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torrents
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1 : a tumultuous outpouring : RUSH
2 : a violent stream of a liquid (as water or lava) |
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unearthly
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1. not earthly, not terrestrial
2. SUPERNATURAL <an unearthly light> 3. WEIRD, EERIE |
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ceased
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to come to an end
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depressed
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1. to press down <depress a typewriter key>
2. to cause to sink to a lower position 3. to lessen the activity or strength of 4. SADDEN, DISCOURAGE 5. to decrease the market value or marketability of |
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headlands
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1 : unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence
2 : a point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water |
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scowl
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to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
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indifference
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a : that does not matter one way or the other
b : of no importance or value one way or the other |
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dumbfounded
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to confound briefly and usually with astonishment
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hedge
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a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees
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fume
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a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive
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peal
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the loud ringing of bells
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eaves
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the lower border of a roof that overhangs the wall
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tumult
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disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : COMMOTION
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vanish
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1. to pass quickly from sight : DISAPPEAR
2. to pass completely from existence |