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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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bandanna
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n 1: large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a
neckerchief [syn: bandanna, bandana]
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banner
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adj 1: unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the
company"
n 1: long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or
advertising [syn: banner, streamer]
2: a newspaper headline that runs across the full page [syn:
streamer, banner]
3: any distinctive flag [syn: standard, banner]
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campaigner
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n 1: a politician who is running for public office [syn:
campaigner, candidate, nominee]
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cantor
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n 1: the musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster,
precentor, cantor]
2: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part
of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be
performed as solos [syn: cantor, hazan]
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container
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n 1: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a
large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that
can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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crammer
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n 1: a student who crams
2: a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations
3: a special school where students are crammed
4: a textbook designed for cramming
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creamer
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n 1: a small pitcher for serving cream [syn: cream pitcher,
creamer]
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disclaimer
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n 1: (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to
something
2: denial of any connection with or knowledge of [syn:
disavowal, disclaimer]
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framer
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n 1: someone who makes frames (as for pictures)
2: someone who writes a new law or plan; "the framers of the
Constitution"
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gainer
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n 1: a person who gains weight [syn: gainer, weight gainer]
2: a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits);
"she was clearly the gainer in that exchange"
3: a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete
a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first
and facing away from the diving board [syn: gainer, full
gainer]
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glamour
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n 1: alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) [syn:
glamor, glamour]
v 1: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on
someone or something [syn: hex, bewitch, glamour,
witch, enchant, jinx]
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grammar
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n 1: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and
morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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hammer
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n 1: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when
the trigger is pulled [syn: hammer, cock]
2: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to
deliver an impulsive force by striking
3: the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: malleus,
hammer]
4: a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike
such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas,
glockenspiels, etc. [syn: mallet, hammer]
5: a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the
hammer throw
6: a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano
strings to vibrate
7: a power tool for drilling rocks [syn: hammer, power
hammer]
8: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding
of feet on the hallway" [syn: hammer, pound, hammering,
pounding]
v 1: beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
2: create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge
a pair of tongues" [syn: forge, hammer]
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hangar
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n 1: a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be
stored and maintained [syn: airdock, hangar, repair
shed]
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hanger
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n 1: a worker who hangs something
2: anything from which something can be hung
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hosanna
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n 1: a cry of praise or adoration (to God)
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jammer
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n 1: a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming
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manna
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n 1: hardened sugary exudation of various trees
2: (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the
Exodus [syn: miraculous food, manna, manna from heaven]
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manner
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n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified
manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode
of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a
lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn:
manner, mode, style, way, fashion]
2: a way of acting or behaving [syn: manner, personal
manner]
3: a kind; "what manner of man are you?"
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manor
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n 1: the mansion of a lord or wealthy person [syn: manor,
manor house]
2: the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
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planer
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n 1: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: plane,
planer, planing machine]
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planner
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n 1: a person who makes plans [syn: planner, contriver,
deviser]
2: a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done,
etc.
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savannah
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n 1: a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah
river
2: a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the
Atlantic [syn: Savannah, Savannah River]
3: a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions [syn:
savanna, savannah]
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scanner
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n 1: someone who scans verse to determine the number and
prosodic value of the syllables
2: an electronic device that generates a digital representation
of an image for data input to a computer [syn: scanner,
digital scanner, image scanner]
3: a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a
broad area
4: a radio receiver that moves automatically across some
selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or
condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio
channels" [syn: scanner, electronic scanner]
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spanner
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n 1: a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
[syn: wrench, spanner]
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stammer
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n 1: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary
repetitions of certain sounds [syn: stammer, stutter]
v 1: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his
opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter,
stammer, falter]
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strainer
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n 1: a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and
liquids pass through
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tamer
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n 1: an animal trainer who tames wild animals
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tanner
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n 1: a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not
minted since 1970 [syn: sixpence, tanner]
2: a craftsman who tans skins and hides
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trainer
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n 1: one who trains other persons or animals
2: simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that
simulates the conditions of flying a plane [syn: flight
simulator, trainer]
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yammer
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v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
desert" [syn: howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl]
2: complain whiningly [syn: whine, grizzle, yammer,
yawp]
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clamor
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n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring,
cacophony, clamor, din]
2: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the
clamor of the crowd" [syn: clamor, clamoring, clamour,
clamouring, hue and cry]
v 1: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
[syn: clamor, clamour]
2: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates
clamored their disappointment" [syn: clamor, clamour]
3: compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They
clamored the mayor into building a new park"
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glamor
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n 1: alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) [syn:
glamor, glamour]
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shammer
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n 1: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or
incapacity [syn: malingerer, skulker, shammer]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter,
impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham,
shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
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slammer
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n 1: a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic
slammer of doors"
2: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in
the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons
awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) [syn:
jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky,
pokey]
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canna
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n 1: any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves
and clusters of large showy flowers
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anna
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n 1: a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
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nanna
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n 1: the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma,
grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna]
2: (Norse mythology) wife of Balder
3: god of the Moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin
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diana
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n 1: English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince
Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris
produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) [syn:
Diana, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, Lady Diana
Frances Spencer]
2: (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon;
counterpart of Greek Artemis
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havana
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western
Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas [syn:
Havana, capital of Cuba, Cuban capital]
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montana
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n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian
border [syn: Montana, Treasure State, MT]
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indiana
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n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Indiana,
Hoosier State, IN]
2: United States pop artist (born 1928) [syn: Indiana, Robert
Indiana]
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susquehanna
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n 1: a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New
York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland
into Chesapeake Bay [syn: Susquehanna, Susquehanna
River]
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louisiana
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n 1: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico;
one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
[syn: Louisiana, Pelican State, LA]
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guiana
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n 1: a geographical region of northeastern South America
including Guyana and Surinam
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guyana
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n 1: a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of
the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: Guyana, Co-operative
Republic of Guyana, British Guiana]
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cliffhanger
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n 1: a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
2: an episode that ends in suspense
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caner
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claimer
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drainer
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fanner
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goanna
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lamer
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lanner
0
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plainer
0
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saner
0
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blander
0
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gamer
0
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gammer
0
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seiner
0
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nana
0
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hanna
0
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hannah
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alana
0
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deanna
0
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joanna
0
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rosanna
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roxanna
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susannah
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suzanna
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arianna
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pollyanna
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copacabana
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kavanagh
0
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branner
0
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fermanagh
0
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ipecacuanha
0
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cavanagh
0
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danner
0
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hanner
0
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kanner
0
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sanner
0
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detainer
0
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branagh
0