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changeover
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n 1: an event that results in a transformation [syn:
conversion, transition, changeover]
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clover
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n 1: a plant of the genus Trifolium [syn: clover, trefoil]
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crossover
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n 1: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous
chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis [syn: crossing
over, crossover]
2: a voter who is registered as a member of one political party
but who votes in the primary of another party [syn:
crossover voter, crossover]
3: the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular
music) by combining elements of different genres in order to
appeal to a wider audience; "a jazz-classical crossover
album"
4: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or
railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
[syn: crossing, crosswalk, crossover]
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drover
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n 1: someone who drives a herd [syn: herder, herdsman,
drover]
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flashover
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n 1: an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an
insulator)
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flyover
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n 1: bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two
highways at different levels [syn: overpass, flyover]
2: a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft)
over spectators on the ground [syn: flyover, fly-by,
flypast]
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hangover
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n 1: disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially
alcohol) [syn: hangover, katzenjammer]
2: an official who remains in office after his term [syn:
holdover, hangover]
3: something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from
the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century" [syn:
hangover, holdover]
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holdover
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n 1: an official who remains in office after his term [syn:
holdover, hangover]
2: something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from
the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century" [syn:
hangover, holdover]
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layover
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n 1: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a
stopover to visit their friends" [syn: stop, stopover,
layover]
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slipover
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n 1: a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head [syn:
pullover, slipover]
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stopover
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n 1: a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to
change planes in Chicago" [syn: stopover, way station]
2: a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a
stopover to visit their friends" [syn: stop, stopover,
layover]
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supernova
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n 1: a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the
process
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takeover
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n 1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by
force [syn: coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover]
2: a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a
corporation
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turnover
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n 1: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced
in a given time period to the average number of workers
[syn: employee turnover, turnover rate, turnover]
2: a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
3: the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume
continues to rise" [syn: dollar volume, turnover]
4: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the
upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset, overturn,
turnover]
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walkover
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n 1: backbends combined with handstands
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap,
duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece
of cake]
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dover
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n 1: the capital of the state of Delaware [syn: Dover,
capital of Delaware]
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rickover
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n 1: United States admiral who advocated the development of
nuclear submarines (1900-1986) [syn: Rickover, Hyman
Rickover, Hyman George Rickover]
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navratilova
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n 1: United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who
won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in
1956) [syn: Navratilova, Martina Navratilova]
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jehovah
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n 1: a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated
from the Hebrew consonants YHVH [syn: Yahweh, YHWH,
Yahwe, Yahveh, YHVH, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahvey,
Jahweh, Jehovah, JHVH]
2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead,
Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty,
Almighty, Jehovah]
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moldova
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n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a
European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 [syn:
Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia]
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casanova
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n 1: an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his
sexual encounters (1725-1798) [syn: Casanova, Giovanni
Jacopo Casanova, Casanova de Seingalt, Giovanni Jacopo
Casanova de Seingalt]
2: any man noted for his amorous adventures
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handover
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n 1: act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the
handover of occupied territory"
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hanover
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n 1: a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of
the Hanseatic League [syn: Hannover, Hanover]
2: the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from
George I to Victoria) [syn: Hanover, House of Hanover,
Hanoverian line]
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passover
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n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from
Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt [syn: Passover, Pesach, Pesah, Feast of the
Unleavened Bread]
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grover
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strikeover
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wingover
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trover
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canova
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landover
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