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by leaps and starts

by leaps and starts prepositional phrase: synonym of by starts and leaps.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of by starts and leaps.

Synonyms of by leaps and starts

Questions about by leaps and starts

What does by leaps and starts mean?
By leaps and starts means synonym of by starts and leaps.
What part of speech is by leaps and starts?
By leaps and starts is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by leaps and starts in the dictionary

  1. by jingo
  2. by jings
  3. by Jove
  4. by juckies
  5. by Jupiter
  6. by leaps and starts
  7. by left
  8. by little and little
  9. by long chalks
  10. by means of
  11. by mistake

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