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bang
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adv 1: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into
her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]
n 1: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a
bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn:
knock, bash, bang, smash, belt]
2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption,
blast, bam]
3: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the
forehead [syn: bang, fringe]
4: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush
from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang,
boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick]
5: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and
marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show
is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: hit,
smash, smasher, strike, bang]
v 1: strike violently; "slam the ball" [syn: slam, bang]
2: to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive
sound; "One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my
bed"
3: close violently; "He slammed the door shut" [syn: slam,
bang]
4: move noisily; "The window banged shut"; "The old man banged
around the house"
5: 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]
6: leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees" [syn:
spang, bang]
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bhang
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n 1: a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant;
much used in India
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bong
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n 1: a dull resonant sound as of a bell
v 1: ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"
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clang
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n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang
of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour,
clangoring, clank, clash, crash]
v 1: make a loud noise; "clanging metal" [syn: clang,
clangor]
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dong
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Vietnam
v 1: go `ding dong', like a bell [syn: ding, dong,
dingdong]
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gong
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n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is
struck with a softheaded drumstick [syn: gong, tam-tam]
2: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells
that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral
instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong]
v 1: sound a gong
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lifelong
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adj 1: continuing through life; "a lifelong friend"; "from
lifelong habit"; "his lifelong study of Greek art" [syn:
lifelong, womb-to-tomb]
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long
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adv 1: for an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion
long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has
long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long
will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was
expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"
2: for an extended distance
adj 1: primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a
relatively great or greater than average duration or
passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long
life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long
friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
[ant: short]
2: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than
average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long
road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten
miles long" [ant: short]
3: of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"-
Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
4: good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"
[syn: retentive, recollective, long, tenacious] [ant:
forgetful, short, unretentive]
5: holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in
prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold" [ant:
short]
6: (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration;
"the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat',
`boot' are long" [ant: short]
7: involving substantial risk; "long odds"
8: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required
farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical
issues" [syn: farseeing, farsighted, foresighted,
foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted]
9: having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on
brains"; "in long supply"
v 1: desire strongly or persistently [syn: hanker, long,
yearn]
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prolong
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v 1: lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged
our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The
meeting was drawn out until midnight" [syn: prolong,
protract, extend, draw out]
2: lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the
diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the
treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" [syn:
prolong, sustain, keep up]
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prong
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n 1: a pointed projection
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sarong
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n 1: a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped
around the body; worn by both women and men in the South
Pacific
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slang
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n 1: informal language consisting of words and expressions that
are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often
vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang
expressions" [syn: slang, slang expression, slang
term]
2: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang, cant,
jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular]
v 1: use slang or vulgar language
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe,
slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put
one over, put one across]
3: abuse with coarse language
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song
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n 1: a short musical composition with words; "a successful
musical must have at least three good songs" [syn: song,
vocal]
2: a distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets
was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang
their song as the train rocketed ahead"
3: the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up
to the gates" [syn: song, strain]
4: the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not
learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" [syn:
birdcall, call, birdsong, song]
5: a very small sum; "he bought it for a song"
6: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art
and literature and philosophy [syn: Sung, Sung dynasty,
Song, Song dynasty]
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strong
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adj 1: having strength or power greater than average or
expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a
strong man" [ant: weak]
2: not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"
3: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground
soldier with increasingly potent weapons" [syn: potent,
strong]
4: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent
toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff
drink" [syn: potent, strong, stiff] [ant: impotent]
5: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an
impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier
inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" [syn:
impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong,
unassailable, unattackable]
6: of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid
foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" [syn:
solid, strong, substantial]
7: of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; "`sing'
is a strong verb"
8: being distilled rather than fermented; having a high
alcoholic content; "hard liquor" [syn: hard, strong]
9: freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"
[syn: strong, warm]
10: strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the
rope" [syn: firm, strong]
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tang
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n 1: a tart spicy quality [syn: nip, piquance, piquancy,
piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest]
2: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907 [syn: Tang,
Tang dynasty]
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity,
savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
4: a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure [syn:
bladderwrack, black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang,
Fucus vesiculosus]
5: brown algae seaweed with serrated edges [syn: serrated
wrack, Fucus serratus, tang]
6: any of various coarse seaweeds [syn: tang, sea tang]
7: any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria [syn:
sea tangle, tang]
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thong
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n 1: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn:
lash, thong]
2: underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially
under very tight pants; "she wore thongs in her quest for the
callipygian ideal"
3: a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together
4: minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of
fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs,
and is supported by a waistband [syn: G-string, thong]
5: a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big
toe and the second toe [syn: flip-flop, thong]
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throng
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n 1: a large gathering of people [syn: multitude, throng,
concourse]
v 1: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the
auditorium" [syn: throng, mob, pack, pile, jam]
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twang
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n 1: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
2: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
[syn: twang, nasal twang]
v 1: cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"
2: sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"
3: twitch or throb with pain
4: pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
5: pronounce with a nasal twang
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wrong
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adv 1: in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the
details only after other sources had reported them
incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" [syn: incorrectly,
wrongly, wrong] [ant: aright, correctly, right]
adj 1: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an
incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is
wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed
the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road";
"based on the wrong assumptions" [syn: incorrect,
wrong] [ant: correct, right]
2: contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for
the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong";
"it is wrong to lie" [ant: right]
3: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the
wrong things" [syn: improper, wrong]
4: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone
completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
[syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]
5: based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think
that way" [ant: correct, right]
6: not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong
medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect
for a policeman to accept gifts" [syn: wrong, incorrect]
7: used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face
inward; "socks worn wrong side out"
8: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my
intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the
wrong moment for a joke" [syn: ill-timed, unseasonable,
untimely, wrong]
9: characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not
following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report";
"an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
[syn: faulty, incorrect, wrong]
n 1: that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law;
"he feels that you are in the wrong" [syn: wrong,
wrongfulness] [ant: right, rightfulness]
2: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal
right [syn: wrong, legal injury, damage]
v 1: treat unjustly; do wrong to [ant: compensate, correct,
redress, right]
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jong
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n 1: United States writer (born in 1942) [syn: Jong, Erica
Jong]
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dang
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chuang
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hong
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jiang
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juang
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kahng
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kang
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kong
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kwong
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kyong
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kyoung
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maung
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mong
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ong
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rong
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spong
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sprong
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stong
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wong
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zhang
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chenxiang
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giang
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shougang
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wang
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