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blow
(name)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the
head"
2: an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the
bicycle" [syn: blow, bump]
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something
that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal,
setback, blow, black eye]
4: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock
to learn that he was injured" [syn: shock, blow]
5: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by
the gust" [syn: gust, blast, blow]
6: street names for cocaine [syn: coke, blow, nose candy,
snow, C]
7: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his
nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single
puff" [syn: blow, puff]
v 1: exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
2: be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"
3: free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"
4: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves
were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake";
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked
boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: float, drift, be
adrift, blow]
5: make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"
6: shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
7: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we
had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bodge,
bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub,
screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff,
bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble,
mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up]
8: spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance
on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to
get and advanced degree" [syn: waste, blow, squander]
[ant: conserve, economise, economize, husband]
9: spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on
his new home theater"
10: sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets
blew"
11: play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"
12: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn:
fellate, suck, blow, go down on]
13: cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"
14: cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the
leaves around in the yard"
15: spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"
16: leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved
along"; "Blow now!" [syn: shove off, shove along,
blow]
17: lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"
18: cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their
cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"
19: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line,
brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
20: allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"
21: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs
blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: blow out, burn out,
blow]
22: burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"
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aglow
(definition)
adj 1: softly bright or radiant; "a house aglow with lights";
"glowing embers"; "lambent tongues of flame"; "the lucent
moon"; "a sky luminous with stars" [syn: aglow(p),
lambent, lucent, luminous]
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ago
(definition)
adv 1: in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather
came to the U.S."
adj 1: gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an
archaic word for `ago'" [syn: ago, agone]
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bandeau
(definition)
n 1: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
[syn: brassiere, bra, bandeau]
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beau
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd
known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn:
boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man]
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
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bedfellow
(definition)
n 1: a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows"
2: a person with whom you share a bed
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bellow
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing,
holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar,
roaring, yowl]
2: United States author (born in Canada) whose novels influenced
American literature after World War II (1915-2005) [syn:
Bellow, Saul Bellow, Solomon Bellow]
v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: bawl, bellow]
2: make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" [syn:
bellow, roar]
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below
(definition)
adv 1: in or to a place that is lower [syn: below, at a lower
place, to a lower place, beneath] [ant: above,
higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place]
2: at a later place; "see below" [ant: above, supra]
3: (in writing) see below; "vide infra" [syn: below, infra]
4: on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs" [syn:
downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor, below]
[ant: on a higher floor, up the stairs, upstairs]
5: further down; "see under for further discussion" [syn:
under, below]
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bestow
(definition)
v 1: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most
famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an
honor on someone" [syn: confer, bestow]
2: give as a gift
3: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to
the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She
brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a
light note to the program" [syn: lend, impart, bestow,
contribute, add, bring]
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bow
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
[syn: bow, bowknot]
2: a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair
strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
3: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of
the boat toward the finish line" [syn: bow, fore, prow,
stem]
4: a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of
resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
5: something curved in shape [syn: bow, arc]
6: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or
submission or shame or greeting [syn: bow, bowing,
obeisance]
7: an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the
concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the
audience [syn: bow, curtain call]
8: a decorative interlacing of ribbons
9: a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair
strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
v 1: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed
before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" [syn:
bow, bow down]
2: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to
the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer,
accede, give in]
3: bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of
respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched
down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped
to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: crouch, stoop, bend,
bow]
5: play on a string instrument with a bow
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cello
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright
while playing [syn: cello, violoncello]
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chateau
(name)
(definition)
n 1: an impressive country house (or castle) in France
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crow
(name)
(definition)
n 1: black birds having a raucous call
2: the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
3: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern
Montana
4: a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern
hemisphere near Virgo [syn: Corvus, Crow]
5: an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his
fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
[syn: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing,
line-shooting, gasconade]
6: a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: gloat, triumph,
crow]
2: express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
3: utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"
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felloe
(definition)
n 1: rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted
[syn: felloe, felly]
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fellow
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow
at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
[syn: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
blighter, cuss, bloke]
2: a friend who is frequently in the company of another;
"drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: companion,
comrade, fellow, familiar, associate]
3: a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the
surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his
fellow hackers" [syn: colleague, confrere, fellow]
4: one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was
blue but its fellow was brown" [syn: mate, fellow]
5: a member of a learned society; "he was elected a fellow of
the American Physiological Association"
6: an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are
you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" [syn: fellow, dude,
buster]
7: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd
known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn:
boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young man]
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mellow
(definition)
adv 1: (obsolete) in a mellow manner [syn: mellowly, mellow]
adj 1: unhurried and relaxed; "a mellow conversation" [syn:
laid-back, mellow]
2: having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a
mellow port"; "mellowed fruit" [syn: mellow, mellowed]
3: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and
experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" [syn:
mellow, mellowed]
4: having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and
experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"
5: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug
(especially marijuana) [syn: high, mellow]
v 1: soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over
the years"
2: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he
mellowed" [syn: mellow, melt, mellow out]
3: make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a
bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
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schoolfellow
(definition)
n 1: an acquaintance that you go to school with [syn:
schoolmate, classmate, schoolfellow, class fellow]
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violoncello
(definition)
n 1: a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright
while playing [syn: cello, violoncello]
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yellow
(definition)
adj 1: of the color intermediate between green and orange in the
color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an
egg yolk [syn: yellow, yellowish, xanthous]
2: easily frightened [syn: chicken, chickenhearted, lily-
livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied]
3: changed to a yellowish color by age; "yellowed parchment"
[syn: yellow, yellowed]
4: typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of
the scandal"; "yellow press" [syn: scandalmongering,
sensationalistic, yellow(a)]
5: cowardly or treacherous; "the little yellow stain of
treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"
6: affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc [syn:
jaundiced, icteric, yellow]
n 1: yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the
hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons [syn: yellow,
yellowness]
v 1: turn yellow; "The pages of the book began to yellow"
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au
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent)
metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and
alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but
is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia [syn: gold, Au,
atomic number 79]
2: a unit of length used for distances within the solar system;
equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun
(approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
[syn: Astronomical Unit, AU]
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bordeaux
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the
wine trade
2: any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux,
France or wines resembling them [syn: Bordeaux, Bordeaux
wine]
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morello
(definition)
n 1: any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit
with dark skin and juice [syn: morello, Prunus cerasus
austera]
2: cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice
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othello
(place)
(definition)
n 1: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not
trust his wife
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pirandello
(definition)
n 1: Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936) [syn:
Pirandello, Luigi Pirandello]
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pocatello
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a university town in southeastern Idaho
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jello
(definition)
n 1: fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a
commercially prepared gelatin powder [syn: jello,
Jell-O]
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pomelo
(definition)
n 1: southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling
grapefruits [syn: pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo,
shaddock, Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, Citrus
decumana]
2: large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse
dry pulp [syn: pomelo, shaddock]
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longfellow
(name)
(definition)
n 1: United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems
(1807-1882) [syn: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow]
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playfellow
(definition)
n 1: a companion at play [syn: playmate, playfellow]
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donatello
(definition)
n 1: Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures
(1386-1466) [syn: Donatello, Donato di Betto Bardi]
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bargello
(definition)
n 1: needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
[syn: bargello, flame stitch]
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although
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aux
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punchinello
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abbatiello
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bordeau
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celo
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quello
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stello
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strehlow
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strelow
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anello
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arguello
(place)
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augello
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barcelo
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bilello
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bonello
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borello
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borrello
(place)
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botelho
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botello
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buentello
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cabello
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caldrello
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canelo
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capello
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cappello
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cardello
(name)
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carello
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carmelo
(name)
(place)
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castello
(name)
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castelo
(place)
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chipello
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coelho
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coello
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colello
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condello
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corbello
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corsello
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costello
(name)
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covello
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crivello
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cuello
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curbelo
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deangelo
(name)
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debello
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demello
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demelo
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dibello
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dicello
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dilello
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gamello
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jagiello
(name)
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lobello
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lorello
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maiello
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marcello
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marcelo
(name)
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martello
(name)
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modelo
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mondello
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mongiello
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montello
(place)
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novello
(name)
(place)
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otello
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pirrello
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pisello
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porcello
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ravelo
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rebello