Dial and Trigger

Dial

Dial noun - The circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments.
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Synonyms for Dial

Trigger and dial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trigger" instead a noun "Dial".

Nearby Words: dialed, dialled, dialing, dialling, dialler

Trigger

Trigger noun - Lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun.

Dial and trigger are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dial" instead a noun "Trigger".

Nearby Words: trig, triggered, trigged, triggering, trigging

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Common collocations

time dial time trigger time
damage dial damage trigger damage
age dial age trigger age

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / SimEarth Or maybe dial it down and trigger a whole new Ice Age!
  • Working heavily from Meg's experiences in Dial Meg For Murder and acclaimed for its portrayal of Meg going Trigger Happy with a shotgun and killing her family, its portrayal of Brian as being better than canon, and its ability to bring people back from the dead just to have more fun with them.
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