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lightning rod
noun [C] USDefinition
(Definition of lightning rod noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusatory adjective
- accusing adjective
- allegation noun
- allege verb
- ascribe sth to sth phrasal verb
- attribution noun
- blame noun
- condemnation noun
- contributory negligence noun
- face the music idiom
- frame verb (MAKE GUILTY)
- haul sb up phrasal verb
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- incriminate verb
- indictment noun
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