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drudges

drʌdʒ

noun

a person made to do hard menial or dull work.

I felt like a household drudge

menial,menial worker,slave,galley slave,toiler,lackey,servant,labourer,hack,worker,maid/man of all work,houseboy,factotum,gofer,running dog,runner,peon,skivvy,dogsbody,charwoman,charlady,char,scullion,servitor

verb

do hard menial work.

her husband was drudging in the smoke of London

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drudge

drʌdʒ

noun

a person made to do hard menial or dull work.

I felt like a household drudge

menial,menial worker,slave,galley slave,toiler,lackey,servant,labourer,hack,worker,maid/man of all work,houseboy,factotum,gofer,running dog,runner,peon,skivvy,dogsbody,charwoman,charlady,char,scullion,servitor

verb

do hard menial work.

her husband was drudging in the smoke of London

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croaks

krəʊk

noun

a characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow.

a female frog can pick out a mate’s voice from a cacophony of croaks

rasp,wheeze,gasp,bark,hack,cough,caw,squawk,cackle,clack,cluck

verb

(of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound.

the frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily

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croak

krəʊk

noun

a characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow.

a female frog can pick out a mate’s voice from a cacophony of croaks

rasp,wheeze,gasp,bark,hack,cough,caw,squawk,cackle,clack,cluck

verb

(of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound.

the frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily

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countenancing

ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns

verb

admit as acceptable or possible.

he was reluctant to countenance the use of force

tolerate,permit,allow,admit of,approve (of),agree to,consent to,give one’s blessing to,take kindly to,be in favour of,favour,hold with,go along with,put up with,endure,brook,stomach,swallow,bear,thole,stand for,stick,hack,give the go ahead to,give the green light to,give the thumbs up to,give the okay to,approbate

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countenanced

ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns

verb

admit as acceptable or possible.

he was reluctant to countenance the use of force

tolerate,permit,allow,admit of,approve (of),agree to,consent to,give one’s blessing to,take kindly to,be in favour of,favour,hold with,go along with,put up with,endure,brook,stomach,swallow,bear,thole,stand for,stick,hack,give the go ahead to,give the green light to,give the thumbs up to,give the okay to,approbate

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columnists

ˈkɒləm(n)ɪst

noun

a journalist contributing regularly to a newspaper or magazine.

writer,feature writer,contributor,journalist,correspondent,newspaperman,newspaperwoman,newsman,newswoman,wordsmith,man/woman of letters,penman,humorist,critic,reviewer,commentator,chronicler,littérateur,scribbler,scribe,pen-pusher,hack,hackette,journo,talking head,thumbsucker

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columnist

ˈkɒləm(n)ɪst

noun

a journalist contributing regularly to a newspaper or magazine.

writer,feature writer,contributor,journalist,correspondent,newspaperman,newspaperwoman,newsman,newswoman,wordsmith,man/woman of letters,penman,humorist,critic,reviewer,commentator,chronicler,littérateur,scribbler,scribe,pen-pusher,hack,hackette,journo,talking head,thumbsucker

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cleaves

kliːv

verb

split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.

the large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire

split,split open,crack open,lay open,divide,sever,splinter,cut (up),hew,hack,chop up,slice up,halve,bisect,quarter,rend,sunder,rive

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cleaving

kliːv

verb

split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.

the large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire

split,split open,crack open,lay open,divide,sever,splinter,cut (up),hew,hack,chop up,slice up,halve,bisect,quarter,rend,sunder,rive

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cleaved

kliːv

verb

split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.

the large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire

split,split open,crack open,lay open,divide,sever,splinter,cut (up),hew,hack,chop up,slice up,halve,bisect,quarter,rend,sunder,rive

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cleave

kliːv

verb

split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.

the large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire

split,split open,crack open,lay open,divide,sever,splinter,cut (up),hew,hack,chop up,slice up,halve,bisect,quarter,rend,sunder,rive

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carves

kɑːv

verb

cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.

the wood was carved with runes

sculpt,sculpture,cut,chisel,hew,whittle,chip,hack,slash,form,shape,fashion,engrave,etch,notch,cut in,incise,score,print,mark

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carve

kɑːv

verb

cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.

the wood was carved with runes

sculpt,sculpture,cut,chisel,hew,whittle,chip,hack,slash,form,shape,fashion,engrave,etch,notch,cut in,incise,score,print,mark

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cabs

kab

noun

a taxi.

she hailed a cab

taxi,taxi cab,minicab,hackney cab,hackney carriage,hack,fiacre

verb

travel in a taxi.

Roger cabbed home

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cab

kab

noun

a taxi.

she hailed a cab

taxi,taxi cab,minicab,hackney cab,hackney carriage,hack,fiacre

verb

travel in a taxi.

Roger cabbed home

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brooking

brʊk

verb

tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition).

Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew

tolerate,allow,stand,bear,abide,stomach,swallow,put up with,go along with,endure,suffer,withstand,cope with,accept,permit,admit of,countenance,thole,stand for,stick,hack

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brooked

brʊk

verb

tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition).

Jenny would brook no criticism of Matthew

tolerate,allow,stand,bear,abide,stomach,swallow,put up with,go along with,endure,suffer,withstand,cope with,accept,permit,admit of,countenance,thole,stand for,stick,hack

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banal

/bəˈnɑl/
/bəˈnæl/

adjective

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

songs with banal, repeated words

trite,hackneyed,clichéd,platitudinous,vapid,commonplace,ordinary,common,stock,conventional,stereotyped,predictable,overused,overdone,overworked,stale,worn out,time-worn,tired,threadbare,hoary,hack,unimaginative,unoriginal,derivative,uninspired,prosaic,dull,boring,pedestrian,run-of-the-mill,routine,humdrum

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