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apricot
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n 1: Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and
edible fruit resembling the peach [syn: apricot, apricot
tree]
2: downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
3: a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: yellowish pink,
apricot, peach, salmon pink]
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ascot
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n 1: a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental
pin
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at
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n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the
halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
[syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85]
2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
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basket
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n 1: a container that is usually woven and has handles [syn:
basket, handbasket]
2: the quantity contained in a basket [syn: basket,
basketful]
3: horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which
players try to throw the basketball [syn: basket,
basketball hoop, hoop]
4: a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the
hoop [syn: basket, field goal]
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besot
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v 1: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or
infatuation [syn: besot, stupefy]
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blot
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n 1: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
[syn: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch,
slur]
2: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear,
smirch, spot, stain]
v 1: dry (ink) with blotting paper
2: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
[syn: spot, fleck, blob, blot]
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boycott
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n 1: a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some
organization in protest against its policies
v 1: refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with [ant: buy
at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop, shop
at, sponsor]
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breadbasket
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n 1: a geographic region serving as the principal source of
grain
2: an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary
canal; the principal organ of digestion [syn: stomach,
tummy, tum, breadbasket]
3: a basket for serving bread
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casket
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n 1: box in which a corpse is buried or cremated [syn: coffin,
casket]
2: small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other
valuables [syn: casket, jewel casket]
v 1: enclose in a casket
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cocotte
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n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart,
cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady,
lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
2: a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked
and served
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cot
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n 1: a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: fingerstall,
cot]
2: baby bed with high sides made of slats [syn: crib, cot]
3: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn:
cot, camp bed]
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cut
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adj 1: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a
sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled";
"cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages
on her cut wrists" [ant: uncut]
2: fashioned or shaped by cutting; "a well-cut suit"; "cut
diamonds"; "cut velvet" [ant: rough, uncut]
3: with parts removed; "the drastically cut film" [syn: cut,
shortened]
4: made neat and tidy by trimming; "his neatly trimmed hair"
[syn: trimmed, cut] [ant: uncut, untrimmed]
5: (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement
or machine; "the smell of newly mown hay" [syn: mown,
cut] [ant: uncut, unmown]
6: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed
or slit; "the cut pages of the book" [ant: uncut]
7: (of a male animal) having the testicles removed; "a cut
horse" [syn: cut, emasculated, gelded]
8: (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply; "the
slashed prices attracted buyers" [syn: cut, slashed]
9: mixed with water; "sold cut whiskey"; "a cup of thinned soup"
[syn: cut, thinned, weakened]
n 1: a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the
earnings"
2: (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next;
"the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too
abrupt"
3: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or
excavation [syn: cut, gash]
4: a step on some scale; "he is a cut above the rest"
5: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
[syn: cut, gash, slash, slice]
6: a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
[syn: cut, cut of meat]
7: a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of
all" [syn: stinger, cut]
8: a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact
disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track
of the album" [syn: cut, track]
9: the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a
written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset
young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the
proposed clause" [syn: deletion, excision, cut]
10: the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional
cut"
11: a canal made by erosion or excavation
12: a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was
clearly intentional" [syn: snub, cut, cold shoulder]
13: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing,
swing, cut]
14: (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts
do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: cut, undercut]
15: the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted
that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the
cutting of the cards soon became a ritual" [syn: cut,
cutting]
16: the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
"his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" [syn:
cut, cutting]
17: the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were
skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
[syn: cut, cutting]
18: the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends;
"the barber gave him a good cut" [syn: cut, cutting,
cutting off]
19: the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor
proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
20: an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking
too many cuts in his math class"
v 1: separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
[syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down,
trim back, cut, bring down]
3: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the
left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer,
slue, slew, cut]
4: make an incision or separation; "cut along the dotted line"
5: discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the
team"
6: form by probing, penetrating, or digging; "cut a hole"; "cut
trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
7: style and tailor in a certain fashion; "cut a dress" [syn:
cut, tailor]
8: hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite
direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball"
9: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket";
"Please make the check out to me" [syn: write out, issue,
make out, cut]
10: cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut
recording tape" [syn: edit, cut, edit out]
11: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: cut,
skip]
12: be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it
anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"
[syn: hack, cut]
13: give the appearance or impression of; "cut a nice figure"
14: move (one's fist); "his opponent cut upward toward his chin"
15: pass directly and often in haste; "We cut through the
neighbor's yard to get home sooner"
16: pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"
17: make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene
to another"
18: stop filming; "cut a movie scene"
19: make a recording of; "cut the songs"; "She cut all of her
major titles again"
20: record a performance on (a medium); "cut a record"
21: create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" [syn:
cut, burn]
22: form or shape by cutting or incising; "cut paper dolls"
23: perform or carry out; "cut a caper"
24: function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well"
25: allow incision or separation; "This bread cuts easily"
26: divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make
selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a
long time"
27: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off
the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
[syn: switch off, cut, turn off, turn out] [ant:
switch on, turn on]
28: reap or harvest; "cut grain"
29: fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber
while they occupied Cambodia"
30: penetrate injuriously; "The glass from the shattered
windshield cut into her forehead"
31: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
[syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut]
32: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my
hair"
33: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose
weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: cut,
prune, rationalize, rationalise]
34: dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
35: have a reducing effect; "This cuts into my earnings"
36: cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the
conversation" [syn: cut, cut off]
37: 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]
38: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut
bourbon" [syn: dilute, thin, thin out, reduce,
cut]
39: have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"
40: grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
41: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the
vet gelded the young horse" [syn: geld, cut]
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dovecote
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n 1: a birdhouse for pigeons [syn: dovecote, columbarium,
columbary]
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gasket
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n 1: seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a
pipe joint
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mascot
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n 1: a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group
as a symbolic figure
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wastebasket
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n 1: a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other
rubbish [syn: wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket,
wastebasket, waste basket, circular file]
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workbasket
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n 1: container for holding implements and materials for work
(especially for sewing) [syn: workbasket, workbox,
workbag]
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alcott
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n 1: United States novelist noted for children's books
(1832-1888) [syn: Alcott, Louisa May Alcott]
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massicot
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n 1: the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow
powder it is used as a pigment [syn: massicot,
massicotite]
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monocot
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n 1: a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by
deposits on its inside [syn: monocot, monocotyledon,
liliopsid, endogen]
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dicot
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n 1: flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by
deposit on its outside [syn: dicot, dicotyledon,
magnoliopsid, exogen]
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prescott
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n 1: a town in central Arizona
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begot
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bought
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caught
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cott
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cotte
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westcott
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truscott
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walcott
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