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abridge
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v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge,
foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract,
reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand,
expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out,
lucubrate]
2: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our
freedom of expression"
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borage
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n 1: hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in
herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked
like spinach [syn: borage, tailwort, Borago
officinalis]
2: an herb whose leaves are used to flavor sauces and punches;
young leaves can be eaten in salads or cooked
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carriage
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n 1: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car,
coach, carriage]
2: a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses [syn:
carriage, equipage, rig]
3: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good
posture" [syn: carriage, bearing, posture]
4: a machine part that carries something else
5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
pushed around [syn: baby buggy, baby carriage,
carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart,
pushchair, pusher]
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cartridge
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n 1: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an
explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or
handgun
2: a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying
it for exposure as required [syn: magazine, cartridge]
3: a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of
equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape
deck"
4: an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of
a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
[syn: cartridge, pickup]
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courage
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n 1: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
without showing fear [syn: courage, courageousness,
bravery, braveness] [ant: cowardice, cowardliness]
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discourage
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v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage
this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage]
2: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to
feel discouraged [ant: encourage]
3: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned
him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false
assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: warn,
discourage, admonish, monish]
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drawbridge
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n 1: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow
boats or ships to pass beneath it [syn: drawbridge, lift
bridge]
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encourage
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v 1: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting
the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote,
advance, boost, further, encourage]
2: inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to [ant:
discourage]
3: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a
wife"
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footbridge
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n 1: a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: footbridge,
overcrossing, pedestrian bridge]
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forage
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n 1: bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses
or cattle [syn: eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage,
grass]
2: the act of searching for food and provisions [syn:
foraging, forage]
v 1: collect or look around for (food) [syn: scrounge,
forage]
2: wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
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marriage
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n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for
life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God
bless this union" [syn: marriage, matrimony, union,
spousal relationship, wedlock]
2: two people who are married to each other; "his second
marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple
without love" [syn: marriage, married couple, man and
wife]
3: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage
was conducted in the chapel" [syn: marriage, wedding,
marriage ceremony]
4: a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and
dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
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moorage
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n 1: a fee for mooring
2: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring,
moorage, berth, slip]
3: the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn:
docking, moorage, dockage, tying up]
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ostrich
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n 1: a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth
(a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides
from danger by burying its head in the sand)
2: fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet;
largest living bird [syn: ostrich, Struthio camelus]
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partridge
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n 1: flesh of either quail or grouse
2: heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling
a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds [syn:
tinamou, partridge]
3: small Old World gallinaceous game birds
4: a popular North American game bird; named for its call [syn:
bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge]
5: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
[syn: ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus]
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peerage
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n 1: the peers of a kingdom considered as a group [syn:
peerage, baronage]
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porridge
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n 1: soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes
in water or milk until thick
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steerage
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n 1: the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
2: the act of steering a ship [syn: steering, steerage]
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storage
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n 1: the act of storing something
2: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the
docks" [syn: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage,
store]
3: the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
4: (computer science) the process of storing information in a
computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
5: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the
central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
[syn: memory, computer memory, storage, computer
storage, store, memory board]
6: depositing in a warehouse; "they decided to reposition their
furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn"; "my car
is in storage"; "publishers reduced print runs to cut down
the cost of warehousing" [syn: repositing, reposition,
storage, warehousing]
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suffrage
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n 1: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US
Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment;
"American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: right to
vote, vote, suffrage]
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umbrage
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n 1: a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took
offence at my question" [syn: umbrage, offense,
offence]
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voyage
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n 1: an act of traveling by water [syn: ocean trip, voyage]
2: a journey to some distant place
v 1: travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The
QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" [syn: voyage,
sail, navigate]
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weighbridge
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n 1: platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles
and cattle etc
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cambridge
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n 1: a university in England [syn: Cambridge University,
Cambridge]
2: a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
3: a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge
University
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oxbridge
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n 1: general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged
university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge
University)
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bainbridge
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coatbridge
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kingsbridge
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lethbridge
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newbridge
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woodbridge
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