wring
91wringer — wring|er [ rıŋər ] noun count a machine used for squeezing water out of clothes go through/put someone through the wringer to suffer, or to make someone suffer, an unpleasant experience …
92screw water out of a sponge — wring out a sponge, remove excess water from a sponge …
93hand-wringing — wring (your) hands to show that you are very sad or anxious about a situation but do nothing to improve it. Until recently, the problem has been a subject for much hand wringing and little else …
94wringer — wring•er [[t]ˈrɪŋ ər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that wrings 2) an apparatus for squeezing out liquid, as two rollers through which an article of wet clothing may be squeezed • put through the wringer Etymology: 1250–1300 …
95wrench — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. twist, wring; yank, pull; extort, wrest, snatch; sprain, strain, dislocate; distort. n. monkey wrench, spanner; twist, yank, etc. See extraction, disjunction, retention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
96Painfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pain PARAG:Painfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painfulness painfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trouble trouble care &c.(pain) 828 Sgm: N 1 trial trial Sgm: N 1 affliction affliction infliction …
97wrench — vb Wrench, wrest, wring can all basically mean to turn or twist forcibly, but they tend to vary widely in the implied purpose or result of the action. Wrench denotes a twisting or turning with considerable force, often with an abrupt tug or yank …
98Water — • Water was much safer in olden times, but now it can contain poison and parasites (giardia and hepatitis). The best water is fast moving and at high elevations, and away from human habitation. Water should always be clear, never discolored or …
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99Concerto for Group and Orchestra — Live album by Deep Purple Released December 1969 (United States) January 1970 (United Kingdom) …
100Wringer (novel) — Wringer is a Newbery Honor winning 1998 novel by Jerry Spinelli. Plot introductionPalmer LaRue has to decide if he wants to become a wringer . When someone becomes 10 in this community, they have to strangle ( wring ) pigeons shot in the annual… …
