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candle
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n 1: stick of wax with a wick in the middle [syn: candle,
taper, wax light]
2: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the
Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous
intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at
the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn: candle,
candela, cd, standard candle]
v 1: examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
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handle
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n 1: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in
order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the
handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good
grip" [syn: handle, grip, handgrip, hold]
v 1: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with
this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts";
"She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
[syn: manage, deal, care, handle]
2: interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with
caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" [syn:
treat, handle, do by]
3: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This
book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western
Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
[syn: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address]
4: touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the
merchandise" [syn: handle, palm]
5: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young
violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: wield,
handle, manage]
6: show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs.
Priscilla Prescott"
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manhandle
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v 1: handle roughly; "I was manhandled by the police"
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mishandle
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v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bodge,
bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub,
screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle,
fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up,
bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up,
fuck up]
2: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"
[syn: mismanage, mishandle, misconduct]
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panhandle
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n 1: a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some
larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle
of West Virginia"
2: the handle of a pan
v 1: beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
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sandal
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n 1: a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
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scandal
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n 1: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
[syn: scandal, dirt, malicious gossip]
2: a disgraceful event [syn: scandal, outrage]
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vandal
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n 1: someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
2: a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain
and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455
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handel
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n 1: a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany)
remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759) [syn:
Handel, George Frideric Handel, George Frederick
Handel, Georg Friedrich Handel]
2: the music of Handel
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andal
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brandel
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brandl
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brandle
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vanhandel
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crandall
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crandell
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fandel
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krandall
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mandel
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mandell
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mandl
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mandle
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randal
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randall
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randel
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randle
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randol
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yandell
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yandle
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bandel
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kandel
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rehandle
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