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akin
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adj 1: similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to
terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related
to the collector" [syn: akin(p), kindred]
2: related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate,
consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)]
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bearskin
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n 1: the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
2: tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial
occasions [syn: bearskin, busby, shako]
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bodkin
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n 1: a dagger with a slender blade [syn: poniard, bodkin]
2: formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
3: a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or
fabric
4: a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops [syn:
bodkin, threader]
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buckskin
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n 1: horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and
tail
2: a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but
now usually from sheepskin
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bumpkin
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n 1: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in
culture [syn: yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed,
bumpkin, chawbacon]
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buskin
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n 1: a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: buskin,
combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot]
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calfskin
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n 1: fine leather from the skin of a calf [syn: calf,
calfskin]
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catkin
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n 1: a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence [syn: catkin,
ament]
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coonskin
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n 1: a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back [syn:
coonskin cap, coonskin]
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deerskin
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n 1: leather from the hide of a deer
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doeskin
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n 1: soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
2: a fine smooth soft woolen fabric
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foreskin
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n 1: a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris [syn:
prepuce, foreskin]
2: a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis [syn: prepuce,
foreskin]
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gaskin
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n 1: lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the
stifle
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gherkin
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n 1: any of various small cucumbers pickled whole
2: small prickly cucumber
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goatskin
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n 1: the hide of a goat
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jerkin
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n 1: a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of
leather) worn by men in former times
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kidskin
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n 1: soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid
gloves" [syn: kid, kidskin]
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lambkin
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n 1: a very young lamb
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lambrequin
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n 1: a scarf that covers a knight's helmet
2: short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a
window casing
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lambskin
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n 1: the skin of a lamb with the wool still on
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn:
parchment, sheepskin, lambskin]
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manikin
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n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise
deformed or abnormal [syn: manikin, mannikin,
homunculus]
2: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
3: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
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mannequin
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n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
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moleskin
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n 1: a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap
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oilskin
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n 1: a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and
pigment to make it waterproof [syn: oilskin, slicker]
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onionskin
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n 1: a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially
for making carbon copies [syn: onionskin, flimsy]
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pigskin
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n 1: leather from the skin of swine
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ramekin
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n 1: a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked
and served in individual fireproof dishes [syn: ramekin,
ramequin]
2: a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual
portions [syn: ramekin, ramequin]
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sealskin
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n 1: the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a
coat of seal" [syn: seal, sealskin]
2: a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin
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sharkskin
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n 1: a smooth crisp fabric
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sheepskin
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n 1: tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for
clothing [syn: sheepskin, fleece]
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn:
parchment, sheepskin, lambskin]
3: a document certifying the successful completion of a course
of study [syn: diploma, sheepskin]
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welkin
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n 1: the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which
celestial bodies appear to be projected [syn: celestial
sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens,
vault of heaven, welkin]
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wineskin
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n 1: an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is
used to hold and dispense wine
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hodgkin
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n 1: English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease
(1798-1866) [syn: Hodgkin, Thomas Hodgkin]
2: English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to
study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) [syn:
Hodgkin, Dorothy Hodgkin, Dorothy Mary Crowfoot
Hodgkin]
3: English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the
role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the
nerve impulse (1914-1998) [syn: Hodgkin, Alan Hodgkin,
Sir Alan Hodgkin, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin]
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ruskin
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n 1: British art critic (1819-1900) [syn: Ruskin, John
Ruskin]
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algonquin
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adj 1: of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or
language [syn: Algonquian, Algonkian, Algonquin]
n 1: a member of any of the North American Indian groups
speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in
the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian
tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the
Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast [syn: Algonquian,
Algonquin]
2: family of North American Indian languages spoken from
Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains [syn:
Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language]
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redskin
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n 1: (slang) offensive term for Native Americans [syn:
Redskin, Injun, red man]
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baldachin
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n 1: ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a
roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)
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cannikin
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n 1: a wooden bucket
2: a small can
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manakin
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n 1: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
2: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
3: any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America
and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship
behavior
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mannikin
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n 1: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise
deformed or abnormal [syn: manikin, mannikin,
homunculus]
2: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
3: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin,
manikin, mannikin, manakin, form]
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pannikin
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n 1: a small pan or cup (usually of tin)
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zworykin
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n 1: United States physicist who invented the iconoscope
(1889-1982) [syn: Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin]
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interleukin
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n 1: any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and
killer T cells and B cells and other components of the
immune system
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pushkin
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n 1: Russian poet (1799-1837) [syn: Pushkin, Alexander
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin]
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siskin
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n 1: small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
[syn: siskin, Carduelis spinus]
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calkin
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n 1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent
slipping [syn: calk, calkin]
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rankin
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n 1: leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the
first woman to serve in the United States House of
Representatives (1880-1973) [syn: Rankin, Jeannette
Rankin]
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potemkin
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n 1: a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of
Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when
she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham
villages to be built (1739-1791) [syn: Potemkin,
Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin,
Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin]
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kropotkin
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n 1: Russian anarchist (1842-1921) [syn: Kropotkin, Prince
Peter Kropotkin, Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin]
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capeskin
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grimalkin
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larrikin
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snakeskin
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dakin
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atkin
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deakin
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meakin
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pekin
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aitken
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pipkin
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tonkin
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larkin
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parkin
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baskin
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sooterkin
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merkin
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perkin
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peterkin
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griskin
0
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junkin
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hopkin
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