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adj 1: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman 2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous] n 1: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"-- Albert Camus [syn: absurd, the absurd]

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]

adj 1: causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time" 2: lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" [ant: graceful] 3: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly] 4: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen] 5: hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" [syn: awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable] 6: socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" [syn: awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasy]

adv 1: at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" [syn: back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards] [ant: forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards] 2: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward" [syn: backward, backwards] 3: in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" [syn: back, backward] [ant: ahead, forward] adj 1: directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" [ant: forward] 2: (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover" [ant: forward] 3: retarded in intellectual development [syn: backward, half- witted, slow-witted, feebleminded] 4: having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country"

n 1: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings 2: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food [syn: bird, fowl] 3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird] 4: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] 5: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle] v 1: watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn: bird, birdwatch]

adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy] 2: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: blurred, clouded]

adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny]

n 1: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition [syn: buzzword, cant]

n 1: a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth] 2: a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page [syn: guide word, guideword, catchword]

n 1: a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle [syn: crossword puzzle, crossword]

n 1: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd" 2: coagulated milk; used to make cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"

adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" [syn: down, downwards, downward, downwardly] [ant: up, upward, upwardly, upwards] adj 1: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" [syn: down(a), downward(a)] 2: on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"

adv 1: toward the east; "they migrated eastward to Sweden" [syn: eastward, eastwards] adj 1: moving toward the east; "eastbound trains" [syn: eastbound, eastward] n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: east, due east, eastward, E]

n 1: a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book [syn: foreword, preface, prolusion]

adv 1: at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) [syn: forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard] [ant: back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards] 2: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" [syn: forth, forward, onward] 3: toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you" [syn: ahead, forward] [ant: back, backward] 4: in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader] 5: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" [syn: fore, forward] [ant: abaft, aft, astern] adj 1: at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" [ant: backward] 2: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" [ant: backward] 3: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear" [ant: reverse] 4: moving forward [syn: advancing, forward, forward- moving] n 1: the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey 2: a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team v 1: send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" [syn: forward, send on]

n 1: a content word that can be qualified by a modifier [syn: headword, head word] 2: a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)

adv 1: toward heaven; "he pointed heavenward" [syn: heavenward, heavenwards, heavenwardly] adj 1: directed toward heaven or the sky; "the soul in its heavenward flight" [syn: heavenward, skyward]

adv 1: from this time forth; from now on; "henceforth she will be known as Mrs. Smith" [syn: henceforth, henceforward]

adv 1: toward home; "fought his way homeward through the deep snow" [syn: homeward, homewards] adj 1: oriented toward home; "in a homeward direction"; "homeward-bound commuters" [syn: homeward, homeward- bound]

adv 1: toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!" [syn: inward, inwards] [ant: outward, outwards] 2: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door" [syn: in, inwards, inward] adj 1: relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections" [ant: outward] 2: directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital" [syn: inbound, inward]

adv 1: toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands" [syn: landward, landwards]

n 1: a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English [syn: loanword, loan]

adv 1: toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!" [syn: outward, outwards] [ant: inward, inwards] adj 1: relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections" [ant: inward] 2: that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" [syn: outbound, outward, outward-bound]

n 1: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign]

adv 1: at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" [syn: back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards] [ant: forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards] adj 1: located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" [syn: rear(a), rearward(a)] 2: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" [syn: rearward, reverse] n 1: direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"

v 1: express the same message in different words [syn: paraphrase, rephrase, reword]

adv 1: in the direction of the sea; "the sailor looked seaward" [syn: seaward, seawards, asea] adj 1: (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" [syn: offshore, seaward] [ant: inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward] 2: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds" [syn: inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward] [ant: offshore, seaward] 3: directed or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coast; "from the hill he took a seaward course"; "on the seaward side of the road" n 1: the direction toward the sea

adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds" [syn: inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward] [ant: offshore, seaward]

adv 1: toward the sky; "look skywards!" [syn: skyward, skywards] adj 1: directed toward heaven or the sky; "the soul in its heavenward flight" [syn: heavenward, skyward]

adv 1: toward the south; "the ship turned southerly" [syn: southerly, southward, southwards] adj 1: moving toward the south; "a southbound train" [syn: southbound, southward] n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: south, due south, southward, S]

adj 1: free from ambiguity; "a straightforward set of instructions" 2: without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears" [syn: square(a), straightforward, straight] 3: without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" [syn: aboveboard, straightforward] 4: pointed directly ahead; "a straightforward gaze"

n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss]

adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: up, upwards, upward, upwardly] [ant: down, downward, downwardly, downwards] 2: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: up, upwards, upward] adj 1: directed up; "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen" 2: extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: up(a), upward(a)]

n 1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword] 2: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign]

adj 1: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward]

adv 1: toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun" [syn: westward, westwards] adj 1: moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers" [syn: westbound, westerly, westward] n 1: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: west, due west, westward, W]

adv 1: away from the wind; "they were sailing windward" [syn: windward, downwind] [ant: leeward, upwind] adj 1: on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands" [ant: leeward] n 1: the direction from which the wind is coming [ant: leeward] 2: the side of something that is toward the wind [ant: lee, lee side, leeward]

n 1: King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972) [syn: Edward, Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor] 2: King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910) [syn: Edward, Edward VII, Albert Edward] 3: King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553) [syn: Edward, Edward VI] 4: King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483) [syn: Edward, Edward V] 5: King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483; was dethroned in 1470 but regained the throne in 1471 by his victory at the battle of Tewkesbury (1442-1483) [syn: Edward, Edward IV] 6: son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377) [syn: Edward, Edward III] 7: King of England from 1307 to 1327 and son of Edward I; was defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots led by Robert the Bruce; was deposed and died in prison (1284-1327) [syn: Edward, Edward II] 8: King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307) [syn: Edward, Edward I] 9: third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964) [syn: Edward, Prince Edward, Edward Antony Richard Louis] 10: son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376) [syn: Edward, Black Prince]

adv 1: towards outer space [syn: spaceward, spacewards]