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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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babbler
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n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn:
chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie,
spouter]
2: any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud
incessant song; in some classifications considered members of
the family Muscicapidae [syn: babbler, cackler]
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bachelor
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n 1: a man who has never been married [syn: bachelor,
unmarried man]
2: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
[syn: knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms, bachelor]
v 1: lead a bachelor's existence [syn: bachelor, bach]
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blastula
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n 1: early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a
liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single
layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after
fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus
occurs [syn: blastula, blastosphere]
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calendula
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n 1: any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula
widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often
used for medicinal and culinary purposes
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caroller
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n 1: a singer of carols [syn: caroler, caroller]
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fistula
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n 1: a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse [syn:
fistulous withers, fistula]
2: an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the
body surface [syn: fistula, sinus]
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gastrula
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n 1: double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from
invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is
the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the
mesoderm and endoderm
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glandular
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adj 1: relating to or affecting or functioning as a gland;
"glandular malfunctions"
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modular
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adj 1: constructed with standardized units or dimensions
allowing flexibility and variety in use; "modular
furniture"; "modular homes"
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nodular
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adj 1: relating to or characterized by or having nodules;
"Nodular vaginitis"
2: having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules; "nodular
ores" [syn: nodular, nodulated, noduled]
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rattler
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n 1: pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that
rattle when shaken [syn: rattlesnake, rattler]
2: a railroad train consisting of freight cars [syn: freight
train, rattler]
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saddler
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n 1: a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses
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spatula
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n 1: a turner with a narrow flexible blade
2: a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread
soft substances
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stapler
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n 1: a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in
order to fasten them together [syn: stapler, stapling
machine]
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straggler
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n 1: someone who strays or falls behind [syn: straggler,
strayer]
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tarantula
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n 1: large southern European spider once thought to be the cause
of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement) [syn:
European wolf spider, tarantula, Lycosa tarentula]
2: large hairy tropical spider with fangs that can inflict
painful but not highly venomous bites
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tattler
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n 1: someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: tattletale,
tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale,
blabbermouth]
2: any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling
cry
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color
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adj 1: having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he
rented a color television"; "marvelous color
illustrations" [syn: color, colour] [ant: black and
white(p), black-and-white]
n 1: a visual attribute of things that results from the light
they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up
of many different wavelengths of light" [syn: color,
colour, coloring, colouring] [ant: achromaticity,
achromatism, colorlessness, colourlessness]
2: interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was
lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with
exceptional vividness" [syn: color, colour, vividness]
3: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to
capture the true color of the original music" [syn: color,
colour, coloration, colouration]
4: a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race
(especially Blacks) [syn: color, colour, people of
color, people of colour]
5: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately
misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of
authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of
moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different
color" [syn: semblance, gloss, color, colour]
6: any material used for its color; "she used a different color
for the trim" [syn: coloring material, colouring
material, color, colour]
7: (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their
role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes
in three colors" [syn: color, colour]
8: the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in
terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or
brightness) and saturation [syn: color, colour]
v 1: add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall
colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" [syn:
color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize,
colour, color in, colour in] [ant: discolor]
2: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color
my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
[syn: tinge, color, colour, distort]
3: modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"
[syn: color, colour]
4: decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm
tones" [syn: color, colour, emblazon]
5: give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie"
[syn: color, colour, gloss]
6: change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts
discolored" [syn: discolor, discolour, colour, color]
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abler
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culler
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hackler
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kerala
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batcheller
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batchelor
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