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(noun) the act of vaulting |
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Synonyms: hurdle |
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Related Words: jump, jumping |
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2. |
(verb) bound vigorously |
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Related Words: bound, jump, leap, spring |
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(verb) jump across or leap over (an obstacle) |
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Synonyms: overleap |
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Related Words: bound, hurdle, jump, leap, spring |
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(noun) an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof |
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Related Words: barrel vault, groined vault, ribbed vault, roof |
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(noun) a burial chamber (usually underground) |
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Synonyms: burial vault |
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Related Words: burial chamber, charnel, charnel house, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture |
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(noun) a compartment or room (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables |
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Synonyms: bank vault |
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Related Words: strongroom |
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