abreast
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abreast (əˈbrɛst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (foll by of | |
| 1. | alongside each other and facing in the same direction |
| 2. | up to date (with); fully conversant (with) |
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Abreast
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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It is difficult to keep chronology and criticism abreast of each other with some sense of momentum and direction.
We paced the great turquoise shape, keeping abreast of the flukes as the whale coursed along underwater to starboard.
There are also tools you can use to stay abreast of activities on the wiki.
Its a good correlation as it suggests that these people are only interested to be abreast of the happenings around them.
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