stumps 1 of 2

verb

Definition of stumpsnext
present tense third-person singular of stump
1
as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses

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2
as in dares
to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat when my grandfather was a kid, he and his friends would stump one another to dive into the local swimming hole

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stumps

2 of 2

noun

plural of stump
as in residues

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  1. dares
  2. residues
  3. vestiges
  4. remnants
Verb
  • Mima feels like a place where contradictions come alive — an exploration in contrasts that dares you to lose yourself in its layered aesthetic.
    WWD, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The questions that nobody else dares to answer, and CEOs have to confront them.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of dares
Noun
  • The industry should prioritize biofuels that don’t compete with food production, such as those derived from algae or agricultural residues, and develop small-scale, niche productions that minimize resource inputs, as described by German, Schoneveld, and Pacheco.
    Aissa Dearing, Big Think, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The lingering residues can lead to certain health problems like brain cancer, leukemia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson’s Disease, Subash said.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of residues
Noun
  • At the time, the wildly biodiverse island had no roads and little infrastructure—mostly the decaying vestiges of its years as a Portuguese colony and time as the largest cacao producer in the world.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Her household is one of the last vestiges of that former stronghold.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of vestiges
Noun
  • Analysts say those rebels must now try to unite a country cleaved apart by more than a decade of civil war, one in which dozens of heavily armed militias and remnants of the old regime linger.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There are also numerous other factions within the country that Israel could view as a potential threat, including remnants of Islamic State, potentially rejuvenated by the departure of Assad.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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