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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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agnomen
(definition)
n 1: an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in
`Ferdinand the Great')
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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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businessmen
(definition)
n 1: the body of individuals who manage businesses [syn:
businessmen, business community]
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catechumen
(definition)
n 1: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity
by a catechist [syn: catechumen, neophyte]
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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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cognomen
(definition)
n 1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of
a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his
nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname
was Slim" [syn: nickname, moniker, cognomen,
sobriquet, soubriquet, byname]
2: the name used to identify the members of a family (as
distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: surname,
family name, cognomen, last name]
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comedienne
(definition)
n 1: a female actor in a comedy
2: a female comedian
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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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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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foramen
(definition)
n 1: a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a
membranous structure [syn: foramen, hiatus]
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glen
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
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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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hymen
(definition)
n 1: (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
2: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the
vagina of a virgin [syn: hymen, maidenhead, virginal
membrane]
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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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lumen
(definition)
n 1: a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given
out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source
of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all
directions [syn: lumen, lm]
2: a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the
intestine"
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men
(definition)
n 1: the force of workers available [syn: work force,
workforce, manpower, hands, men]
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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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regimen
(definition)
n 1: (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including
diet) [syn: regimen, regime]
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stamen
(definition)
n 1: the male reproductive organ of a flower
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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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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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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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limen
(place)
(definition)
n 1: the smallest detectable sensation [syn: threshold,
limen]
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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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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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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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flamen
(definition)
n 1: a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
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praenomen
(definition)
n 1: the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
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cerumen
(definition)
n 1: a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn:
cerumen, earwax]
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examen
(definition)
n 1: a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by
Jesuits) [syn: examen, examination]
2: a critical study (as of a writer's work)
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bogeymen
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cameramen
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cavemen
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chessmen
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committeemen
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councilmen
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dairymen
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deliverymen
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earthmen
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firemen
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freedmen
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gagmen
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gunmen
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handymen
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hangmen
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headmen
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jazzmen
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lumbermen
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mailmen
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mermen
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middlemen
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milkmen
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minutemen
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motormen
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newsmen
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newspapermen
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oilmen
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patrolmen
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pressmen
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repairmen
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selectmen
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sidemen
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snowmen
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stablemen
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trainmen
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when
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wingmen
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wiremen
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nomen
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tenn
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behn
(name)
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behne
(name)
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benn
(name)
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brenn
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chien
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len
(name)
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penh
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ren
(name)
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shen
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sten
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antenne
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beauchesne
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courchesne
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adrienne
(name)
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anchormen
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cnn
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madeleine
(name)
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gravamen