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amok
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adv 1: wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught
fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn:
amok, amuck]
2: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing
sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: amok, amuck,
murderously]
adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was
completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk
worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok,
berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)]
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amuck
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adv 1: wildly; without self-control; "when the restaurant caught
fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit" [syn:
amok, amuck]
2: in a murderous frenzy; "rioters running amuck and throwing
sticks and bottles and stones" [syn: amok, amuck,
murderously]
adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was
completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk
worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok,
berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)]
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awestruck
adj 1: having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and
respect and wonder and dread; "stood in awed silence
before the shrine"; "in grim despair and awestruck
wonder" [syn: awed, awestruck, awestricken] [ant:
unawed]
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bequeath
v 1: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt
bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his
entire estate" [syn: bequeath, will, leave] [ant:
disinherit, disown]
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blackbuck
n 1: common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
[syn: blackbuck, black buck, Antilope cervicapra]
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bushbuck
n 1: antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted
horns [syn: bushbuck, guib, Tragelaphus scriptus]
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chuck
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n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: chow, chuck, eats,
grub]
2: the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and
including the shoulder blade
3: a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a
workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
v 1: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: chuck, toss]
2: throw away; "Chuck these old notes" [syn: chuck, ditch]
3: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
[syn: chuck, pat]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him
last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]
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cluck
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n 1: the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks) [syn:
cluck, clucking]
v 1: make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens [syn:
cluck, click, clack]
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duck
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n 1: small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming
bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
2: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman [syn: duck,
duck's egg]
3: flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
4: a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and
tents
v 1: to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away;
"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
2: submerge or plunge suddenly
3: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: dip,
douse, duck]
4: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
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dumbstruck
adj 1: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a
circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of
having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen
were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his
promotion" [syn: dumbfounded, dumfounded,
flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck,
dumbstruck, dumbstricken]
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fuck
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n 1: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking,
screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of
ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup]
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in
the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with,
get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate,
have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw,
fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a
go at it, bang, get it on, bonk]
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guck
n 1: any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo,
goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze]
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heath
n 1: a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small
bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
2: a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil
and scrubby vegetation [syn: heath, heathland]
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luck
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n 1: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may
be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck
of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that
was her portion" [syn: fortune, destiny, fate,
luck, lot, circumstances, portion]
2: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event
to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his
downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance" [syn:
luck, fortune, chance, hazard]
3: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a
favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they
say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
[syn: luck, fortune]
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moonstruck
adj 1: insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the
moon [syn: lunatic, moonstruck]
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muck
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n 1: any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo,
goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze]
2: fecal matter of animals [syn: droppings, dung, muck]
v 1: remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
2: spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: manure, muck]
3: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt
while playing ball in the garden" [syn: mire, muck,
mud, muck up]
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pluck
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n 1: the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of
possible loss or injury [syn: gutsiness, pluck,
pluckiness] [ant: gutlessness]
2: the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
v 1: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[syn: pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off]
2: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and
especially underhanded activity [syn: hustle, pluck,
roll]
3: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
4: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked
the strings of his mandolin" [syn: pluck, plunk, pick]
5: strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" [syn:
pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume]
6: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
pick, pluck, cull]
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potluck
n 1: whatever happens to be available especially when offered to
an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by
all; "having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck";
"a potluck supper"
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puck
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n 1: a mischievous sprite of English folklore [syn: Puck,
Robin Goodfellow]
2: a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used
instead of a ball in ice hockey [syn: puck, hockey puck]
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roebuck
n 1: male roe deer
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ruck
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n 1: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons
or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the
children resembled a fairy herd" [syn: ruck, herd]
2: an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
[syn: pucker, ruck]
v 1: become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"
[syn: pucker, ruck, ruck up]
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sawbuck
n 1: a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn:
sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck]
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schmuck
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n 1: (Yiddish) a jerk [syn: schmuck, shmuck, schmo,
shmo]
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sheath
n 1: a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
2: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or
plant organ or part [syn: sheath, case]
3: a dress suitable for formal occasions [syn: cocktail dress,
sheath]
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shuck
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n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw,
stubble]
v 1: remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
2: remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"
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struck
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adj 1: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;
"conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: smitten,
stricken, struck]
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stuck
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adj 1: caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud" [ant: unstuck]
2: baffled; "this problem has me completely stuck"
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suck
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n 1: the act of sucking [syn: sucking, suck, suction]
v 1: draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the
mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake
bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's
breast"
2: draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking
at her feet"
3: attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The
current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from
abroad" [syn: suck, suck in]
4: be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!"
5: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn:
fellate, suck, blow, go down on]
6: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up,
draw, take in, take up]
7: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed,
suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give
suck] [ant: bottlefeed]
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teeth
n 1: the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively)
in a person or animal [syn: dentition, teeth]
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truck
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n 1: an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling [syn: truck,
motortruck]
2: a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge
at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or
other heavy objects [syn: hand truck, truck]
v 1: convey (goods etc.) by truck; "truck fresh vegetables
across the mountains"
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tuck
n 1: eatables (especially sweets)
2: (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as
diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs
are drawn close to the chest
3: a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
4: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn:
rapier, tuck]
v 1: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck
your shirttail in" [syn: tuck, insert]
2: make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in
the sheet"
3: draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker,
tuck]
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underneath
adv 1: on the lower or downward side; on the underside of; "a
chest of drawers all scratched underneath"
2: under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or
level; directly beneath; "we could see the original painting
underneath"; "a house with a good foundation underneath"
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unsheathe
v 1: draw from a sheath or scabbard; "the knight unsheathed his
sword" [ant: sheathe]
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unstuck
adj 1: free; "a man with a mule got my car unstuck"; "the gears
locked in second and would not come unstuck" [ant:
stuck]
2: thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence; "price
programs became unstuck because little grain was available"
[syn: unstuck, undone]
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waterbuck
n 1: any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus
having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and
rivers
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woodchuck
n 1: reddish brown North American marmot [syn: groundhog,
woodchuck, Marmota monax]
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wreath
n 1: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage
or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: wreath,
garland, coronal, chaplet, lei]
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gluck
n 1: German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787) [syn:
Gluck, Christoph Willibald von Gluck]
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huck
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n 1: toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen
fabric [syn: huck, huckaback]
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canuck
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n 1: informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians
in particular
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gemsbuck
n 1: large South African oryx with a broad black band along its
flanks [syn: gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx gazella]
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lubbock
n 1: a city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo
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dibbuk
n 1: (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living
person and controls that body's behavior [syn: dybbuk,
dibbuk]
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dybbuk
n 1: (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living
person and controls that body's behavior [syn: dybbuk,
dibbuk]
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buck
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n 1: a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end
elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting [syn: vaulting
horse, long horse, buck]
2: a piece of paper money worth one dollar [syn: dollar,
dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam]
3: United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as
a missionary in China (1892-1973) [syn: Buck, Pearl Buck,
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck]
4: a framework for holding wood that is being sawed [syn:
sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck]
5: mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
v 1: to strive with determination; "John is bucking for a
promotion"
2: resist; "buck the trend" [syn: buck, go against]
3: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street";
"He came charging into my office" [syn: tear, shoot,
shoot down, charge, buck]
4: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung
filly bucked" [syn: buck, jerk, hitch]
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jumbuck
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megabuck
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reedbuck
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snuck
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yuck
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yuk
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rabuck
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bruck
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buc
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druck
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duc
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duk
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fluck
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hucke
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kluck
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kruck
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kruk
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kuc
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kuck
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kuk
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lucke
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luk
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mruk
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schuch
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schuck
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stucke
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suk
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wnuk
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wruck
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zuck
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zuk
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cruck
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smuck
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blesbuck
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caudebec
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fishbach