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Meaning of word accost from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Speak to someone.

Synonyms : address, come up to

Meaning : Approach with an offer of sexual favors.

Example : He was solicited by a prostitute.
The young man was caught soliciting in the park.

Synonyms : hook, solicit

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.