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belladonna
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n 1: perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers
and shining black berries; extensively grown in United
States; roots and leaves yield atropine [syn: belladonna,
belladonna plant, deadly nightshade, Atropa
belladonna]
2: an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna
plant that is used medicinally
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dampener
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n 1: a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a
dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them" [syn:
dampener, moistener]
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dishonour
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n 1: a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of
dishonor" [syn: dishonor, dishonour] [ant: honor,
honour, laurels]
2: lacking honor or integrity [syn: dishonor, dishonour]
[ant: honor, honour]
v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by
committing a serious crime" [syn: dishonor, disgrace,
dishonour, attaint, shame] [ant: honor, honour,
reward]
2: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman
was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape, ravish,
violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage]
3: refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" [syn:
dishonor, dishonour] [ant: honor, honour]
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easterner
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n 1: an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.
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fauna
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n 1: all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the
fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch" [syn:
fauna, zoology] [ant: botany, flora, vegetation]
2: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature,
fauna]
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goner
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n 1: a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner
if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast"
[syn: goner, toast]
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honour
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n 1: the state of being honored [syn: honor, honour,
laurels] [ant: dishonor, dishonour]
2: a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an
award for bravery" [syn: award, accolade, honor,
honour, laurels]
3: the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man
of honor" [syn: honor, honour] [ant: dishonor,
dishonour]
4: a woman's virtue or chastity [syn: honor, honour,
purity, pureness]
v 1: bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our
soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
[syn: honor, honour, reward] [ant: attaint,
disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame]
2: show respect towards; "honor your parents!" [syn: respect,
honor, honour, abide by, observe] [ant: disrespect]
3: accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts" [syn: honor,
honour] [ant: dishonor, dishonour]
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iguana
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n 1: large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a
spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central
America and South America [syn: common iguana, iguana,
Iguana iguana]
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liana
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n 1: a woody climbing usually tropical plant
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marijuana
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n 1: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of
euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn:
marijuana, marihuana, ganja, Cannabis sativa]
2: the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug,
it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or
chewed for euphoric effect [syn: cannabis, marijuana,
marihuana, ganja]
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nirvana
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n 1: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the
cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of
desire and suffering and individual consciousness [syn:
nirvana, enlightenment]
2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn:
Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land,
Shangri-la]
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opener
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n 1: the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her
opener"; "the season's opener was a game against the
Yankees"
2: a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are
talented undoers of their shoelaces" [syn: undoer,
opener, unfastener, untier]
3: a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or
cans)
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patina
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n 1: a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
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sauna
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n 1: a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water
over heated rocks [syn: sauna, sweat room]
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sharpener
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n 1: any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a
point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"
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sweetener
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n 1: something added to foods to make them taste sweeter [syn:
sweetening, sweetener]
2: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come-
on, hook, lure, sweetener]
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westerner
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n 1: an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
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whitener
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n 1: an agent that makes things white or colorless [syn:
bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener]
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straightener
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n 1: a device for straightening; "a hair straightener"
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parana
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n 1: a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata [syn:
Parana, Parana River]
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donna
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n 1: an Italian woman of rank
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ana
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n 1: mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with
Danu
2: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place
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botswana
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n 1: a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became
independent from British control in the 1960s [syn:
Botswana, Republic of Botswana]
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guiana
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n 1: a geographical region of northeastern South America
including Guyana and Surinam
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guyana
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n 1: a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of
the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the
United Kingdom in 1966 [syn: Guyana, Co-operative
Republic of Guyana, British Guiana]
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madonna
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n 1: the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin
Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn:
Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin,
Madonna]
2: United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s
(born in 1958) [syn: Madonna, Madonna Louise Ciccone]
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tijuana
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n 1: a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower
California peninsula; popular among American tourists for
racetracks and bullfights
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mahayana
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n 1: a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and
universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea;
Mongolia
2: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a
common search for universal salvation especially through
faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and
Japan [syn: Mahayana, Mahayana Buddhism]
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sebastiana
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n 1: Mexican spurges [syn: Sebastiana, genus Sebastiana]
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flattener
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ironer
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briana
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louanna
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dominicana
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maradona
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connor
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akana
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alanna
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doner
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dwana
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wanna
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aulana
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biana
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caronna
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didonna
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haryana
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ivana
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ivanna
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lianna
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shobana
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silvana
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stephana
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susana
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svetlana
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tatyana
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tawana
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umana
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benihana
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bonadonna
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digiovanna
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giancana
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marianna
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mazzorana
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santayana
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suzuana
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habyarimana
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bonner
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tarragona
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mcdonagh
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midwesterner
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