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anneal
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v 1: bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a
process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
[syn: anneal, temper, normalize]
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appeal
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n 1: earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the
fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public
to keep calm" [syn: entreaty, prayer, appeal]
2: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his
smile was part of his appeal to her" [syn: appeal,
appealingness, charm]
3: (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a
higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower
court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment
or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in
the superior court"
4: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for
starving children" [syn: solicitation, appeal,
collection, ingathering]
v 1: take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was
found guilty but appealed immediately"
2: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or
protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in
times of trouble" [syn: appeal, invoke]
3: be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me";
"The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: attract,
appeal] [ant: repel, repulse]
4: challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"
5: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that
would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She
invoked an ancient law" [syn: invoke, appeal]
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automobile
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n 1: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an
internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
[syn: car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar]
v 1: travel in an automobile
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conceal
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v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide
their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: hide, conceal]
[ant: show]
2: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals
her anger well" [syn: conceal, hold back, hold in]
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congeal
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v 1: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the
enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]
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corneal
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adj 1: of or related to the cornea
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creel
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n 1: a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
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deal
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n 1: a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a
package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a
master of the business deal" [syn: deal, trade,
business deal]
2: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after
discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain
with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of
shady deals" [syn: bargain, deal]
3: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money";
"he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the
winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost
plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn:
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal,
hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint,
mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty,
pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate,
stack, tidy sum, wad]
4: a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
5: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
[syn: softwood, deal]
6: the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given
time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept
trying to see my hand" [syn: hand, deal]
7: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of
an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
8: the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed
around the table clockwise"
9: the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the
captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
v 1: act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression;
"This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of
Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of
China" [syn: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal,
address]
2: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the
case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn:
consider, take, deal, look at]
3: take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are
we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how
to deal with these lazy students"
4: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas";
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn:
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
grapple, deal, manage]
5: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money";
"shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to
someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out,
lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out,
allot, dole out]
6: do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She
deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" [syn: deal,
sell, trade]
7: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this
crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She
managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn:
manage, deal, care, handle]
8: behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with
his employees"
9: distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"
10: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct
business like this" [syn: conduct, carry on, deal]
11: give out as one's portion or share [syn: share, divvy
up, portion out, apportion, deal]
12: give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen
of Spades"
13: sell; "deal hashish"
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eel
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n 1: the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh
water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked
or pickled
2: voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth
slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical
fin but no ventral fins
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feel
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n 1: an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or
"it's easy when you get the feel of it";
2: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect
that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a
clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the
smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel, feeling,
flavor, flavour, look, smell]
3: a property perceived by touch [syn: tactile property,
feel]
4: manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure;
"the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
v 1: undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state
of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" [syn:
feel, experience]
2: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or
indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find
him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
[syn: find, feel]
3: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin
or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing
her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when
she got out of the car" [syn: feel, sense]
4: be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; "My
cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the
long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
5: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to
someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and
insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the
students feel different about themselves"
6: undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of
inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string
quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
7: be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels
shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
8: grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his
wallet"
9: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer
fingered the sweater" [syn: feel, finger]
10: examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the
patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" [syn:
palpate, feel]
11: find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way
around the dark room"
12: produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home
again"
13: pass one's hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the
girl in the movie theater"
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genteel
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adj 1: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated
speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a
genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: civilized,
civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel,
polite]
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heal
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v 1: heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending" [syn: mend,
heal]
2: get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
3: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured
the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but
never managed to" [syn: bring around, cure, heal]
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heel
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n 1: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or
boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
2: the back part of the human foot
3: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn:
cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel]
4: one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
5: the lower end of a ship's mast
6: (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
v 1: tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made
the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" [syn:
list, heel]
2: follow at the heels of a person
3: perform with the heels; "heel that dance"
4: strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"
5: put a new heel on; "heel shoes" [syn: heel, reheel]
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ideal
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adj 1: conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or
excellence; embodying an ideal
2: constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or
mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical
of its period in idea or ideal content"
3: of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality
of ideas [syn: ideal, idealistic]
n 1: the idea of something that is perfect; something that one
hopes to attain
2: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no
equal [syn: ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint,
apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch]
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keel
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n 1: a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
2: the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
3: one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of
a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide
lateral stability
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel,
keel, lurch, swag, careen]
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kneel
0
n 1: supporting yourself on your knees [syn: kneel,
kneeling]
v 1: rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to
kneel during parts of the service"
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meal
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n 1: the food served and eaten at one time [syn: meal,
repast]
2: any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or
habit at more or less fixed times
3: coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal
grasses or pulse
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misdeal
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n 1: an incorrect deal
v 1: deal cards wrongly
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ordeal
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n 1: a severe or trying experience
2: a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or
innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or
painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was
usually taken as a sign of innocence [syn: ordeal, trial
by ordeal]
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peal
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n 1: a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn:
peal, pealing, roll, rolling]
v 1: ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"
2: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: ring,
peal]
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peel
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n 1: British politician (1788-1850) [syn: Peel, Robert Peel,
Sir Robert Peel]
2: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: peel, skin]
v 1: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: skin, peel,
pare]
2: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my
house is peeling off" [syn: peel off, peel, flake off,
flake]
3: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!";
"She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
[syn: undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip,
strip down, disrobe, peel] [ant: apparel, clothe,
dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, get
dressed, habilitate, raiment, tog]
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puerile
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adj 1: of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing"
2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent
insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their
behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent,
jejune, juvenile, puerile]
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real
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adv 1: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally
for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very
gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable
evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good
yarn" [syn: very, really, real, rattling]
adj 1: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified
existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people;
not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real
illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is
earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: real, existent] [ant:
unreal]
2: no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real
reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat
and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a
real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
[ant: unreal]
3: not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty
and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man
sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
4: capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his
brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the
poor" [syn: real, tangible]
5: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of
something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a
desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" [syn: actual,
genuine, literal, real]
6: of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected
for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
[ant: nominal]
7: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not
imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither
substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial
things"- Shakespeare [syn: substantial, real, material]
[ant: insubstantial, unreal, unsubstantial]
8: (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of
land and buildings"
9: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising
resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson [syn:
veridical, real]
n 1: any rational or irrational number [syn: real number,
real]
2: the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
3: an old small silver Spanish coin
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reel
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n 1: a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to
be projected by a movie projector
2: music composed for dancing a reel
3: winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle;
attached to a fishing rod
4: a winder around which thread or tape or film or other
flexible materials can be wound [syn: bobbin, spool,
reel]
5: a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular
moves and gliding steps [syn: reel, Scottish reel]
6: an American country dance which starts with the couples
facing each other in two lines [syn: Virginia reel, reel]
v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel,
keel, lurch, swag, careen]
2: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The
dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
[syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate]
3: wind onto or off a reel
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repeal
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n 1: the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
[syn: abrogation, repeal, annulment]
v 1: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift
an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke,
annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal,
overturn, rescind, vacate]
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reveal
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v 1: make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He
brings out the best in her" [syn: uncover, bring out,
unveil, reveal]
2: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let
out]
3: disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his
plans for Mankind"
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seal
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n 1: fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is
plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels
and letters [syn: sealing wax, seal]
2: a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a
closing or to authenticate documents [syn: seal, stamp]
3: the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat
of seal" [syn: seal, sealskin]
4: a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for
unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and
Land" [syn: Navy SEAL, SEAL]
5: a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its
authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's
seal"
6: an indication of approved or superior status [syn: cachet,
seal, seal of approval]
7: a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
8: fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
9: any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed;
chiefly of cold regions
v 1: make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
[syn: seal, seal off]
2: close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with
hot wax" [ant: unseal]
3: decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"
4: affix a seal to; "seal the letter"
5: cover with varnish [syn: varnish, seal]
6: hunt seals
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spiel
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n 1: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
[syn: spiel, patter, line of gab]
v 1: replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the
third movement very beautifully" [syn: play, spiel]
2: speak at great length (about something)
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squeal
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n 1: a high-pitched howl
v 1: utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs [syn:
squeal, oink]
2: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under
pressure [syn: confess, squeal, fink]
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steal
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n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the
auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn:
bargain, buy, steal]
2: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances
safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a
hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
v 1: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet
on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my
dissertation"
2: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
[syn: steal, slip]
3: steal a base
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steel
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n 1: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used
in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a
wide range
2: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and
a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade, brand,
steel]
3: knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
v 1: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn:
steel, nerve]
2: cover, plate, or edge with steel
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stele
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n 1: the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the
axis of a vascular plant
2: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings [syn: stele,
stela]
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surreal
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adj 1: characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous
juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric
shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal
art and literature" [syn: phantasmagoric,
phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic]
2: resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike
quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream" [syn:
dreamlike, surreal]
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teal
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adj 1: of a bluish shade of green [syn: bluish green, blue-
green, cyan, teal]
n 1: a blue-green color or pigment; "they painted it a light
shade of bluish green" [syn: bluish green, blue green,
teal]
2: any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of
Europe and America
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unreal
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adj 1: lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not
corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts
and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as
news" [ant: existent, real]
2: not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary;
"this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the
fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the
unreal world of advertising art" [ant: real(a)]
3: contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers";
"artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial
fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" [syn: artificial,
unreal] [ant: natural]
4: lacking material form or substance; unreal; "as insubstantial
as a dream"; "an insubstantial mirage on the horizon" [syn:
insubstantial, unsubstantial, unreal] [ant: material,
real, substantial]
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unseal
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v 1: break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter" [ant: seal]
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veal
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n 1: meat from a calf [syn: veal, veau]
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wheel
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n 1: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes
(or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in
vehicles or other machines)
2: a handwheel that is used for steering [syn: steering wheel,
wheel]
3: forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of
government began to turn"
4: a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel
5: game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used
for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet
on which slot the roulette ball will stop in [syn: roulette
wheel, wheel]
6: an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or
mutilates victims [syn: rack, wheel]
7: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot
pedals [syn: bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle]
v 1: change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled
their horses around and left" [syn: wheel, wheel
around]
2: wheel somebody or something [syn: wheel, wheel around]
3: move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The
President's convoy rolled past the crowds" [syn: wheel,
roll]
4: ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal,
wheel]
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zeal
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n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person
or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor";
"he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour,
elan, zeal]
2: excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he
had an absolute zeal for litigation"
3: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions";
"they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they
disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he
tried to explain his forwardness in battle" [syn:
readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness]
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weil
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n 1: French philosopher (1909-1943) [syn: Weil, Simone Weil]
2: United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998)
[syn: Weil, Andre Weil]
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brasil
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n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest
Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the
central and northeastern part of South America; world's
leading coffee exporter [syn: Brazil, Federative
Republic of Brazil, Brasil]
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leal
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adj 1: faithful and true; "leal to the core of her intrepid
Scottish heart"- Harry Lauder
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lille
0
n 1: an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian
border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
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riel
0
n 1: the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen
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scheele
0
n 1: Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen
before Priestley did (1742-1786) [syn: Scheele, Karl
Scheele, Karl Wilhelm Scheele]
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seel
0
v 1: sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons
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steele
0
n 1: English writer (1672-1729) [syn: Steele, Sir Richrd
Steele]
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emile
0
n 1: the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
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reseal
0
v 1: seal again; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine"
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neel
0
n 1: French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in
1904) [syn: Neel, Louis Eugene Felix Neel]
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abele
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n 1: a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States;
has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces [syn:
white poplar, white aspen, abele, aspen poplar,
silver-leaved poplar, Populus alba]
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deil
0
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enrile
0
-
beal
0
-
beale
0
-
beall
0
-
beel
0
-
beil
0
-
biehl
0
-
biel
0
-
bleil
0
-
briel
0
-
cele
0
-
ciel
0
-
creal
0
-
deahl
0
-
deel
0
-
diehl
0
-
diel
0
-
feil
0
-
fiel
0
-
foell
0
-
freel
0
-
friel
0
-
giel
0
-
gilles
0
-
keal
0
-
keele
0
-
keil
0
-
kheel
0
-
kiehl
0
-
kiel
0
-
meehl
0
-
mele
0
-
miele
0
-
peale
0
-
peele
0
-
peil
0
-
piehl
0
-
piel
0
-
riehl
0
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scheel
0
-
schiel
0
-
schiele
0
-
seale
0
-
shiel
0
-
skeel
0
-
smeal
0
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steil
0
-
stiehl
0