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apricot
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n 1: Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and
edible fruit resembling the peach [syn: apricot, apricot
tree]
2: downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
3: a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: yellowish pink,
apricot, peach, salmon pink]
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ascot
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n 1: a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental
pin
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boycott
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n 1: a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some
organization in protest against its policies
v 1: refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with [ant: buy
at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop, shop
at, sponsor]
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cot
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n 1: a sheath worn to protect a finger [syn: fingerstall,
cot]
2: baby bed with high sides made of slats [syn: crib, cot]
3: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport [syn:
cot, camp bed]
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mascot
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n 1: a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group
as a symbolic figure
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naught
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n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had
ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had
done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for
naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing,
nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher,
goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]
2: complete failure; "all my efforts led to naught"
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plot
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n 1: a secret scheme to do something (especially something
underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit
the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the
start" [syn: plot, secret plan, game]
2: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a
bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: plot,
plot of land, plot of ground, patch]
3: the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the
characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
4: a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
v 1: plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the
overthrow of the government"
2: make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows
interactions among variables or how something is constructed
[syn: diagram, plot]
3: make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: plat, plot]
4: devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play,
movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"
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slot
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n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in
which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable;
"he developed a version of slot grammar"
2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail);
"he put a quarter in the slot"
3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has
a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: time
slot, slot]
4: a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan
occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some
tough competition for the number one slot"
5: the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the
deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
6: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a
plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional
memory" [syn: slot, expansion slot]
7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours
and hours just playing the slots" [syn: slot, one-armed
bandit]
v 1: assign a time slot; "slot a television program"
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snot
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n 1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: snob,
prig, snot, snoot]
2: nasal mucus
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sot
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n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy,
sot, inebriate, wino]
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spot
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n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot
on a planet" [syn: topographic point, place, spot]
2: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv
programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
3: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the
high points of the movie" [syn: point, spot]
4: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur]
5: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a
leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice";
"a fleck of red" [syn: spot, speckle, dapple, patch,
fleck, maculation]
6: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific
performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the
program"
7: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office,
spot, billet, place, situation]
9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
[syn: touch, spot]
10: a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a
bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my
mind" [syn: spot, bit]
11: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the
suit) [syn: spot, pip]
12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a
restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage
performer [syn: spotlight, spot]
13: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to
indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
14: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear,
smirch, spot, stain]
v 1: catch sight of [syn: descry, spot, espy, spy]
2: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out
of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make
out the faces in this photograph" [syn: spot, recognize,
recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make
out, tell apart]
3: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn:
blemish, spot]
4: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
[syn: spot, fleck, blob, blot]
5: become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
6: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition;
"spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
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squat
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adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
musculature; "some people seem born to be square and
chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman";
"dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a
little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red
smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: chunky,
dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy]
2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn:
squat, underslung]
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with
the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: knee
bend, squat, squatting]
2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: jack,
doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit,
diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit]
3: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with
the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels [syn: squat,
squatting]
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect
themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: squat, crouch,
scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down]
2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The
building squatted low"
3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally
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swat
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n 1: a sharp blow
v 1: hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"
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trot
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n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: jog, trot, lope]
2: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be
established throughout the world by continuing revolution
[syn: Trotskyite, Trotskyist, Trot]
3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language
(often used illicitly) [syn: pony, trot, crib]
4: a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike
the ground together
v 1: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: trot, jog, clip]
2: ride at a trot
3: cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"
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khat
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n 1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like
tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric
stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"
[syn: kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea,
African tea]
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scot
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: Scot,
Scotsman, Scotchman]
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scott
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n 1: award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) [syn:
Scott, George C. Scott]
2: English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month
after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey
(1868-1912) [syn: Scott, Robert Scott, Robert Falcon
Scott]
3: United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and
who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) [syn:
Scott, Winfield Scott]
4: British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
[syn: Scott, Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott]
5: United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a
non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the
Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) [syn:
Scott, Dred Scott]
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sadat
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n 1: Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a
peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of
Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: Sadat, Anwar Sadat, Anwar
el-Sadat]
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kat
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n 1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like
tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric
stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"
[syn: kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea,
African tea]
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qat
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n 1: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like
tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric
stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults"
[syn: kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea,
African tea]
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alcott
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n 1: United States novelist noted for children's books
(1832-1888) [syn: Alcott, Louisa May Alcott]
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endicott
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n 1: born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665) [syn: Endecott,
Endicott, John Endecott, John Endicott]
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massicot
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n 1: the mineral form of lead monoxide; in the form of yellow
powder it is used as a pigment [syn: massicot,
massicotite]
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monocot
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n 1: a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by
deposits on its inside [syn: monocot, monocotyledon,
liliopsid, endogen]
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dicot
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n 1: flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by
deposit on its outside [syn: dicot, dicotyledon,
magnoliopsid, exogen]
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penobscot
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n 1: a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki
confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern
Maine
2: a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay [syn:
Penobscot, Penobscot River]
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prescott
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n 1: a town in central Arizona
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woollcott
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n 1: United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943) [syn:
Woollcott, Alexander Woollcott]
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zakat
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n 1: the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of
worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"
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plumcot
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n 1: hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus
armeniaca [syn: plumcot, plumcot tree]
2: hybrid between plum and apricot
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caught
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dovecot
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forgot
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uncaught
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abott
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brott
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cott
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kot
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kott
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ascott
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marcott
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perrott
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vancott
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konsultat
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flott
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plott
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schlott
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skat
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xat
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aucott
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westcott
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babracot
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barakat
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kennecott
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talcott
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walcott
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callicott
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crescott
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wescott
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epcot
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walcot
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ellicott
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racicot
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sadaqat
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wonnacott
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