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salvage
What does salvage mean?
salvage (verb): save from ruin, destruction, or harm.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use salvage in a sentence?
How do you pronounce salvage?
/ˈsælvədʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of salvage?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “salvage” mean?
expose to a chance of loss or damage
Not quite: that's what risk means.
to agree; to be equal; to correspond
Not quite: that's what match means.
put an end to a state or an activity
Not quite: that's what quit means.
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
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Which word is closest in meaning to “salvage”?
save
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show
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feel
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give
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