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bill
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n 1: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a
public hearing on the bill" [syn: bill, measure]
2: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or
services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an
account of what I owe" [syn: bill, account, invoice]
3: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's
bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note,
greenback]
4: the entertainment offered at a public presentation
5: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet)
intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to
all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill,
broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway]
6: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a
poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster,
posting, placard, notice, bill, card]
7: a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
8: a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to
prune branches off of the tree" [syn: bill, billhook]
9: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he
pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn:
bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor]
10: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak, bill,
neb, nib, pecker]
v 1: demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We
were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed
only 3 nights" [syn: charge, bill]
2: advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed
as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
3: publicize or announce by placards [syn: placard, bill]
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chill
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n 1: coldness due to a cold environment [syn: chill,
iciness, gelidity]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
3: a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an
infection and the development of a fever [syn: chill,
shivering]
4: a sudden numbing dread [syn: chill, pall]
v 1: depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender
chilled the soldiers"
2: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: cool, chill,
cool down] [ant: heat, heat up]
3: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the
thunderstorm" [syn: cool, chill, cool down] [ant:
heat, heat up, hot up]
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crossbill
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n 1: finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed [syn:
crossbill, Loxia curvirostra]
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distil
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v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid
state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid
distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense,
distill, distil]
2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil]
3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill,
distil]
4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]
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drill
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n 1: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making
holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by
repeated blows)
2: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
[syn: drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus]
3: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes
perfect" [syn: exercise, practice, drill, practice
session, recitation]
4: (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in
ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
v 1: make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool;
"don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into
the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring
holes into the wall" [syn: bore, drill]
2: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
3: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day";
"Pianists practice scales" [syn: drill, exercise,
practice, practise]
4: teach by repetition
5: undergo military training or do military exercises
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duckbill
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adj 1: having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed
dinosaur" [syn: duckbill, duck-billed]
n 1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long
paddle-shaped snout [syn: paddlefish, duckbill,
Polyodon spathula]
2: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and
Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only
species in the family Ornithorhynchidae [syn: platypus,
duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus,
Ornithorhynchus anatinus]
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frill
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n 1: (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the
skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
2: an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about
the neck of a bird or other animal [syn: frill, ruff]
3: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
[syn: frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow]
4: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: folderal,
falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense,
trumpery]
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goodwill
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n 1: (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the
advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and
above its tangible assets) [syn: good will, goodwill]
2: the friendly hope that something will succeed [syn: good
will, goodwill]
3: a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace
in treating the vanquished" [syn: grace, good will,
goodwill]
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grill
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n 1: a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill [syn:
grillroom, grill]
2: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he
cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: grill, grille,
grillwork]
v 1: cook over a grill; "grill the sausages"
2: examine thoroughly; "the student was grilled for two hours on
the subject of phonology"
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grille
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n 1: small opening (like a window in a door) through which
business can be transacted [syn: wicket, lattice,
grille]
2: grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator [syn:
grille, radiator grille]
3: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he
cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: grill, grille,
grillwork]
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handbill
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n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a
leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the
circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill,
bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer,
throwaway]
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hawksbill
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n 1: pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak;
source of food and the best tortoiseshell [syn: hawksbill
turtle, hawksbill, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle,
Eretmochelys imbricata]
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hill
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n 1: a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved
to roam the hills of West Virginia"
2: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of
earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
[syn: mound, hill]
3: United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: Hill, J.
J. Hill, James Jerome Hill]
4: risque English comedian (1925-1992) [syn: Hill, Benny
Hill, Alfred Hawthorne]
5: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
[syn: mound, hill, pitcher's mound]
v 1: form into a hill
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hornbill
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n 1: bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill
surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
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ill
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adv 1: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or
improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill
prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends";
"the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam";
"the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-
conceived plan" [syn: ill, badly, poorly] [ant:
good, well]
2: unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of
the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
[syn: ill, badly] [ant: well]
3: with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we can
ill afford to buy a new car just now"
adj 1: affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental
function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" [syn:
ill, sick] [ant: well]
2: resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an
ill wind that blows no good"
3: distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"
4: indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill
turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
5: presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my
words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"-
P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-
election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
[syn: ill, inauspicious, ominous]
n 1: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for
complaining [syn: ailment, complaint, ill]
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kill
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n 1: the act of terminating a life [syn: killing, kill,
putting to death]
2: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile;
"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
v 1: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or
knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to
rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
2: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the
student's proposal" [syn: kill, shoot down, defeat,
vote down, vote out]
3: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"
[syn: stamp out, kill]
4: be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
5: be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing
me!"
6: overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The
comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
7: hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in
racket games; "She killed the ball"
8: hit with great force; "He killed the ball"
9: deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
10: cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in
the collision of three cars"
11: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They
popped a few beer after work" [syn: toss off, pop, bolt
down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down,
kill]
12: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in
the President's speech" [syn: kill, obliterate, wipe
out]
13: tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is
killing her"
14: cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"
15: destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating
artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
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krill
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n 1: shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food
for e.g. baleen whales
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mill
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n 1: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities
for manufacturing [syn: factory, mill, manufacturing
plant, manufactory]
2: Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism;
father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) [syn: Mill, James
Mill]
3: English philosopher and economist remembered for his
interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
[syn: Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Mill]
4: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
[syn: mill, grinder, milling machinery]
5: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: grind,
mill, pulverization, pulverisation]
v 1: move about in a confused manner [syn: mill, mill about,
mill around]
2: grind with a mill; "mill grain"
3: produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin"
4: roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
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playbill
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n 1: a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the
playbill"
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quill
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n 1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: quill, quill pen]
2: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
3: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn:
flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather]
4: the hollow spine of a feather [syn: quill, calamus,
shaft]
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razorbill
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n 1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed
sharp-edged bill [syn: razorbill, razor-billed auk,
Alca torda]
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refill
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n 1: a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a
refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified
only one refill"
2: a commercial product that refills a container with its
appropriate contents; "he got a refill for his ball-point
pen"; "he got a refill for his notebook"
v 1: fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my
glass, please" [syn: replenish, refill, fill again]
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shoebill
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n 1: large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with
a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: shoebill,
shoebird, Balaeniceps rex]
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shrill
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adj 1: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" [syn: shrill,
sharp]
2: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands";
"shrill criticism" [syn: strident, shrill]
3: of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise"
v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek, shrill, pipe up,
pipe]
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sibyl
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n 1: a woman who tells fortunes
2: (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or
prophet
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skill
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n 1: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn:
skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition,
attainment]
2: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the
skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of
pugilism" [syn: skill, science]
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spill
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n 1: liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"
2: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or
other obstruction [syn: spillway, spill, wasteweir]
3: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: spill,
spillage, release]
4: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill
on the ice" [syn: spill, tumble, fall]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a
container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn:
spill, slop, splatter]
2: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled
across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" [syn:
spill, run out]
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or
over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: spill,
shed, disgorge]
4: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or
small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His
grace on Thee" [syn: spill, shed, pour forth]
5: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!";
"The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: spill,
talk]
6: reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
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spoonbill
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n 1: wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a
spoon
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still
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adv 1: with reference to action or condition; without change,
interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside";
"will you still love me when we're old and grey?" [ant:
no longer, no more]
2: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like
to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we
agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it
is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn:
however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the
same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding]
3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked
sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more
interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved";
"a yet sadder tale" [syn: even, yet, still]
4: without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue";
"time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the
door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer" [syn: still,
stock-still]
adj 1: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at
rest" [syn: inactive, motionless, static, still]
2: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless
footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn:
silent, soundless, still]
3: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a
ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay";
"the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue
water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel
crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled
water" [syn: placid, quiet, still, tranquil,
smooth, unruffled]
4: used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not
presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or
representing objects not capable of motion; "a still
photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples" [ant: moving]
5: not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water" [syn:
still, noneffervescent] [ant: effervescent,
sparkling]
6: free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters
run deep"
n 1: a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and
used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for
a magazine ad"
2: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn:
hush, stillness, still]
3: an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists
of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a
condenser where the vapor is condensed
4: a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by
distillation [syn: distillery, still]
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize,
tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still]
[ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove,
excite, rouse, turn on]
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
in the church!" [syn: hush, quieten, silence, still,
shut up, hush up] [ant: louden]
3: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay,
relieve, ease]
4: make motionless
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swill
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n 1: wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen
waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn:
slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash]
v 1: feed pigs [syn: slop, swill]
2: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic
drink) [syn: swill, swill down]
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thrill
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n 1: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got
a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick
rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn:
bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill,
kick]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
3: something that causes you to experience a sudden intense
feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"
v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men
were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by
the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: thrill,
tickle, vibrate]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn:
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill]
4: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the
prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his
phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink,
inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify]
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trill
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n 1: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone
above it [syn: trill, shake]
2: the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant
`r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or
uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"
v 1: pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers
trill their r's"
2: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note
above or below [syn: warble, trill, quaver]
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twill
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n 1: a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal
ribs [syn: twill, twill weave]
2: a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
v 1: weave diagonal lines into (textiles)
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uphill
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adv 1: against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"
2: upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"
adj 1: sloping upward [syn: acclivitous, rising, uphill]
n 1: the upward slope of a hill
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will
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n 1: the capability of conscious choice and decision and
intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as
revolt"- George Meredith [syn: volition, will]
2: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a
will there's a way"
3: a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the
disposal of their property when they die [syn: will,
testament]
v 1: decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
2: determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
3: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed
me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire
estate" [syn: bequeath, will, leave] [ant:
disinherit, disown]
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brazil
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n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest
Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the
central and northeastern part of South America; world's
leading coffee exporter [syn: Brazil, Federative
Republic of Brazil, Brasil]
2: three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and
hard brown shell [syn: brazil nut, brazil]
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cranesbill
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n 1: any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium [syn:
cranesbill, crane's bill]
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distill
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v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and
separate through the process of distillation; "purify the
water" [syn: purify, sublimate, make pure, distill]
2: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill,
distil]
3: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil]
4: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state
and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a
specific temperature" [syn: condense, distill, distil]
5: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]
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fulfill
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v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of
the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: carry
through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action,
fulfill, fulfil]
2: meet the requirements or expectations of [syn: satisfy,
fulfill, fulfil, live up to] [ant: fall short of]
3: fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fill,
fulfill, fulfil]
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instill
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v 1: impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the
children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
[syn: instill, transfuse]
2: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn:
instill, instil]
3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother
tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn:
impress, ingrain, instill]
4: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
"inculcate values into the young generation" [syn:
inculcate, instill, infuse]
5: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures
the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate, infuse,
instill, tincture]
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sawbill
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n 1: large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender
hooked bill with serrated edges [syn: merganser, fish
duck, sawbill, sheldrake]
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thornbill
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n 1: any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp
pointed bill
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until
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waxbill
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bihl
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bil
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belleville
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twibill
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wrybill
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