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as
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adv 1: to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were
equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child
sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he
is every bit as mean as she is" [syn: equally, as,
every bit]
n 1: a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic
forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides
and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite
and orpiment and realgar [syn: arsenic, As, atomic
number 33]
2: a United States territory on the eastern part of the island
of Samoa [syn: American Samoa, Eastern Samoa, AS]
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baas
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n 1: South African term for `boss'
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cause
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n 1: events that provide the generative force that is the origin
of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of
the crash"
2: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had
no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
[syn: cause, reason, grounds]
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a
particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for
a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery";
"contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause,
crusade, drive, movement, effort]
4: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for
events or results [syn: causal agent, cause, causal
agency]
5: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law
whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family
brought suit against the landlord" [syn: lawsuit, suit,
case, cause, causa]
v 1: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always
intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause
an accident" [syn: cause, do, make]
2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads
induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy
a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: induce,
stimulate, cause, have, get, make]
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clause
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n 1: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate
but not constituting a complete sentence
2: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or
contract or will) [syn: article, clause]
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gauze
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n 1: (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for
bandages and dressings [syn: gauze, gauze bandage]
2: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn:
gauze, netting, veiling]
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jazz
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n 1: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a
lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn:
wind, malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz,
nothingness]
2: a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans
around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
3: a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New
Orleans jazz but played by large bands
v 1: play something in the style of jazz
2: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in the
hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get
laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have
intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck,
jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it,
bang, get it on, bonk]
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laws
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n 1: the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
considered as a unit [syn: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws]
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pas
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n 1: (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
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pause
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n 1: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
of something [syn: pause, intermission, break,
interruption, suspension]
2: temporary inactivity
v 1: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The
speaker paused" [syn: hesitate, pause]
2: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station
identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: pause,
intermit, break]
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pizzazz
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n 1: the activeness of an energetic personality [syn:
dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing]
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razzmatazz
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n 1: any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle)
the opponent [syn: razzle-dazzle, razzle, razzmatazz,
razmataz]
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topaz
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n 1: a yellow quartz [syn: topaz, false topaz, common
topaz]
2: a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals
of various colors and is used as a gemstone
3: a light brown the color of topaz [syn: tan, topaz]
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vase
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n 1: an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to
hold flowers
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vichyssoise
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n 1: a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions;
usually served cold
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shiraz
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n 1: a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient
Persepolis are nearby
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boas
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cars
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coz
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has
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jaws
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oz
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paws
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spas
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was
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whereas
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inaez
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ijaz
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francoise
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ahs
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broz
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chas
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droz
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faas
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fraas
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gaz
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laas
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maahs
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maas
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mas
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maz
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mroz
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naas
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paz
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roz
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staas
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waas
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audas
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coultas
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dupras
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mieras
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poitras
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debevoise
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baz
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braz
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chaz
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faz
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mraz
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raz
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vaz
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pizazz
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alcatraz
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depaz
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