Examples
“I had indeed gotten two pair of shoes now, which I took off of the feet of the two drowned men whom I saw in the wreck, and I found two pair more in one of the chests, which were very welcome to me; but they were not like our English shoes, either for ease or service, being rather what we call pumps than shoes.”
“I had, indeed, got two pair of shoes now, which I took off the feet of two drowned men whom I saw in the wreck, and I found two pair more in one of the chests, which were very welcome to me; but they were not like our English shoes, either for ease or service, being rather what we call pumps than shoes.”
“English shoes, either for ease or service, being rather what we call pumps than shoes.”
“Then, Imelda caught her breath, began giggling uncontrollably … took off both her cobra-skin pumps and proceeded to beat Leona unconscious.”
Matthew Yglesias » In What Culture is Having a Shoe Thrown At You a Sign of Respect?
“Or did he miss that class, busy getting fitted for his pink satin pumps?”
Matthew Yglesias » Orszag: “No One Should Be Surprised” By Administration Ag Subsidy Proposals
“Seven months after singing live for the kiddies at the White House Easter Egg Roll, some of the cast members of Fox's "Glee" have donned Pout-by-Victoria's Secret bras, American Apparel panties and, weirdly, Christian Louboutin pumps for a photo spread in the November issue of GQ.”
The Washington Post: After 'Glee' GQ photos cause controversy, cast member responds
“Your adrenalin pumps through and its almost as if you have superhuman powers as you either run the fastest you've ever run, or you jump out of the way of a car or, god hoping, you block a car from running over your baby, as has happened in extreme examples.”
The Huffington Post: James Altucher: 12 Ways to Live Forever
“In the case of antibiotic resistance where bacteria survive because they have defective pumps, is that really a notion of "more fit"?”
“When any upsetting situation occurs your brain pumps out cortisol, epinephrine and other stress hormones, which, in limited quantity, help you, react quickly to dangerous situations like avoiding a car accident.”
“There is a well in the back which somehow pumps from the ground.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pumps’.
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Shoes
character shoes, duck boots, huaraches, espadrilles, mary janes, sneakers, tennis, stilettos, fuck me pumps, slippers, sandals, flip flops and 93 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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Puting my foot in it
Shoes and the like.
sneakers, loafers, flip-flops, winklepickers, pumps, gumboots, heels, boots, slippers, sandals, flats, ballet shoes and 7 more...
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fashion
words that describe my closet, your closet, her closet, his closet, anyones closet in the world.
bejeweled, sequined, pleather, fierce, fabulous, black, broke is the new ..., burn out, stud, bustier, bangin belt, christian loubout... and 4 more...
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Moby-Dick
Interesting words and usages.
hypo, spile, hunks, grapnel, squitchy, skrimshander, monkey jacket, direful, grego, wrapall, dreadnaught, bosky and 158 more...
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whaling terms
Terms defined in the glossary of Clifford W. Ashley's "Yankee Whaler".
advance, adze, after house, after oar, agent, air up, alow, ambergris, apeak, article, away, bailer and 299 more...
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All About Shoes
clogs, mules, pumps, shankpiece, welt, insoles, loafers, metatarsalgia, platform shoes, thongs, tongue piece, outer soles and 40 more...
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Fond of Clothes
fashion plate, fashionista, harajuku, maiko, mules, pumps, sartorial, clotheshorse, sole, welt, clogs, luxury attack and 10 more...
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TT2 Lesson 19
pumps, heel, high-heels, low-heels, unfortunately, however, similar, lucky, definitely, comedy show, zone, comic and 12 more...
Tweets
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GHibbs Also, the 3rd person singular of the verb 'to pump'. 'The heart pumps the blood around the body.' Sep 16, 2011
bilby Pumps in the trenches. Jun 30, 2009
yarb "...here comes that ghost-devil, Fedallah; tail coiled out of sight as usual, oakum in the toes of his pumps as usual."
- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 99 Jul 29, 2008