Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flagellate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
scourge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flagellate (noun) | scourge (noun) |
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a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals | a whip used to inflict punishment |
a person who inspires fear or dread | |
something causing misery or death |
flagellate (adjective) | scourge (adjective) |
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having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) |
flagellate (verb) | scourge (verb) |
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whip | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
whip | |
punish severely; excoriate |