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aisle
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n 1: a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
2: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or
passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in
stores [syn: aisle, gangway]
3: part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by
rows of pillars or columns
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awhile
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adv 1: for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they
settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby
was quiet for a while" [syn: awhile, for a while]
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beguile
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v 1: influence by slyness [syn: juggle, beguile, hoodwink]
2: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch,
becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm,
fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant]
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bibliophile
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n 1: someone who loves (and usually collects) books [syn:
bibliophile, booklover, book lover]
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bile
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n 1: a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the
gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats [syn: bile,
gall]
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compile
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v 1: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the
man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot
of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
[syn: roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up,
amass, compile, hoard]
2: put together out of existing material; "compile a list" [syn:
compose, compile]
3: use a computer program to translate source code written in a
particular programming language into computer-readable
machine code that can be executed
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defile
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n 1: a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) [syn:
defile, gorge]
v 1: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's
reputation" [syn: defile, sully, corrupt, taint,
cloud]
2: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used
metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long
exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the
affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish, stain,
maculate, sully, defile]
3: spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river
by emptying raw sewage into it" [syn: foul, befoul,
defile, maculate]
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homophile
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adj 1: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: gay,
queer, homophile(a)]
n 1: someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual
attraction to persons of the same sex [syn: homosexual,
homophile, homo, gay]
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profile
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n 1: an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the
extent to which something exhibits various characteristics;
"a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile
of serial killers"
2: an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from
one side)
3: biographical sketch
4: degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not
have sufficient visibility to win an election" [syn:
visibility, profile]
5: a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different
horizons or layers
v 1: write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous
painter"
2: represent in profile, by drawing or painting
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smile
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n 1: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners
of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn:
smile, smiling, grin, grinning]
v 1: change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often
to signal pleasure
2: express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks"
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argyll
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n 1: a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing
a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy
warm [syn: argyll, argyle]
2: a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a
solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned
after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland [syn:
argyle, argyll]
3: a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design (usually used
in the plural) [syn: argyle, argyll]
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pedophile
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n 1: an adult who is sexually attracted to children [syn:
pedophile, paedophile]
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anglophile
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n 1: an admirer of England and things English [syn:
anglophile, anglophil]
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francophile
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n 1: an admirer of France and everything French [syn:
Francophile, Francophil]
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paedophile
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n 1: an adult who is sexually attracted to children [syn:
pedophile, paedophile]
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eosinophile
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n 1: a leukocyte readily stained with eosin [syn: eosinophil,
eosinophile]
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ailurophile
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interfile
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xenophile
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feal
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hippophile
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necrophile
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russophile
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slavophile
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thermophile
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electrophile
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europhile
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