tumultuous+crowd

  • 1crowd — I. verb Etymology: Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan; akin to Middle High German kroten to crowd, Old English crod multitude, Middle Irish gruth curds Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to press on ; hurry b …

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  • 2tumultuous — adjective 1) tumultuous applause Syn: loud, deafening, thunderous, uproarious, noisy, clamorous, vociferous, vehement Ant: soft 2) their tumultuous relationship Syn …

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  • 3tumultuous — tumultuously, adv. tumultuousness, n. /tooh mul chooh euhs, tyooh /, adj. 1. full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration. 2. raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous… …

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  • 4crowd — vb 1 *press, bear, bear down, squeeze, jam Analogous words: *push, shove, thrust, propel: *force, compel, constrain 2 *pack, cram, stuff, ram, tamp Analogous words: compress (see CONTRACT): *compact, consolidate, concentrate …

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  • 5tumultuous — [[t]tjuːmʌ̱ltʃuəs, AM tuː [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A tumultuous event or period of time involves many exciting and confusing events or feelings. ...the tumultuous changes in Eastern Europe... It s been a tumultuous day at the international… …

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  • 6Nayagan — For the 2010 Malayalam film, see Nayakan. Nayagan Official DVD cover Directed by Mani Ratnam Produced by Mani Ratnam …

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  • 7Colony of Tasmania — This article is about the former British Colony known as Tasmania that existed from 1856 until 1901. For other uses of the name Tasmania , see Tasmania (disambiguation). Colony of Tasmania British colony …

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  • 8rabble — n. 1. Mob, rout, rabble rout, tumultuous crowd of vulgar people; confused, disorderly crowd. 2. Populace, commonalty, herd, dregs of the people, the common people, scum of society, lowest class of people, lower classes, the masses, riff raff,… …

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  • 9Rabble — Rab ble, n. [Probably named from the noise made by it (see {Rabble}, v. i.) cf. D. rapalje rabble, OF. & Prov. F. rapaille.] 1. A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob; a confused, disorderly throng. [1913 Webster] I saw, I say, come… …

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  • 10Rabblement — Rab ble*ment (r[a^]b b l*ment), n. A tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble. Rude rablement. Spenser. [1913 Webster] And still, as he refused it, the rabblement hooted. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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