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are
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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corker
(name)
(definition)
n 1: (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person;
"that story was a corker"
2: a machine that is used to put corks in bottles
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cur
(definition)
n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur,
mongrel, mutt]
2: a cowardly and despicable person
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deerstalker
(definition)
n 1: a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly
worn by hunters
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hawker
(name)
(definition)
n 1: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the
streets or at carnivals) [syn: peddler, pedlar,
packman, hawker, pitchman]
2: a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the
sport of falconry [syn: falconer, hawker]
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mortar
(definition)
n 1: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that
fires shells at high elevations for a short range [syn:
mortar, howitzer, trench mortar]
2: used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
3: a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and
mixed with a pestle
v 1: plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"
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porker
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a pig fattened to provide meat
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quarter
(definition)
n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: one-
fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part,
twenty-five percent, quartern]
2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character;
"the Latin Quarter"
3: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions
into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the
first quarter"
4: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;
"it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided;
"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell
during the last quarter"
7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is
coming from that quarter"
8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
10: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a
dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right
quarter"
12: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part,
quarter, poop, tail]
13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot
covering the heel and joining the vamp
14: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he
surrendered but asked for quarter"
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter,
billet, canton]
2: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his
extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people
were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: draw,
quarter, draw and quarter]
3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
4: divide by four; divide into quarters
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rapier
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn:
rapier, tuck]
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scorcher
(definition)
n 1: an extremely hot day
2: a very hard hit ball [syn: scorcher, screamer]
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skier
(definition)
n 1: someone who skis
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sleepwalker
(definition)
n 1: someone who walks about in their sleep [syn: sleepwalker,
somnambulist, noctambulist]
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sorter
(definition)
n 1: a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
2: a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or
letters) into classes
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squawker
(definition)
n 1: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and
whining [syn: whiner, complainer, moaner,
sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler,
squawker]
2: the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system [syn:
squawk box, squawker, intercom speaker]
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stalker
(definition)
n 1: someone who walks with long stiff strides
2: someone who stalks game
3: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful
intentions [syn: prowler, sneak, stalker]
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streetwalker
(definition)
n 1: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
[syn: streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler,
floozy, floozie, slattern]
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talker
(definition)
n 1: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks
(especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone
especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an
utterer of useful maxims" [syn: speaker, talker,
utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser]
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walker
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to
run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in
1952) [syn: Walker, John Walker]
2: United States writer (born in 1944) [syn: Walker, Alice
Walker, Alice Malsenior Walker]
3: a person who travels by foot [syn: pedestrian, walker,
footer]
4: a shoe designed for comfortable walking
5: a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber
castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the
handicapped or the aged to walk [syn: walker, Zimmer,
Zimmer frame]
6: an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies
learn to walk [syn: walker, baby-walker, go-cart]
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snorter
(definition)
n 1: someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a
snorting sound
2: something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real
snorter"
3: something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent;
"a snorter of a sermon"; "the storm wasn't long but it was a
snorter"
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lorca
(place)
(definition)
n 1: Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's
soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War
(1898-1936) [syn: Garcia Lorca, Frederico Garcia Lorca,
Lorca]
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majorca
(definition)
n 1: the largest of the Balearic Islands
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caulker
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freer
(name)
(place)
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nastier
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shorter
(name)
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yorker
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chalker
(name)
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forker
(name)
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forquer
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curr
(name)
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mallorca
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menorca
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minorca
(place)