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Definition of whistlestop word
- noun whistlestop (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested. 1
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Parts of speech for Whistlestop
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preposition
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whistlestop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
whistlestop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for whistlestop
verb whistlestop
- compete — If you compete in a contest or a game, you take part in it.
- race — Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
- stand — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- contend — If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
noun whistlestop
- hick town — an insulting way of referring to a small town in the countryside that is not deemed to be very sophisticated
- jumping-off place — a place for use as a starting point: Paris was the jumping-off place for our tour of Europe.
- tank town — a town where trains stop to take on a supply of water.
- circuit — An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
Antonyms for whistlestop
verb whistlestop
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
noun whistlestop
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
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