debating point



bone of contention, catechism, demand, feeler, inquiry, interrogation, interrogative, issue, leader, moot point, problem, query, question, question mark, topic,









   consolidated - amalgamated, assimilated, blended, clamped, close, close-knit, close-textured, close-woven, combined, compact, compacted, compressed, concentrated, concrete, condensed,

   rinsing - ablution, aspersion, baptism, bath, bathing, bones, chaff, cleaning out, dampening, damping, deadwood, deluge, dewing, dishwater, douche,

   canopy - air, altar carpet, apply to, awning, azure, belvedere, blanket, blind, block, blue sky, canopy of heaven, cerulean, cloak, cloth, clothe,

   knock unconscious - anaesthetize, benumb, besot, blunt, chloroform, deaden, desensitize, dope, drug, dull, etherize, freeze, kayo, knock, knock out,

   deftly - ably, adeptly, adroitly, agilely, aptly, artfully, artistically, brilliantly, capably, cleverly, competently, cunningly, dexterously, efficiently, excellently,

   parrot fever - German measles, ague, anthrax, black death, cholera, diphtheria, dysentery, flu, hepatitis, herpes, hookworm, hydrophobia, infantile paralysis, influenza, leprosy,

   scent ball - atomizer, censer, perfumer, pomander, pot-pourri, sachet, spray ,

   drive off - beat, chase, eject, pack, stave off ,

   middleman - agent, arbitrator, broker, chandler, connection, contact, dealer, deputy, distributor, entrepreneur, front, front man, go-between, importer, interceder,

   shocker - adventure story, allegory, astonishment, bedtime story, blockbuster, blow, bomb, bombshell, catch, chiller, detective story, eye-opener, fable, fairy tale, fantasy,