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shock absorber
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shock absorber has 1 sense
- shock absorber(n = noun.artifact) cushion, shock - a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" has particulars: air cushion, air spring
is a kind of damper, muffler
is a part of suspension, suspension system
THESAURUS
shock absorber
alleviative, alleviator, anodyne, assuager, balm, calmative, cushion, dolorifuge, lenitive, mitigator, moderator, modulator, mollifier, pacificator, pacifier, palliative, peacemaker, restraining hand, salve, sedative, soother, soothing syrup, stabilizer, temperer, tranquilizer, wiser head
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