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arrow
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n 1: a mark to indicate a direction or relation [syn: arrow,
pointer]
2: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on
one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be
shot from a bow
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barrow
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n 1: the quantity that a barrow will hold [syn: barrow,
barrowful]
2: (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
[syn: burial mound, grave mound, barrow, tumulus]
3: a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more
wheels [syn: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart,
wheelbarrow]
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bolero
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n 1: music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
2: a short jacket; worn mostly by women
3: a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and
castanets
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faro
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n 1: a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the
cards he will draw from a dealing box
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farrow
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n 1: the production of a litter of pigs [syn: farrow,
farrowing]
v 1: give birth; "sows farrow" [syn: farrow, pig]
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marrow
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n 1: the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the
cavities of bones [syn: marrow, bone marrow]
2: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit
with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn: marrow,
marrow squash, vegetable marrow]
3: very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones [syn:
marrow, bone marrow]
4: large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins [syn:
marrow, vegetable marrow]
5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument";
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center,
centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul,
inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-
gritty]
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narrow
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adj 1: not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the
page" [ant: broad, wide]
2: limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
3: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a
brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn:
narrow-minded, narrow] [ant: broad-minded]
4: very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow
escape" [ant: wide]
5: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;
"a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny";
"an exact and minute report" [syn: minute, narrow]
n 1: a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
v 1: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection
was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: narrow,
contract] [ant: widen]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow
down, narrow, specify]
3: become more focus on an area of activity or field of study;
"She specializes in Near Eastern history" [syn: specialize,
specialise, narrow, narrow down] [ant: branch out,
broaden, diversify]
4: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn:
constrict, constringe, narrow]
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pharaoh
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n 1: the title of the ancient Egyptian kings [syn: Pharaoh,
Pharaoh of Egypt]
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sombrero
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n 1: one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
2: a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in
American southwest and in Mexico
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sparrow
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n 1: any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on
seeds or insects [syn: sparrow, true sparrow]
2: small brownish European songbird [syn: hedge sparrow,
sparrow, dunnock, Prunella modularis]
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taro
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n 1: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: taro,
cocoyam, dasheen, eddo]
2: herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for
its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for
its large glossy leaves [syn: taro, taro plant, dalo,
dasheen, Colocasia esculenta]
3: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: taro, taro root,
cocoyam, dasheen, edda]
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yarrow
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n 1: ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of
wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves
and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in
North America [syn: yarrow, milfoil, Achillea
millefolium]
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serow
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n 1: short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of
southern and southeastern Asia
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bracero
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n 1: a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms
and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World
War II
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passero
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n 1: a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in
which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England
while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy
(1719) [syn: Passero, Cape Passero]
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au
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n 1: a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent)
metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and
alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but
is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia [syn: gold, Au,
atomic number 79]
2: a unit of length used for distances within the solar system;
equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun
(approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
[syn: Astronomical Unit, AU]
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darrow
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n 1: United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes
(1857-1938) [syn: Darrow, Clarence Darrow, Clarence
Seward Darrow]
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aero
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aux
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caballero
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embarcadero
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ranchero
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cuero
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pharoah
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spero
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acero
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aguero
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alvero
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amero
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barbero
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barreiro
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borrero
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calero
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camaro
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camero
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cantero
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carneiro
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carreiro
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carrero
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cepero
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cordeiro
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cordero
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delnero
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dondero
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favero
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ferreiro
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ferrero
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guerrero
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herrero
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janiero
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lonero
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loureiro
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lucero
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madero
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marrero
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melero
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monteiro
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montero
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otero
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palmero
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peguero
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pineiro
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pinero
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pinheiro
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quintero
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ribeiro
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rivero
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romero
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salguero
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sendero
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silguero
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soltero
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tercero
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valero
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alfiero
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cafiero
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calogero
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carnicero
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cavallero
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ciminero
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colmenero
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companero
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delfavero
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escudero
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locicero
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mazzaferro
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mescalero
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mogavero
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mugavero
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olivero
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recupero
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tinajero
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zifferero
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financiero
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bero
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cerro
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derrow
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eroh
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fero
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ferro
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