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abuzz
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adj 1: noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over
the latest scandal" [syn: abuzz, buzzing]
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baas
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n 1: South African term for `boss'
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buzz
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n 1: sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" [syn:
buzz, bombilation, bombination]
2: a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement
was so great that a formal denial was issued"
v 1: make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
[syn: buzz, bombinate, bombilate]
2: fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"
3: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with
activity" [syn: hum, buzz, seethe]
4: call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"
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cause
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n 1: events that provide the generative force that is the origin
of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of
the crash"
2: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had
no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
[syn: cause, reason, grounds]
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a
particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for
a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery";
"contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause,
crusade, drive, movement, effort]
4: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for
events or results [syn: causal agent, cause, causal
agency]
5: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law
whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family
brought suit against the landlord" [syn: lawsuit, suit,
case, cause, causa]
v 1: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always
intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause
an accident" [syn: cause, do, make]
2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads
induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy
a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: induce,
stimulate, cause, have, get, make]
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clause
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n 1: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate
but not constituting a complete sentence
2: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or
contract or will) [syn: article, clause]
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crackers
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adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy,
bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,
crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire,
kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts,
nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky,
whacky]
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fuzz
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n 1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn:
hair, fuzz, tomentum]
2: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: bull, cop,
copper, fuzz, pig]
3: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it
was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky
fuzz" [syn: blur, fuzz]
4: the first beard of an adolescent boy
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gauze
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n 1: (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for
bandages and dressings [syn: gauze, gauze bandage]
2: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn:
gauze, netting, veiling]
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laws
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n 1: the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
considered as a unit [syn: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws]
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pas
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n 1: (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
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pause
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n 1: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
of something [syn: pause, intermission, break,
interruption, suspension]
2: temporary inactivity
v 1: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The
speaker paused" [syn: hesitate, pause]
2: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station
identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: pause,
intermit, break]
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vase
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n 1: an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to
hold flowers
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vichyssoise
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n 1: a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions;
usually served cold
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starkers
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adj 1: (British informal) stark naked
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moluccas
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n 1: a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and
New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the
Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at
which time they were known as Spice Islands [syn:
Moluccas, Spice Islands]
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bazookas
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because
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cars
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claws
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does
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jaws
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oz
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parkas
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paws
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polkas
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replicas
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spas
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was
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incas
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outdoes
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redoes
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vodkas
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ijaz
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overdoes
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kaas
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francoise
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bluchers
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ahs
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boz
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broz
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chas
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chazz
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droz
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faas
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fraas
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laas
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maahs
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maas
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mas
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maz
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mroz
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naas
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paz
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roz
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staas
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waas
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audas
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coultas
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dupras
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mieras
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poitras
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debevoise
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claus
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okaz
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clucas
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klukas
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lukas
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zukas
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delucas
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mclucas
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muzz
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fazekas
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americas
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lekas
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balukas
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ormuz
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trakas
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camiknickers
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navickas
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mazurkas
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dykas
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gikas
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heikes
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picas
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hanukkahs
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angelicas
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puskas
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latkas
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babushkas
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joncas
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doukas
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corsicas
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kazlauskas
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palinkas
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petrauskas
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savickas
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swastikas
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