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chiropody
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n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the feet [syn:
podiatry, chiropody]
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cod
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adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery]
adj 1: payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
"the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn:
collect, cod]
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the
seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase]
2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish;
usually baked or poached [syn: cod, codfish]
3: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn:
cod, codfish]
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe,
slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put
one over, put one across]
2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
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comedy
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n 1: light and humorous drama with a happy ending [ant:
tragedy]
2: a comic incident or series of incidents [syn: drollery,
clowning, comedy, funniness]
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custody
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n 1: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his
detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on
hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: detention,
detainment, hold, custody]
2: holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
3: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the
right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate
is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands";
"your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded
custody of the children" [syn: hands, custody]
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de
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n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE]
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debris
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n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken
up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]
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decree
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n 1: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court
record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New
Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
[syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript]
v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree"
2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn
males should be killed" [syn: rule, decree]
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degree
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n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is
required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree,
grade, level]
2: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or
especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness";
"at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: degree,
level, stage, point]
3: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that
the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study;
"he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" [syn:
academic degree, degree]
4: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a
circle" [syn: degree, arcdegree]
5: the highest power of a term or variable
6: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was
played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder
in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
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deportee
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n 1: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
[syn: exile, deportee]
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detainee
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n 1: some held in custody [syn: detainee, political
detainee]
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devotee
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n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff,
devotee, lover]
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disagree
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v 1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She
disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn:
disagree, differ, dissent, take issue] [ant:
agree, concord, concur, hold]
2: be different from one another [syn: disagree, disaccord,
discord] [ant: agree, check, correspond, fit,
gibe, jibe, match, tally]
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draftee
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n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn:
draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military
volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]
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emcee
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n 1: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an
introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn:
master of ceremonies, emcee, host]
v 1: act as a master of ceremonies [syn: emcee, compere]
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enlistee
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n 1: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn:
recruit, enlistee]
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escapee
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n 1: someone who escapes
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esprit
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n 1: liveliness of mind or spirit
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fee
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n 1: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
2: an interest in land capable of being inherited
v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter";
"fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]
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flea
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n 1: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for
ability to leap
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flee
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v 1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn:
flee, fly, take flight]
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fop
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n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
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foresee
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v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse,
foreknow, foresee]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him
as President" [syn: envision, foresee]
3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn:
anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
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free
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adv 1: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
[syn: loose, free]
adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion
or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free
country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of
racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free
choice" [ant: unfree]
2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not
fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free
expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: bound]
3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
[syn: complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p),
gratuitous]
4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"
5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him";
"he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: detached, free]
6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free
man" [ant: unfree]
7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between
classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: spare, free]
8: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight";
"young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of
literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn:
barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent]
9: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been
told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: free,
loose, liberal]
n 1: people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"
[syn: free, free people]
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free,
liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose]
[ant: confine, detain]
2: relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" [syn: rid, free,
disembarrass]
3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged
the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He
finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was
buried in the rubble" [syn: dislodge, free] [ant:
deposit, lodge, stick, wedge]
4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve,
free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement]
5: make (information) available for publication; "release the
list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free,
release]
6: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge]
7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the
cluttered floor" [syn: free, disengage] [ant: block,
close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate,
occlude]
8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
[syn: absolve, justify, free] [ant: blame, fault]
9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free,
give up]
10: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction
or physical decomposition [syn: release, free,
liberate]
11: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze,
free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise,
immobilize]
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gee
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n 1: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used
to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it
is accelerated [syn: g, gee, g-force]
v 1: turn to the right side; "the horse geed"
2: give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
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glee
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n 1: great merriment [syn: hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness,
glee, gleefulness]
2: malicious satisfaction [syn: gloat, gloating, glee]
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goatee
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n 1: a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its
resemblance to a goat's beard
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guarantee
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n 1: a written assurance that some product or service will be
provided or will meet certain specifications [syn:
guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty]
2: an unconditional commitment that something will happen or
that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are
not lying"
3: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in
case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty]
v 1: give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the
quality of my products" [syn: guarantee, vouch]
2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement
for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn:
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure]
3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the
prisoners" [syn: undertake, guarantee]
4: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or
condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I
warrant this information" [syn: guarantee, warrant]
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guaranty
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n 1: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in
case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty]
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gutsy
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adj 1: marked by courage and determination in the face of
difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have
to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the
gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith
Crist; "a gutsy red wine" [syn: gutsy, plucky] [ant:
gutless]
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he
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n 1: a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert
gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in
economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases
(as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: helium, He,
atomic number 2]
2: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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holiday
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n 1: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure;
"we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a
short holiday in Puerto Rico" [syn: vacation, holiday]
2: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail
is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that
New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
v 1: spend or take a vacation [syn: vacation, holiday]
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hymnody
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n 1: the act of singing psalms or hymns [syn: psalmody,
hymnody]
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id
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n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: Idaho, Gem State,
ID]
2: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show
your ID in order to get in" [syn: ID, I.D.]
3: (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying
all psychic activity
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jeopardy
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n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or
misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn:
hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment]
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malady
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n 1: any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies
afflict our nation?"
2: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or
all of an organism [syn: illness, unwellness, malady,
sickness] [ant: health, wellness]
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melody
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n 1: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she
was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody,
air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase]
2: the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
[syn: melody, tonal pattern]
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monody
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n 1: music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with
accompaniment) [syn: monophony, monophonic music,
monody] [ant: concerted music, polyphonic music,
polyphony]
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nobody
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n 1: a person of no influence [syn: cipher, cypher,
nobody, nonentity]
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parody
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n 1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon,
spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque,
travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
2: humorous or satirical mimicry [syn: parody, mockery,
takeoff]
v 1: make a spoof of or make fun of
2: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn:
spoof, burlesque, parody]
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perfidy
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n 1: betrayal of a trust [syn: perfidy, perfidiousness,
treachery]
2: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: treachery, betrayal,
treason, perfidy]
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prosody
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n 1: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language [syn:
prosody, inflection]
2: (prosody) a system of versification [syn: poetic rhythm,
rhythmic pattern, prosody]
3: the study of poetic meter and the art of versification [syn:
prosody, metrics]
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psalmody
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n 1: the act of singing psalms or hymns [syn: psalmody,
hymnody]
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remedy
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n 1: act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil [syn:
redress, remedy, remediation]
2: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
[syn: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic]
v 1: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies";
"rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
[syn: rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend]
2: provide relief for; "remedy his illness" [syn: remedy,
relieve]
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rhapsody
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n 1: an epic poem adapted for recitation
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somebody
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n 1: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
[syn: person, individual, someone, somebody,
mortal, soul]
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subsidy
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n 1: a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits
the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial
intelligence"
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threnody
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n 1: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a
memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach,
lament, requiem, threnody]
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tragedy
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n 1: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole
city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the
earthquake was a disaster" [syn: calamity, catastrophe,
disaster, tragedy, cataclysm]
2: drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior
force or circumstance; excites terror or pity [ant: comedy]
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tragicomedy
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n 1: a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy
and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
2: a comedy with serious elements or overtones [syn:
seriocomedy, tragicomedy]
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vendee
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n 1: a person who buys [syn: buyer, purchaser, emptor,
vendee]
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yesterday
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adv 1: on the day preceding today; "yesterday the weather was
beautiful"
2: in the recent past; only a short time ago; "I was not born
yesterday!"
n 1: the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's
newspapers"
2: the recent past; "yesterday's solutions are not good enough";
"we shared many yesterdays"
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d
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adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
[syn: five hundred, 500, d]
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin
D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol,
cholecalciferol, D]
2: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and
five [syn: five hundred, 500, D]
3: the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: D, d]
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dea
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n 1: federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and
regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances;
goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn:
Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement
Agency, DEA]
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lsd
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n 1: a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic
acid [syn: lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD]
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saturday
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n 1: the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the
Sabbath by Jews and some Christians [syn: Saturday,
Sabbatum, Sat]
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peabody
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n 1: educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United
States (1804-1894) [syn: Peabody, Elizabeth Peabody,
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody]
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kennedy
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n 1: 35th President of the United States; established the Peace
Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) [syn: Kennedy,
Jack Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, JFK,
President Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy]
2: a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
[syn: Kennedy, Kennedy Interrnational, Kennedy
International Airport]
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schenectady
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n 1: a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it
prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
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lombardy
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n 1: a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland [syn:
Lombardy, Lombardia]
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bastardy
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n 1: the status of being born to parents who were not married
[syn: bastardy, illegitimacy, bar sinister]
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anybody
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everybody
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hexapody
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raggedy
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thee
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arcady
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cassidy
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