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ductile
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adj 1: easily influenced [syn: ductile, malleable]
2: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile
copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the
leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of
highly tensile steel alloy" [syn: ductile, malleable,
pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile]
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fertile
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adj 1: capable of reproducing [ant: infertile, sterile,
unfertile]
2: intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund
imagination" [syn: fecund, fertile, prolific]
3: bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are
extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" [syn: prolific,
fertile]
4: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat
land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: fat,
fertile, productive, rich]
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fictile
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adj 1: of or relating to the craft of pottery; "the fictile
art"; "fictile ware"
2: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of
people ripe for propaganda" [syn: fictile, pliable]
3: capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or
clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax
or clay" [syn: fictile, moldable, plastic]
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freestyle
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n 1: a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free
choice of the style to use
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futile
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adj 1: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the
therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an
unavailing attempt" [syn: futile, ineffectual,
otiose, unavailing]
2: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years
after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain
attempt" [syn: bootless, fruitless, futile,
sleeveless, vain]
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hostile
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adj 1: characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation";
"a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" [ant: amicable]
2: not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an
ally; "hostile naval and air forces" [ant: friendly]
3: impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"
4: very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an
uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the
unfriendly environment at high altitudes" [syn: hostile,
uncongenial, unfriendly]
5: unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target
company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a
business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer";
"hostile bid"
n 1: troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the
platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" [ant: friendly]
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lifestyle
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n 1: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and
attitudes [syn: life style, life-style, lifestyle,
modus vivendi]
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motile
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adj 1: (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
n 1: one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner
feelings of action
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reptile
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n 1: any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including
tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators,
crocodiles, and extinct forms [syn: reptile, reptilian]
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retractile
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adj 1: capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back; "cats
have retractile claws" [ant: nonretractable,
nonretractile]
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tactile
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adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch;
"haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: haptic,
tactile, tactual]
2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the
tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: tactile,
tactual]
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textile
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adj 1: of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile
research"
n 1: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or
crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the
curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth
originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured
off enough material for a dress" [syn: fabric, cloth,
material, textile]
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turnstile
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n 1: a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for
rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the
persons entering
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utile
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adj 1: being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and
useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"
[syn: useful, utile] [ant: useless]
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versatile
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adj 1: having great diversity or variety; "his various
achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile
erudition" [syn: versatile, various]
2: changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods"
3: competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one
thing to another; "a versatile writer"
4: able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile
toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile
antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile
anther of a flower moves freely in the wind"
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volatile
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adj 1: evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures;
"volatile oils"; "volatile solvents" [ant: nonvolatile,
nonvolatilisable, nonvolatilizable]
2: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive
issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager
for a confrontation" [syn: explosive, volatile]
3: marked by erratic changeableness in affections or
attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile
affections" [syn: fickle, volatile]
4: tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile
emotions"
n 1: a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from
solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the
volatiles"
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pantile
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n 1: a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap
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peristyle
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n 1: a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
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prostyle
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adj 1: marked by columniation having free columns in a portico
only across the opening to the structure [syn:
prostyle, pseudoprostyle]
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rutile
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n 1: a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline
form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a
major source of titanium
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quintile
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restyle
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decastyle
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epistyle
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hexastyle
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octastyle
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tetrastyle
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vibratile
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homestyle
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