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n 1: a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide 2: a stretch of shallow water [syn: shoal, shallow] 3: a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by" [syn: school, shoal] v 1: make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal" [syn: shallow, shoal] 2: become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time" [syn: shallow, shoal]

n 1: the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life [syn: soul, psyche] 2: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul] 3: deep feeling or emotion [syn: soul, soulfulness] 4: the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor" 5: a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement"

n 1: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn: function, office, part, role] 2: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical role, part, persona] 3: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn: function, purpose, role, use] 4: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

n 1: (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains 2: a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds" [syn: round, troll] 3: a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll" 4: angling by drawing a baited line through the water [syn: troll, trolling] v 1: circulate, move around 2: cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop" 3: sing the parts of (a round) in succession 4: angle with a hook and line drawn through the water 5: sing loudly and without inhibition 6: praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you" 7: speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice

n 1: a young horse v 1: give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled"

n 1: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" [syn: goal, end] 2: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" [syn: finish, destination, goal] 3: game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points 4: a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"

v 1: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]

n 1: a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids; 2: a concave shape with an open top [syn: bowl, trough] 3: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods 4: the quantity contained in a bowl [syn: bowl, bowlful] 5: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn: stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium] 6: a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling [syn: bowling ball, bowl] 7: a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling 8: a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco [syn: bowl, pipe bowl] 9: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) [syn: roll, bowl] v 1: roll (a ball) 2: hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end 3: engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"

v 1: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members" [syn: enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit]

n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] 2: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: scroll, roll] v 1: move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

n 1: the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant

n 1: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck]

n 1: a detachment used for security or reconnaissance 2: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes 3: a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security v 1: maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol [syn: patrol, police]

n 1: fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs [syn: dhole, Cuon alpinus]

n 1: a small natural hill [syn: knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock]

n 1: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic 2: a native or inhabitant of Poland 3: one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" 4: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod, pole] 5: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod, pole] 6: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere [syn: pole, celestial pole] 7: one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface 8: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves [syn: terminal, pole] 9: a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting 10: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated [syn: pole, magnetic pole] v 1: propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" [syn: punt, pole] 2: support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans" 3: deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

n 1: a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head [syn: kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala] 2: coarse curly-leafed cabbage [syn: kale, kail, cole]

n 1: the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: gram molecule, mole, mol] 2: a spy who works against enemy espionage [syn: counterspy, mole] 3: spicy sauce often containing chocolate 4: a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin 5: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty] 6: small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet

n 1: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people [syn: poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, canvass] 2: the top of the head [syn: pate, poll, crown] 3: the part of the head between the ears 4: a tame parrot [syn: poll, poll parrot] 5: the counting of votes (as in an election) v 1: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions [syn: poll, canvass, canvas] 2: vote in an election at a polling station 3: get the votes of 4: convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: poll, pollard]

n 1: an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

n 1: a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment) 2: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber [syn: trunk, tree trunk, bole] 3: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa [syn: Bole, Bolanci]

v 1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet- talk, inveigle]

n 1: fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period 2: a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering [syn: ember, coal] v 1: burn to charcoal; "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything" [syn: char, coal] 2: supply with coal 3: take in coal; "The big ship coaled"

v 1: express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow"

n 1: a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall [syn: console table, console] 2: a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system) 3: an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console" 4: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television [syn: cabinet, console] v 1: give moral or emotional strength to [syn: comfort, soothe, console, solace]

n 1: power to direct or determine; "under control" 2: a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus" 3: (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters" 4: a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" [syn: control condition, control] 5: the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" 6: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" [syn: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control] 7: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" [syn: restraint, control] [ant: unrestraint] 8: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French" [syn: command, control, mastery] 9: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" [syn: control, controller] 10: a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance 11: the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" v 1: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: control, command] 2: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate] 3: handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" [syn: operate, control] 4: control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" [syn: manipulate, keep in line, control] 5: check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: control, verify] 6: verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account" 7: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure] 8: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: master, control]

v 1: relax or remove controls of; "decontrol marijuana"

n 1: a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given 2: money received from the state [syn: dole, pogy, pogey]

adj 1: comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"

n 1: a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: parole, word, word of honor] 2: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign] 3: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with v 1: release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

n 1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation" [syn: axial rotation, axial motion, roll] 2: a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" [syn: roll, roster] 3: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn: roller, roll, rolling wave] 4: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light 5: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] 6: a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag" [syn: bankroll, roll] 7: small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: bun, roll] 8: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn: peal, pealing, roll, rolling] 9: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously [syn: paradiddle, roll, drum roll] 10: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn: scroll, roll] 11: anything rolled up in cylindrical form 12: the act of throwing dice [syn: cast, roll] 13: walking with a swaying gait 14: a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude 15: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) [syn: roll, bowl] v 1: move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" [syn: roll, turn over] 2: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds" [syn: wheel, roll] 3: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn: roll, undulate] 4: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" [syn: roll out, roll] 5: emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums" 6: arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" [syn: wind, wrap, roll, twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off] 7: begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" 8: shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette" 9: execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped" 10: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity [syn: hustle, pluck, roll] 11: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: roll, undulate, flap, wave] 12: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond] 13: move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" 14: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words" [syn: roll, revolve] 15: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's" 16: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" [syn: seethe, roll] 17: take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled out"; "Yarn rolls well" 18: show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" [syn: roll, roll up]

adj 1: not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" [syn: exclusive, sole(a)] 2: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)] n 1: the underside of footwear or a golf club 2: lean flesh of any of several flatfish [syn: sole, fillet of sole] 3: the underside of the foot 4: right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European v 1: put a new sole on; "sole the shoes" [syn: sole, resole]

n 1: a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

n 1: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation] v 1: walk leisurely and with no apparent aim [syn: stroll, saunter]

n 1: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance) 2: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn: price, cost, toll] 3: the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells" [syn: bell, toll] v 1: ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls" 2: charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"

n 1: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person" [syn: vote, ballot, voting, balloting] 2: the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote" 3: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: right to vote, vote, suffrage] 4: a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote" 5: the total number of voters who participated; "they are expecting a large vote" [syn: vote, voter turnout] v 1: express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" 2: express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket" 3: express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" 4: be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience" 5: bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"

adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially, partly] adj 1: including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" [ant: fractional] 2: (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters" [ant: half] 3: not injured [syn: unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, whole] 4: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" [syn: hale, whole] 5: acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc" [syn: solid, unanimous, whole] n 1: all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" 2: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" [syn: whole, unit]

n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet 2: an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn: Joel, Book of Joel]

n 1: the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea [syn: Seoul, capital of South Korea]

n 1: the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: gram molecule, mole, mol]

n 1: a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: sol, colloidal solution, colloidal suspension] 2: (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios 3: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: sol, soh, so]

n 1: a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids

n 1: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]