What are some alternative words for constrictor?
Synonyms for constrictor
kənˈstrɪk tər
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Princeton's WordNet
constrictor(noun)
any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
constrictor(n)
Synonyms:
sphincter
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How to use constrictor in a sentence?
Here is an artificial city which has been pumped up under forced draught, inflated like a balloon, stuffed with rural humanity like a goose with corn...endeavoring to eat up this too rapid avalanche of anthropoids, the sunshine metropolis heaves and strains, sweats and becomes pop-eyed, like a young boa constrictor trying to swallow a goat. It has never imparted an urban character to its incoming population for the simple reason that it has never had any character to impart. On the other hand, the place has the manners, culture and general outlook of a huge country village.
Short of launching a shock and awe campaign which would be overwhelming in its breadth and scale there's not a lot else the US and its allies can do other than tighten the constrictor grip on the North.
Essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi.
They encircle the city almost like a boa constrictor.
The fight for Fallujah is ongoing. Right now the Iraqi Security Forces are approaching Fallujah from three directions, essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi.
Translations for constrictor
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- constrictorGerman
- 狭窄者Japanese
- constritorPortuguese
- constrictorSwedish
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