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A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact

A bulge or protuberance

The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence

A statement of what will happen in the future

A risky action undertaken with the hope of success

A posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forwards

A shape resembling an arch

A thin, long and broad piece of something cut from a larger portion

A sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act

To curl or bend forward, together or over

To bend one's body forwards and downwards

To crouch or squat close to the ground

To stand, move, sit, or be placed in a lazy, drooping way

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Noun

A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact

preapprehension

sneaking suspicion

preconceived notion

feeling in one's bones

prognostication

sinking feeling

apprehensiveness

handwriting on wall

faintest notion

foggiest notion

handwriting on the wall

feeling in one's water

straw in the wind

writing on the wall

extrasensory perception

way of thinking

conceptualization^US

visualisation^UK

visualization^US

conceptualisation^UK

slight knowledge

winds of change

feeling in your bones

butterflies in the stomach

prior knowledge

looking forward

thought transference

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

second thoughts

lack of confidence

telepathic transmission

word of warning

advance warning

pins and needles

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“It is only where the decision is clearly random, or based on a hunch or prejudice, that the officer's action is likely to be regarded as unreasonable.”

Noun

A bulge or protuberance

black-and-blue mark

cancerous growth

malignant growth

conspicuousness

malignant tumor

skin discoloration

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“Buffon assumes that the callosities on his joints and the hunch on his back are not natural to him.”

Noun

The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence

hypothesising^UK

hypothesizing^US

sneaking suspicion

stab in the dark

shot in the dark

ballpark figure

way of thinking

preconceived notion

preconceived idea

ballpark figures

rough calculations

rough calculation

personal feeling

line of thinking

conceptualization^US

accepted wisdom

conceptualisation^UK

school of thought

generalization^US

visualization^US

two cents' worth

generalisation^UK

visualisation^UK

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

where one is at

preapprehension

considered opinion

feeling in one's bones

way of looking at things

mental representation

frame of reference

line of thought

mental visualization

way of looking at it

rationalizing^US

conceptualizations

rationalising^UK

two cents worth

critical thinking

right of speech

thought process

mirror of the mind

tablets of the memory

eye of the mind

right of free speech

out-of-body experience

sequence of images

article of faith

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

spell of contemplation

spell of reflection

train of thought

conceptualisations

logical thinking

conscious thought

from the perspective of

approximate calculation

philosophizing^US

philosophising^UK

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Noun

A statement of what will happen in the future

prognostication

prognosticating

fortune-telling

of event anticipation

fortune telling

foretelling the future

forecasting the future

divine utterance

writing on the wall

telling the future

foresightedness

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Noun

A risky action undertaken with the hope of success

shot in the dark

speculative enterprise

leap in the dark

throw of the dice

stab in the dark

business enterprise

fall of the cards

iffy proposition

spin of the roulette wheel

exciting experience

matter of chance

toss of the dice

turn of the wheel

luck of the draw

flip of the coin

unpredictability

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Noun

A posture in which the head and shoulders are habitually bent forwards

round-shoulderedness

Kelso's hunchback

round shoulders

curvature of the spine

droop of the shoulders

sag of the shoulders

Noun

A shape resembling an arch

circular section

change of direction

change of course

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Noun

A thin, long and broad piece of something cut from a larger portion

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Noun

A sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act

sudden inclination

flight of fancy

bee in your bonnet

fire in the belly

passing thought

strong interest

object of desire

sexual appetite

biological urge

tiger by the tail

something on the brain

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Verb

To curl or bend forward, together or over

change direction

“When sitting, sit straight and support the lower back, don't bend or hunch your back.”

Verb

To bend one's body forwards and downwards

“Lore-wise, the trolls hunch as a sign of respect since they are much taller than most other races.”

Verb

To crouch or squat close to the ground

get on all fours

sit on your haunches

sit on your heels

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“Often, he would hunch down in front of the fire.”

Verb

To stand, move, sit, or be placed in a lazy, drooping way

stretch oneself

lie spread-eagle

spread untidily

be stretched out

stretch oneself out

drape oneself over

spread irregularly

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