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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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corner
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n 1: a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the
rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the
Mediterranean"
2: the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of
a rectangle"
3: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls; "a piano was
in one corner of the room" [syn: corner, nook]
4: the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner
watching all the girls go by" [syn: corner, street
corner, turning point]
5: the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect;
"the corners of a cube"
6: a small concavity [syn: recess, recession, niche,
corner]
7: a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade; "a corner
on the silver market"
8: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is
impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
corner, box]
9: a projecting part where two sides or edges meet; "he knocked
off the corners"
10: a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still
practice slavery"
11: (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building;
especially one formed by a cornerstone [syn: corner,
quoin]
v 1: gain control over; "corner the gold market"
2: force a person or an animal into a position from which he
cannot escape [syn: corner, tree]
3: turn a corner; "the car corners"
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coroner
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n 1: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not
due to natural causes [syn: coroner, medical examiner]
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fawner
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n 1: someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who
behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: apple
polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler,
truckler]
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foreigner
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n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does
not owe allegiance to your country [syn: foreigner,
alien, noncitizen, outlander] [ant: citizen]
2: someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
[syn: foreigner, outsider]
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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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learner
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n 1: someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher)
or takes up knowledge or beliefs [syn: learner,
scholar, assimilator]
2: works for an expert to learn a trade [syn: apprentice,
learner, prentice]
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loner
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n 1: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
[syn: loner, lone wolf, lone hand]
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mourner
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n 1: a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who
has died) [syn: mourner, griever, sorrower,
lamenter]
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owner
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n 1: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business;
"he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: owner,
proprietor]
2: a person who owns something; "they are searching for the
owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?"
[syn: owner, possessor]
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scorner
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n 1: a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial
expression [syn: sneerer, scorner]
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yawner
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n 1: a person who yawns
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warner
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n 1: United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the
movie studio that produced the first talking picture
(1881-1958) [syn: Warner, Charles Dudley Warner]
2: someone who gives a warning to others
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spawner
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n 1: a female fish at spawning time
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horner
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swarner
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borner
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doerner
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dorner
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forner
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goerner
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hoerner
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hornere
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hornor
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koerner
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korner
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orner
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thorner
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woerner
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worner
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