Definition: (verb) To steal (someone's possessions). Synonyms: cop, glom, snitch, knock off, hook. Usage: The unscrupulous but skilled pickpocket thieved no fewer than a dozen wallets on even the slowest day. Discuss
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repast
Definition: (noun) The food served and eaten at one time. Synonyms: meal. Usage: Numerous exquisite dishes … were placed successively before the guests, and the richest wines of France flowed in profusion during this splendid repast. Discuss
subsist
Definition: (verb) Support oneself. Synonyms: exist, survive, live. Usage: I was more agile than they and could subsist upon coarser diet. Discuss
H. Mumford Jones
« Ours is the age that is proud of machines that think and suspicious of men who try to. »
Tellis Frank
« The worst thing about Europe is that you can’t go out in the middle of the night and get a Slurpee. »
megahit
Definition: (noun) A product or event, such as a movie or concert, that is exceedingly successful. Synonyms: smash hit, blockbuster. Usage: After a series of flops brought the film studio to the brink of bankruptcy, it released several megahits that restored its solvency. Discuss
Bertha Calloway
« We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. »