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Definition: WHIP AND SPUR |
WHIP AND SPUR1. With the utmost haste. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Velocity | Under press of sail, under press of canvas, under press of sail and steam; velis et remis, on eagle's wing, in double quick time; with rapid strides, with giant strides; a pas de geant; in seven league boots; whip and spur; ventre a terre; as fast as one's legs will carry one, as fast as one's heels will carry one; as fast as one can lay legs to the ground, at the top of one;s speed; by leaps and bounds; with haste. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Language | Translations for "WHIP AND SPUR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Romanian | mâncând pãmântul, în goanã mare. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-h-i-n-p-p-r-s-u-w" | |
-3 letters: dauphins, wardship. | |
-4 letters: dauphin, dhurnas, dishpan, durians, harpins, inwards, inwraps, parsnip, priapus, prudish, purdahs, pushpin, rupiahs, sunward, undraws, unhairs, unsharp, unwraps, upwards, upwinds, warship, windups. | |
-5 letters: aphids, arshin, danish, dhurna, dinars, diwans, drains, durian, harpin, inrush, inward, inwrap, nadirs, parish, pinups, prahus, prawns, punish, purdah, purdas, purins, radish, radius, ranids, raphis, rapids, rawins. | |
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