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abbess
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n 1: the superior of a group of nuns [syn: abbess, mother
superior, prioress]
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abyss
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n 1: a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently
unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below
(often used figuratively) [syn: abyss, abysm]
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amiss
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adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has
gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in
the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss]
2: in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you
think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one
took it amiss when she spoke frankly"
3: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly
developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she
practiced more"- Jane Austen [syn: imperfectly, amiss]
[ant: perfectly]
adj 1: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone
completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
[syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]
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apiece
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adv 1: to or from every one of two or more (considered
individually); "they received $10 each" [syn: each, to
each one, for each one, from each one, apiece]
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bliss
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n 1: a state of extreme happiness [syn: bliss, blissfulness,
cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air]
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cannabis
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n 1: any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with
palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields
tough fibers and narcotic drugs [syn: cannabis, hemp]
2: the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug,
it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or
chewed for euphoric effect [syn: cannabis, marijuana,
marihuana, ganja]
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caprice
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n 1: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn:
caprice, impulse, whim]
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cease
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n 1: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give
up, quit, lay off] [ant: bear on, carry on,
continue, preserve, uphold]
2: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense;
either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in
a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon
the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The
symphony ends in a pianissimo" [syn: end, stop, finish,
terminate, cease] [ant: begin, start]
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cerise
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adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy,
blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red,
crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
n 1: a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: cerise, cherry,
cherry red]
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crease
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n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the
napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her
blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
[syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp,
bend]
2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face
has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn:
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line]
3: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: kris, creese,
crease]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a
pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got
wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
[syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch,
scrunch up, crisp]
2: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: furrow,
wrinkle, crease]
3: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: graze, crease,
rake]
4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease,
crinkle]
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decease
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n 1: the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came
as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will
pass to your grandchildren" [syn: death, decease,
expiry] [ant: birth, nascence, nascency,
nativity]
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in
one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost,
drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant:
be born]
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decrease
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n 1: a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature
as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in
sales" [syn: decrease, lessening, drop-off] [ant:
increase]
2: a process of becoming smaller or shorter [syn: decrease,
decrement] [ant: growth, increase, increment]
3: the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrease,
decrement] [ant: increase, increment]
4: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: decrease,
diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant: increase,
step-up]
v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework
decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin
pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a
hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase]
2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: decrease,
lessen, minify] [ant: increase]
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dismiss
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v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside,
brush off, discount, push aside, ignore]
2: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This
case is dismissed!" [syn: dismiss, throw out]
3: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a
child out of wedlock" [syn: dismiss, send packing, send
away, drop]
4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company
terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire,
give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away,
sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant:
employ, engage, hire]
5: end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting
the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report"
[syn: dismiss, usher out]
6: declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and
called for new elections" [syn: dissolve, dismiss]
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fleece
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n 1: the wool of a sheep or similar animal
2: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for
clothing [syn: sheepskin, fleece]
3: a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
4: outer coat of especially sheep and yaks [syn: wool,
fleece]
v 1: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
2: shear the wool from; "shear sheep" [syn: fleece, shear]
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grease
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n 1: a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate
machinery) [syn: grease, lubricating oil]
2: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: dirt,
filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge]
v 1: lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels"
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hiss
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n 1: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of
disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the
hissing of the audience" [syn: hiss, hissing,
hushing, fizzle, sibilation]
2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing,
razz, snort, bird]
v 1: make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval [syn:
hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate]
2: move with a whooshing sound [syn: hiss, whoosh]
3: express or utter with a hiss [syn: hiss, sizz, siss,
sibilate]
4: show displeasure, as after a performance or speech [syn:
boo, hiss] [ant: acclaim, applaud, clap, spat]
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ibis
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n 1: wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-
curved bills
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increase
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n 1: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to
property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain
in weight over a period of weeks" [syn: addition,
increase, gain]
2: a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled
for next month" [ant: decrease, drop-off, lessening]
3: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or
more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth
of population" [syn: increase, increment, growth] [ant:
decrease, decrement]
4: the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an
increase of 15 percent in the fare" [syn: increase,
increment] [ant: decrease, decrement]
5: the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in
salary" [syn: increase, step-up] [ant: decrease,
diminution, reduction, step-down]
v 1: become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work
increased" [ant: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen]
2: make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary";
"The university increased the number of students it admitted"
[ant: decrease, lessen, minify]
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kiss
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n 1: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
[syn: kiss, buss, osculation]
2: a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
3: any of several bite-sized candies [syn: kiss, candy kiss]
4: a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their
hands in passing"
v 1: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's
mouth or other body part) as an expression of love,
greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She
kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the
room" [syn: snog, kiss, buss, osculate]
2: touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the
soft rain"
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lease
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n 1: property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: lease,
rental, letting]
2: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a
specified time for a specified payment
3: the period of time during which a contract conveying property
to a person is in effect [syn: lease, term of a contract]
v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we
were abroad" [syn: rent, lease]
2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
[syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
3: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease,
let, rent]
4: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
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miss
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n 1: a young woman; "a young lady of 18" [syn: girl, miss,
missy, young lady, young woman, fille]
2: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) [syn: miss,
misfire]
3: a form of address for an unmarried woman
v 1: fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind;
"I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost
part of what he said" [syn: miss, lose]
2: feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother"
3: fail to attend an event or activity; "I missed the concert";
"He missed school for a week" [ant: attend, go to]
4: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?";
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn:
neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out,
overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to, take to heart]
5: fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"
6: be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something
missing in my jewelry box!" [syn: miss, lack] [ant:
feature, have]
7: fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target" [ant: collide
with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike]
8: be absent; "The child had been missing for a week"
9: fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
[syn: miss, escape]
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nice
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adj 1: pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or
appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all
thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners";
"a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice
time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice
today" [ant: awful, nasty]
2: socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
"from a decent family"; "a nice girl" [syn: decent, nice]
3: done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job
requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot"
[syn: nice, skillful]
4: excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about
his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would
only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" [syn: dainty,
nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish]
5: exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" [syn:
courteous, gracious, nice]
n 1: a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the
leading resort on the French Riviera
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niece
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n 1: a daughter of your brother or sister [ant: nephew]
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obese
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adj 1: excessively fat; "a weighty man" [syn: corpulent,
obese, weighty, rotund]
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piss
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n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine";
"the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee,
piddle, weewee, water]
2: informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn: peeing,
pee, pissing, piss]
v 1: 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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police
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n 1: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking
for him" [syn: police, police force, constabulary,
law]
v 1: maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol [syn:
patrol, police]
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pubis
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n 1: one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these
two bones form the front of the pelvis [syn: pubis,
pubic bone, os pubis]
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release
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n 1: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a
record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony
Orchestra"
2: the act of liberating someone or something [syn:
liberation, release, freeing]
3: a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was
a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the
thyroid gland"
4: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order
to supplement or replace an oral presentation [syn:
handout, press release, release]
5: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
6: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit,
expiration, going, release]
7: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or
obligation [syn: acquittance, release]
8: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
[syn: release, button]
9: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion;
"she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to
his anger" [syn: release, outlet, vent]
10: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: spill,
spillage, release]
11: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn:
release, waiver, discharge]
12: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or
tone [syn: release, tone ending]
v 1: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't
fall" [syn: let go of, let go, release, relinquish]
[ant: hold, take hold]
2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free,
liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant:
confine, detain]
3: let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the
flour onto a plate" [syn: turn, release]
4: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a
magazine or newspaper" [syn: publish, bring out, put
out, issue, release]
5: eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted
in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust,
discharge, expel, eject, release]
6: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete
digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
[syn: secrete, release]
7: make (information) available for publication; "release the
list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free,
release]
8: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free,
give up]
9: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or
physical decomposition [syn: release, free, liberate]
10: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze,
free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise,
immobilize]
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reminisce
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v 1: recall the past; "The grandparents sat there, reminiscing
all afternoon"
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remiss
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adj 1: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent)
in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you
not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent,
neglectful, remiss]
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sis
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n 1: a female person who has the same parents as another person;
"my sister married a musician" [syn: sister, sis] [ant:
blood brother, brother]
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dis
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n 1: god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto [syn:
Dis, Orcus]
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diss
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v 1: treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with
his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his
classmate was dissed by everyone" [syn: diss, insult,
affront]
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kris
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n 1: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: kris, creese,
crease]
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suisse
0
n 1: a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn:
Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz,
Svizzera]
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swiss
0
adj 1: of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture;
"the Swiss army"
n 1: the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland [syn: Swiss,
Swiss people]
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greece
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n 1: a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of
the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive
oil [syn: Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas]
2: ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens
and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
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devries
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n 1: Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed
the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935) [syn:
deVries, De Vries, Hugo deVries, Hugo De Vries]
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tunis
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n 1: the capital and principal port of Tunisia [syn: Tunis,
capital of Tunisia]
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vietnamese
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Vietnam or its
people or its language ; "the Vietnamese countryside";
the Vietnamese tones"; "Vietnamese boat people"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Vietnam [syn: Vietnamese,
Annamese]
2: the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam [syn: Vietnamese,
Annamese, Annamite]
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arabis
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n 1: annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America,
Europe and Asia: rockcress [syn: Arabis, genus Arabis]
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anubis
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n 1: Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually
depicted as a man with the head of a jackal [syn: Anubis,
Anpu]
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assists
0
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consists
0
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cysts
0
-
debus
0
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enlists
0
-
exists
0
-
insists
0
-
lists
0
-
persists
0
-
resists
0
-
this
0
-
yeas
0
-
zeese
0
-
brys
0
-
chris
0
-
chriss
0
-
cris
0
-
criss
0
-
fis
0
-
fiss
0
-
flis
0
-
fliss
0
-
kis
0
-
kniss
0
-
kriss
0
-
lis
0
-
liss
0
-
mis
0
-
pris
0
-
riss
0
-
risse
0
-
rys
0
-
stys
0
-
suess
0
-
twiss
0
-
vis
0
-
wis
0
-
wiss
0
-
wyss
0
-
fariss
0
-
furniss
0
-
phariss
0
-
alusuisse
0
-
bice
0
-
buysse
0
-
breece
0
-
cece
0
-
cleese
0
-
freise
0
-
friess
0
-
gees
0
-
giese
0
-
griess
0
-
haese
0
-
kneece
0
-
kniess
0
-
leece
0
-
leese
0