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barrage
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n 1: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic
communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of
questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his
mistake" [syn: barrage, bombardment, outpouring,
onslaught]
2: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than
hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of
the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours
without pausing" [syn: barrage, barrage fire, battery,
bombardment, shelling]
v 1: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a
barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience";
"The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon
to the convicted killer" [syn: bombard, barrage]
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camouflage
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n 1: an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of
something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always
associated with catastrophe in his stories" [syn:
disguise, camouflage]
2: fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and
tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this
fabric hard to distinguish from the background [syn:
camouflage, camo]
3: device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
4: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying
its appearance; "he is a master of disguise" [syn:
disguise, camouflage]
v 1: disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings
to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves
before they went into enemy territory"
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collage
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n 1: a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or
photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his
computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a
map" [syn: collage, montage]
2: any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories"
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corsage
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n 1: an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a
present [syn: bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay]
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dressage
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n 1: maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the
rider
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entourage
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n 1: the group following and attending to some important person
[syn: cortege, retinue, suite, entourage]
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garage
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n 1: an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing
automobiles
2: a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
[syn: garage, service department]
v 1: keep or store in a garage; "we don't garage our car"
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massage
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n 1: kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase
circulation and promote relaxation
v 1: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal
or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a
sponge" [syn: massage, rub down, knead]
2: give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back"
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mirage
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n 1: an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a
layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant
objects
2: something illusory and unattainable
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montage
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n 1: a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or
photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his
computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a
map" [syn: collage, montage]
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sabotage
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n 1: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which
equipment is damaged
v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The
Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
[syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract,
subvert, weaken]
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sewerage
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n 1: waste matter carried away in sewers or drains [syn:
sewage, sewerage]
2: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn:
sewer, sewerage, cloaca]
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steerage
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n 1: the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
2: the act of steering a ship [syn: steering, steerage]
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storage
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n 1: the act of storing something
2: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the
docks" [syn: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage,
store]
3: the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
4: (computer science) the process of storing information in a
computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
5: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the
central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
[syn: memory, computer memory, storage, computer
storage, store, memory board]
6: depositing in a warehouse; "they decided to reposition their
furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn"; "my car
is in storage"; "publishers reduced print runs to cut down
the cost of warehousing" [syn: repositing, reposition,
storage, warehousing]
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suffrage
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n 1: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US
Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment;
"American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: right to
vote, vote, suffrage]
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supercharge
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v 1: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical
circuit" [syn: boost, advance, supercharge]
2: increase the pressure on a gas or liquid [syn: supercharge,
pressurize, pressurise]
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surcharge
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n 1: an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as
a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common
skill)
v 1: charge an extra fee, as for a special service
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
3: fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged
the emergency wards"
4: print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
5: fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with
tension"
6: place too much a load on; "don't overload the car" [syn:
overload, surcharge, overcharge]
7: show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to
have been given
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umbrage
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n 1: a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took
offence at my question" [syn: umbrage, offense,
offence]
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undercarriage
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n 1: framework that serves as a support for the body of a
vehicle
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vicarage
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n 1: an official residence provided by a church for its parson
or vicar or rector [syn: parsonage, vicarage,
rectory]
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voyage
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n 1: an act of traveling by water [syn: ocean trip, voyage]
2: a journey to some distant place
v 1: travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The
QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow" [syn: voyage,
sail, navigate]
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weighbridge
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n 1: platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles
and cattle etc
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raj
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n 1: British dominion over India (1757-1947)
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effleurage
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n 1: a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in
the Lamaze method of childbirth"
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cambridge
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n 1: a university in England [syn: Cambridge University,
Cambridge]
2: a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
3: a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge
University
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stockbrokerage
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tutorage
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taj
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paysage
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bainbridge
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