Shortly thereafter, Antiochus was struck with an incurable disease in his bowels and worms bred so fast in his body that whole streaks of his flesh sometimes dropped from him.
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Streaks
Synonyms for "streaks" (345 found)
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Closest matches (69)
mottlestripeactinic rayactinismanimusantelopeaptitudearrowatomic beamatomic raybandbarbeambeam of lightbeltbentbespanglebespecklebespotbezel
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biasblazeblaze a trailblemishblotchblue darterblue streakbody buildbody-buildboltbrandbreathcanalcanalizecannonballcarvecastchalkchalk upchamferchannelcharactercharacteristiccharacteristicschasecheckcheck offcheckerchinkchiselcicatrizecomplexioncompositionconstituentsconstitutioncorrugatecorrugationcoursercrackcrannycrasiscrazecrimpcross hatchingcross-hatchingcutdado
Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (104)
dappledartdashdaubdefinedelimitdelineationdemarcatedharmadiagonaldiathesisdikediscolordispositionditchdiversifydotdotted lineeagleeccentricity
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electricityengraveengravingethosexpress trainfiberflakeflashfleckfluteflutingflyframefrecklefurrowgamma raygashgazellegeniusgleamgoffergougegraingreased lightninggreyhoundgroovegruelgullyhabithachurehairlinehareharlequinhastenhatchhatchinghinthuehumorhumorshurryhurtleidiosyncrasyilkimpressimprintinciseincisioninclinationindividualisminfrared rayintimationinvisible radiationirisjet planekidneykindlathlayerleamleaninglightlightninglinelineationlistmaculatemakemake a markmakeupmarblemarbleizemarkmark offmark outmental setmercurymere shadowmettlemicrogroovemindmind-setmold
Verb(1 words)
Related words (172)
motleymouldmouldermouldynaturenicknotchpaperpatchpencilpepperperiodphotonphysiquepleatplowpointpolychromepolychromizepredilection
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predispositionpreferenceprickprintproclivitypropensitypropertypunchpunctuatepuncturequalityquicksilverrabbetraceradiationradioraysrailrainbowrakerayray of lightribbonribbon of lightriddlerifleriflingrocketruckrunrushrutscarscared rabbitscarifyscootscorescotchscratchsealseamsetshadeshadowshaftshavingshootshotskeletonslantslashslatslipslitsmearsolar rayssomatotypesortsoupsoupconspanglespatespeckspecklespeedspellspiritsplintersplotchspotsprinklesprinklingsprintstainstampstigmatizestipplestrainstrakestratumstraystreak of lightningstreakingstreamstream of lightstreamerstretchstriastriatestriationstriaturestrigastriolastripstriped snakestripingstrokestudsublineationsuchnesssulcationsulcusswallowsystemtattooteartempertemperamenttendencytenortessellatethoughtthunderboltticktick offtincturetingetonetorrenttouchtracetrenchtroughturnturn of mindtwangtwisttypeultraviolet rayunderlineunderliningunderscoreunderscoringvariegateveinviolet rayvirgulewaferwalewarpwaywell-worn groovewhealwhistlewhizwindwrinklex rayzipzoom
Verb(1 words)
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Sample sentences
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Marilla was a tall, thin woman, with angles and without curves; her dark hair showed some gray streaks and was always twisted up in a hard little knot behind with two wire hairpins stuck aggressively through it.
Source: tatoeba (5824713)
The last red streaks had faded away in the west and night had settled upon the moor. A few faint stars were gleaming in a violet sky.
Source: tatoeba (6620644)
The calm waters of Willoughby Bay reflected the early afternoon sunlight in a thousand silver streaks.
Source: tatoeba (8653778)
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