puller

noun

Definition of pullernext
as in sailor

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  1. sailor
  2. navigator
  3. swab
  4. oar
  5. salt
  6. tar
  7. seaman
  8. sea dog
Noun
  • The late former president may have served honorably as a sailor, but his instincts as president were to shrink and deprioritize America’s naval forces.
    Steven Wills, National Review, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Despite influencing multiple books and movies, in many ways, the sailors' real-life tale is even more harrowing.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of sailor
Noun
  • Success planning provides each student with a navigator who co-creates a unique plan of action with each child, their family, educators, and other caring adults.
    Libby Schaaf, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Other analyses of career navigation programs explain specific elements like the role of career navigators.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of navigator
Noun
  • MacDonough took swabs of the blood on Edgar's face for DNA testing — J.P. MACDONOUGH (hospital bodycam): All right, Matthew.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The analysis showed that the nasal swabs could accurately diagnose several asthma subtypes.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of swab
Noun
  • Startled, Carter splashed the rabbit with an oar, prompting it to retreat.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, the risotto is cooked in cylinders the size of oil drums, heated by portable gas burners, and stirred with long wooden paddles that resemble oars.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of oar
Noun
  • Parmesan cheese, shaved (about 1/2 cup), divided 1/2 cup orange segments (from 1 lb. oranges) Directions Whisk together vinegar, marmalade, mustard, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until combined.
    Liz Mervosh, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
  • One of his most notable products is Osmo, his premium salt brand.
    Jon Youshaei, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of salt
Noun
  • The ground is sticky, and the air is filled with a strong smell of tar.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The nose is redolent of overripe banana, sweet apple, and a hint of tar; on the palate, sweet notes of pineapple, coconut and vanilla are met by a dry, peppery spice.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of tar
Noun
  • Setting things in motion was the dropping off of a drunk seaman at NIS, by a Shore Patrol officer who was in a rush to a hot date and didn’t have time for a proper handoff to the MPs.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
  • According to the Navy, the seaman was born June 15, 1918, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of seaman
Noun
  • The Collegeville outfit came with the mask of a scowling pirate with an open eye-patch that looked more like a black eye and a sickly green pallor that would shiver the timbers of the saltiest sea dog.
    René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Most sea dogs dreamed of one large prize and melting into polite society.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Definition of sea dog
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