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absurd
(definition)
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]
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bird
(name)
(definition)
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]
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blurred
(definition)
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]
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curd
(name)
(definition)
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"
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furred
(definition)
adj 1: covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred
animals"; "a furry teddy bear" [syn: furred, furry]
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gird
(definition)
v 1: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is
girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are
building up on the Iraqi border" [syn: arm, build up,
fortify, gird] [ant: demilitarise, demilitarize,
disarm]
2: put a girdle on or around; "gird your loins" [syn: girdle,
gird]
3: bind with something round or circular [syn: gird,
encircle]
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heard
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a
conversation heard through the wall"
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herd
(definition)
n 1: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of
the same kind that are herded by humans
2: a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together:
antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
3: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or
things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the
children resembled a fairy herd" [syn: ruck, herd]
v 1: cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the
children into a spare classroom" [syn: herd, crowd]
2: move together, like a herd
3: keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle
when the cowboy dies?"
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interred
(definition)
adj 1: placed in a grave; "the hastily buried corpses" [syn:
buried, inhumed, interred] [ant: unburied]
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preferred
(definition)
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]
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reword
(definition)
v 1: express the same message in different words [syn:
paraphrase, rephrase, reword]
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stirred
(definition)
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
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surd
(definition)
adj 1: produced without vibration of the vocal cords; "unvoiced
consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'" [syn: unvoiced,
voiceless, surd, hard] [ant: soft, sonant,
voiced]
n 1: a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
[syn: surd, voiceless consonant]
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third
(definition)
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]
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uncured
(definition)
adj 1: not seasoned; "uncured pelts"
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unheard
(definition)
adj 1: not necessarily inaudible but not heard
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byrd
(name)
(definition)
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]
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nerd
(definition)
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
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slurred
(definition)
adj 1: spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a
drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: slurred,
thick]
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undeterred
(definition)
adj 1: not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack
of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert
Sitwell [syn: undeterred, undiscouraged]
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sherd
(definition)
n 1: a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: shard,
sherd, fragment]
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chauffeured
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concurred
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conferred
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deferred
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demurred
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deterred
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incurred
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inferred
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occurred
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overheard
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recurred
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referred
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spurred
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transferred
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burd
(name)
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alward
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sheard
(name)
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fyrd