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n 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels]

n 1: a resource; "visual aids in teaching" [syn: aid, assistance, help] 2: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" [syn: aid, assist, assistance, help] 3: money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: aid, economic aid, financial aid] 4: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid, tending] v 1: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: help, assist, aid] 2: improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" [syn: help, aid]

n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp] 2: someone who acts as assistant [syn: aide, auxiliary]

n 1: the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire

n 1: gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation [syn: enfilade, enfilade fire] v 1: rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction

n 1: an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) v 1: climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination"

n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: fusillade, salvo, volley, burst] v 1: attack with fusillade

adj 1: adorned by inlays

n 1: a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits

adj 1: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets" [syn: mislaid, misplaced]

adj 1: marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check" [ant: unpaid] 2: involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby [syn: nonrecreational, paid] 3: yielding a fair profit [syn: gainful, paid, paying]

n 1: fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground v 1: surround with a wall in order to fortify [syn: wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround]

n 1: a ceremonial procession including people marching 2: an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses" 3: a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows" v 1: walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" [syn: parade, exhibit, march] 2: march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" [syn: parade, troop, promenade]

n 1: a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form [syn: divertimento, serenade] 2: a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman v 1: sing and play for somebody; "She was serenaded by her admirers"

n 1: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" [syn: shade, shadiness, shadowiness] 2: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" [syn: shade, tint, tincture, tone] 3: protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade" 4: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement] 5: a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade" 6: a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one" [syn: tad, shade] 7: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" [syn: ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre] 8: a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) v 1: cast a shadow over [syn: shadow, shade, shade off] 2: represent the effect of shade or shadow on [syn: shade, fill in] 3: protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" 4: vary slightly; "shade the meaning" 5: pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"

n 1: a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it; "she led a low spade"; "spades were trumps" 2: a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot 3: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra] v 1: dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"

adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: sedate, staid]

n 1: leather with a napped surface [syn: suede, suede leather] 2: a fabric made to resemble suede leather [syn: suede cloth, suede]

n 1: a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button [syn: switchblade, switchblade knife, flick-knife, flick knife]

n 1: a speech of violent denunciation [syn: tirade, philippic, broadside]

n 1: the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade" 2: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" [syn: trade, craft] 3: the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" [syn: trade, patronage] 4: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" [syn: deal, trade, business deal] 5: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade" [syn: craft, trade] 6: steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" [syn: trade wind, trade] 7: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade] v 1: engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" [syn: trade, merchandise] 2: turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one" [syn: trade, trade in] 3: be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share" 4: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: trade, swap, swop, switch] 5: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal, sell, trade]

adj 1: oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them [syn: unafraid(p), fearless] [ant: afraid(p)] 2: free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure that nothing will be held against him" [syn: secure, unafraid, untroubled] [ant: insecure]

v 1: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van" [syn: unload, unlade, offload]

adj 1: (of a bed) not having the sheets and blankets set in order; "an unmade bed with tangled sheets and blankets" [ant: made]

adj 1: not paid; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill" [ant: paid] 2: without payment; "the soup kitchen was run primarily by unpaid helpers"; "a volunteer fire department" [syn: unpaid, volunteer(a)] 3: engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary" [syn: amateur, recreational, unpaid]

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: software that provides better performance than an earlier version did 3: a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full" 4: the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises [syn: upgrade, rise, rising slope] 5: hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did 6: the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade" v 1: rate higher; raise in value or esteem [ant: downgrade] 2: to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel" 3: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate] [ant: break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate] 4: get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked" 5: give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"

n 1: English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945) [syn: Wade, Virginia Wade] v 1: walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"

n 1: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: fruit drink, ade]

n 1: orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia [syn: twayblade, Listera ovata] 2: an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves

n 1: (trademark) an in-line skate v 1: travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels attached to their soles; "you'd better wear a helmet and knee protectors when you Rollerblade!"; "The muscular actor loves to Rollerblade"

n 1: a blade that has very sharp edge