Thesaurus / hump
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The problem is getting over the disgust hump, because people don’t realize they’ll cease to be disgusted once they get used to something.
THE DOWNSIDE OF DISGUST (EP. 448)STEPHEN J. DUBNERJANUARY 21, 2021FREAKONOMICSThey were about how animals got their famous features, like the camel’s hump and the leopard’s spots.
WHY BIRDS CAN FLY OVER MOUNT EVEREST - ISSUE 94: EVOLVINGWALTER MURCHDECEMBER 30, 2020NAUTILUSThe vehicles will have longer wheelbases with shorter overhangs, which means the steering wheel and pedals can come forward, and there’s no hump down the center of the cabin to accommodate the drivetrain.
HYUNDAI PLANS TO BUILD DOZENS OF VEHICLES ON ITS NEW MODULAR EV PLATFORMSTAN HORACZEKDECEMBER 3, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEIf Democrats can get lower-propensity voters in the Rio Grande Valley and the big metro areas to turn out, I’m convinced we’d get over the hump.
THE TRAILER: THE SEVEN POLITICAL STATES OF TEXASDAVID WEIGELOCTOBER 4, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIt’s no longer Wednesday, but you should still check out our OZY hump day playlist.
THIS WEEKEND: A SANGRIA SLUSHIE SUMMERFIONA ZUBLINAUGUST 7, 2020OZYShe wore an old poke bonnet and carried a crooked stick, and there seemed to be a hump upon her back.
THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS OF ROSELAWNMARGARET PENROSEThe hump-backed little figure with poke-bonnet and cane was chased out upon the broken landing.
THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS OF ROSELAWNMARGARET PENROSEThe cloak and the hump under it were likewise torn off and went sailing away on the current.
THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS OF ROSELAWNMARGARET PENROSENow, said the hump-backed man, who had watched him keenly, what do you mean by coming into my house in this violent way?
OLIVER TWIST, VOL. II (OF 3)CHARLES DICKENSHump, stay and take this wolfeOut of my brest, that thou hast lodgd there, orFor euer lose mee.
THE FATAL DOWRYPHILIP MASSINGERWORDS RELATED TO HUMP
- addressed
- aimed
- applied
- aspired
- assayed
- bade for
- bucked
- determined
- did one's best
- drove at
- dug
- essayed
- ground
- had a crack
- had a shot at
- had a swing at
- hammered away
- hassled
- humped
- hustled
- intended
- labored
- made a run at
- made an effort
- offered
- pegged away
- plugged
- poured it on
- purposed
- pushed
- risked
- scratched
- sought
- strained
- strove
- struggled
- sweated
- took on
- took pains
- tried
- undertook
- ventured
- went for
- went for broke
- addresses
- aims
- applies
- aspires
- assays
- bids for
- bucks
- determines
- digs
- does one's best
- drives at
- essays
- goes for
- goes for breaks
- grinds
- hammers away
- has a crack
- has a shot at
- has a swing at
- hassles
- humps
- hustles
- intends
- labors
- makes a run at
- makes an effort
- offers
- pegs away
- plugs
- pours it on
- purposes
- pushes
- risks
- scratches
- seeks
- strains
- strives
- struggles
- sweats
- takes on
- takes pains
- tries
- undertakes
- ventures
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