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101insubmersible — [ ɛ̃sybmɛrsibl ] adj. • 1775; de 1. in et submersible ♦ Qui ne peut être submergé. Canot, navire insubmersible. Bouée insubmersible. N. f. INSUBMERSIBILITÉ , 1853. ⊗ CONTR. Submersible. ● insubmersible adjectif Qui ne peut couler : Canot… …
102dip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plunge, dive; declivity, slope; hollow, depression; swim. v. t. immerse, plunge; scoop; sink. See obliquity, water, concavity. Ant., rise, incline, emerge. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The action of… …
103douse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soak, drench, souse; put out, extinguish. See water, darkness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To immerse in water] Syn. submerge, splash, drench; see immerse 1 , soak 1 . 2. [To put out] Syn. quench, drown… …
104duck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. nod, bob; dodge, avoid, elude; dip, immerse, plunge. n. drake. See avoidance, water, birds. II (Roget s IV) n. Types and breeds of ducks include: freshwater, sea, gadwall, garganey, shoveler,… …
105engulf — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. swamp, flood, immerse, engorge, swallow up; encircle, envelop, encompass. See destruction, water. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. swallow up, inundate, submerge, overwhelm; see cover 8 , immerse 1 , sink 2 …
106flood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deluge, inundation, torrent, freshet, cloudburst, spate; superabundance. See sufficiency, water, assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A Great flow of water] Syn. deluge, surge, tide, high tide, freshet …
107inundate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flood, deluge. See water, sufficiency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. submerge, engulf, deluge, overwhelm; see flood , immerse 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flood, deluge, engulf, drown, swamp,… …
108overwhelm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overpower, crush, submerge, overcome. See destruction, confutation, water. Ant., underwhelm (inf.). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To defeat] Syn. overcome, overthrow, conquer, destroy; see confute ,… …
109dip — vb 1 Dip, immerse, submerge, duck, souse, dunk are comparable when meaning to plunge a person or thing into or as if into liquid. Dip implies a momentary or partial plunging into a liquid or a slight or cursory entrance into a subject {the priest …
110submergence — noun sinking until covered completely with water • Syn: ↑submerging, ↑submersion, ↑immersion • Derivationally related forms: ↑submerse (for: ↑submersion), ↑submerge ( …
