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bandanna
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n 1: large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a
neckerchief [syn: bandanna, bandana]
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cabana
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n 1: a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a
swimming pool
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clamour
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n 1: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored
the clamor of the crowd" [syn: clamor, clamoring,
clamour, clamouring, hue and cry]
v 1: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates
clamored their disappointment" [syn: clamor, clamour]
2: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
[syn: clamor, clamour]
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crammer
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n 1: a student who crams
2: a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations
3: a special school where students are crammed
4: a textbook designed for cramming
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diorama
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n 1: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous
scene [syn: panorama, cyclorama, diorama]
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enamour
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v 1: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch,
becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm,
fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant]
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gamma
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n 1: the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
2: a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-
thousandth of an oersted
3: Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of
Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas
Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524) [syn: da
Gamma, Vasco da Gamma, Gamma]
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glamour
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n 1: alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) [syn:
glamor, glamour]
v 1: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on
someone or something [syn: hex, bewitch, glamour,
witch, enchant, jinx]
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grammar
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n 1: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and
morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
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mamma
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n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma,
mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]
2: milk-secreting organ of female mammals [syn: mammary gland,
mamma]
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manna
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n 1: hardened sugary exudation of various trees
2: (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the
Exodus [syn: miraculous food, manna, manna from heaven]
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panorama
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n 1: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: view,
aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama]
2: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous
scene [syn: panorama, cyclorama, diorama]
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rammer
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n 1: a tool for driving something with force
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sledgehammer
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n 1: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
[syn: maul, sledge, sledgehammer]
v 1: beat with a sledgehammer [syn: sledgehammer, sledge]
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stammer
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n 1: a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary
repetitions of certain sounds [syn: stammer, stutter]
v 1: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his
opponent enter the room" [syn: bumble, stutter,
stammer, falter]
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windjammer
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n 1: a large sailing ship
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yammer
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v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
desert" [syn: howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl]
2: complain whiningly [syn: whine, grizzle, yammer,
yawp]
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yellowhammer
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n 1: large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and
yellow undersurface to wings and tail [syn: yellow-shafted
flicker, Colaptes auratus, yellowhammer]
2: European bunting the male being bright yellow [syn:
yellowhammer, yellow bunting, Emberiza citrinella]
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shammer
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n 1: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or
incapacity [syn: malingerer, skulker, shammer]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter,
impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham,
shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
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slammer
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n 1: a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic
slammer of doors"
2: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in
the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons
awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) [syn:
jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky,
pokey]
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brahma
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n 1: the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later
Hindu pantheon
2: any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large
American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved
in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now
used chiefly for crossbreeding [syn: Brahman, Brahma,
Brahmin, Bos indicus]
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americana
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n 1: any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is
distinctive of America
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alabama
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n 1: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of
Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American
Civil War [syn: Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia
State, AL]
2: a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is
now the state of Alabama; "the Alabamas were members of the
Creek Confederacy"
3: a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and
Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to
become a tributary of the Mobile River [syn: Alabama,
Alabama River]
4: the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
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docudrama
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n 1: a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or
event [syn: documentary, docudrama, documentary film,
infotainment]
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pajama
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n 1: a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the
waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries [syn:
pajama, pyjama]
2: (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping
or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers [syn: pajama,
pyjama, pj's, jammies]
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dammar
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n 1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family
Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the
amboyna pine [syn: dammar, gum dammar, damar, dammar
resin]
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digamma
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flimflammer
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gammer
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gama
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foodarama
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gnamma
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namma
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