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that no one can do anything.
--v. 3 sympathize, feel for, commiserate with, feel sorry for,
feel or have compassion or tenderness for, bleed for, weep for:
I pity any mother whose son goes off to war.
pivot n. 1 pintle, gudgeon, hinge, swivel, pin, kingpin, spindle,
fulcrum: Use this stone as a pivot for the lever to lift the
rock. 2 centre, heart, focal point, hub, nave, crux: The
finance minister regards the interest rate as the pivot on which
the economy turns.
--v. 3 rotate, revolve, turn, spin, twirl, whirl, swivel: The
flywheel pivots on a bearing that requires constant lubrication.
4 hinge, depend, hang, be contingent, revolve around, rely: The
whole deal pivots on the cooperation of the banks.
pivotal adj. critical, central, focal, crucial, significant, important,
essential, vital, pressing, urgent, radical: The attitude of
the judge is pivotal in the jury's decision.
16.5 place...
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place n. 1 location, site, position, point, spot, locus, area,
locale, scene, setting: This looks like a nice place for a
picnic. She likes to see a place for everything and everything
in its place. 2 locale, area, neighbourhood, vicinity, district,
section, part of the country, quarter, region; city, town,
village, hamlet: She comes from some place near Glasgow. 3
status, station, standing, grade, rank, position, niche, slot,
situation, estate, state, circumstance(s): Angela was just
saying how difficult it is today to find a servant who knows his
place. 4 function, role, part, purpose, duty, obligation, task,
responsibility, charge, chore, burden, concern, mission: It is
scarcely my place to remind you of your appointments with the
dentist. 5 position, job, post, berth, appointment, livelihood;
employment, occupation, Colloq billet: Is there a chance of my
earning a place in your new company? 6 home, house, flat,
apartment, room(s), quarters, lodgings, Rather formal residence,
domicile, dwelling, abode, Colloq digs or diggings, pad: Why
not stop by my place for tea on Sunday? 7 stead; lieu: As I