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again
(definition)
adv 1: anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
[syn: again, once again, once more, over again]
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amen
(definition)
n 1: a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath;
worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: Amen, Amon,
Amun]
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ate
(definition)
n 1: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
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beat
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat
I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed
after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"
[syn: all in(p), beat(p), bushed(p), dead(p)]
n 1: a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days
a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
[syn: beat, round]
2: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with
each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
[syn: pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat]
3: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a
fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" [syn: rhythm,
beat, musical rhythm]
4: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two
waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the
difference between the two oscillations
5: a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and
behavior [syn: beatnik, beat]
6: the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
7: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn:
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence]
8: a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
9: a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam
pipe"
10: the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible
to the direction from which the wind is blowing
v 1: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat
the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last
football game" [syn: beat, beat out, crush, shell,
trounce, vanquish]
2: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a
punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up
when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher
used to beat the students" [syn: beat, beat up, work
over]
3: hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his
shoe"
4: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" [syn: beat,
pound, thump]
5: shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
6: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield";
"The drums beat all night" [syn: drum, beat, thrum]
7: glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating
down on us"
8: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings";
"The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" [syn:
beat, flap]
9: sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in
the strong wind"
10: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
[syn: beat, scramble]
11: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great
emotion or in accompaniment to music; "beat one's breast";
"beat one's foot rhythmically"
12: be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure
beats work!"
13: avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" [syn: beat, bunk]
14: make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were
ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight" [syn:
tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat]
15: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were
flapping" [syn: beat, flap]
16: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks;
"Beat the rhythm"
17: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the
city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: pulsate,
beat, quiver]
18: make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the
forest"
19: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum"
20: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for
hunting
21: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]
22: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question
really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze,
dumbfound]
23: wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm
beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam" [syn:
exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out]
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beet
(name)
(definition)
n 1: biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible
root; widely cultivated as a food crop [syn: beet,
common beet, Beta vulgaris]
2: round red root vegetable [syn: beet, beetroot]
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bet
(definition)
n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes,
bet, wager]
2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: bet,
wager]
v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be
there!" [syn: bet, wager]
2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new
horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn:
bet, wager, play]
3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you
any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet
on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn:
count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
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bleat
(definition)
n 1: the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
v 1: talk whiningly
2: cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" [syn: bleat,
blate, blat, baa]
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cayenne
(place)
(definition)
n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
usually red [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili
pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno,
Capsicum annuum longum]
2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus
Capsicum [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper]
3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: cayenne,
cayenne pepper]
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cheat
(definition)
n 1: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other
cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn:
darnel, tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium
temulentum]
2: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a
weed especially in wheat [syn: chess, cheat, Bromus
secalinus]
3: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
[syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster,
beguiler, slicker]
4: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is
a fraud" [syn: swindle, cheat, rig]
5: a deception for profit to yourself [syn: cheat, cheating]
v 1: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat
me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were
cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me
out of my money" [syn: cheat, rip off, chisel]
2: defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: cheat,
chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey]
3: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud;
"Who's chiseling on the side?" [syn: cheat, chisel]
4: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She
cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
[syn: cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander]
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cleat
(definition)
n 1: a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe);
prevents slipping
2: a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a
rope can be secured
3: a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to
which it is attached
v 1: provide with cleats; "cleat running shoes for better
traction"
2: secure on a cleat; "cleat a line"
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comedienne
(definition)
n 1: a female actor in a comedy
2: a female comedian
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debt
(definition)
n 1: the state of owing something (especially money); "he is
badly in debt"
2: money or goods or services owed by one person to another
3: an obligation to pay or do something
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den
(definition)
n 1: the habitation of wild animals [syn: lair, den]
2: a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn:
hideout, hideaway, den]
3: a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
4: a room that is comfortable and secluded
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diskette
(definition)
n 1: a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope
with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a
microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively
slow speed and small capacity and low price" [syn:
diskette, floppy, floppy disk]
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downpour
(definition)
n 1: a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge,
waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker]
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duet
(definition)
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair,
twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet,
distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad]
2: two performers or singers who perform together [syn: duet,
duette, duo]
3: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple";
"an inseparable twosome" [syn: couple, twosome, duo,
duet]
4: a musical composition for two performers [syn: duet,
duette, duo]
5: (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a
danseur noble) [syn: pas de deux, duet]
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eat
(name)
(definition)
v 1: take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did
you eat for dinner last night?"
2: eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M.
because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet,
so I gladly accept your invitation"
3: take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat
certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" [syn: feed,
eat]
4: worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating
you?" [syn: eat, eat on]
5: use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of
gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20
bottles of wine a week" [syn: consume, eat up, use up,
eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out]
6: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an
acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of
water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn: corrode,
eat, rust]
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feat
(definition)
n 1: a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the
book was her finest effort" [syn: feat, effort,
exploit]
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fen
(definition)
n 1: 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
2: low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a
transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres
of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England" [syn: marsh,
marshland, fen, fenland]
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fete
(definition)
n 1: an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: fete, feast,
fiesta]
2: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one
place); "a drama festival" [syn: festival, fete]
v 1: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the
family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
[syn: celebrate, fete]
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flannelette
(definition)
n 1: a cotton fabric imitating flannel
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fleet
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying
of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an
arrow"; "a swift runner" [syn: fleet, swift]
n 1: group of aircraft operating together under the same
ownership
2: group of motor vehicles operating together under the same
ownership
3: a group of steamships operating together under the same
ownership
4: a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The
hummingbird flitted among the branches" [syn: flit,
flutter, fleet, dart]
2: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass]
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forepaw
(definition)
n 1: front paw; analogous to the human hand
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fret
(definition)
n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a
stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew,
sweat, lather, swither]
2: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion [syn:
worn spot, fret]
3: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and
horizontal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret
at the top of the walls" [syn: fret, Greek fret, Greek
key, key pattern]
4: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical
instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the
metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much
over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn:
fuss, niggle, fret]
2: be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small
details"
3: provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"
4: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: chafe,
gall, fret]
5: cause annoyance in
6: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled
her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: eat into, fret,
rankle, grate]
7: carve a pattern into
8: decorate with an interlaced design
9: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the
cat" [syn: choke, gag, fret]
10: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray,
fret, chafe, scratch]
11: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn:
erode, eat away, fret]
12: wear away or erode [syn: fret, eat away]
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get
(definition)
n 1: a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and
would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
"She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired
a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get
permission to take a few days off from work" [syn: get,
acquire]
2: 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]
3: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in
for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn:
get, let, have]
4: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of
civilization do not find expression or receive an
interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got
nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: receive,
get, find, obtain, incur]
5: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She
arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until
after midnight" [syn: arrive, get, come] [ant: go
away, go forth, leave]
6: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books
over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog
fetched the hat" [syn: bring, get, convey, fetch]
[ant: bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off,
take away]
7: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get
an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive
injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: experience, receive,
have, get]
8: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll
fix him good!"; "This time I got him" [syn: pay back, pay
off, get, fix]
9: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian
team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn:
have, get, make]
10: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads
induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy
a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make]
11: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;
"We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
[syn: get, catch, capture]
12: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and
attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed
abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body";
"Well-developed breasts" [syn: grow, develop, produce,
get, acquire]
13: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He
got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a
chill" [syn: contract, take, get]
14: communicate with a place or person; establish communication
with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he
got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the
earthquake"
15: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad";
"She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the
meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention
will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" [syn:
make, get]
16: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you
driving at?" [syn: drive, get, aim]
17: grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you
catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in
the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?";
"She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him" [syn:
catch, get]
18: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his
eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: catch,
arrest, get]
19: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock
caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in
the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" [syn:
get, catch]
20: reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these
numbers?"
21: acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot
get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
22: purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?"
23: perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't
get his name when they met the first time" [syn: catch,
get]
24: suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this
behavior!" [syn: catch, get]
25: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in
prison" [syn: get, receive]
26: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
"Scram!" [syn: scram, buzz off, fuck off, get,
bugger off]
27: reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
28: irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His
lying really gets me" [syn: get, get under one's skin]
29: evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me
every time"
30: apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the
spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just
right in her photographs" [syn: catch, get]
31: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He
drew a base on balls" [syn: draw, get]
32: overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the
cat got the goldfish"
33: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question
really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze,
dumbfound]
34: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive
in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down
to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get, start out,
start, set about, set out, commence] [ant: end,
terminate]
35: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a
fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after
eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He
got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: suffer,
sustain, have, get]
36: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get,
engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
forth]
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glen
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
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greet
(name)
(definition)
v 1: express greetings upon meeting someone [syn: greet,
recognize, recognise]
2: send greetings to
3: react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with
catcalls"
4: be perceived by; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the
apartment"
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heat
(definition)
n 1: a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in
temperature [syn: heat, heat energy]
2: the presence of heat [syn: hotness, heat, high
temperature] [ant: cold, coldness, frigidity,
frigidness, low temperature]
3: the sensation caused by heat energy [syn: heat, warmth]
4: the trait of being intensely emotional [syn: heat,
warmth, passion]
5: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened
sexual arousal and activity [syn: estrus, oestrus,
heat, rut] [ant: anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum,
anoestrus]
6: a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more
important race
7: utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't
working"; "they have radiant heating" [syn: heating system,
heating plant, heating, heat]
v 1: make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the
water on the stove" [syn: heat, heat up] [ant: chill,
cool, cool down]
2: provide with heat; "heat the house"
3: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way
of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The
refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake
old feelings of hatred" [syn: inflame, stir up, wake,
ignite, heat, fire up]
4: gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly" [syn:
heat, hot up, heat up] [ant: chill, cool, cool
down]
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hen
(definition)
n 1: adult female chicken [syn: hen, biddy]
2: adult female bird
3: flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
4: female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
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jet
(definition)
adj 1: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or
coal [syn: coal-black, jet, jet-black, pitchy,
sooty]
n 1: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines [syn: jet,
jet plane, jet-propelled plane]
2: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn:
jet, squirt, spurt, spirt]
3: a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish
and is used in jewelry or ornamentation
4: atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the
tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they
flash upward [syn: jet, blue jet, reverse lightning]
5: street names for ketamine [syn: K, jet, super acid,
special K, honey oil, green, cat valium, super C]
6: an artificially produced flow of water [syn: fountain,
jet]
v 1: issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth;
"Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the
building" [syn: jet, gush]
2: fly a jet plane
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jodhpur
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side
[syn: jodhpur, jodhpur boot, jodhpur shoe]
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ken
(name)
(definition)
n 1: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
[syn: cognizance, ken]
2: the range of vision; "out of sight of land" [syn: sight,
ken]
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layette
(definition)
n 1: kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and
accessories) for a new baby
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let
(definition)
n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba,
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of
the Righteous]
2: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the
receiver's court; the ball must be served again [syn: let,
net ball]
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: actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I
was not interested"
3: 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]
4: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in
for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn:
get, let, have]
5: leave unchanged; "let it be"
6: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease,
let, rent]
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meat
(definition)
n 1: the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and
snails) used as food
2: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut
or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get
out of the shell" [syn: kernel, meat]
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument";
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center,
centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul,
inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-
gritty]
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meet
(definition)
adj 1: being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that
she should be seated first" [syn: fitting, meet]
n 1: a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
[syn: meet, sports meeting]
v 1: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
nice to see you again!" [syn: meet, run into,
encounter, run across, come across, see]
2: get together socially or for a specific purpose [syn: meet,
get together]
3: be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this
point" [syn: converge, meet] [ant: diverge]
4: fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fill,
fulfill, fulfil]
5: satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the
requirements for the degree?" [syn: meet, fit, conform
to]
6: satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my
dreams" [syn: meet, match, cope with]
7: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement";
"Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, gather,
assemble, forgather, foregather]
8: get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome
guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
9: meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet
me at the train station?"
10: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play
Mary" [syn: meet, encounter, play, take on]
11: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much
opposition" [syn: meet, encounter, receive]
12: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a
terrible fate" [syn: suffer, meet]
13: be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two
buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not
contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this
point" [syn: touch, adjoin, meet, contact]
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megaspore
(definition)
n 1: larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous
plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte [syn:
megaspore, macrospore]
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men
(definition)
n 1: the force of workers available [syn: work force,
workforce, manpower, hands, men]
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mete
(definition)
n 1: a line that indicates a boundary [syn: boundary line,
border, borderline, delimitation, mete]
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microspore
(definition)
n 1: smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous
plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte
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minuet
(definition)
n 1: a stately court dance in the 17th century
2: a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet;
often incorporated into a sonata or suite
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neat
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" [syn:
neat, orderly]
2: showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat
handwriting"
3: free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a
neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"
[syn: neat, refined, tasteful]
4: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he
landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean
throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" [syn:
clean, neat]
5: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a
great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn:
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great,
groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy,
slap-up, swell, smashing]
6: without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: neat,
straight, full-strength]
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net
(definition)
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net,
nett] [ant: gross]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
"a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last,
net]
n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of
computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to
facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: internet,
net, cyberspace]
2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time
(including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn:
net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit,
profits, earnings]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the
playing area in tennis or badminton
6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at
regular intervals [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing,
meshwork]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
[syn: net, sack, sack up, clear]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn:
net, clear]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web, net]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett]
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nett
(definition)
adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net,
nett] [ant: gross]
v 1: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett]
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novelette
(definition)
n 1: a short novel [syn: novelette, novella]
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oubliette
(definition)
n 1: a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door
in the ceiling
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overeat
(definition)
v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She
stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice
cream" [syn: gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut,
englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat,
gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig
out, satiate, scarf out]
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peat
(name)
(definition)
n 1: partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water;
can be used as a fuel when dried
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pen
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2: an enclosure for confining livestock
3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
[syn: playpen, pen]
4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major
crimes [syn: penitentiary, pen]
5: female swan
v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote
four novels" [syn: write, compose, pen, indite]
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pet
(definition)
adj 1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality;
"the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a),
favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred,
preferent]
n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite,
pet, dearie, deary, ducky]
3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt
to be a slight)
4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the
metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the
brain) [syn: positron emission tomography, PET]
v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
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pirouette
(definition)
n 1: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes
as in ballet)
v 1: do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance
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pleat
(name)
(definition)
n 1: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back
upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn:
pleat, plait]
v 1: pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
[syn: ruffle, pleat]
2: fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" [syn: pleat, plicate]
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rapport
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and
agreement between people [syn: rapport, resonance]
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ret
(definition)
v 1: place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote
loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
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seat
(definition)
n 1: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train
or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat
in someone else's place" [syn: seat, place]
2: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates,
arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister,
posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern,
seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom,
behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
3: furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not
enough seats for all the guests"
4: any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair
or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat
before sitting down"
5: a center of authority (as a city from which authority is
exercised)
6: the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is
based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason"
7: the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or
similar body; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate"
8: a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
9: the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants
was worn through"
v 1: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next
to Mrs. Smith" [syn: seat, sit, sit down]
2: be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
3: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position;
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
[syn: induct, invest, seat]
4: put a seat on a chair
5: provide with seats; "seat a concert hall"
6: place or attach firmly in or on a base; "seat the camera on
the tripod"
7: place in or on a seat; "the mother seated the toddler on the
high chair"
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serviette
(definition)
n 1: a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth
and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing [syn:
napkin, table napkin, serviette]
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set
(definition)
adj 1: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or
strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to
drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream";
"primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
[syn: fit(p), primed(p), set(p)]
2: fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare";
"his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor
Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: fixed,
set, rigid]
3: situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable
centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed
artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a
quiet riverbank" [syn: located, placed, set,
situated]
4: set down according to a plan: "a carefully laid table with
places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" [syn:
laid, set]
5: being below the horizon; "the moon is set"
6: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and
place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of
surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn:
determined, dictated, set]
7: converted to solid form (as concrete) [syn: hardened,
set]
n 1: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and
are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a
set of teeth"
2: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols;
"the set of prime numbers is infinite"
3: several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four
sets of the incline bench press" [syn: set, exercise set]
4: representation consisting of the scenery and other properties
used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the
sets were meticulously authentic" [syn: stage set, set]
5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set
goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set, circle,
band, lot]
6: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular
way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: bent, set]
7: the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final
set to his hat"
8: a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of
tennis after dinner"
9: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or
crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the
set of the glue" [syn: hardening, solidifying,
solidification, set, curing]
10: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high
square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
[syn: Set, Seth]
11: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before
the set of sun"
12: (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a
particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve
problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler
solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the
wrong set" [syn: set, readiness]
13: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or
tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your
things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the
scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a
certain point" [syn: put, set, place, pose,
position, lay]
2: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn:
determine, set]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify
the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine,
define, fix, limit]
4: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a
record" [syn: set, mark]
5: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state;
"set the house afire"
6: fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
7: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular
purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready
for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town
after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: fix, prepare, set
up, ready, gear up, set]
8: set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set
clocks or instruments"
9: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: set, localize,
localise, place]
10: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these
days" [syn: set, go down, go under] [ant: ascend,
come up, rise, uprise]
11: adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to
music" [syn: arrange, set]
12: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground;
"Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: plant, set]
13: apply or start; "set fire to a building"
14: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the
enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]
15: set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these
words in italics" [syn: typeset, set]
16: put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a
broken bone"
17: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a
countersink) [syn: set, countersink]
18: give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
19: urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the
intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
[syn: sic, set]
20: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn:
place, put, set]
21: equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" [syn: rig, set,
set up]
22: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an
experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the
surgery" [syn: set up, lay out, set]
23: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a
standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment
of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set, correct]
24: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: fructify,
set]
25: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn:
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe,
coiffure]
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sheet
(definition)
n 1: any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"
2: paper used for writing or printing [syn: sheet, piece of
paper, sheet of paper]
3: bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton
or linen cloth; used in pairs [syn: sheet, bed sheet]
4: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will
refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line
joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"
[syn: plane, sheet]
5: newspaper with half-size pages [syn: tabloid, rag,
sheet]
6: a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
[syn: sheet, flat solid]
7: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at
which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: sheet,
tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud]
8: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of
which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: sail,
canvas, canvass, sheet]
v 1: come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down
during the monsoon"
2: cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body"
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silhouette
(definition)
n 1: an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
2: a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some
uniform color
v 1: project on a background, such as a screen, like a
silhouette
2: represent by a silhouette
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skeet
(definition)
n 1: the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled
upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
[syn: skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting]
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sleet
(name)
(definition)
n 1: partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
v 1: precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the
temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"
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southpaw
(definition)
n 1: a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
[syn: left-handed pitcher, left-hander, left hander,
lefthander, lefty, southpaw]
2: a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the
right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" [syn: left-hander,
lefty, southpaw]
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statuette
(definition)
n 1: a small carved or molded figure [syn: figurine,
statuette]
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stet
(definition)
v 1: printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
2: printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or
correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
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street
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined
with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small
town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"
2: the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of
the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful
crossing the street"
3: the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in
which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and
dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street"
4: a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of
the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"
5: people living or working on the same street; "the whole
street protested the absence of street lights"
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suite
(definition)
n 1: a musical composition of several movements only loosely
connected
2: apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a
living unit (as in a hotel) [syn: suite, rooms]
3: the group following and attending to some important person
[syn: cortege, retinue, suite, entourage]
4: a matching set of furniture
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sweat
(definition)
n 1: salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his
brow" [syn: perspiration, sweat, sudor]
2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew";
"he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat,
lather, swither]
3: condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses
were streaked with sweat"
4: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for
effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn:
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat]
v 1: excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin;
"Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: sweat, sudate,
perspire]
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sweet
(name)
(definition)
adv 1: in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes
a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); "Susan
Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet
the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare;
"talking sweet to each other" [syn: sweetly, sweet]
adj 1: having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
[ant: sour]
2: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an
angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when
he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelic,
angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet]
3: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn:
dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet]
4: pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the
sweet face of a child"
5: pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn:
gratifying, sweet]
6: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the
odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";
"scented flowers" [syn: odoriferous, odorous, perfumed,
scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling]
7: (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet
dessert wines" [ant: dry]
8: not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water" [syn:
fresh, sweet] [ant: salty]
9: not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" [syn: fresh, sweet,
unfermented]
10: with sweetening added [syn: sugared, sweetened, sweet,
sweet-flavored]
n 1: English phonetician; one of the founders of modern
phonetics (1845-1912) [syn: Sweet, Henry Sweet]
2: a dish served as the last course of a meal [syn: dessert,
sweet, afters]
3: a food rich in sugar [syn: sweet, confection]
4: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth [syn:
sweet, sweetness, sugariness]
5: the property of tasting as if it contains sugar [syn:
sweetness, sweet]
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teat
(definition)
n 1: the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple,
mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit]
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ten
(definition)
adj 1: being one more than nine [syn: ten, 10, x]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the
base of the decimal system [syn: ten, 10, X,
tenner, decade]
2: one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
[syn: ten-spot, ten]
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then
(definition)
adv 1: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence
connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right";
"first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the
late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to
bed" [syn: then, so, and so, and then]
2: in that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then
who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is
closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be
rich"
3: at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back
then"; "science as it was then taught"
adj 1: at a specific prior time; "the then president"
n 1: that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we
were friends from then on"
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threat
(definition)
n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a
constant threat in Japan" [syn: menace, threat]
2: a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were
under threat of arrest"
3: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict
harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
4: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of
the neighborhood" [syn: terror, scourge, threat]
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tragedienne
(definition)
n 1: an actress who specializes in tragic roles
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treat
(name)
(definition)
n 1: something considered choice to eat [syn: dainty,
delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat]
2: an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
v 1: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him
with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
[syn: treat, handle, do by]
2: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying
for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition;
"process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can
be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil
spill" [syn: process, treat]
3: provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg";
"The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be
treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection
with antibiotics" [syn: treat, care for]
4: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This
book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western
Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
[syn: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address]
5: provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always
treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day
at a spa when I am depressed"
6: provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry
about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her
houseguests with good food every night" [syn: regale,
treat]
7: engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they
had to treat with the King"
8: regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances
as a joke"
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tweet
(definition)
n 1: a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
v 1: make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting
in the tree" [syn: tweet, twirp]
2: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind";
"She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge,
tweet, nip, twitch]
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un
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to
promote international peace and security [syn: United
Nations, UN]
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vet
(definition)
n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn:
veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vet]
2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: veteran,
vet, ex-serviceman]
v 1: work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the
area for many years"
2: examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it
goes out"
3: provide (a person) with medical care
4: provide veterinary care for
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wet
(definition)
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet
bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" [ant:
dry]
2: containing moisture or volatile components; "wet paint" [ant:
dry]
3: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of
alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet
platform"; "a wet county" [ant: dry]
4: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow";
"lactating cows" [syn: wet, lactating] [ant: dry]
5: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo";
"a wet canteen"
6: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto,
crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed,
pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed,
smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff,
tight, wet]
n 1: wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the
window" [syn: moisture, wet]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: dry, dry
out]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year
old boy still wets his bed"
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wheat
(definition)
n 1: annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and
light brown grains
2: grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as
cereal; usually ground into flour [syn: wheat, wheat
berry]
3: a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
[syn: pale yellow, straw, wheat]
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whet
(definition)
v 1: make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" [syn: whet,
quicken]
2: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
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wren
(name)
(definition)
n 1: English architect who designed more than fifty London
churches (1632-1723) [syn: Wren, Sir Christopher Wren]
2: any of several small active brown birds of the northern
hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
[syn: wren, jenny wren]
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yen
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a yearning for something or to do something [syn:
hankering, yen]
2: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
v 1: have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
[syn: ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish]
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yet
(definition)
adv 1: up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results";
"details are yet to be worked out"
2: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has
existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far
he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: so far,
thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, as yet,
yet, til now, until now]
3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked
sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more
interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved";
"a yet sadder tale" [syn: even, yet, still]
4: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time;
"he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves";
"sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time
they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: yet, in
time]
5: used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the
largest drug bust yet" [syn: so far, yet]
6: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like
to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we
agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it
is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn:
however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the
same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding]
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zoospore
(definition)
n 1: an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by
means of flagella
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ben
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"
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benne
(name)
(definition)
n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
benniseed and sesame oil [syn: sesame, benne, benni,
benny, Sesamum indicum]
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bren
(definition)
n 1: a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the
British in World War II [syn: Bren, Bren gun]
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chen
(definition)
n 1: wild goose having white adult plumage [syn: Chen,
subgenus Chen]
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gen
(definition)
n 1: informal term for information; "give me the gen on your new
line of computers"
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glenn
(name)
(definition)
n 1: made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United
States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate
(1921-) [syn: Glenn, John Glenn, John Herschel Glenn
Jr.]
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n
(definition)
n 1: a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless
odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78
percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all
living tissues [syn: nitrogen, N, atomic number 7]
2: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees [syn:
north, due north, northward, N]
3: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an
acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to
100,000 dynes [syn: newton, N]
4: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents
of solute per liter [syn: normality, N]
5: the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: N, n]
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penn
(name)
(definition)
n 1: Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of
Pennsylvania (1644-1718) [syn: Penn, William Penn]
2: a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn: University
of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn]
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sen
(definition)
n 1: a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and
Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
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wen
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum)
that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
[syn: sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen,
steatocystoma]
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zen
(definition)
n 1: school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment
can come through meditation and intuition rather than
faith; China and Japan [syn: Zen, Zen Buddhism]
2: a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained
through direct intuitive insight [syn: Zen, Zen Buddhism]
3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid,
back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis,
loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane,
superman, window pane, Zen]
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cheyenne
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the
southeastern corner of the state [syn: Cheyenne, capital
of Wyoming]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne
3: a member of a North American Indian people living on the
western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
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asean
(definition)
n 1: an association of nations dedicated to economic and
political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined
with the United States to fight against global terrorism
[syn: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN]
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lpn
(definition)
n 1: a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state
to provide routine care for the sick [syn: licensed
practical nurse, LPN, practical nurse]
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het
(definition)
adj 1: made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of
`heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up
face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and
sweaty" [syn: heated, heated up, het, het up]
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sett
(definition)
n 1: rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make
roads [syn: cobble, cobblestone, sett]