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anointer
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n 1: one who anoints as a religious ceremony
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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banter
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n 1: light teasing repartee [syn: banter, raillery, give-
and-take, backchat]
v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just
kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh,
banter]
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canter
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n 1: a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn:
canter, lope]
v 1: ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
2: go at a canter, of horses
3: ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the
meadow"
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cantor
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n 1: the musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster,
precentor, cantor]
2: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part
of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be
performed as solos [syn: cantor, hazan]
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carpenter
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n 1: a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
v 1: work as a carpenter
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chanter
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n 1: reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
[syn: chanter, melody pipe]
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counter
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adv 1: in the opposite direction; "run counter"
adj 1: indicating opposition or resistance [syn: antagonistic,
counter]
n 1: table consisting of a horizontal surface over which
business is transacted
2: game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used
for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or
board games
3: a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times
something happens [syn: counter, tabulator]
4: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining
room; has shelves and drawers [syn: buffet, counter,
sideboard]
5: a person who counts things
6: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte,
replication, comeback, counter]
7: (computer science) a register whose contents go through a
regular series of states (usually states indicating
consecutive integers)
8: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a
counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel
and to give support to the foot" [syn: counter, heel
counter]
9: a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: counterpunch,
parry, counter]
v 1: speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive
arguments"
2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn:
anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
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decanter
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n 1: a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water [syn:
carafe, decanter]
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dissenter
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n 1: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn:
dissenter, dissident, protester, objector,
contestant]
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enchanter
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n 1: a sorcerer or magician
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grantor
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n 1: a person who makes a grant in legal form; "conveyed from
grantor to grantee"
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plantar
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adj 1: relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot;
"plantar warts can be very painful"
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planter
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n 1: the owner or manager of a plantation [syn: planter,
plantation owner]
2: a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground
3: a decorative pot for house plants
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ranter
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n 1: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud
manner [syn: ranter, raver]
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stentor
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n 1: a speaker with an unusually loud voice
2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who
died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are
members of the genus Stentor
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stinter
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n 1: an economizer who stints someone with something
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manta
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n 1: a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
2: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton
and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it
dangerous if harpooned [syn: manta, manta ray,
devilfish]
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atlanta
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n 1: state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial
center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and
burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
[syn: Atlanta, capital of Georgia]
2: a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the
railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864 [syn:
Atlanta, battle of Atlanta]
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appointer
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augmenter
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flaunter
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atalanta
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tranter
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alcantar
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galanter
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antar
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kanter
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kantor
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manter
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antre
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