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career
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n 1: the particular occupation for which you are trained [syn:
career, calling, vocation]
2: the general progression of your working or professional life;
"the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long
career in the law" [syn: career, life history]
v 1: move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the
road"; "The mob careered through the streets"
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chorea
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n 1: chorea in dogs [syn: canine chorea, chorea]
2: any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized
by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
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diarrhoea
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n 1: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of
infection or food poisoning or colitis or a
gastrointestinal tumor [syn: diarrhea, diarrhoea,
looseness of the bowels, looseness]
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gear
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n 1: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in
order to change the speed or direction of transmitted
motion [syn: gear, gear wheel, geared wheel,
cogwheel]
2: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by
which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed;
"the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn:
gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train]
3: a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose
(as the steering gear of a vehicle) [syn: gear, gear
mechanism]
4: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a
particular operation or sport etc. [syn: gear,
paraphernalia, appurtenance]
v 1: set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to
the teenagers in the audience" [syn: gear, pitch]
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gonorrhoea
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n 1: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria
gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around
the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap]
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headgear
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n 1: clothing for the head [syn: headdress, headgear]
2: the hoist at the pithead of a mine
3: stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits
about the horse's head
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hear
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v 1: perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you
have been promoted" [syn: learn, hear, get word, get
wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover,
see]
3: examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process;
"The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be
tried in California" [syn: hear, try]
4: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from
our son for five years"
5: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must
hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: listen,
hear, take heed]
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here
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adv 1: in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I
work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on
Earth" [ant: at that place, in that location,
there]
2: in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail;
"what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree"
3: to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here,
please" [syn: here, hither] [ant: there, thither]
4: at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss
the remaining issues this afternoon"
adj 1: being here now; "is everyone here?"
n 1: the present location; this place; "where do we go from
here?" [ant: there]
2: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister
and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many
mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman
Juno [syn: Hera, Here]
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inhere
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v 1: be inherent in something
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jeer
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n 1: showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering,
mockery, scoff, scoffing]
v 1: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at
the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack,
gibe]
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killdeer
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n 1: American plover of inland waters and fields having a
distinctive cry [syn: killdeer, kildeer, killdeer
plover, Charadrius vociferus]
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leer
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n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip
curls [syn: sneer, leer]
2: a suggestive or sneering look or grin
v 1: look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly,
immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the
young women on the beach"
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mere
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adj 1: being nothing more than specified; "a mere child"
2: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
"only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the
simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" [syn:
bare(a), mere(a), simple(a)]
n 1: a small pond of standing water
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near
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adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding
day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until
they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation";
"her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the
bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the
fire" [syn: near, nigh, close]
2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the
baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is
well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the
contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone
agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near,
nigh, virtually, well-nigh]
adj 1: not far distant in time or space or degree or
circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future";
"they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to
success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb";
"she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a
close call" [syn: near, close, nigh] [ant: far]
2: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on
the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
[syn: near(a), nigh(a)]
3: closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress
of near satin"
4: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a
penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing,
close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
5: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend";
"my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear,
good, near]
6: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate
likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: approximate, near]
v 1: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
[syn: approach, near, come on, go up, draw near,
draw close, come near]
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peer
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n 1: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
[syn: peer, equal, match, compeer]
2: a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who
is a member of the British peerage
v 1: look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to
see whether a salesman was around"
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pier
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n 1: a platform built out from the shore into the water and
supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
[syn: pier, wharf, wharfage, dock]
2: (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion
of wall between two doors or windows)
3: a support for two adjacent bridge spans
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premiere
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adj 1: preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing"
[syn: premier, premiere]
n 1: the first public performance of a play or movie
v 1: be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of
the young composer and it was a critical success" [syn:
premier, premiere]
2: perform a work for the first time [syn: premier,
premiere]
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queer
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adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a
curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang";
"they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd
name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something
definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow";
"singular behavior" [syn: curious, funny, odd,
peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular]
2: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: gay,
queer, homophile(a)]
n 1: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot,
faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen,
queer, poof, poove, pouf]
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross,
frustrate, baffle, bilk]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril]
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rear
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adj 1: located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear
legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward
side" [syn: rear(a), rearward(a)]
n 1: the back of a military formation or procession;
"infantrymen were in the rear" [ant: head]
2: the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room
was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: rear, backside,
back end] [ant: forepart, front, front end]
3: the part of something that is furthest from the normal
viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden
in the rear of the store" [syn: back, rear] [ant:
front]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates,
arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister,
posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern,
seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom,
behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
5: the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote
the date on the back of the photograph" [syn: rear, back]
[ant: front]
v 1: stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared
in terror" [syn: rear, rise up]
2: bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear,
raise, bring up, nurture, parent]
3: rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: rise,
lift, rear]
4: cause to rise up [syn: rear, erect]
5: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise,
erect, rear, set up, put up] [ant: dismantle,
level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear
down]
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reindeer
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n 1: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called
`reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America [syn:
caribou, reindeer, Greenland caribou, Rangifer
tarandus]
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revere
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n 1: American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride
(celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists
in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming
(1735-1818) [syn: Revere, Paul Revere]
2: a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse
side [syn: revers, revere]
v 1: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess;
venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
[syn: idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship,
revere]
2: regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider
hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your
father"; "We venerate genius" [syn: reverence, fear,
revere, venerate]
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sear
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adj 1: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture;
"dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere
vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered
seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: dried-up, sere,
sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered]
v 1: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
[syn: sear, scorch]
2: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent
over the flames" [syn: scorch, sear, singe]
3: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The
cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the
ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the
ceiling" [syn: char, blacken, sear, scorch]
4: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun
parched the earth" [syn: parch, sear]
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seer
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n 1: a person with unusual powers of foresight [syn:
visionary, illusionist, seer]
2: an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of
movies"
3: an authoritative person who divines the future [syn:
prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator]
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severe
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adj 1: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or
quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a
terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's
guns"; "a wicked cough" [syn: severe, terrible,
wicked]
2: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the
chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: hard,
knockout, severe]
3: severely simple; "a stark interior" [syn: austere,
severe, stark, stern]
4: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a
parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty
six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict
disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" [syn: severe,
spartan]
5: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness";
"grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of
events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening
disease" [syn: dangerous, grave, grievous, serious,
severe, life-threatening]
6: very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide
depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"
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vizier
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n 1: a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the
Ottoman Empire)
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year
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n 1: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4
years old"; "in the year 1920" [syn: year, twelvemonth,
yr]
2: a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year
that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
3: the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g.,
Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun;
"a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
4: a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97";
"she was in my year at Hoehandle High" [syn: class, year]
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zaire
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Zaire
2: a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from
Belgium in 1960 [syn: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Zaire, Belgian Congo]
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korea
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n 1: an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow
Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-
Gook or Han-Gook [syn: Korea, Korean Peninsula, Dae-
Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook]
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maria
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n 1: a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the
moon [syn: mare, maria]
2: valuable timber tree of Panama [syn: Maria, Calophyllum
longifolium]
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goodyear
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n 1: United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860)
[syn: Goodyear, Charles Goodyear]
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arrear
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midyear
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mishear
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