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befuddle
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v 1: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This
question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled
even the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox,
befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound,
discombobulate]
2: make stupid with alcohol [syn: befuddle, fuddle]
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cuddle
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n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
[syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle]
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;
"We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children
snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle,
snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close]
2: hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or
warmth; "I cuddled the baby"
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fuddle
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n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble,
muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother]
v 1: make stupid with alcohol [syn: befuddle, fuddle]
2: consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" [syn:
drink, booze, fuddle]
3: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This
question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even
the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
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huddle
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n 1: (informal) a quick private conference [syn: huddle,
powwow]
2: a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of
frightened women"
v 1: crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"
[syn: huddle, huddle together]
2: crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain" [syn:
huddle, cower]
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muddle
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n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble,
muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother]
2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a
terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn:
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of
fish]
v 1: make into a puddle; "puddled mire" [syn: muddle,
puddle]
2: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: addle,
muddle, puddle]
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puddle
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n 1: a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a
pond and that is impervious to water when dry
2: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid;
"there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the
rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" [syn: pool,
puddle]
3: something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of
light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
[syn: pool, puddle]
v 1: wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in
the backyard"
2: subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"
3: dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants"
4: work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
5: mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are
having fun puddling in paint"
6: make into a puddle; "puddled mire" [syn: muddle, puddle]
7: make a puddle by splashing water
8: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: addle,
muddle, puddle]
9: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle,
micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve
oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee,
pass water]
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ruddle
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n 1: a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: ruddle,
reddle, raddle]
v 1: twist or braid together, interlace [syn: raddle,
ruddle]
2: redden as if with a red ocher color