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ambrosia
(definition)
n 1: a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and
fed to larvae [syn: beebread, ambrosia]
2: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants
constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly
allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
[syn: ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweed]
3: fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded
coconut
4: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals
who ate it became immortal [syn: ambrosia, nectar]
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brazier
(name)
(definition)
n 1: large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned;
warms people who must stay outside for long times [syn:
brazier, brasier]
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closure
(definition)
n 1: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a
narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave
them little time to avoid a collision" [syn: closing,
closure]
2: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
[syn: closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law]
3: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an
innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete
and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli
as symmetric [syn: closure, law of closure]
4: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision
making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union";
"they never did achieve a final resolution of their
differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a
sense of closure" [syn: settlement, resolution,
closure]
5: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber
to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage,
block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage]
6: the act of blocking [syn: blockage, closure, occlusion]
7: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the
day care center" [syn: closure, closedown, closing,
shutdown]
v 1: terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was
closured"; "cloture the discussion" [syn: closure,
cloture]
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composure
(definition)
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their
problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn:
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant:
discomposure]
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disclosure
(definition)
n 1: the speech act of making something evident [syn:
disclosure, revelation, revealing]
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discomposure
(definition)
n 1: anxious embarrassment [syn: discomfiture, discomposure,
disconcertion, disconcertment]
2: a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
[ant: calm, calmness, composure, equanimity]
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enclosure
(definition)
n 1: a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed
for some purpose
2: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn:
enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure]
3: a naturally enclosed space [syn: enclosure, natural
enclosure]
4: something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in
an envelope with a covering letter [syn: enclosure,
inclosure]
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exposure
(definition)
n 1: vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or
cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they
died from exposure";
2: the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience;
"she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
3: the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of
their campaign plans"
4: aspect resulting from the direction a building or window
faces; "the studio had a northern exposure"
5: the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability
to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule" [syn:
vulnerability, exposure]
6: the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or
plate; "he used the wrong exposure"
7: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print
or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive
material [syn: photograph, photo, exposure, picture,
pic]
8: the act of exposing film to light
9: presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the
exposure of his anger was shocking"
10: abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as
infant out in the open)
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foreclosure
(definition)
n 1: the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess
the collateral for loan that is in default
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glazier
(name)
(definition)
n 1: someone who cuts flat glass to size [syn: glass cutter,
glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer]
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grazier
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market
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hosier
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear
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osier
(definition)
n 1: flexible twig of a willow tree
2: any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry
and furniture
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overexposure
(definition)
n 1: the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long
a time
2: the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing
experience; "an overexposure to violence on television"
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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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skier
(definition)
n 1: someone who skis
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underexposure
(definition)
n 1: the act of exposing film to too little light or for too
short a time
2: inadequate publicity
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agnosia
(definition)
n 1: inability to recognize objects by use of the senses
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inclosure
(definition)
n 1: something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed
in an envelope with a covering letter [syn: enclosure,
inclosure]
2: the act of enclosing something inside something else [syn:
enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure]
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freer
(name)
(place)
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lazier
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nastier
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symposia
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blasier
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cazier
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blazier
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afrormosia
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exclosure