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(verb) spawn; "oysters spat" |
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Related Words: spawn |
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| 2. |
(verb) engage in a brief and petty quarrel |
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Related Words: altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel |
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(verb) strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" |
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Related Words: collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike |
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(verb) become permanently attached, as of mollusks or oysters |
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Related Words: attach |
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(noun) a young oyster or other bivalve |
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Related Words: offspring, young |
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(verb) come down like raindrops: "Bullets were spatting down on us" |
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Related Words: come down, fall, precipitate |
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(noun) a covering for the ankles |
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Synonyms: gaiter, spats |
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Related Words: leg covering, legging, legin |
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(verb) clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" |
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Synonyms: clap |
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Related Words: gesticulate, gesture, motion |
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(verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval |
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Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, clap |
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Related Words: bravo, gesticulate, gesture, motion |
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| 10. |
(noun) petty quarrel |
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Synonyms: bicker, bickering, fuss, squabble, tiff |
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Related Words: dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle |
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