Saturday, June 29, 2019

Wreck and Reek and Wreak



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wreck
noun
  1. 1.
    the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.


    "the survivors of the wreck"

    synonyms:destruction, sinking, wrecking; More


verb
  1. 1.
    cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up.


    "he was drowned when his ship was wrecked"

    synonyms:shipwrecksinkcapsize, run aground, break up
    "he was drowned when his ship was wrecked"




wreak
verb
  1. cause (a large amount of damage or harm).


    "torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday"

    synonyms:inflictcreatecause, result in, effectengender, bring about, perpetrateunleashventbestow, deal out, mete out, serve out, administer, carry out, deliverapply, lay on, imposeexact


    rareeffectuate

    "these policies would wreak havoc on the British economy"
    • inflict (vengeance).


      "they would soon have a chance to wreak their revenge on the enemy"
    • ARCHAIC
      avenge (someone who has been wronged).


      "grant me some knight to wreak me for my son"



reek
verb
verb: reek; 3rd person present: reeks; past tense: reeked; past participle: reeked; gerund or present participle: reeking
  1. 1.
    smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.


    "the yard reeked of wet straw and stale horse manure"

    synonyms:stinksmell, smell bad/disgusting, give off a bad smell, stink/smell to high heaven
    "the whole place reeked of cheap perfume"
    • be suggestive of something unpleasant or undesirable.


      "the speeches reeked of anti-Semitism"
    • ARCHAIC
      give off smoke, steam, or fumes.


      "while temples crash, and towers in ashes reek"
noun
noun: reek
  1. 1.
    a foul smell.


    "the reek of cattle dung"

    synonyms:stink, bad smell, foul smell, stenchtainteffluviumMore


  2. 2.
    SCOTTISH
    smoke.


Minors and Miners


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mi·nor
/ˈmīnər/
adjective
  1. 1.
    lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.


    "minor alterations"

    synonyms:slightsmallMore


  2. 2.
    MUSIC
    (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.
noun
  1. 1.
    a person under the age of full legal responsibility.
    synonyms:childinfantyouthMore

  2. 2.
    MUSIC
    a minor key, interval, or scale.
verb
NORTH AMERICAN
  1. 1.
    study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university.








miner

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noun

Also called mineworkerperson who works in a mineespecially a commercial mineproducing coal or metallic ores.
mechanical device used in mining:miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor.
any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typicallyhaving a loud call.
any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.
(formerly) a person who places or lays military or naval mines.

Airing and Erring


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air·ing
noun
noun: airing; plural noun: airings
  1. 1.
    an exposure to warm or fresh air, for the purpose of ventilating or removing dampness from something.


    "somebody had given the place a thorough airing"

    synonyms:ventilating, ventilation, aerating, aeration, freshening, refreshing, cooling, air conditioning
    "we should give the place a good airing before we go"
    • a walk or outing to take air or exercise.


      "taking the baby out for an airing"

      synonyms:strollwalksaunterturnjauntambleMore




  2. 2.
    a public expression of an opinion or subject.


    "these are ideas I feel might be worth an airing"

    synonyms:expression, voicing, venting, ventilationarticulationstatementdeclarationMore




    • a transmission of a television or radio program.
      synonymerring
      adjective
      adjective: erring
      1. having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong.


        "she took her erring husband back because she loved him and thought he would change"
      err
      /er,ər/
      verb
      FORMAL
      gerund or present participle: erring
      1. be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.


        "the judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible"

        synonyms:make a mistake, be wrong, be in error, be mistaken, mistake, make a blunder, blunder, be incorrect, be inaccurate, misjudgemiscalculate, get things/something/it wrong, bark up the wrong tree, get the wrong end of the stick, be wide of the mark; More





        antonyms:be right, innocentwell behaved
        • fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; do wrong.


          "he has erred and strayed as many of us have"

          synonyms:misbehave, do wrong, go wrong, behave badly, misconduct oneself, be bad, be naughty, get up to mischief, get up to no good, act up, act badly, give someone trouble, cause someone trouble; More
      s:
      broadcasttransmission, televising, showing, relaying, telecastdissemination;

      informalscreening
      "I hope the BBC gives the play another airing very soon"






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