Thesaurus / tap
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The growth stems, in large part, from China’s lack of access to clean tap water.
A BLOCKBUSTER IPO BRIEFLY MADE A BOTTLED WATER ENTREPRENEUR CHINA’S RICHEST MANGRADY MCGREGORSEPTEMBER 8, 2020FORTUNESmith makes a saline solution with sparkling water instead of tap water—he prefers San Pellegrino for its crisp minerality.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE ADDING SALT TO YOUR COCKTAILSBY CÉLINE BOSSART/SAVEURSEPTEMBER 4, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEHeavy rain and strong winds are already on tap for Cuba, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands, according to meteorologists.
TROPICAL STORM LAURA, NOT YET A HURRICANE, THREATENS COASTAL TEXAS AND LOUISIANAANDREW NUSCAAUGUST 24, 2020FORTUNEAfter having trouble cleaning the jar, he filled it with tap water and left it to soak.
SCIENTISTS STUMBLED ACROSS THE FIRST KNOWN MANGANESE-FUELED BACTERIACAROLYN BEANSJULY 21, 2020SCIENCE NEWSLeadbetter and Yu first identified about 70 bacterial species in the jar, which likely came from the tap water.
SCIENTISTS STUMBLED ACROSS THE FIRST KNOWN MANGANESE-FUELED BACTERIACAROLYN BEANSJULY 21, 2020SCIENCE NEWSAs Instagram itself mentions on its official blog, a tap on a product may not always lead to its sale.
HOW TO GET MORE LEADS ON INSTAGRAM: 10 HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TACTICSBHAVIK SONIJULY 7, 2020SEARCH ENGINE WATCHFor example, people often boil potatoes in plain, pH-neutral tap water.
SCIENCE ISN’T JUST FOR SCIENTISTSSILKE SCHMIDTMARCH 5, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSBy the time I had done my toilette there was a tap at the door, and in another minute I was in the salle--manger.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUS"Come in," said a Cockney voice shrill with youth, in answer to her tap; and the child obeyed.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONWhile thus occupied, there came a soft tap to the outer door—as was sure to be the case, the clerk being absent—and Val opened it.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODWORDS RELATED TO TAP
- accept
- adopt
- appoint
- call for
- cast
- co-opt
- commit oneself
- crave
- cull
- decide on
- designate
- desire
- determine
- discriminate between
- draw lots
- elect
- embrace
- espouse
- excerpt
- extract
- fancy
- favor
- feel disposed to
- finger
- fix on
- glean
- judge
- love
- make choice
- make decision
- make up one's mind
- name
- opt for
- predestine
- prefer
- see fit
- separate
- set aside
- settle upon
- sift out
- single out
- slot
- sort
- tab
- tag
- take
- take up
- tap
- want
- weigh
- will
- winnow
- wish
- wish for
- accepts
- adopts
- appoints
- calls for
- casts
- co-opts
- commits oneself
- craves
- culls
- decides on
- designates
- desires
- determines
- discriminates between
- draws lots
- elects
- embraces
- espouses
- excerpts
- extracts
- fancies
- favors
- feels disposed to
- fingers
- fix on
- gleans
- judges
- loves
- makes choice
- makes decision
- makes up one's mind
- names
- opts for
- predestines
- prefers
- sees fit
- separates
- sets aside
- settles upon
- sifts out
- single out
- slots
- sorts
- tabs
- tags
- takes
- takes up
- taps
- wants
- weighs
- wills
- winnows
- wishes
- wishes for
- accepted
- adopted
- appointed
- called for
- cast
- co-opted
- committed oneself
- craved
- culled
- decided on
- designated
- desired
- determined
- discriminated between
- drew lots
- elected
- embraced
- espoused
- excerpted
- extracted
- fancied
- favored
- felt disposed to
- fingered
- fix on
- gleaned
- judged
- loved
- made choice
- made decision
- made up one's mind
- named
- opted for
- predestined
- preferred
- saw fit
- separated
- set aside
- settled upon
- sifted out
- single out
- slotted
- sorted
- tabbed
- tagged
- tapped
- took
- took up
- wanted
- weighed
- winnowed
- wished
- wished for
- would
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