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decide
4
v 1: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We
finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn:
decide, make up one's mind, determine]
2: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided";
"The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The
father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their
inheritance" [syn: decide, settle, resolve,
adjudicate]
3: cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"
4: influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often
decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
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filicide
4
n 1: a parent who murders his own son or daughter
2: the murder of your own son or daughter
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dignified
3
adj 1: having or expressing dignity; especially formality or
stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified
demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified
white-haired gentleman" [ant: undignified]
2: having or showing self-esteem [syn: dignified, self-
respecting, self-respectful]
-
ringside
3
n 1: first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing
or wrestling ring [syn: ringside, ringside seat]
-
cockeyed
1
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]
2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the
dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a
nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a
contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous
to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn
back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of
universal interest in her rather dull children was
ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory,
idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical,
preposterous, ridiculous]
3: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto,
crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed,
pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed,
smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff,
tight, wet]
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abide
0
v 1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay
a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide,
abide, stay]
2: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
put up]
-
allied
0
adj 1: related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied
species"; "allied studies"
2: of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an
Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"
3: of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an
allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"
4: united in a confederacy or league [syn: allied,
confederate, confederative]
5: joined by treaty or agreement
-
alongside
0
adv 1: side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship" [syn:
aboard, alongside]
-
applied
0
adj 1: concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with
fundamental principles; "applied physics"; "applied
psychology"; "technical problems in medicine,
engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"-
Sidney Hook [ant: theoretical]
-
aside
0
adv 1: on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him
pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when
he entered"
2: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush
the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn:
aside, away]
3: not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these
problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking
aside, I think you're crazy" [syn: apart, aside]
4: in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's
face"; "glanced away" [syn: away, aside]
5: placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a
feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day
set aside for relaxing" [syn: aside, apart]
6: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside
money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has
a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: aside, by,
away]
n 1: a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended
for others on the stage
2: a message that departs from the main subject [syn:
digression, aside, excursus, divagation,
parenthesis]
-
astride
0
adv 1: with one leg on each side; "she sat astride the chair"
[syn: astride, astraddle]
2: with the legs stretched far apart
-
backside
0
n 1: the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room
was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: rear, backside,
back end] [ant: forepart, front, front end]
2: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates,
arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister,
posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern,
seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom,
behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
-
backslide
0
v 1: drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
[syn: lapse, backslide]
-
bactericide
0
n 1: any chemical agent that destroys bacteria [syn:
bactericide, bacteriacide]
2: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
[syn: antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide]
-
bedside
0
n 1: space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or
dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside"
-
bestride
0
v 1: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on,
mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on,
bestride] [ant: get off, hop out]
-
betide
0
v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would
befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn:
befall, bechance, betide]
-
bide
0
v 1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay
a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide,
abide, stay]
-
bride
0
n 1: a woman who has recently been married
2: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn:
Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint
Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride]
3: a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
-
broadside
0
adv 1: with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck
broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and
capsized it"
adj 1: toward a full side; "a broadside attack"
n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a
leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the
circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill,
bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer,
throwaway]
2: a speech of violent denunciation [syn: tirade, philippic,
broadside]
3: all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
4: the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was
broadside to the dock"
5: the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a
warship
v 1: collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
-
bromide
0
n 1: any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a
sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs
2: a trite or obvious remark [syn: platitude, cliche,
banality, commonplace, bromide]
-
carbide
0
n 1: a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive
element
-
certified
0
adj 1: endorsed authoritatively as having met certain
requirements; "a certified public accountant" [ant:
uncertified]
2: fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly) [syn:
certifiable, certified]
3: holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as
qualified to perform a specified function or practice a
specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered
hospital" [syn: certified, qualified]
-
chide
0
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to
task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture,
reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
-
citified
0
adj 1: being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city
person [syn: citified, cityfied, city-bred, city-
born]
-
citywide
0
adj 1: occurring or extending throughout a city; "citywide
bussing"; "a citywide strike"
-
classified
0
adj 1: arranged into classes [ant: unclassified]
2: official classification of information or documents; withheld
from general circulation; "thousands of classified documents
have now been declassified" [ant: unclassified]
n 1: a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small
print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
[syn: classified ad, classified advertisement,
classified]
-
codified
0
adj 1: enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified
written laws" [syn: codified, statute(p)]
-
coincide
0
v 1: go with, fall together [syn: coincide, co-occur,
cooccur]
2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn:
concur, coincide]
3: be the same; "our views on this matter coincided"
-
collide
0
v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors
clash" [syn: clash, jar, collide]
2: cause to collide; "The physicists collided the particles"
3: crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two
meteors clashed" [syn: collide, clash]
-
confide
0
v 1: reveal in private; tell confidentially
2: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the
general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust,
intrust, trust, confide, commit]
-
countrified
0
adj 1: characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes";
"rustic awkwardness" [syn: countrified, countryfied,
rustic]
-
countryside
0
n 1: rural regions
-
countrywide
0
adj 1: occurring or extending throughout a country or nation;
"the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide
fund-raising campaign" [syn: countrywide, nationwide]
-
cowhide
0
n 1: leather made from the hide of a cow [syn: cowhide,
cowskin]
2: the hide of a cow
3: a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide
of a cow
v 1: flog with a cowhide
-
cyanide
0
n 1: any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano
radical -CN [syn: nitrile, nitril, cyanide]
2: an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
-
deride
0
v 1: treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's
attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
-
dioxide
0
n 1: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
-
disqualified
0
adj 1: disqualified by law or rule or provision
2: barred from competition for violation of rules; "a
disqualified player"
-
dissatisfied
0
adj 1: in a state of sulky dissatisfaction [syn: disgruntled,
dissatisfied]
-
diversified
0
adj 1: having variety of character or form or components; or
having increased variety; "a diversified musical program
ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified farming";
"diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery";
"diversified investments" [ant: undiversified]
-
divide
0
n 1: a serious disagreement between two groups of people
(typically producing tension or hostility)
2: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
[syn: watershed, water parting, divide]
v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into
three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman
Empire after World War I" [syn: divide, split, split
up, separate, dissever, carve up] [ant: unify,
unite]
2: perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" [syn:
divide, fraction] [ant: multiply]
3: act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range
divides the two countries" [syn: separate, divide]
4: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
[syn: separate, divide, part]
5: make a division or separation [syn: separate, divide]
6: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting
children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: separate,
disunite, divide, part]
-
dockside
0
n 1: the region adjacent to a boat dock
-
downside
0
n 1: a negative aspect of something that is generally positive;
"there is a downside even to motherhood"
-
dried
0
adj 1: not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with
dried tears"
2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried
fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut
meat" [syn: dried, dehydrated, desiccated]
-
dyed
0
adj 1: (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a
bleached blonde" [syn: bleached, colored, coloured,
dyed]
-
elide
0
v 1: leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a
single consonant"
-
eyed
0
adj 1: having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as
specified; often used in combination; "a peacock's eyed
feathers"; "red-eyed" [ant: eyeless]
-
fireside
0
n 1: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out
into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves
before the fire" [syn: hearth, fireside]
2: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from
hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
[syn: hearth, fireside]
-
fluoride
0
n 1: a salt of hydrofluoric acid
-
fratricide
0
n 1: a person who murders their brother or sister
2: fire that injures or kills an ally [syn: friendly fire,
fratricide]
3: the murder of your sibling
-
fried
0
adj 1: cooked by frying in fat [syn: fried, deep-fried]
-
fungicide
0
n 1: any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
[syn: antifungal, antifungal agent, fungicide,
antimycotic, antimycotic agent]
-
genocide
0
n 1: systematic killing of a racial or cultural group [syn:
genocide, race murder, racial extermination]
-
germicide
0
n 1: an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys
microorganisms that might carry disease [syn:
disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic,
antimicrobial]
-
glide
0
n 1: a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant [syn:
semivowel, glide]
2: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in
contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of
the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy
slope" [syn: slide, glide, coast]
3: the activity of flying a glider [syn: glide, gliding,
sailplaning, soaring, sailing]
v 1: move smoothly and effortlessly
2: fly in or as if in a glider plane
3: cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
-
glycoside
0
n 1: a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides
-
guide
0
n 1: someone employed to conduct others [syn: usher, guide]
2: someone who shows the way by leading or advising
3: something that offers basic information or instruction [syn:
guidebook, guide]
4: a model or standard for making comparisons [syn: template,
templet, guide]
5: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory [syn:
scout, pathfinder, guide]
6: a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or
positioning of something
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre,
direct, point, head, guide, channelize,
channelise]
2: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you
take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the
palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide]
3: be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher
steered the gifted students towards the more challenging
courses" [syn: guide, steer]
4: use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" [syn:
guide, guide on]
5: pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her
body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He
drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: guide, run,
draw, pass]
-
herbicide
0
n 1: a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their
growth [syn: herbicide, weedkiller, weed killer]
-
hide
0
n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
[syn: hide, fell]
2: body covering of a living animal [syn: hide, pelt,
skin]
v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide
their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: hide, conceal]
[ant: show]
2: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection
and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he
was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" [syn:
hide, hide out]
3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization
are shrouded in mystery" [syn: shroud, enshroud, hide,
cover]
4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or
concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn:
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide]
-
hillside
0
n 1: the side or slope of a hill
-
homicide
0
n 1: the killing of a human being by another human being
-
horsehide
0
n 1: leather from the hide of a horse
-
hydroxide
0
n 1: a compound of an oxide with water [syn: hydroxide,
hydrated oxide]
2: a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group
-
infanticide
0
n 1: a person who murders an infant
2: murdering an infant
-
insecticide
0
n 1: a chemical used to kill insects [syn: insecticide,
insect powder]
-
inside
0
adv 1: within a building; "in winter we play inside" [syn:
inside, indoors] [ant: alfresco, out of doors,
outdoors, outside]
2: on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: inside,
within] [ant: outside]
3: with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging"
[syn: inwardly, inside] [ant: outwardly]
4: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: at heart, at
bottom, deep down, inside, in spite of appearance]
adj 1: relating to or being on the side closer to the center or
within a defined space; "he reached into his inside
jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between
home plate and the batter" [ant: outside]
2: being or applying to the inside of a building; "an inside
wall"
3: confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge";
"inside information"; "privileged information" [syn:
inside, inner, privileged]
4: away from the outer edge; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane"
n 1: the region that is inside of something [syn: inside,
interior] [ant: exterior, outside]
2: the inner or enclosed surface of something [syn: inside,
interior] [ant: exterior, outside]
-
joyride
0
n 1: a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their
girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars"
v 1: ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the
pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street" [syn:
joyride, tool, tool around]
-
lakeside
0
n 1: the shore of a lake [syn: lakeside, lakeshore]
-
landslide
0
n 1: an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated
Hoover in a landslide"
2: a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or
cliff [syn: landslide, landslip]
-
lied
0
n 1: a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
-
matricide
0
n 1: a person who murders their mother
2: the murder of your mother
-
misguide
0
v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong
directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town
driver" [syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead
astray]
2: give bad advice to [syn: misadvise, misguide]
-
monoxide
0
n 1: an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
-
mountainside
0
n 1: the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the
eastern versant" [syn: mountainside, versant]
-
nationwide
0
adv 1: extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally
advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide" [syn:
nationally, nationwide, across the nation, across
the country]
adj 1: occurring or extending throughout a country or nation;
"the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide
fund-raising campaign" [syn: countrywide, nationwide]
-
nearside
0
n 1: the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb
-
noontide
0
n 1: the middle of the day [syn: noon, twelve noon, high
noon, midday, noonday, noontide]
-
nucleoside
0
n 1: a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid
-
offside
0
adv 1: illegally in advance of the ball or puck
adj 1: illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of
the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because
the left tackle was offside" [syn: offside, offsides]
[ant: onside]
n 1: (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the
playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field
hockey, etc.)
-
onside
0
adj 1: not offside; being within the prescribed area of play
[ant: offside, offsides]
-
outside
0
adv 1: outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn:
outside, outdoors, out of doors, alfresco] [ant:
indoors, inside]
2: on the outside; "outside, the box is black" [ant: inside,
within]
adj 1: relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit;
"an outside margin" [ant: inside]
2: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera
spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income";
"disdaining outside pressure groups" [syn: external,
extraneous, outside]
3: originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside
world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"
4: located, suited for, or taking place in the open air;
"outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games"; "a
beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding" [syn:
outdoor(a), out-of-door, outside] [ant: indoor(a)]
5: functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an
organized unit; "extramural hospital care and treatment";
"extramural studies"
6: leading to or from the outside; "an outside door"
7: from or between other countries; "external commerce";
"international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"
[syn: external, international, outside(a)]
8: very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility";
"a remote contingency" [syn: outside, remote]
9: on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside
lane"
10: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the
batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
[syn: away, outside]
n 1: the region that is outside of something [syn: outside,
exterior] [ant: inside, interior]
2: the outer side or surface of something [syn: outside,
exterior] [ant: inside, interior]
-
oxide
0
n 1: any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
-
parricide
0
n 1: someone who kills his or her parent
2: the murder of your own father or mother
-
patricide
0
n 1: a person who murders their father
2: the murder of your father
-
peptide
0
n 1: amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the
carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial
hydrolysis of protein
-
peroxide
0
n 1: a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a
powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions)
as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an
oxidant in rocket fuels [syn: hydrogen peroxide,
peroxide]
2: an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
v 1: bleach with peroxide; "She must peroxide her hair-it looks
unnaturally blond"
-
pesticide
0
n 1: a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
-
pied
0
adj 1: having sections or patches colored differently and
usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the
painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald
horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: motley, calico,
multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-
colour, multicolored, multi-colored,
multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted,
particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured]
-
popeyed
0
adj 1: with eyes or mouth open in surprise [syn: goggle-eyed,
openmouthed, popeyed]
2: having bulging eyes
-
preside
0
v 1: act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"
-
pride
0
n 1: a feeling of self-respect and personal worth [syn: pride,
pridefulness] [ant: humbleness, humility]
2: satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes
pride in his son's success"
3: the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below
your standards
4: a group of lions
5: unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one
of the deadly sins) [syn: pride, superbia]
v 1: be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law
school" [syn: pride, plume, congratulate]
-
provide
0
v 1: give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the
room with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide,
render, furnish]
2: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or
sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
[syn: provide, supply, ply, cater]
3: determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies),
especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation;
"The will provides that each child should receive half of the
money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free
speech"
4: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
[syn: put up, provide, offer]
5: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be
attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for
improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion";
"allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip";
"This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: leave,
allow for, allow, provide]
6: supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for
his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not
only take care of the household but also bring home the
bacon" [syn: provide, bring home the bacon]
7: take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper
care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
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rawhide
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n 1: untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is
used for whips and ropes
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regicide
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n 1: someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
2: the act of killing a king
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reside
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v 1: make one's home in a particular place or community; "may
parents reside in Florida" [syn: reside, shack,
domicile, domiciliate]
2: live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he
occupies two rooms on the top floor" [syn: occupy,
reside, lodge in]
3: be inherent or innate in; [syn: rest, reside, repose]
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ride
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n 1: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took
the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: drive,
ride]
2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
v 1: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while
controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you
ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young
mare" [syn: ride, sit]
2: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a
bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" [ant: walk]
3: continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"
4: move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night
sky"
5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
6: be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on
his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a
wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on
their father's political name"
7: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides
smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: drive, ride]
8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the
election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn:
depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on,
hinge on, hinge upon]
9: lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor"
10: sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work
every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through
town"
11: climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt
keeps riding up my legs"
12: ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of
California"
13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with
the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!"
14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: ride,
mount]
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riptide
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n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused
by one current flowing into or across another current [syn:
rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent,
countercurrent]
2: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore [syn:
riptide, rip current]
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riverside
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n 1: the bank of a river [syn: riverbank, riverside]
2: a city in southern California
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roadside
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n 1: edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside"
[syn: wayside, roadside]