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lavabo
(definition)
(2 votes)
n 1: a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a
British expression) [syn: washbasin, handbasin,
washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin]
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placebo
(definition)
(3 votes)
n 1: an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to
the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
2: (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
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ago
(definition)
(1 vote)
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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dhow
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
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endow
(definition)
(1 vote)
v 1: give qualities or abilities to [syn: endow, indue,
gift, empower, invest, endue]
2: furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got
dowered" [syn: endow, dower]
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go
(definition)
(1 vote)
adj 1: functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems
are go" [ant: no-go]
n 1: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: go,
spell, tour, turn]
2: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: Adam,
ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug
drug]
3: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it
a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl,
offer]
4: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid;
the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's
counters [syn: go, go game]
v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also
metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We
travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went
from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers
moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before
night fell"; "news travelled fast" [syn: travel, go,
move, locomote] [ant: stay in place]
2: follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in
this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about
the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through
diplomatic channels" [syn: go, proceed, move]
3: move away from a place into another direction; "Go away
before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn:
go, go away, depart] [ant: come, come up]
4: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became
annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more
serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into
ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: become, go, get]
5: be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her
money went on clothes"
6: have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as
follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: run, go]
7: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or
extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service
runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very
far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life";
"The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal
assets" [syn: run, go, pass, lead, extend]
8: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how
did your interview go?" [syn: proceed, go]
9: be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to
go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
10: be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children
went hungry that day"
11: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun
went `bang'" [syn: sound, go]
12: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't
go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run
well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn:
function, work, operate, go, run] [ant:
malfunction, misfunction]
13: to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few
days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the
Midwest" [syn: run low, run short, go]
14: progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through
several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before
the meeting" [syn: move, go, run]
15: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went
without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions
survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver
lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can
a person last without food and water?" [syn: survive,
last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold
out]
16: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or
action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got
your call"
17: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer";
"The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went
peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of
102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass
away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's
chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop
dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be
born]
18: be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books
belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the
control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" [syn:
belong, go]
19: be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as
Juilliard-trained violinists go"
20: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning";
"Ready, set, go!" [syn: start, go, get going] [ant:
halt, stop]
21: have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
[syn: move, go]
22: be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
23: be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go
again?"
24: blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in
your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" [syn:
blend, go, blend in]
25: lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the
basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: go, lead]
26: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
"This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: fit, go]
27: go through in search of something; search through someone's
belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my
desk drawers?" [syn: rifle, go]
28: be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"
29: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group
or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" [syn:
plump, go]
30: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die,
give out, conk out, go, break, break down]
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meow
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
[syn: meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul]
v 1: cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" [syn: meow, mew]
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overflow
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a large flow [syn: flood, overflow, outpouring]
2: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the
limit or capacity [syn: overflow, runoff, overspill]
v 1: flow or run over (a limit or brim) [syn: overflow,
overrun, well over, run over, brim over]
2: overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over
with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" [syn:
bubble over, overflow, spill over]
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prow
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of
the boat toward the finish line" [syn: bow, fore,
prow, stem]
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snow
(name)
(place)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice
crystals [syn: snow, snowfall]
2: a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water)
covering the ground
3: English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe
(1905-1980) [syn: Snow, C. P. Snow, Charles Percy Snow,
Baron Snow of Leicester]
4: street names for cocaine [syn: coke, blow, nose candy,
snow, C]
v 1: fall as snow; "It was snowing all night"
2: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately
feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled
his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
[syn: bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over
someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false]
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gogh
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of color
(1853-1890) [syn: van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh, Gogh]
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bordeaux
(place)
(definition)
(1 vote)
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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miro
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used
for interior carpentry [syn: miro, black pine,
Prumnopitys ferruginea, Podocarpus ferruginea]
2: Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983) [syn: Miro, Joan
Miro]
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macao
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China
and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China
in 1999 [syn: Macao, Macau]
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macau
(place)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China
and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China
in 1999 [syn: Macao, Macau]
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gauguin
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: French Post-impressionist painter who worked in the South
Pacific (1848-1903) [syn: Gauguin, Paul Gauguin]
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limousin
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a region of central France to the west of the Auvergne
mountains
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couperin
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: French composer of music for organ and a member of a family
of distinguished organists (1668-1733) [syn: Couperin,
Francois Couperin]
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no
(definition)
(1 vote)
adv 1: referring to the degree to which a certain quality is
present; "he was no heavier than a child" [syn: no, no
more]
2: not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better
today"
3: used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or
especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are
wrong"
adj 1: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count
nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack
or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left
and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it
with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" [ant:
all(a), some(a)]
n 1: a negative; "his no was loud and clear" [ant: yes]
2: a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding
curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn:
nobelium, No, atomic number 102]
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rainbow
(name)
(place)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of
the sun's rays by rain
2: an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows"
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rhino
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast
Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns
on the snout [syn: rhinoceros, rhino]
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sideshow
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the
main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow"
2: a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)
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pernod
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise
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cousteau
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: French underwater explorer (born in 1910) [syn: Cousteau,
Jacques Costeau, Jacques Yves Costeau]
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undergo
(definition)
(1 vote)
v 1: pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change";
"The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"
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chateau
(name)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: an impressive country house (or castle) in France
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gazebo
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a small roofed building affording shade and rest [syn:
gazebo, summerhouse]
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throe
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of
childbirth"
2: hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes
of economic collapse"
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maracaibo
(place)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center
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akimbo
(definition)
(1 vote)
adv 1: with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she
stood there akimbo"
adj 1: (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away
from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo";
"stood with arms akimbo"
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aloe
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with
fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly
in Africa
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crossbow
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to
direct the arrow (quarrel)
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jambeau
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: armor plate that protects legs below the knee [syn:
greave, jambeau]
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adagio
(definition)
adv 1: slowly; "here you must play adagio"
adj 1: (of tempo) leisurely
n 1: (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and
gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"
2: a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and
strength by the dancers
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aficionado
(definition)
n 1: a fan of bull fighting
2: a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical
performer
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afterglow
(definition)
n 1: a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
2: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked
in the afterglow of his victory"
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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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airflow
(definition)
n 1: the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow
was directed right at her" [syn: airflow, air flow,
flow of air]
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albino
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky
skin; eyes are usually pink
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allegro
(definition)
adv 1: in a quick and lively tempo; "play this section allegro"
adj 1: (of tempo) fast
n 1: a brisk and lively tempo
2: a musical composition or musical passage to be performed
quickly in a brisk lively manner
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allow
(definition)
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]
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ambo
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium,
pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]
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amigo
(definition)
n 1: a friend or comrade
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ammo
(definition)
n 1: projectiles to be fired from a gun [syn: ammunition,
ammo]
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anyhow
(definition)
adv 1: used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a
previous statement; "Anyhow, he is dead now"; "I think
they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet"; "I don't know
what happened to it; anyway, it's gone"; "anyway, there
is another factor to consider"; "I don't know how it
started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"; "in any
event, the government faced a serious protest"; "but at
any rate he got a knighthood for it" [syn: anyhow,
anyway, anyways, in any case, at any rate, in
any event]
2: in any way whatsoever; "they came anyhow they could"; "get it
done anyway you can" [syn: anyhow, anyway]
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apropos
(definition)
adv 1: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn:
seasonably, timely, well-timed, apropos]
2: introducing a different topic; in point of fact;
"incidentally, I won't go to the party" [syn: by the way,
by the bye, incidentally, apropos]
adj 1: of an appropriate or pertinent nature [ant: malapropos]
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archipelago
(definition)
n 1: a group of many islands in a large body of water
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arpeggio
(definition)
n 1: a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather
than simultaneously
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audio
(definition)
n 1: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always
raise the audio for commercials" [syn: audio, sound]
2: an audible acoustic wave frequency [syn: audio, audio
frequency]
3: a recording of acoustic signals [syn: sound recording,
audio recording, audio]
4: the sound elements of television
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avow
(definition)
v 1: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify,
assert, avow, aver, swan, swear]
2: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about [syn: avow,
avouch] [ant: disavow]
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backhoe
(definition)
n 1: an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged
boom and is drawn backward to move earth
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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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banjo
(definition)
n 1: a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long
neck and circular body
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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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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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bimbo
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
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blow
(name)
(definition)
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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bongo
(definition)
n 1: a small drum; played with the hands [syn: bongo, bongo
drum]
2: large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-
brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns [syn: bongo,
Tragelaphus eurycerus, Boocercus eurycerus]
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bordello
(definition)
n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn:
whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of
prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse,
cathouse, sporting house]
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borough
(definition)
n 1: one of the administrative divisions of a large city
2: an English town that forms the constituency of a member of
parliament
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borrow
(name)
(definition)
v 1: get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" [ant:
lend, loan]
2: take up and practice as one's own [syn: adopt, borrow,
take over, take up]
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bough
(name)
(definition)
n 1: any of the larger branches of a tree
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bozo
(definition)
n 1: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: fathead,
goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo,
twat, zany]
2: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's
only doing it for some doll" [syn: guy, cat, hombre,
bozo]
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braggadocio
(definition)
n 1: vain and empty boasting [syn: braggadocio, bluster,
rodomontade, rhodomontade]
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brow
(definition)
n 1: the part of the face above the eyes [syn: brow,
forehead]
2: the arch of hair above each eye [syn: eyebrow, brow,
supercilium]
3: the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant
hills" [syn: hilltop, brow]
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buffalo
(place)
(definition)
n 1: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
[syn: American bison, American buffalo, buffalo,
Bison bison]
2: a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
3: meat from an American bison
4: any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including,
e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo [syn: Old World buffalo,
buffalo]
v 1: intimidate or overawe
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bungalow
(definition)
n 1: a small house with a single story [syn: bungalow,
cottage]
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calico
(definition)
adj 1: made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned;
"calico dresses"; "a calico cat"
2: having sections or patches colored differently and usually
brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert";
"a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"
[syn: motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color,
multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-
colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted,
particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured]
n 1: coarse cloth with a bright print
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calypso
(definition)
n 1: rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to
pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect
reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf [syn: calypso, fairy-
slipper, Calypso bulbosa]
2: (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for
seven years
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cameo
(definition)
n 1: engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a
brooch or ring)
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cargo
(name)
(definition)
n 1: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading,
freight, load, loading, payload, shipment,
consignment]
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cheerio
(definition)
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au
revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby,
good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
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chow
(definition)
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable
for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: Zhou, Zhou
dynasty, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty]
2: informal terms for a meal [syn: chow, chuck, eats,
grub]
3: breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy
curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to
have originated in northern China [syn: chow, chow chow]
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ciao
(definition)
n 1: an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye
(aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) [syn: aloha,
ciao]
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cockcrow
(definition)
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they
talked until morning" [syn: dawn, dawning, morning,
aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break
of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow]
[ant: sundown, sunset]
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coco
(place)
(definition)
n 1: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted
throughout the tropics [syn: coconut, coconut palm,
coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree, Cocos
nucifera]
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combo
(definition)
n 1: a small band of jazz musicians [syn: jazz band, jazz
group, combo]
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commando
(definition)
n 1: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for
hit-and-run raids [syn: commando, ranger]
2: an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy
territory
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counterblow
(definition)
n 1: a return blow; a retaliatory blow
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cow
(name)
(definition)
n 1: female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
[syn: cow, moo-cow]
2: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
3: a large unpleasant woman
v 1: subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling
of awe; frighten (as with threats) [syn: overawe, cow]
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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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curio
(definition)
n 1: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn:
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity,
rarity]
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dado
(place)
(definition)
n 1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is
finished differently from the rest of the wall [syn:
wainscot, dado]
2: the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
3: a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece
can fit into it
v 1: provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their
dining room"
2: cut a dado into or fit into a dado
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deathblow
(definition)
n 1: the blow that kills (usually mercifully) [syn: deathblow,
coup de grace]
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disallow
(definition)
v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
"Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed
our plans" [syn: forbid, prohibit, interdict,
proscribe, veto, disallow, nix] [ant: allow,
countenance, let, permit]
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disavow
(definition)
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of;
responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband
disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
[ant: avouch, avow]
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doe
(name)
(definition)
n 1: the federal department responsible for maintaining a
national energy policy of the United States; created in
1977 [syn: Department of Energy, Energy Department,
Energy, DOE]
2: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
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domino
(name)
(definition)
n 1: United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and
composer (born in 1928) [syn: Domino, Fats Domino,
Antoine Domino]
2: a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a
masquerade costume
3: a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for
the eyes [syn: domino, half mask, eye mask]
4: a small rectangular block used in playing the game of
dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can
bear 0 to 6 dots
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dough
(definition)
n 1: a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
2: informal terms for money [syn: boodle, bread, cabbage,
clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce,
lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch,
shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum]
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elbow
(definition)
n 1: hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the
corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped [syn:
elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital
joint, articulatio cubiti]
2: a sharp bend in a road or river
3: a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
4: the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint; "his coat
had patches over the elbows"
5: the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human
elbow
v 1: push one's way with the elbows
2: shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
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escrow
(definition)
n 1: a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a
third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to
be returned after fulfillment of some condition
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fallow
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season;
"fallow farmland"
2: undeveloped but potentially useful; "a fallow gold market"
n 1: cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing
seasons
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farrow
(name)
(definition)
n 1: the production of a litter of pigs [syn: farrow,
farrowing]
v 1: give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: farrow, pig]
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faux
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator
hide" [syn: fake, false, faux, imitation,
simulated]
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flambeau
(definition)
n 1: a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
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floe
(definition)
n 1: a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at
sea [syn: ice floe, floe]
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flow
(definition)
n 1: the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
[syn: flow, flowing]
2: the amount of fluid that flows in a given time [syn: flow,
flow rate, rate of flow]
3: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression [syn:
flow, stream]
4: any uninterrupted stream or discharge
5: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving
continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal";
"the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
[syn: stream, flow]
6: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive
events or ideas; "two streams of development run through
American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of
thought"; "the current of history" [syn: stream, flow,
current]
7: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant
women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and
subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take
the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the
semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same
time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--
Aristotle [syn: menstruation, menses, menstruum,
catamenia, period, flow]
v 1: move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd
flowed out of the stadium" [syn: flow, flux]
2: move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the
Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" [syn: run, flow,
feed, course]
3: cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
4: be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding"
5: fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her
long black hair flowed down her back" [syn: hang, fall,
flow]
6: cover or swamp with water
7: undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of
11" [syn: menstruate, flow]
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foe
(definition)
n 1: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing
military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his
enemies" [syn: enemy, foe, foeman, opposition]
2: a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
[syn: foe, enemy] [ant: ally, friend]
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forego
(definition)
v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede
bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego,
forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow,
postdate]
2: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing
with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: waive,
relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense
with]
3: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error,
offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your
successor"; "forfeited property" [syn: forfeit, give up,
throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego] [ant:
arrogate, claim, lay claim]