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boredom
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n 1: the feeling of being bored by something tedious [syn:
boredom, ennui, tedium]
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addendum
0
n 1: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at
the end [syn: addendum, supplement, postscript]
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agendum
0
n 1: a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting) [syn:
agenda, agendum, order of business]
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condom
0
n 1: contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber
or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
[syn: condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic]
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dukedom
0
n 1: the dignity or rank or position of a duke
2: the domain controlled by a duke or duchess [syn: duchy,
dukedom]
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fiefdom
0
n 1: the domain controlled by a feudal lord
2: an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or
group
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freedom
0
n 1: the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or
think without externally imposed restraints
2: immunity from an obligation or duty [syn: exemption,
freedom]
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sedum
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n 1: any of various plants of the genus Sedum
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seldom
0
adv 1: not often; "we rarely met" [syn: rarely, seldom]
[ant: frequently, oft, often, oftentimes,
ofttimes]
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serfdom
0
n 1: the state of a serf [syn: serfdom, serfhood,
vassalage]
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sheikhdom
0
n 1: the domain ruled by a sheik [syn: sheikdom, sheikhdom]
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stardom
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n 1: the status of being acknowledged as a star; "stardom meant
nothing to her"
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tandem
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adv 1: one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for
two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" [syn:
tandem, in tandem]
n 1: an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind
another
2: a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats [syn:
bicycle-built-for-two, tandem bicycle, tandem]
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tarmacadam
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n 1: a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a
factory and shaped during paving [syn: tarmacadam,
tarmac]
2: a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held
together with tar [syn: tarmacadam, tarmac, macadam]
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thraldom
0
n 1: the state of being under the control of another person
[syn: bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom,
thraldom]
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whoredom
0
n 1: offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: prostitution,
harlotry, whoredom]
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wisdom
0
n 1: accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
2: the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common
sense and insight [syn: wisdom, wiseness] [ant: folly,
foolishness, unwiseness]
3: ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or
common sense and insight [syn: wisdom, sapience]
4: the quality of being prudent and sensible [syn: wisdom,
wiseness, soundness] [ant: unsoundness]
5: an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on
wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written
in the first century BC [syn: Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom]
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adam
0
n 1: (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man
and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
2: Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in
England and Scotland (1728-1792) [syn: Adam, Robert Adam]
3: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine [syn: Adam,
ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug
drug]
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madame
0
n 1: title used for a married Frenchwoman
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christendom
0
n 1: the collective body of Christians throughout the world and
history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and
Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church
was the principal church of Christendom" [syn:
Christendom, Christianity]
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heathendom
0
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saintdom
0
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shahdom
0
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queendom
0
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tsardom
0
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tzardom
0
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unwisdom
0
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rodham
0
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odom
0
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oldham
0
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wyndham
0