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alder
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n 1: wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater
rot; used for bridges etc
2: north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and
conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the
wood is rot-resistant [syn: alder, alder tree]
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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balder
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n 1: (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his
beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband
of Nanna; killed by Hoth [syn: Balder, Baldr]
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beholder
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n 1: a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through
the senses [syn: perceiver, percipient, observer,
beholder]
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bewilder
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v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--
I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose,
bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel,
amaze, dumbfound]
2: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: bewilder, bemuse,
discombobulate, throw]
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bodybuilder
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n 1: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny
musculature [syn: bodybuilder, muscle builder, muscle-
builder, musclebuilder, muscleman]
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bondholder
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n 1: a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
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border
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n 1: a line that indicates a boundary [syn: boundary line,
border, borderline, delimitation, mete]
2: the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
[syn: margin, border, perimeter]
3: the boundary of a surface [syn: edge, border]
4: a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge [syn:
molding, moulding, border]
5: a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a
wide blue border"
v 1: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The
forest surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ,
ring, skirt, border]
2: form the boundary of; be contiguous to [syn: bound,
border]
3: enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn:
frame, frame in, border]
4: provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with
embroidery" [syn: border, edge]
5: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins
the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: border,
adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against,
butt on]
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boulder
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n 1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of
origin [syn: boulder, bowlder]
2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort
center and university town
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builder
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n 1: a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their
cleansing action [syn: builder, detergent builder]
2: a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops
a country; "empire builder"
3: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of
a building) [syn: builder, constructor]
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copyholder
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n 1: mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the
compositor
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folder
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n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet,
brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet]
2: covering that is folded over to protect the contents
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holder
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n 1: a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder";
"an umbrella holder"
2: a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he
holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"
3: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or
document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds
it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [syn: holder,
bearer]
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moulder
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v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
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older
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adj 1: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two
syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly
residents could remember the construction of the first
skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: aged, elderly,
older, senior]
2: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially
used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
[syn: elder, older, sr.]
3: skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the
older soldiers" [syn: old, older]
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order
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n 1: (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a
military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed;
"the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders
from London"
2: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the
order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
[syn: order, order of magnitude]
3: established customary state (especially of society); "order
ruled in the streets"; "law and order" [ant: disorder]
4: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements;
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of
their presentation" [syn: ordering, order, ordination]
5: a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his
desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" [syn:
orderliness, order] [ant: disorder, disorderliness]
6: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court
record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New
Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn:
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript]
7: a commercial document used to request someone to supply
something in return for payment and providing specifications
and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred
computers" [syn: order, purchase order]
8: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he
joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society";
"men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen
today" [syn: club, social club, society, guild,
gild, lodge, order]
9: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: order, rules
of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure]
10: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian
clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still
disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a
separate Order" [syn: Holy Order, Order]
11: a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order
of Saint Benedict" [syn: order, monastic order]
12: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
13: a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "I
gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in
such demand that they got more orders than their call center
could handle"
14: (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek
architecture distinguished by the type of column and
entablature used or a style developed from the original
three by the Romans
15: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement;
"there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
[syn: order, ordering]
v 1: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered
him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get
dressed" [syn: order, tell, enjoin, say]
2: make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order
a work stoppage"
3: issue commands or orders for [syn: order, prescribe,
dictate]
4: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people
dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate,
regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant:
deregulate]
5: bring order to or into; "Order these files" [ant: disarray,
disorder]
6: place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically"
7: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
[syn: ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order]
8: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my
schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with
those of bygone times" [syn: arrange, set up, put,
order]
9: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade,
place]
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polder
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n 1: low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by
dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
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shoulder
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n 1: the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
2: a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
3: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a
cavity of the scapula [syn: shoulder, shoulder joint,
articulatio humeri]
4: the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder;
"an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
5: a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a
road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" [syn:
shoulder, berm]
v 1: lift onto one's shoulders
2: push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the
crowd"
3: carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the
burden"
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smoulder
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n 1: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the
smoulder suddenly became a blaze" [syn: smoulder,
smolder]
v 1: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: smolder,
smoulder]
2: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn:
smolder, smoulder]
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wilder
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n 1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn:
Wilder, Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder]
2: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor
infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn: Wilder,
Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder]
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withholder
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n 1: a person who refrains from granting; "a withholder of
payments" [ant: granter]
2: a person who restrains or checks or holds back
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yielder
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n 1: a person who yields or surrenders [syn: surrenderer,
yielder]
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molder
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v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
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scolder
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n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by
constantly finding fault [syn: scold, scolder, nag,
nagger, common scold]
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smolder
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n 1: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the
smoulder suddenly became a blaze" [syn: smoulder,
smolder]
v 1: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn:
smolder, smoulder]
2: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: smolder, smoulder]
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calder
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n 1: United States sculptor who first created mobiles and
stabiles (1898-1976) [syn: Calder, Alexander Calder]
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isolde
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n 1: (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who
(according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew
(Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that
left them eternally in love with each other [syn: Iseult,
Isolde]
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cardholder
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n 1: a person who holds a credit card or debit card
2: a player who holds a card or cards in a card game
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bolder
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wielder
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dolder
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golder
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nolder
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rebuilder
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esmeralda
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valda
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cupholder
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