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balmy
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adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy,
bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,
crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire,
kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts,
nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky,
whacky]
2: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was
mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" [syn:
balmy, mild, soft]
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chamois
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n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois
antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: chamois, chamois
leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy
leather]
2: hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns
with backward-hooked tips [syn: chamois, Rupicapra
rupicapra]
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clammy
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adj 1: unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake";
"clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests"
[syn: clammy, dank]
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commie
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n 1: a socialist who advocates communism [syn: communist,
commie]
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hammy
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adj 1: affectedly dramatic; overacted
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mammy
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n 1: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern
U.S.
2: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma,
mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]
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mommy
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n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma,
mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]
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origami
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n 1: the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing
objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
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pastrami
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n 1: highly seasoned cut of smoked beef
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ramie
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n 1: tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green
leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that
resembles flax [syn: ramie, ramee, Chinese silk
plant, China grass, Boehmeria nivea]
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salami
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n 1: highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually
dried
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swami
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n 1: a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect
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tsunami
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n 1: a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by
an earthquake or volcanic eruption; "a colossal tsunami
destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"
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whammy
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n 1: a serious or devastating setback
2: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he
put the whammy on me" [syn: hex, jinx, curse, whammy]
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palmy
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adj 1: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a
palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new
business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist
center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn:
booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering,
prosperous, roaring, thriving]
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macrame
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n 1: a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting
cords
v 1: make knotted patterns; "macrame a plant holder"
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gammy
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adj 1: (British informal) sore or lame; "a gammy foot"
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shammy
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n 1: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois
antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: chamois, chamois
leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy
leather]
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miami
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n 1: a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living
in northern Indiana and southern Michigan
2: a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay;
the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a
refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro
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brahmi
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n 1: a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th
century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed
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kami
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n 1: one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings,
spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
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pommy
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n 1: a disparaging term for a British person [syn: pommy,
pom]
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izanami
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n 1: sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and
gods of Japan
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sami
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n 1: a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern
Scandinavia and herding reindeer [syn: Lapp,
Lapplander, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame]
2: the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the
Kola Peninsula [syn: Lapp, Sami, Saami, Same,
Saame]
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tammy
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n 1: plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and
cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments
and curtains
2: a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: tam,
tam-o'-shanter, tammy]
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jammy
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kermes
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tommy
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grammy
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ami
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amie
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amis
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enami
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cromie
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dromi
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twomey
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adame
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adami
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ajami
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badami
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calame
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cerami
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islami
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itami
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karami
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masami
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minami
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blasingame
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blassingame
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fillingame
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kawakami
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murakami
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ramaswami
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yanomami
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mccamey
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mckamey
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tamiami
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tatami
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calmy
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commis
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commy
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dommie
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fahmy
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kwame
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rami
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swamy
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tommie
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yami
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beltrami
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inghirami
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cammie
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cammy
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lammey
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lammi
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pammy
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ramey
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sammie
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sammy
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tammie
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karameh
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