suspension

Examples

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• Dutton and Aron (1974) found that men who crossed a rickety suspension bridge responded much more positively to an attractive woman than those crossing a safe, solid bridge.

  Academic text (2002)

• Activities may include crocodile and wild pig hunts, dugout canoe travel, traversing suspension bridges, and exploring hidden tunnels constructed for clan warfare.

  Academic text (1994)

• - I like the suspension bridge.

  Armageddon Time (2022)

• Or perhaps some place in the mountains where you can find a suspension bridge.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The race begins at the longest suspension bridge in North America, one that prohibits running every other day of the year.

  Blog text (22)

• Calder's most important innovation in the development of wire sculpture was the suspension of his wire forms from a single wire thread.

  Academic text (1998)

• As she'd trudged toward the wood-slatted suspension bridge, a back-lighted streamer of evaporating moisture laddered up along the pale sticks of a fence.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The artist created a stunning installation that featured the suspension of glass orbs hanging from the ceiling.

• When venturing across the suspension bridge, I felt a thrill as it swayed gently in the breeze.

• The suspension of the toy dangling from the ceiling caught the children's attention during the party.

Synonyms

H

hanging

vssuspension

26 1.1

Putting something up from above so it can move freely or be seen

focuses on letting the object move freely rather than being displayed

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

Compounds

S

suspension bridge

• Specialized

4 3.6

A bridge with its road hung from large cables fixed at each end

S

suspension system

• Specialized

2 4.2

A set of springs and shock absorbers that helps a vehicle ride smoothly

C

colloidal suspension

• Specialized

6.8

A mixture like milk where tiny solid bits stay spread in a liquid without dissolving

S

suspension point

• Specialized

6.8

Three dots used to show words are left out or a sentence is not finished

S

suspension point

• Specialized

9.1

A place in a program where a function stops and can continue later

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology