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band
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n 1: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart
set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set,
circle, band, lot]
2: instrumentalists not including string players
3: a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes
exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding
of bees and wasps" [syn: band, banding, stria,
striation]
4: an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or
material [syn: band, banding, stripe]
5: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn:
dance band, band, dance orchestra]
6: a range of frequencies between two limits
7: a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around
the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the
body)
8: a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an
anatomical structure [syn: isthmus, band]
9: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set
with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every
finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" [syn:
ring, band]
10: a driving belt in machinery
11: a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes
around or over something else, typically to hold it together
or as a decoration
12: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to
identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: band,
ring]
13: a restraint put around something to hold it together
v 1: bind or tie together, as with a band
2: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring
birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
[syn: ring, band]
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bland
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adj 1: lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid
hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid
beer"; "vapid tea" [syn: bland, flat, flavorless,
flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless,
vapid]
2: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland
little drama"; "a flat joke" [syn: bland, flat]
3: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of
sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so
important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer
with a smooth apology for the error" [syn: politic,
smooth, suave, bland]
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brand
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n 1: a name given to a product or service [syn: trade name,
brand name, brand, marque]
2: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the
movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: brand,
make]
3: identification mark on skin, made by burning
4: a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning [syn:
brand, firebrand]
5: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon
Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, stigma, brand, stain]
6: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and
a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand,
steel]
v 1: burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
2: to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as
disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was
stigmatized by society because she had a child out of
wedlock" [syn: stigmatize, stigmatise, brand,
denounce, mark]
3: mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not
branded it sells for a lower price" [syn: brand,
trademark, brandmark]
4: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
[syn: post, brand]
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command
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n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
[syn: command, bid, bidding, dictation]
2: a military unit or region under the control of a single
officer
3: the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"
4: availability for use; "the materials at the command of the
potters grew"
5: a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just
undergone a change in command"
6: great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity;
"a good command of French" [syn: command, control,
mastery]
7: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a
computer program [syn: instruction, command, statement,
program line]
v 1: be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"
2: make someone do something [syn: command, require]
3: demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The
author commands a fair hearing from his readers"
4: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn:
dominate, command, overlook, overtop]
5: exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the
budget"; "Command the military forces" [syn: control,
command]
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contraband
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adj 1: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no
taxes" [syn: bootleg, black, black-market,
contraband, smuggled]
n 1: goods whose importation or exportation or possession is
prohibited by law
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demand
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n 1: an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention
were unceasing"
2: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the
automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand
exceeded the supply" [ant: supply]
3: required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his
health"; "there were many demands on his time" [syn:
requirement, demand]
4: the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for
money"
5: a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for
affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work";
"there is a demand for jobs" [syn: need, demand]
v 1: request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is
demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be
fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
2: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do
what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This
job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands
a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a
spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a
patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate,
need, require, take, involve, call for, demand]
[ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of]
3: claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
[syn: demand, exact]
4: lay legal claim to
5: summon to court
6: ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"
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disband
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v 1: cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal
disbanded the political student organization"
2: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing
of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" [syn:
disband, dissolve]
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expand
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v 1: extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" [syn:
expand, spread out] [ant: contract, shrink]
2: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business
expanded rapidly"
3: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand
the house by adding another wing"
4: grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is
thriving"; "business is booming" [syn: boom, thrive,
flourish, expand]
5: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn:
inflate, blow up, expand, amplify]
6: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of
and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She
elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn:
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge,
flesh out, expand, expound, dilate] [ant:
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten,
reduce, shorten]
7: expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the
Eastern part of the continent" [syn: extend, expand]
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firsthand
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adv 1: from the original source; directly; "I heard this story
firsthand" [syn: firsthand, at first hand]
adj 1: received directly from a source; "firsthand information"
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gland
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n 1: any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by
the body and release it through ducts or directly into the
bloodstream [syn: gland, secretory organ, secretor,
secreter]
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grand
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adj 1: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or
scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner";
"collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
[syn: expansive, grand, heroic]
2: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of
august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly]
3: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded
dining rooms" [syn: deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious,
opulent, princely, sumptuous]
4: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as
intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was
fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of
rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a
tremendous achievement" [syn: fantastic, grand,
howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a),
terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous]
5: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded]
6: large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge
is a grand structure"
7: the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand
ballroom"; "grand staircase"
8: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an
eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's
imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty" [syn:
distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad,
G, grand, thou, yard]
2: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame;
usually supported by three legs [syn: grand piano, grand]
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hand
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n 1: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had
the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn:
hand, manus, mitt, paw]
2: a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the
railing"; "a ranch hand" [syn: hired hand, hand, hired
man]
3: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting";
"his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting, hand,
script]
4: ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
5: a position given by its location to the side of an object;
"objections were voiced on every hand"
6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given
time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept
trying to see my hand" [syn: hand, deal]
7: one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the
other hand..."
8: a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand
counts the minutes"
9: a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses;
"the horse stood 20 hands"
10: a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
11: a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for
bridge" [syn: bridge player, hand]
12: a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little
lady a great big hand"
13: terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g.
apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem
undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled
at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union
14: physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" [syn:
hand, helping hand]
v 1: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon,
please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned
over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand,
reach, pass on, turn over, give]
2: guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady
into the taxi"
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headland
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n 1: a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out
into the sea) [syn: promontory, headland, head,
foreland]
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heartland
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n 1: the central region of a country or continent; especially a
region that is important to a country or to a culture
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island
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n 1: a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded
by water
2: a zone or area resembling an island
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land
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n 1: the land on which real estate is located; "he built the
house on land leased from the city"
2: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in
which plants can grow (especially with reference to its
quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good
agricultural soil" [syn: land, ground, soil]
3: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his
domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the
land" [syn: domain, demesne, land]
4: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away
from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for
several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn:
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra
firma]
5: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land
of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn:
country, state, land]
6: a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled
kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of
the realm of cotton in the south" [syn: kingdom, land,
realm]
7: extensive landed property (especially in the country)
retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a
large estate on Long Island" [syn: estate, land, landed
estate, acres, demesne]
8: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that
sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the
nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation,
land, country]
9: a politically organized body of people under a single
government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African
nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol";
"the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized
land" [syn: state, nation, country, land,
commonwealth, res publica, body politic]
10: United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into
lenses and invented the one step photographic process
(1909-1991) [syn: Land, Din Land, Edwin Herbert Land]
11: agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life;
"farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land
any more" [syn: farming, land]
v 1: reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest
branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" [syn: land, set
down]
2: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the
airplane safely" [syn: land, put down, bring down]
3: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
[syn: bring, land]
4: bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the
beach of the island"
5: deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's
head"
6: arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" [syn:
land, set ashore, shore]
7: shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of
our aircraft" [syn: down, shoot down, land]
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manned
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adj 1: having a crew; "a manned earth satellite was considered a
necessary research step" [ant: remote-controlled,
unmanned]
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midland
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adj 1: of or coming from the middle of a region or country;
"upcountry districts" [syn: interior, midland,
upcountry]
n 1: a town in west central Texas
2: the interior part of a country
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offhand
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adv 1: without previous thought or preparation; "couldn't give
the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to
Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly" [syn:
offhand, offhanded, offhandedly]
2: in a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his
mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly
without even a Dear-John letter" [syn: offhand,
offhanded, offhandedly]
adj 1: with little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib
comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano
recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit";
"an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to
sound offhanded and reassuring"; "an off-the-cuff toast";
"a few unrehearsed comments" [syn: ad-lib,
extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore,
impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff,
unrehearsed]
2: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner";
"she treated most men with offhand contempt" [syn: offhand,
offhanded]
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parkland
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n 1: a large area of land preserved in its natural state as
public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife
in this park" [syn: park, parkland]
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planned
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adj 1: designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned
outlays for new equipment" [ant: unplanned]
2: planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" [syn:
aforethought(ip), planned, plotted]
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quicksand
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n 1: a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
2: a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are
sucked down
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remand
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n 1: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to
await trial (or the continuation of the trial)
v 1: refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or
authority or court for decision [syn: remit, remand,
send back]
2: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were
imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for
the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag,
immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put
away, remand]
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sand
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n 1: a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
2: French writer known for works concerning women's rights and
independence (1804-1876) [syn: Sand, George Sand,
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevant]
3: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try
it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand,
gumption]
v 1: rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface" [syn:
sandpaper, sand]
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stand
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n 1: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn:
base, pedestal, stand]
2: the position where a thing or person stands
3: a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular
area; "they cut down a stand of trees"
4: a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a
bedside stand"
5: a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers
were arranged on a rack" [syn: rack, stand]
6: an interruption of normal activity [syn: stand,
standstill, tie-up]
7: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should
consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians";
"teaching history gave him a special point of view toward
current events" [syn: point of view, viewpoint, stand,
standpoint]
8: a booth where articles are displayed for sale [syn: stall,
stand, sales booth]
9: a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give
a performance; "a one-night stand"
10: tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood)
where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
11: a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
[syn: bandstand, outdoor stage, stand]
12: a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the
Rhone"
v 1: be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire
performance!" [syn: stand, stand up] [ant: lie,
sit, sit down]
2: be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
3: occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on
common ground"
4: hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or
upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!" [syn:
stand, remain firm] [ant: relent, soften, yield]
5: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
put up]
6: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do
you stand on the War?"
7: remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"
8: be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"
9: be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall"
10: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf
up?" [syn: stand, stand up, place upright]
11: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her";
"stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend
against the ice and snow" [syn: resist, stand, fend]
12: be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such
as stallions serve selected females"
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strand
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n 1: a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole;
"he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I
could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
2: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are
twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
3: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of
beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, string,
strand]
4: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: fibril,
filament, strand]
5: a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered
and uncovered by the tides)
6: a street in west central London famous for its theaters and
hotels
v 1: leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the
travellers were marooned" [syn: maroon, strand]
2: drive (a vessel) ashore
3: bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship" [syn:
ground, strand, run aground]
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understand
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v 1: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not
understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
2: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I
just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important
this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn:
understand, realize, realise, see]
3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
read Greek?" [syn: understand, read, interpret,
translate]
4: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous
experience?" [syn: understand, infer]
5: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I
understand!" [syn: sympathize, sympathise, empathize,
empathise, understand]
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unmanned
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adj 1: lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars" [syn:
unmanned, remote-controlled] [ant: manned]
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unplanned
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adj 1: without apparent forethought or prompting or planning;
"an unplanned economy"; "accepts an unplanned order"; "an
unplanned pregnancy"; "unplanned remarks" [ant:
planned]
2: not done with purpose or intent; "an unintended slight"; "an
unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an
unwitting mistake may be overlooked" [syn: unintentional,
unplanned, unwitting]
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wetland
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n 1: a low area where the land is saturated with water
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withstand
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v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied
public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the
greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: defy,
withstand, hold, hold up]
2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn:
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give
up, surrender]
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woodland
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n 1: land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: forest,
woodland, timberland, timber]
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shetland
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n 1: an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic
off the north coast of Scotland [syn: Shetland, Shetland
Islands, Zetland]
2: a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in
the Shetland Islands [syn: Shetland sheepdog, Shetland
sheep dog, Shetland]
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portland
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n 1: freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in
northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides
the city into east and west sections; renowned for its
beautiful natural setting among the mountains
2: largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
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scotland
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n 1: one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the
northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for
bagpipes and plaids and kilts
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rand
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n 1: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
2: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical
novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: Rand,
Ayn Rand]
3: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern
South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and
manganese [syn: Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef]
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newfoundland
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n 1: a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse
usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous
swimmers; developed in Newfoundland [syn: Newfoundland,
Newfoundland dog]
2: an island in the north Atlantic
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auckland
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n 1: the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
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jutland
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n 1: peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental
part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany [syn:
Jutland, Jylland]
2: an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought
between the British and German fleets off the northwestern
coast of Denmark [syn: Jutland, battle of Jutland]
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lakeland
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n 1: a popular tourist area in northwestern England including
England's largest lake and highest mountain [syn: Lake
District, Lakeland]
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rutland
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n 1: a town in central Vermont
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strickland
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n 1: United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854)
[syn: Strickland, William Strickland]
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dockland
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meadowland
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grande
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righthand
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buckland
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cartland
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copeland
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hartland
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lackland
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pentland
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westland
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