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Animals > Wild Animals & Hunting > How Mammals Protect Themselves from Predators
struggle, slash, wrench, huddle, tense, flare (one's nostrils), smell, skitter, scurry, cock (head), bleed, hide, slink, slither, rear up, startle, run, sense, tear through/around, scan, squeeze into, burrow into/through, prick up, back away/off, panic, bound, skulk, steal, retreat, elude, evade, shy away, clump together, fight back, hear, listen, give in, fend off, camouflage
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Animals > Wild Animals & Hunting > How Wild Animals Fight
wrest, tear, clamp, clench, struggle, snatch, mangle, slash, wrench, gnash, snap, flare (one's nostrils), tackle, claw, jump, corral, hide, catch, stampede, fight, growl, steal, retreat, fight one's way, bare (teeth), tear at/off, rend, tear into, hound, snare, kill, set (a trap), sheathe (claws), dog, bear down, prey upon/on, ensnare, roar, attack, display (fangs), advance, menace, threaten, surrender, jag, draw blood, defend (itself)
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Animals > Wild Animals & Hunting > How Wild Animals Stalk Prey
struggle, snatch, bore, gnaw, hover, dig, snap, tackle, smell, bite, jump, snap up, cock (head), chase, slink, dart, pounce, lope, hunt, run, fight, sense, rout around, paw, follow, bound, skulk, hear, listen, lurk, startle (prey), wind (prey), spring, bait, trap, track, prowl, trail, stake out, pursue, corner, stalk
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Animals > Wild Animals & Hunting > What Wild Animals Do Apart From Hunting
flex, snatch, bore, tunnel, graze, gnaw, scoot, heft, probe, scratch, wipe, rustle, buck, stand, curl, nestle, ball up, dig, wiggle, wriggle, pad, kick, bite, stash, wade, hop, leap, cavort, jump, scurry, scrabble, preen, cock (head), snuggle, nuzzle, hump, forage, amble, birth, throng, swim, slink, dart, groom, frisk, lope, prance, swish (tail), pant, rear (young), run, wag, gambol, stake out (territory), sense, adapt, protect (one's young), fend off (predators/rivals), hoard, scrounge, scavenge, rout around, root, paw, wipe off, tear through/around, kick up, shake out/off, worm one's way, chock, drool, back up/out, tread, scan, step, edge, fill in (a tunnel), nose into, squeeze into, sink into, stretch, burrow into/through, clamber, pass on, scramble, cuddle, coddle (one's young), stumble, scamper, scuttle, skedaddle, bay, follow, rustle (through the brush), spasm, sun (itself), flap (ears)
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Food & Smell
Food & Smell > Beverages & Drinking
Food & Smell > Beverages & Drinking > How Someone Might Drink a Beverage
nip, knock back, pucker, pour, gulp, slurp, sample, partake, toast, scarf down, swig, sip, drink, down, glug, wash down (one's food), tip (a glass), raise (a glass), guzzle, imbibe, chug, chugalug, toss back (a shot), get drunk
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Food & Smell > Beverages & Drinking > Juicing & Making Smoothies
chop, jam, grind, juice, liquefy, shake, pour, masticate, quarter, wash, blend, sweeten, plunge, halve, pit (fruit), thicken (with a banana), skim (froth), chill, mince (herbs), squeeze (lemon), feed (into a juicer)
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Food & Smell > Beverages & Drinking > Preparing Coffee, Tea & Non-Alcoholic Drinks
grind, cut, stir, heat, remove, dunk, age, blend, filter, drip, steep, infuse, mix, serve, sweeten, submerge, percolate, pour (milk), brew, strain (tea leaves), carbonate, ice, frost (glass), froth (milk), bring to a boil, mix in, spoon, squeeze (lemon into tea), pull (teabag), dry (tea leaves), dip (teabag)
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Food & Smell > Beverages & Drinking > What Beverages Can Do to Someone
hydrate, burn, shock, cleanse, turbocharge, compliment, slake, intoxicate, quench (thirst), satisfy (one's thirst), get one drunk, cool one down, warm one up, coat one's throat, caffeinate, boost one's energy, scald, blister, clear (phlegm), wash down, mask (taste)
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Food & Smell > Beverages & Drinking > Wine-Making & Brewing
bottle, disgorge, siphon, grow (grapes), harvest (grapes), crush (grapes), pick (grapes), stomp (grapes), add (hops/sugar), feed (yeast food to the yeast), hydrate (yeast), punch down, test (ph/yan), acidulate, inoculate, cork, rack, date, age (wine), brew (beer), distill (alcohol), ferment (grapes)
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Food & Smell > Eating
Food & Smell > Eating > Overeating
chomp, stuff, dispose of, demolish, gobble, gulp, tear into, polish off, devour, inhale, binge, wolf down, scarf down, feast, gorge, overeat, glut, pig out, banquet, bolt down, gobble up/down, open (packaged food)
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Food & Smell > Eating > Physical Act of Eating
nip, chew, chomp, gnaw, pick at, bite, suck, nibble, masticate, swallow, munch, dig in, moisten, consume, sample, polish off, put away, ingest, bite into, nosh, wolf down, peck at, chow down, crunch (celery), slurp (soup), tuck into (one's food), wolf down (one's food)
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Food & Smell > Eating > Snacking
grab, snatch, nip, graze, pick at, nibble, munch, crinkle, slap together, peck at, snack, shell (nuts), unwrap (protein bar), scoop (popcorn), pop (peanuts into one's mouth), microwave (popcorn), suck (on a lollipop), slurp (a slushee), lick (an ice cream cone), forage (food from the cupboard)
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Food & Smell > Eating > Tasting or Enjoying Food
pucker, smell, belch, spit out, lick, admire, gag, relish, savor, chow down, taste, suck (sugar cane), gnaw (on a chicken bone), choke on, satisfy (one's sweet tooth), burn (one's tongue), smack one's lips
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Food & Smell > Eating Alone
grab, scrap, pick at, drop, call, nibble, read, ditch, heat up, slap together, forgo, turn on (tv/computer), walk around, microwave, eat in the car, stop (for take-out), dispense with, go out, eat out, play (computer games)
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Food & Smell > Food Preservation
jar, press, freeze, ventilate, bottle, smoke, package, cure, wash, pit (fruit), salt, parboil, refrigerate, dehydrate, dry (herbs), can (fruit), preserve (fruit), pickle, can, ferment, seal (jar of jam), boil down, churn (milk to butter), cook down
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Food & Smell > Looking for Food
Food & Smell > Looking for Food > Eating Very Little
dole out, stretch, wait, water down, limit, mete out, allot, conserve, ration, starve, put off, wolf down, portion, hand out, space meals, fast
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Food & Smell > Looking for Food > Foraging for Food
nip, graze, pinch, push aside, nibble, forage, scrounge, scavenge, steal, harvest, dumpster dive, dig (roots), raid (a garden), cut (vegetables from a vine), taste (a plant), test (a strange plant), root around, scout (for edible plants), outsmart (animal competition), pick (fruit), shell (acorns/nuts), shake off (dirt from roots), shake (branches to loosen coconuts), pluck, swarm around, cannibalize
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Food & Smell > Mise en Place & Food Preparation
Food & Smell > Mise en Place & Food Preparation > Baking & Grilling
crimp, roll, oil, pour, smoke, sear, singe, baste, turn, grill, salt, pepper, microwave, roast, bake, preheat (the oven), set (the timer), broil, truss (turkey with string), barbeque, scallop (pie crust), poke (holes in pie crust), glaze (with vinegar/wine)
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Food & Smell > Mise en Place & Food Preparation > Cooking on a Stovetop
stir, heat, jug, moisten, sprinkle, boil, poach, sweeten, thicken, salt, pepper, microwave, spice, season, sauté, fry, fizz, oil (the frying pan), skim (fat), mull (cider), scald (milk), steam, parboil, cover (with lid/cheese), nuke, reheat, reduce (the glaze), pressure-cook
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Food & Smell > Mise en Place & Food Preparation > Finishing Touches on Dishes
mash, pinch, finish, glaze, daub, garnish, slather, crumble, fortify, arrange, salt, pepper, dribble (olive oil), drizzle (chocolate sauce), sprinkle (garnish), pour (sauce), grate (lemon zest), zest
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Food & Smell > Mise en Place & Food Preparation > Planning the Meal
funnel, set up, place, prepare (menu), shop (for ingredients), plan (the menu), set out (ingredients), measure (ingredients), array (ingredients on the counter), assemble (ingredients), filter (water), stock (cupboards with ingredients), wash (vegetables), uncork (wine), refrigerate (dough)
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Food & Smell > Mise en Place & Food Preparation > Preparing Food for Cooking
dice, mash, pound, crack, mince, grind, grate, shake, daub, blend, marinate, dribble, slather, crumble, sweeten, smear, pit (fruit), wash (vegetables), slice (cucumbers), shell, husk, rub (with oil/spice), split (the skin), sift (flour), whisk (eggs), separate (yolks), beat (eggs), drizzle, spice, season, stuff (turkey), chine (meat from the backbone), brush (egg whites on dough), peel, tenderize, shuck (peas)
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Food & Smell > Mise en Place & Food Preparation > Salad-Making
chop, slice, garnish, pick, pit (fruit), mince (herbs), season, shake (vinaigrette), dress (the salad), toss (salad), wash (vegetables to remove chemicals), squeeze (lemon/grapefruit into salad dressing), scoop (avocado), make dressing, roast (nuts)
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Food & Smell > Sitting Down to a Meal
Food & Smell > Sitting Down to a Meal > Handling One's Food During a Meal
poke, fork, blot, sweeten, slather (with sauce), salt, pepper, sprinkle (with salt), dribble (soy sauce/gravy), dip (into sauce), butter (one's bread), dab (sauce with his bread), roll (corn over a stick of butter), slice (meat), cut (a vegetable), lift (food to one's mouth), drip (dressing on salad), pour (milk in tea), spoon (a dollop of whipped cream), scoop (sauce)
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Food & Smell > Sitting Down to a Meal > Starting a Meal
scrape, distribute, announce, transfer, serve, partake, give thanks, turn off, sit down, pull out (a chair), call (children to the table), set the table, ring (a bell), grab a plate, dish out/up, ladle, set out, say grace, take a seat
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Food & Smell > Smell
Food & Smell > Smell > Giving Off Smells
stink, float, bear, blow, secrete, leak, drift, emit, taint, pervade, release, smack of, reek, leave behind (a strong odor of), give off (the faint odor of), waft, send off/out, mingle with, perfume, exude, suffuse with, seep (into the room)
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Food & Smell > Smell > How People Respond to Smells
recoil, choke, asphyxiate, stir (a memory), conjure up, disgust, remind one of, nauseate, intoxicate, turn one's stomach, salivate, fill (one's nostrils), inhale (deeply), crinkle (one's nose), drink in (a fragrance), bring back (a memory), bring back
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Food & Smell > Smell > Taking In Odors
smell, catch, gulp, absorb, detect, inhale, sniff, snuffle, whiff, breathe in, pick up (the scent of), take in (smells), fill (one's nostrils)
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Food & Smell > Social Dining
Food & Smell > Social Dining > Serving Guests at a Meal
gather, serve, toast, banquet, feed (one's guests), set (the table), set out (food in bowls), fold (napkins), arrange (dinnerware/flowers), dole out (servings), ladle (soup), pass (condiments), say grace, clink (glasses), regale, pass out/around, wash up, wash (dishes), cater
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Food & Smell > Social Dining > Table Manners
pour, nibble, wait, refrain from, serve, offer, set the table, pull (someone's chair out), wipe (one's mouth), sit up straight, fold a napkin, unfold (a napkin), arrange (one's utensils on the plate), compliment (the cook), pass (dishes), clear the table, offer to, refill
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Food & Smell > Social Dining > Things One Does in a Restaurant (other than eating & drinking)
select, check, tip (the server), toast, raise (a glass), sit down, clink (glasses), read (a menu), wait (to be seated), take off (one's coat), dine, order (food), unfold (one's napkin), sign (the credit card receipt), pay (the bill), make a reservation, choose (a menu item), pick (a table)
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Food & Smell > Social Dining > What Servers Do in a Restaurant
deliver, charge, accommodate, inquire, serve (food & drink to customers), wait (tables), wait on (customers), greet (customers), welcome (customers), set (tables), clear (dirty dishes), refill (water glass), take (orders), recite (specials), prepare (tables for a meal), clean up, seat (customers), write down (food order), transmit (food order to kitchen staff), put in (an order), lay (tablecloth on table), bring (menus), check in with (customers), list (specials), introduce oneself, educate oneself
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Food & Smell > What Food Does
Food & Smell > What Food Does > How Food Heats up & Cools
freeze, sear, burn, warm up, boil, heat up, wilt, thaw, chill, cool (in the refrigerator), simmer, defrost, warm, circulate (in a microwave), crisp
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Food & Smell > What Food Does > Impact of Food on the Body & Spirit
wind up, ground, fill, fatten, nourish, satisfy, calm, overwhelm, sustain, energize, slake, weigh one down, caffeinate, dehydrate, dry out, sate, bloat, loosen (one's stools), constipate, provide (sustenance), quench, curb (one's appetite), lower (ldl), upset one's stomach, turn one's stomach
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Food & Smell > What Food Does > Negative Physical Reactions to Food
choke, heave, turn over, hurl, spew, expel, belch, disgorge, regurgitate, water, dry, puff up, fart, pass gas, gag, hurt, vomit, barf, throw up, cough, swell, bloat, get the runs, salivate, retain water, break out (in hives), burp, spit out/up, puke, dry-heave, retch, upchuck, toss one's cookies, eruct
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Food & Smell > What Food Does > What Food Does as It Is Prepared
liquefy, smell, froth, blend, marinate, soften, darken, seep, drip, soak up, steep, burn, mix, fizzle, thicken, toast, roast, bake, sauté, fry, fizz, crisp, give off (smell), curdle, sizzle (on the grill), overcook, give off (kitchen odors)
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Food & Smell > What Food Does > What Food Does Over Time
shrivel, stink, smell, break down, perish, age, soften, discolor, spoil, pervade, wither, expire, sour, wilt, ferment, curdle, absorb (flavors in the refrigerator), dry out, decompose, compost, lose (flavor/firmness), bruise, grow (mold), sprout, rot, go off, give off (an odor), reek, go stale, ripen
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Physical Actions & Labor > Lifting Objects > Lifting Something Up
lever, jerk, sling, heft, heave, hike up, pick up, raise, hoist, push up, boost, lift, crank, rope, ratchet something up, winch, upraise, elevate, levitate
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Physical Actions & Labor > Moving Objects by Hand or Light Machinery > Moving Objects a Short Distance
tug, yank, lever, push, lug, skid, roll, drag, tow, haul, schlep, trundle, cart, wheelbarrow, rake, heft, heave, manhandle, carry
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Seeing, Light & Color
Seeing, Light & Color > Color
Seeing, Light & Color > Color > How Color Fades
bleach, fade, dim, desaturate, blanch, dull, weaken, whiten, discolor, lose (color/luster), drain (of color), turn white, turn pale, become pale, drain, peroxide, decolorize
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Seeing, Light & Color > Color > Things One Does With Color
ripple, apply, paint, brush, saturate, spatter, wash, imbue, tinge, accent, highlight, blend, speckle, outline, dot, beautify, accentuate, splash, darken, water down, lighten, sprinkle, swirl, tint, infuse, brighten, burnish, daub (paint), mix, wash out, shade, blot, smudge, redden, bloody, pigment, muddy
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Seeing, Light & Color > Color > What Strong Color Does
collide, stain, flush, saturate, sharpen, scream, bathe, imbue, highlight, outline, line, dye, splash, darken, absorb, blacken, infuse, brighten, burnish, redden, bloody, cast (a reddish glow), green, rim, taint, attract, draw the eyes of, distract, dizzy, turn (red), draw attention to, silver
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Seeing, Light & Color > Color > What Weak Color Does
smother, smooth, restrain, wash, soothe, belie, tinge, blend, speckle, gray, gray out, mute, subdue, water down, tone down, yellow, lighten, blush, sprinkle, flow, tint, infuse, shade, dim, desaturate, fade (into the background), blanch, pale, bathe (in soft colors), dull, tarnish, tone down (a color scheme), weaken, calm, whiten, discolor, temper, muffle, soften (a strong color), stifle, moderate, hush
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Seeing, Light & Color > Illuminating Objects or Spaces
Seeing, Light & Color > Illuminating Objects or Spaces > Shine
rub, flash, oil, lubricate, prime, saturate, blaze, glaze, highlight, streak, coruscate, scintillate, buff, polish, wax, glisten, glow, radiate, flicker, twinkle, glitter, sparkle, glint, refract, glare, flare, gleam, shine, reflect, emit, dazzle, glimmer, shimmer, emanate, flush with, bead up, burn, spray with, plate with, drench in, burnish, simonize, fluoresce, phosphoresce, beam
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Seeing, Light & Color > Illuminating Objects or Spaces > Spotlighting an Object
accent, highlight, beautify, radiate, douse, tint, flood, backlight, illumine, emanate, illuminate, light, spotlight, coordinate, call attention to, set apart, recess, tilt (a lamp), outline (a tree)
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Seeing, Light & Color > Sight
Seeing, Light & Color > Sight > Distorted Vision
float, froth, blend, outline, darken, blur, refract, blacken, burst, swirl, spill, blind, lose focus, spume, double, distort, squiggle, narrow (one's vision), wash out, smudge, muddy, cloud, obfuscate, mist
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Seeing, Light & Color > Sight > How Eyes Appear to Others
shoot, flash, coruscate, scintillate, glisten, glow, radiate, flicker, twinkle, glitter, sparkle, glint, glare, light up, gleam, shine, reflect, emit, dazzle, glimmer, shimmer, brighten, emanate, flush with, narrow, widen, glaze over, burn with (envy/anger), moisten (with tears)
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Seeing, Light & Color > Sight > How Eyes Function
roll, cry, moisten, drift, blink, squint, stare, dilate (pupils), focus, lose focus, adjust (to changes in light), widen (pupils), tear up, narrow (one's field of vision), fixate, constrict (pupils), take in (light), close, open
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Seeing, Light & Color > Sight > How Things Hold One's Gaze
grip, hit, galvanize, capture, imbue, absorb, transfix, pop out, hold one's gaze, fill one's field of vision, engross, captivate, occupy, engage, rivet, hold one's attention, spellbind, fascinate, enthrall, astound, finish someone off, stand out, enchant, hypnotize, preoccupy, resonate, cast (a spell), fill (one's mind)
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Seeing, Light & Color > Sight > The Act of Looking
turn toward, inspect, peep, scan, scout, watch, screen, spot, pierce, absorb, see, peer, face, seek, squint, study, survey, witness, transfix, widen (one's field of vision), scrutinize, examine, monitor, ogle, investigate, observe, pick out, take in, make out, peek, gape, gaze, fix one's gaze, view, scroll, glance, size up, read, stare, gawk, browse, glimpse, regard, check, preview, spy, eye, eyeball, rubberneck, notice, detect, perceive, identify, discern, discover, scope out, light upon, rest upon, soften (one's gaze), refuse to blink
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Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light
Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light > Dimming a Light
smother, blot out, black out, obscure, fade, soften, turn down (a light), dim (a light), darken, lower (the lights), gray out, mute, subdue, reduce, blur, cast (a shadow), water down, diffuse, dissipate, filter, wane, die down, die out/away, tone down, block out (light), peter out, cloud over, pull the color out of
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Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light > Extinguishing a Light
smother, black out, eclipse, douse, extinguish, turn out/off, snuff out (a candle), throw a room into darkness, kill (the lights), cut the power, switch off, submerge into shadow, flick off (the light), go down, blow out (a candle), blacken
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Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light > Flickering Light
flash, ripple, dance, skitter, flutter, spatter, splatter, dot with, speckle, stipple, prick, flicker, sputter, twinkle, fluctuate, glitter, blink, wink, sparkle, spurt, waver, sprinkle
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Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light > How the Sun Appears
struggle, dip, slide, touch, stand, drop, rise, heat, set, descend, climb, slip, tinge, glow, go down, shine, burn, sink, cross, reach, heat up, ascend, parch, come up
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Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light > Interrupted Light
flash, bob, ripple, split, lower, flutter, blot out, black out, obscure, dot with, spot, fleck, streak, edge with, stripe, dapple, mottle, stipple, sputter, twinkle, fluctuate, spurt, sprinkle, glint, eclipse, draw the shades, block out, turn on and off, block (light), filter through, blotch, refract, splotch, spark, glance off, wink out, squirt
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Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light > Strong Light
dip, hit, strike, liquefy, spread, wave, flash, bob, freeze, stab, pour, churn, flush, fill, spray, saturate, sear, dive, bleed, swim, splatter, blaze, lap, imbue, define, outline, drench, beautify, bleach, splash, mark, glisten, seep, cast a shadow, radiate, glitter, sparkle, glint, purl, gush, soak up, glare, light up, burst, slosh, squirt, swoosh, swirl, sluice, flare, break through, singe, beat down, flow, tint, flood, stream, spill, steep, wash over, gleam, spout, blind, bathe (in light), shine, reflect, emit, backlight, explode, slather, dazzle, suffuse, glimmer, shimmer, deluge, infuse, brighten, illumine, emanate, intensify, illuminate, permeate, silver
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Seeing, Light & Color > The Quality of Light > What Dim Light Does
struggle, squeeze, falter, smolder, outline, fade, soften, ooze, subdue, blur, water down, diffuse, dissipate, wane, seep, ebb, glow, leak, drip, drift, cast a shadow, reach into, yellow, absorb, trickle, puddle, dribble, lighten, blush, radiate, tinge with, subside, gutter
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Seeing, Light & Color > Sight > The Act of Looking
turn toward, inspect, peep, scan, scout, watch, screen, spot, pierce, absorb, see, peer, face, seek, squint, study, survey, witness, transfix, widen (one's field of vision), scrutinize, examine, monitor, ogle, investigate, observe, pick out, take in, make out, peek, gape, gaze, fix one's gaze, view, scroll, glance, size up, read, stare, gawk, browse, glimpse, regard, check, preview, spy, eye, eyeball, rubberneck, notice, detect, perceive, identify, discern, discover, scope out, light upon, rest upon, soften (one's gaze), refuse to blink
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Time & Cycles > Anticipating & Preceding > Anticipating & Expecting
watch, wait, anticipate, arrive early, get somewhere early, survey, announce, predict, forecast, wait for, introduce, indicate, look for, expect, foresee, notify, look forward to, proclaim, give notice of, herald, prepare for, await, keep watch, sit on the edge of one's seat, come early
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Time & Cycles > How Time Passes > Waiting for Something to Happen
idle, wait, suspend, stall, hold on, dally, dawdle, bide one's time, linger, loiter, languish, chill, stay, remain, stick around, await, stay put, stay behind, tarry, kill time, hang around/out, twiddle one's thumbs, mark time, sit tight, watch the clock, pass (the day)
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