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advantage
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n 1: the quality of having a superior or more favorable
position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
[syn: advantage, vantage] [ant: disadvantage]
2: (tennis) first point scored after deuce
3: benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out
to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" [syn:
advantage, reward] [ant: penalty]
v 1: give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"
[ant: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour]
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average
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adj 1: approximating the statistical norm or average or expected
value; "the average income in New England is below that
of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the
mean annual rainfall" [syn: average, mean(a)]
2: lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly
encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man
in the street" [syn: average, ordinary]
3: lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average
merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair
health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre
to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
[syn: average, fair, mediocre, middling]
4: around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of
average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers"
[syn: average, intermediate, medium]
5: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a
distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists
reach their peak is 30" [syn: modal(a), average]
6: relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered
set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with
an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and
36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000" [syn:
median(a), average]
n 1: a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it
set the norm for American homes" [syn: average, norm]
2: (sports) the ratio of successful performances to
opportunities
3: an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual; "he
is about average in height"; "the snowfall this month is
below average"
v 1: amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The
number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" [syn:
average, average out]
2: achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"
3: compute the average of [syn: average, average out]
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baggage
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n 1: cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn:
baggage, luggage]
2: a worthless or immoral woman
3: the portable equipment and supplies of an army
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bandage
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n 1: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an
injured part of the body [syn: bandage, patch]
v 1: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn:
bind, bandage]
2: dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained
ankle"; "bandage an incision"
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cabbage
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n 1: any of various types of cabbage [syn: cabbage, chou]
2: informal terms for money [syn: boodle, bread, cabbage,
clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce,
lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch,
shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum]
3: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown
for their edible leaves or flowers [syn: cabbage,
cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea]
v 1: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer,
cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf,
swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift]
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damage
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n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: damage,
harm, impairment]
2: loss of military equipment [syn: damage, equipment
casualty]
3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage,
harm, hurt, scathe]
4: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price
of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how
much is the damage?" [syn: price, terms, damage]
5: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal
right [syn: wrong, legal injury, damage]
v 1: inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She
damaged the car when she hit the tree"
2: suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups
damage easily"
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drainage
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n 1: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run
out of it [syn: drain, drainage]
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homage
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n 1: respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" [syn:
court, homage]
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image
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n 1: an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced
images upon her too awful to contemplate" [syn: image,
mental image]
2: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to
the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"
[syn: persona, image]
3: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or
abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the
pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images
projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" [syn:
picture, image, icon, ikon]
4: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good
breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good
father" [syn: prototype, paradigm, epitome, image]
5: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn:
trope, figure of speech, figure, image]
6: someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an
actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very
image of her mother" [syn: double, image, look-alike]
7: (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for
which a function is defined; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the
set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the
function is the set of all real numbers" [syn: image,
range, range of a function]
8: the general impression that something (a person or
organization or product) presents to the public; "although
her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music
and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic
image"
9: a representation of a person (especially in the form of
sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the
emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: effigy,
image, simulacrum]
v 1: render visible, as by means of MRI
2: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on
horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk
in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision,
project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image]
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language
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n 1: a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or
conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the
language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the
speed with which a program can be executed depends on the
language in which it is written" [syn: language,
linguistic communication]
2: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
spoken language of the streets" [syn: speech, speech
communication, spoken communication, spoken language,
language, voice communication, oral communication]
3: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his
compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both
words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" [syn:
lyric, words, language]
4: the cognitive processes involved in producing and
understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the
language to express his feelings" [syn: linguistic process,
language]
5: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language
sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" [syn:
language, speech]
6: a system of words used to name things in a particular
discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature";
"the language of sociology" [syn: terminology,
nomenclature, language]
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manage
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v 1: be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading
us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled
it off, even though we never thought her capable of it";
"The pianist negociated the difficult runs" [syn: pull
off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage]
[ant: fail]
2: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this
crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She
managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" [syn:
manage, deal, care, handle]
3: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas";
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn:
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
grapple, deal, manage]
4: watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn:
oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]
5: achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
[syn: wangle, finagle, manage]
6: carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help
around here" [syn: do, manage]
7: handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young
violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: wield,
handle, manage]
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package
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n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn:
package, bundle, packet, parcel]
2: a wrapped container [syn: package, parcel]
3: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules
and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a
computer system and that are stored in read/write memory;
"the market for software is expected to expand" [syn:
software, software program, computer software,
software system, software package, package] [ant:
computer hardware, hardware]
v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box,
package] [ant: unbox]
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pilgrimage
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n 1: a journey to a sacred place [syn: pilgrimage, pilgrim's
journey]
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plumage
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n 1: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
covering of birds [syn: feather, plume, plumage]
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rummage
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n 1: a jumble of things to be given away
2: a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or
confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't
find his skis" [syn: ransacking, rummage]
v 1: search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers"
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savage
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adj 1: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict
pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal
beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod
treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious
kicks" [syn: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell,
roughshod, savage, vicious]
2: wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs" [syn: feral,
ferine, savage]
3: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders";
"barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude
and uncivilized especially if the weapons are
efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn: barbarian,
barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild]
4: marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating";
"fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" [syn: ferocious,
fierce, furious, savage]
n 1: a member of an uncivilized people [syn: savage,
barbarian]
2: a cruelly rapacious person [syn: beast, wolf, savage,
brute, wildcat]
v 1: attack brutally and fiercely
2: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new
President"; "The critics crucified the author for
plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast,
pillory, crucify]
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scrimmage
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n 1: (American football) practice play between a football team's
squads
2: a noisy riotous fight [syn: melee, scrimmage, battle
royal]
v 1: practice playing (a sport)
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storage
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n 1: the act of storing something
2: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the
docks" [syn: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage,
store]
3: the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
4: (computer science) the process of storing information in a
computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
5: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the
central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
[syn: memory, computer memory, storage, computer
storage, store, memory board]
6: depositing in a warehouse; "they decided to reposition their
furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn"; "my car
is in storage"; "publishers reduced print runs to cut down
the cost of warehousing" [syn: repositing, reposition,
storage, warehousing]
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scrummage
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n 1: (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards
of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play
starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two
sides compete for possession [syn: scrum, scrummage]
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gamage
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ramage
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endamage
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bromwich
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