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blain
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n 1: an inflammatory swelling or sore
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cane
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n 1: a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
2: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds,
rattans, or sugar cane
3: a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
v 1: beat with a cane [syn: cane, flog, lambaste,
lambast]
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champagne
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n 1: a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or
resembling that produced there [syn: champagne, bubbly]
2: a region of northeastern France [syn: Champagne,
Champagne-Ardenne]
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crane
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n 1: United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: Crane, Stephen
Crane]
2: United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: Crane, Hart Crane,
Harold Hart Crane]
3: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
[syn: Grus, Crane]
4: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended
from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
5: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many
parts of the world
v 1: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned
their necks to see the President drive by" [syn: crane,
stretch out]
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drain
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n 1: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run
out of it [syn: drain, drainage]
2: tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to
remove unwanted material
3: a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: drain,
drainpipe, waste pipe]
4: a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on
resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"
v 1: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big
vat" [syn: drain, run out]
2: deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of
energy"
3: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil
tank"
4: make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: enfeeble,
debilitate, drain]
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mane
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n 1: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's
neck
2: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn:
mane, head of hair]
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train
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n 1: public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled
together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't
stop at Princeton Junction" [syn: train, railroad
train]
2: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in
which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a
string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought"
[syn: string, train]
3: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling
together in single file; "we were part of a caravan of almost
a thousand camels"; "they joined the wagon train for safety"
[syn: caravan, train, wagon train]
4: a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a
train of disasters"
5: piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that
is drawn along the floor; "the bride's train was carried by
her two young nephews"
6: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by
which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed;
"the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn:
gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train]
v 1: create by training and teaching; "The old master is
training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders
for the future" [syn: train, develop, prepare,
educate]
2: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a
particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to
be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" [syn: train,
prepare]
3: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice;
especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline
their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline,
train, check, condition]
4: educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his
son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to
become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"
[syn: prepare, groom, train]
5: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment;
"Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She
is well schooled in poetry" [syn: educate, school,
train, cultivate, civilize, civilise]
6: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as
photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your
little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't
train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's
opponent" [syn: aim, take, train, take aim, direct]
7: teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach
(to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She
is coaching the crew" [syn: coach, train]
8: exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition;
"She is training for the Olympics"
9: cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it;
"train the vine"
10: travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice";
"She trained to Hamburg" [syn: train, rail]
11: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground;
"The toddler was trailing his pants"; "She trained her long
scarf behind her" [syn: trail, train]
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ane
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adj 1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane'
is Scottish" [syn: one, 1, i, ane]
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champaign
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n 1: extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the
woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of
his youth" [syn: plain, field, champaign]
2: a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
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spokane
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n 1: a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border