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abbess
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n 1: the superior of a group of nuns [syn: abbess, mother
superior, prioress]
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bulbous
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adj 1: shaped like a bulb [syn: bulblike, bulbous, bulb-
shaped]
2: curving outward [syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous,
bulging, bulgy, protuberant]
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bus
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n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus,
autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney,
motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle]
2: the topology of a network whose components are connected by a
busbar [syn: bus topology, bus]
3: an electrical conductor that makes a common connection
between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can
transmit data either way between any two components of the
system" [syn: busbar, bus]
4: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off
that old bus" [syn: bus, jalopy, heap]
v 1: send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to
school"
2: ride in a bus
3: remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
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buss
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n 1: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
[syn: kiss, buss, osculation]
v 1: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's
mouth or other body part) as an expression of love,
greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She
kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the
room" [syn: snog, kiss, buss, osculate]
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cumulonimbus
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n 1: a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with
electricity; associated with thunderstorms [syn:
cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud]
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discuss
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v 1: to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author
talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The
class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" [syn: discourse, talk
about, discuss]
2: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in
detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household
budget" [syn: hash out, discuss, talk over]
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harquebus
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n 1: an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus,
harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]
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iambus
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n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables [syn:
iamb, iambus]
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incubus
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n 1: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to
have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
2: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn: nightmare,
incubus]
3: someone who depresses or worries others
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nimbus
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n 1: a dark grey cloud bearing rain [syn: nimbus, nimbus
cloud, rain cloud]
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory,
gloriole]
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omnibus
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adj 1: providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law"
n 1: an anthology of articles on a related subject or an
anthology of the works of a single author
2: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus,
autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney,
motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle]
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plus
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adj 1: on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus
value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C
plus" [ant: minus]
2: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
[syn: plus, positive]
n 1: a useful or valuable quality [syn: asset, plus] [ant:
liability]
2: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of
two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives
seven"; "four plus three equals seven" [syn: summation,
addition, plus]
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rebus
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n 1: a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures
representing syllables and words
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rhombus
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n 1: a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled
equilateral parallelogram [syn: rhombus, rhomb,
diamond]
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succubus
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n 1: a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with
sleeping men [syn: succubus, succuba]
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syllabus
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n 1: an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted
to a new program at the university" [syn: course of
study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus]
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thrombus
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n 1: a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining
attached to its place of origin
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truss
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n 1: (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to
hold a hernia in place by pressure
2: a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid
structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
3: (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone
(usually of slight extent) [syn: corbel, truss]
v 1: tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
2: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners";
"tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling
shed" [syn: tie down, tie up, bind, truss]
3: support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
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us
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n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in
northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the
Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: United
States, United States of America, America, the
States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.]
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limbus
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n 1: a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished
by color or structure
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autobus
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n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus,
autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney,
motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle]
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phoebus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and
poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin
brother of Artemis [syn: Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus
Apollo]
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erebus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the
underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether
and Day
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columbus
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n 1: the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the
state; site of Ohio State University [syn: Columbus,
capital of Ohio]
2: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service
of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) [syn:
Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Cristoforo Colombo,
Cristobal Colon]
3: a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
4: a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River;
industrial center
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plumbous
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adj 1: relating to or consisting of lead [syn: plumbic,
plumbous]
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arquebus
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n 1: an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus,
harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]
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colobus
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n 1: arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long
silky fur and reduced thumbs [syn: colobus, colobus
monkey]
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adjusts
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jus
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forbes
0
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busse
0
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gruss
0
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klus
0
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krus
0
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prus
0
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pruss
0
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sluss
0
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struss
0
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trus
0
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careplus
0
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nonpluss
0
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vanhuss
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banderas
0
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barabbas
0
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schoolbus
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midibus
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antrobus
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choriambus
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albus
0
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abas
0
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shabbas
0
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quibus
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barnabas
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bombous
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niobous
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