Triton, Cymothoe from the rock's sharp brow / push off the vessels. Neptune plies amain / his trident-lever, lays the sandbanks low, / on light wheels shaves the deep, and calms the billowy flow.
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Plies
//plaɪz//
Synonyms for "plies" (249 found)
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dispensedodo withdog-eardoubledouble a pointdouble overdoublingdunduplicatureemployenfoldexerciseexertexert pressurefeelfeel offetch aboutfeuillefilm
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fingerflapflectionflexureflickflounceflutefoilfoldfold overforce uponfrillfunctiongathergo aboutgo by shipgo on shipboardgo overgo to seagybehandleheave roundimportuneinfoldinsistinterfoldjibejibe all standinglamellalaminalaminated glasslaminated woodlaplap overlapellappetleafluffluff upmake a passagemake use ofmanagemaneuvermanipulatemeasuremembranemiss staysmotorboatnagnag atnavigateoperateoverpasspalmpalpate
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panepanelpass overpass throughpatinapatrolpawpeelpellicleperambulateperegrinatepererratepesterpinchplagueplaitplankplatplateplating
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playpleatplicaplicateplicationplicatureply uponplywoodpokepoke atpracticepresspress uponpressureprodprovidepushpush uponput aboutput backput forthput outquillrangerange overrasherreconnoiterround a pointrowrucheruchingruffrufflerunsafety glasssailsail finesail roundsail the seascourscour the countryscoutscullscumseafaresheersheetshiftskinslabslatslewslicesteamsteamboatsweepswerveswingswing roundswing the sterntabletablettacktake a voyagetapteasethrowthrow aboutthrust uponthumbtouchtouch the windtracktransittraveltravel overtravel throughtraversetuckturnturn backturn overtwiddletwillurgeurge uponuseutilizeveerveneervoyagewaferwearwear shipwheedlewieldwindworkwork onyachtyaw
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As bees in early summer swarm apace / through flowery fields, when forth from dale and dell / they lead the full-grown offspring of the race, / or with the liquid honey store each cell, / and make the teeming hive with nectarous sweets to swell. / These ease the comers of their loads, those drive / the drones afar. The busy work each plies, / and sweet with thyme and honey smells the hive.
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I have just seen the reproduction of a game of Go, played on a 13 x 13 board. There were 129 plies (65 P, 64 B), with 13 captures by Black and 12 by White. Black won 20 to 16.
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