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average
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adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected
value; "the average income in New England is below that
of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the
mean annual rainfall" [syn: average, mean(a)]
2: lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly
encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man
in the street" [syn: average, ordinary]
3: lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average
merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair
health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre
to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
[syn: average, fair, mediocre, middling]
4: around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of
average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
[syn: average, intermediate, medium]
5: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a
distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists
reach their peak is 30" [syn: modal(a), average]
6: relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered
set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with
an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and
36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" [syn:
median(a), average]
n 1: a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it
set the norm for American homes" [syn: average, norm]
2: (sports) the ratio of successful performances to
opportunities
3: an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he
is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is
below average"
v 1: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The
number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" [syn:
average, average out]
2: achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"
3: compute the average of [syn: average, average out]
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baggage
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n 1: cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn:
baggage, luggage]
2: a worthless or immoral woman
3: the portable equipment and supplies of an army
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cabbage
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n 1: any of various types of cabbage [syn: cabbage, chou]
2: informal terms for money [syn: boodle, bread, cabbage,
clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce,
lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch,
shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum]
3: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown
for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: cabbage,
cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea]
v 1: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer,
cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf,
swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift]
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carriage
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n 1: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car,
coach, carriage]
2: a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses [syn:
carriage, equipage, rig]
3: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good
posture" [syn: carriage, bearing, posture]
4: a machine part that carries something else
5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
pushed around [syn: baby buggy, baby carriage,
carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart,
pushchair, pusher]
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cleavage
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n 1: the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage
between the liberal and conservative members"
2: the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in
smaller molecules
3: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum [syn:
cleavage, segmentation]
4: the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the
separation between a woman's breasts)
5: the act of cleaving or splitting
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damage
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n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: damage,
harm, impairment]
2: loss of military equipment [syn: damage, equipment
casualty]
3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage,
harm, hurt, scathe]
4: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price
of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how
much is the damage?" [syn: price, terms, damage]
5: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal
right [syn: wrong, legal injury, damage]
v 1: inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She
damaged the car when she hit the tree"
2: suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups
damage easily"
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marriage
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n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for
life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God
bless this union" [syn: marriage, matrimony, union,
spousal relationship, wedlock]
2: two people who are married to each other; "his second
marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple
without love" [syn: marriage, married couple, man and
wife]
3: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage
was conducted in the chapel" [syn: marriage, wedding,
marriage ceremony]
4: a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and
dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
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passage
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n 1: the act of passing from one state or place to the next
[syn: passage, transition]
2: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
3: a way through or along which someone or something may pass
4: the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: enactment,
passage]
5: a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"
[syn: passage, transit]
6: a short section of a musical composition [syn: passage,
musical passage]
7: a path or channel or duct through or along which something
may pass; "the nasal passages" [syn: passage, passageway]
8: a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to
another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of
flatus" [syn: passage, passing]
9: the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar
passings can perturb the orbits of comets" [syn: passing,
passage]
10: the act of passing something to another person [syn:
passage, handing over]
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ravage
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n 1: (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of
time"; "the depredations of age and disease" [syn:
ravage, depredation]
v 1: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in
wartimes [syn: harry, ravage]
2: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay
waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste
to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge]
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salvage
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n 1: property or goods saved from damage or destruction
2: the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of
damage or destruction
3: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a
shipwreck or a fire
v 1: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: salvage,
salve, relieve, save]
2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the
garbage cans for food" [syn: salvage, scavenge]
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savage
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adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict
pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal
beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod
treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious
kicks" [syn: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell,
roughshod, savage, vicious]
2: wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" [syn: feral,
ferine, savage]
3: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders";
"barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude
and uncivilized especially if the weapons are
efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: barbarian,
barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild]
4: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating";
"fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: ferocious,
fierce, furious, savage]
n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: savage,
barbarian]
2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: beast, wolf, savage,
brute, wildcat]
v 1: attack brutally and fiercely
2: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new
President"; "The critics crucified the author for
plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast,
pillory, crucify]
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selvedge
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n 1: border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of
an oriental carpet [syn: selvage, selvedge]
2: the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel
or fray [syn: selvage, selvedge]
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lavage
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n 1: washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by
flushing with water
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lovage
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n 1: herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible
stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: lovage, Levisticum
officinale]
2: stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used
for flavoring or pickled like capers
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savidge
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