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compote
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n 1: dessert of stewed or baked fruit [syn: compote, fruit
compote]
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crackpot
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n 1: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: crackpot, crank,
nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball]
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despot
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n 1: a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: tyrant, autocrat,
despot]
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flowerpot
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n 1: a container in which plants are cultivated [syn: pot,
flowerpot]
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fusspot
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n 1: thinks about unfortunate things that might happen [syn:
worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart]
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jackpot
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n 1: the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
[syn: pot, jackpot, kitty]
2: any outstanding award
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nightspot
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n 1: a spot that is open late at night and that provides
entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing
and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a
cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by
visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a
jazz club" [syn: cabaret, nightclub, night club,
club, nightspot]
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stinkpot
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n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the
bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a
contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog,
rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke,
crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git]
2: small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor [syn:
musk turtle, stinkpot]
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stockpot
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n 1: a pot used for preparing soup stock
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sunspot
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n 1: a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's
photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field [syn:
sunspot, macula]
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teapot
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n 1: pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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tinpot
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adj 1: inferior (especially of a country's leadership); "he's a
tinpot Hitler"
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typo
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n 1: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical
failures of some kind [syn: misprint, erratum,
typographical error, typo, literal error, literal]
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da
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n 1: an official prosecutor for a judicial district [syn:
district attorney, DA]
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a
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a
meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of
electromagnetic radiation [syn: angstrom, angstrom
unit, A]
2: any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal
vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness
of the eyes [syn: vitamin A, antiophthalmic factor,
axerophthol, A]
3: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four
nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar
(ribose) [syn: deoxyadenosine monophosphate, A]
4: (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with
thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA [syn: adenine, A]
5: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries
15 to 50 amps" [syn: ampere, amp, A]
6: the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: A, a]
7: the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen [syn:
A, type A, group A]
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inkpot
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n 1: a bottle of ink [syn: ink bottle, inkpot]
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repot
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v 1: put in a new, usually larger, pot; "The plant had grown and
had to be repotted"
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sexpot
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n 1: a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal [syn: sex
kitten, sexpot, sex bomb]
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gestapo
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n 1: the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its
terrorist methods
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aleppo
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n 1: a city in northwestern Syria [syn: Halab, Aleppo,
Alep]
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entrepot
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n 1: a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported
without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot
of trade between Arabia and India since the second
millennium BC" [syn: entrepot, transshipment center]
2: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the
docks" [syn: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage,
store]
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limpopo
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n 1: an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean [syn:
Limpopo, Crocodile River]
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cachepot
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dashpot
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fleshpot
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galipot
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tosspot
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hotchpot
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stewpot
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oppo
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swapo
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troppo
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cheapo
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ipoh
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pepo
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repo
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