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beholder
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n 1: a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through
the senses [syn: perceiver, percipient, observer,
beholder]
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bondholder
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n 1: a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
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boulder
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n 1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of
origin [syn: boulder, bowlder]
2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort
center and university town
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copyholder
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n 1: mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the
compositor
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folder
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n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet,
brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet]
2: covering that is folded over to protect the contents
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holder
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n 1: a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder";
"an umbrella holder"
2: a person who holds something; "they held two hostages"; "he
holds the trophy"; "she holds a United States passport"
3: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or
document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds
it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [syn: holder,
bearer]
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moulder
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v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
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older
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adj 1: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two
syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly
residents could remember the construction of the first
skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: aged, elderly,
older, senior]
2: used of the older of two persons of the same name especially
used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
[syn: elder, older, sr.]
3: skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the
older soldiers" [syn: old, older]
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polder
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n 1: low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by
dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
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policyholder
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n 1: a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client
in whose name an insurance policy is written
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shareholder
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n 1: someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn:
stockholder, shareholder, shareowner]
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shoulder
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n 1: the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
2: a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
3: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a
cavity of the scapula [syn: shoulder, shoulder joint,
articulatio humeri]
4: the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder;
"an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
5: a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a
road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" [syn:
shoulder, berm]
v 1: lift onto one's shoulders
2: push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the
crowd"
3: carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the
burden"
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slaveholder
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n 1: someone who holds slaves [syn: slaveholder, slave
owner, slaver]
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smoulder
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n 1: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the
smoulder suddenly became a blaze" [syn: smoulder,
smolder]
v 1: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: smolder,
smoulder]
2: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn:
smolder, smoulder]
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stakeholder
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n 1: someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more
persons betting against one another; must deliver the
stakes to the winner
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stockholder
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n 1: someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn:
stockholder, shareholder, shareowner]
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unsolder
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v 1: remove the soldering from
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wilder
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n 1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn:
Wilder, Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wilder]
2: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor
infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn: Wilder,
Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder]
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yielder
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n 1: a person who yields or surrenders [syn: surrenderer,
yielder]
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molder
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v 1: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn:
decompose, rot, molder, moulder]
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scolder
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n 1: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by
constantly finding fault [syn: scold, scolder, nag,
nagger, common scold]
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smolder
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n 1: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the
smoulder suddenly became a blaze" [syn: smoulder,
smolder]
v 1: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire" [syn:
smolder, smoulder]
2: have strong suppressed feelings [syn: smolder, smoulder]
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cardholder
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n 1: a person who holds a credit card or debit card
2: a player who holds a card or cards in a card game
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smallholder
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n 1: a person owning or renting a smallholding
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bolder
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colder
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titleholder
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wielder
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impolder
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loanholder
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