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asphodel
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n 1: any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera
Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes
of white or pink or yellow flowers
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bell
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n 1: a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound
when struck
2: a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or
buzzing signal when pushed [syn: doorbell, bell,
buzzer]
3: the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she
heard the distant toll of church bells" [syn: bell, toll]
4: (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time
signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals
4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. [syn:
bell, ship's bell]
5: the shape of a bell [syn: bell, bell shape, campana]
6: a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905)
[syn: Bell, Melville Bell, Alexander Melville Bell]
7: English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member
of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) [syn: Bell, Vanessa
Bell, Vanessa Stephen]
8: United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone
(1847-1922) [syn: Bell, Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham
Bell]
9: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells
that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral
instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong]
10: the flared opening of a tubular device
v 1: attach a bell to; "bell cows"
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belle
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n 1: a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of
several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"
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cartel
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n 1: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit
competition by controlling the production and distribution
of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope
of gaining a monopoly" [syn: trust, corporate trust,
combine, cartel]
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cell
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n 1: any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
2: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all
organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in
monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants
and animals
3: a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a
chemical reaction [syn: cell, electric cell]
4: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger
political movement [syn: cell, cadre]
5: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided
into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver [syn: cellular telephone, cellular
phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone]
6: small room in which a monk or nun lives [syn: cell,
cubicle]
7: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: cell, jail cell,
prison cell]
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citadel
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n 1: a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during
a battle [syn: bastion, citadel]
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clientele
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n 1: customers collectively; "they have an upper class
clientele" [syn: clientele, patronage, business]
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compel
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v 1: force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to
fill out this form" [syn: compel, oblige, obligate]
2: necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels
conservation"
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dell
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n 1: a small wooded hollow [syn: dell, dingle]
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dispel
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v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric
meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad
thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn
back many disappointed customers" [syn: chase away,
drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive
off, run off]
2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: disperse,
dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter]
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dwell
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v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood,
dwell]
2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in]
3: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in
Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the
islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells
near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the
woods" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit]
4: exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her
mind" [syn: dwell, inhabit]
5: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always
harping on the same old things" [syn: harp, dwell]
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el
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n 1: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a
celestial object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude,
ALT]
2: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a
track that is raised above the street level [syn: elevated
railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead
railway]
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ell
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n 1: an extension at the end and at right angles to the main
building
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excel
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v 1: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: excel,
stand out, surpass]
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expel
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v 1: force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his
native country" [syn: expel, throw out, kick out]
2: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted
after he misappropriated funds" [syn: oust, throw out,
drum out, boot out, kick out, expel]
3: cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn:
rout, rout out, expel]
4: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust,
discharge, expel, eject, release]
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farewell
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n 1: an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
[syn: farewell, word of farewell]
2: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells";
"he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn:
farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting]
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fell
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adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict
pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal
beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod
treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious
kicks" [syn: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell,
roughshod, savage, vicious]
n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
[syn: hide, fell]
2: seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching
the seamed materials to avoid rough edges [syn: fell,
felled seam]
3: the act of felling something (as a tree)
v 1: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike
down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn:
fell, drop, strike down, cut down]
2: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing
beneath him" [syn: fly, fell, vanish]
3: sew a seam by folding the edges
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foretell
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v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: announce, annunciate,
harbinger, foretell, herald]
2: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome
of an election" [syn: predict, foretell, prognosticate,
call, forebode, anticipate, promise]
3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode,
portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage,
betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure,
forecast, predict]
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gazelle
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n 1: small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having
lustrous eyes
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gel
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n 1: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol [syn: gel,
colloidal gel]
2: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color
effects [syn: gelatin, gel]
v 1: become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled"
2: apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" [syn:
mousse, gel]
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hell
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n 1: any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the
inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas
is the pits"; [syn: hell, hell on earth, hellhole,
snake pit, the pits, inferno]
2: a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to
blazes" [syn: hell, blaze]
3: (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil;
where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd
headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John
Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved
with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson [syn: Hell, perdition,
Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit] [ant:
Heaven]
4: (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with
all his immense wealth"-Theognis [syn: Hell, Hades,
infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld]
5: violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"
[syn: sin, hell]
6: noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" [syn:
hell, blaze]
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hotel
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n 1: a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals
and other services
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impel
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v 1: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or
motivate [syn: impel, force]
2: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
[syn: propel, impel]
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jell
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v 1: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the
enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]
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knell
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n 1: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a
funeral or the end of something
v 1: ring as in announcing death
2: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical
edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday
at the local church" [syn: ring, knell]
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lapel
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n 1: lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar
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mademoiselle
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n 1: small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch;
found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
[syn: silver perch, mademoiselle, Bairdiella
chrysoura]
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materiel
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n 1: equipment and supplies of a military force [syn:
materiel, equipage]
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misspell
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v 1: spell incorrectly
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morel
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n 1: any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella
having a brownish spongelike cap
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motel
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n 1: a motor hotel
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outsell
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v 1: be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new
Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
2: sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his
colleagues"
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pastel
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adj 1: lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the
naive music"
2: delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"
n 1: any of various pale or light colors
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personnel
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n 1: group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is
necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" [syn:
force, personnel]
2: the department responsible for hiring and training and
placing employees and for setting policies for personnel
management [syn: personnel department, personnel office,
personnel, staff office]
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propel
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v 1: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
[syn: propel, impel]
2: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my
career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move,
prompt, incite]
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quell
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v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of
dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell,
quench]
2: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, stay,
appease]
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ravel
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n 1: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
[syn: Ravel, Maurice Ravel]
2: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
[syn: run, ladder, ravel]
v 1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" [syn: ravel,
unravel, ravel out] [ant: knot, ravel, tangle]
2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: ravel,
tangle, knot] [ant: ravel, ravel out, unknot,
unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle]
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rebel
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n 1: `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers
by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War;
`greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
[syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback]
2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the
constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving
conditions) [syn: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom
fighter, rebel]
3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
[syn: maverick, rebel]
v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
[syn: rebel, arise, rise, rise up]
2: break with established customs [syn: rebel, renegade]
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repel
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v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the
enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the
invaders" [syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back,
push back, beat back] [ant: attract, draw, draw
in, pull, pull in]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: repel, repulse]
[ant: appeal, attract]
3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: repel, repulse,
fight off, rebuff, drive back]
4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn:
rebuff, snub, repel]
5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn:
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel]
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resell
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v 1: sell (something) again after having bought it
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retell
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v 1: render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story" [syn:
recite, retell]
2: make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his
parents in his latest novel" [syn: fictionalize,
fictionalise, retell]
3: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her
request" [syn: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate,
iterate, restate, retell]
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sell
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n 1: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard
sell"
v 1: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold
his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and
support her drug habit" [ant: buy, purchase]
2: be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books
sell like hot cakes"
3: persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to
sell us their image as great lovers"
4: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She
deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal,
sell, trade]
5: give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a
successful career"
6: be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in
certain circles"
7: be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the
products"
8: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The
spy betrayed his country" [syn: betray, sell]
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shell
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n 1: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing
containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from
a large gun
2: the material that forms the hard outer covering of many
animals
3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell, cuticle,
shield]
4: the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits
especially nuts
5: the exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: shell,
eggshell]
6: a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is
covered with a smooth shell of ice"
7: a very light narrow racing boat [syn: shell, racing
shell]
8: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a
walnut case" [syn: shell, case, casing]
9: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield
attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn:
plate, scale, shell]
10: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a
brachiopod
v 1: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
[syn: blast, shell]
2: create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the
mountain" [syn: blast, shell]
3: fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
4: hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the
pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
5: look for and collect shells by the seashore
6: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi
beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the
competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football
game" [syn: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce,
vanquish]
7: remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes";
"shell mussels"
8: remove the husks from; "husk corn" [syn: husk, shell]
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smell
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n 1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the
nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous
form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: smell, odor,
odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception]
2: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn:
olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour,
scent]
3: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect
that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a
clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the
smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling,
flavor, flavour, look, smell]
4: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents [syn:
smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modality]
5: the act of perceiving the odor of something [syn: smell,
smelling]
v 1: inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
2: emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
3: smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
4: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches
smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" [syn:
smack, reek, smell]
5: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I
sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out
corruption" [syn: smell, smell out, sense]
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spell
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n 1: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a
magical incantation [syn: enchantment, spell, trance]
2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: go,
spell, tour, turn]
3: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by
some action or condition; "he was here for a little while";
"I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a
patch of bad weather" [syn: while, piece, spell,
patch]
4: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he
whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around
its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: spell, magic
spell, magical spell, charm]
v 1: orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How
do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for
the police officer" [syn: spell, spell out]
2: indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" [syn:
spell, import]
3: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally
accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the
word wrong in this letter" [syn: spell, write]
4: relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled
her husband at the wheel"
5: place under a spell [ant: unspell]
6: take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"
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swell
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adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car";
"had a great time at the party"; "you look simply
smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking,
cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat,
nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell,
smashing]
n 1: the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
[syn: swell, crestless wave]
2: a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
3: a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
4: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
v 1: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The
music swelled to a crescendo"
2: become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother
was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" [syn:
swell, puff up]
3: expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are
swelling" [syn: swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy,
tumesce]
4: come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral
things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"
[syn: well up, swell]
5: come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the
currents well up" [syn: well, swell]
6: cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"
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tell
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n 1: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who
was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to
legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple
from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did
successfully without mishap) [syn: Tell, William Tell]
v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her";
"tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion";
"state your name" [syn: state, say, tell]
2: let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
3: narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened";
"The father told a story to his child" [syn: tell,
narrate, recount, recite]
4: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with
authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do
the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
[syn: order, tell, enjoin, say]
5: discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
6: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell
you that man is a crook!" [syn: assure, tell]
7: give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
[syn: tell, evidence]
8: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
[syn: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern,
secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell
apart]
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well
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adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or
satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a
nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children
behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well";
"he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned
dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty
good" [syn: well, good] [ant: badly, ill,
poorly]
2: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining
form; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well
informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food
poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef",
"well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated"
3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well
do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster";
"you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be
trying to deceive us" [syn: well, easily]
4: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully;
"a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the
difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be
going on"
5: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project
was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs";
"his father was well pleased with his grades"
6: favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of
them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: badly, ill]
7: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well
over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem
considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has
fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up
substantially" [syn: well, considerably, substantially]
8: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them
well" [syn: well, intimately]
9: with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing
more"; "could not well refuse"
10: with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he
writes well" [ant: badly]
11: in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married
well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
[syn: well, advantageously] [ant: badly,
disadvantageously]
12: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able
to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: well,
comfortably]
13: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor;
"took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" [ant:
badly]
adj 1: in good health especially after having suffered illness
or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is
nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I
feel well" [ant: ill, sick]
2: resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there";
"it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw
you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good, well(p)]
3: wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well
to start early"
n 1: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil
or gas or brine
2: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
3: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn:
well, wellspring, fountainhead]
4: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a
stairway)
5: an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding
something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for
protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
v 1: come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the
currents well up" [syn: well, swell]
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yell
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n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the
audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout,
vociferation]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell]
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout
out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo,
squall]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: yell, scream]
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cabell
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n 1: United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958) [syn:
Cabell, James Branch Cabell]
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bel
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n 1: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
[syn: Bel, B]
2: Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad
including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
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l
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adj 1: being ten more than forty [syn: fifty, 50, l]
n 1: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume
of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions;
now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75
pints) [syn: liter, litre, l, cubic decimeter,
cubic decimetre]
2: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five [syn:
fifty, 50, L]
3: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a
perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen
per square centimeter [syn: lambert, L]
4: the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: L, l]
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cattell
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n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a
broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate
research (1905-1998) [syn: Cattell, Ray Cattell, R. B.
Cattell, Raymond B. Cattell, Raymond Bernard Cattell]
2: American psychologist and editor (1860-1944) [syn: Cattell,
James McKeen Cattell]
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cavell
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n 1: English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German
occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was
caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn:
Cavell, Edith Cavell, Edith Louisa Cavell]
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cornell
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n 1: United States actress noted for her performances in
Broadway plays (1893-1974) [syn: Cornell, Katherine
Cornell]
2: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in
the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White)
founded Cornell University (1807-1874) [syn: Cornell, Ezra
Cornell]
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hillel
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n 1: Palestinian rabbi and interpreter of Judaic law
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mantell
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n 1: English geologist remembered as the first person to
recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852) [syn:
Mantell, Gideon Algernon Mantell]
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marcel
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n 1: a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made
by a heated curling iron
v 1: make a marcel in a woman's hair
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marvell
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n 1: English poet (1621-1678) [syn: Marvell, Andrew Marvell]
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moselle
0
n 1: German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine
made elsewhere
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nobel
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n 1: Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite
and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes
(1833-1896) [syn: Nobel, Alfred Nobel, Alfred Bernhard
Nobel]
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noel
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n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas,
Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide,
Noel]
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purcell
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n 1: English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many
theatrical pieces (1659-1695) [syn: Purcell, Henry
Purcell]
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rozelle
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n 1: East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial
subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in
tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber [syn: roselle,
rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel,
Hibiscus sabdariffa]
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raphael
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n 1: Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals
of the High Renaissance (1483-1520) [syn: Raphael,
Raffaello Santi, Raffaello Sanzio]
2: an archangel of the Hebrew tradition
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muscadel
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n 1: wine from muscat grapes [syn: muscat, muscatel,
muscadel, muscadelle]
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befell
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carvel
0
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nouvelle
0
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carvell
0
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nadel
0
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accel
0
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adel
0
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adell
0
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adelle
0
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behl
0
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cel
0
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chell
0
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clell
0
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del
0
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delle
0
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dwelle
0
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ehle
0
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0
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fehl
0
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fel
0
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frel
0
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gehl
0
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gell
0
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grell
0
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grelle
0
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guel
0
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hehl
0
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helle
0
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kehl
0
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kell
0
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kjell
0
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krell
0
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lehl
0
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mehl
0