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facade
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: the face or front of a building [syn: facade, frontage,
frontal]
2: a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something
unpleasant [syn: facade, window dressing]
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abroad
(definition)
adv 1: to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled
abroad"
2: far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking
afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall [syn: afield,
abroad]
3: in a place across an ocean [syn: overseas, abroad]
adj 1: in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas
markets" [syn: abroad, overseas]
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accolade
(definition)
n 1: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an
award for bravery" [syn: award, accolade, honor,
honour, laurels]
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aid
(definition)
n 1: a resource; "visual aids in teaching" [syn: aid,
assistance, help]
2: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or
furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist
with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance";
"rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in
unloading" [syn: aid, assist, assistance, help]
3: money to support a worthy person or cause [syn: aid,
economic aid, financial aid]
4: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone
or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car
needs constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid,
tending]
v 1: give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped
out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this
table?"; "She never helps around the house" [syn: help,
assist, aid]
2: improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
[syn: help, aid]
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aide
(name)
(definition)
n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior
officer [syn: adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp]
2: someone who acts as assistant [syn: aide, auxiliary]
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applaud
(definition)
v 1: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant:
boo, hiss]
2: express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
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awed
(definition)
adj 1: inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;
"awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed
heads" [syn: awed, awful]
2: having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect
and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence before the
shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck wonder" [syn: awed,
awestruck, awestricken] [ant: unawed]
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ballade
(definition)
n 1: a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
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baud
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second)
for modems [syn: baud, baud rate]
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bawd
(definition)
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart,
cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady,
lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
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blade
(name)
(definition)
n 1: especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf
as distinct from the petiole [syn: blade, leaf blade]
2: a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their
amorous adventures"
3: something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade
of lint on his suit"
4: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and
a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand,
steel]
5: a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
6: a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
7: the part of the skate that slides on the ice
8: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
[syn: blade, vane]
9: the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a
cutting edge
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brigade
(definition)
n 1: army unit smaller than a division
v 1: form or unite into a brigade
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broad
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the
other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins";
"three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad
shoulders"; "a broad river" [syn: wide, broad] [ant:
narrow]
2: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases";
"an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against
human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad
applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"-
T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: across-the-
board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive,
blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive,
panoptic, wide]
3: not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines
of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" [syn: broad,
unspecific]
4: lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was
time to leave" [syn: broad, unsubtle]
5: being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full
summer" [syn: broad(a), full(a)]
6: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide
plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" [syn: broad,
spacious, wide]
7: (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad
southern accent"
8: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad
political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a
liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
[syn: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant]
n 1: slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a
mean punch"
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clawed
(definition)
adj 1: having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a
combining form; "sharp-clawed"
2: (of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons [syn:
clawed, taloned]
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cod
(name)
(definition)
adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery]
adj 1: payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
"the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn:
collect, cod]
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the
seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase]
2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish;
usually baked or poached [syn: cod, codfish]
3: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn:
cod, codfish]
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe,
slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put
one over, put one across]
2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
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crusade
(definition)
n 1: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward
a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready
for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end
slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign,
cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort]
2: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in
the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe
tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
v 1: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to
gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or
person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for
reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean
is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade,
fight, press, campaign, push, agitate]
2: go on a crusade; fight a holy war
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defilade
(definition)
n 1: the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect
against enemy fire
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defraud
(definition)
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
change" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick,
nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct,
gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con]
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dissuade
(definition)
v 1: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will
only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade, deter] [ant:
persuade]
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enfilade
(definition)
n 1: gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth
of a formation [syn: enfilade, enfilade fire]
v 1: rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a
lengthwise direction
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escapade
(definition)
n 1: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
[syn: adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous
undertaking]
2: any carefree episode [syn: escapade, lark]
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esplanade
(definition)
n 1: a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for
walking beside the seashore
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evade
(definition)
v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
[syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent,
parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
2: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the
police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event
evades explanation" [syn: elude, evade, bilk]
3: practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
4: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always
evades"
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fade
(definition)
n 1: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed
golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn:
slice, fade, slicing]
2: gradually ceasing to be visible [syn: fade,
disappearance]
v 1: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear
gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The
tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [syn:
fade, melt]
2: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
[syn: fade, wither]
3: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass]
4: become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in
the dungeon" [syn: languish, fade]
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flawed
(definition)
adj 1: having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"; "an
irregular pair of jeans" [syn: blemished, flawed]
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fraud
(definition)
n 1: intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter,
impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham,
shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended
to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery,
hoax, humbug, put-on]
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fusillade
(definition)
n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade
from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn:
fusillade, salvo, volley, burst]
v 1: attack with fusillade
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god
(place)
(definition)
n 1: the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and
omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the
universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
[syn: God, Supreme Being]
2: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of
the world or some aspect of life or who is the
personification of a force [syn: deity, divinity, god,
immortal]
3: a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity
to other people; "he was a god among men"
4: a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" [syn:
idol, graven image, god]
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grade
(definition)
n 1: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning
classes are always sleepy" [syn: class, form, grade,
course]
2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
"lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, level, tier]
3: the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road
had a steep grade"
4: one-hundredth of a right angle [syn: grad, grade]
5: a degree of ablaut [syn: grade, gradation]
6: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a
student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra";
"grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" [syn:
mark, grade, score]
7: the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base
of the tower was below grade" [syn: grade, ground level]
8: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is
required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree,
grade, level]
9: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior
breed
v 1: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade,
place]
2: level to the right gradient
3: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
"grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn:
grade, score, mark]
4: determine the grade of or assign a grade to
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grenade
(place)
(definition)
n 1: a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a
missile
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inlaid
(definition)
adj 1: adorned by inlays
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invade
(definition)
v 1: march aggressively into another's territory by military
force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler
invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: invade,
occupy]
2: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new
colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on
your privacy" [syn: intrude on, invade, obtrude upon,
encroach upon]
3: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant
infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
[syn: invade, overrun, infest]
4: penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The
cancer had invaded her lungs"
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jade
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: of something having the color of jade; especially varying
from bluish green to yellowish green [syn: jade, jade-
green]
n 1: a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is
usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or
nephrite [syn: jade, jadestone]
2: a woman adulterer [syn: adulteress, fornicatress,
hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet,
trollop]
3: a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish
green [syn: jade green, jade]
4: an old or over-worked horse [syn: hack, jade, nag,
plug]
v 1: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my
food" [syn: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade]
2: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire,
wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out,
outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue] [ant:
freshen, refresh, refreshen]
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laud
(definition)
v 1: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's
children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud,
extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]
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lemonade
(definition)
n 1: sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
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made
(place)
(definition)
adj 1: produced by a manufacturing process; "bought some made
goods at the local store; rope and nails"
2: (of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order; "a
neatly made bed" [ant: unmade]
3: successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man
forever"- Christopher Marlowe
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maid
(definition)
n 1: a female domestic [syn: maid, maidservant, housemaid,
amah]
2: an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) [syn: maid,
maiden]
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maraud
(definition)
n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: foray, raid, maraud]
v 1: raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran
the countryside"
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marmalade
(definition)
n 1: a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
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masquerade
(definition)
n 1: a party of guests wearing costumes and masks [syn:
masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask]
2: a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party [syn:
fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume]
3: making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of
wealth"
v 1: take part in a masquerade
2: pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is
masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel
is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
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mislaid
(definition)
adj 1: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or
forgotten place; "the mislaid hat turned up eventually";
"misplaced tickets" [syn: mislaid, misplaced]
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mod
(definition)
adj 1: relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their
offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in
modernistic designs"; [syn: mod, modern,
modernistic]
n 1: a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for
their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
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nod
(definition)
n 1: a sign of assent or salutation or command
2: the act of nodding the head
v 1: express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
2: lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement
or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave
the right answer"
3: let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man
was nodding in his chair"
4: sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion; "the
flowers were nodding in the breeze"
5: be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
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odd
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: not divisible by two [syn: odd, uneven] [ant: even]
2: not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never
mentioned"
3: an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited
30-odd guests"
4: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious
hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have
some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar
aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about
this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn:
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum,
rummy, singular]
5: of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: odd,
unmatched, unmated, unpaired]
6: not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money
left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left";
"saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended
provisions" [syn: leftover, left over(p), left(p),
odd, remaining, unexpended]
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paid
(definition)
adj 1: marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid
official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check" [ant:
unpaid]
2: involving gainful employment in something often done as a
hobby [syn: nonrecreational, paid]
3: yielding a fair profit [syn: gainful, paid, paying]
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parade
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a ceremonial procession including people marching
2: an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a
parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses"
3: a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows"
v 1: walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around
town" [syn: parade, exhibit, march]
2: march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"
[syn: parade, troop, promenade]
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petard
(definition)
n 1: an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall
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plod
(definition)
n 1: the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could
recognize his plod anywhere" [syn: plodding, plod]
v 1: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
"Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn:
slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp]
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pod
(definition)
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the
seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase]
2: a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous
plant [syn: pod, seedpod]
3: a group of aquatic mammals
4: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: pod,
fuel pod]
v 1: take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans"
2: produce pods, of plants
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portrayed
(definition)
adj 1: represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
[syn: depicted, pictured, portrayed]
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prod
(definition)
n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: goad,
goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur,
spurring]
2: a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of
motion [syn: prod, goad]
v 1: to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw
her friend enter the restaurant" [syn: nudge, poke at,
prod]
2: urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on,
but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
[syn: prod, incite, egg on]
3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
[syn: jab, prod, stab, poke, dig]
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quad
(definition)
n 1: one of four children born at the same time from the same
pregnancy [syn: quadruplet, quad]
2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn:
quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps
femoris, quad]
3: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for
spacing between words or sentences [syn: quad, space]
4: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn:
quad, quadrangle]
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raid
(definition)
n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: foray, raid, maraud]
2: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
v 1: search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
"The police raided the crack house" [syn: raid, bust]
2: enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates
raided the coastal villages regularly" [syn: foray into,
raid]
3: take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its
stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
4: search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter
raided our refrigerator"
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rod
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a long thin implement made of metal or wood
2: any rod-shaped bacterium
3: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod, pole]
4: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod, pole]
5: a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light [syn:
rod, rod cell, retinal rod]
6: a gangster's pistol [syn: gat, rod]
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roughshod
(definition)
adj 1: (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to
prevent slipping
2: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict
pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings";
"cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the
kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn: barbarous,
brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious]
3: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-
handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over
all opposition" [syn: heavy-handed, roughshod]
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scrod
(definition)
n 1: flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also
young haddock and pollock; often broiled [syn: schrod,
scrod]
2: young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned
for cooking [syn: scrod, schrod]
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shade
(name)
(definition)
n 1: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by
an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's
too much shadiness to take good photographs" [syn: shade,
shadiness, shadowiness]
2: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another
color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that
she wanted" [syn: shade, tint, tincture, tone]
3: protective covering that protects something from direct
sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved
he readjusted the shade"
4: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude;
"without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the
humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn: nuance,
nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement]
5: a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts
everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left
him in the shade"
6: a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too
expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a
shade better than the old one" [syn: tad, shade]
7: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he
looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from
his past" [syn: ghost, shade, spook, wraith,
specter, spectre]
8: a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or
drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
v 1: cast a shadow over [syn: shadow, shade, shade off]
2: represent the effect of shade or shadow on [syn: shade,
fill in]
3: protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you
step out into the bright sunlight"
4: vary slightly; "shade the meaning"
5: pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight
degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
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shod
(definition)
adj 1: wearing footgear [syn: shod, shodden, shoed] [ant:
unshod, unshoed]
2: used of certain religious orders who wear shoes [syn:
calced, shod] [ant: discalceate, discalced, unshod]
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sod
(definition)
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass
roots [syn: turf, sod, sward, greensward]
2: an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into
hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are
normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase
enzymes" [syn: superoxide dismutase, SOD]
3: someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who
engages in anal copulation with another male) [syn:
sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger]
4: an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod
couldn't even buy a drink"
v 1: cover with sod
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spade
(definition)
n 1: a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black
figures on it; "she led a low spade"; "spades were trumps"
2: a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with
the foot
3: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person;
"only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: nigger,
nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra]
v 1: dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower
beds"
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squad
(definition)
n 1: a smallest army unit
2: a cooperative unit (especially in sports) [syn: team,
squad]
3: a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular
kind of crime [syn: police squad, squad]
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staid
(definition)
adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: sedate,
staid]
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suede
(definition)
n 1: leather with a napped surface [syn: suede, suede
leather]
2: a fabric made to resemble suede leather [syn: suede cloth,
suede]
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switchblade
(definition)
n 1: a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press
of a button [syn: switchblade, switchblade knife,
flick-knife, flick knife]
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trade
(definition)
n 1: the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or
international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was
an important center of trade with the East"; "they are
accused of conspiring to constrain trade"
2: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned
his trade as an apprentice" [syn: trade, craft]
3: the business given to a commercial establishment by its
customers; "even before noon there was a considerable
patronage" [syn: trade, patronage]
4: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package
deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of
the business deal" [syn: deal, trade, business deal]
5: people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he
represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade"
[syn: craft, trade]
6: steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the
equator; "they rode the trade winds going west" [syn: trade
wind, trade]
7: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by
barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade]
v 1: engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone
sets" [syn: trade, merchandise]
2: turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in
an old car for a new one" [syn: trade, trade in]
3: be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions;
"The stock traded around $20 a share"
4: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: trade,
swap, swop, switch]
5: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She
deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal,
sell, trade]
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unlade
(definition)
v 1: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the
truck"; "offload the van" [syn: unload, unlade,
offload]
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wad
(definition)
n 1: a small mass of soft material; "he used a wad of cotton to
wipe the counter"
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money";
"he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the
winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost
plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn:
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal,
hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint,
mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty,
pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate,
stack, tidy sum, wad]
3: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew, chaw,
cud, quid, plug, wad]
v 1: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: pack,
bundle, wad, compact]
2: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn:
jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad]
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wade
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: English tennis player who won many women's singles titles
(born in 1945) [syn: Wade, Virginia Wade]
v 1: walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade
across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"
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todd
(name)
(definition)
n 1: Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure
of nucleic acids (born in 1907) [syn: Todd, Sir
Alexander Robertus Todd, Lord Todd]
2: fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who
murdered his customers [syn: Todd, Sweeney Todd]
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pernod
(definition)
n 1: (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise
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riyadh
(place)
(definition)
n 1: joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the
central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia [syn: Riyadh,
capital of Saudi Arabia]
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ade
(definition)
n 1: a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice [syn: fruit
drink, ade]
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adelaide
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: the state capital of South Australia
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twayblade
(definition)
n 1: orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender
raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe
to central Asia [syn: twayblade, Listera ovata]
2: an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
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rollerblade
(definition)
n 1: (trademark) an in-line skate
v 1: travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels
attached to their soles; "you'd better wear a helmet and
knee protectors when you Rollerblade!"; "The muscular actor
loves to Rollerblade"
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razorblade
(definition)
n 1: a blade that has very sharp edge
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allayed
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displayed
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hade
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overlaid
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swayed
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aud
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baade
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brod
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claud
(name)
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claude
(name)
(place)
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codd
(name)
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dodd
(name)
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assad
(name)
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awad
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ayyad
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bershad
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elrod
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cade
(name)
(place)
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braud
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braude
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grillade
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unplayed