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hawse
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n 1: the hole that an anchor rope passes through [syn: hawse,
hawsehole, hawsepipe]
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joss
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n 1: a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
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lacrosse
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n 1: a game invented by American Indians; now played by two
teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and
throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
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loss
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n 1: something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss
of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
2: gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a
serious loss of business"
3: the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected
him to win so his loss was a shock"
4: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his
loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is
no great deprivation" [syn: loss, deprivation]
5: the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the
loss of their grandfather"
6: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its
revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the
company operated in the red last year" [syn: loss, red
ink, red] [ant: gain]
7: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: personnel
casualty, loss]
8: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his
passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit,
expiration, going, release]
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moss
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n 1: tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
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sauce
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n 1: flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an
accompaniment to food
v 1: behave saucily or impudently towards
2: dress (food) with a relish
3: add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the
roast"
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toss
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n 1: the act of flipping a coin [syn: flip, toss]
2: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of
your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss,
flip]
3: an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"
v 1: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball";
"toss me newspaper" [syn: flip, toss, sky, pitch]
2: lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what
to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: flip, toss]
3: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: chuck, toss]
4: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed
around in his bed" [syn: convulse, thresh, thresh
about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss,
jactitate]
5: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard,
fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast
aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away,
cast away, put away]
6: agitate; "toss the salad"
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bos
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n 1: wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in
the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini [syn: Bos, genus
Bos]
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crosse
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n 1: a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing
lacrosse
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os
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n 1: a mouth or mouthlike opening
2: a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that
is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn:
osmium, Os, atomic number 76]
3: (computer science) software that controls the execution of
computer programs and may provide various services [syn:
operating system, OS]
4: the left eye [syn: oculus sinister, OS]
5: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of
vertebrates [syn: bone, os]
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alsace
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n 1: a region of northeastern France famous for its wines [syn:
Alsace, Alsatia, Elsass]
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hamas
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n 1: a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that
opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon;
seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is
opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of
terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
[syn: Hamas, Islamic Resistance Movement]
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semigloss
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n 1: a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat
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bras
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pos
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aase
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blas
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bosse
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clos
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dazs
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foss
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grosse
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haas
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haass
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hasse
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hoss
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kjos
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klaas
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klos
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los
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rosse
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vohs
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vos
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vyas
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abbas
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demoss
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devoss
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hammas
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lacoss
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lafosse
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tomas
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vanoss
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