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abscond
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v 1: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody
along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the
accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" [syn:
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go
off, make off]
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beyond
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adv 1: farther along in space or time or degree; "through the
valley and beyond"; "to the eighth grade but not beyond";
"will be influential in the 1990s and beyond"
2: on the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a
hayfield beyond"
3: in addition; "agreed to provide essentials but nothing
beyond"
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blond
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adj 1: being or having light colored skin and hair and usually
blue or grey eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full
of light-haired children" [syn: blond, blonde,
light-haired] [ant: brunet, brunette]
n 1: a person with fair skin and hair [syn: blond, blonde]
2: a light grayish yellow to near white [syn: blond, blonde]
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blonde
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adj 1: being or having light colored skin and hair and usually
blue or grey eyes; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full
of light-haired children" [syn: blond, blonde,
light-haired] [ant: brunet, brunette]
n 1: a person with fair skin and hair [syn: blond, blonde]
2: a light grayish yellow to near white [syn: blond, blonde]
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bond
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n 1: an electrical force linking atoms [syn: chemical bond,
bond]
2: a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or
discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in
order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed
sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the
principal [syn: bond, bond certificate]
3: a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest;
"the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their
friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them" [syn:
alliance, bond]
4: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman
if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the
judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by
an alderman" [syn: bail, bail bond, bond]
5: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially
something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn:
shackle, bond, hamper, trammel]
6: a connection that fastens things together [syn: attachment,
bond]
7: a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper;
originally made for printing documents [syn: bond, bond
paper]
8: United States civil rights leader who was elected to the
legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat
because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) [syn: Bond,
Julian Bond]
9: British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming [syn:
Bond, James Bond]
10: the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or
the joining of surfaces of different composition; "the
mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was
required for adhesion" [syn: adhesiveness, adhesion,
adherence, bond]
v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
[syn: adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick,
stick to]
2: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to
bond with the child" [syn: bind, tie, attach, bond]
3: issue bonds on
4: bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of
their child had drawn them together" [syn: bond, bring
together, draw together]
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chateaubriand
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n 1: French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the
romantic movement in France (1768-1848) [syn:
Chateaubriand, Francois Rene Chateaubriand, Vicomte de
Chateaubriand]
2: a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin
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correspond
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v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many
details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the
check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on
the gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check,
jibe, gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord,
disagree, discord]
2: be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics [syn: equate,
correspond]
3: exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been
corresponding for several years"
4: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because
of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in
Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" [syn: represent, stand
for, correspond]
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despond
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v 1: lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters
of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned
the early results of the election"
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fond
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adj 1: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate
children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a
tender glance"; "a warm embrace" [syn: affectionate,
fond, lovesome, tender, warm]
2: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring
grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband
with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
[syn: adoring, doting, fond]
3: (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or
liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"
[syn: fond(p), partial(p)]
4: absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming
President"; "fond fancies"
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frond
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n 1: compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
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millpond
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n 1: a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of
water to turn a mill wheel
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pond
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n 1: a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" [syn:
pond, pool]
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respond
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v 1: show a response or a reaction to something [syn: react,
respond]
2: react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the
question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
[syn: answer, reply, respond]
3: respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the
aggressive therapy"
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second
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adv 1: in the second place; "second, we must consider the
economy" [syn: second, secondly]
adj 1: coming next after the first in position in space or time
or degree or magnitude [syn: second, 2nd, 2d]
2: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in
pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the
second violins" [ant: first]
n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the
Systeme International d'Unites [syn: second, sec, s]
2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo";
"it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment,
mo, minute, second, bit]
3: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is
stationed near the second of the bases in the infield [syn:
second base, second]
4: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party
began" [syn: moment, minute, second, instant]
5: following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a
close second"
6: a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes
and 45 seconds south of here" [syn: second, arcsecond]
7: the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing
match
8: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn:
second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement]
9: the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the
gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into
second to make the hill" [syn: second gear, second]
10: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a
reduced price without the brand name [syn: irregular,
second]
v 1: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that
motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
[syn: second, back, endorse, indorse]
2: transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment;
"The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
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vagabond
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adj 1: wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community;
"led a vagabond life"; "a rootless wanderer" [syn:
rootless, vagabond]
2: continually changing especially as from one abode or
occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the
floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" [syn:
aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant]
n 1: anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed
place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea"
2: a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means
of support [syn: vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond]
v 1: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the
woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The
cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from
one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
[syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam,
cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond]
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wand
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n 1: a rod used by a magician or water diviner
2: a thin supple twig or rod; "stems bearing slender wands of
flowers"
3: a ceremonial or emblematic staff [syn: scepter, sceptre,
verge, wand]
4: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra
or choir [syn: baton, wand]
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awned
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adj 1: having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on
the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned
wheatgrass" [syn: awned, awny] [ant: awnless]
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gironde
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n 1: the French moderate political party that was in power
(1791-1793) during the French Revolution
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overfond
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adj 1: excessively fond
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conned
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donned
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plafond
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radiosonde
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yond
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bonde
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fronde
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allmond
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armand
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gaumond
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lafond
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lamond
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leblond
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ronde
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sonde
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trebizond
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