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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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barter
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n 1: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by
barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade]
v 1: exchange goods without involving money
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carter
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n 1: Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and
excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn:
Carter, Howard Carter]
2: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: Carter,
Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr.,
President Carter]
3: someone whose work is driving carts
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charter
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n 1: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its
rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the
certificate of incorporation
2: a contract to hire or lease transportation
v 1: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and
services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
2: grant a charter to
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
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darter
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n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long
flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn:
snakebird, anhinga, darter]
2: a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly;
"squirrels are darters"
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daughter
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n 1: a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in
her old age" [syn: daughter, girl] [ant: boy, son]
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garter
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n 1: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a
stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn:
garter, supporter]
v 1: fasten with or as if with a garter
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martyr
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n 1: one who suffers for the sake of principle [syn: martyr,
sufferer]
2: one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing
to renounce their religion
v 1: kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
2: torture and torment like a martyr [syn: martyr,
martyrize, martyrise]
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starter
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n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter,
starter motor, starting motor]
2: a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the
beginning
3: the official who signals the beginning of a race or
competition [syn: starter, dispatcher]
4: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer,
fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman,
newbie, entrant]
5: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served
before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer,
appetiser, starter]
6: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn: crank, starter]
7: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start
the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or
cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"
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tartar
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n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: cream of
tartar, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium
hydrogen tartrate]
2: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [syn: dragon,
tartar]
3: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded
Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar, Mongol
Tatar]
4: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn:
tartar, calculus, tophus]
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water
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n 1: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear
colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below
0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees
centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: water, H2O]
2: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a
river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial
waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn: body
of water, water]
3: once thought to be one of four elements composing the
universe (Empedocles)
4: a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated
the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut
off the water" [syn: water system, water supply, water]
5: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine";
"the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee,
piddle, weewee, water]
6: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants;
"he asked for a drink of water"
v 1: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams;
"Water the fields" [syn: water, irrigate]
2: provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
3: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered
at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
4: fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"
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zapata
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n 1: Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms
(1879-1919) [syn: Zapata, Emiliano Zapata]
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nonstarter
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n 1: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses
consistently [syn: failure, loser, nonstarter,
unsuccessful person] [ant: achiever, succeeder,
success, winner]
2: a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been
entered
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maratha
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n 1: a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra [syn:
Maratha, Mahratta]
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inamorata
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n 1: a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate
relationship
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djakarta
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n 1: capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the
island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century [syn:
Jakarta, Djakarta, capital of Indonesia]
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bata
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n 1: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
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pinata
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n 1: plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and
candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to
break with sticks
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smarter
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inkatha
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renata
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traviata
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mcartor
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mccarter
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arter
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serenata
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hartter
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karter
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marter
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taramasalata
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dartre
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protomartyr
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