recoil — vb 1 Recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, blench, quail can all mean to draw back from something, usually through fear, faintheartedness, or disgust. Recoil more than any of the succeeding terms suggests the physical signs of such drawing back or the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Recoil — Re*coil (r[ e]*koil ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Recoiled} (r[ e]*koild ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recoiling}.] [OE. recoilen, F. reculer, fr. L. pref. re re + culus the fundament. The English word was perhaps influenced in form by accoil.] [1913 Webster] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
start — [n1] beginning alpha*, birth, bow, commencement, countdown, dawn, dawning, day one*, derivation, embarkation, exit, first step, flying start*, foundation, inauguration, inception, initiation, jump off, kickoff*, leaving, onset, opening, origin,… … New thesaurus
recoil — [v] shrink away backfire, balk, blanch, blench, blink, carom, cringe, demur, dodge, draw back, duck, falter, flinch, hesitate, jerk, kick, pull back, quail, quake, react, rebound, reel, resile, shake, shirk, shrink, shudder, shy away, spring,… … New thesaurus
recoil — [ri koil′; ] also for n., esp. of weapons [, rē′koil΄] vi. [ME recoilen < OFr reculer < re , back + cul < L culus, the anus, buttocks: see CULET] 1. a) to draw back, fall back, or stagger back; retreat b) to start or shrink back, as in… … English World dictionary
Recoil (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Recoil Img capt = Alan Wilder, circa 2006 Background = group or band Origin = Sussex, England Genre = Electronica Avant garde Years active = 1986 ndash;present Label = Mute Records URL = [http://www.recoil.co.uk/ www … Wikipedia
recoil — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English reculen, recoilen, from Anglo French reculer, recuiler, from re + cul backside more at culet Date: 14th century 1. a. to fall back under pressure b. to shrink back physically or emotionally 2. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
recoil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Springing back Nouns recoil, reaction, retroaction, revulsion, rebound, ricochet, bounce, boomerang, kick, backlash, repercussion, reflex, return, repulse, repulsion, reverberation, echo; reactionary,… … English dictionary for students
Recoil (video game) — Infobox VG| title = Recoil developer = Zipper Interactive Westwood Studios publisher = Electronic Arts designer = engine = version = released = 1999 genre = Arcade, Vehicular combat modes = Single player, Multiplayer ratings = platforms = Windows … Wikipedia
start — 1. verb 1) the meeting starts at 7:45 Syn: begin, commence, get underway, go ahead, get going; informal kick off Ant: finish 2) this was how her illness had started Syn: arise, com … Thesaurus of popular words
