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bestowal
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n 1: the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn:
bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment]
2: a gift that is bestowed or conferred [syn: bestowal,
bestowment]
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bole
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n 1: a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish
brown pigment)
2: the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole
is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
[syn: trunk, tree trunk, bole]
3: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely
related to Hausa [syn: Bole, Bolanci]
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boll
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n 1: the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
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bowl
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n 1: a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for
holding food or liquids;
2: a concave shape with an open top [syn: bowl, trough]
3: a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
4: the quantity contained in a bowl [syn: bowl, bowlful]
5: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn:
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium]
6: a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
[syn: bowling ball, bowl]
7: a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a
curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling
8: a small round container that is open at the top for holding
tobacco [syn: bowl, pipe bowl]
9: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) [syn:
roll, bowl]
v 1: roll (a ball)
2: hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the
batsman at the other end
3: engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on
Friday nights"
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droll
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adj 1: comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little
man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"
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foal
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n 1: a young horse
v 1: give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled"
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goal
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n 1: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and
that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to
achieve it; "the ends justify the means" [syn: goal,
end]
2: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a
crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as
their destination came into view" [syn: finish,
destination, goal]
3: game equipment consisting of the place toward which players
of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score
points
4: a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with
less than a minute left to play"
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hole
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n 1: an opening into or through something
2: an opening deliberately made in or through something
3: one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he
played 18 holes" [syn: hole, golf hole]
4: an unoccupied space
5: a depression hollowed out of solid matter [syn: hole,
hollow]
6: a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
7: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a
terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn:
fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of
fish]
8: informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole,
hole, maw, yap, gob]
v 1: hit the ball into the hole [syn: hole, hole out]
2: make holes in
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knoll
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n 1: a small natural hill [syn: knoll, mound, hillock,
hummock, hammock]
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mote
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n 1: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom,
molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck]
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pole
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n 1: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
2: a native or inhabitant of Poland
3: one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they
are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
4: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod, pole]
5: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod, pole]
6: one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the
celestial sphere [syn: pole, celestial pole]
7: one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of
rotation intersects the Earth's surface
8: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at
which electric current enters or leaves [syn: terminal,
pole]
9: a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
10: one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to
be concentrated [syn: pole, magnetic pole]
v 1: propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went
punting in Cambridge" [syn: punt, pole]
2: support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans"
3: deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
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poll
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n 1: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a
random sample of people [syn: poll, opinion poll,
public opinion poll, canvass]
2: the top of the head [syn: pate, poll, crown]
3: the part of the head between the ears
4: a tame parrot [syn: poll, poll parrot]
5: the counting of votes (as in an election)
v 1: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
[syn: poll, canvass, canvas]
2: vote in an election at a polling station
3: get the votes of
4: convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: poll,
pollard]
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role
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n 1: the actions and activities assigned to or required or
expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher";
"the government must do its part"; "play its role" [syn:
function, office, part, role]
2: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the
part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical
role, part, persona]
3: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to
bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [syn:
function, purpose, role, use]
4: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular
social setting; "what is your role on the team?"
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roll
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n 1: rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in
axial rotation" [syn: axial rotation, axial motion,
roll]
2: a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls" [syn:
roll, roster]
3: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn:
roller, roll, rolling wave]
4: photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it
from light
5: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as
formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl,
roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll]
6: a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a
person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed
nag" [syn: bankroll, roll]
7: small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: bun,
roll]
8: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn:
peal, pealing, roll, rolling]
9: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly
and continuously [syn: paradiddle, roll, drum roll]
10: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) [syn:
scroll, roll]
11: anything rolled up in cylindrical form
12: the act of throwing dice [syn: cast, roll]
13: walking with a swaying gait
14: a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal
axis without changing direction or losing altitude
15: the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling) [syn:
roll, bowl]
v 1: move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down
the hill"; "turn over on your left side" [syn: roll,
turn over]
2: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The
President's convoy rolled past the crowds" [syn: wheel,
roll]
3: occur in soft rounded shapes; "The hills rolled past" [syn:
roll, undulate]
4: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper" [syn:
roll out, roll]
5: emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating
sound; "The thunder rolled"; "rolling drums"
6: arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your
finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped
her arms around the child" [syn: wind, wrap, roll,
twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off]
7: begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The
presses are already rolling"
8: shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
9: execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
10: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and
especially underhanded activity [syn: hustle, pluck,
roll]
11: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
"The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the
beach" [syn: roll, undulate, flap, wave]
12: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the
woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle
roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town
to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: roll,
wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast,
ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond]
13: move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on
the heavy seas"
14: cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as
if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their
eyes at his words" [syn: roll, revolve]
15: pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her
r's"
16: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water
rolled" [syn: seethe, roll]
17: take the shape of a roll or cylinder; "the carpet rolled
out"; "Yarn rolls well"
18: show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls
unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly" [syn: roll,
roll up]
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rowel
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n 1: a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur
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soul
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n 1: the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an
individual life [syn: soul, psyche]
2: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
[syn: person, individual, someone, somebody,
mortal, soul]
3: deep feeling or emotion [syn: soul, soulfulness]
4: the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor"
5: a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre
in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant
during the Civil Rights movement"
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stole
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n 1: a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
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stroll
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n 1: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn:
amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation]
v 1: walk leisurely and with no apparent aim [syn: stroll,
saunter]
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toll
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n 1: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for
maintenance)
2: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to
obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the
price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" [syn:
price, cost, toll]
3: the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she
heard the distant toll of church bells" [syn: bell, toll]
v 1: ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"
2: charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"
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troll
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n 1: (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a
dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in
the mountains
2: a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice
starts and others join in one after another until all are
singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they
enjoyed singing rounds" [syn: round, troll]
3: a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a
spinner as his troll"
4: angling by drawing a baited line through the water [syn:
troll, trolling]
v 1: circulate, move around
2: cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
3: sing the parts of (a round) in succession
4: angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
5: sing loudly and without inhibition
6: praise or celebrate in song; "All tongues shall troll you"
7: speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
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voile
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n 1: a light semitransparent fabric
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vote
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n 1: a choice that is made by counting the number of people in
favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in
favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per
person" [syn: vote, ballot, voting, balloting]
2: the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the
question to a vote"
3: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US
Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment;
"American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: right to vote,
vote, suffrage]
4: a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to
get the Black vote"
5: the total number of voters who participated; "they are
expecting a large vote" [syn: vote, voter turnout]
v 1: express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure
or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion";
"None of the Democrats voted last night"
2: express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the
Democratic ticket"
3: express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home";
"She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant"
4: be guided by in voting; "vote one's conscience"
5: bring into existence or make available by vote; "They voted
aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia"
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whole
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adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
(`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was
wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal";
"it was completely different from what we expected"; "was
completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the
directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her
fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
[syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially,
partly]
adj 1: including all components without exception; being one
unit or constituting the full amount or extent or
duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole
wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole
week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole
loaf of bread" [ant: fractional]
2: (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and
sisters" [ant: half]
3: not injured [syn: unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, whole]
4: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and
hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
[syn: hale, whole]
5: acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid
voting bloc" [syn: solid, unanimous, whole]
n 1: all of something including all its component elements or
parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of
American literature"
2: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity;
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a
unit" [syn: whole, unit]
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joel
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n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet
2: an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn: Joel,
Book of Joel]
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seoul
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n 1: the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia;
located in northwestern South Korea [syn: Seoul, capital
of South Korea]
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mol
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n 1: the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the
basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites [syn: gram molecule, mole,
mol]
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dhole
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n 1: fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast
Asia that hunts in packs [syn: dhole, Cuon alpinus]
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kohl
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n 1: a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to
darken the edges of their eyelids
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thole
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n 1: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg,
pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
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lowell
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n 1: United States poet (1917-1977) [syn: Lowell, Robert
Lowell, Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr.]
2: United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to
conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916) [syn: Lowell,
Percival Lowell]
3: United States poet (1874-1925) [syn: Lowell, Amy Lowell]
4: United States educator and president of Harvard University
(1856-1943) [syn: Lowell, Abbott Lawrence Lowell]
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scholl
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nowell
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poel
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youghal
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