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n 1: a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

n 1: a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard" 2: a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial

n 1: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation [syn: pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover] v 1: live like a buccaneer

v 1: get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [syn: disappear, vanish, go away] [ant: appear] 2: become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" [syn: vanish, disappear, go away] 3: cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" [syn: vanish, disappear] [ant: appear, come along] 4: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" [syn: melt, disappear, evaporate]

n 1: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium 2: good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch" 3: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear [syn: auricle, pinna, ear] 4: attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear" 5: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: ear, spike, capitulum]

v 1: make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to me"

n 1: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion [syn: gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel] 2: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train] 3: a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) [syn: gear, gear mechanism] 4: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. [syn: gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance] v 1: set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" [syn: gear, pitch]

v 1: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense 2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" [syn: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see] 3: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" [syn: hear, try] 4: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years" 5: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: listen, hear, take heed]

adv 1: in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth" [ant: at that place, in that location, there] 2: in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; "what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree" 3: to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please" [syn: here, hither] [ant: there, thither] 4: at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon" adj 1: being here now; "is everyone here?" n 1: the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?" [ant: there] 2: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno [syn: Hera, Here]

n 1: showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff, scoffing] v 1: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe]

n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls [syn: sneer, leer] 2: a suggestive or sneering look or grin v 1: look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

adj 1: being nothing more than specified; "a mere child" 2: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" [syn: bare(a), mere(a), simple(a)] n 1: a small pond of standing water

n 1: a foot soldier armed with a musket

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: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh] adj 1: 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] 2: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" [syn: near(a), nigh(a)] 3: closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin" 4: 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] 5: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear, good, near] 6: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: approximate, near] v 1: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" [syn: approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near]

v 1: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: catch, take in, overhear]

n 1: a person who directs and manages an organization [syn: overseer, superintendent]

n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia 2: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists [syn: panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all]

n 1: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: peer, equal, match, compeer] 2: a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage v 1: look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"

n 1: one who operates puppets or marionettes

n 1: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn: rapier, tuck]

v 1: hear or try a court case anew [syn: rehear, retry]

n 1: a person with unusual powers of foresight [syn: visionary, illusionist, seer] 2: an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies" 3: an authoritative person who divines the future [syn: prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator]

n 1: someone who skis

n 1: slanderous defamation [syn: smear, vilification, malignment] 2: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope [syn: smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear] 3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur] 4: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain] v 1: stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance 2: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: smear, blur, smudge, smutch] 3: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" [syn: daub, smear] 4: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch]

n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls [syn: sneer, leer] 2: a contemptuous or scornful remark v 1: express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt" 2: smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"

n 1: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon [syn: spear, lance, shaft] 2: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance] v 1: pierce with a spear; "spear fish" 2: thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air" [syn: spear, spear up]

n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena] 2: any spherically shaped artifact 3: the geographical area in which one nation is very influential [syn: sphere, sphere of influence] 4: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life" [syn: sector, sphere] 5: a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) 6: a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center 7: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin]

n 1: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint] 2: castrated bull [syn: bullock, steer] v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise] 2: direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him" 3: be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses" [syn: guide, steer]

n 1: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, level, tier] 2: any one of two or more competitors who tie one another 3: a worker who ties something [syn: tier, tier up] 4: something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers" 5: one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake"

v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut] 2: shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered" [ant: back]

n 1: a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow 2: a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish

n 1: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920" [syn: year, twelvemonth, yr] 2: a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year" 3: the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days" 4: a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" [syn: class, year]

n 1: the capital and largest city of Cyprus [syn: Nicosia, capital of Cyprus]

n 1: United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973) [syn: Melchior, Lauritz Melchior, Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior] 2: (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia

n 1: the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds v 1: wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse"

n 1: an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325 2: the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images [syn: Nicaea, Second Council of Nicaea] 3: the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism [syn: Nicaea, First Council of Nicaea]

n 1: a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization [syn: Andalusia, Andalucia]