scourge
has definitions from the field of arms
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[ noun ] (arms) a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
Synonyms Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)Each wore the monkish scourge at his waist but this , it seems , was not employed for self-flagellation . Related terms |
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[ verb ] whip
Synonyms Examples "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" Related terms |
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[ noun ] something causes misery or death
Examples "the bane of my life" Related terms |
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[ verb ] punish severely
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[ verb ] devastate or ravage
Synonyms Examples "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" Related terms destroy ruin destruction devastation bane ravaging bleakness devastation destroyer |
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