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awful
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adv 1: used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful
sorry" [syn: terribly, awfully, awful,
frightfully]
adj 1: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste";
"abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful
manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible
handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the
room" [syn: atrocious, abominable, awful,
dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable]
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful
risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that
London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster";
"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a
dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions
shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire,
direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful,
fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific,
terrible]
3: offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood";
"a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a
nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my
funeral?"- Ezra Pound [syn: nasty, awful] [ant: nice]
4: inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;
"awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
[syn: awed, awful]
5: extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a
frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" [syn:
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous]
6: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an
amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight";
"the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose
gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul
beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so
vast, so high, so silent" [syn: amazing, awe-inspiring,
awesome, awful, awing]
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brothel
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n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn:
whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of
prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse,
cathouse, sporting house]
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falafel
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n 1: small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned
with sesame seeds [syn: falafel, felafel]
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lawful
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adj 1: conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of
dissent" [ant: unlawful]
2: according to custom or rule or natural law [syn: lawful,
rule-governed]
3: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir";
"the true and lawful king" [syn: true(a), lawful,
rightful(a)]
4: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a
legitimate government" [syn: lawful, legitimate, licit]
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offal
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n 1: viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often
considered inedible by humans
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unlawful
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adj 1: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social
convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper
banking practices" [syn: improper, unconventional,
unlawful]
2: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful
measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" [ant:
lawful]
3: not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"
4: having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to
the throne" [syn: unlawful, wrongful]
5: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of
power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful
measures" [syn: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a),
outlawed, unlawful]
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waffle
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n 1: pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn:
hesitate, waver, waffle]
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soffel
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stoffel
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coffel
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