Thesaurus / lacings
other words for lacings
MOST RELEVANT
- whipping
- KO
- ambush
- annihilation
- beating
- blow
- break
- breakdown
- check
- collapse
- conquest
- count
- debacle
- destruction
- discomfiture
- drubbing
- embarrassment
- extermination
- failure
- fall
- killing
- loss
- massacre
- mastery
- overthrow
- paddling
- rebuff
- repulse
- reverse
- rout
- ruin
- scalping
- setback
- shellacking
- slaughter
- subjugation
- thrashing
- trap
- trashing
- trimming
- triumph
- trouncing
- waxing
- whaling
- defeasance
- downthrow
- insuccess
- nonsuccess
- vanquishment
opposites of lacings
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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To fasten the cover over the load, Neil had to take off his fur mittens to handle the stiffened lacings, and frosted four fingers.
SOUTH FROM HUDSON BAYE. C. [ETHEL CLAIRE] BRILL
"Grandma isn't my parent," thought Dotty, tugging away at her boot-lacings.
DOTTY DIMPLE AT HER GRANDMOTHER'SSOPHIE MAY
Through the lacings of the leaves, the great sun seemed a flying shuttle weaving the unwearied verdure.
MOBY DICK; OR THE WHALEHERMAN MELVILLE
Up the spire, behind the lacings of stone, zigzagging in and out of the carved tracings, squirms the fire.
MEN, WOMEN AND GHOSTSAMY LOWELL
Not a single nail enters into their construction, all the planks being held together by cords or lacings.
THE LIEUTENANT AND COMMANDERBASIL HALL
As soon as Theseus had trained Sciron to stand in the proper position, he bade him stoop to undo the lacings of his boots.
TALES OF TROY AND GREECEANDREW LANG
With it went a middy blouse, with white lacings at the neck, and white stars on the sleeves.
CLEMATISBERTHA B. COBB
The lacings are then cut, and the meat is served up; it has an excellent flavor, far surpassing that of the domestic turkey.
THE CAPTIVE IN PATAGONIABENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOURNE
And only two hooks in all these lacings—the rest eyelets, eyelets.
AT PLATTSBURGALLEN FRENCH
Look well to your shoe lacings, advised Holly to his crowd of athletes.
FOR THE HONOR OF RANDALLLESTER CHADWICK