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Noun: style Pronunciation:(stI(-u)l) Style meaning: How something is done or how it happens Synonyms: manner, mode, way, fashion  (music) a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of …

Noun: salve Pronunciation: (sa(l)v [N. Amer], salv [Brit]) Salve meaning: (medicine) semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation Synonyms: ointment, unction, unguent, balm Anything that remedies, …

Noun: stone pit Pronunciation: (stown pit) Stone pit meaning: A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate Synonyms: pit, quarry Derived forms: stone pits Quotations: Samuel Butler – Life is a stone pit, out of which …

Noun: sea robber Pronunciation: (see ró-bu(r)) Sea robber meaning: Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Synonyms: pirate, buccaneer, sea rover Derived …

Verb: shove Pronunciation: (shúv) Shove meaning: Come into rough contact with while moving Synonyms: jostle  Push roughly Press or force Synonyms: thrust, stuff, squeeze Noun: shove Pronunciation: (shúv) Shove meaning: The act of shoving (giving …

Verb: Squelch Pronunciation: (skwelch) Squelch meaning: Walk through mud or mire suppress or crush completely Synonyms: exultant, exulting, jubilant, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant Quotations: James Patterson – I choose you, he said very softly, Max. Then …

Verb: squeeze Pronunciation: (skweez) Squeeze meaning: Use force to compress, making out of normal shape or condition Synonyms: squash, crush, squelch, mash, squish, squidge  Press firmly Force to fit into (or through) a tight space …

Verb: shake Pronunciation: (sheyk) Shake meaning: Move or cause to move back and forth Synonyms: agitate  Move with or as if with a tremor Synonyms: didder  Vibrate rapidly and intensively Synonyms: judder  Move back and …

Verb: support Pronunciation: (su’port) Support meaning: Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to Synonyms: back up  Provide material help or money to cover living expenses Pick one person to give support and approval …

Noun: steamroller Pronunciation: (‘steem,rów-lu(r)) Steamroller meaning: A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way Synonyms: juggernaut  Vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements Synonyms: road roller …