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- paragraph
collapse - one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
- write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
- write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"
- divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed" related words >
- adjectival phrase,
- article,
- back matter,
- book,
- causerie,
- chapter,
- clause,
- column,
- conceive,
- construction,
- couch,
- couch in terms,
- descant,
- discourse,
- discussion,
- disquisition,
- dissertation,
- embody in words,
- essay,
- etude,
- examination,
- excursus,
- exposition,
- express,
- expression,
- fascicle,
- feature,
- first approach,
- folio,
- formularize,
- formulate,
- frame,
- front matter,
- gathering,
- give expression to,
- give words to,
- headed group,
- homily,
- idiom,
- idiotism,
- installment,
- introductory study,
- livraison,
- locution,
- lucubration,
- manner of speaking,
- memoir,
- monograph,
- morceau,
- note,
- noun phrase,
- number,
- outline,
- page,
- pandect,
- paper,
- part,
- passage,
- peculiar expression,
- period,
- phrasal idiom,
- phrase,
- piece,
- preliminary study,
- present,
- prolegomenon,
- put,
- put in words,
- research paper,
- rhetorize,
- screed,
- section,
- sentence,
- serial,
- set out,
- set phrase,
- sheet,
- signature,
- sketch,
- special article,
- standard phrase,
- state,
- study,
- style,
- survey,
- syntactic structure,
- term,
- term paper,
- text,
- theme,
- thesis,
- tract,
- tractate,
- treatise,
- treatment,
- turn of expression,
- turn of phrase,
- usage,
- utterance,
- verb complex,
- verb phrase,
- verbalism,
- verse,
- volume,
- way of speaking,
- word,
- word-group
- backstop
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- a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
- (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- act as a backstop related words >
- advocate,
- aegis,
- arch dam,
- arm guard,
- back,
- bamboo curtain,
- bank,
- bar,
- barrage,
- barrier,
- bear-trap dam,
- beaver dam,
- boom,
- breakwater,
- breastwork,
- brick wall,
- buffer,
- bulkhead,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- champion,
- cofferdam,
- contraceptive,
- copyright,
- crash helmet,
- cushion,
- dam,
- dashboard,
- defense,
- dike,
- ditch,
- dodger,
- earthwork,
- embankment,
- face mask,
- fence,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- gate,
- goggles,
- governor,
- gravity dam,
- groin,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- hard hat,
- helmet,
- hydraulic-fill dam,
- insulation,
- interlock,
- iron curtain,
- jam,
- jetty,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- leaping weir,
- levee,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- logjam,
- mask,
- milldam,
- moat,
- mole,
- mound,
- mudguard,
- nose guard,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- parapet,
- patent,
- pilot,
- portcullis,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protective clothing,
- protective umbrella,
- rampart,
- roadblock,
- rock-fill dam,
- safeguard,
- safety,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- seawall,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- shutter dam,
- side with,
- stone wall,
- sun helmet,
- umbrella,
- uphold,
- wall,
- weir,
- wicket dam,
- windscreen,
- windshield,
- work
- scan
collapse
- the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
- an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
- read metrically; "scan verses"
- make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
- move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
- conform to a metrical pattern related words >
- alliterate,
- analysis,
- assonate,
- audit,
- autopsy,
- block out,
- browse,
- canvass,
- cap verses,
- check,
- check out,
- check over,
- check up on,
- command,
- con,
- delve into,
- detail,
- dip into,
- domination,
- enumerate,
- examination,
- examine,
- examine cursorily,
- eyereach,
- eyeshot,
- eyesight,
- field of view,
- field of vision,
- flip through,
- give an examination,
- give the once-over,
- glance,
- glance at,
- glance over,
- glance through,
- go over,
- home on,
- horizon,
- identify,
- inspect,
- inspection,
- investigate,
- itemize,
- jingle,
- ken,
- limit of vision,
- line of sight,
- look,
- look at,
- look over,
- map,
- monitor,
- naked eye,
- number,
- observation,
- observe,
- outline,
- outlook,
- outlook over,
- overhaul,
- overhauling,
- overlook,
- overview,
- page through,
- parse,
- pass over,
- pass over lightly,
- pass under review,
- peer at,
- perlustration,
- perspective,
- perusal,
- peruse,
- pick up,
- pinpoint,
- pore over,
- postmortem,
- prospect,
- quality control,
- range,
- receive,
- reconnaissance,
- research,
- resolve,
- review,
- rhyme,
- run over,
- run through,
- run-through,
- schematize,
- scope,
- scope of vision,
- scrutinize,
- scrutiny,
- set an examination,
- sight,
- sightliness,
- size,
- size up,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skip over,
- slip through,
- slur,
- slur over,
- spot,
- study,
- survey,
- sweep,
- take stock of,
- take the measure,
- thumb over,
- thumb through,
- touch upon,
- touch upon lightly,
- trigger,
- tune in,
- view,
- visitation,
- vista,
- zip through
- shelter
collapse
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
- invest (money) so that it is not taxable
- provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" related words >
- abri,
- accommodation,
- accommodations,
- air-raid shelter,
- arm,
- armor,
- asylum,
- bed,
- berth,
- billet,
- blanket,
- bless,
- bomb shelter,
- bombproof,
- bunk,
- bunker,
- cave,
- chamber,
- champion,
- cloak,
- coat,
- compass about,
- concealment,
- copyright,
- cover,
- coverage,
- covering,
- covert,
- coverture,
- cowl,
- cowling,
- curtain,
- cushion,
- cyclone cellar,
- defend,
- defense,
- den,
- diggings,
- digs,
- domicile,
- domiciliate,
- drape,
- drapery,
- dugout,
- dwelling,
- earth,
- ensure,
- eye,
- fallout shelter,
- fence,
- fend,
- foxhole,
- funk hole,
- guarantee,
- guard,
- guise,
- habitation,
- hanging,
- harbor,
- harborage,
- haven,
- hermitage,
- hide,
- hideaway,
- hideout,
- hole up,
- home,
- hood,
- house,
- housing,
- insure,
- keep,
- keep from harm,
- lay low,
- lee,
- lie low,
- living quarters,
- lodge,
- lodging,
- lodgings,
- lodgment,
- make safe,
- mantle,
- mask,
- nestle,
- pall,
- patent,
- police,
- port,
- preservation,
- protect,
- protection,
- protective custody,
- put up,
- quarter,
- quarters,
- refuge,
- register,
- retirement,
- retreat,
- ride shotgun for,
- roof,
- room,
- rooms,
- roost,
- safeguard,
- safekeeping,
- safety,
- safety zone,
- sanctuary,
- screen,
- secure,
- security,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shield,
- shroud,
- sleeping place,
- stable,
- storm cave,
- storm cellar,
- tower,
- trench,
- umbrella,
- underwrite,
- veil,
- vestment,
- watchful eye
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