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andante
(definition)
adv 1: at a moderately slow tempo; "this passage must be played
andante"
adj 1: (of tempo) moderately slow
n 1: a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
2: a musical composition or musical passage to be performed
moderately slow
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ante
(definition)
n 1: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to
the pot
v 1: place one's stake
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anti
(definition)
adj 1: not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) [ant: pro]
n 1: a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice
etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"
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any
(definition)
adv 1: to any degree or extent; "it isn't any better"
adj 1: one or some or every or all without specification; "give
me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left";
"any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day
now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at
twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need
any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't
want"; "no milk whatsoever is left" [syn: any(a),
whatever, whatsoever]
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auntie
(definition)
n 1: the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
[syn: aunt, auntie, aunty] [ant: uncle]
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bacchante
(definition)
n 1: (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
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blenny
(definition)
n 1: small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living
about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes
between rocks [syn: blenny, combtooth blenny]
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bounty
(definition)
n 1: payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts
such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or
enlisting in the military [syn: bounty, premium]
2: the property of copious abundance [syn: amplitude,
bountifulness, bounty]
3: generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely [syn:
bounty, bounteousness]
4: a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied
against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in
an open boat [syn: Bounty, H.M.S. Bounty]
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certainty
(definition)
n 1: the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the
others" [ant: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety,
dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty]
2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn:
certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion] [ant:
precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty]
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chantey
(definition)
n 1: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty]
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county
(definition)
n 1: (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division
for the purpose of local government; "the county has a
population of 12,345 people"
2: (United States) the largest administrative district within a
state; "the county plans to build a new road"
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dainty
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: affectedly dainty or refined [syn: dainty, mincing,
niminy-piminy, prim, twee]
2: delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
[syn: dainty, exquisite]
3: especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set
before a kind";
4: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about
his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would
only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: dainty,
nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish]
n 1: something considered choice to eat [syn: dainty,
delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat]
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dilettante
(definition)
adj 1: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish;
"his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn:
dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish,
sciolistic]
n 1: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious
intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn:
dabbler, dilettante, sciolist]
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empty
(definition)
adj 1: holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an
empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" [ant:
full]
2: devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow
victory"; "vacuous comments" [syn: empty, hollow,
vacuous]
3: needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty
by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children" [syn: empty,
empty-bellied]
4: emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt
empty"
n 1: a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to
the store"
v 1: make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm
emptied the building" [ant: fill, fill up, make full]
2: become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" [syn:
empty, discharge] [ant: fill, fill up]
3: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office
by tonight" [syn: vacate, empty, abandon]
4: remove; "Empty the water"
5: excrete or discharge from the body [syn: evacuate, void,
empty]
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flaunty
(definition)
adj 1: inclined to flaunt
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flinty
(definition)
adj 1: containing flint
2: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty
gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate
heart" [syn: flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate,
stony]
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frumenty
(definition)
n 1: sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat
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guaranty
(definition)
n 1: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in
case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty]
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jaunty
(definition)
adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing,
jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy,
snappy, spruce]
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking
chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G.
Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"-
H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty
optimist" [syn: chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty]
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ninety
(definition)
adj 1: being ten more than eighty [syn: ninety, 90, xc]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
[syn: ninety, 90, XC]
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plenty
(name)
(definition)
adv 1: as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty'
is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks" [syn: enough,
plenty]
n 1: a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone"
[syn: plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness,
plenitude, plentitude]
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money";
"he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the
winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost
plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn:
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal,
hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint,
mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty,
pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate,
stack, tidy sum, wad]
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scanty
(definition)
adj 1: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a
scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: bare(a),
scanty, spare]
n 1: short underpants for women or children (usually used in the
plural) [syn: pantie, panty, scanty, step-in]
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seventy
(definition)
adj 1: being ten more than sixty [syn: seventy, 70, lxx]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven
[syn: seventy, 70, LXX]
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shanty
(definition)
n 1: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: hovel,
hut, hutch, shack, shanty]
2: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty]
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sovereignty
(definition)
n 1: government free from external control
2: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign,
sovereignty]
3: the authority of a state to govern another state
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squinty
(definition)
adj 1: characterized by squinting; "he looked with squinty eyes"
2: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as
if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their
misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"
[syn: askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-
eyed, squinty, sidelong]
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suzerainty
(definition)
n 1: the position or authority of a suzerain; "under the
suzerainty of..."
2: the domain of a suzerain
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twenty
(definition)
adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units [syn:
twenty, 20, xx]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
[syn: twenty, 20, XX]
2: a United States bill worth 20 dollars [syn: twenty dollar
bill, twenty]
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uncertainty
(definition)
n 1: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the
uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his
income" [syn: uncertainty, uncertainness,
precariousness] [ant: certainty, foregone conclusion,
sure thing]
2: the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt,
uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness,
dubiousness] [ant: certainty]
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vigilante
(definition)
n 1: member of a vigilance committee [syn: vigilante,
vigilance man]
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warranty
(definition)
n 1: a written assurance that some product or service will be
provided or will meet certain specifications [syn:
guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty]
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benny
(name)
(definition)
n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
benniseed and sesame oil [syn: sesame, benne, benni,
benny, Sesamum indicum]
2: United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and
self-effacing humor (1894-1974) [syn: Benny, Jack Benny,
Benjamin Kubelsky]
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monte
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are
dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be
matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the
pack one at a time [syn: monte, four-card monte,
three-card monte]
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mountie
(definition)
n 1: colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police
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visconti
(definition)
n 1: Italian filmmaker (1906-1976) [syn: Visconti, Luchino
Visconti, Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone]
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dante
(name)
(definition)
n 1: an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that
describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise
guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
[syn: Dante, Dante Alighieri]
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chanty
(definition)
n 1: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty]
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chianti
(definition)
n 1: dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of
Tuscany
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bennie
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a form of amphetamine [syn: Benzedrine, bennie]
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bronte
(place)
(definition)
n 1: English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters
(1820-1849) [syn: Bronte, Anne Bronte]
2: English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
[syn: Bronte, Emily Bronte, Emily Jane Bronte, Currer
Bell]
3: English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
[syn: Bronte, Charlotte Bronte]
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durante
(name)
(definition)
n 1: United States comedian remembered for his large nose and
hoarse voice (1893-1980) [syn: Durante, Jimmy Durante]
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diamante
(place)
(definition)
n 1: adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material
used to decorate clothing [syn: sequin, spangle,
diamante]
2: fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or
rhinestones
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bramante
(definition)
n 1: great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy
(1444-1514) [syn: Bramante, Donato Bramante, Donato
d'Agnolo Bramante]
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aunty
(definition)
n 1: the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
[syn: aunt, auntie, aunty] [ant: uncle]
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viscounty
(definition)
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a viscount or
viscountess [syn: viscountcy, viscounty]
2: the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess
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antennae
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cognoscenti
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dilettanti
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flagrante
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linty
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pointy
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mounty
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penney
(name)
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infante
(name)
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ferranti
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behney
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beni
(place)
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benney
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clenney
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denny
(name)
(place)
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fenney
(name)
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freni
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glennie
(name)
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glenny
(name)
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jenni
(name)
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kenney
(name)
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kenny
(name)
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lennie
(name)
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lenny
(name)
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rennie
(name)
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aveni
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monty
(name)
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zante
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belafonte
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concertante
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venti
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chimenti
(name)
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corrente
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correnti
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girgenti
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lucente
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mcentee
(name)
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parente
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parenti
(place)
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sorrenti
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valente
(name)
(place)
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valenti
(name)
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vicente
(name)
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vincente
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vincenti
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benavente
(place)
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innocenti
(name)
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piacente
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pizzimenti
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badalamenti
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fante
(name)
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fanti
(name)
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painty
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ashanti
(name)
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alicante
(place)