lock, mane, mop, moustache, quill, ruff, shock, sideburn, split ends, strand, thatch, tress, tuft, vibrissa, villus, whiskers, wig, wool |
| Main Entry: | line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cord, rope |
| Synonyms: | cable, filament, strand, string, thread, wire |
| Main Entry: | maroon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon |
| Synonyms: | beach, cast ashore, cast away, desert, forsake, isolate, leave, leave high and dry, strand |
| Antonyms: | care, help, maintain, rescue, save, take care |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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