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Other / Body

squint - An act or instance of squinting

Zed's eyes narrowed into a squint because the lights were too bright.

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Bad / Dangerous

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splinter - To fragment or shatter, losing unity or cohesion.

The mirror fell and splintered into hundreds of tiny shards.

verb

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Other / Squeeze

squish - The act of crushing something that is soft

Looking up at the giant person's shoe above him, the bug knew he was about to get squished.

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Other / Fast

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sprint - A short race at full speed, usually over a short distance; or a burst of speed or effort for a brief period.

He won the 100-meter sprint with an incredible record time.

adjective

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Good / New

spontaneous - Happening extremely quickly, starting in a single moment

When Doris saw the gunman start shooting in the schoolyard, her spontaneous impulse was to run and hide behind a car.

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Other / Body

squint - Look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light

George lost his glasses, so he had to squint to see anything clearly.

noun

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Good / Busy

spree - A spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind

When she got her Christmas bonus, Penny went on a shopping spree.

adjective

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Good / Big

sprawling - Spread out over a large area.

Sunshine Acres was a sprawling housing development of hundreds of houses over an very large area.

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Other / Body

squat - To crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs

Rex squatted down to get a better look at the ants in the grass.

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Other / Up+Down

stagger - To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall

After drinking all night at the bar, Omar staggered all the way home.

adjective

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Bad / Mistake

spurious - False and incorrect

The teacher showed Max that his scientific conclusions were wrong because they were based on spurious facts and logic.

verb

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Other / Move

squirm - To wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort

The gymnast's parents squirmed in their seats as their daughter performed in her event.