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ambergris
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n 1: waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found
floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
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antifreeze
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n 1: a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower
its freezing point
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breeze
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n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled
by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his
neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air]
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap,
duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece
of cake]
v 1: blow gently and lightly; "It breezes most evenings at the
shore"
2: to proceed quickly and easily
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breezy
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adj 1: fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"
2: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy
weather"; "a windy bluff" [syn: blowy, breezy, windy]
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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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caries
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n 1: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to
the death of a tooth [syn: cavity, caries, dental
caries, tooth decay]
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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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cheesy
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adj 1: of very poor quality; flimsy [syn: bum, cheap,
cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny]
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crazy
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adj 1: affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone
mad" [syn: brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed,
mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged]
2: foolish; totally unsound; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked
ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"
[syn: crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded]
3: possessed by inordinate excitement; "the crowd went crazy";
"was crazy to try his new bicycle"
4: bizarre or fantastic; "had a crazy dream"; "wore a crazy hat"
5: intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy
about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her" [syn:
crazy, wild, dotty, gaga]
n 1: someone deranged and possibly dangerous [syn: crazy,
loony, looney, nutcase, weirdo]
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daisy
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n 1: any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with
well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single
whorl
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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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degrease
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v 1: remove grease or oil from (a pan)
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hazy
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adj 1: filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October
morning" [syn: brumous, foggy, hazy, misty]
2: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred
outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn:
bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy,
muzzy]
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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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lazy
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adj 1: moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white
clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
2: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose
rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too
lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful
employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
[syn: faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful,
work-shy]
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reprise
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v 1: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: reprise,
reprize, repeat, recapitulate]
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unfreeze
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v 1: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted
the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The
heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the
years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
[syn: dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw,
melt]
2: 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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verdigris
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n 1: a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment [syn:
verdigris, cupric acetate]
2: a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that
has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time
v 1: color verdigris
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ares
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera;
identified with Roman Mars
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aries
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n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
[syn: Aries, Ram]
2: a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere;
between Pisces and Taurus
3: the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the
vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21
to April 19 [syn: Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram]
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scorsese
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n 1: United States filmmaker (born in 1942) [syn: Scorsese,
Martin Scorsese]
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timorese
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Timor or its
inhabitants
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Timor
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antares
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n 1: the brightest star in Scorpius
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tabriz
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n 1: an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
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canarese
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n 1: a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living
chiefly in Kanara in southern India [syn: Kanarese,
Canarese]
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kanarese
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n 1: a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living
chiefly in Kanara in southern India [syn: Kanarese,
Canarese]
2: a Dravidian language spoken in southern India [syn:
Kannada, Kanarese]
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ceres
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n 1: (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of
Greek Demeter
2: the largest asteroid and the first discovered
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cantatrice
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pares
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swayze
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brees
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breese
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briese
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terese
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vires
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abbruzzese
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bolognese
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abruzzese
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cassese
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dumfries
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lucrece
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patrice
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refreeze
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madurese
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silures
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basie
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blasi
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dazey
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maisie
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mazie
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annese
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bruzzese
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colaizzi
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cortese
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danese
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farese
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francese
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franzese
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lanese
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leccese
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lucchese
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palese
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pavese
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scalese
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albanese
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buthelezi
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butulesi
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catanese
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chianese
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cicalese
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matarese
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pugliese
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ragonese
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savarese
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coglianese
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lares
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flores
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nares
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benares
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traditores
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