WHIPPER Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word whipper. (close relations)
Definition of WHIPPER
Best Alternative Words for WHIPPER
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| birch | nounn | |||||||
noun • hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood • any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark • a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment adjective satellite • consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree verb • whip with a birch twig | ||||||||
| flogger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) | ||||||||
| lash | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids • leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object verb • beat severely with a whip or rod • lash or flick about sharply • strike as if by whipping • bind with a rope, chain, or cord | ||||||||
| rod | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long thin implement made of metal or wood • any rod-shaped bacterium • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light • a gangster's pistol | ||||||||
| scourge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a whip used to inflict punishment • something causing misery or death • a person who inspires fear or dread verb • punish severely; excoriate • whip • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||||
| switch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure • railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock • a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment • a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other • the act of changing one thing or position for another verb • change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence • exchange or give (something) in exchange for • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another • make a shift in or exchange of • cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation • flog with or as if with a flexible rod • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||||||||
| switcher | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip | ||||||||
