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  • 121cavernous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hollow, gaping. See concavity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hollow] Syn. sunken, concave, deep set, deep toned; see hollow 2 , 3 . 2. [Large] Syn. deep, huge, wide; see broad 1 , deep 2 , large 1 .… …

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  • 122deep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. & n. See depth, cunning. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Situated or extending far down] Syn. low, below, beneath, profound, bottomless, submerged, subterranean, submarine, inmost, deep seated, rooted,… …

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  • 123open — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclosed (see opening); unfilled, unengaged; free, public; unrestrained, unrestricted; frank, overt; spread out, unfolded, revealed. v. unfasten; unfold, spread out; reveal, disclose; start,… …

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  • 124opening — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Open space Nouns 1. opening, hole, foramen; aperture, yawning, oscitancy, dehiscence; chasm (see interval); breach. 2. (small opening) puncture, perforation, scuttle; pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole …

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  • 125Interval — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Interval >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 interval interval interspace Sgm: N 1 separation separation &c. 44 Sgm: N 1 break break gap opening Sgm: N 1 hole hole &c. 260 …

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  • 126Opening — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Opening >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hole hole foramen Sgm: N 1 puncture puncture perforation Sgm: N 1 fontanel fontanel Sgm: N 1 transforation transforation Sgm: N 1 pinhole pinhole …

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  • 127Fatigue — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fatigue >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fatigue fatigue Sgm: N 1 weariness weariness &c. 841 Sgm: N 1 yawning yawning drowsiness &c. 683 Sgm: N 1 lassitude lassitude tiredness fatigation| …

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  • 128yawn — {{11}}yawn (n.) act of yawning, 1690s, from YAWN (Cf. yawn) (v.). Meaning boring thing is attested from 1889. {{12}}yawn (v.) c.1300, yenen, yonen, from O.E. ginian, gionian open the mouth wide, gape, from P.Gmc. *gin (Cf. O.N. gina to yawn, Du.… …

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