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astir
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adj 1: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each
morning" [syn: astir(p), up(p)]
2: on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over
the incident" [syn: about(p), astir(p)]
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bestir
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v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn:
bestir, rouse]
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bluster
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n 1: noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the
bluster of their preparations"
2: a swaggering show of courage [syn: bravado, bluster]
3: a violent gusty wind
4: vain and empty boasting [syn: braggadocio, bluster,
rodomontade, rhodomontade]
v 1: blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered
onshore"; "The flames blustered"
2: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line,
brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
[syn: swagger, bluster, swash]
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buster
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n 1: an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what
are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" [syn: fellow,
dude, buster]
2: a robust child
3: a person who breaks horses [syn: buster, bronco buster,
broncobuster]
4: a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something;
"dam buster"; "sanction buster"; "crime buster"
5: a person born in the generation following the baby boom when
the birth rate fell dramatically [syn: baby buster,
buster]
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cluster
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n 1: a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of
trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: bunch, clump,
cluster, clustering]
v 1: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets
constellate in this town every summer" [syn: cluster,
constellate, flock, clump]
2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her
fingers into a fist" [syn: bunch, bunch up, bundle,
cluster, clump]
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deter
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v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage
this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage]
2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only
dissuade people" [syn: dissuade, deter] [ant: persuade]
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disinter
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v 1: dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead
bodies [syn: disinter, exhume]
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duster
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n 1: a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was
the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: dust
storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco]
2: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
[syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust
coat]
3: a piece of cloth used for dusting [syn: dustcloth,
dustrag, duster]
4: a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
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filibuster
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n 1: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay
or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes [syn:
filibuster, filibusterer]
2: (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by
making long speeches
v 1: obstruct deliberately by delaying
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fluster
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n 1: a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn:
perturbation, fluster]
v 1: be flustered; behave in a confused manner
2: cause to be nervous or upset
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hauteur
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n 1: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward
inferiors [syn: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur,
high-handedness, lordliness]
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inter
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v 1: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the
Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in
the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last
Sunday" [syn: bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to
rest]
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litterateur
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n 1: a writer of literary works [syn: essayist, litterateur]
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lustre
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n 1: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain [syn: luster,
lustre]
2: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster, lustre,
brilliancy, splendor, splendour]
3: the visual property of something that shines with reflected
light [syn: shininess, sheen, luster, lustre]
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muster
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n 1: a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown
in the brig for missing muster"
2: compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster,
draft, selective service]
v 1: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do
something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your
courage" [syn: muster, rally, summon, come up,
muster up]
2: call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
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raconteur
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n 1: a person skilled in telling anecdotes [syn: anecdotist,
raconteur]
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saboteur
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n 1: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
[syn: saboteur, wrecker, diversionist]
2: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries
to help a potential invader [syn: fifth columnist,
saboteur]
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thruster
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n 1: one who intrudes or pushes himself forward [syn: pusher,
thruster]
2: a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to
maneuver a spacecraft
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trustbuster
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n 1: a federal agent who engages in trust busting
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luster
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n 1: a quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster,
lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour]
2: the visual property of something that shines with reflected
light [syn: shininess, sheen, luster, lustre]
3: a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain [syn: luster,
lustre]
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trustor
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n 1: (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or
personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of
a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to
settle it on the trustee [syn: settlor, trustor]
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custer
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n 1: United States general who was killed along with all his
command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn
(1839-1876) [syn: Custer, George Armstrong Custer,
General Custer]
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chester
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n 1: a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river
(an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
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lackluster
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adj 1: lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life";
"a lusterless performance" [syn: lackluster,
lacklustre, lusterless, lustreless]
2: lacking luster or shine; "staring with lackluster eyes";
"lusterless hair" [syn: lackluster, lacklustre,
lusterless, lustreless]
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pasteur
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n 1: French chemist and biologist whose discovery that
fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the
process of pasteurization (1822-1895) [syn: Pasteur,
Louis Pasteur]
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lancaster
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n 1: a city in northwestern England
2: the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its
emblem was a red rose [syn: Lancaster, House of
Lancaster, Lancastrian line]
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alastair
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alaster
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rustre
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chartbuster
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delustre
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