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acorn
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n 1: fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody
cup-shaped base
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adorn
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v 1: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for
the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace,
ornament, embellish, beautify]
2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables
everywhere" [syn: deck, adorn, decorate, grace,
embellish, beautify]
3: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn:
invest, clothe, adorn]
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barleycorn
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n 1: a grain of barley
2: a grain of barley [syn: barley, barleycorn]
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born
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adj 1: brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"
[ant: unborn]
2: being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural
leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" [syn:
natural, born(p), innate(p)]
n 1: British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his
contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970) [syn:
Born, Max Born]
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bourn
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n 1: an archaic term for a boundary [syn: bourn, bourne]
2: an archaic term for a goal or destination [syn: bourn,
bourne]
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corn
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n 1: tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears:
widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the
principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America
since pre-Columbian times [syn: corn, maize, Indian
corn, Zea mays]
2: the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or
ground for meal
3: ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
[syn: corn, edible corn]
4: a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides
of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
[syn: corn, clavus]
5: (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the
dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats
in Scotland and Ireland)
6: whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent
corn [syn: corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn]
7: something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn"
v 1: feed (cattle) with corn
2: preserve with salt; "corned beef"
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firstborn
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adj 1: first in order of birth; "the firstborn child" [syn:
firstborn, eldest]
n 1: the offspring who came first in the order of birth [syn:
firstborn, eldest]
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forewarn
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v 1: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I
forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed
up at his ex-wife's house" [syn: forewarn, previse]
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forlorn
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adj 1: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn
attempt"; "a forlorn cause"
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horn
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n 1: a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud
noise when you blow through it
2: one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
3: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
4: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with
leather) [syn: horn, saddle horn]
5: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a
narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of
valves [syn: cornet, horn, trumpet, trump]
6: any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is
similar to or suggestive of a horn
7: the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of
ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
8: a device having the shape of a horn; "horns at the ends of a
new moon"; "the hornof an anvil"; "the cleat had two horns"
9: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
10: a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that
is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves [syn:
French horn, horn]
11: a device on an automobile for making a warning noise [syn:
automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn,
hooter]
v 1: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the
explorer" [syn: horn, tusk]
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leprechaun
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n 1: a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
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lowborn
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adj 1: of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of
lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" [ant: noble]
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morn
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n 1: the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning
running errands" [syn: morning, morn, morning time,
forenoon]
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mourn
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v 1: feel sadness; "She is mourning her dead child"
2: observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved
one
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peppercorn
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n 1: pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant
of East India; use whole or ground [syn: pepper,
peppercorn]
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popcorn
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n 1: corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed
to dry heat [syn: popcorn, Zea mays everta]
2: small kernels of corn exploded by heat
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porn
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n 1: creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no
literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual
desire [syn: pornography, porno, porn, erotica,
smut]
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reborn
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adj 1: spiritually reborn or converted; "a born-again Christian"
[syn: born-again, converted, reborn]
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scorn
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n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense
dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which
outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: contempt,
disdain, scorn, despite]
2: open disrespect for a person or thing [syn: contempt,
scorn]
v 1: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has
to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't
catch on immediately" [syn: contemn, despise, scorn,
disdain]
2: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn:
reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh,
disdain, turn down]
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shorn
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adj 1: having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with
shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls
from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep" [syn:
sheared, shorn] [ant: unsheared, unshorn]
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stillborn
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adj 1: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive
revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
[syn: abortive, stillborn, unsuccessful]
2: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not
liveborn; "a stillborn baby"
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sworn
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adj 1: bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early
tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies"
[syn: pledged, sworn]
2: bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then
mine enemy"- Shakespeare [ant: unsworn]
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thorn
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n 1: something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a
thorn in my flesh" [syn: irritant, thorn]
2: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker,
spikelet]
3: a Germanic character of runic origin
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torn
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adj 1: having edges that are jagged from injury [syn:
lacerate, lacerated, mangled, torn]
2: disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love
and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by
religious dissensions"
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unborn
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adj 1: not yet brought into existence; "unborn generations"
[ant: born]
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unicorn
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n 1: an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a
long horn growing from its forehead
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warn
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v 1: notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director
warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me
about the dangers of smoking"
2: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned
him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false
assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: warn,
discourage, admonish, monish]
3: ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his
property"
4: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask
some difficult questions"
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wellborn
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adj 1: of good or upper-class lineage; "a rich and wellborn
husband"
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worn
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adj 1: affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on
the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the
jacket" [ant: new]
2: showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering;
"looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face
was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but
still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his
handsome young face"- Charles Dickens [syn: careworn,
drawn, haggard, raddled, worn]
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capricorn
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n 1: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in
Capricorn [syn: Capricorn, Goat]
2: a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere;
between Sagittarius and Aquarius [syn: Capricornus,
Capricorn]
3: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about December 22 to January 19 [syn: Capricorn, Capricorn
the Goat, Goat]
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longicorn
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n 1: long-bodied beetle having very long antennae [syn: long-
horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle]
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borne
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forsworn
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lamellicorn
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bjoern
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bjorn
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corne
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thorne
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allcorn
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amborn
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tubicorn
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