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Noun
S:
(n)
shot (shot%1:10:00::)
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shaft (shaft%1:10:01::)
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slam (slam%1:10:00::)
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dig (dig%1:10:00::)
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barb (barb%1:10:00::)
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jibe (jibe%1:10:00::)
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gibe (gibe%1:10:00::)
(an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect)
"his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Verb
S:
(v)
match (match%2:42:00::)
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fit (fit%2:42:04::)
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correspond (correspond%2:42:00::)
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check (check%2:42:08::)
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jibe (jibe%2:42:00::)
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gibe (gibe%2:42:00::)
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tally (tally%2:42:00::)
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agree (agree%2:42:00::)
(be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics)
"The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
S:
(v)
jibe (jibe%2:38:00::)
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gybe (gybe%2:38:00::)
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jib (jib%2:38:00::)
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change course (change_course%2:38:00::)
(shift from one side of the ship to the other)
"The sail jibbed wildly"