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berserker
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n 1: one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working
themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with
reckless savagery and insane fury [syn: berserker,
berserk]
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caseworker
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n 1: someone employed to provide social services (especially to
the disadvantaged) [syn: social worker, caseworker,
welfare worker]
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fieldworker
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n 1: a researcher who works in the field
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jerker
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n 1: someone who gives a strong sudden pull [syn: yanker,
jerker]
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metalworker
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n 1: someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it
is hot and malleable) [syn: smith, metalworker]
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mineworker
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n 1: laborer who works in a mine [syn: miner, mineworker]
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moussaka
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n 1: casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and
tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs
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purdah
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n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: solitude, purdah]
2: the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women
secluded [syn: purdah, sex segregation]
3: a screen used in India to separate women from men or
strangers
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steelworker
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n 1: a worker engaged in making steel [syn: steelmaker,
steelworker, steelman]
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tearjerker
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n 1: an excessively sentimental narrative
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woodworker
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n 1: makes things out of wood [syn: woodworker, woodsman,
woodman]
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worker
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n 1: a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good
worker" [ant: nonworker]
2: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed);
"workers of the world--unite!" [syn: proletarian, prole,
worker]
3: sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for
food and cares for the larvae
4: a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal
actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a
doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: actor, doer,
worker]
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shirker
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n 1: a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who
tries to evade military service in wartime) [syn:
slacker, shirker]
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smirker
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n 1: a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied
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ca
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n 1: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light;
the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an
important component of most plants and animals [syn:
calcium, Ca, atomic number 20]
2: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd
largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California,
Golden State, CA, Calif.]
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alberta
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n 1: one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich
in oil and natural gas and minerals
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angelica
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n 1: any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica
having pinnately compound leaves and small white or
greenish flowers in compound umbels [syn: angelica,
angelique]
2: candied stalks of the angelica plant
3: aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica
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antarctica
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n 1: an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost
entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap
up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of
Australia" [syn: Antarctica, Antarctic continent]
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dominica
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n 1: a country on the island of Dominica [syn: Dominica,
Commonwealth of Dominica]
2: a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a
stronghold of the Carib Indians
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erica
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n 1: any plant of the genus Erica [syn: erica, true heath]
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baedeker
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n 1: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks
(1801-1859) [syn: Baedeker, Karl Baedeker]
2: any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German
firm founded by Karl Baedeker
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gurkha
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n 1: a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the
British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat
2: a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs
who live in Nepal
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mazurka
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n 1: music composed for dancing the mazurka
2: a Polish national dance in triple time
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vesica
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n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]
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veronica
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n 1: any plant of the genus Veronica [syn: veronica,
speedwell]
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hanukkah
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n 1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the
rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn:
Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah,
Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of
Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication]
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corsica
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n 1: an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it
constitutes a region of France [syn: Corse, Corsica]
2: a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of
Napoleon Bonaparte [syn: Corse, Corsica]
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areca
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n 1: any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern
Asia having egg-shaped nuts
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seneca
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n 1: Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero;
his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies
(circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
Seneca]
2: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York
State south of Lake Ontario
3: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca
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burka
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n 1: a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes)
worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the
Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa" [syn: burqa,
burka]
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brassica
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n 1: mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. [syn:
Brassica, genus Brassica]
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maiolica
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n 1: highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
[syn: majolica, maiolica]
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stoneworker
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peterka
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siderca
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autoworker
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boudicca
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berka
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gurka
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kurka
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skurka
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monica
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santonica
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manuka
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eroica
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farmworker
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homeworker
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networker
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guernica
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jataka
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tripitaka
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areopagitica
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whittaker
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honecker
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linacre
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