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Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDUnder the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSRipperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERC was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.
BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKSHELF; A PRACTICAL PLAN OF CHARACTER BUILDING, VOLUME I (OF 17)VARIOUSThus night fell, and darkness settled down about him, relieved only by the red glow of the logs smouldering on the hearth.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIThe flowers grow in clusters from the extremities of the stalk; they are yellow externally and of a delicate red within.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.In the center of the river line stood the imposing red sandstone palace of Bahadur Shah, last of the Moguls.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYIt was no female head that was thrust in at the partially opened door, but the long black locks and red face of Mr. Stiggins.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSWhen pneumonia occurs during the course of a chronic bronchitis, the characteristic rusty red sputum may not appear.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWORDS RELATED TO RED TAPE
- Catch-22
- bar
- barricade
- barrier
- block
- blockage
- bottleneck
- burden
- catch
- chain
- check
- clog
- cramp
- curb
- dead weight
- defect
- delay
- deterrent
- detriment
- difficulty
- disadvantage
- drag
- drawback
- encumbrance
- fault
- flaw
- handicap
- hazard
- hitch
- holdup
- hurdle
- inhibition
- load
- manacle
- millstone
- obstacle
- prohibition
- red tape
- restraint
- restriction
- retardation
- retardment
- road block
- rub
- setback
- shackle
- snag
- stoppage
- stricture
- stumbling block
- tie
- trammel
- wall
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.