IVB48 Crossword
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a: dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages b: torpid, sluggish
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a: heavy with or as if with moisture or water b: heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking
: very heavy and wet
▪ sodden sandbags/fields
thoroughly wet: extremely wet and heavy with retained moisture
drunk: having dulled senses as a result of excessive drinking
make or become sodden: to make somebody or something sodden, or become sodden
Synonyms: awash, bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, wet, soggy, sopping
2) : a plastic card (such as a credit card) that has a small computer chip for storing information
: a small plastic card that has a built-in microprocessor to store and process data and records
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a: the state of being concerned and anxious b: attentive care and protectiveness; also: an attitude of earnest concern or attention
2: a cause of care or concern —usually used in plural
: concern that someone feels about someone's health, happiness, etc.
▪ He expressed solicitude for my health.
expressed concern: concern and consideration shown for somebody or something
something causing concern: a cause of concern or uneasiness
Synonyms: agita, agitation, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, concernment, disquiet, disquietude, fear, nervosity
4) : a bird with a long thin beak that lives in wet areas
wading bird: a wading bird with a long straight beak.
shot fired from concealment: a shot fired from a concealed place
shoot from concealed place: to shoot at people from a concealed position
5) 1. To pronounce indistinctly.
2. To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.
3. To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration.
4. Music
a. To glide over (a series of notes) smoothly without a break.
b. To mark with a slur.
5. Printing To blur or smear.
Synonyms: smear, disgrace, insult, slight, stain, affront
6) : fog mixed with smoke : a cloud of dirty air from cars, factories, etc., that is usually found in cities
thick dirty fog: a mixture of fog and smoke or other airborne pollutants such as exhaust fumes
Synonyms: brume, fog, gauze, mist, murk, reek, haze, soup
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: trim or smart in dress : spruce
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: scrupulously clean, neat, or correct : tidy
3: highly self-satisfied
: having or showing the annoying quality of people who feel very pleased or satisfied with their abilities, achievements, etc.
▪ It's OK to celebrate your success, but try not to be too smug about it.
Synonyms: assured, biggety (or biggity) [Southern & Midland], bigheaded, complacent, consequential, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), import
3) a period of time when you stay in a place as a traveler or guest
▪ Our family enjoyed a two-week sojourn in the mountains.
brief visit: a short stay at a place
stay for time: to stay at a place for a time
Synonyms: visit, stay, stop, stopover
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: to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand
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a: to kill or severely injure by smiting b: to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously
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: to cause to strike
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: to affect as if by striking
5: captivate, take
: to hurt, kill, or punish (someone or something)
▪ He vowed that he would smite his enemy.
: to hit (someone or something) very hard
▪ He smote the ball mightily.
Synonyms: bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, hit, sock, strike
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: a nerve plexus in the abdomen that is situated behind the stomach and in front of the aorta and the crura of the diaphragm and contains several ganglia distributing nerve fibers to the viscera
2: the pit of the stomach
: the area on the front of your body just below the ribs
▪ He punched him in the solar plexus.
Synonyms: abdomen, belly, breadbasket [slang], gut, stomach, tummy
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