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toll
(name)
(definition)
(1 vote)
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"
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troll
(definition)
(1 vote)
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
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vote
(definition)
(1 vote)
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"
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whole
(definition)
(1 vote)
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]
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joel
(name)
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet
2: an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn: Joel,
Book of Joel]
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seoul
(place)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia;
located in northwestern South Korea [syn: Seoul, capital
of South Korea]
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mol
(place)
(definition)
(1 vote)
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]
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cole
(name)
(definition)
(1 vote)
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]
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atoll
(definition)
n 1: an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a
lagoon
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bole
(name)
(definition)
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]
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boll
(place)
(definition)
n 1: the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
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bowl
(definition)
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"
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cajole
(definition)
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]
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camisole
(definition)
n 1: a short sleeveless undergarment for women [syn: camisole,
underbodice]
2: a short negligee
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coal
(name)
(definition)
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"
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condole
(definition)
v 1: express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of
someone's death; "You must condole the widow"
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console
(definition)
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]
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control
(definition)
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]
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decontrol
(definition)
v 1: relax or remove controls of; "decontrol marijuana"
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dole
(name)
(place)
(definition)
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]
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droll
(definition)
adj 1: comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little
man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"
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extol
(definition)
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]
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foal
(definition)
n 1: a young horse
v 1: give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled"
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goal
(definition)
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"
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hole
(definition)
n 1: an opening into or through something
2: an opening deliberately made in or through something
3: one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he
played 18 holes" [syn: hole, golf hole]
4: an unoccupied space
5: a depression hollowed out of solid matter [syn: hole,
hollow]
6: a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
7: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a
terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn:
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of
fish]
8: informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole,
hole, maw, yap, gob]
v 1: hit the ball into the hole [syn: hole, hole out]
2: make holes in
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knoll
(definition)
n 1: a small natural hill [syn: knoll, mound, hillock,
hummock, hammock]
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mole
(name)
(definition)
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
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mote
(name)
(definition)
n 1: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom,
molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck]
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parole
(place)
(definition)
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"
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patrol
(place)
(definition)
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]
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pole
(name)
(definition)
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
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poll
(name)
(definition)
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]
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role
(definition)
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?"
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roll
(name)
(definition)
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]
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scroll
(definition)
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"
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shoal
(definition)
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]
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sole
(name)
(definition)
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]
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stole
(definition)
n 1: a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
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stroll
(definition)
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]
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dhole
(definition)
n 1: fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast
Asia that hunts in packs [syn: dhole, Cuon alpinus]
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kohl
(definition)
n 1: a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to
darken the edges of their eyelids
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thole
(definition)
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]
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enroll
(definition)
v 1: register formally as a participant or member; "The party
recruited many new members" [syn: enroll, inscribe,
enter, enrol, recruit]
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scholl
(name)
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ole
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boal
(name)
(place)
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boehl
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bohl
(name)
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buol
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coale
(name)
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colle
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croll
(name)
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groll
(name)
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ohl
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proehl
-
schroll
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devaul
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ecole
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madole
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mccole
(name)
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mccoll
(name)
(place)
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mcdole
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nicole
(name)
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nicolle
(name)
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pajole
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pistole
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espanol