IVB46 Crossword
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
 
 
Down: 1)  1 a: the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle in humans or the corresponding part in various other vertebrates b: leg c: a cut of beef, veal, mutton, or lamb from the upper or the lower part of the leg : shin— see beef illustration 2 : a straight narrow usually essential part of an object: as a: the straight part of a nail or pin b: a straight part of a plant : stem, stalk c: the part of an anchor between the ring and the crown — see anchor illustration d: the part of a fishhook between the eye and the bend e: the part of a key between the handle and the bit f: the stem of a tobacco pipe or the part between the stem and the bowl g: tang 1 h (1): the narrow part of the sole of a shoe beneath the instep (2): shankpiece 3 : a part of an object by which it can be attached: as a (1): a projection on the back of a solid button (2): a short stem of thread that holds a sewn button away from the cloth b: the end (as of a drill bit) that is gripped in a chuck 4 a: the latter part of a period of time b: the early or main part of a period of time <11 p.m. on the East coast is merely the shank of the evening on the West coast> 5:slang: an often homemade knife the shank of a drill bit Synonyms: blade, cutter, knife [slang], shiv [slang] 2) 1: to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer 2: to reflect a wavering sometimes distorted visual image : to shine with a light that seems to move slightly ▪ The road shimmered in the heat shine with wavering light: to shine softly with a wavering or flickering light, or make something do this be visible as wavering image: to be visible as a wavering or flickering and sometimes distorted image, or make something do this wavering light or glow: a wavering or flickering soft light or glow Synonyms: coruscate, flame, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, luster (or lustre), scintillate, flash, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle 3) 1formal: to keep (a person or group) apart from other people ▪ The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached.▪ He was sequestered in his room. 2law: to take (property) until a debt has been paid ▪ Their property was sequestered. put somebody into isolation: to put somebody in an isolated or lonely place away from other people, the pressures of everyday life, or possible disturbances take property to cover obligation: to take legal possession of somebody's property temporarily until a debt that person owes is paid, a dispute is settled, or a court order is obeyed take enemy's property: to demand or seize the property of an enemy Synonyms: cut off, insulate, seclude, segregate, separate, isolate 4)  1: relating to or apprehending or apprehended through the sense 2: preoccupied with things that can be experienced through a sense modality sensed: perceived through any of the senses animate: able to feel sensation Across: 1) :to put or keep apart : divide; especially: to remove (as a part) by or as if by cutting 1: to cut off (something) : to remove or separate (something) by cutting ▪ He severed the lowest tree limbs.▪ His finger was severed in the accident.▪ a severed head/hand 2: to end (a relationship, connection, etc.) completely ▪ When she went off to college, she severed [=cut off] (all) ties with her high school friends. Synonyms: break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, separate 2) : used as a Jewish greeting and farewell 5) : to avoid doing something that you are supposed to do [+ obj] ▪ He's too conscientious to shirk his duty/responsibility avoid something: to avoid having to carry out something such as an obligation, task, or responsibility through lack of initiative, cowardice, or distaste for it avoid responsibility: to lack initiative, or deliberately avoid work or duty to go stealthily : sneak Synonyms: avoid, dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, escape 6) : to turn suddenly ▪ The boat sheered [=swerved] away from the rocks. :to deviate from a course : swerve complete and utter: used to emphasize the unlimited extent or unmitigated quality of something exclusive of anything else: considered by itself without reference to anything else, or acting by itself without help from anything else pure or unadulterated: free of any impurities, or not mixed with anything else Synonyms: detour, deviate, diverge, turn, swerve, swing, turn off, veer, wheel 7) : computer software that you can try for free for a certain period of time before choosing whether or not to buy it8)  : able to feel, see, hear, smell, or taste ▪ sentient beings conscious: capable of feeling and perception responding with feeling: capable of responding emotionally rather than intellectually Synonyms: conscious, animate, flesh-and-blood, alive, living, live, breathing, aware, alert
 

 

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