| NOUN | artifact | scupper | drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | competition | scupper, ambush, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait | wait in hiding to attack |
| communication | scupper, queer, expose, endanger, peril | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
| Sounds | skah'per | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | asper ... zipper: 139 rhymes with per... | |
| Meaning | drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | drain, drainpipe, waste pipe | A pipe through which liquid is carried away |
| Spanish | embornal, imbornal | |
| Catalan | embó, embornal | |
| Meaning | wait in hiding to attack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | ambush, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait | |
| Broader | wait | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
| Spanish | emboscar, esconderse | |
| Catalan | amagar-se, estar amagat | |
| Meaning | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | queer, expose, endanger, peril | |
| Narrower | compromise | expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute |
| Broader | affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch | Have an effect upon |
| Spanish | arriesgar, comprometer, exponer | |
| Catalan | arriscar, comprometre, exposar | |
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