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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gluing, binding material |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, binder, birdlime, bond, concrete, epoxy, glue, grout, gum, gunk, lime, lute, mortar, mucilage, mud, paste, plaster, putty, rubber cement, sand, sealant, size, solder, stickum, tar |
| Notes: | cement comes from Latin caementum 'chips of stone'; cement is an ingredient of concrete, but is not a synonym; cement should be pronounced suh-MENT |
| Main Entry: | dirty |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to be soiled |
| Synonyms: | begrime, besoil, blacken, blotch, blur, botch, coat, contaminate, corrupt, debase, decay, defile, discolor, draggle, encrust, foul, grime, make dusty, make impure, mess up, mold, muddy, pollute, rot, smear, smirch, smoke, smudge, smutch, spatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully, sweat, taint, tar, tarnish |
| Antonyms: | clean, cleanse, purify, sterilize |
| 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: | gum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sticky substance |
| Synonyms: | adhesive, amber, cement, cohesive substance, exudate, glue, mucilage, paste, pitch, plaster, resin, rosin, tar, wax |
| Main Entry: | impugn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, challenge |
| Synonyms: | assail, attack, blast, break, call into question, cast aspersions upon, cast doubt upon, come down on, contradict, contravene, cross, cut to shreds, deny, disaffirm, dispute, gainsay, knock*, negate, negative, oppose, pin something on, put down*, question, resist, run down, skin alive, slam*, smear, stick it to, swipe at, tar, throw doubt on, throw the book at, thumb nose at, traduce, trash, traverse, zap, zing |
| Notes: | to impugn is to dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of; to oppugn is to dispute the truth or validity of, to strive against |
| Antonyms: | flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | narcotic |
| Synonyms: | brown stuff, codeine, dope, drug, heroin, hypnotic, morphine, opiate, papaverine, poppy, sleep-inducer, soporific, tar |
| Main Entry: | pave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cover with asphalt, concrete |
| Synonyms: | brick, cobblestone, flagstone, gravel, lay asphalt, lay concrete, macadamize, surface, tar, tile |
| Antonyms: | dig up, strip |
| Main Entry: | pavement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blacktop |
| Synonyms: | asphalt, concrete, flagstone, road, sidewalk, tar |
| Notes: | pavement is from Latin pavimentum 'trodden-down or beaten floor'; pavement is a hard surface of which asphalt is one type |
| Main Entry: | profane |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defile, desecrate |
| Synonyms: | abuse, be evil, befoul, blaspheme, commit sacrilege, commit sin, contaminate, curse, cuss, damn, darn, debase, despoil, do wrong, flame, hoodoo, misuse, mock, mudsling, pervert, pollute, prostitute, put double whammy on, revile, scorn, swear, talk dirty, tar, trash, vice, violate, vitiate, voodoo |
| Antonyms: | cleanse, purify |
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