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shove
(definition)
(10 votes)
n 1: the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something);
"he gave the door a shove"
v 1: come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers
jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn:
jostle, shove]
2: push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"
3: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust
the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, shove,
squeeze]
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dove
(name)
(definition)
(8 votes)
n 1: any of numerous small pigeons
2: someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the
conduct of foreign relations [syn: dove, peacenik] [ant:
hawk, war hawk]
3: a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and
Caelum [syn: Columba, Dove]
4: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of
a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: squab, dove]
5: an emblem of peace
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foxglove
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis [syn:
foxglove, digitalis]
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glove
(definition)
(5 votes)
n 1: the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball [syn:
baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt]
2: handwear: covers the hand and wrist
3: boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for
the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing [syn:
boxing glove, glove]
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turtledove
(definition)
(4 votes)
n 1: small Australian dove [syn: Australian turtledove,
turtledove, Stictopelia cuneata]
2: any of several Old World wild doves
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above
(definition)
(3 votes)
adv 1: at an earlier place; "see above" [syn: above, supra]
[ant: below]
2: in or to a place that is higher [syn: above, higher up,
in a higher place, to a higher place] [ant: at a lower
place, below, beneath, to a lower place]
adj 1: appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above
interpretation"
n 1: an earlier section of a written text; "for instructions
refer to the above"
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thereof
(definition)
(3 votes)
adv 1: of or concerning this or that; "a problem and the
solution thereof"
2: from that circumstance or source; "atomic formulas and all
compounds thence constructible"- W.V.Quine; "a natural
conclusion follows thence"; "public interest and a policy
deriving therefrom"; "typhus fever results therefrom" [syn:
thence, therefrom, thereof]
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move
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move
to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
2: the act of changing your residence or place of business;
"they say that three moves equal one fire" [syn: move,
relocation]
3: a change of position that does not entail a change of
location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his
surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move
of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion,
movement, move, motility]
4: the act of changing location from one place to another;
"police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of
people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him
directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move]
5: (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the
rules of the game
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also
metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We
travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went
from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers
moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before
night fell"; "news travelled fast" [syn: travel, go,
move, locomote] [ant: stay in place]
2: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in
a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into
the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank";
"The director moved more responsibilities onto his new
assistant" [syn: move, displace]
3: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational
motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" [ant:
stand still]
4: change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We
moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved
from one team to another" [ant: stay, stay put, stick,
stick around]
5: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in
this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about
the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through
diplomatic channels" [syn: go, proceed, move]
6: be in a state of action; "she is always moving" [syn: be
active, move] [ant: rest]
7: go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved
from family values to the economy"
8: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think
before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should
act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by
grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" [syn:
act, move] [ant: forbear, refrain]
9: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me
as odd" [syn: affect, impress, move, strike]
10: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move,
prompt, incite]
11: arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
12: dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the
salesmen to move the computers"
13: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through
several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before
the meeting" [syn: move, go, run]
14: live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in
certain circles only"
15: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
[syn: move, go]
16: propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting [syn:
move, make a motion]
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prove
(definition)
(3 votes)
v 1: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The
medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV
positive" [syn: prove, turn out, turn up]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example,
explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the
instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the
validity of the conjecture" [syn: prove, demonstrate,
establish, show, shew] [ant: confute, disprove]
3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the
father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn:
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show]
4: prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use
to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test
this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out,
examine, essay]
6: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
[syn: rise, prove]
7: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn:
raise, leaven, prove]
8: take a trial impression of
9: obtain probate of; "prove a will"
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remove
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one
remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a
Shakespearean tragedy";
v 1: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or
taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a
threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from
the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine
withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: remove,
take, take away, withdraw]
2: remove from a position or an office
3: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got
rid of all the dead wood" [syn: get rid of, remove]
4: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the
classroom" [syn: take out, move out, remove]
5: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal,
educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children
to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest
surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn:
remove, transfer]
6: go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: absent,
remove]
7: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: murder, slay, hit,
dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove]
8: get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother
removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away
your sins" [syn: remove, take away]
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loooooove
(6 votes)
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belove
(4 votes)
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luv
(6 votes)
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deneuve
(4 votes)
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labove
(3 votes)
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of
(place)
(3 votes)
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guv
(2 votes)
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gov
(2 votes)
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labov
(3 votes)
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vanhove
(2 votes)