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annoy
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v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after
she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get
at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil]
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boy
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n 1: a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the
boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only
boys in uniform" [syn: male child, boy] [ant: female
child, girl, little girl]
2: a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to
play golf with the boys"
3: a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge";
"his boy is taller than he is" [syn: son, boy] [ant:
daughter, girl]
4: (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man;
"get out of my way, boy"
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cloy
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v 1: supply or feed to surfeit [syn: surfeit, cloy]
2: cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too
much spicy food cloyed his appetite" [syn: cloy, pall]
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coy
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adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or
provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest]
2: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or
reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a
politician coy about his intentions"
3: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a
wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be
easily cajoled"
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decoy
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n 1: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part
of a plot) [syn: decoy, steerer]
2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so
they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure]
v 1: lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
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noise
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n 1: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant
sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard
indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework
display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
2: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality;
sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern
music is just noise to me" [syn: noise, dissonance,
racket]
3: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb
communication [syn: noise, interference, disturbance]
4: a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of
the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was
he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making
as loud a noise as he could"
5: incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or
meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech
concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
6: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn:
randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity, noise]
v 1: emit a noise [syn: make noise, resound, noise]
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poise
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n 1: a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second
per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a
force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a
velocity of 1 centimeter per second
2: a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
3: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
[syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid]
v 1: be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few
moments before it attacked"
2: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn:
brace, poise]
3: cause to be balanced or suspended
4: hold or carry in equilibrium [syn: poise, balance]
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illinois
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n 1: a midwestern state in north-central United States [syn:
Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL]
2: a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and
regions to the west
3: the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
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noyes
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n 1: English poet (1880-1958) [syn: Noyes, Alfred Noyes]
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ahoy
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alloys
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annoys
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boys
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busboys
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cowboys
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deploys
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destroys
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employs
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enjoys
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joys
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joy's
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ploys
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schoolboys
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toys
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boye
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broy
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choi
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choy
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coye
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croix
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croy
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alroy
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bolshoi
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deboy
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eloise
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boies
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boyes
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boyz
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moise
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moyes
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roys
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troise
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mccoys
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aloys
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homeboys
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whiteboys
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attaboys
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