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- [stohn-wawl]
- /ˈstoʊnˌwɔl/
- /ˈstəʊn.wɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stohn-wawl]
- /ˈstoʊnˌwɔl/
Definitions of stonewall word
- verb without object stonewall to engage in stonewalling. 1
- verb without object stonewall British. filibuster (def 3). 1
- verb without object stonewall Cricket. (of a batsman) to play a defensive game, as by persistently blocking the ball instead of batting it for distance and runs. 1
- verb with object stonewall Informal. to block, stall, or resist intentionally: lobbying efforts to stonewall passage of the legislation. 1
- verb with object stonewall British. to obstruct (the passage of a legislative bill) in Parliament, especially by excessive or prolonged debate. 1
- adjective stonewall pertaining to or characteristic of stonewalling: a new round of stonewall tactics. 1
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Parts of speech for Stonewall
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
stonewall popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stonewall
noun stonewall
- abnegation — a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- cop-out — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- copout — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- deceptiveness — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
verb stonewall
- babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- befog — to surround with fog
- beg the question — If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
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