banded



barred, brindle, brindled, listed, marbled, streaked, streaky, striate, striated, striped, stripy, tabby, veined, watered ,

   the big stick - appeasement, balance of power, brinkmanship, coercion, coexistence, colonialism, compromise, containment, diplomacy, duress, foreign affairs, foreign policy, imperialism, internationalism, intimidation,

   holey - apertured, dowdy, down-at-heel, down-at-the-heels, frayed, frazzled, full of holes, honeycombed, in rags, in shreds, in tatters, patchy, peppered, perforate, perforated,

   fire screen - chimney, fender, fire-guard, fireplace, fireside, flue, hearth, hob, hub ,

   indirect object - attribute, complement, cutting, filler, function, level, modifier, object, predicate, qualifier, rank, slot, structure, subject, syntax ,

   ennui - angst, anguish, anxiety, apathy, blues, boredom, cheerlessness, dejection, depression, discomfort, discomposure, discontent, dislike, displeasure, disquiet,

   created universe - all, all creation, cosmos, creation, macrocosm, nature, plenum, system, totality, wide world, world ,

   paginate - call off, count, enumerate, measure, number, numerate, page, poll, quantify, run over, tally, tell ,

   old boy - chap, father, gaffer ,

   take shape - come together, crystallize, draw up, fall in, fall into line, fall into place, fall into rank, form, gather around, materialize, place itself, rally round, range itself, shape, shape up,

   king-emperor - chief, chieftain, crowned head, emperor, king, majesty, monarch, overlord, paramount, potentate, prince, royal, royalty, ruler, sovereign ,