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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Synonym of shock absorber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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Synonyms: shock absorber
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Abbreviation of short-stature homeobox gene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Qualifier: molecular biology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Variant of shocks, with -x replacing the /ks/ sound. First attested in the 1970s.
