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Down: 1) : understand shrewdness: shrewdness and practical knowledge shrewd: shrewd and well informed comprehend something: to understand something, especially what somebody has said Synonyms: appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive 2)  1 : a staff or baton borne by a sovereign as an emblem of authority 2: royal or imperial authority : sovereignty : a long decorated stick that is carried by a king or queen give somebody royal authority: to endow somebody with royal power or authority Synonyms: staff, staff of office, mace, rod, insignia, wand 3) burn something: to burn or scorch something with intense heat have unpleasant effect: to have a sudden painful or unpleasant effect on somebody or something wither: to wither, shrivel, or dry up, or cause something to wither, shrivel, or dry up Synonyms: burn, scorch, solder, singe, flame, blister, char 4) 1always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] : to make your body lower or shorter by bending your legs, making your back bend forward, lowering your head, etc. ▪ I scrunched down in the chair. 2 [+ obj] : to tighten the muscles of (your face or nose) — usually + up▪ She scrunched up her face/nose. 3 [+ obj] a: to put (several or many people or things) in a space that is too small — usually used as (be) scrunched▪ The restaurant's tables are all scrunched together. b: to press or squeeze (something) so that it is no longer flat or smooth ▪ I scrunched the fabric in my hand.— often + up▪ He scrunched [=crumpled] up the paper and threw it away. 4always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] : to make the loud sound of something being crushed ▪ The snow was scrunching [=(more commonly) crunching] under our feet. Synonyms: crinkle, rumple, crumple, wrinkle 5) : a dishonest way to make money by deceiving people ▪ She was the victim of an insurance scam.▪ a sophisticated credit card scam dishonest scheme: a scheme for making money by dishonest means trick somebody: to obtain money or other goods from somebody by dishonest means Synonyms: bunco (or bunko), con, fiddle [chiefly British], flimflam, gyp, hustle, fraud, shell game, sting, swindle Across: 2) 1formal: having a strong influence on ideas, works, events, etc., that come later : very important and influential ▪ a seminal book/work/writer 2always used before a noun, medical: of or containing semen ▪ seminal fluid▪ the seminal duct influential: highly original and influential capable of development: containing an idea or set of ideas that forms a basis for later developments of semen or seeds: relating to, containing, or carrying semen or seeds Synonyms: influential, important, formative, pivotal, inspiring, inspirational, groundbreaking, epoch-making, original, germinal, creative 3) 1: to show that you think (someone or something) is not worthy of respect or approval : to feel or express scorn for (someone or something) 2formal: to refuse or reject (someone or something that you do not think is worthy of respect or approval) ▪ She scorned his invitation. disdain: a strong feeling of contempt object of contempt: somebody or something that is held in contempt disdain somebody or something: to hold somebody or something in contempt Synonyms: contemn, dis (also diss) [slang], disdain, disrespect, high-hat, look down (on or upon), slight, sniff (at), snoot, snub, look down one's nose 4) : to move the hands or feet in an awkward and hurried way in order to find or do something ▪ She scrabbled around in her handbag for a pen. scratch at something: to scrape or scratch at something with small, hurried movements of the fingers, toes, or claws feel with fingers: to grope around frantically in an effort to find something climb over something: to climb hastily or clumsily up or over something Synonyms: clamber, climb, scramble, swarm 5) move smoothly: to make a smooth, almost imperceptible transition from one state, situation, or subject to another continue playing: in music, to continue by playing the following piece or passage without a pause smooth transition: the act of making a smooth transition from one state, situation, or subject to another 6) tool for cutting wood: a hand-operated or power-driven tool with a toothed metal blade, used to cut wood or other hard materials cut something with saw: to cut something using a saw move forward and back: to make back-and-forth motions through something such as the air, as if using a handsaw past of see Synonyms: cut, slice, sever, divide, chop
 

 

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