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as
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adv 1: to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were
equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child
sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he
is every bit as mean as she is" [syn: equally, as,
every bit]
n 1: a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic
forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides
and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite
and orpiment and realgar [syn: arsenic, As, atomic
number 33]
2: a United States territory on the eastern part of the island
of Samoa [syn: American Samoa, Eastern Samoa, AS]
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biz
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n 1: your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing
game"; "she's in show biz" [syn: game, biz]
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breeches
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n 1: trousers ending above the knee [syn: breeches, knee
breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers]
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britches
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n 1: informal term for breeches
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clutches
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n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on
the railing" [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches,
grasp, grip, hold]
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fizz
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n 1: an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
v 1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form
bubbles]
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frizz
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n 1: the condition of being formed into small tight curls; "her
hair was in a frizz"
v 1: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape,
frizzle, frizz, kink up, kink]
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marches
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n 1: a region in central Italy [syn: Marche, Marches]
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quiz
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n 1: an examination consisting of a few short questions
v 1: examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher
tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular
verbs" [syn: quiz, test]
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riches
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n 1: an abundance of material possessions and resources [syn:
wealth, riches]
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starches
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n 1: foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes,
rice, bread)
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whiz
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n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin,
virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar,
whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
2: a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly
through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head"
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
birr, purr]
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whizz
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n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin,
virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar,
whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
birr, purr]
2: move along very quickly [syn: zoom, zoom along, whizz,
whizz along]
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wiz
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n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin,
virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar,
whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
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natchez
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n 1: a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
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chavez
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n 1: Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from
Indian folk music (1899-1978) [syn: Chavez, Carlos
Chavez]
2: United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born
1927) [syn: Chavez, Cesar Chavez, Cesar Estrada Chavez]
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cortez
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n 1: Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered
Mexico (1485-1547) [syn: Cortes, Cortez, Hernando
Cortes, Hernando Cortez, Hernan Cortes, Hernan
Cortez]
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jerez
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n 1: a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making
sherry [syn: Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera]
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ms
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n 1: a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of
myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers [syn: multiple
sclerosis, MS, disseminated sclerosis, disseminated
multiple sclerosis]
2: a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the
Confederate States during the American Civil War [syn:
Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS]
3: a master's degree in science [syn: Master of Science, MS,
SM, MSc]
4: the form of a literary work submitted for publication [syn:
manuscript, ms]
5: a form of address for a woman [syn: Ms, Ms.]
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sanchez
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n 1: Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist
father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born
in 1949) [syn: Sanchez, Ilich Sanchez, Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez, Carlos, Carlos the Jackal, Salim, Andres
Martinez, Taurus, Glen Gebhard, Hector Hevodidbon,
Michael Assat]
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approaches
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arches
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attaches
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avalanches
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batches
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beaches
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benches
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birches
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bitches
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branches
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breaches
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broaches
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brunches
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bunches
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catches
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chandeliers
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churches
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clinches
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coaches
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cockroaches
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couches
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crunches
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crutches
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detaches
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dispatches
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ditches
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encroaches
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enriches
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entrenches
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etches
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fetches
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glitches
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hatches
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his
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hitches
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hunches
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inches
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itches
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latches
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launches
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leaches
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leeches
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lunches
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lurches
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matches
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mismatches
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mulches
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niches
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notches
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ostriches
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overreaches
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patches
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peaches
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perches
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pitches
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porches
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preaches
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punches
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reaches
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researches
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roaches
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sandwiches
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says
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scratches
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screeches
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searches
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sketches
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slouches
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snatches
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speeches
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stitches
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stopwatches
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stretches
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swatches
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switches
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teaches
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thatches
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torches
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touches
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