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actuary
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n 1: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of
numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to
calculate insurance premiums) [syn: statistician,
actuary]
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aerie
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n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
[syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery,
eyrie, eyry]
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airy
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adj 1: open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn:
aired, airy]
2: not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories
about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for
getting rich" [syn: airy, impractical, visionary,
Laputan, windy]
3: having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to
resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
4: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as
impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform
come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial
fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than
ethereal forms" [syn: aeriform, aerial, airy, aery,
ethereal]
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baneberry
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n 1: a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea
2: a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
[syn: baneberry, cohosh, herb Christopher]
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barberry
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly
stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
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bayberry
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n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, bay-
rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta
acris]
2: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-
green wax-coated berries [syn: bayberry, candleberry,
swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica]
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bearberry
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n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States;
yields cascara sagrada [syn: cascara buckthorn,
bearberry, bearwood, chittamwood, chittimwood,
Rhamnus purshianus]
2: deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
[syn: bearberry, possum haw, winterberry, Ilex
decidua]
3: chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
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beriberi
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n 1: avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
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berry
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n 1: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as
desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
2: a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple
(grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
3: United States rock singer (born in 1931) [syn: Berry,
Chuck Berry, Charles Edward Berry]
v 1: pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"
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bilberry
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n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-
black berries [syn: bilberry, whortleberry,
whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus]
2: erect blueberry of western United States having solitary
flowers and somewhat sour berries [syn: bilberry, thin-
leaved bilberry, mountain blue berry, Viccinium
membranaceum]
3: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn:
bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry]
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blackberry
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n 1: large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate
fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
2: bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that
usually do not separate from the receptacle [syn:
blackberry, blackberry bush]
v 1: pick or gather blackberries; "The children went
blackberrying"
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blueberry
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n 1: any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing
blueberries [syn: blueberry, blueberry bush]
2: sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-
growing blueberry plants
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boysenberry
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n 1: cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark
wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries [syn:
boysenberry, boysenberry bush]
2: large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries
and raspberries
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bury
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v 1: cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
2: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the
Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in
the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
[syn: bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest]
3: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the
stolen goods"
4: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge
waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly
thereafter" [syn: immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury,
eat up]
5: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He
buried his head in her lap" [syn: bury, sink]
6: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury
these unpleasant memories" [syn: forget, bury] [ant:
remember, think of]
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canary
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adj 1: having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate
yellow [syn: canary, canary-yellow]
n 1: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn:
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool
pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary]
2: a female singer
3: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: canary
yellow, canary]
4: any of several small Old World finches [syn: canary,
canary bird]
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candleberry
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n 1: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with
grey-green wax-coated berries [syn: bayberry,
candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica
pensylvanica]
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carry
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n 1: the act of carrying something
v 1: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's
hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear";
"carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying
nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the
river" [syn: transport, carry]
2: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an
umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she
goes into the mountains" [syn: carry, pack, take]
3: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound
carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound";
"Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct,
transmit, convey, carry, channel]
4: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of
Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of
anger" [syn: carry, convey, express]
5: bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or
responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project";
"How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a
very large mortgage"
6: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head
high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold, carry,
bear]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn:
hold, bear, carry, contain]
8: extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her
ideas to the extreme"
9: continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the
neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote
mountain provinces" [syn: carry, extend]
10: be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;
"This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
11: win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"
12: include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the
payroll?"
13: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well
during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit,
bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
14: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn:
stock, carry, stockpile]
15: include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the
ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review";
"All major networks carried the press conference" [syn:
carry, run]
16: propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" [syn:
dribble, carry]
17: pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every
village in the province"
18: have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a
consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee";
"The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking
carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes";
"These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an
unusual name"
19: be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very
well in this big opera house"
20: keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government
carried the province for many years"
21: have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my
mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry
these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of
life insurance"
22: be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry
a small sail"
23: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His
speech did not sway the voters" [syn: carry, persuade,
sway]
24: compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own
performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
25: take further or advance; "carry a cause"
26: have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"
27: capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a
brief fight"
28: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn:
post, carry]
29: transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column
or unit's place before or after, in addition or
multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"
30: pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught
to fetch and carry"
31: bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
32: propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled
the ball to the other side of the fence"
33: drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his
liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry" [syn:
carry, hold]
34: be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
35: have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
36: cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive
carried to the green"
37: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The
motion carried easily"
38: be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
39: sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry
a tune"
40: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his
child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, bear, carry,
gestate, expect]
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checkerberry
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n 1: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-
shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and
shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn:
teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea,
groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen,
Gaultheria procumbens]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn:
wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry,
spiceberry]
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cherry
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adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy,
blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red,
crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
n 1: wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black
cherry
2: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy
round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a
valuable hardwood [syn: cherry, cherry tree]
3: a red fruit with a single hard stone
4: a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: cerise, cherry,
cherry red]
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chinaberry
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n 1: evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing
saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans [syn:
China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, chinaberry,
Sapindus saponaria]
2: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: chinaberry, chinaberry
tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India,
azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
azedarach]
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cloudberry
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n 1: creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow
or orange berries [syn: cloudberry, dwarf mulberry,
bakeapple, baked-apple berry, salmonberry, Rubus
chamaemorus]
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contrary
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adj 1: very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts
contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a
contrary conclusion"
2: of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true
but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
3: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite
contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a
perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: contrary,
obstinate, perverse, wayward]
4: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary
wind" [syn: adverse, contrary]
n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older
than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: reverse,
contrary, opposite]
2: exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not
guilty"
3: a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries
if both cannot be true but both can be false
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coralberry
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n 1: North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant
clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits [syn: coralberry,
Indian currant, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus]
2: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India [syn:
coralberry, spiceberry, Ardisia crenata]
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cowberry
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n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of
Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
[syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry,
lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-
idaea]
2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
[syn: lingonberry, mountain cranberry, cowberry,
lowbush cranberry]
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cranberry
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n 1: any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing
cranberries
2: very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
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crowberry
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n 1: a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black
berrylike fruit
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dewberry
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n 1: any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of
North America [syn: dewberry, dewberry bush, running
blackberry]
2: blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry
bushes
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elderberry
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n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
bourtree, black elder, common elder, elderberry,
European elder, Sambucus nigra]
2: berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
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eyrie
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n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
[syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery,
eyrie, eyry]
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fairy
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n 1: a small being, human in form, playful and having magical
powers [syn: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite]
2: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot,
faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer,
poof, poove, pouf]
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ferry
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n 1: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of
water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: ferry,
ferryboat]
2: transport by boat or aircraft [syn: ferry, ferrying]
v 1: transport from one place to another
2: transport by ferry
3: travel by ferry
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glary
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adj 1: shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding
headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of
sunlight"; "the glaring sun" [syn: blazing, blinding,
dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary]
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gooseberry
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n 1: spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers
and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries [syn:
gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes
grossularia]
2: currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
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hackberry
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n 1: any of various trees of the genus Celtis having
inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits [syn:
hackberry, nettle tree]
2: small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits;
southern United States [syn: sugarberry, hackberry]
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hairy
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adj 1: having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a
hairy caterpillar" [syn: hairy, haired, hirsute]
[ant: hairless]
2: hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains"
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huckleberry
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n 1: any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-
fruited blueberries
2: any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small
berries resembling blueberries
3: blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the
eastern United States
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inkberry
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n 1: evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong
leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: inkberry,
gallberry, gall-berry, evergreen winterberry, Ilex
glabra]
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intermarry
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v 1: marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group
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jerry
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n 1: offensive term for a person of German descent [syn:
Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun]
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library
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n 1: a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the
library"
2: a collection of literary documents or records kept for
reference or borrowing
3: a depository built to contain books and other materials for
reading and study [syn: library, depository library]
4: (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines
that are stored and available for immediate use [syn:
library, program library, subroutine library]
5: a building that houses a collection of books and other
materials
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loganberry
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n 1: red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California
[syn: loganberry, Rubus loganobaccus, Rubus ursinus
loganobaccus]
2: large red variety of the dewberry
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marry
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v 1: take in marriage [syn: marry, get married, wed,
conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse]
2: perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on
Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got
spliced on Hawaii" [syn: marry, wed, tie, splice]
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merry
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adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts
were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at
the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old
gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry
laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: gay, jocund,
jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful]
2: offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion";
"gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gay,
festal, festive, merry]
3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively
gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a
snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk,
lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy]
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miscarry
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v 1: be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?";
"The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" [syn:
fail, go wrong, miscarry] [ant: bring home the
bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed,
win]
2: suffer a miscarriage [ant: carry to term]
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mulberry
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n 1: any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit
that resembles the blackberry [syn: mulberry, mulberry
tree]
2: sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of
several mulberry trees of the genus Morus
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nary
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adj 1: (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a'
or `not one' or `never a'; "heard nary a sound"
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parry
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n 1: (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular
motion of the sword
2: a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: counterpunch,
parry, counter]
v 1: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an
attack" [syn: parry, block, deflect]
2: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
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prairie
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n 1: a treeless grassy plain
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raspberry
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n 1: woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or
yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe
and are rounder and smaller than blackberries [syn:
raspberry, raspberry bush]
2: red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than
the related blackberries
3: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing,
razz, snort, bird]
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remarry
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v 1: marry, not for the first time; "After her divorce, she
remarried her high school sweetheart"
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salmonberry
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n 1: creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow
or orange berries [syn: cloudberry, dwarf mulberry,
bakeapple, baked-apple berry, salmonberry, Rubus
chamaemorus]
2: white-flowered raspberry of western North America and
northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries [syn:
salmonberry, salmon berry, thimbleberry, Rubus
parviflorus]
3: large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America
having large pinkish-orange berries [syn: salmonberry,
Rubus spectabilis]
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scary
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adj 1: provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most
terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
[syn: chilling, scarey, scary, shivery,
shuddery]
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serviceberry
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n 1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy
white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn:
Juneberry, serviceberry, service tree, shadbush,
shadblow]
2: edible purple or red berries [syn: saskatoon,
serviceberry, shadberry, juneberry]
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shadberry
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n 1: edible purple or red berries [syn: saskatoon,
serviceberry, shadberry, juneberry]
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sherry
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n 1: dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern
Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as
an aperitif
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snowberry
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n 1: deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of
pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn:
snowberry, common snowberry, waxberry,
Symphoricarpos alba]
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soapberry
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n 1: a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
[syn: soapberry, soapberry tree]
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spiceberry
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n 1: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India [syn:
coralberry, spiceberry, Ardisia crenata]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn:
wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry,
spiceberry]
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strawberry
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n 1: sweet fleshy red fruit
2: any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and
bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many
small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red
pulpy berry
3: a soft red birthmark [syn: strawberry, strawberry mark,
hemangioma simplex]
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tarry
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adj 1: having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn:
pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry]
v 1: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around
the department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle,
lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess
about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill
around]
2: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: tarry, linger]
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twinberry
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n 1: shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North
America [syn: twinberry, Lonicera involucrata]
2: creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny
evergreen leaves and scarlet berries [syn: partridgeberry,
boxberry, twinberry, Mitchella repens]
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unwary
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adj 1: not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary
animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially
on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy
acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell [ant: wary]
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vary
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v 1: become different in some particular way, without
permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or
essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather";
"The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according
to the season" [syn: change, alter, vary]
2: be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: deviate,
vary, diverge, depart] [ant: conform]
3: be subject to change in accordance with a variable; "Prices
vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"
4: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn:
vary, variegate, motley]
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very
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adv 1: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally
for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very
gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable
evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good
yarn" [syn: very, really, real, rattling]
2: precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very
opposite"
adj 1: precisely as stated; "the very center of town"
2: being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the
identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his
stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in
two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said
yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" [syn: identical,
selfsame(a), very(a)]
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wary
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adj 1: marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; "they were
wary in their movements"; "a wary glance at the black
clouds"; "taught to be wary of strangers" [ant: unwary]
2: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide [syn: leery,
mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary]
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wherry
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n 1: sailing barge used especially in East Anglia [syn:
wherry, Norfolk wherry]
2: light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and
passengers in inland waters and harbors
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whortleberry
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n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-
black berries [syn: bilberry, whortleberry,
whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus]
2: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn:
bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry]
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harry
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v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]
2: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in
wartimes [syn: harry, ravage]
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barrie
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n 1: Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan
(1860-1937) [syn: Barrie, James Barrie, J. M. Barrie,
James Matthew Barrie, Sir James Matthew Barrie]
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clary
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n 1: aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great
Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental [syn:
clary, Salvia sclarea]
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gary
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n 1: a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel
production
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mary
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n 1: the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin
Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn:
Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin,
Madonna]
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sperry
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n 1: United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass
(1860-1930) [syn: Sperry, Elmer Ambrose Sperry]
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azeri
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n 1: an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan
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glengarry
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n 1: a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the
top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of
military dress
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guarneri
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n 1: Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri
(1687?-1745) [syn: Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius,
Guiseppe Guarneri]
2: founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698)
[syn: Guarneri, Guarnieri, Guarnerius, Andrea
Guarneri]
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bari
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n 1: capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
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gharry
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n 1: a horse-drawn carriage in India
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aery
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adj 1: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as
impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and
aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas
Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition";
"physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: aeriform,
aerial, airy, aery, ethereal]
n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
[syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery,
eyrie, eyry]
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boxberry
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n 1: creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny
evergreen leaves and scarlet berries [syn:
partridgeberry, boxberry, twinberry, Mitchella
repens]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn:
wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry,
spiceberry]
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bradbury
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n 1: United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn:
Bradbury, Ray Bradbury, Ray Douglas Bradbury]
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bunchberry
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n 1: creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and
clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to
Alaska [syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, crackerberry,
pudding berry, Cornus canadensis]
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foxberry
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n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of
Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
[syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry,
lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-
idaea]
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gallberry
0
n 1: evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong
leathery leaves and small black berries [syn: inkberry,
gallberry, gall-berry, evergreen winterberry, Ilex
glabra]
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hagberry
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n 1: small cherry much liked by birds
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juneberry
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n 1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy
white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn:
Juneberry, serviceberry, service tree, shadbush,
shadblow]
2: edible purple or red berries [syn: saskatoon,
serviceberry, shadberry, juneberry]
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rebury
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v 1: bury again; "After the king's body had been exhumed and
tested to traces of poison, it was reburied in the same
spot"
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sudbury
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n 1: a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel
mining center
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sunberry
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n 1: improved garden variety of black nightshade having small
edible orange or black berries [syn: garden huckleberry,
wonderberry, sunberry, Solanum nigrum guineese,
Solanum melanocerasum, Solanum burbankii]
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wineberry
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n 1: raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown
for ornament and for the small red acid fruits [syn:
wineberry, Rubus phoenicolasius]
2: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive
foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and
are used for making wine [syn: makomako, New Zealand wine
berry, wineberry, Aristotelia serrata, Aristotelia
racemosa]
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woodbury
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n 1: United States social economist (1876-1933) [syn:
Woodbury, Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury]
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canterbury
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n 1: a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the
cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat
of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
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coffeeberry
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n 1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red
or black fruits [syn: coffeeberry, California
buckthorn, California coffee, Rhamnus californicus]
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columbary
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n 1: a birdhouse for pigeons [syn: dovecote, columbarium,
columbary]
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crackerberry
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n 1: creeping perennial herb distinguished by red berries and
clustered leaf whorls at the tips of shoots; Greenland to
Alaska [syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, crackerberry,
pudding berry, Cornus canadensis]
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dangleberry
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n 1: huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers
and sweet blue fruit [syn: dangleberry, dangle-berry,
Gaylussacia frondosa]
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farkleberry
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n 1: shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black
inedible berries [syn: farkleberry, sparkleberry,
Vaccinium arboreum]
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lingonberry
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n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of
Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
[syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry,
lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-
idaea]
2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
[syn: lingonberry, mountain cranberry, cowberry,
lowbush cranberry]
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silverberry
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n 1: deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves
and fruits [syn: silverberry, silver berry,
silverbush, silver-bush, Elaeagnus commutata]
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syllabary
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n 1: a writing system whose characters represent syllables [syn:
syllabary, syllabic script]