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abridge
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v 1: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge,
foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract,
reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand,
expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out,
lucubrate]
2: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our
freedom of expression"
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amperage
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n 1: the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
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beverage
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n 1: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage
order?" [syn: beverage, drink, drinkable, potable]
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carriage
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n 1: a railcar where passengers ride [syn: passenger car,
coach, carriage]
2: a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses [syn:
carriage, equipage, rig]
3: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good
posture" [syn: carriage, bearing, posture]
4: a machine part that carries something else
5: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
pushed around [syn: baby buggy, baby carriage,
carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart,
pushchair, pusher]
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cartridge
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n 1: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an
explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or
handgun
2: a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying
it for exposure as required [syn: magazine, cartridge]
3: a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of
equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape
deck"
4: an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of
a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
[syn: cartridge, pickup]
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courage
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n 1: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain
without showing fear [syn: courage, courageousness,
bravery, braveness] [ant: cowardice, cowardliness]
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drawbridge
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n 1: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow
boats or ships to pass beneath it [syn: drawbridge, lift
bridge]
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footbridge
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n 1: a bridge designed for pedestrians [syn: footbridge,
overcrossing, pedestrian bridge]
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forage
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n 1: bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses
or cattle [syn: eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage,
grass]
2: the act of searching for food and provisions [syn:
foraging, forage]
v 1: collect or look around for (food) [syn: scrounge,
forage]
2: wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
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leverage
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n 1: the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to
use a lever [syn: leverage, purchase]
2: strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively
small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"
3: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential
gains (at the risk of greater losses) [syn: leverage,
leveraging]
v 1: supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is
already available"
2: provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"
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marriage
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n 1: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for
life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God
bless this union" [syn: marriage, matrimony, union,
spousal relationship, wedlock]
2: two people who are married to each other; "his second
marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple
without love" [syn: marriage, married couple, man and
wife]
3: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage
was conducted in the chapel" [syn: marriage, wedding,
marriage ceremony]
4: a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and
dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
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moorage
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n 1: a fee for mooring
2: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring,
moorage, berth, slip]
3: the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn:
docking, moorage, dockage, tying up]
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ostrich
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n 1: a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth
(a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides
from danger by burying its head in the sand)
2: fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet;
largest living bird [syn: ostrich, Struthio camelus]
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partridge
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n 1: flesh of either quail or grouse
2: heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling
a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds [syn:
tinamou, partridge]
3: small Old World gallinaceous game birds
4: a popular North American game bird; named for its call [syn:
bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge]
5: valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
[syn: ruffed grouse, partridge, Bonasa umbellus]
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peerage
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n 1: the peers of a kingdom considered as a group [syn:
peerage, baronage]
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porridge
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n 1: soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes
in water or milk until thick
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steerage
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n 1: the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
2: the act of steering a ship [syn: steering, steerage]
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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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suffrage
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n 1: a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US
Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment;
"American women got the vote in 1920" [syn: right to
vote, vote, suffrage]
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umbrage
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n 1: a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took
offence at my question" [syn: umbrage, offense,
offence]
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cambridge
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n 1: a university in England [syn: Cambridge University,
Cambridge]
2: a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
3: a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge
University
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oxbridge
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n 1: general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged
university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge
University)
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beveridge
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n 1: British economist (born in India) whose report on social
insurance provided the basis for most of the social
legislation on which the welfare state in the United
Kingdom is based (1879-1963) [syn: Beveridge, William
Henry Beveridge, First Baron Beveridge]
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bainbridge
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kingsbridge
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lethbridge
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loveridge
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woodbridge
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breckenridge
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overleverage
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