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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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bigger
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adj 1: large or big relative to something else [syn: bigger,
larger]
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chigger
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n 1: small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the
skin of the host including humans [syn: chigoe,
chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans]
2: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including
human beings causing intense irritation [syn: harvest mite,
chigger, jigger, redbug]
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digger
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n 1: a laborer who digs
2: a machine for excavating [syn: power shovel, excavator,
digger, shovel]
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jigger
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n 1: a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
[syn: shot glass, jigger, pony]
2: any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast
of a yawl [syn: jiggermast, jigger]
3: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including
human beings causing intense irritation [syn: harvest mite,
chigger, jigger, redbug]
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nigger
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n 1: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person;
"only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn:
nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra]
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rigger
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n 1: someone who rigs ships
2: a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists [syn:
rigger, rigger brush]
3: someone who works on an oil rig [syn: rigger, oil rigger]
4: a sailing vessel with a specified rig; "a square rigger"
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skipper
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n 1: a student who fails to attend classes
2: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn:
master, captain, sea captain, skipper]
3: the naval officer in command of a military ship [syn:
captain, skipper]
v 1: work as the skipper on a vessel
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slicker
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n 1: a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and
pigment to make it waterproof [syn: oilskin, slicker]
2: a person with good manners and stylish clothing
3: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
[syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster,
beguiler, slicker]
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slipper
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n 1: low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually
worn indoors [syn: slipper, carpet slipper]
2: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
[syn: skidder, slider, slipper]
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snigger
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n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: snicker, snort, snigger]
v 1: laugh quietly [syn: snicker, snigger]
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sticker
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n 1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker,
sticker, spikelet]
2: an adhesive label [syn: gummed label, sticker, paster]
3: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
[syn: poser, stumper, toughie, sticker]
4: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
stabbing [syn: dagger, sticker]
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stripper
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n 1: a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish
2: a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves
and binds the leaves together into books [syn: stripper,
stemmer, sprigger]
3: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing
to music [syn: stripper, striptease artist, striptease,
stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler]
4: an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten
barrels a day [syn: stripper well, stripper]
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switcher
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n 1: a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or
whip [syn: switcher, whipper]
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ticker
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n 1: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and
between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood
through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping
wildly" [syn: heart, pump, ticker]
2: a small portable timepiece [syn: watch, ticker]
3: a character printer that automatically prints stock
quotations on ticker tape [syn: ticker, stock ticker]
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trigger
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n 1: lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun [syn:
gun trigger, trigger]
2: a device that activates or releases or causes something to
happen
3: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn:
trigger, induction, initiation]
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
"actuate the circuits" [syn: trip, actuate, trigger,
activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off,
touch off]
2: release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
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vigour
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n 1: forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy";
"he's full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour,
zip]
2: active strength of body or mind [syn: vigor, vigour,
dynamism, heartiness]
3: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);
"his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity
of style" [syn: energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour,
vim]
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rigor
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n 1: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern
winters" [syn: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor,
rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness,
rigourousness]
2: the quality of being valid and rigorous [syn: cogency,
validity, rigor, rigour]
3: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor,
rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency,
hardness, stiffness]
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vigor
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n 1: forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy";
"he's full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour,
zip]
2: active strength of body or mind [syn: vigor, vigour,
dynamism, heartiness]
3: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);
"his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity
of style" [syn: energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour,
vim]
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thicker
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crigger
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rigueur
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sligar
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viger
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sigur
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wigger
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ditchdigger
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fiebiger
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habegger
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habiger
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