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calf
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n 1: young of domestic cattle
2: the muscular back part of the shank [syn: calf, sura]
3: fine leather from the skin of a calf [syn: calf,
calfskin]
4: young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or
giraffe or elephant or buffalo
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chaff
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n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw,
stubble]
2: foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar
countermeasure
v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just
kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh,
banter]
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coif
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n 1: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
[syn: hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure,
coif]
2: a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a
hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
v 1: cover with a coif
2: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn:
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe,
coiffure]
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half
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adv 1: partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden
by the bushes"
adj 1: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or
quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"
2: partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"
3: (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half
brother"; "half sister" [ant: whole]
n 1: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf";
"half an hour"; "a century and one half" [syn: one-half,
half]
2: one of two divisions into which some games or performances
are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
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scarf
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n 1: a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for
warmth or decoration
2: a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or
metal so that they will lock together end-to-end [syn: scarf
joint, scarf]
v 1: masturbate while strangling oneself
2: unite by a scarf joint
3: wrap in or adorn with a scarf
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staff
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n 1: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an
assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing
staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine
decisions"
2: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose;
"he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
3: the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the
dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the
university" [syn: staff, faculty]
4: building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to
cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an
exposition) or for decoration
5: a rod carried as a symbol
6: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the
musical notes are written [syn: staff, stave]
v 1: provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"
2: serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"
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barf
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n 1: the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: vomit, vomitus,
puke, barf]
v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]