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acre
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n 1: a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking
countries
2: a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
3: a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern
Mediterranean [syn: Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho]
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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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baker
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n 1: someone who bakes commercially
2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: baker, bread maker]
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breaker
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n 1: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn:
breaker, ledgeman]
2: waves breaking on the shore [syn: surf, breaker,
breakers]
3: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when
overloaded [syn: circuit breaker, breaker]
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cur
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n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur,
mongrel, mutt]
2: a cowardly and despicable person
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faker
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n 1: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter,
impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham,
shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
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housebreaker
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n 1: a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another
person's house [syn: housebreaker, cat burglar]
2: a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a
housebreaker" [syn: housewrecker, housebreaker]
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icebreaker
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n 1: a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep
channels open for navigation [syn: icebreaker, iceboat]
2: a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he
told jokes as an icebreaker"
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jawbreaker
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n 1: a large round hard candy
2: a word that is hard to pronounce
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lawbreaker
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n 1: someone who violates the law [syn: violator,
lawbreaker, law offender]
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maker
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n 1: a person who makes things [syn: maker, shaper]
2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead,
Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty,
Almighty, Jehovah]
3: a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn:
manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business]
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Quaker
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n 1: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by
George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves
Quakers) [syn: Friend, Quaker]
2: one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear [syn:
quaker, trembler]
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shaker
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n 1: a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of
traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business
world" [syn: shaker, mover and shaker]
2: a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal
living and common possession of property and separation from
the world
3: a container in which something can be shaken
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taker
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n 1: one who accepts an offer
2: one who takes a bet or wager
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heartbreaker
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n 1: a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional
relationships
2: a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
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windbreaker
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n 1: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
[syn: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak]
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raker
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bakker
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blaker
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craker
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fraker
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kraker
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spraker
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staker
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straker
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achor
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aker
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laker
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saker
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codebreaker
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hawbaker
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longacre
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newsmaker
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nunemaker
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oddsmaker
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pagemaker
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schoemaker
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schomaker
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hazelbaker
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stonebraker
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curr
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