| NOUN | artifact | scourge, flagellum | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | scourge, bane, curse, nemesis | something causing misery or death | |
| person | scourge, terror, threat | a person who inspires fear or dread | |
| VERB | social | scourge | punish severely |
| contact | scourge, flagellate | whip | |
| change | scourge, lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
| Sounds | sker'jh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | converge ... verge: 16 rhymes with erjh... | |
| Meaning | A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | flagellum | |
| Broader | whip | An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping |
| Spanish | azote, flagelo | |
| Catalan | flagel | |
| Verbs | scourge | whip |
| scourge | punish severely | |
| Meaning | Something causing misery or death. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bane, curse, nemesis | |
| Broader | affliction | A cause of great suffering and distress |
| Spanish | adversidad, calamidad, desgracia, maldición, perdición, ruina | |
| Catalan | adversitat, calamitat, desgràcia, maledicció | |
| Verbs | scourge | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
| Meaning | A person who inspires fear or dread. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | terror, threat | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | amenaza, azote, terror | |
| Catalan | amenaça, terror | |
| Meaning | punish severely; excoriate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | punish, penalize, penalise | impose a penalty on |
| Spanish | afligir, dar un escarmiento, escarmentar | |
| Nouns | scourge | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) |
| scourger | a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) | |
| Meaning | Whip. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | flagellate | |
| Broader | flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce | Beat severely with a whip or rod |
| Spanish | azotar, escoria, flagelar | |
| Nouns | scourge | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) |
| scourger | a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) | |
| Meaning | Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage | |
| Narrower | ruin | Reduce to ruins |
| Broader | destroy, ruin | Destroy completely |
| Spanish | arrasar, asolar, desgastar, desolar, destrozar, destruir, devastar, gastar | |
| Catalan | arrasar, assolar, desgastar, destrossar, devastar, gastar | |
| Nouns | scourge | something causing misery or death |
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