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abstain
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v 1: refrain from voting
2: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn:
abstain, refrain, desist] [ant: consume, have,
ingest, take, take in]
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ain
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adj 1: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person
(especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for
your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own
clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: own(a), ain]
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appertain
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v 1: be a part or attribute of [syn: pertain, appertain]
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ascertain
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v 1: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment,
survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The
physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel
Prize" [syn: determine, find, find out, ascertain]
2: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it,
ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
3: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she
speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
[syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain,
watch, learn]
4: learn or discover with certainty
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attain
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v 1: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite
setbacks" [syn: achieve, accomplish, attain, reach]
2: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The
thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of
140 miles per hour" [syn: reach, hit, attain]
3: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: fall upon, strike, come
upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance
on, happen upon, attain, discover]
4: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit
by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made
it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before
the weekend starts" [syn: reach, make, attain, hit,
arrive at, gain]
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bloodstain
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n 1: a discoloration caused by blood
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butane
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n 1: occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber
and fuels
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chevrotain
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n 1: very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and
west Africa [syn: chevrotain, mouse deer]
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contain
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v 1: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new
idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many
old songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, contain,
comprise]
2: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn:
hold, bear, carry, contain]
3: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or
keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold
your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb,
moderate]
4: be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
5: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all
the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: contain,
take, hold]
6: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or
influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth
of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check,
turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back]
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detain
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v 1: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: confine,
detain] [ant: free, liberate, loose, release,
unloose, unloosen]
2: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay,
detain, delay]
3: cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by
the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want
to perform" [syn: delay, detain, hold up] [ant:
hurry, rush]
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entertain
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v 1: provide entertainment for
2: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the
notion of moving to South America" [syn: entertain, think
of, toy with, flirt with, think about]
3: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge";
"entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" [syn:
harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse]
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maintain
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v 1: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep
clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a
lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: keep,
maintain, hold]
2: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or
destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The
old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be
taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum
curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" [syn: conserve,
preserve, maintain, keep up]
3: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her
family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's
little to earn and many to keep" [syn: sustain, keep,
maintain]
4: state categorically [syn: assert, asseverate, maintain]
5: have and exercise; "wield power and authority" [syn: wield,
exert, maintain]
6: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the
countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her
shopping trips" [syn: keep, maintain]
7: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary";
"maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: keep, maintain]
8: state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" [syn:
maintain, defend]
9: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the
verdict" [syn: uphold, maintain]
10: stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with
the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my
employees" [syn: observe, keep, maintain]
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obtain
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v 1: come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
2: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of
civilization do not find expression or receive an
interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got
nothing but trouble for my good intentions" [syn: receive,
get, find, obtain, incur]
3: be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
[syn: prevail, hold, obtain]
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octane
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n 1: any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and
used as a fuel and solvent
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pertain
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v 1: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to
her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
[syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to,
bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with]
2: be a part or attribute of [syn: pertain, appertain]
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plantain
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small
roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small
spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used
medicinally
2: a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular
greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics [syn:
plantain, plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca]
3: starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple
vegetable throughout the tropics
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retain
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v 1: hold back within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this
drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water"
2: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property
or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer";
"She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they
could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out
and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long
as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment
retains its shape even after many washings" [syn: retain,
continue, keep, keep on]
3: secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The
landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right
to disagree" [syn: retain, hold, keep back, hold
back]
4: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"
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sustain
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v 1: lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the
diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the
treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" [syn:
prolong, sustain, keep up]
2: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a
fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after
eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He
got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: suffer, sustain,
have, get]
3: provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread
and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young
children" [syn: nourish, nurture, sustain]
4: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her
family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's
little to earn and many to keep" [syn: sustain, keep,
maintain]
5: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam
holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I
balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn:
hold, support, sustain, hold up]
6: admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"
7: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his
story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the
defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain,
substantiate, support, affirm] [ant: contradict,
negate]
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ane
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adj 1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane'
is Scottish" [syn: one, 1, i, ane]
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aquitaine
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n 1: a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the
Pyrenees [syn: Aquitaine, Aquitania]
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steen
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n 1: Dutch genre painter (1626-1679) [syn: Steen, Jan Steen]
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holstein
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n 1: a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland [syn:
Friesian, Holstein, Holstein-Friesian]
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cysteine
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n 1: an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most
proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine
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amain
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adv 1: at full speed; with great haste; "the children ran down
the hill amain"
2: with all your strength; "he pulled the ropes amain"
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airplane
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n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by
propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble
with the airplane" [syn: airplane, aeroplane, plane]
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mortmain
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n 1: real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical
corporation) [syn: mortmain, dead hand]
2: the oppressive influence of past events or decisions [syn:
dead hand, dead hand of the past, mortmain]
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vervain
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n 1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of
the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously
colored flowers [syn: verbena, vervain]
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wolfsbane
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n 1: poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves
and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock [syn: wolfsbane,
wolfbane, wolf's bane, Aconitum lycoctonum]
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bahrein
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n 1: an island in the Persian Gulf [syn: Bahrain, Bahrain
Island, Bahrein, Bahrein Island]
2: an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi
Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until
reserves were exhausted in 1970s [syn: Bahrain, State of
Bahrain, Bahrein]
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checkrein
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n 1: a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired
position [syn: bearing rein, checkrein]
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fonteyn
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n 1: English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in
1919) [syn: Fonteyn, Dame Margot Fonteyn]
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bloemfontein
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n 1: the seat of the supreme court
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heptane
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n 1: a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from
petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in
determining octane ratings
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montane
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adj 1: of or inhabiting mountainous regions; "montane flowers"
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pentane
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aine
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ayn
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costain
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overtrain
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baudoin
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madeleine
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haen
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goren
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messiaen
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volplane
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aisne
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nane
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stane
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tain
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thegn
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alleyne
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atwain
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battleplane
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belen
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bivane
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bucrane
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casgrain
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catenane
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chatelain
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cinquain
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clephane
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cetane
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sextain
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neopentane
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