whisk

  • 41whisk away — verb take away quickly and suddenly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑whisk off • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑bear off, ↑bear away, ↑carry away, ↑carry off …

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  • 42whisk fern — noun chiefly tropical clump forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots • Hypernyms: ↑fern ally • Hyponyms: ↑skeleton fork fern, ↑Psilotum nudum • Member Holonyms: ↑Psilotum, ↑genus Psilotum …

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  • 43whisk — (ouisk) s. m. Voy. whist …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 44whisk — Synonyms and related words: aerate, agitate, agitator, ball the jack, barrel, beak, bear, beat, beat up, beater, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, broom, brush, brush off, bullet, bunt, carry, chuck, churn, churn up, clip, conduct, convey,… …

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  • 45whisk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [egg]beater; whiskbroom. v. whip, froth, beat; sweep; swish, whish; zip. See agitation, velocity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. flit, flutter, speed; see hurry 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. brush …

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  • 46whisk — see WHIST …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 47whisk — hwɪsk /w n. small broom for dusting; utensil for whipping; act of whisking v. sweep; brush; draw, snatch; cause to be frothy, whip (eggs, etc.); move rapidly, dart, rush …

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  • 48whisk — verb 1》 move or take suddenly, quickly, and lightly. 2》 beat (a substance, especially cream or eggs) with a light, rapid movement. noun 1》 a utensil for whipping eggs or cream. 2》 a bunch of grass, twigs, or bristles for flicking away dust or… …

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  • 49whisk — v. n. 1. Trip, speed, hasten, hie, post, scud, brush, move nimbly, push on, dash on, cut along. 2. Brush …

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  • 50whisk —   Puehu, ho opuehu, lawe hikiwawe …

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