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adj 1: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman 2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous] n 1: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"-- Albert Camus [syn: absurd, the absurd]

n 1: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings 2: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food [syn: bird, fowl] 3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird] 4: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird] 5: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle] v 1: watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn: bird, birdwatch]

adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy] 2: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: blurred, clouded]

n 1: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd" 2: coagulated milk; used to make cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"

adj 1: more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn: preferable, preferred] 2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent]

v 1: express the same message in different words [syn: paraphrase, rephrase, reword]

adj 1: being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion; "too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" [syn: moved(p), affected, stirred, touched] [ant: unaffected, unmoved(p), untouched] 2: emotionally aroused [syn: stimulated, stirred, stirred up, aroused] 3: set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend

adv 1: in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" [syn: third, thirdly] adj 1: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position [syn: third, 3rd, tertiary] n 1: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" [syn: one-third, third, tierce] 2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third" [syn: third base, third] 3: following the second position in an ordering or series; "a distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment" 4: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds" 5: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear" [syn: third gear, third] 6: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" [syn: third base, third]

adj 1: not seasoned; "uncured pelts"

adj 1: not necessarily inaudible but not heard

n 1: a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" 2: a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it" 3: information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome" [syn: news, intelligence, tidings, word] 4: a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!" 5: an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it" [syn: discussion, give-and-take, word] 6: a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: parole, word, word of honor] 7: a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long" 8: the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) [syn: Son, Word, Logos] 9: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign] 10: the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen" [syn: Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word] v 1: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate]

n 1: English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: Byrd, William Byrd] 2: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: Byrd, Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd]

n 1: a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state

n 1: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious [syn: swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb] 2: an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession

adj 1: spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: slurred, thick]

adj 1: not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell [syn: undeterred, undiscouraged]