VERB | emotion | bask, enjoy, relish, savor, savour | derive or receive pleasure from |
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contact | bask | be exposed |
Sounds | bae'sk | |
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Rhymes | ask ... unmask: 10 rhymes with aesk... |
Meaning | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" | |
Synonyms | enjoy, relish, savor, savour | |
Entails | like | Find enjoyable or agreeable |
Narrower | devour | enjoy / enjoy / enjoy avidly |
feast one's eyes | look at with great enjoyment | |
Spanish | disfrutar, gozar, gustar, saborear | |
Catalan | agradar, assaborir, disfrutar, gaudir, plaure |
Meaning | Be exposed. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "The seals were basking in the sun" | |
Broader | lie | Be lying, be prostrate |
Spanish | tostarse | |
Catalan | torrar-se |
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