Explain
Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.
Put
Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| power | explain power | put power |
| name | explain name | put name |
| time | explain time | put time |
| way | explain way | put way |
| Other words: plan, characters, bit, times, skills, differences. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- General: Can you explain to me why several witnesses put you people at a restaurant in town last night?
Source: I Can Explain -
Freeze-Frame Bonus: Cry will often put in text in his vids, either to explain time skips or to put in hilarious commentary.
Source: Lets Play / Chaotic Monki -
Not wanting to explain this to an enemy, McCoy (who Kirk put in charge just before he went missing) instead claims to have killed him in a duel and taken command.
Source: Klingon Promotion
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