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an
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n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in
Nursing, AN]
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batten
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n 1: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or
synthetic fiber [syn: batting, batten]
2: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
v 1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten,
batten down, secure]
2: secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
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beaten
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adj 1: formed or made thin by hammering; "beaten gold"
2: much trodden and worn smooth or bare; "did not stray from the
beaten path"
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button
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n 1: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit
through buttonholes
2: an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was
operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated
a buzzer at the desk" [syn: push button, push, button]
3: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
4: a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for
pinning onto a garment; "they passed out campaign buttons for
their candidate"
5: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn:
clitoris, clit, button]
6: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
[syn: release, button]
7: any artifact that resembles a button
v 1: provide with buttons; "button a shirt"
2: fasten with buttons; "button the dress" [ant: unbutton]
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curtain
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n 1: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
[syn: curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall]
2: any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of
secrecy"; "a curtain of trees"
v 1: provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms"
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dishearten
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v 1: take away the enthusiasm of [syn: dishearten, put off]
[ant: cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate]
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lateen
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adj 1: rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: lateen,
lateen-rigged]
n 1: a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the
Mediterranean [syn: lateen, lateen sail]
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latten
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n 1: brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was
hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church
utensils
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straighten
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v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: straighten,
unbend] [ant: bend, flex]
2: make straight [syn: straighten, straighten out]
3: get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students
straightened when the teacher entered"
4: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten,
straighten out, square away]
5: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: roll
out, straighten]
6: make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post";
"straighten hair"
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straiten
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v 1: bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial
hardship [syn: straiten, distress]
2: squeeze together
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burton
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n 1: English explorer who with John Speke was the first European
to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) [syn: Burton,
Richard Burton, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Richard
Francis Burton]
2: Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor
(1925-1984) [syn: Burton, Richard Burton]
3: a strong dark English ale
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dayton
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n 1: a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
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satan
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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]
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aten
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n 1: the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a
monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten [syn: Aten,
Aton]
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platan
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n 1: any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale
bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and
ball-shaped heads of fruits [syn: plane tree, sycamore,
platan]
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browbeaten
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paten
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batan
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brayton
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cayton
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clayton
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crayton
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creighton
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deighton
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drayton
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eyton
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gaytan
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hayton
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katen
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layton
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leighton
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mayton
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payton
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peyton
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dakotan
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