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  • 121frog — n. 1) a grass; green; wood frog 2) frogs croak; jump 3) (misc.) to have a frog in one s throat ( to be hoarse ) * * * [frɒg] green jump wood frog a grass frogs croak (misc.) to have a frog in one s throat ( to be hoa …

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  • 122cry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Loud call Nouns 1. cry, shout, call (see Verbs); vociferation, exclamation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry; Bronx cheer; plaint (see lamentation); stentor (see loudness); bark, ululation …

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  • 123honk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. blare, blat; blow the horn. See loudness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. croak, quack, blare; see noise 1 . v. Syn. blow a horn, blare, quack, croak, signal, make a noise like a goose, trumpet, bellow;… …

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  • 124perish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. expire, die, crumble. See death, destruction, nonexistence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. die, pass away, be lost, depart; see die 1 . See Synonym Study at die . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. die,… …

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  • 125succumb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. give in, yield, submit, surrender, assent; die, expire, give up the ghost. See weakness, submission, failure, death. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To yield] Syn. submit, surrender, accede; see yield 1 . 2.… …

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  • 126Stammering — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Imperfect Speech. < N PARAG:Stammering >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inarticulateness inarticulateness Sgm: N 1 stammering stammering &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 hesitation hesitation &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 impediment in one s speech… …

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  • 127Warning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Warning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 warning warning early warning caution caveat Sgm: N 1 notice notice &c.(information) 527 Sgm: N 1 premonition premonition premonishment Sgm: N 1 prediction …

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  • 128croaker — prophet of evil, 1630s, agent noun from CROAK (Cf. croak) (v.); a reference to the raven (Cf. M.E. crake a raven, early 14c., from O.N. kraka crow, of imitative origin) …

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