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Word: tether

Definition: tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance; Ex. the end of one's tether


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::: malign - speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; ADJ: harmful; Ex. malign influence
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::: disapprobation - disapproval; condemnation
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::: hiatus - gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break