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Emoji
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#8550
👩👦
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surrogate
/ˈsʌrəɡət/
noun
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A substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role.
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She acted as a surrogate mother for the child. |
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substitute, proxy, replacement, stand-in
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original, authentic, real
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surrogate mother, surrogate role, surrogate decision
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#8551
🪡
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suture
/ˈsuː.tʃər/
noun/verb
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sutured
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sutured
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sutures
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suturing
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A stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision.
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The doctor used a suture to close the wound. |
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stitch, seam, closure, ligature, join
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tear, gap, opening
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apply suture, remove suture, surgical suture, wound suture
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#8552
🥖
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sustenance
/ˈsʌstənəns/
noun
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Food and drink regarded as a source of strength; the means of sustaining life.
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Bread and water were his only sustenance during the journey. |
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nourishment, food, nutrition, livelihood, support
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starvation, deprivation, neglect
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basic sustenance, provide sustenance, spiritual sustenance, daily sustenance
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#8553
🌱
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sustain
/səˈsteɪn/
verb
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sustained
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sustained
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sustains
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sustaining
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To support, maintain, or keep something going over time.
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The team worked hard to sustain their success. |
sustain a loss |
To suffer or experience a loss.
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maintain, uphold, continue, support, endure
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abandon, quit, discontinue
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sustain growth, sustain life, sustain damage, sustain interest
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#8554
🕵️
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suspicious
/səˈspɪʃəs/
adjective
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Feeling doubt or distrust about someone or something.
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She gave me a suspicious look when I entered late. |
under suspicious circumstances |
In a way that causes doubt or mistrust.
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distrustful, doubtful, wary, skeptical, uneasy
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trusting, certain, confident
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suspicious activity, suspicious behavior, suspicious look, suspicious mind
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#8555
⏸️
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suspension
/səˈspɛnʃən/
noun
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The act of temporarily stopping something; also refers to a system in vehicles that absorbs shock.
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The player received a three-game suspension for misconduct. |
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pause, stoppage, interruption, postponement, delay
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continuation, resumption, progress
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suspension bridge, school suspension, temporary suspension, suspension system
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#8556
😬
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suspense
/səˈspɛns/
noun
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A state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, or excitement about what may happen next.
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The movie kept the audience in suspense until the very end. |
keep in suspense |
To make someone wait anxiously for the outcome.
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uncertainty, anticipation, tension, anxiety, doubt
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certainty, assurance, confidence
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suspense novel, build suspense, suspense thriller, in suspense
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#8557
🚫
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suspended
/səˈspɛndɪd/
adjective, verb (past)
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suspended
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suspended
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Temporarily not allowed, stopped, or hanging.
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He was suspended from school for a week. |
suspended animation |
a temporary cessation of most vital functions without death
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halted, paused, postponed, interrupted
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continued, resumed
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suspended license, suspended sentence, suspended bridge
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#8558
⏸️
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suspend
/səˈspɛnd/
verb
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suspended
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suspended
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suspends
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suspending
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To temporarily stop something from being active or valid.
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The company decided to suspend his membership. |
suspend disbelief |
to willingly accept something unrealistic for the sake of enjoyment
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halt, delay, interrupt, pause
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continue, resume, proceed
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suspend activities, suspend operations, suspend from work
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#8559
🕵️
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suspect
/səˈspɛkt/ (noun, adj) | /səˈspɛkt/ (verb)
verb, noun, adjective
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suspected
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suspected
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suspects
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suspecting
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To believe something to be true, likely, or guilty without certain proof.
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The police suspect him of stealing the car. |
usual suspect |
a person frequently suspected of wrongdoing
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doubt, assume, suppose, accuse
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trust, believe, absolve
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suspect someone, prime suspect, suspect in a crime
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#8560
🧒
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susceptible
/səˈsɛptəbl/
adjective
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Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
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Children are more susceptible to infections. |
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vulnerable, prone, sensitive, open
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immune, resistant, protected
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susceptible to disease, highly susceptible, susceptible individual
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#8561
🧬
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susceptibility
/səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti/
noun
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The state of being easily influenced, harmed, or affected by something.
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His susceptibility to colds increases during the winter. |
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vulnerability, sensitivity, weakness, openness, proneness
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resistance, immunity, strength
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high susceptibility, susceptibility to disease, susceptibility factor
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#8562
📐
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surveyor
/sərˈveɪər/
noun
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A person who measures and maps land, buildings, or other features.
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The surveyor measured the land for construction. |
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assessor, inspector, measurer, examiner
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client, user
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land surveyor, building surveyor, professional surveyor
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#8563
📹
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surveillance
/sɜːrˈveɪləns/
noun
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Close observation of a person, place, or activity, often for security purposes.
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The area is under constant surveillance by security cameras. |
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observation, monitoring, watch, scrutiny
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neglect, inattention
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constant surveillance, under surveillance, video surveillance
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#8564
⭕
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surround
/səˈraʊnd/
verb
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surrounded
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surrounded
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surrounds
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surrounding
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To be all around someone or something.
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Mountains surround the small village. |
surround yourself with |
To choose to associate with certain people or things.
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enclose, encircle, encompass, besiege
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free, release, exclude
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surround with, surround yourself, completely surround
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#8565
⚖️
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suppressible
/səˈprɛsəbl̩/
adjective
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capable of being restrained, controlled, or prevented
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The symptoms of the disease are suppressible with medication. |
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controllable, preventable, manageable, repressible
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irrepressible, uncontrollable
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suppressible behavior, suppressible symptoms, suppressible anger
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#8566
🕵️
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surreptitious
/ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs/
adjective
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Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.
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They carried out a surreptitious meeting late at night. |
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secret, covert, clandestine, stealthy, hidden
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open, overt, public
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surreptitious glance, surreptitious meeting, surreptitious activity
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#8567
🏳️
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surrender
/səˈrɛndər/
verb
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surrendered
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surrendered
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surrenders
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surrendering
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to give up or yield to an opponent or authority
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The army finally surrendered after weeks of fighting. |
surrender to fate |
to accept something that cannot be changed
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yield, give up, submit, capitulate
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resist, fight, defend
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surrender to authority, unconditional surrender, surrender peacefully
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#8568
🏆
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surpass
/sərˈpæs/
verb
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surpassed
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surpassed
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surpasses
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surpassing
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to exceed or go beyond
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Her performance surpassed all expectations. |
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exceed, outdo, outshine, transcend, eclipse
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fall short, fail
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surpass expectations, surpass limits, surpass records
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#8569
⛰️
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surmount
/sərˈmaʊnt/
verb
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surmounted
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surmounted
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surmounts
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surmounting
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to overcome a difficulty or obstacle
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He surmounted all the challenges to achieve his dream. |
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overcome, conquer, prevail over, defeat
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fail, surrender, yield
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surmount obstacles, surmount difficulties, surmount barriers
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#8570
🤔
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surmise
/sərˈmaɪz/
verb
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surmised
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surmised
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surmises
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surmising
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to suppose something is true without having evidence
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She surmised that he was not coming to the meeting. |
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guess, assume, suppose, infer, conjecture
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prove, confirm, verify
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surmise correctly, surmise wrongly, surmise from evidence
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#8571
😠
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surly
/ˈsɜːrli/
adjective
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bad-tempered and unfriendly
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The waiter gave us a surly look when we asked for more water. |
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gruff, rude, irritable, unfriendly, cranky
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friendly, pleasant, cheerful
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surly attitude, surly mood, surly expression, surly teenager
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#8572
🌊
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surge
/sɜːrdʒ/
verb
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surged
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surges
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surging
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to move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward
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The crowd surged forward when the gates opened. |
surge of energy |
a sudden increase of energy or enthusiasm
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rush, swell, rise, increase, outpouring
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decline, decrease, drop
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surge in demand, surge of energy, surge forward, surge upward
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#8573
🍽️
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surfeit
/ˈsɜːrfɪt/
noun
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an excessive amount of something
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There was a surfeit of food at the festival. |
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excess, overflow, glut, overabundance, surplus
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shortage, lack, scarcity
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surfeit of food, surfeit of choices, surfeit of information
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#8574
📝
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surety
/ˈʃʊərəti/
noun
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a person who takes responsibility for another's performance of an undertaking, such as appearing in court or paying a debt
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The landlord required a surety before renting the apartment. |
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guarantor, sponsor, bail, security, assurance
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debtor, defendant
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surety bond, surety company, surety insurance
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#8575
💰
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surcharge
/ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ/
noun
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an additional charge or payment added to the usual cost
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The airline ticket had a fuel surcharge added to it. |
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extra fee, levy, tax, premium, duty
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discount, rebate, allowance
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fuel surcharge, tax surcharge, added surcharge
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#8576
⏸️
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surcease
/sɜːrˈsiːs/
noun
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a temporary or final ending or stopping of something
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The noise finally came to a surcease after midnight. |
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cessation, end, halt, termination, pause
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continuation, persistence, resumption
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surcease of sorrow, surcease of pain, surcease from work
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#8577
🌌
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supramundane
/ˌsuːprəˈmʌndeɪn/
adjective
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beyond the physical or ordinary world; transcendent
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The monk spoke of supramundane peace beyond material life. |
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transcendent, spiritual, heavenly, metaphysical
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mundane, earthly, ordinary
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supramundane wisdom, supramundane peace, supramundane realm
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#8578
🤕
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suppurate
/ˈsʌpjʊˌreɪt/
verb
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suppurated
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suppurated
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suppurates
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suppurating
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to form or discharge pus, usually as a result of infection
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The wound began to suppurate after a few days. |
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fester, ooze, discharge, ulcerate
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heal, dry
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suppurating wound, suppurate slowly, suppurating sore
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#8579
✋
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suppression
/səˈprɛʃən/
noun
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the act of forcibly stopping something or holding back feelings or actions
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The suppression of free speech led to protests. |
emotional suppression |
the act of consciously holding back emotions
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control, restraint, repression, stifling, censorship
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freedom, expression, encouragement
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political suppression, suppression of evidence, suppression of dissent
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