I have said that our roof was decidedly Biblical in style; but to make it a dry one, something of a nautical character was added to its architecture, for on either side were scuppers, and it was slightly arched in the centre[.]
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Scupper
/ˈskʌp.ɚ/
Synonyms for "scupper" (27 found)
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14 entriesaffectbear onbear upondamagedraindrainpipeharmimpactobstructionpreventiontouchtouch onwaitwaste pipe
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8 entriesbulwark scupperdeck scupperfloodingnegotiation disruptionparapet scupperplan disruptionroof scuppership sinking
Collocations
12 entriesdeck drainagedeck scupperparapet scupperroof drainroof scupperscupper a venturescupper drainscupper hopesscupper negotiationsscupper plansscupper the plansscupper the project
Inflections
3 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.
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["]The only chance was to get the guns and try a rescue. Of course they may scupper them at once in revenge.["]
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This is the face of American exceptionalism[…] threatening to scupper both the court and, failing that, UN peace-keeping operations in Bosnia and anywhere else the US might have forces deployed on such work.
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