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noun • the sound made by a gentle blow • a light touch or stroke adverb • completely or perfectly adjective satellite • having only superficial plausibility • exactly suited to the occasion verb • pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin • hit lightly | ||||||||
| 83% | 3 | Word that becomes its own synonym when spelled backward | ||||||
noun • the sound made by a gentle blow • a gentle blow • a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask • a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) • a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads • a plug for a bunghole in a cask • the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information • a light touch or stroke verb • cut a female screw thread with a tap • draw from or dip into to get something • strike lightly • draw from; make good use of • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information • furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it • make light, repeated taps on a surface • walk with a tapping sound • dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes • draw (liquor) from a tap • pierce in order to draw a liquid from • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently | ||||||||
| 58% | 3 | Word that becomes its own synonym when its first letter is moved to the end | ||||||
adverb • Ever, always noun • An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative. interjection • Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. • An attention grabber | ||||||||
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