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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vein, line; small part |
| Synonyms: | band, bar, beam, dash, element, hint, intimation, layer, ray, ridge, rule, shade, slash, smear, strain, stream, strip, stripe, stroke, suggestion, suspicion, touch, trace |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rod; straight length of material |
| Synonyms: | batten, billet, boom, crossbar, crosspiece, ingot, lever, paling, pig, pole, rail, rib, rule, shaft, slab, spar, spoke, stake, stick, streak, strip, stripe, stroke |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ray of light |
| Synonyms: | bar, beacon, chink, column, dartle, emission, finger, flicker, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, glow, laser, radiation, ray, shaft, shimmer, shoot, sparkle, streak, stream, twinkle |
| Notes: | ray is distinguished from beam in that it describes a smaller quantity of light (beam being a collection of parallel rays) |
| Main Entry: | breath |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hint, suggestion |
| Synonyms: | dash, murmur, shade, soupçon, streak, suspicion, touch, trace, undertone, whiff, whisper |
| Main Entry: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | individuality |
| Synonyms: | appearance, aspect, attribute, badge, bent, caliber, cast, complex, complexion, constitution, crasis, disposition, emotions, estimation, ethos, frame, frame of mind, genius, grain, habit, humor, kind, makeup, mettle, mood, morale, mystique, nature, personality, quality, record, reputation, repute, sense, set, shape, singularity, sort, specialty, spirit, standing, streak, style, temper, temperament, tone, trait, turn, type, vein |
| Notes: | character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others |
| Main Entry: | characteristic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | typical feature, trait |
| Synonyms: | affection, aspect, attribute, badge, bag, bearing, bent, caliber, cast, complexion, component, differentia, disposition, distinction, earmark, endowment, essence, essential, faculty, flavor, frame, idiosyncrasy, inclination, individuality, lineament, mannerism, mark, mood, nature, originality, particularity, peculiarity, personality, point, property, quality, singularity, specialty, streak, stripe, style, symptom, temperament, tendency, thing, thumbprint, tinge, tone, trademark, turn, virtue |
| Antonyms: | abnormality |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small amount; suggestion |
| Synonyms: | bit, drop, few drops, flavor, grain, hint, lick, little, part, pinch, scattering, seasoning, smack, smidgen, soupçon, sprinkle, sprinkling, squirt, streak, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, touch, trace, trifle, zest |
| Antonyms: | glob, lump |
| Main Entry: | discolor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fading, dirtying of hue |
| Synonyms: | besmear, besmirch, blot, defile, mar, mark, rust, smear, soil, stain, streak, sully, tar, tarnish, tinge |
| Antonyms: | brighten, color |
| Main Entry: | expose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reveal |
| Synonyms: | advertise, air, bare, betray, brandish, bring to light, broadcast, crack, debunk, denude, dig up, disclose, display, disport, divulge, exhibit, feature, flash, flaunt, give away, lay bare, lay open, leak, let cat out of bag, let out, make known, manifest, open, open to view, parade, present, prove, publish, put on view, report, show, show off, smoke out, spill, streak, tip off, trot out, unclothe, uncover, unearth, unfold, unmask, unshroud, unveil |
| Antonyms: | conceal, cover, hide |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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