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  • 101mother's blessing —    obsolete    a narcotic administered to a baby    The blessing was the peace which came from silencing a crying child:     Give the babies a dose of Mother s Blessing (that s laudanum, sir, or some sich stuff) to sleep em when they re squally.… …

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  • 102squall — [skwɔ:l] noun 1》 a sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet. 2》 a loud cry. verb (of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously. Derivatives squally adjective (squallier, squalliest).… …

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  • 103blustering — a. 1. Windy, stormy, tempestuous, squally, gusty, tumultuous, turbulent, noisy, roaring. 2. Swaggering, boasting, bragging, braggart, blattering, pompous, assuming, important, arrogant, swelling, big, bullying, vaporing, self sufficient …

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  • 104gusty — a. Stormy, tempestuous, windy, squally, blustering …

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  • 105stormy — a. 1. Tempestuous, windy, gusty, squally, boisterous, blustering. 2. Violent, passionate, rough, wild. 3. Furious, agitated, blustering …

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  • 106tempestuous — a. 1. Stormy, windy, breezy, squally, gusty, blustering, boisterous. 2. Violent, turbulent, tumultuous, impetuous, stormy …

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  • 107windy — a. 1. Breezy, gusty, squally, stormy, tempestuous, blustering, boisterous. 2. Empty, airy, hollow, inflated. 3. Flatulent …

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  • 108blustery — adjective a blustery autumn day Syn: stormy, gusty, blowy, windy, squally, wild, tempestuous, turbulent; howling, roaring Ant: calm …

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  • 109boisterous — adjective 1) a boisterous game of handball Syn: lively, animated, exuberant, spirited, rambunctious; rowdy, unruly, wild, uproarious, unrestrained, undisciplined, uninhibited, uncontrolled, rough, disorderly, riotous, knocka …

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  • 110choppy — adjective sailing on choppy waters Syn: rough, turbulent, heavy, heaving, stormy, tempestuous, squally; uneven Ant: calm …

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