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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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biota
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n 1: all the plant and animal life of a particular region [syn:
biota, biology]
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bloater
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n 1: large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
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boater
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n 1: a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: boater,
leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer,
straw hat]
2: someone who drives or rides in a boat [syn: boatman,
boater, waterman]
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broker
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n 1: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for
a commission [syn: agent, factor, broker]
v 1: act as a broker
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choker
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n 1: someone who kills by strangling [syn: garroter,
garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker]
2: an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively
because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he
wasn't a choker"
3: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn:
choker, collar, dog collar, neckband]
4: a high tight collar [syn: choker, ruff, ruffle, neck
ruff]
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decoder
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n 1: the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code
to plain text [syn: decoder, decipherer]
2: a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
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floater
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n 1: spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in
the vitreous humor and lens; "floaters seem to drift
through the field of vision" [syn: musca volitans,
muscae volitantes, floater, spots]
2: a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some
other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
3: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means
of support [syn: vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond]
4: an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
5: a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in
the same election
6: a swimmer who floats in the water
7: an object that floats or is capable of floating
8: an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g.
jewelry) regardless of its location [syn: floater,
floating policy]
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iota
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n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred,
scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen,
smidgeon, smidgin, smidge]
2: the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
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motor
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adj 1: conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor
nerves" [syn: centrifugal, motor(a)]
2: causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive
power"; "motor energy" [syn: motive(a), motor]
n 1: machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical
energy and so imparts motion
2: a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the
aim of all men and the motor of all action"
v 1: travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the
university every morning"; "They motored to London for the
theater" [syn: drive, motor]
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promoter
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n 1: someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn:
promoter, booster, plugger]
2: a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments [syn:
showman, promoter, impresario]
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psychomotor
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adj 1: of or relating to or characterizing mental events that
have motor consequences or vice versa
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quota
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n 1: a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for
the month"
2: a proportional share assigned to each participant
3: a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was
negotiated"
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rotor
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n 1: the rotating armature of a motor or generator [syn:
rotor, rotor coil] [ant: stator, stator coil]
2: the revolving bar of a distributor
3: rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating
airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or
compressor rotors in a jet engine"
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voter
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n 1: a citizen who has a legal right to vote [syn: voter,
elector]
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croaker
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n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic
coast of southern U.S.
2: any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
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toter
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n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the
bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: carrier,
bearer, toter]
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rota
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n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal
for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
2: a roster of names showing the order in which people should
perform certain duties
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locomotor
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adj 1: of or relating to locomotion [syn: locomotive,
locomotor]
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dakota
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n 1: a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi
valley; commonly called the Sioux
2: the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
3: the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota
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minnesota
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n 1: a midwestern state [syn: Minnesota, Gopher State,
North Star State, MN]
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pelota
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n 1: a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and
a wickerwork racket [syn: jai alai, pelota]
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coacher
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doter
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gloater
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jota
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botha
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notre
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serota
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gotha
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