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beaten
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adj 1: formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"
2: much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the
beaten path"
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cretin
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n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot,
imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit,
retard]
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hearten
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v 1: give encouragement to [syn: cheer, hearten, recreate,
embolden] [ant: dishearten, put off]
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heighten
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v 1: become more extreme; "The tension heightened" [syn:
heighten, rise]
2: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity;
"heightened interest"
3: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the
tension" [syn: enhance, heighten, raise]
4: increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the
steadily heightened bars"
5: make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your
vision" [syn: sharpen, heighten]
6: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts
were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for
her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This
event only deepened my convictions" [syn: intensify,
compound, heighten, deepen]
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kitten
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n 1: young domestic cat [syn: kitten, kitty]
v 1: have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year"
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lighten
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v 1: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a
bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up] [ant: weigh
down, weigh on]
2: reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load
on the tired donkey"
3: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up
a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up]
4: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
[syn: brighten, lighten up, lighten] [ant: darken]
5: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: lighten,
lighten up] [ant: darken]
6: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less
oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten
the burden of caring for her elderly parents" [syn:
relieve, lighten]
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marten
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n 1: agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger
than weasels [syn: marten, marten cat]
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mitten
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n 1: glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four
fingers together
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neaten
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v 1: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten,
straighten out, square away]
2: care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-
groomed" [syn: groom, neaten]
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oaten
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adj 1: of or related to or derived from oats; "oaten bread"
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phaeton
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n 1: large open car seating four with folding top [syn: touring
car, phaeton, tourer]
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platen
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n 1: work table of a machine tool
2: the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper
against the type
3: the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
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rotten
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adj 1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn:
icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty,
stinking, stinky]
2: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor
boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" [syn:
decayed, rotten, rotted]
3: having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness;
"dead and rotten in his grave"
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satin
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n 1: a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a
dull back
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shorten
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v 1: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench
in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to
illness" [ant: lengthen]
2: 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]
3: make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope
by a few inches"
4: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" [ant:
lengthen]
5: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;
"bowdlerize a novel" [syn: bowdlerize, bowdlerise,
expurgate, castrate, shorten]
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smitten
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adj 1: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;
"conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: smitten,
stricken, struck]
2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "gaga over the
rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn:
enamored, infatuated, in love, potty, smitten,
soft on(p), taken with(p)]
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straighten
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v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: straighten,
unbend] [ant: bend, flex]
2: make straight [syn: straighten, straighten out]
3: get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students
straightened when the teacher entered"
4: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten,
straighten out, square away]
5: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: roll
out, straighten]
6: make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post";
"straighten hair"
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straiten
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v 1: bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial
hardship [syn: straiten, distress]
2: squeeze together
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sweeten
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v 1: make sweeter in taste [syn: sweeten, dulcify,
edulcorate, dulcorate] [ant: acetify, acidify,
acidulate, sour]
2: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a
deal"
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unbeaten
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adj 1: not conquered [syn: unbeaten, unconquered,
unvanquished]
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wheaten
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adj 1: of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread"
[syn: wheaten, whole-wheat, wholemeal]
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breton
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who
speaks the Breton language)
2: a Celtic language of Brittany
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cretan
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Crete
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keaton
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n 1: United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for
his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) [syn:
Keaton, Buster Keaton, Joseph Francis Keaton]
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seton
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n 1: United States religious leader who was the first person
born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) [syn:
Seton, Elizabeth Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley
Seton, Mother Seton]
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browbeaten
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eaten
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smarten
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beaton
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eaton
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eton
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