Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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slash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
switch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slash (noun) | switch (noun) |
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a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
a wound made by cutting | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock | |
hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure | |
an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
slash (verb) | switch (verb) |
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cut drastically | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
cut open | make a shift in or exchange of |
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
beat severely with a whip or rod | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
move or stir about violently | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation |
flog with or as if with a flexible rod | |
exchange or give (something) in exchange for |