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acidic
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adj 1: being or containing an acid; of a solution having an
excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
[ant: alkalic, alkaline, amphiprotic, amphoteric]
2: being sour to the taste [syn: acidic, acid, acidulent,
acidulous]
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already
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adv 1: prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already
graduated"
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anodic
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adj 1: of or at or relating to an anode [syn: anodic,
anodal] [ant: cathodic]
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antispasmodic
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n 1: a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the
smooth muscles) [syn: antispasmodic, spasmolytic,
antispasmodic agent]
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asdic
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n 1: a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in
water and measures distances in terms of the time for the
echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound
navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine
detection investigation committee" [syn: sonar, echo
sounder, asdic]
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de
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n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE]
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dyadic
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adj 1: of or relating to a dyad or based on two
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eddy
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n 1: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn:
Eddy, Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy]
2: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current
of a fluid doubles back on itself [syn: eddy, twist]
v 1: flow in a circular current, of liquids [syn: eddy,
purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl]
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episodic
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adj 1: of writing or narration; divided into or composed of
episodes; "the book is episodic and the incidents don't
always hang together"
2: occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals;
"episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches" [syn:
episodic, occasional]
3: limited in duration to a single episode; "an account
concerned primarily with episodic events such as the
succession of rulers"
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heady
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adj 1: marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense
in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a
wise decision" [syn: judicious, wise, heady]
2: extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic [syn:
heady, intoxicating]
3: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences;
"foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker";
"became the fiercest and most reckless of
partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to
climb Mount Everest" [syn: foolhardy, heady, rash,
reckless]
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heraldic
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adj 1: indicative of or announcing something to come; "the
Beatles were heraldic of a new style of music"
2: of or relating to heraldry [syn: heraldic, heraldist]
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medic
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n 1: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having
small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves [syn: medic,
medick, trefoil]
2: a medical practitioner in the armed forces [syn: medical
officer, medic]
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melodic
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adj 1: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing
melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn:
melodious, melodic, musical] [ant: unmelodic,
unmelodious, unmusical]
2: of or relating to melody; "melodic harmony"
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nomadic
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adj 1: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic
habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a
peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering
tribes" [syn: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving,
wandering]
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orthopaedic
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adj 1: of or relating to orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes" [syn:
orthopedic, orthopaedic, orthopedical]
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paramedic
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n 1: a person trained to assist medical professionals and to
give emergency medical treatment [syn: paramedic,
paramedical]
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periodic
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adj 1: happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the
periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust" [syn:
periodic, periodical] [ant: aperiodic,
nonperiodic]
2: recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic
feelings of anxiety" [syn: periodic, occasional]
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prosodic
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adj 1: of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to
the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and
juncture and nasalization and voicing
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ready
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adj 1: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action
or use or progress; "get ready"; "she is ready to
resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready
to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup
will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read"
[ant: unready]
2: (of especially money) immediately available; "he seems to
have ample ready money"; "a ready source of cash"
3: mentally disposed; "he was ready to believe her"
4: made suitable and available for immediate use; "dinner is
ready"
5: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity; "a
quick mind"; "a ready wit" [syn: quick, ready]
n 1: poised for action; "their guns were at the ready"
v 1: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner,
please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for
the guests, please" [syn: cook, fix, ready, make,
prepare]
2: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular
purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready
for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town
after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: fix, prepare, set
up, ready, gear up, set]
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rhapsodic
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adj 1: feeling great rapture or delight [syn: ecstatic,
enraptured, rapturous, rapt, rhapsodic]
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saccadic
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adj 1: of or related to the rapid movement of the eyes between
points of fixation
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spasmodic
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adj 1: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions;
resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made
a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn:
convulsive, spasmodic, spastic]
2: occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of
energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire" [syn: fitful, spasmodic]
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sporadic
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adj 1: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable
instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"
[ant: continual]
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steady
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adv 1: in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily" [syn:
steadily, steady] [ant: falteringly, uncertainly,
unsteadily]
adj 1: not subject to change or variation especially in
behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady
breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"
[ant: unsteady]
2: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are
still firm" [syn: firm, steady, unfluctuating]
3: securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"
4: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
"firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a
man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn:
firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable,
unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
5: relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular
customer"; "a steady drinker" [syn: regular, steady]
6: not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"
n 1: a person loved by another person [syn: sweetheart,
sweetie, steady, truelove]
v 1: make steady; "steady yourself" [syn: steady, calm,
becalm]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with
a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's
wheel" [syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise]
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syndic
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n 1: one appointed to represent a city or university or
corporation in business transactions
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unready
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adj 1: not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to
understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"
[ant: ready]
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unsteady
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adj 1: subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his
hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady
voice" [ant: steady]
2: not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the
unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance" [syn: unfirm,
unsteady]
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teddy
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n 1: plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush
and stuffed with soft materials) [syn: teddy, teddy
bear]
2: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: chemise, shimmy,
shift, slip, teddy]
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thready
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adj 1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: ropy,
ropey, stringy, thready]
2: thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: filamentous,
filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready]
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d
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adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
[syn: five hundred, 500, d]
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin
D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol,
cholecalciferol, D]
2: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and
five [syn: five hundred, 500, D]
3: the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: D, d]
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dea
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n 1: federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and
regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances;
goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations [syn:
Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement
Agency, DEA]
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vedic
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adj 1: of or relating to the Vedas or to the ancient Sanskrit in
which they were written; "the Vedic literature"
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medick
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n 1: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having
small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves [syn: medic,
medick, trefoil]
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samoyedic
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n 1: the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern
Siberia [syn: Samoyedic, Samoyed]
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hasidic
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adj 1: of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or
their beliefs and practices [syn: Hasidic, Hassidic,
Chasidic, Chassidic]
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bardic
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adj 1: being a bard or relating to a bard's poetry; "bardic
poetry"
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nordic
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adj 1: of or relating to or constituting the Scandinavian group
of languages; "Nordic languages have a gender system"
2: relating to Germany and Scandinavia; "Hitler wanted Nordic
people to rule Europe"
3: resembling peoples of Scandinavia
n 1: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken
in Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: Scandinavian,
Scandinavian language, Nordic, Norse, North
Germanic, North Germanic language]
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encyclopedic
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adj 1: broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge" [syn:
encyclopedic, encyclopaedic]
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aldehydic
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adj 1: of or related to or containing aldehydes
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icelandic
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adj 1: of or relating to Iceland or its people or culture and
language; "Icelandic ports"; "the Icelandic president is
a woman"; "Icelandic sagas"
n 1: a Scandinavian language that is the official language of
Iceland
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benedick
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n 1: a newly married man (especially one who has long been a
bachelor) [syn: benedick, benedict]
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monodic
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adj 1: having a single vocal part [syn: monodic, monodical]
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aperiodic
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adj 1: not recurring at regular intervals [syn: aperiodic,
nonperiodic] [ant: periodic, periodical]
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indie
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adj 1: (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording
company
n 1: a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
2: an independent film company not associated with an
established studio
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comedic
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druidic
0
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faradic
0
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fluidic
0
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haggadic
0
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monadic
0
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photoperiodic
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skaldic
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triadic
0
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abedi
0
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bready
0
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deady
0
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freddie
0
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freddy
0
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freddye
0
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geddie
0
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heddy
0
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hedi
0
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keddy
0
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leddy
0
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medi
0
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mehdi
0
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peddie
0
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peddy
0
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preddy
0
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reddy
0
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redi
0
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teddie
0
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dwivedi
0
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manfredi
0
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maready
0
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tancredi
0
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tangredi
0
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helladic
0
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tornadic
0
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ischiadic
0
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teledu
0
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sephardic
0
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cyclopedic
0
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glucosidic
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glycosidic
0
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nuclidic
0
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roddick
0
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molybdic
0
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fosdick
0
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iodic
0
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parodic
0
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psalmodic
0
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synodic
0
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langobardic
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