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• shake up — Synonyms and related words: abate, accelerate, accuse, action, ad hoc measure, agitate, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, answer, arouse, arraign, artifice, attenuate, awake, awaken, beat, beat up, blame, blunt, call to account, cast blame …   Moby Thesaurus

• smash — Synonyms and related words: Waterloo, abrade, accident, annihilate, appulse, asphyxiate, atomize, bang, bang into, bash, bastinado, bat, be poised, bear market, bearish market, beat, beat down, beating, belt, bend, best seller, biff, big hit,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• cush´ion|like´ — cush|ion «KUSH uhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft pillow or pad used to sit, lie, or kneel on: »I rested my head by laying it on a cushion. ... sit on a cushion and sew a fine seam (Nursery Rhyme). 2. anything that makes a soft place: »a cushion of… …   Useful english dictionary

• cush|ion — «KUSH uhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft pillow or pad used to sit, lie, or kneel on: »I rested my head by laying it on a cushion. ... sit on a cushion and sew a fine seam (Nursery Rhyme). 2. anything that makes a soft place: »a cushion of moss… …   Useful english dictionary

• Viking 1 — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Viking 1 Orbiter Caption = Viking orbiter Organization = NASA Major Contractors = Mission Type = Orbiter Satellite Of = Mars Orbital Insertion Date = June 19 1976 Launch = August 20 1975 Launch Vehicle = Titan… …   Wikipedia

• Shrubbery — A shrubbery was a feature of 19th century gardens in the English manner, with its origins in the gardenesque style [John Warfield Simpson, Visions of Paradise: Glimpses of Our Landscape s Legacy 1999:297.] of the early part of the century. A… …   Wikipedia

• cushion — cushionless, adj. cushionlike, adj. /koosh euhn/, n. 1. a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie. 2. anything similar in form, used to dampen shocks or to prevent… …   Universalium

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• mince — Synonyms and related words: allow for, amble, aspic, atomize, barbecue, barge, boiled meat, bouilli, bowl along, break into pieces, break to pieces, break up, bridle, bundle, civet, clump, color, crash, croak, crunch, crush, cut to pieces,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• rattle — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, Klaxon, abash, abate, addle, addle the wits, agitate, agreeable rattle, assault, attenuate, babble, babbler, ball up, battery, bear, bear upon, becloud, bedazzle, bedlam, befuddle, bells, bewilder,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• shake — Synonyms and related words: Bebung, abandon, abate, accost, address, affright, age, agitate, agitating, agitation, alarm, alcoholic drink, all overs, anthem, aphonia, appall, artificial voice, assault, attenuate, avoid, awe, ballad, be cold, beam …   Moby Thesaurus