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appose
(definition)
v 1: place side by side or in close proximity
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close
(name)
(definition)
adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding
day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until
they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation";
"her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the
bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the
fire" [syn: near, nigh, close]
2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
[syn: close, closely, tight]
adj 1: at or within a short distance in space or time or having
elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are
we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" [ant:
distant]
2: close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are
all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close
resemblance" [ant: distant, remote]
3: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;
"near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near
equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near
thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she
was close to tears"; "had a close call" [syn: near,
close, nigh] [ant: far]
4: rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close
supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept
a close watch on expenditures"
5: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a
faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the
observed facts" [syn: close, faithful]
6: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close
contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: close,
tight]
7: crowded; "close quarters" [syn: close, confining]
8: lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully
close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with
smoke" [syn: airless, close, stuffy, unaired]
9: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very
tight weave" [syn: close, tight]
10: strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
11: confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
12: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn:
close, snug, close-fitting]
13: used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
14: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a
penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing,
close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
15: inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging
information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends
kept close about it" [syn: close, closelipped,
closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped]
n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point
of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up
at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of
the season" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis,
finish, last, conclusion, close]
2: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to
say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing,
ending]
3: the concluding part of any performance [syn: finale,
close, closing curtain, finis]
v 1: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make
shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: close,
shut] [ant: open, open up]
2: become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn:
close, shut] [ant: open, open up]
3: cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners
decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business
closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" [syn:
close up, close, fold, shut down, close down] [ant:
open, open up]
4: finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting
was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" [ant:
open]
5: come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by
Chopin" [syn: conclude, close]
6: complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We
closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the
building"
7: be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market
closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last
night"
8: engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
9: cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer
desktop [ant: open]
10: change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and
foot are closer to the intended point of impact
11: come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around
her long lost relative" [syn: close, come together]
12: draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
13: bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management
closed ranks"
14: bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be
closed for several hours"
15: fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
[syn: close, fill up]
16: unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of;
"close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close
up an umbrella" [syn: close up, close]
17: finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief
pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
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clothes
(definition)
n 1: clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of
apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store";
"fastidious about his dress" [syn: apparel, wearing
apparel, dress, clothes]
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compose
(definition)
v 1: form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his
personality"
2: write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" [syn:
compose, write]
3: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote
four novels" [syn: write, compose, pen, indite]
4: put together out of existing material; "compile a list" [syn:
compose, compile]
5: calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to
compose herself before she could reply to this terrible
insult"
6: make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" [syn:
frame, compose, draw up]
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decompose
(definition)
v 1: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
[syn: decompose, break up, break down]
2: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the
particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
[syn: disintegrate, decay, decompose]
3: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
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depose
(definition)
v 1: force to leave (an office) [syn: depose, force out]
2: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: swear,
depose, depone]
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disclose
(definition)
v 1: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let
out]
2: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to
disclose a stunning set" [syn: disclose, expose]
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dispose
(definition)
v 1: give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her
parents' possessions"
2: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard,
fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast
aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away,
cast away, put away]
3: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or
belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" [syn:
dispose, incline] [ant: disincline, indispose]
4: place or put in a particular order; "the dots are unevenly
disposed"
5: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this
job" [syn: qualify, dispose] [ant: disqualify,
indispose, unfit]
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doze
(definition)
n 1: a light fitful sleep [syn: doze, drowse]
v 1: sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: snooze,
drowse, doze]
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enclose
(definition)
v 1: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering;
"Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold,
enwrap, wrap, enclose]
2: close in; darkness enclosed him" [syn: enclose, hold in,
confine]
3: surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in
the porch with a fence" [syn: enclose, close in,
inclose, shut in]
4: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert,
enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]
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expose
(definition)
n 1: the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an
expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
[syn: expose, unmasking]
v 1: expose or make accessible to some action or influence;
"Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to
sunshine"
2: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let
out]
3: to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum
is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show
your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders
will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
[syn: expose, exhibit, display]
4: remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body;
"uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"
[syn: uncover, expose] [ant: cover]
5: disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to
disclose a stunning set" [syn: disclose, expose]
6: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril]
7: expose to light, of photographic film
8: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false
claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's
claims" [syn: debunk, expose]
9: abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was
exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets
get abandoned"
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foreclose
(definition)
v 1: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense
of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the
projects precludes your involvement in the competitive
project" [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose,
preclude, forbid]
2: subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of
mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
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impose
(definition)
v 1: compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose
courtesy" [syn: enforce, impose]
2: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage
on the students" [syn: inflict, bring down, visit,
impose]
3: impose and collect; "levy a fine" [syn: levy, impose]
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interpose
(definition)
v 1: be or come between; "An interposing thicket blocked their
way"
2: introduce; "God interposed death"
3: to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever
remarks" [syn: interject, come in, interpose, put in,
throw in, inject]
4: get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through
force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene
earlier in WW II?" [syn: intervene, step in, interfere,
interpose]
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juxtapose
(definition)
v 1: place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors"
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nose
(definition)
n 1: the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract;
the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he
has a cold in the nose" [syn: nose, olfactory organ]
2: a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of
an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
3: the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he
ducked under the nose of the gun"
4: a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose"
5: a symbol of inquisitiveness; "keep your nose out of it"
6: the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a
good nose"
7: a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
8: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn:
nozzle, nose]
v 1: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
nosing around the office" [syn: intrude, horn in,
pry, nose, poke]
2: advance the forward part of with caution; "She nosed the car
into the left lane"
3: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the
drugs" [syn: scent, nose, wind]
4: push or move with the nose
5: rub noses [syn: nuzzle, nose]
6: defeat by a narrow margin
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oppose
(definition)
v 1: be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on
abortion"
2: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would
oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" [syn: fight, oppose,
fight back, fight down, defend]
3: contrast with equal weight or force [syn: oppose,
counterbalance]
4: set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best
athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the
Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against
each other" [syn: pit, oppose, match, play off]
5: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to
everything I say" [syn: react, oppose]
6: be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" [syn:
oppose, controvert, contradict]
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overexpose
(definition)
v 1: expose to too much light; "the photographic film was
overexposed and there is no image" [ant: underexpose]
2: expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French
movies" [ant: underexpose]
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pose
(definition)
n 1: affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on
airs with me" [syn: airs, pose]
2: a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic
purposes
3: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn:
affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness]
v 1: introduce; "This poses an interesting question" [syn:
present, pose]
2: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the
woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: model, pose,
sit, posture]
3: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent
intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" [syn: pose,
impersonate, personate]
4: behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others;
"Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to
impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of
herself" [syn: pose, posture]
5: 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]
6: 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]
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predispose
(definition)
v 1: make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain
weight"
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presuppose
(definition)
v 1: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I
presuppose that you have done your work" [syn:
presuppose, suppose]
2: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step
presupposes two prior ones" [syn: presuppose, suppose]
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propose
(definition)
v 1: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator
proposed to abolish the sales tax" [syn: propose,
suggest, advise]
2: present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He
proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She
proposed a new theory of relativity" [syn: project,
propose]
3: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: aim,
purpose, purport, propose]
4: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an
honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of
the Civil Rights Commission" [syn: nominate, propose]
5: ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday
night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for
only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself
to the young woman" [syn: propose, declare oneself,
offer, pop the question]
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prose
(name)
(definition)
n 1: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
2: matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
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repose
(definition)
n 1: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);
"took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: rest,
ease, repose, relaxation]
2: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: peace,
peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity,
heartsease, ataraxis]
3: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: repose,
quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity,
tranquility]
v 1: put or confide something in a person or thing; "These
philosophers reposed the law in the people"
2: be inherent or innate in; [syn: rest, reside, repose]
3: lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
4: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on
the couch" [syn: recumb, repose, recline]
5: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table";
"lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: lay, put
down, repose]
6: to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed
its confidence in the King"
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rose
(name)
(place)
(definition)
adj 1: of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the
roseate glow of dawn" [syn: rose, roseate,
rosaceous]
n 1: any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses [syn:
rose, rosebush]
2: pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed
after fermentation began [syn: blush wine, pink wine,
rose, rose wine]
3: a dusty pink color [syn: rose, rosiness]
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superimpose
(definition)
v 1: place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"
[syn: superimpose, superpose, lay over]
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suppose
(definition)
v 1: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the
truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you
do?" [syn: suppose, say]
2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of
money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad
state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I
guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: think,
opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess]
3: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
[syn: speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture,
hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose]
4: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I
presuppose that you have done your work" [syn: presuppose,
suppose]
5: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step
presupposes two prior ones" [syn: presuppose, suppose]
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throes
(definition)
n 1: violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"
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transpose
(definition)
n 1: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a
given matrix
v 1: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often
transpose letters in a word" [syn: permute, commute,
transpose]
2: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient
Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn:
transfer, transpose, transplant]
3: cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a
smaller size" [syn: counterchange, transpose,
interchange]
4: transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other
side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
5: put (a piece of music) into another key
6: exchange positions without a change in value; "These
operators commute with each other" [syn: commute,
transpose]
7: change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"
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bose
(definition)
n 1: Indian physicist who with Albert Einstein proposed
statistical laws based on the indistinguishability of
particles; led to the description of fundamental particles
that later came to be known as bosons [syn: Bose,
Satyendra N. Bose, Satyendra Nath Bose]
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arose
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beaus
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beaux
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blows
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bows
(name)
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brose
(name)
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chateaus
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chose
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crows
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flows
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forgoes
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froze
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glows
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goes
(place)
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grows
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knows
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lows
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o's
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owes
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pros
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pro's
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slows
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snows
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those
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throws
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toes
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mohs
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eaux
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mots
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blose
(name)
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crose
(name)
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grose
(name)
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ose
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bestows
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boulos
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dubose
(name)
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duclos
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hohos
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cuperose
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groseclose
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clowes
(name)
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boase
(name)
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boes
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bowes
(name)
(place)
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boze
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cose
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noes