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advert
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n 1: a public promotion of some product or service [syn: ad,
advertisement, advertizement, advertising,
advertizing, advert]
v 1: give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the
recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They
attended to everything he said" [syn: attend, hang,
advert, pay heed, give ear]
2: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to
the problem but did not mention it" [syn: allude, touch,
advert]
3: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with
the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite,
name, refer]
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alert
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adj 1: engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by
a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the
opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and
vigilant, like a sentinel on duty" [syn: alert,
watchful] [ant: unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful]
2: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively
gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a
snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk,
lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy]
3: mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to
the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the
dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of
his predicament" [syn: alert, alive(p), awake(p)]
n 1: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for
action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn:
alert, qui vive]
2: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger [syn:
alert, alerting]
3: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn:
alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum]
v 1: warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of
preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted
the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" [syn:
alarm, alert]
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assert
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v 1: state categorically [syn: assert, asseverate,
maintain]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify,
assert, avow, aver, swan, swear]
3: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women
should assert themselves more!" [syn: assert, put
forward]
4: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn:
insist, assert]
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avert
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v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate,
deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off,
avoid, ward off]
2: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King
entered" [syn: avert, turn away]
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blurt
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v 1: utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He
blundered his stupid ideas" [syn: blurt out, blurt,
blunder out, blunder, ejaculate]
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chert
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n 1: variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz
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concert
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n 1: a performance of music by players or singers not involving
theatrical staging
v 1: contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
2: settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"
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convert
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n 1: a person who has been converted to another religious or
political belief
v 1: change from one system to another or to a new plan or
policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" [syn:
convert, change over]
2: change the nature, purpose, or function of something;
"convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails";
"convert slaves to laborers"
3: change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She
converted to Buddhism"
4: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or
category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He
changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches";
"convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange,
commute, convert]
5: cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries
converted the Indian population"
6: score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the
ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end
zone; "Smith converted and his team won"
7: complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"
8: score (a spare)
9: make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or
validity of something; "He had finally convinced several
customers of the advantages of his product" [syn: convert,
win over, convince]
10: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: commute,
convert, exchange]
11: change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical
change; "The substance converts to an acid"
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covert
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adj 1: secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or
shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert
funding for the rebels" [ant: open, overt]
2: (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband; "a
woman covert"
n 1: a flock of coots
2: a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "a
screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness";
"the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest
concealment is to match perfectly the color of the
background" [syn: screen, cover, covert, concealment]
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curt
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adj 1: marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate
a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl
was very short with him" [syn: brusque, brusk,
curt, short(p)]
2: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp
retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the
laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to
understand" [syn: crisp, curt, laconic, terse]
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desert
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n 1: arid land with little or no vegetation
v 1: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the
lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: abandon,
forsake, desolate, desert]
2: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to
join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers
deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" [syn: defect,
desert]
3: leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end
of exam period"
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dessert
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n 1: a dish served as the last course of a meal [syn: dessert,
sweet, afters]
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dirt
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adj 1: (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all
year travel [syn: dirt, ungraded]
n 1: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and
disintegrated rock [syn: soil, dirt]
2: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: dirt,
filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge]
3: obscene terms for feces [syn: crap, dirt, shit,
shite, poop, turd]
4: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
[syn: scandal, dirt, malicious gossip]
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disconcert
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v 1: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry,
disconcert, put off]
2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose,
untune, disconcert, discomfit]
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divert
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v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate, divert]
2: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned
or intended one
3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
"The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert,
disport]
4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often
secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: divert, hive
off]
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exert
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v 1: put to use; "exert one's power or influence" [syn: exert,
exercise]
2: have and exercise; "wield power and authority" [syn: wield,
exert, maintain]
3: make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert
oneself"
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filbert
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n 1: small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe [syn: cobnut,
filbert, Corylus avellana, Corylus avellana grandis]
2: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn:
hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob]
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flirt
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n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
[syn: coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx,
tease, prickteaser]
2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn:
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance,
toying]
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up,
flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette,
romance, philander, mash]
2: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young
girl's affection" [syn: dally, toy, play, flirt]
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hurt
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adj 1: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered
in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for
the hurt men and women" [syn: hurt, wounded]
2: damaged inanimate objects or their value [syn: hurt,
weakened]
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or
accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury, hurt, harm,
trauma]
2: psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him
great distress" [syn: distress, hurt, suffering]
3: feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: suffering,
hurt]
4: a damage or loss [syn: detriment, hurt]
5: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage,
harm, hurt, scathe]
v 1: be the source of pain [syn: ache, smart, hurt]
2: give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
3: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to
see my children not being taught well in school" [syn:
pain, anguish, hurt]
4: cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by
the new competition" [syn: hurt, injure]
5: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include
me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
[syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite]
6: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
[syn: hurt, ache, suffer]
7: feel pain or be in pain [syn: suffer, hurt] [ant: be
well]
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inert
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adj 1: unable to move or resist motion
2: having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically
inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a
reaction" [syn: inert, indifferent, neutral]
3: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish
worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" [syn: inert,
sluggish, soggy, torpid]
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insert
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n 1: a folded section placed between the leaves of another
publication
2: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted [syn:
insert, inset]
3: (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network
program [syn: cut-in, insert]
4: (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts
the action of a film [syn: cut-in, insert]
v 1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the
text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
2: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert,
enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]
3: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck
your shirttail in" [syn: tuck, insert]
4: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"
[syn: slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert]
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invert
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v 1: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the
theme is inverted"
2: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when
forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" [syn:
invert, reverse]
3: turn inside out or upside down [syn: turn back, invert,
reverse]
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overt
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adj 1: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt
lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering";
"open ballots" [syn: overt, open] [ant: covert]
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pert
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adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a
certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn:
impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy]
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pervert
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n 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
especially in sexual behavior [syn: pervert, deviant,
deviate, degenerate]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]
2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" [syn:
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute,
sophisticate]
3: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't
abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the
funds intended for the health care of his workers" [syn:
pervert, misuse, abuse]
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quirt
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n 1: whip with a leather thong at the end
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reassert
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v 1: strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the
victim's account" [syn: confirm, reassert]
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revert
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v 1: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
[syn: revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn
back]
2: undergo reversion, as in a mutation
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shirt
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n 1: a garment worn on the upper half of the body
v 1: put a shirt on
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skirt
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n 1: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the
waist
2: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and
women
3: (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature
mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar [syn: annulus,
skirt]
4: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll,
wench, skirt, chick, bird]
v 1: 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]
2: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat
skirted the coast"
3: form the edge of
4: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest
surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ, ring,
skirt, border]
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spurt
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n 1: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn:
jet, squirt, spurt, spirt]
v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"
[syn: spurt, spirt, gush, spout]
2: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn:
forge, spurt, spirt]
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squirt
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n 1: someone who is small and insignificant [syn: pip-squeak,
squirt, small fry]
2: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn:
jet, squirt, spurt, spirt]
v 1: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at
his little sister" [syn: squirt, force out, squeeze
out, eject]
2: wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water"
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subvert
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v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was
overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow,
subvert, overturn, bring down]
2: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused
of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young
children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: corrupt, pervert,
subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase,
profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect]
3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance
sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn:
sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract,
subvert, weaken]
4: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be
subverted by the current crisis"
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turret
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n 1: a small tower extending above a building
2: a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of
rotation [syn: gun enclosure, gun turret, turret]
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unhurt
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adj 1: not injured [syn: unharmed, unhurt, unscathed,
whole]
2: free from danger or injury; "the children were found safe and
sound" [syn: safe and sound, unhurt]
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burt
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n 1: English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said
to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) [syn: Burt,
Cyril Burt, Cyril Lodowic Burt]
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evert
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n 1: United States tennis player who won women's singles titles
in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) [syn:
Evert, Chris Evert, Chrissie Evert, Christine Marie
Evert]
v 1: turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward; "evert
the eyelid"
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ethelbert
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n 1: Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity
by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616)
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albert
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n 1: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
[syn: Albert, Prince Albert, Albert Francis Charles
Augustus Emmanuel]
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flaubert
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n 1: French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880) [syn:
Flaubert, Gustave Flaubert]
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gilbert
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n 1: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
[syn: gilbert, Gb, Gi]
2: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan
in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn:
Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William
Schwenk Gilbert, Sir William Gilbert]
3: English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial
magnetism (1540-1603) [syn: Gilbert, William Gilbert]
4: English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the
first English colony in North America (1539-1583) [syn:
Gilbert, Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert]
5: United States architect who influenced the development of the
skyscraper (1859-1934) [syn: Gilbert, Cass Gilbert]
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herbert
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n 1: United States musician and composer and conductor noted for
his comic operas (1859-1924) [syn: Herbert, Victor
Herbert]
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robert
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n 1: United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876)
of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923) [syn: Robert,
Henry M. Robert, Henry Martyn Robert]
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schubert
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n 1: Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and
piano (1797-1828) [syn: Schubert, Franz Schubert,
Franz Peter Schubert, Franz Seraph Peter Schubert]
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lambert
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n 1: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a
perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one
lumen per square centimeter [syn: lambert, L]
2: English composer and conductor (1905-1951) [syn: Lambert,
Constant Lambert, Leonard Constant Lambert]
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colbert
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n 1: butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
[syn: Colbert, Colbert butter]
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egbert
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n 1: king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the
most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)
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hilbert
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n 1: German mathematician (1862-1943) [syn: Hilbert, David
Hilbert]
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gerbert
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n 1: French pope from 999 to 1003 who was noted for his great
learning (945-1003) [syn: Sylvester II, Gerbert]
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sherbert
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n 1: a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar,
but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin [syn:
sherbert, sherbet]
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girt
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abert
0
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gabbert
0
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gabert
0
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grabert
0
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tabbert
0
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trabert
0
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bert
0
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berte
0
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birt
0
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erte
0
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gert
0
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herdt
0
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hert
0
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hirt
0
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hurtt
0
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kirt
0
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kuhrt
0
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kurt
0
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peart
0
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purt
0
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schwerdt
0
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vert
0
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wert
0
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wirt
0
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boisvert
0
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dilbert
0
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mcgirt
0
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mcguirt
0
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mcwhirt
0
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thibert
0
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vanwert
0
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seybert
0
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adelbert
0
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delbert
0
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elbert
0
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helbert
0
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calbert
0
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dalbert
0
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halbert
0
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jalbert
0
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talbert
0
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hebert
0
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gaubert
0
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engelbert
0
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joubert
0
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daubert
0
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haubert
0
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taubert
0
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walbert
0