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abracadabra
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n 1: gibberish and nonsense
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algebra
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n 1: the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
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aqua
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n 1: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue,
aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock
blue]
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birr
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings";
"the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
birr, purr]
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bobber
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n 1: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing
line [syn: bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat]
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bur
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n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr]
2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr]
v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
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burr
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n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr]
2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or
cutting
3: United States politician who served as vice president under
Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander
Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: Burr,
Aaron Burr]
4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr]
v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
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candelabra
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n 1: branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights [syn:
candelabrum, candelabra]
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clobber
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n 1: informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all
your clobber?" [syn: stuff, clobber]
v 1: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who
tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste, batter]
2: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight;
"We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: cream, bat,
clobber, drub, thrash, lick]
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cobra
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n 1: venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand
the skin of the neck into a hood
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jobber
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n 1: someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to
merchants rather than to the ultimate customers [syn:
jobber, middleman, wholesaler]
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macabre
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adj 1: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds";
"the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of
burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome
evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and
plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived
by madmen" [syn: ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome,
macabre, sick]
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penumbra
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n 1: a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
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robber
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n 1: a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
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slobber
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n 1: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: drool, dribble,
drivel, slobber]
v 1: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn:
drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber,
dribble]
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umbra
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n 1: a region of complete shadow resulting from total
obstruction of light
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sabra
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n 1: a native-born Israeli
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alhambra
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n 1: a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim
kings in the Middle Ages
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labra
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bir
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abra
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brugh
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cobbra
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bober
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debra
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terebra
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