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advancer
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n 1: someone who advances
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answer
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n 1: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to
reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation;
"I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies
to several of his critics" [syn: answer, reply,
response]
2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve
the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution";
"the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the
result to four decimal places" [syn: solution, answer,
result, resolution, solvent]
3: the speech act of replying to a question [ant: enquiry,
inquiry, interrogation, query, question]
4: the principal pleading by the defendant in response to
plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the
defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo
contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all
allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant
hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses
or counterclaims
5: a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get
drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
v 1: react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the
question"; "We answered that we would accept the
invitation" [syn: answer, reply, respond]
2: respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the
telephone"
3: give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question";
"answer the riddle"
4: understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the
meaning of life cannot be answered" [syn: answer,
resolve]
5: give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an
argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the
prosecution"
6: be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions"
7: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A
few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well";
"Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into
medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" [syn: suffice,
do, answer, serve]
8: match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to
the description the victim gave"
9: be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the
purpose of; "This may answer her needs"
10: react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car
answers to the slightest touch"
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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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balancer
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n 1: an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions
2: either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects;
used for maintaining equilibrium during flight [syn:
halter, haltere, balancer]
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cancer
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n 1: any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and
uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of
the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
[syn: cancer, malignant neoplastic disease]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
[syn: Cancer, Crab]
3: a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere;
between Leo and Gemini
4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about June 21 to July 22 [syn: Cancer, Cancer the Crab,
Crab]
5: type genus of the family Cancridae [syn: Cancer, genus
Cancer]
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censer
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n 1: a container for burning incense (especially one that is
swung on a chain in a religious ritual) [syn: censer,
thurible]
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censor
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n 1: someone who censures or condemns
2: a person who is authorized to read publications or
correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and
suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or
politically unacceptable
v 1: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
[syn: ban, censor]
2: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This
magazine is censored by the government"
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condenser
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n 1: an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store
an electric charge [syn: capacitor, capacitance,
condenser, electrical condenser]
2: an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
3: a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat
4: lens used to concentrate light on an object [syn:
condenser, optical condenser]
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cosponsor
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v 1: sponsor together with another sponsor
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dancer
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n 1: a performer who dances professionally [syn: dancer,
professional dancer, terpsichorean]
2: a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for
dancing (as a ball) [syn: dancer, social dancer]
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dispenser
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n 1: a container so designed that the contents can be used in
prescribed amounts
2: a person who dispenses
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extensor
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n 1: a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a
body part [syn: extensor muscle, extensor] [ant:
flexor, flexor muscle]
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fencer
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n 1: someone skilled at fencing [syn: fencer, swordsman]
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merganser
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n 1: large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender
hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: merganser, fish
duck, sawbill, sheldrake]
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necromancer
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n 1: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: sorcerer,
magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge,
thaumaturgist]
2: one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
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sponsor
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n 1: someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron,
sponsor, supporter]
2: an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a
degree or an introduction etc.) [syn: presenter, sponsor]
v 1: assume sponsorship of [syn: sponsor, patronize,
patronise]
2: assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator
announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"
3: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at,
buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott]
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mincer
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n 1: a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat)
into small pieces [syn: mincer, mincing machine]
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enhancer
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n 1: anything that serves by contrast to call attention to
another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain
friends as foils" [syn: foil, enhancer]
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mensa
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n 1: a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern
hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic
Cloud
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spencer
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n 1: English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory
of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) [syn:
Spencer, Herbert Spencer]
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spenser
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n 1: English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating
Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599) [syn:
Spenser, Edmund Spenser]
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denouncer
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licensor
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chancer
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sensa
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biosensor
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hansa
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bonser
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gonser
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hanser
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monsour
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