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2022-02-17 17:00:00 Strength, noun.

Example: A man of enormous physical strength.

Synonyms:

1. power, brawn, brawniness, muscle, muscularity, burliness, sturdiness, robustness, toughness, hardiness, lustiness
2. vigour, energy, force, might, forcefulness, mightiness
3. (informal) beef
4. (British • informal) welly
5. (literary) thew, thewiness

Antonyms:

1. weakness, puniness, frailty
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2022-02-16 17:00:00 Go, verb.

Example: Three years went past.

Synonyms:

1. pass, pass by, elapse, slip by, slip past, roll by, roll past, tick away
2. wear on, march on
3. fly by, fly past
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2022-02-15 17:00:00 Measure, noun.

Example: Poetic measure.

Synonyms:

1. metre, cadence, rhythm, foot
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2022-02-14 17:00:00 Indicator, noun.

Example: These tests are a reliable indicator of performance.

Synonyms:

1. measure, gauge, barometer, index, mark, sign, signal
2. guide to
3. standard, touchstone, yardstick, benchmark, criterion, point of reference, guideline, test, litmus test
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2022-02-13 17:00:00 Ten, cardinal number.

Synonyms:

1. decade
2. decad, decuplet
3. (rare) tensome
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2022-02-12 17:00:00 Befriend, verb.

Example: She decided to befriend the new girl.

Synonyms:

1. make friends with, make a friend of, look after, protect, keep an eye on, support, back, stand by, side with, encourage, sustain, uphold, succour, advise, guide
2. help, assist, aid, be of service to, lend a helping hand to

Antonyms:

1. snub, reject
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2022-02-11 17:00:00 Wash, noun.

Example: Water was applied to thin out the crayon into a wash.

Synonyms:

1. paint, stain, varnish, coat, layer, film, overlay
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2022-02-10 17:00:00 Inanimate, adjective.

Example: Inanimate objects.

Synonyms:

1. lifeless, insentient, insensate, without life, inert, motionless
2. inorganic, non-organic, mineral
3. dead, defunct, extinct
4. (rare) exanimate, abiotic

Antonyms:

1. living
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2022-02-09 17:00:00 Deal, verb.

Example: The cards were dealt for the last hand.

Synonyms:

1. distribute, give out, share out, divide out, divide up, hand out, pass out, pass round, dole out, mete out, dispense, allocate, allot, assign, apportion, bestow
2. (informal) divvy up
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2022-02-08 17:00:00 Skip, verb.

Example: If you don't mind, I'd rather we skipped the biographical stuff.

Synonyms:

1. omit, leave out, miss out, dispense with, do without, pass over, bypass, skim over, steer clear of, disregard, ignore
2. (informal) give something a miss

Antonyms:

1. include
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