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Start & Stop > Creation of Things, Ideas or Endeavors
Start & Stop > Creation of Things, Ideas or Endeavors > Creating or Inventing Ideas or Intangible Things
generate, unlock, devise, draw up, clear, spawn, start, conceive, catalyze, conjure up, kindle, imagine, sketch, draft, form, invent, machinate, contrive, formulate, initiate, innovate, envision, uncork, fantasize, work up, itch, coin, dream up, invoke, give rise to, begin, shape (an idea), bring on/about, give birth to (something), free (one's imagination), tap into (one's creativity), set off/in motion, create (a new genre)
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Start & Stop > Creation of Things, Ideas or Endeavors > Designing or Creating an Object
generate, engineer, build, model, devise, shape, construct, assemble, erect, strengthen, conceive, proportion, redesign, contour, design, form, fashion, produce, coalesce, funnel, invent, draw up (a plan), concoct, create, cultivate, firm up, activate, solidify, string together, bring to life, furnish (a prototype), lay (a foundation), re-form
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Start & Stop > Creation of Things, Ideas or Endeavors > Starting an Undertaking
launch, rise, generate, debut, galvanize, start, nurture, prompt, catalyze, crowdsource, crowdfund, form (a 501c3), orchestrate, venture, jump into, step up/forward, hire, create, unveil, initiate, found, co-create, set in motion, undertake, head, spearhead, usher in, forge ahead, ready, instigate, pioneer, institute, kick-start, kick off, embark, fire up, give birth to, jumpstart, set up/off/about, issue (a license/a permit), introduce (an app/product)
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Start & Stop > Delays & What They Do
Start & Stop > Delays & What They Do > How Delays Impact Time or Scheduling
bog down, waylay, delay, come to a halt, shut down, detain, hang up, draw out, drag out, set back, pass time, strand, slow down/up, retard (progress), suspend (service), grind to a halt, push back (departures), throw off (schedule)
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Start & Stop > Delays & What They Do > What People Do When They Are Delayed
freeze, break down, plod, crawl, wait, switch off, hold up, suspend, delay, detour, stall, come to a halt, table, defer, postpone, dawdle, linger, drag one's feet, await, creep, inch, tarry, reschedule, slow down/up, brake, turn off (an engine), divert (traffic), go home, come to (an impasse)
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Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor
Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor > How People End Things
sever, smother, get rid of, dispose of, settle, wind up, finish, dismantle, remove, put out, destroy, paralyze, jettison, close, drain, erase, ditch, cancel, cut short, abort, stop, cut off, doom, put an end to, shut down, shutter, wipe out, eradicate, annihilate, eliminate, stamp out, exhaust, abridge, conclude, use up, terminate, complete, lock up, finalize, discontinue, take down/out, shorten (a trip), abandon (an effort), bring to a close, end, finish off/up, tie up (loose ends), padlock, batten the hatch, rub out, unsubscribe
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Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor > How Something Ends on Its Own
fold, perish, die, fall out of favor, dissipate, peter out, subside, cut short, derail, disintegrate, come to a halt, fizzle, lapse, expire, fall away, wind down, last, drop away, come to an end, cease to exist, run its course, run out of steam, play itself out, close its doors, draw to a close
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Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor > Putting an End to an Activity
chuck, finish, unseat, scuttle, close, sabotage, retract, abort, resign, annul, halt, squelch, prohibit, withdraw, put an end to, phase out, stamp out, truncate, conclude, cap, terminate, finalize, wrap up, end, draw to a close, cut short/off, put to rest, shut down (a business), complete (a contract/a term), mark (the last time)
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Start & Stop > Ending an Activity or Endeavor > Stepping Away from an Activity or Enterprise
break off, wind up, step away (from), jettison, close, ditch, skip town, quit, stand down, give up, withdraw, abstain, lose interest, postpone, cease, knock off, retire, lie down, close (one's eyes), go home, abandon (a deal)
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Start & Stop > How Ideas or New Things Come to Life
Start & Stop > How Ideas or New Things Come to Life > How Something Comes Into Being
take hold, stir, unleash, emerge, appear, manifest, occur, trigger, awaken, arouse, spark, burst, explode, form, ignite, arise, enthuse, rouse, brew, interest, dawn, begin, come to life, conjure, arrive, pop (into one's head), take form/shape, cross one's mind
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Start & Stop > How Ideas or New Things Come to Life > Stabilizing Something
level, steady, stabilize, secure, fix, establish, balance, root, implant, calm, form, control, quiet, embed, safeguard, anchor, ingrain, entrench, solidify, institute, compose, regularize, moor, settle (a question/substance), hold steady/still, quell
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Start & Stop > How Ideas or New Things Come to Life > Taking Form
start, materialize, manifest, gel, shape up, jell, form, firm up, come together, solidify, fall into place, become definite, take shape, crystallize, take form, congeal
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing
Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Obstructing & Hindering
Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Obstructing & Hindering > Hindering
yank, choke, wrap, contain, tie up, curb, jam (phone lines/website), squelch (an uprising), arrest (the progress/process), check, muffle, hold up, spirit away, hamper, restrict, thwart, hinder, deter, forestall, stifle, deprive, stymie, curtail, stall, limit, rein in, drown out, deny (access/admission)
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Obstructing & Hindering > Physical Obstruction
sever, zap, sideswipe, jam, strangle, choke, knock over, plug, bar, upend, fence off/in, enclose, bolt, trap, cover, close, block, sabotage, clog, waylay, halt, stop, tip over, impede, derail, intercept, deflect, obstruct, detour, cripple, snag, stymie, hold back, detach, wipe out, capsize, overturn, stamp out, immobilize, congest, strap, blockade, cordon off, barricade, shut up/away, seal off, body block, dam, gate off, disable (a device), wall off, lock (up), avalanche
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Obstructing & Hindering > Temporary Obstruction
freeze, bar, lock, hamper, waylay, halt, stop, impede, intercept, throw off course, deflect, forestall, censor, obstruct, discourage, stymie, curtail, limit, beat back, barricade, adjourn, body block, seize (assets), close (a door), restrict (access)
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Start & Stop > Obstructing & Preventing > Preventing
bar, remove, suppress, tie up, hold up, spirit away, prohibit, forestall, stifle, ban, forbid, take over, purge, veto, expurgate, beat back, deny (access/admission), rescind (freedom of the press), invalidate (documents)
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Start & Stop > Origins
Start & Stop > Origins > How Something Emerges
surface, follow, turn up, emerge, appear, manifest, grow, grow out of, come forth, originate from, ensue, evolve, come out, come to light, emanate from, spring from, proceed from, issue from, follow from, arise from, derive from, stem from, reveal itself, come next/after, spring forth
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Start & Stop > Origins > How Something Prompts the Next Thing
fly off, prompt, catalyze, elicit, yield, cultivate, foster, enter, sow, actualize, lead to, begin, set off (a chain reaction), cast (a seed)
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Start & Stop > Origins > Identifying How Something Came About
root, follow, turn up, attribute, become known, become apparent, originate, happen, come about, reach back, harken back to, precede, spring from, base something on
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Start & Stop > Origins > Spontaneous Generation
rise, hatch, surface, start, turn up, emerge, appear, materialize, manifest, occur, incarnate, spark, ignite, erupt, happen, transpire, arise, crop up, come about, become, pop up, end up, spring from/into, spring forth, come to pass
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Start & Stop > Pausing for a Period of Time
break off, take a sabbatical, pause, shutter, spend, cease, knock off, backpedal, rest, close one's eyes, lie down, hang back/out, take a breather, fall away/asleep, close (for a period of time), shut down (for a break), come to a standstill, take a break, take a rest
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Start & Stop > Preparation & Strategy
Start & Stop > Preparation & Strategy > Preparation of a Group
drive, supply, assemble, lead, plan, enlist, advise, predict, mobilize, mandate, grant, steward, foster, orient, muster, discuss, commit, clarify, elucidate, set (goals), engage (employees), promote (cooperation), make clear, attend to, define (goals), expedite (progress), generate (structure), designate (section leaders), empower (team members), build a team
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Start & Stop > Preparation & Strategy > Preparing Oneself to Start Something
figure out, brave, incubate, train, aim, outline, anticipate, observe, plot, rehearse, scheme, brainstorm, plan, risk, practice, figure in, set in motion, pledge, channel, prepare, set out to, take steps to, ready, foresee, put in place, commit, gear up, attend to, set (an intention), rustle up (information/funding), muster (courage/resources), determine (feasibility), psych oneself up, put in order, get ready, run through (a speech/the plan), set in place, adjust (one's expectations)
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Time & Cycles > Changes on Earth Over Millennia > Changes in Rock & Ice Over Millennia
break down, degrade, calve, perish, shrink, underlie, thin, ebb, drift, melt, pass, recede, sink, vanish, disappear, decay, disintegrate, deteriorate, crumble, tumble, fail, phase out, decline, dissolve, degenerate, rupture, ablate, fracture, splinter, atrophy, fissure, run (its course), liquify
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Weather & Seasons
Weather & Seasons > Autumn
Weather & Seasons > Autumn > Autumn Holidays
gather, parade, celebrate, bring in, honor, spook, feast, stuff (turkey), roast, fast, trick-or-treat, hand out (halloween candy), bob (for apples), candy (apples), caramelize (apples), costume (for halloween), assemble (a halloween costume), bake (turkey)
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Weather & Seasons > Autumn > The Feel & Look of Fall
drop, cut, bite, leap, moisten, darken, drip, burst, dim, rain, cool down, sting, wither, transform, dampen, wilt, prickle, prepare, ice, chill, decompose, flame, turn (color), frost, drop (leaves), crunch (leaves or snow)
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Weather & Seasons > Autumn > The Tasks of Fall
pack, set aside, freeze, bottle, store, stock, insulate, stash, migrate, nest, hunt, shutter, put up, preserve (fruit), can, unpack, winterize, weatherize, weather-strip, close up, rake (leaves), resume (classes), weatherstrip, install (weather-stripping/storm windows), storm windows), put away (summer clothes/tools), take out (snow shovel), mothball, stockpile, cache, squirrel away
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Weather & Seasons > Clouds & Rainbows
lift, fling, throw, arc, hang, curl, arch, clear, float, surprise, appear, veil, cover, darken, dissipate, cloud over, refract, brighten, span, vanish, disappear, take by surprise, rush, dissolve, pass over, billow, loom over, change shape, move across
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Weather & Seasons > Hot Weather
Weather & Seasons > Hot Weather > How Objects React to Heat
liquefy, curl, shrivel, sweat, stagnate, smell, give off (a smell), buckle, fade, soften, cake, crumple, glare, bead up, melt, warp, heat up, wilt, bake, reek, bubble, gum up, dry (out), click on
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Weather & Seasons > Hot Weather > How People React to Hot Weather
loll, sweat, perspire, hydrate, strip, sunbathe, bead up, burn, cool down, acclimatize, slow down, languish, relax, bake, dehydrate, give off (an odor), reek, tan, rest, swelter, acclimate, drowse, sleep in, glisten (with sweat), exude (smell), bask, throw off (one's clothes), regulate (air conditioning), turn up/down (ac), tie (hair)
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Weather & Seasons > Hot Weather > What Hot Weather Does
liquefy, sear, blaze, dry, singe, beat down, burn, melt, boil, sap, heat up, scald, roast, bake, dehydrate, warm, dry out, peak, scorch, parch, overheat, intensify (smells), steam up
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Weather & Seasons > How Land Dries Out
contract, shrivel, sear, shrink, bleach, yellow, singe, burn, suck out, wither, evaporate, wilt, bake, dehydrate, crisp, parch, dehumidify, effloresce, dry (out/up), desiccate, lose water, hang to dry (clothes/herbs)
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Weather & Seasons > Pleasant Weather
Weather & Seasons > Pleasant Weather > What Happens in Nature During Nice Weather
shed, emerge, color, soften, subside, brighten, light, green, warm up, melt, give way, abate, billow, blossom, bloom, flower, thaw, waft, bud, rise (temperature), let up, give off (a scent of), sweeten (the air)
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Weather & Seasons > Pleasant Weather > What People Do in Pleasant Weather
wave, pull out, flit, swim, sunbathe, warm up, flirt, barbeque, tan, dress up, garden, picnic, stroll, gallivant, kayak, unbutton, bask, sun (oneself), air out (one's home), cool down (with lemonade), open (windows), breathe in (fragrances), throw off (clothes), spring-clean, shed (heavy clothes), throw open (windows), bathe (in sunshine), roll up (sleeves), tie back (hair), get out of town
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Weather & Seasons > Seasonal Transitions
drop, cycle, follow, anticipate, moisten, ebb, subside, warm up, pass, plummet, cool down, progress, heat up, transform, dampen, leave behind, dry out, turn (color), turn to (the next season), fast-forward, foreshadow
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Weather & Seasons > Spring
Weather & Seasons > Spring > Renewal & Rebirth
lift, transfigure, illuminate, redefine, restore, revitalize, vitalize, replenish, invigorate, reinvest, transform, revolutionize, renew, turbocharge, energize, revive, regenerate, rekindle, rejuvenate, refresh, restart, perk up, uplift, wake up, oxygenate, enlighten, come to life, breathe (life into), reinstate, re-energize, come back to life, resume, lighten (one's mood), raise (spirits)
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Weather & Seasons > Spring > Spring Activities
haul, toss, straighten, store, air out, dust off, neaten, take (exams), throw out, putter, come out, get ready, throw open (windows), mow the lawn, fix (things), make (summer plans), take down (storm windows), plant (flowers and vegetables), sow (seeds), bring out, clean (out), beat (rugs), open up (pool), hose off, unseal (windows)
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Weather & Seasons > Spring > The Look & Feel of Spring
blast, quiver, rise, pour, stir, sweep, flutter, roar, awaken, moisten, drip, gush, flood, green, warm up, melt, rain, rush, restore, revitalize, invigorate, renew, revive, dampen, puff, refresh, bluster, perk up, blossom, storm, shower, thaw, drizzle, overflow, freshen, gust, turn green, stir (the scent of wet grass)
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Weather & Seasons > Spring > What Plants Do in Spring
push up, poke, stir, awaken, burst, flow, explode, open, green, swell, blossom, bloom, sprout, leaf out, bud, shoot up/out, unfurl, germinate, turn green
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Weather & Seasons > Summer
Weather & Seasons > Summer > Abundance
fill, fatten, abound, proliferate, spill, explode, suffuse, permeate, open, produce, expand, pervade, burgeon, swell, blossom, spill over, ripen, effloresce, open out, teem
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Weather & Seasons > Summer > Summer Activities
loll, swim, sunbathe, cool down, visit, slow down, relax, barbeque, tour, vacation, sleep in, picnic, towel off, bask, take off (work), take a vacation, set off (fireworks), sleep late
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Weather & Seasons > Summer > The Look & Feel of Summer
rustle, sweat, perspire, set, water, blaze, glare, beat down, burn, warm up, boil, harvest, heat up, wilt, blossom, bloom, bake, dry out, dust, parch, ripen, steam up, stir (the scent of dry grass), buzz (insects), schvitz, summer in
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Weather & Seasons > Weather-Related Disasters
Weather & Seasons > Weather-Related Disasters > Blizzards & Sandstorms
dig out, strike, skid, rub, dump, freeze, drop, howl, blow, trap, coat, layer, prick, seep, blind, block, cloud, stagger, impede, fall, accumulate, sting, tear through, lay siege, sleet, snow, snow in, knock out (power), take down (power lines), close (highways), rip through, bury (cars)
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Weather & Seasons > Weather-Related Disasters > Floods & Tsunamis
roll, snap, rise, level, stink, smell, saturate, upend, break, overrun, rend, drench, spurt, gush, flood, deluge, collapse, engulf, contaminate, overwhelm, inundate, tumble, swamp, dash, rush, consume, wash away, submerge, surge, cave in, reek, overflow, crest, spill over, brim, swallow (up), explode (dams), spin (in the water), rip loose, emit (odors), course
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Weather & Seasons > Weather-Related Disasters > Rockslides, Mudslides & Avalanches
heave, slide, envelop, upend, overrun, gain momentum, gush, spill, engulf, squelch, tumble, fall, erode, encroach, barrel, creep, avalanche, carry (downslope), build momentum, outrun
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Weather & Seasons > Weather-Related Disasters > What Natural Disasters Do to People & Things
strike, blindside, flatten, shake, level, wreck, raze, shatter, destroy, overrun, obliterate, weaken, collapse, contaminate, jeopardize, ravage, overwhelm, disturb, ruin, spoil, cripple, disable, devastate, destabilize, dash, rebuild, wipe out, annihilate, blight, mar, drive out, torpedo, breach (levies), traumatize, lay waste to, force out
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Weather & Seasons > Wet, Cold, or Wintry Weather
Weather & Seasons > Wet, Cold, or Wintry Weather > Rain, Snow, Hail & Sleet
slap, hit, pound, pelt, pummel, hammer, assault, flatten, sling, bombard, freeze, drop, slacken, pour, wet, saturate, whirl, spatter, splatter, unleash, threaten, blot out, streak, soak, drench, rime (with frost), splash, moisten, darken, cloud over, puddle, subside, sprinkle, douse, gush, burst, stream, explode, intensify, rain, fog, hail, relent, wash away, damp, whip, shower, brew, drizzle, frost, buffet, rampage, splosh, steam up, ice up/over, mist, gain (force), sleet, lash (out), snow, downpour, blizzard, gutter
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Weather & Seasons > Wet, Cold, or Wintry Weather > Thunder & Lightning
zap, strike, crack, crash, roll, shoot, slice, flash, rocket, rumble, bolt, thunder, unleash, roar, streak, fork, burst, explode, render, cascade, erupt, boom, drown out, zigzag, rupture, branch, ramify, reverberate, peal, splay, backlight (the clouds)
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Weather & Seasons > Wet, Cold, or Wintry Weather > What Cold Weather Does
nip, tighten, jerk, freeze, stiffen, bite, trigger, pierce, prick, sting, numb, harden, smart, chill, turn (cold), blanch (one's toes), lower (temperature), turn blue, make brittle, slow (animals/liquids)
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Weather & Seasons > Wet, Cold, or Wintry Weather > What People Do in Nasty or Wet Weather
dig, trudge, clear, brave, hibernate, stomp, hole up, endure, shiver, stay home, weather, plow, slop through, turn up (thermostat), light (a fire), seal (one's boots), pour (antifreeze in the car), scrape (ice off of a vehicle), rub (hands together), bundle up, zip up, fasten (velcro), velcro, button (coat), layer (clothes), dress (warmly), shovel (snow), wait out, don (a raincoat), stuff (one's hands in pockets), thrust (hands in pockets), wrap (a scarf around one's neck), pull on/down/up, dry out (wet socks), hang up (wet clothes to dry), warm up (car/hands), thaw out, seek (warmth/shelter)
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Weather & Seasons > Wet, Cold, or Wintry Weather > What People Do With Snow
skid, winter, fall, salt, winterize, plow, snowplow, throw (snowballs), slip (on ice), shovel (snow), shovel (a car out of snow bank), pack (snowballs), bundle (children in snowsuits), snowblow, scrape (ice off the windshield), brush off (snow)
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Weather & Seasons > Wet, Cold, or Wintry Weather > What Snow Does
powder, hang, rise, sweep, trap, conceal, veil, coat, cover, blanket, bury, bond, rime (with frost), drift, sprinkle, brighten, whiten, melt, collapse, weigh down, fall, fail, consolidate, propagate, accumulate, white out, fracture, eddy, crest, frost, blizzard, dust (with snow), mound, pile, turn to (slush), reflect (sunlight), soften (the landscape), carpet, sheer
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Weather & Seasons > What Wind Does
lash, blast, chafe, toss, pitch, bend, shake, rock, churn, ruffle, howl, whirl, whistle, swish, blow, unleash, rend, dry, gush, burst, burn, whip, puff, wail, moan, roil, whisper, dry out, groan, tear through, eddy, whip up, buffet, rampage, gain (force), snap (branches), gust, strip (trees of their branches), riffle
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Weather & Seasons > Winter Holidays
sing, adorn, celebrate, count down, serve, ritualize, televise, mull (cider), light (candles), take a vacation, carol, decorate (with wreaths), deck (the halls), wrap (presents), anticipate (christmas presents), bake (christmas cakes), roast (chestnuts), frost (gingerbread house), string (lights on a christmas tree), kiss (under the mistletoe), pray (at midnight mass), toast (in the new year), hang (mistletoe), make (new year's resolutions)
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