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  • 121brook — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stream, creek, rivulet, run. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. creek, stream, streamlet; see river 1 . v. Syn. tolerate, suffer, stand for, accept; see endure 2 . See Synonym Study at endure . III… …

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  • 122channel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. duct, conduit, passage; wavelength, band; artery, vein, blood vessel. v. furrow, groove. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A passageway for liquid] Syn. conduit, tube, canal, duct, course, carrier, gutter,… …

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  • 123creek — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stream, brook. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stream, spring, brook; see river 1 . • up the creek*, Syn. in difficulty, desperate, in a bind*; see in trouble 1 at trouble , troubled 1 ,… …

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  • 124river — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. waterway (see water). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Flowing water] Syn. stream, flow, course, current, tributary, branch, estuary, rivulet, river system, creek, brook, watercourse, waterway. Famous rivers… …

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  • 125water — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) A clear liquid and major component of all living things Nouns 1. water, moisture, wetness; drinking water, spring water, mineral water; sea or salt water, fresh water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum;… …

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  • 126bourn — n. 1. Bound, limit, confine, border. See boundary. 2. Brook, torrent, rivulet, rill, beck, runnel, runlet, burn …

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  • 127rill — n. Streamlet, rivulet, runnel, small brook …

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  • 128rivulet — n. Brook, streamlet, runnel, rill, runlet, small stream, burn …

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