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consonant system |
Noun
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the system of consonants used in a particular language |
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consonantal system |
Noun
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the system of consonants used in a particular language |
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claptrap |
Noun
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing |
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catcall |
Noun
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a cry expressing disapproval |
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catcall |
Verb
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to utter catcalls at |
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clamor |
Noun
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loud and persistent outcry from many people |
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clamor |
Noun
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a loud harsh or strident noise |
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clamor |
Verb
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to make loud demands |
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clamor |
Verb
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to utter or proclaim insistently and noisily |
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clamor |
Verb
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to compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring |
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conciseness |
Noun
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terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words |
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concision |
Noun
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terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words |
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clamoring |
Noun
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loud and persistent outcry from many people |
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clamour |
Noun
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loud and persistent outcry from many people |
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clamour |
Verb
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to make loud demands |
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clamour |
Verb
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to utter or proclaim insistently and noisily |
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clamouring |
Noun
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loud and persistent outcry from many people |
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catachresis |
Noun
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strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths') |
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chiasmus |
Noun
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inversion in the second of two parallel phrases |
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chin music |
Noun
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idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
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catchphrase |
Noun
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a phrase that has become a catchword |
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catch phrase |
Noun
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a phrase that has become a catchword |
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colloquy |
Noun
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formal conversation |
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colloquy |
Noun
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a conversation especially a formal one |
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cliche |
Noun
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a trite or obvious remark |
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conference |
Noun
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a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic |
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conference |
Noun
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an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members |
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conference |
Noun
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a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion, especially one with a formal agenda |
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curse |
Noun
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profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
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curse |
Noun
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an evil spell |
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curse |
Noun
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an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group |
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curse |
Noun
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a severe affliction |
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curse |
Noun
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something causing misery or death |
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curse |
Verb
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to utter obscenities or profanities |
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curse |
Verb
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to wish harm upon |
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curse |
Verb
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to heap obscenities upon |
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curse |
Verb
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to exclude from a church or a religious community |
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curse word |
Noun
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profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
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conversation |
Noun
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the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
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cuss |
Noun
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profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
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cuss |
Noun
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a boy or man |
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cuss |
Noun
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a persistently annoying person |
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cuss |
Verb
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to utter obscenities or profanities |
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communion |
Noun
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sharing thoughts and feelings |
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communion |
Noun
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(Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites |
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croak |
Noun
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a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) |
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croak |
Verb
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to pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
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croak |
Verb
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to make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath |
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croak |
Verb
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to utter a hoarse sound, like a raven |
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confab |
Noun
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an informal conversation |