hold one's ground — he tried to dissuade me with his negative remarks, but I held my ground Syn: stand firm, stand fast, make a stand, stick to one s guns, dig in one s heels … Thesaurus of popular words
Pace stick — A Warrant Officer of the Welsh Guards using his pace stick. A pace stick is a long stick usually carried by warrant officer and non commissioned officer drill instructors in the British and Commonwealth armed forces … Wikipedia
printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… … Universalium
Linda Ronstadt — Infobox musical artist Name = Linda Ronstadt Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Born = birth date and age|1946|7|15 Origin = Tucson, Arizona, USA Instrument = Vocals Guitar percussion Instrument = Vocals, Guitar,… … Wikipedia
head — I n. upper part of the body 1) to nod; shake one s head 2) to bare; bow; drop, hang, lower; lift, raise; move; poke, stick; scratch; toss; turn one s head (to scratch one s head in amazement; to poke one s head around the comer) 3) to hold one s… … Combinatory dictionary
wait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stay, linger, tarry, abide, remain, bide [one s time], sit tight, cool one s heels (sl.), sweat it out (sl.); dally, procrastinate, delay; serve, attend; await, expect, look for. See expectation. II… … English dictionary for students
Avoidance — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of pursuit. < N PARAG:Avoidance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 abstention abstention abstinence Sgm: N 1 for bearance for bearance Sgm: N 1 refraining refraining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 … English dictionary for students
Nick Efthimiou — Personal information Full name Nicholas Efthimiou Date of birth November 15, 1966 ( … Wikipedia
lateness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Coming after the expected time Nouns 1. lateness, tardiness, slowness, unpunctuality; delay, procrastination, deferring, deferment, postponement, adjournment, prorogation, retardation, respite;… … English dictionary for students
take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …
shake — v 1. vibrate, rattle, chatter; convulse, corn move, twitch, vellicate, toss and turn; shimmy, wiggle, rock, bounce, bob, dance, (both of dice) roll, toss; swing, sway, oscillate, wave, roll. 2. tremble, quiver, twitter, trill; pulsate, pulse,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
