Dread and Pull

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Dread noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.

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Pull and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead a noun "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Pull noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.

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Dread and pull are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a noun "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

complete	complete dread	complete pull
total	total dread	total pull
proper	proper dread	proper pull
deep	deep dread	deep pull
Other adjectives: real, constant, slight, bad, overwhelming, uncontrollable, cosmic, sudden.

dread time

pull time

Watership Down is known for its atmosphere of pervasive dread, but the author turns out to be much too kind-hearted to pull the plug on his favorite characters, and settles for simple maiming instead.

Source: Anyone Can Die / Literature
In Dread Empire's Fall, there's essentially one kind of ship, and the only differences are the crew (max G's they can pull) and the number of missiles they have and the number of launchers they have for them.

Source: The Battlestar

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