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35 Cards in this Set
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back and forth
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to and fro
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a reasonable guesse
eg: Her _____ about the weather turned out wrong. |
surmise
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to use an anchor, (syn.) to moor
a heavy metal device used to keep boats from moving eg: Sailors put the ship's ______ into the water. |
anchor
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to breathe quickly, gasp for breath
eg: Dogs ____ with their tongues hanging out after running fast. |
pant
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Something worthless or useless.
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duffer
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to die by breathing in water or other liquid
eg: The swimmer ____ed in the lake. |
drown
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a piece of land with a cliff extending into an ocean or lake
eg: That __________ overlooks the ocean below. |
promontory
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a high rock formation with a steep drop
eg: She stood on the _____ and looked down at the ocean below. |
cliff
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a poem with 14 lines and a specific pattern and rhythm
eg: a Shakespearean ______ |
sonnet
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exclam. (among sailors) a greeting, upon sighting another ship
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ahoy
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situated toward or at the stern or tail
eg: The ___ sail was luffing. |
aft
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any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
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schooner
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for fear that
eg: Hold on to the railing ____ you fall. |
lest
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a wild, fierce person, often from a primitive society
eg: The ______s threw spears and killed their enemies. |
savage
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a weak, unsteady light
eg: The ______ of candlelight made the restaurant romantic. |
glimmer
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to form into a bulge
eg: He ____ed his shoulders in lifting the weight. |
hump, hunch
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a message or report sent with speed
eg: An officer brought the general the _______es from the battlefront. |
dispatch
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to do what is asked or ordered
eg: Soldiers ____ their commander's orders. |
obey
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to move or climb quickly, esp. on the hands and knees
eg: The children _______d up the hill quickly. |
scramble
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exclam.
expression of triumph, pleasure eg: ______! Our team won! |
Hurrah
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the reddish-brown material that forms on metal when oxygen reacts with it
eg: ____ has made holes in the fenders of my car. |
rust
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any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, esp. a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
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dinghy
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the place where a river meets the sea; the saltwater part of such a river
eg: We sailed our boat down the ______ to the sea. |
estuary
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a ship, boat
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keel
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a vertical spar for supporting sails
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mast
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to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance
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fhoist
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any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use.
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halyard
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A stay extending from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit of a ship.
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forestay
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the exterior of the forward end of a vessel, esp. one in which the hull slopes back on both sides of the stem.
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bow
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a short, pointed piece of metal or plastic, (syn.) spike
eg: Baseball and golf shoes have _____s to keep the player from slipping. |
cleat
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to block s.o. from doing s.t., (syn.) to obstruct
eg: A detective ______ed a crime by catching the robber trying to escape. |
thwart
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timber or girder fastened above and parallel to the keel of a ship or boat for additional strength.
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kelson
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a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.
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sheave
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a small rod made of metal or wood that fits in a hole and is used to hang things on, hold things together, or mark a place
eg: He hung his hat on a ___ in the door.||The door hinge has a peg in it. |
peg
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an apparatus used to lift or lower heavy objects
eg: A farmer used a ______ to pull bales of hay into his barn loft. |
pulley
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