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rune

[roon] / run /
NOUN
alphabet
Synonyms
STRONG
ABCs characters elements fundamentals hieroglyphs ideograph morphemes phonemes pictograph signs syllabary symbols
WEAK
graphic representation
NOUN
character
Synonyms
STRONGEST
figure type
STRONG
cipher device emblem hieroglyph letter logo mark monogram number numeral sign
NOUN
incantation
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STRONGEST
enchantment hymn
STRONG
abracadabra bewitchment chant charm conjuration conjuring formula hex hocus-pocus hoodoo invocation necromancy sorcery voodoo witchcraft wizardry
WEAK
ala kazam black magic mumbo-jumbo open sesame
Antonyms
STRONG
reality
NOUN
invocation
Synonyms
STRONG
abracadabra appeal calling command conjuration entreaty hocus-pocus hoodoo petition summons supplication voodoo
WEAK
beseeching mumbo jumbo
Antonyms
STRONG
revocation
NOUN
letter
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sign
STRONG
ABCs alphabet cap capital character majuscule minuscule type uncial
WEAK
small letter
Antonyms
WEAK
number speech
NOUN
magic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fascination illusion wizardry
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alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism foreboding horoscopy incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prestidigitation prophecy soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo thaumaturgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft
WEAK
black art fortune-telling hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
reality
NOUN
mystery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conundrum enigma problem question riddle secrecy subtlety thriller
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abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger crux cryptogram difficulty grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle perplexity poser puzzlement rebus sphinx stickler stumper teaser twister whodunit why
WEAK
brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack
Antonyms
WEAK
known understanding
NOUN
perplexity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
puzzlement
STRONG
abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram difficulty enigma grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle poser problem puzzle puzzler question rebus riddle secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety teaser thriller twister whodunit why
WEAK
brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack
Antonyms
STRONG
harmony
NOUN
poem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ballad composition epic lyric poetry rhyme sonnet verse writing
STRONG
beat creation haiku limerick lines ode poesy quatrain rime song words
WEAK
blank verse free verse sestina villanelle
Antonyms
WEAK
prose
NOUN
poesy
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STRONG
ballad composition creation epic haiku limerick lines lyric ode poetry quatrain rhyme rime song sonnet verse words writing
WEAK
blank verse free verse sestina villanelle
NOUN
poetry
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STRONGEST
verse
STRONG
doggerel paean poems poesy rhyme rime song stanza versification
WEAK
balladry metrical composition rhyming
Antonyms
WEAK
prose
NOUN
prestidigitation
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STRONG
abracadabra alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuration conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism fascination foreboding horoscopy illusion incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prophecy soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo thaumaturgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft wizardry
WEAK
black art fortune-telling hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
fact reality truth
NOUN
puzzler
Synonyms
STRONG
abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram difficulty enigma grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle perplexity poser problem puzzle puzzlement question rebus riddle secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety teaser thriller twister whodunit why
WEAK
brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack
Antonyms
STRONG
harmony
NOUN
rhyme
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cadence poem poetry rhythm tune verse
STRONG
alliteration beat couplet doggerel harmony measure meter ode poesy song
WEAK
half-rhyme iambic pentameter nursery rhyme slant rhyme vowel-chime
Antonyms
STRONGEST
prose
NOUN
spell
Synonyms
STRONG
abracadabra allure amulet bewitchment charm conjuration enchantment exorcism fascination glamour hex hocus-pocus incantation jinx magic sorcery talisman trance voodoo whack whammy witchery
WEAK
mumbo jumbo
Antonyms
STRONG
reality
NOUN
thaumaturgy
Synonyms
STRONG
abracadabra alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuration conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism fascination foreboding horoscopy illusion incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prestidigitation prophecy soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo theurgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft witchery witching wizardry
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black art fortune-telling hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
fact reality truth
NOUN
theurgy
Synonyms
STRONG
abracadabra alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuration conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism fascination foreboding horoscopy illusion incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prestidigitation prophecy soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo thaumaturgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft witchery witching wizardry
WEAK
black art fortune-telling hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
fact reality truth
NOUN
verse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ballad epic jingle lyrics poem poetry rhyme sonnet stanza
STRONG
lay ode poesy song
Antonyms
STRONGEST
prose

Example Sentences

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The SS rune was designed for use by the Nazi units in 1929.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024

So they replaced it with a Germanic “sun wheel” or a Sig rune.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2023

Based on sagas and some rune stones, details have emerged that the gods possessed many human traits and could behave like humans.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Each year, Andrasta and a group of Goodman’s virtual friends also held annual memorial services at the rune library.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2018

Harry asked, watching her lifting books as she searched for her rune dictionary.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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