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accrue
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v 1: grow by addition; "The interest accrues"
2: come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest
son" [syn: accrue, fall]
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adieu
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n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au
revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby,
good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
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ado
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n 1: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle,
flurry, ado, fuss, stir]
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anew
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adv 1: again but in a new or different way; "start afresh";
"wanted to write the story anew"; "starting life anew in
a fresh place" [syn: afresh, anew]
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askew
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adv 1: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with
his necktie twisted awry" [syn: askew, awry, skew-
whiff]
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a
gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig
was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew,
awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff]
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bamboo
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n 1: the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction
and crafts and fishing poles
2: woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes
used for construction and furniture
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bedew
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v 1: cover with drops of dew or as with dew
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bestrew
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v 1: cover by strewing
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blue
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adj 1: of the color intermediate between green and violet;
having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky;
"October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a
blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke" [syn: blue,
bluish, blueish]
2: used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War
(who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"
3: filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the
thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a
gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the
darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
"depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn:
gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited,
down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth,
low, low-spirited]
4: characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and
blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" [syn:
blasphemous, blue, profane]
5: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue
jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details";
"a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy
anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: blue,
gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque,
spicy]
6: belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or
aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic
Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family";
"blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle
blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South";
"aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician
tastes" [syn: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue,
blue-blooded, gentle, patrician]
7: morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic";
"puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but
puritanical in her behavior" [syn: blue(a), puritanic,
puritanical]
8: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war";
"a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter
landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November";
"a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: blue,
dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim,
sorry, drab, drear, dreary]
n 1: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear
sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue" [syn:
blue, blueness]
2: blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"
3: any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue;
"the Union army was a vast blue"
4: the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the
blue" [syn: blue sky, blue, blue air, wild blue
yonder]
5: used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge
[syn: bluing, blueing, blue]
6: the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate;
used as a sedative and a hypnotic [syn: amobarbital sodium,
blue, blue angel, blue devil, Amytal]
7: any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
v 1: turn blue
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boo
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n 1: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
[syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry,
razzing, razz, snort, bird]
v 1: show displeasure, as after a performance or speech [syn:
boo, hiss] [ant: acclaim, applaud, clap, spat]
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brew
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n 1: drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather
than distilling [syn: brew, brewage]
v 1: prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for
thousands of years"
2: sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor;
"the tea is brewing"
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canoe
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n 1: small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with
a paddle
v 1: travel by canoe; "canoe along the canal"
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chew
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n 1: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew,
chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad]
2: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft
enough to swallow [syn: chew, chewing, mastication,
manduction]
v 1: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed
his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!";
"The cows were masticating the grass" [syn: chew,
masticate, manducate, jaw]
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clue
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n 1: a slight indication [syn: hint, clue]
2: evidence that helps to solve a problem [syn: clue, clew,
cue]
v 1: roll into a ball [syn: clue, clew]
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construe
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v 1: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you
see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
[syn: interpret, construe, see]
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coo
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n 1: the sound made by a pigeon
v 1: speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was
cooing softly"
2: cry softly, as of pigeons
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coup
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n 1: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by
force [syn: coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover]
2: a brilliant and notable success
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crew
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n 1: the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
2: an organized group of workmen [syn: gang, crew, work
party]
3: an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the
same crowd" [syn: crowd, crew, gang, bunch]
4: the team of men manning a racing shell
v 1: serve as a crew member on
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cue
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n 1: an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a
reminder for some action or speech
2: evidence that helps to solve a problem [syn: clue, clew,
cue]
3: a stimulus that provides information about what to do [syn:
discriminative stimulus, cue]
4: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike
a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: cue, cue stick,
pool cue, pool stick]
v 1: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next
words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn:
prompt, remind, cue]
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debut
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n 1: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to
the debut of their new product line" [syn: introduction,
debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling,
entry]
2: the presentation of a debutante in society
v 1: present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts
a new song or two each month"
2: appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that
debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"
3: make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at
the Metropolitan Opera"
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interview
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n 1: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which
information is elicited); often conducted by journalists;
"my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of
religious bonds"
2: a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a
consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with
the king" [syn: consultation, audience, interview]
v 1: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio
reporting [syn: interview, question]
2: discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an
evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"
3: go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job
candidate interviewed everywhere"
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nephew
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n 1: a son of your brother or sister [ant: niece]
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overview
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n 1: a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief
overview of the financial consequences"
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preview
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n 1: an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion
picture that will appear in the near future [syn:
preview, prevue, trailer]
2: a screening for a select audience in advance of release for
the general public
v 1: watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the
general public
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purview
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n 1: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated;
"It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn:
horizon, view, purview]
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review
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n 1: a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: reappraisal,
revaluation, review, reassessment]
2: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a
book or play) [syn: review, critique, critical review,
review article]
3: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of
monitoring earlier treatment [syn: follow-up, followup,
reexamination, review]
4: (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that
provides some assurance to interested parties as to the
reliability of financial data [syn: review, limited
review]
5: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing
and comedians [syn: revue, review]
6: a periodical that publishes critical essays on current
affairs or literature or art
7: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer
discussion [syn: recapitulation, recap, review]
8: (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court
(especially by an appellate court)
9: practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
[syn: review, brushup]
10: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready
for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we
could use the elevator" [syn: inspection, review]
v 1: look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"
[syn: review, reexamine]
2: appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York
Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: review,
critique]
3: hold a review (of troops) [syn: review, go over,
survey]
4: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the
test" [syn: review, brush up, refresh]
5: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events);
remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" [syn:
review, look back, retrospect]
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revue
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n 1: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing
and comedians [syn: revue, review]
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blew
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bellew
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teleview
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rearview
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