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abet
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v 1: assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
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beget
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v 1: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get,
engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
forth]
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beset
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v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]
2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by
leopards" [syn: beset, set upon]
3: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust,
incrust, beset]
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bet
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n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes,
bet, wager]
2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: bet,
wager]
v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be
there!" [syn: bet, wager]
2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new
horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn:
bet, wager, play]
3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you
any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet
on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn:
count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
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brunette
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adj 1: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or
skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: brunet,
brunette] [ant: blond, blonde, light-haired]
n 1: a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: brunet, brunette]
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cadet
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n 1: a military trainee (as at a military academy) [syn:
cadet, plebe]
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cassette
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n 1: a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording
or playing sound or video
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cornet
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n 1: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a
narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of
valves [syn: cornet, horn, trumpet, trump]
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coronet
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n 1: a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that
of sovereign
2: margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the
hoof
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corvette
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n 1: a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a
destroyer
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debt
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n 1: the state of owing something (especially money); "he is
badly in debt"
2: money or goods or services owed by one person to another
3: an obligation to pay or do something
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dragnet
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n 1: a system of coordinated measures for apprehending
(criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police
dragnet"
2: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
[syn: trawl, dragnet, trawl net]
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fishnet
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n 1: a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in [syn:
fishnet, fishing net]
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hairnet
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n 1: a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it
in place
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jaconet
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n 1: a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff
finish; used for clothing and bandages
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mignonette
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n 1: Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense
terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white
flowers having an intense spicy fragrance [syn:
mignonette, sweet reseda, Reseda odorata]
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net
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adj 1: remaining after all deductions; "net profit" [syn: net,
nett] [ant: gross]
2: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer";
"a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last,
net]
n 1: a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of
computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to
facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: internet,
net, cyberspace]
2: a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
3: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time
(including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn:
net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit,
profits, earnings]
4: a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
5: game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the
playing area in tennis or badminton
6: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at
regular intervals [syn: net, network, mesh, meshing,
meshwork]
v 1: make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
[syn: net, sack, sack up, clear]
2: yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million" [syn:
net, clear]
3: construct or form a web, as if by weaving [syn: web, net]
4: catch with a net; "net a fish" [syn: net, nett]
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alkanet
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n 1: perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate
usually blue flowers [syn: bugloss, alkanet, Anchusa
officinalis]
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ethernet
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n 1: a type of network technology for local area networks;
coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between
computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
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lansquenet
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bequette
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bernet
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bessette
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binette
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bissette
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blanchette
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bonnette
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boulet
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bourget
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bourret
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bousquet
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bresette
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brissette
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brossette
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brouillet
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brouillette
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annette
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anette
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annett
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driftnet
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