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bola
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n 1: a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp
and worn as a necktie [syn: bolo tie, bolo, bola tie,
bola]
2: a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to
entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin
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cola
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n 1: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts [syn:
Cola, genus Cola]
2: carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope'
is a southernism in the United States) [syn: cola, dope]
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gondola
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n 1: a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no
roof [syn: gondola car, gondola]
2: long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling;
traditionally used on canals of Venice
3: the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that
carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant [syn:
car, gondola]
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granola
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n 1: cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and
nuts and honey or brown sugar
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kola
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n 1: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine;
source of cola extract [syn: kola, kola nut, kola nut
tree, goora nut, Cola acuminata]
2: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: Daba,
Kola, Musgoi]
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payola
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n 1: a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a
particular record
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pergola
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n 1: a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor
provided a shady resting place in the park" [syn: arbor,
arbour, bower, pergola]
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viola
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n 1: any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
2: large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions [syn:
Viola, genus Viola]
3: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin,
tuned a fifth lower
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zola
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n 1: French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)
[syn: Zola, Emile Zola]
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angola
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n 1: a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean;
achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the
scene of civil war until 1990 [syn: Angola, Republic of
Angola]
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canola
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n 1: vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in
monounsaturated fatty acids [syn: canola oil, canola]
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ebola
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n 1: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman
primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola
virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal
bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely
limited to Africa [syn: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola
fever, Ebola]
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hizbollah
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n 1: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran;
seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in
Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon [syn:
Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah,
Lebanese Hizballah, Party of God, Islamic Jihad,
Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine,
Revolutionary Justice Organization, Organization of the
Oppressed on Earth]
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loyola
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n 1: Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the
Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation
(1491-1556) [syn: Ignatius of Loyola, Saint Ignatius of
Loyola, St. Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola]
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ayatollah
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n 1: a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as
an authority on religious law and its interpretation and
who has political power as well
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carambola
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n 1: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
[syn: carambola, carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola]
2: deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a
vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert [syn:
carambola, star fruit]
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gorgonzola
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n 1: Italian blue cheese
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hispaniola
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n 1: an island in the West Indies [syn: Hispaniola, Haiti,
Hayti]
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pensacola
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n 1: a town in extreme northwest Florida
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apalachicola
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n 1: a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of
the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida
border [syn: Apalachicola, Apalachicola River]
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abiola
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bhola
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lola
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nola
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sola
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bedolla
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criolla
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ezola
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idola
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mazzola
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vignola
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motorola
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