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dime
(definition)
(7 votes)
n 1: a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
2: street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for
ten dollars [syn: dime bag, dime]
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begrime
(definition)
(3 votes)
v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime,
grime, colly, bemire] [ant: clean, make clean]
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cyme
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the
central or terminal flower opens first
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brooklime
(definition)
n 1: European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers;
sparsely naturalized in North America [syn: brooklime,
European brooklime, Veronica beccabunga]
2: plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having
prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac
flowers [syn: brooklime, American brooklime, Veronica
americana]
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chime
(definition)
n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells
that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral
instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong]
v 1: emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"
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climb
(definition)
n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise,
raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension,
declination, decline, declivity, descent,
downslope, fall]
2: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in
altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn: climb,
climbing, mounting]
3: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to
the top" [syn: climb, mount]
v 1: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you
ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: climb,
climb up, mount, go up]
2: move with difficulty, by grasping
3: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane]
4: slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the
hill"
5: improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to
climb the social ladder"
6: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
[syn: rise, go up, climb]
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clime
(definition)
n 1: the weather in some location averaged over some long period
of time; "the dank climate of southern Wales"; "plants from
a cold clime travel best in winter" [syn: climate,
clime]
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crime
(definition)
n 1: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered
an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: crime,
offense, criminal offense, criminal offence,
offence, law-breaking]
2: an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the
heart"
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grime
(name)
(definition)
n 1: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn:
dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease,
grunge]
v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime,
grime, colly, bemire] [ant: clean, make clean]
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lime
(definition)
n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn:
calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated
lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate]
2: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx,
calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt
lime]
3: a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to
capture small birds [syn: birdlime, lime]
4: any of various related trees bearing limes [syn: lime,
lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia]
5: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-
shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often
fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber [syn:
linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree]
6: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
v 1: spread birdlime on branches to catch birds [syn:
birdlime, lime]
2: cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"
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mime
(definition)
n 1: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial
expression [syn: mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer,
pantomimist]
2: a performance using gestures and body movements without words
[syn: mime, pantomime, dumb show]
v 1: imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical
effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
[syn: mimic, mime]
2: act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements
only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple" [syn:
mime, pantomime]
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onetime
(definition)
adj 1: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old,
onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
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prime
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank";
"the prime minister" [syn: premier(a), prime(a)]
2: used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"
3: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn:
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select]
4: of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored
into other integers; "prime number"
5: being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime
vigor"- Robert Browning [syn: prime, meridian]
n 1: a number that has no factor but itself and 1 [syn: prime,
prime quantity]
2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn:
flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom,
efflorescence, flush]
3: the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
4: the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest [syn:
prime, prime of life]
v 1: insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory
to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
2: cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: prime,
ground, undercoat]
3: fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
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quicklime
(definition)
n 1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime,
calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime,
burnt lime]
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rime
(name)
(definition)
n 1: ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects
outside) [syn: frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime]
2: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially
final sounds) [syn: rhyme, rime]
v 1: be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last
syllable; "hat and cat rhyme" [syn: rhyme, rime]
2: compose rhymes [syn: rhyme, rime]
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slime
(definition)
n 1: any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo,
goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze]
v 1: cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim"
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sublime
(definition)
adj 1: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn:
empyreal, empyrean, sublime]
2: worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: reverend, sublime]
3: lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and
sublime"- Milton
4: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded]
v 1: vaporize and then condense right back again [syn:
sublime, sublimate]
2: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor
without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime
when heated" [syn: sublime, sublimate]
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thyme
(definition)
n 1: any of various mints of the genus Thymus
2: leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews
and stuffings and vegetables
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time
(definition)
n 1: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time
he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at
a clip" [syn: time, clip]
2: a period of time considered as a resource under your control
and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell
the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more
than half my time"
3: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes
or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year
for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
4: a suitable moment; "it is time to go"
5: the continuum of experience in which events pass from the
future through the present to the past
6: a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a
time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
7: a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you
know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" [syn: clock
time, time]
8: the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three
spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event [syn: fourth
dimension, time]
9: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
[syn: meter, metre, time]
10: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a
prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years";
"he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: prison term,
sentence, time]
v 1: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the
person who performs an action in a certain period of time;
"he clocked the runners" [syn: clock, time]
2: assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate
carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
3: set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the
process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
4: regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
5: adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the
desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit
the ball squarely"
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anaheim
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles);
site of Disneyland
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chyme
(definition)
n 1: a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes
from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the
duodenum
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haim
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anticrime
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chaim
(name)
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clothestime
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beim
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heim
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hime
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seim
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sime
(name)
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syme
(name)
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kime
(name)
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lyme
(place)