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(verb) expel or eject from the mouth |
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Synonyms: ptyalize, spew, spue |
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Related Words: cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up |
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(noun) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) |
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Synonyms: expectoration, spitting |
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Related Words: ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection |
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(verb) utter with anger or contempt |
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Synonyms: spit out |
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Related Words: emit, let loose, let out, utter |
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(noun) a skewer for holding meat over a fire |
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Related Words: skewer, turnspit |
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(noun) a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea |
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Synonyms: tongue |
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Related Words: cape, ness |
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(verb) drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" |
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Synonyms: skewer |
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Related Words: pin |
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(verb) rain gently |
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Synonyms: patter, pitter-patter, spatter, sprinkle |
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Related Words: rain, rain down |
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(noun) a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches |
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Synonyms: saliva, spittle |
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Related Words: dribble, drivel, drool, secretion, slobber, tobacco juice |
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