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n 1: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater, feeder] 2: any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters"

n 1: nonresinous wood of a fir tree 2: any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas [syn: fir, fir tree, true fir]

n 1: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris] 2: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color [syn: heather mixture, heather]

n 1: the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code [syn: dash, dah]

adj 1: of or relating to the axil [syn: axillary, alar] 2: having or resembling wings [syn: alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped] n 1: a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time [syn: Alar, daminozide]

n 1: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse]

n 1: abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet [syn: goiter, goitre, struma, thyromegaly]

n 1: a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries 2: a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru 3: a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean [syn: Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho]

n 1: a theatrical performer [syn: actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player] 2: a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: actor, doer, worker]

n 1: a person who adds numbers 2: a machine that adds numbers 3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn: adder, common viper, Vipera berus]

adv 1: (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far; "we traveled afar"; "we could see the ship afar off"; "the Magi came from afar"

adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on] 2: behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after" adj 1: located farther aft

n 1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent [syn: agar, nutrient agar] 2: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: agar, agar- agar]

adj 1: slightly open; "the door was ajar"

n 1: wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc 2: north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant [syn: alder, alder tree]

v 1: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: let, allow, permit] [ant: keep, prevent] 2: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn: permit, allow, let, countenance] [ant: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto] 3: let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" [syn: allow, grant] [ant: deny, refuse] 4: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" [syn: allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve] 5: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: leave, allow for, allow, provide] 6: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" [syn: allow, take into account] 7: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" [syn: admit, allow] 8: allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run" [syn: give up, allow] 9: grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" 10: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: allow, permit, tolerate]

n 1: the table in Christian churches where communion is given [syn: altar, communion table, Lord's table] 2: a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

v 1: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" [syn: change, alter, modify] 2: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" [syn: change, alter, vary] 3: make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered" 4: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby [syn: interpolate, alter, falsify] 5: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" [syn: alter, neuter, spay, castrate]

adj 1: of a medium to dark brownish yellow color [syn: amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown] n 1: a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" [syn: amber, gold] 2: a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry

n 1: someone who walks at a leisurely pace [syn: saunterer, stroller, ambler]

n 1: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving [syn: anchor, ground tackle] 2: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn: anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin] 3: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute [syn: anchor, anchorman, anchorperson] v 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" [syn: anchor, ground] 2: secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" [syn: anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor]

n 1: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance [syn: anger, choler, ire] 2: the state of being angry [syn: anger, angriness] 3: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: wrath, anger, ire, ira] v 1: make angry; "The news angered him" 2: become angry; "He angers easily" [syn: anger, see red]

n 1: a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage 2: a fisherman who uses a hook and line [syn: angler, troller] 3: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus]

n 1: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" [syn: answer, reply, response] 2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent] 3: the speech act of replying to a question [ant: enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, question] 4: the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims 5: a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me" v 1: react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: answer, reply, respond] 2: respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone" 3: give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle" 4: understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" [syn: answer, resolve] 5: give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution" 6: be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions" 7: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: suffice, do, answer, serve] 8: match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" 9: be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs" 10: react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"

n 1: deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

n 1: a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: arbor, arbour, bower, pergola]

n 1: a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn: archer, bowman] 2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius [syn: Sagittarius, Archer] 3: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 [syn: Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Archer]

n 1: a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons

n 1: a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles [syn: armor, armour] 2: protective covering made of metal and used in combat [syn: armor, armour] 3: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant [syn: armor, armour] v 1: equip with armor [syn: armor, armour]

n 1: any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers 2: star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis

n 1: essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers [syn: attar, atar, athar, ottar]

n 1: a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes [syn: plumber's snake, auger] 2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble]

n 1: (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy [syn: augur, auspex] v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict] 2: predict from an omen

n 1: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) [syn: writer, author] 2: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" [syn: generator, source, author] v 1: be the author of; "She authored this play"

n 1: a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" [syn: embodiment, incarnation, avatar] 2: the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"

v 1: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: allege, aver, say] 2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear]

adj 1: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather" [syn: azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue] n 1: a light shade of blue [syn: azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue] v 1: color azure; "Morning azured the village"

n 1: the cry made by sheep v 1: cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: bleat, blate, blat, baa]

n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn: chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter] 2: any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae [syn: babbler, cackler]

n 1: a man who has never been married [syn: bachelor, unmarried man] 2: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon [syn: knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms, bachelor] v 1: lead a bachelor's existence [syn: bachelor, bach]

n 1: invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel, backer]

n 1: a native or resident of Wisconsin [syn: Wisconsinite, Badger] 2: sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere v 1: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" [syn: tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer] 2: persuade through constant efforts

n 1: someone who bakes commercially 2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: baker, bread maker]

n 1: (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth [syn: Balder, Baldr]

n 1: (British informal) pork sausage 2: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger]

n 1: a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank 2: the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game

adj 1: unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company" n 1: long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising [syn: banner, streamer] 2: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page [syn: streamer, banner] 3: any distinctive flag [syn: standard, banner]

n 1: light teasing repartee [syn: banter, raillery, give- and-take, backchat] v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter]

n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar" [syn: barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom] 2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar" 3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" 4: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" [syn: measure, bar] 5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar" 6: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" [syn: prevention, bar] 7: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter" 8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river" 9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey" [syn: legal profession, bar, legal community] 10: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe, streak, bar] 11: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate" [syn: cake, bar] 12: a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War [syn: Browning automatic rifle, BAR] 13: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises 14: a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" 15: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar" v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: bar, debar, exclude] 2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar] 3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: banish, relegate, bar] 4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant: unbar]

n 1: United States composer (1910-1981) [syn: Barber, Samuel Barber] 2: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade v 1: perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of

n 1: someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers 2: informal terms for dogs [syn: pooch, doggie, doggy, barker, bow-wow]

n 1: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade] v 1: exchange goods without involving money

n 1: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer" [syn: swimmer, natator, bather] 2: a person who takes a bath

n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter, hitter, slugger, batsman] 2: a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn: buffet, knock about, batter] 2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste, batter] 3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn: dinge, batter]

n 1: a shop where a variety of goods are sold [syn: bazaar, bazar] 2: a street of small shops (especially in Orient) [syn: bazaar, bazar] 3: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" [syn: bazaar, fair]

n 1: a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry 2: a cup (usually without a handle)

n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: carrier, bearer, toter] 2: a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings" 3: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn: pallbearer, bearer] 4: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [syn: holder, bearer]

n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter 2: an implement for beating

n 1: the soft brown fur of the beaver [syn: beaver, beaver fur] 2: a native or resident of Oregon [syn: Oregonian, Beaver] 3: a full beard 4: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur [syn: dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper, beaver] 5: a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face 6: a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material) [syn: beaver, castor] 7: large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges v 1: work hard on something [syn: beaver, beaver away]

n 1: an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged [syn: beeper, pager]

n 1: a pauper who lives by begging [syn: beggar, mendicant] v 1: be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!" 2: reduce to beggary [syn: beggar, pauperize, pauperise]

n 1: a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender" 2: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party [syn: carouse, carousal, bender, toot, booze-up] 3: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter [syn: curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender]

adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" 2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best] adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" [ant: worse] 2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant: worse, worsened] 3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)] 4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better" 2: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter] 3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" 4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" [syn: better, break] 2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen] 3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: decline, worsen]

n 1: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer, punter]

n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss] v 1: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble]

n 1: someone who makes an offer 2: someone who makes a bid at cards

adj 1: large or big relative to something else [syn: bigger, larger]

n 1: a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves [syn: binder, reaper binder] 2: something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface 3: holds loose papers or magazines [syn: binder, ring- binder] 4: something used to tie or bind [syn: binder, ligature]

n 1: a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats [syn: bird watcher, birder]

n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents 2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr, whirring, birr] v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr]

n 1: someone who bites

adv 1: extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [syn: piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter] adj 1: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" [syn: acrimonious, bitter] 2: very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" 3: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic] 4: expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" 5: proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" 6: causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter" 7: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" [syn: biting, bitter] n 1: English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) 2: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth [syn: bitter, bitterness] 3: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste [syn: bitterness, bitter] v 1: make bitter

adj 1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" [syn: bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off- the-wall, outlandish, outre]

n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) [syn: bladder, vesica] 2: a bag that fills with air

n 1: pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah]

n 1: a workman employed to blast with explosives [syn: blaster, chargeman]

n 1: foolish gibberish [syn: blather, blatherskite] v 1: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby" [syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither]

n 1: lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school [syn: blazer, sport jacket, sport coat, sports jacket, sports coat]

n 1: a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)

n 1: an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods [syn: blender, liquidizer, liquidiser]

n 1: blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side [syn: winker, blinker, blinder]

n 1: a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) 2: (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin 3: (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid [syn: blister, bulla, bleb] v 1: get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" [syn: blister, vesicate] 2: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" [syn: blister, scald, whip] 3: cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"

n 1: a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play 2: a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process [syn: blocker, blocking agent]

n 1: a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer" 2: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo]

n 1: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo]

n 1: absorbent paper used to dry ink [syn: blotting paper, blotter] 2: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station [syn: blotter, day book, police blotter, rap sheet, charge sheet]

n 1: a device that produces a current of air 2: a fan run by an electric motor [syn: electric fan, blower] 3: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals [syn: cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower]

n 1: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil 2: excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois] [ant: leanness, spareness, thinness] v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle] 2: utter while crying [syn: blubber, blubber out]

n 1: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo] v 1: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" [syn: drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof] 2: make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door" [syn: fumble, blunder] 3: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate]

n 1: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: blur, fuzz] v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: film over, glaze over, blur] 2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: focus] 3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate] 4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: smear, blur, smudge, smutch] 5: make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" [syn: blur, blear] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen] 6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: blur, dim, slur] [ant: focalise, focalize, focus]

n 1: noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations" 2: a swaggering show of courage [syn: bravado, bluster] 3: a violent gusty wind 4: vain and empty boasting [syn: braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade] v 1: blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered" 2: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade] 3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner [syn: swagger, bluster, swash]

n 1: a tenant in someone's house [syn: lodger, boarder, roomer] 2: someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders" 3: a pupil who lives at school during term time

n 1: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat]

n 1: sealed vessel where water is converted to steam [syn: boiler, steam boiler] 2: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn: kettle, boiler]

n 1: a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows [syn: bolster, long pillow] v 1: support and strengthen; "bolster morale" [syn: bolster, bolster up] 2: prop up with a pillow or bolster 3: add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn: pad, bolster]

n 1: a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight 2: a person who plants bombs 3: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep]

n 1: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo]

n 1: someone who engages a person or company for performances [syn: booker, booking agent]

n 1: a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" [syn: baby boomer, boomer]

n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend] 2: someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn: promoter, booster, plugger] 3: a thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: booster, shoplifter, lifter] 4: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal [syn: booster, booster amplifier, booster station, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter] 5: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster, booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket] 6: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective [syn: booster, booster dose, booster shot, recall dose]