baffle
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(verb) check the emission of (sound) |
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Synonyms: regulate |
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Related Words: bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel |
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(noun) controls or directs flow of fluid or energy |
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Synonyms: baffle board |
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Related Words: diffuser, diffusor, plate |
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(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!" |
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Synonyms: amaze, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, stupify, trounce |
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Related Words: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, elude, escape, fox, fuddle, mix up, riddle, stagger, stump, throw |
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(verb) to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge." |
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Synonyms: bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart |
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Related Words: dash, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, ruin, short-circuit |
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