pendency
121pendent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hanging (see pendency); pending (see lateness). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pendant, Dependent, suspended; see hanging . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hanging, suspended, dangling …
122pendulum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oscillator, swing, bob, pendant. See pendency, oscillation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. swing, pendant, oscillator, suspended body; see device 1 , machine 1 …
123sag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. droop, buckle, warp, curve; slouch, slump; weaken, wilt; decline, languish; lapse, fall off. See obliquity, pendency, curvature. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. depression, settling, sinking, droop, tilt,… …
124sling — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. propel, fling, catapult, chuck (inf.), peg (inf.); shoot, pitch; hang, fasten up, suspend. See propulsion, pendency. n. slingshot, catapult, perrier, ballista; bandage, strap, suspensory, support.… …
125support — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Maintenance Nouns 1. (financial support) support, maintenance, upkeep, sustenance. See aid. 2. (foundation) ground, foundation, groundwork, substratum, base, basis; terra firma; purchase, grip, footing,… …
126suspend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hang, dangle; defer, postpone, stave off; adjourn, recess, intermit, prorogue, interrupt; debar, exclude. See lateness, discontinuance, latency, pendency. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To debar] Syn.… …
127suspenders — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. braces, garters, elastics, galluses. See pendency. II (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. braces, straps, shoulder straps, garters; see brace 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. garters, braces, galluses …
128swing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. oscillate, sway, wag; depend, dangle; pivot, turn; informal, be hanged; slang, [wife or husband ]swap. See oscillation,punishment, impurity, sex. n. sweep, sway, oscillation; rhythm, lilt, scope,… …
