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antiknock
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adj 1: suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion
engines; "antiknock properties"; "antiknock rating" [syn:
antiknock, antiknocking]
n 1: any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to
reduce engine knocking
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baroque
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adj 1: having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the
building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells
[syn: baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately
ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in
Europe between 1600 and 1750 [syn: baroque, Baroque]
n 1: the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the
baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in
Europe [syn: Baroque, Baroque era, Baroque period]
2: elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and
architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
[syn: baroque, baroqueness]
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bloc
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n 1: a group of countries in special alliance [syn: bloc,
axis]
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block
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n 1: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular
sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
2: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and
usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next
block" [syn: block, city block]
3: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular
sides [syn: block, cube]
4: a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit;
"he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block
of the company's stock"
5: housing in a large building that is divided into separate
units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
6: (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function
as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often
defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector'
are sometimes used interchangeably"
7: an inability to remember or think of something you normally
can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name
perfectly well but I had a temporary block" [syn: block,
mental block]
8: a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which
a rope can run to change the direction or point of
application of a force applied to the rope [syn: pulley,
pulley-block, pulley block, block]
9: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of
an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block
was cracked" [syn: engine block, cylinder block, block]
10: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber
to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn:
blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop,
stoppage]
11: a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their
paintings on the block" [syn: auction block, block]
12: the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
[syn: blocking, block]
v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade,
block, blockade, stop, block off, block up,
bar]
2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His
brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct,
blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy,
embarrass]
3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election";
"Halt the process" [syn: stop, halt, block, kibosh]
4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the
Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this
station" [syn: jam, block]
5: run on a block system; "block trains"
6: interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia;
"block a nerve"; "block a muscle"
7: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from
sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage";
"The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" [syn:
obstruct, block]
8: stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block;
"block the book cover"
9: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are
blocked" [syn: stuff, lug, choke up, block] [ant:
loosen up, unstuff]
10: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: obstruct,
obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up]
[ant: disengage, free]
11: support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for
printing"; "block the wheels of a car"
12: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an
attack" [syn: parry, block, deflect]
13: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are
blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: forget,
block, blank out, draw a blank] [ant: call back,
call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve,
think]
14: shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"
15: shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can
see the results clearly"
16: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
"Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn:
freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise] [ant: free,
release, unblock, unfreeze]
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bloke
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n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow
at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
[syn: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
blighter, cuss, bloke]
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bock
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n 1: a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and
aged through the winter for consumption in the spring [syn:
bock, bock beer]
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broke
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adj 1: lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn:
broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke]
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caulk
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n 1: a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building
and repair to make watertight [syn: caulk, caulking]
v 1: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk,
calk]
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chalk
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n 1: a soft whitish calcite
2: a pure flat white with little reflectance
3: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the
form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to
the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn:
methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride,
Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken
feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash]
4: a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the
shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on
blackboards or other flat surfaces
v 1: write, draw, or trace with chalk
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chock
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adv 1: as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"
[syn: chock, chock-a-block]
n 1: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a
heavy object [syn: chock, wedge]
v 1: secure with chocks
2: support on chocks; "chock the boat"
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choke
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n 1: a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in
electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate
alternating current [syn: choke, choke coil, choking
coil]
2: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of
a gasoline engine
v 1: breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a
strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke
about her deceased husband"
2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the
cat" [syn: choke, gag, fret]
3: wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn:
choke, scrag]
4: constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing [syn:
choke, strangle]
5: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he
swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: gag, choke,
strangle, suffocate]
6: fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The
team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the
coach and the audience"
7: check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her
anger"
8: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest,
choke, foul] [ant: unclog]
9: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn:
suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke]
10: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is
suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the
small village" [syn: suffocate, choke]
11: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;
"His job suffocated him" [syn: suffocate, choke]
12: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer";
"The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went
peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of
102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass
away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's
chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop
dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be
born]
13: reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor" [syn: choke,
throttle]
14: cause to retch or choke [syn: gag, choke]
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cloak
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n 1: anything that covers or conceals
2: a loose outer garment
v 1: hide under a false appearance; "He masked his
disappointment" [syn: dissemble, cloak, mask]
2: cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in
tropical trees" [syn: clothe, cloak, drape, robe]
3: cover with or as if with a cloak; "cloaked monks"
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clock
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n 1: a timepiece that shows the time of day
v 1: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the
person who performs an action in a certain period of time;
"he clocked the runners" [syn: clock, time]
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cock
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n 1: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick,
shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of
a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]
3: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when
the trigger is pulled [syn: hammer, cock]
4: adult male chicken [syn: cock, rooster]
5: adult male bird
v 1: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
2: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance,
strut, sashay, cock]
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croak
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n 1: a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog) [syn: croak,
croaking]
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in
one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost,
drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant:
be born]
2: utter a hoarse sound, like a raven [syn: croak, cronk]
3: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she
grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, mutter,
grumble, croak, gnarl]
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crock
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n 1: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or
principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments
and ink [syn: carbon black, lampblack, soot, smut,
crock]
2: nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"
3: an earthen jar (made of baked clay) [syn: crock,
earthenware jar]
v 1: release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
2: soil with or as with crock
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hawk
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n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings
and a long tail
2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
[syn: hawk, war hawk] [ant: dove, peacenik]
3: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to
hold or carry mortar [syn: mortarboard, hawk]
v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle,
monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]
2: hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
3: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat
before he started to speak" [syn: clear the throat, hawk]
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interlock
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n 1: a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting;
"car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
[syn: interlock, ignition interlock]
2: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms
by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: mesh,
meshing, interlock, interlocking]
v 1: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together
effectively [syn: interlock, mesh]
2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her
neck" [syn: lock, interlock, interlace]
3: become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were
locked in embrace" [syn: interlock, lock]
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invoke
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v 1: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured
wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the
mountain" [syn: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke,
evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put
forward, call forth]
2: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that
would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She
invoked an ancient law" [syn: invoke, appeal]
3: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or
protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in
times of trouble" [syn: appeal, invoke]
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joke
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n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;
"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags";
"thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own
jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some
ascertainable point" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest,
jape]
2: activity characterized by good humor [syn: jest, joke,
jocularity]
3: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn:
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
4: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his
campaign for mayor as a joke"
v 1: tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he
appears serious" [syn: joke, jest]
2: act in a funny or teasing way [syn: joke, jest]
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oak
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n 1: the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for
furniture and flooring
2: a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed
leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns" [syn: oak,
oak tree]
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overstock
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v 1: stock excessively [ant: understock]
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provoke
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v 1: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse,
elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise,
provoke]
2: evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a
quarrel between the couple" [syn: provoke, evoke, call
forth, kick up]
3: provide the needed stimulus for [syn: provoke, stimulate]
4: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]
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restock
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v 1: stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants"
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revoke
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n 1: the mistake of not following suit when able to do so [syn:
revoke, renege]
v 1: fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
2: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an
embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul,
lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn,
rescind, vacate]
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schlock
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n 1: merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: schlock,
shlock, dreck]
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shock
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n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when
something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death
left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn: daze,
shock, stupor]
2: the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering
into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle" [syn:
shock, impact]
3: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through
the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they
made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to
occasional shocks" [syn: electric shock, electrical
shock, shock]
4: (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by
inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by
reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory
insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important
cause of shock"
5: an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first
shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers
were at lunch" [syn: shock, seismic disturbance]
6: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock
to learn that he was injured" [syn: shock, blow]
7: a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry;
stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in
small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in
shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
8: a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock
of black hair"
9: a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all
the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
[syn: jolt, jar, jounce, shock]
10: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the
old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: shock absorber,
shock, cushion]
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: shock, floor,
ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
2: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of
this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock,
offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall,
outrage]
3: strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing
shocked her"
4: collide violently
5: collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
6: subject to electrical shocks
7: inflict a trauma upon [syn: traumatize, traumatise,
shock]
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smock
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n 1: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the
ankles [syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock,
dust coat]
v 1: embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other
diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
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smoke
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n 1: a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas [syn: smoke,
fume]
2: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being
produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black
smoke that could be seen for miles" [syn: smoke, smoking]
3: an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke
there must be a fire somewhere"
4: something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned
to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors"
5: tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder [syn:
roll of tobacco, smoke]
6: street names for marijuana [syn: pot, grass, green
goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke,
skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane]
7: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went
outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" [syn: smoke,
smoking]
8: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung
late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
[syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet]
v 1: inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We
never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?"
2: emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming"
[syn: fume, smoke]
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soak
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n 1: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a
consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid);
"a good soak put life back in the wagon" [syn: soak,
soakage, soaking]
2: washing something by allowing it to soak [syn: soak,
soaking]
v 1: submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
3: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot
face" [syn: drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop,
souse]
4: leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your
grandfather's gold watch" [syn: pawn, soak, hock]
5: beat severely
6: make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) [syn: intoxicate,
soak, inebriate]
7: become drunk or drink excessively [syn: souse, soak,
inebriate, hit it up]
8: fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with
disinfectant" [syn: soak, imbue]
9: heat a metal prior to working it
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sock
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n 1: hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn
inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
2: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at
airports) to show the direction of the wind [syn: windsock,
wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve,
wind cone, drogue]
v 1: hit hard [syn: sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk,
bash]
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spoke
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n 1: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining
the hub to the rim [syn: spoke, wheel spoke, radius]
2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn:
rundle, spoke, rung]
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squawk
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n 1: the noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of
chickens"; "the squawk of car horns"
2: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the
service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch,
squawk]
v 1: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak,
skreak, skreigh, screech]
2: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe,
bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache,
holler]
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stalk
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n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of
stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw,
stubble]
2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or
fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: stalk, stem]
3: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or
waiting in ambush [syn: stalk, stalking, still hunt]
4: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: stalk,
stalking]
5: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: stalk, angry walk]
v 1: walk stiffly
2: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to;
"her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother
haunted her" [syn: haunt, stalk]
3: go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for
deer"
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stock
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adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
"bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and
commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer";
"repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn
axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn:
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat,
shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn,
tired, trite, well-worn]
2: routine; "a stock answer"
3: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a
stock item" [syn: standard, stock]
n 1: the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of
shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity);
"he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast
inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes
in order to reduce inventory" [syn: stock, inventory]
3: the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun
or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun;
"the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" [syn:
stock, gunstock]
4: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the
corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past
year" [syn: stock certificate, stock]
5: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought
back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: store, stock,
fund]
6: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent,
descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree,
ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]
7: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he
created a new strain of sheep" [syn: breed, strain,
stock]
8: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a
basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base
of beef stock" [syn: broth, stock]
9: the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so
high he could have been elected mayor"
10: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
[syn: stock, caudex]
11: a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a
plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted
plants
12: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their
brightly colored flowers [syn: stock, gillyflower]
13: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus
Malcolmia [syn: Malcolm stock, stock]
14: lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut
round stock to 1-inch diameter"
15: the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the
cue by the stock"
16: an ornamental white cravat [syn: neckcloth, stock]
17: any animals kept for use or profit [syn: livestock,
stock, farm animal]
v 1: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn:
stock, carry, stockpile]
2: equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"
3: supply with fish; "stock a lake"
4: supply with livestock; "stock a farm"
5: amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a
particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as
prices are low" [syn: stock, buy in, stock up]
6: provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the
larder with meat"
7: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted
early this year" [syn: sprout, stock]
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stoke
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v 1: stir up or tend; of a fire
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stroke
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n 1: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a
club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes
to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good
balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
[syn: stroke, shot]
2: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating
piece by a cam [syn: throw, stroke, cam stroke]
3: a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or
occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
[syn: stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident,
CVA]
4: a light touch
5: a light touch with the hands [syn: stroke, stroking]
6: (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the
ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes"
7: the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace
for the rest of the crew
8: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an
apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident";
"the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an
accident or fortuity" [syn: accident, stroke, fortuity,
chance event]
9: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of
information [syn: solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal,
stroke, separatrix]
10: a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush;
"she applied the paint in careful strokes"
11: any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used
for locomotion in swimming or rowing
12: a single complete movement
v 1: touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He
stroked his long beard"
2: strike a ball with a smooth blow
3: row at a particular rate
4: treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
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talk
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n 1: an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more
work and less talk around here" [syn: talk, talking]
2: discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for
`discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love
and anger"
3: the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an
interesting talk on local history"
4: a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture
on telecommunications" [syn: lecture, public lecture,
talk]
5: idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"
[syn: talk, talk of the town]
v 1: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business";
"Actions talk louder than words" [syn: talk, speak]
2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak,
utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise]
3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't
speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: speak, talk]
4: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!";
"The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: spill,
talk]
5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his
secretary talks" [syn: spill the beans, let the cat out of
the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble,
sing, babble out, blab out] [ant: keep one's mouth
shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth]
6: deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next
week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" [syn: lecture,
talk]
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undock
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v 1: move out of a dock; "We docked at noon" [ant: dock]
2: take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship" [ant: dock]
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unlock
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v 1: open the lock of; "unlock the door" [ant: lock]
2: set free or release
3: become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside" [ant:
lock]
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walk
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n 1: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of
exercise" [syn: walk, walking]
2: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives
four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn:
base on balls, walk, pass]
3: manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" [syn: walk,
manner of walking]
4: the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
5: a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled
the front walk" [syn: walk, walkway, paseo]
6: a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the
ground
7: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn:
walk of life, walk]
v 1: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't
run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a
slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to
the cabinet" [ant: ride]
2: accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
3: obtain a base on balls
4: traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul
walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every
day"
5: give a base on balls to
6: live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
7: be or act in association with; "We must walk with our
dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
8: walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow"
9: make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the
dog twice a day"
10: take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers
held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
[syn: walk, take the air]
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wok
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n 1: pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese
cooking
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yoke
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n 1: fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
2: an oppressive power; "under the yoke of a tyrant"; "they
threw off the yoke of domination"
3: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich,
duo, duet, dyad, duad]
4: a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke
of oxen"
5: support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders
that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
6: a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so
they move together [syn: yoke, coupling]
7: stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they
can work together as a team
v 1: become joined or linked together
2: link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" [syn:
yoke, link]
3: put a yoke on or join with a yoke; "Yoke the draft horses
together" [ant: unyoke]
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yolk
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n 1: the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by
the albumen [syn: egg yolk, yolk]
2: nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an
embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
[syn: yolk, vitellus]
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bach
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n 1: German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly
keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western
music (1685-1750) [syn: Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach]
2: the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"
v 1: lead a bachelor's existence [syn: bachelor, bach]
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iraq
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n 1: a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient
civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as
Iraq [syn: Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak]
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bloch
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n 1: United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed
symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano
sonata and an opera (1880-1959) [syn: Bloch, Ernest
Bloch]
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blok
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n 1: Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: Blok, Alexander
Alexandrovich Blok, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok]
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floc
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n 1: a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material
suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn:
floccule, floc]
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spock
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n 1: United States pediatrician whose many books on child care
influenced the upbringing of children around the world
(1903-1998) [syn: Spock, Benjamin Spock]
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bangkok
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n 1: the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a
leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist
architecture [syn: Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Krung
Thep]
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medoc
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n 1: red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern
France
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sauk
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n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in
Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of
Green Bay [syn: Sauk, Sac]
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maroc
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its
people; "Moroccan mosques cannot be entered by infidels"
[syn: Moroccan, Maroc]
n 1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa
with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence
from France in 1956 [syn: Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco,
Maroc, Marruecos, Al-Magrib]
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moke
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n 1: British informal for donkey
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awoke
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woke
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akh
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baack
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boch
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bohlke
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bok
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broc
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brock
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brok
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chok
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croc
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fyock
0
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0
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adcock
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alcock
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barach
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elcock
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cloke
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croke
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