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with rage.<br />

see-through<br />

adj. sheer, diaphanous, gauzy, transparent, translucent,<br />

gossamer, filmy, peekaboo: She was wearing a see-through<br />

neglig‚e when she appeared at the door.<br />

segment n. 1 section, part, division, portion, component, element;<br />

piece, fraction, fragment, length, joint, slice, wedge: Only a<br />

narrow segment <strong>of</strong> the population supports the new measures. She<br />

divided the orange into three equal segments.<br />

--v. 2 divide, partition, section, separate, part, cleave,<br />

split, subdivide, fragment: <strong>The</strong> department was then further<br />

segmented into smaller units, each with its own manager.<br />

segregate v. separate, segment, partition, isolate, seclude, sequester,<br />

set apart, compartmentalize, exclude, ostracize, discriminate<br />

against: In the sorting process, each size must be segregated<br />

into its own compartment. <strong>The</strong>ir policy was to segregate the<br />

Blacks from the rest <strong>of</strong> the population.<br />

segregation<br />

n. separation, segmentation, partition, isolation, seclusion,<br />

sequestration, setting apart, compartmentalization, exclusion,<br />

ostracism, discrimination, apartheid, US Jim Crowism: No modern<br />

culture can long survive a segregation <strong>of</strong> the races.<br />

seize v. 1 Sometimes, seize on. grab, grasp, clutch, take (hold <strong>of</strong>),<br />

grip, snatch: Robin felt that he had to seize every opportunity<br />

that presented itself. <strong>The</strong> dog seized the robber by the seat <strong>of</strong><br />

the pants. 2 capture, catch, arrest, take into custody, take<br />

prisoner, apprehend, round up, Colloq pinch, nab, collar, pick<br />

up, Brit nick, Slang bust: <strong>The</strong> police seized him as he was<br />

trying to leave the country. 3 catch, transfix, stop, hold,<br />

possess, take possession <strong>of</strong>, afflict, beset, visit, subject: I<br />

was seized by a sudden desire to kiss those quivering, pouting<br />

lips. 4 take advantage <strong>of</strong>, make good use <strong>of</strong>: When their<br />

attention was diverted, I seized the opportunity to escape. 5<br />

confiscate, take (away), commandeer, appropriate, capture, take<br />

possession <strong>of</strong>, impound: Ten tons <strong>of</strong> cannabis was seized in the<br />

raid. 6 seize up, bind, jam, stop, lock (up), stick, freeze<br />

(up): Because <strong>of</strong> the excessive heat, the gears seized and the

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