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Nouns (3)

founder

n. a worker who makes metal castings

laminitis, founder

n. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

Verbs (6)

founder

v. sink below the surface

founder

v. stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"

fall through, fall flat, founder, flop

v. fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"

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Fuzzynyms (21)

capsize, turtle, turn turtle

v. overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

wamble, waggle

v. move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

sprawl, straggle

v. go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far"

fail, flunk, bomb, flush it

v. fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"

taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzle

v. end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

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Antonyms (6)

swim

v. move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"

succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

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