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bird
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n 1: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by
feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
2: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
[syn: bird, fowl]
3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll,
wench, skirt, chick, bird]
4: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing,
razz, snort, bird]
5: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber
with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird,
birdie, shuttle]
v 1: watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn:
bird, birdwatch]
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bud
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n 1: a partially opened flower
2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature
leaves or petals
v 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
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clapboard
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n 1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other;
used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
[syn: clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding]
v 1: cover with clapboards
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cupboard
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n 1: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
[syn: cupboard, closet]
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scabbard
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n 1: a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
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scoreboard
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n 1: a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and
some other information)
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seaboard
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n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn:
seaside, seaboard]
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shipboard
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adj 1: casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship;
"shipboard romances"
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shuffleboard
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n 1: a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden
disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
[syn: shuffleboard, shovelboard]
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sideboard
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n 1: a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase
its capacity
2: a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib
3: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining
room; has shelves and drawers [syn: buffet, counter,
sideboard]
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signboard
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n 1: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be
posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" [syn:
signboard, sign]
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skateboard
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n 1: a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or
crouching position and propelled by foot
v 1: ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom
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smorgasbord
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n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety
of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn:
assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany,
miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord,
potpourri, motley]
2: an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or
salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and
pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a
buffet meal
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soundboard
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n 1: (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose
vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument [syn:
sounding board, soundboard]
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splashboard
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n 1: protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a
gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side [syn:
washboard, splashboard]
2: protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people
from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: splashboard,
splasher, dashboard]
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springboard
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n 1: a flexible board for jumping upward
2: a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses
other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality
provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point
of departure of international comparison cannot be an
institution but must be the function it carries out" [syn:
springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure]
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starboard
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adj 1: located on the right side of a ship or aircraft
n 1: the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is
aboard and facing the bow or nose [ant: larboard, port]
v 1: turn to the right, of helms or rudders
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strawboard
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n 1: a coarse yellow cardboard made of straw pulp
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surfboard
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n 1: a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
v 1: ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians
love to surf" [syn: surfboard, surf]
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switchboard
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n 1: telephone central where circuits are completed with
patchcords [syn: switchboard, patchboard, plugboard]
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byrd
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n 1: English organist and composer of church music; master of
16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music
printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: Byrd,
William Byrd]
2: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to
explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: Byrd, Richard E.
Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd]
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pressboard
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sailboard
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scraperboard
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storyboard
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stringboard
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burd
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harbored
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budd
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budde
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