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balata
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n 1: when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
[syn: balata, gutta balata]
2: a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red
timber [syn: balata, balata tree, beefwood, bully
tree, Manilkara bidentata]
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barter
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n 1: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by
barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade]
v 1: exchange goods without involving money
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beta
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adj 1: second in order of importance; "the candidate, considered
a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party
to victory"
2: preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware
product; "a beta version"; "beta software"
n 1: the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
2: beets [syn: Beta, genus Beta]
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cantata
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n 1: a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a
religious text [syn: cantata, oratorio]
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carter
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n 1: Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and
excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn:
Carter, Howard Carter]
2: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: Carter,
Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr.,
President Carter]
3: someone whose work is driving carts
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charter
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n 1: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its
rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the
certificate of incorporation
2: a contract to hire or lease transportation
v 1: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and
services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
2: grant a charter to
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
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chipolata
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n 1: a small thin sausage
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darter
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n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long
flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn:
snakebird, anhinga, darter]
2: a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly;
"squirrels are darters"
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data
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n 1: a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn;
"statistical data" [syn: data, information]
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garter
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n 1: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a
stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn:
garter, supporter]
v 1: fasten with or as if with a garter
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imprimatur
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n 1: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the
union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance,
endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur]
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martyr
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n 1: one who suffers for the sake of principle [syn: martyr,
sufferer]
2: one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing
to renounce their religion
v 1: kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
2: torture and torment like a martyr [syn: martyr,
martyrize, martyrise]
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persona
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n 1: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the
part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical
role, part, persona]
2: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to
the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"
[syn: persona, image]
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peseta
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n 1: formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100
centimos [syn: peseta, Spanish peseta]
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sonata
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n 1: a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting
forms
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starter
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n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter,
starter motor, starting motor]
2: a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the
beginning
3: the official who signals the beginning of a race or
competition [syn: starter, dispatcher]
4: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer,
fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman,
newbie, entrant]
5: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served
before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer,
appetiser, starter]
6: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn: crank, starter]
7: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start
the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or
cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"
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tartar
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n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: cream of
tartar, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium
hydrogen tartrate]
2: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [syn: dragon,
tartar]
3: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded
Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar, Mongol
Tatar]
4: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn:
tartar, calculus, tophus]
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theta
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n 1: the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
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toccata
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n 1: a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard
instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a
rhythmically free style
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zeta
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n 1: the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
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tatar
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n 1: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who
invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar,
Mongol Tatar]
2: a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga
to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many
other groups)
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga
to the Ural Mountains
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geta
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n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: clog, geta,
patten, sabot]
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sparta
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n 1: an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the
dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century
BC
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zapata
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n 1: Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms
(1879-1919) [syn: Zapata, Emiliano Zapata]
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maratha
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n 1: a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra [syn:
Maratha, Mahratta]
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inamorata
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n 1: a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate
relationship
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djakarta
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n 1: capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the
island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century [syn:
Jakarta, Djakarta, capital of Indonesia]
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keratoplasty
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n 1: a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or
diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from
a donor [syn: keratoplasty, corneal graft, corneal
transplant]
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bata
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n 1: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
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pinata
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n 1: plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and
candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to
break with sticks
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cassata
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desiderata
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rata
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schemata
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stomata
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strata
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abeyta
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seita
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albata
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argueta
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beteta
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gazeta
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goizueta
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ireta
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mineta
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prieta
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sustaita
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taketa
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viewdata
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ysleta
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atta
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beata
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inkatha
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renata
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traviata
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serenata
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taramasalata
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dartre
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protomartyr
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