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Nouns (2)

churn, butter churn

n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk

Verbs (11)

churn

v. stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

v. raise; "up the ante"

churn, boil, moil, roil

v. be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

churn, boil, moil, roil, be agitated

v. be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

Adverbs (3)

up, upwards, upward

adv. to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

Adjectives (4)

adj. open; "the windows are up"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

improving, up

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

Fuzzynyms (26)

carpet beater, rug beater

n. implement for beating dust out of carpets

agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up

v. change the arrangement or position of

mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

sour, turn, ferment, work

v. go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

bubble

v. form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"

hum, buzz, seethe

v. be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"

whip

v. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

whisk

v. move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"

whisk

v. move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

Synonyms (6)

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging, rising

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

Antonyms (1)

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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