Scourge: alternatives and connections

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.

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To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.

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One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.

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The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.

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Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.

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To make penal.

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To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; t…

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The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.

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To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.

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A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.

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To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.

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That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it

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To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a carpet.

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One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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The act of falling or tumbling down; fall.

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To whip; to scourge; to flog.

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To whip; to scourge; to flog.

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A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.

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A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.

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One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.

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One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.

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One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.

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One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.

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That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality.

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To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

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Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.

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To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

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To whip; to scourge; to flog.

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A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.

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The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.

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Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages…

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Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.

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The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denuncia…

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Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.

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