flamethrower | (noun) a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards | - |
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overthrow | (noun) the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) | - |
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(noun) the act of disturbing the mind or body | Synonyms: derangement, upset |
throw | (noun) the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) | - |
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(noun) casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly | - |
(noun) bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something | - |
(noun) the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam | Synonyms: cam stroke, stroke |
(noun) a single chance or instance | - |
throwaway | (noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | Synonyms: bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill |
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(noun) words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis | - |
(noun) (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets | Synonyms: gamin, street arab |
throwback | (noun) a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | Synonyms: atavism, reversion |
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(noun) an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism | Synonyms: atavist |
thrower | (noun) someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm) | - |
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(noun) a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln | Synonyms: ceramicist, ceramist, potter |
(noun) a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn | Synonyms: throwster |
throwster | (noun) a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn | Synonyms: thrower |
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upthrow | (noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) | Synonyms: upheaval, uplift, upthrust |
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