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backcloth
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n 1: scenery hung at back of stage [syn: backdrop,
background, backcloth]
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behemoth
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n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
[syn: giant, goliath, behemoth, monster,
colossus]
2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn:
colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan]
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broadcloth
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n 1: a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
2: a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow
crosswise rib
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broth
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n 1: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a
basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base
of beef stock" [syn: broth, stock]
2: a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
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cerecloth
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n 1: a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud
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cheesecloth
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n 1: a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to
wrap cheeses
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cloth
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n 1: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or
crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the
curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth
originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured
off enough material for a dress" [syn: fabric, cloth,
material, textile]
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cosh
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n 1: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle;
used for hitting people [syn: blackjack, cosh, sap]
v 1: hit with a cosh, usually on the head
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dishcloth
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n 1: a cloth for washing dishes [syn: dishrag, dishcloth]
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froth
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n 1: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer
had a thick head of foam" [syn: foam, froth]
v 1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form
bubbles]
2: make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed"
[syn: froth, spume, suds]
3: exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the
mouth"
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haircloth
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n 1: cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for
upholstery or stiffening in garments [syn: haircloth,
hair]
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loincloth
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n 1: a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn:
breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth]
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moth
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n 1: typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout
body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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oilcloth
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n 1: cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic
resin
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pH
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n 1: (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the
reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per
liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the
acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and
greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more
acidic); [syn: pH, pH scale]
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sackcloth
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n 1: a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an
indication of remorse
2: a coarse cloth resembling sacking
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saddlecloth
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n 1: stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
[syn: saddle blanket, saddlecloth, horse blanket]
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sailcloth
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n 1: a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making
sails and tents
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swath
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n 1: the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a
mowing machine
2: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn:
swath, belt]
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tablecloth
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n 1: a covering spread over a dining table
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troth
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n 1: a mutual promise to marry [syn: betrothal, troth,
engagement]
2: a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: plight, troth]
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washcloth
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n 1: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the
face and body [syn: washcloth, washrag, flannel,
face cloth]
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wrath
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n 1: intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
2: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified
as one of the deadly sins) [syn: wrath, anger, ire,
ira]
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wroth
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adj 1: vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled
before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short
struggle ended in reconciliation" [syn: wrathful,
wroth, wrothful]
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h
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n 1: a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a
colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the
simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the
universe [syn: hydrogen, H, atomic number 1]
2: a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force
of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the
rate of one ampere per second [syn: henry, H]
3: the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a
photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-
second [syn: Planck's constant, h]
4: the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: H, h]
5: (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the
internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume
and pressure; "enthalpy is the amount of energy in a system
capable of doing mechanical work" [syn: heat content,
total heat, enthalpy, H]
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rh
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n 1: a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if
an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an
Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
[syn: rhesus factor, Rh factor, Rh]
2: a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum
group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with
platinum [syn: rhodium, Rh, atomic number 45]
3: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and
carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they
stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of
these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a
specific hormone [syn: releasing hormone, RH, releasing
factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic
releasing factor]
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mph
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n 1: the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time
spent traveling (in hours) [syn: miles per hour, mph]
2: a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel [syn:
miles per hour, mph]
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goth
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n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or
refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl,
Goth, tyke, tike]
2: one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in
the 3rd to 5th centuries
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roth
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n 1: United States writer whose novels portray middle-class
Jewish life (born in 1933) [syn: Roth, Philip Roth,
Philip Milton Roth]
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visigoth
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n 1: a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and
created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France
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ostrogoth
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n 1: a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a
kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
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thoth
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n 1: Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom
and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods
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aitch
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doth
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fauth
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koth
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floorcloth
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