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armoury
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n 1: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual
armory to find an answer" [syn: armory, armoury,
inventory]
2: all the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn:
arsenal, armory, armoury]
3: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other
military equipment are stored and training is given in the
use of arms [syn: arsenal, armory, armoury]
4: a place where arms are manufactured [syn: armory,
armoury, arsenal]
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customary
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adj 1: in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal
with the customary handshake"
2: commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed
thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his
habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor" [syn:
accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted(a)]
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emery
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n 1: a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either
hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a
coating on paper)
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flummery
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n 1: a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
2: meaningless ceremonies and flattery [syn: mummery,
flummery]
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gendarmerie
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n 1: French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes
collectively [syn: gendarmerie, gendarmery]
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infirmary
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n 1: a health facility where patients receive treatment [syn:
hospital, infirmary]
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mammary
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adj 1: of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female
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memory
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n 1: something that is remembered; "search as he would, the
memory was lost"
2: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is
remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed
remembering his father" [syn: memory, remembering]
3: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had
a good memory when he was younger" [syn: memory,
retention, retentiveness, retentivity]
4: 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]
5: the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory
processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and
memory"
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mummery
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n 1: meaningless ceremonies and flattery [syn: mummery,
flummery]
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perfumery
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n 1: perfumes in general
2: store where perfumes are sold
3: an establishment where perfumes are made
4: the art of making perfumes
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primary
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adj 1: of first rank or importance or value; direct and
immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a
primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
[ant: secondary]
2: not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a
primary instinct"
3: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main
doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of
America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary
targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" [syn:
chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a),
master(a)]
4: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need
for love and nurturing" [syn: elementary, elemental,
primary]
5: of primary importance [syn: basal, primary]
n 1: a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are
chosen [syn: primary, primary election]
2: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer
edge of a bird's wing [syn: primary, primary feather,
primary quill]
3: (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to
other objects in orbit around it
4: coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that
changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring
circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in
the secondary coil" [syn: primary coil, primary winding,
primary]
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rosemary
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n 1: widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used
in cooking and in perfumery [syn: rosemary, Rosmarinus
officinalis]
2: extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for
especially meats
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summary
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adj 1: performed speedily and without formality; "a summary
execution"; "summary justice" [syn: drumhead,
summary]
2: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and
compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy";
"succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-
ranging subject" [syn: compendious, compact, succinct,
summary]
n 1: a brief statement that presents the main points in a
concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" [syn:
summary, sum-up]
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summery
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adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer;
"summery weather"; "summery dresses" [ant: autumnal,
vernal, wintery, wintry]
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supernumerary
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adj 1: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to
lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on
the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be
thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by
technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room";
"supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of
her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary)
words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary
internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the
needy" [syn: excess, extra, redundant, spare,
supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary,
surplus]
n 1: a person serving no apparent function; "reducing staff is
difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries"
2: a minor actor in crowd scenes [syn: supernumerary, spear
carrier, extra]
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armory
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n 1: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual
armory to find an answer" [syn: armory, armoury,
inventory]
2: all the weapons and equipment that a country has [syn:
arsenal, armory, armoury]
3: a military structure where arms and ammunition and other
military equipment are stored and training is given in the
use of arms [syn: arsenal, armory, armoury]
4: a place where arms are manufactured [syn: armory,
armoury, arsenal]
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calamary
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n 1: (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food [syn: squid,
calamari, calamary]
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montgomery
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n 1: Canadian novelist (1874-1942) [syn: Montgomery, L. M.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery]
2: English general during World War II; won victories over
Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the
invasion of Normandy (1887-1976) [syn: Montgomery, Bernard
Law Montgomery, Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount
Montgomery of Alamein]
3: the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River [syn:
Montgomery, capital of Alabama]
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shimmery
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adj 1: glistening tremulously; "the shimmery surface of the
lake"; "a dress of shimmery satin"
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emory
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amory
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armary
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bloomery
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