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bedevil
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v 1: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify,
dun, frustrate]
2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This
question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even
the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
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bethel
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n 1: a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
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bevel
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n 1: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
[syn: bevel, cant, chamfer]
2: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together
so you can draw or measure angles of any size [syn: bevel,
bevel square]
v 1: cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn:
bevel, chamfer]
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daredevil
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adj 1: presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the
right stuff" [syn: daredevil, temerarious]
n 1: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn:
daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler,
lunatic, harum-scarum]
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devil
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n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of
evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of
Hell [syn: Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer,
Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness]
2: an evil supernatural being [syn: devil, fiend, demon,
daemon, daimon]
3: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil";
"the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" [syn: devil,
deuce, dickens]
4: a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he
chased the young hellions out of his yard" [syn: hellion,
heller, devil]
5: a cruel wicked and inhuman person [syn: monster, fiend,
devil, demon, ogre]
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after
she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get
at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil]
2: coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
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dishevel
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v 1: disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my
hair" [syn: tousle, dishevel, tangle]
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ethyl
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n 1: the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane
by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: ethyl, ethyl
group, ethyl radical]
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level
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adj 1: having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is
higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of
level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with
fine flat seams" [syn: flat, level, plane]
2: not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she
gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss [syn: level,
unwavering]
3: being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must
be level"
4: oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"
5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn:
tied(p), even, level(p)]
n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is
required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree,
grade, level]
2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
"lumber of the highest grade" [syn: grade, level, tier]
3: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or
especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness";
"at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: degree,
level, stage, point]
4: height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the
pictures were at the same level"
5: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is
centered in a tube of liquid [syn: level, spirit level]
6: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car
on the level" [syn: horizontal surface, level]
7: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good
actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least
two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata
simultaneously" [syn: level, layer, stratum]
8: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single
position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office
on?" [syn: floor, level, storey, story]
v 1: aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"
2: tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building
was levelled" [syn: level, raze, rase, dismantle,
tear down, take down, pull down] [ant: erect, put
up, raise, rear, set up]
3: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: flush,
level, even out, even]
4: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
his weapon at me" [syn: charge, level, point]
5: talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with
you"
6: become level or even; "The ground levelled off" [syn:
level, level off]
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methyl
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n 1: the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn:
methyl, methyl group, methyl radical]
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multilevel
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adj 1: of a building having more than one level
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revel
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n 1: unrestrained merrymaking [syn: revel, revelry]
v 1: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn:
delight, enjoy, revel]
2: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
[syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make
happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]
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seville
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n 1: a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural
center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain [syn:
Sevilla, Seville]
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kevel
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ethel
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bevil
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bevill
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devoll
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neville
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