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LANDSLIDE
landslide, landslip
(noun) a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
landslide
(noun) an overwhelming electoral victory; “Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
landslide (plural landslides)
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.
Synonyms
• (natural disaster): earthfall, landslip
Verb
landslide (third-person singular simple present landslides, present participle landsliding, simple past and past participle landslid)
To undergo a landslide.
Source: Wiktionary
Land"slip`, Land"slide`, n.
1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc.
2. The land which slips down.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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