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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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cadaver
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n 1: the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended
for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the
discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he
threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the
turf that wraps their clay" [syn: cadaver, corpse,
stiff, clay, remains]
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clever
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adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with
others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn:
cagey, cagy, canny, clever]
2: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a
clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram
Stoker [syn: apt, clever]
3: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the
cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious
solution to the problem" [syn: clever, cunning,
ingenious]
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demisemiquaver
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n 1: a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of
a whole note [syn: thirty-second note, demisemiquaver]
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disfavour
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n 1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with
the king" [syn: disfavor, disfavour]
2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
[syn: disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval]
v 1: put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly
disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor,
disfavour] [ant: advantage]
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dissever
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v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into
three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman
Empire after World War I" [syn: divide, split, split
up, separate, dissever, carve up] [ant: unify,
unite]
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endeavour
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n 1: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one
that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the
whole enterprise" [syn: enterprise, endeavor,
endeavour]
2: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or
accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the
reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she
gave it a good try" [syn: attempt, effort, endeavor,
endeavour, try]
v 1: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our
customers happy" [syn: endeavor, endeavour, strive]
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engraver
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n 1: a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a
surface by carving or etching
2: a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate
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ever
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adv 1: at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of
all time" [syn: ever, of all time]
2: at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will
always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time";
"there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to
strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: always, ever, e'er]
[ant: ne'er, never]
3: (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly"
[syn: ever, ever so]
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favour
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n 1: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favor, favour]
2: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this
season" [syn: favor, favour]
3: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the
outcome was in his favor" [syn: favor, favour]
4: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a
party [syn: party favor, party favour, favor, favour]
5: an act of gracious kindness [syn: favor, favour]
v 1: treat gently or carefully [syn: favor, favour]
2: bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour]
3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn:
prefer, favor, favour]
4: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn:
favor, favour]
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flavour
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n 1: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the
effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited
him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it
had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel,
feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell]
2: (physics) the six kinds of quarks [syn: flavor, flavour]
3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity,
savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
v 1: lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting
it" [syn: season, flavor, flavour]
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forever
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adv 1: for a limitless time; "no one can live forever";
"brightly beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse
evermore"- P.P.Bliss [syn: everlastingly, eternally,
forever, evermore]
2: for a very long or seemingly endless time; "she took forever
to write the paper"; "we had to wait forever and a day" [syn:
forever, forever and a day]
3: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing"
[syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually,
incessantly]
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graver
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n 1: a tool used by an engraver [syn: graver, graving tool,
pointel, pointrel]
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hemidemisemiquaver
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n 1: a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a
whole note [syn: sixty-fourth note, hemidemisemiquaver]
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however
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adv 1: 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]
2: by contrast; on the other hand; "the first part was easy; the
second, however, took hours"
3: to whatever degree or extent; "The results, however general,
are important"; "they have begun, however reluctantly, to
acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's
concerns"
4: in whatever way or manner; "Victory, however it was brought
about, was sweet"; "however he did it, it was very clever"
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laver
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n 1: Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to
win the Australian and French and English and United States
singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this
feat (born in 1938) [syn: Laver, Rod Laver, Rodney
George Laver]
2: (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient
Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions
3: edible red seaweeds [syn: red laver, laver]
4: seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds [syn:
sea lettuce, laver]
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lever
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n 1: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
2: a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given
a fulcrum
3: a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock [syn: lever, lever
tumbler]
v 1: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something
open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to
pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: pry, prise,
prize, lever, jimmy]
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lifesaver
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n 1: an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect
swimmers from accidents [syn: lifeguard, lifesaver]
2: a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
[syn: life buoy, lifesaver, life belt, life ring]
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never
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adv 1: not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never
been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had
never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never
marry you!" [syn: never, ne'er] [ant: always,
e'er, ever]
2: not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never
fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never
do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"
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quaver
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n 1: a tremulous sound
2: a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole
note [syn: eighth note, quaver]
v 1: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or
frequency [syn: quaver, waver]
2: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note
above or below [syn: warble, trill, quaver]
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saver
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n 1: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn:
rescuer, recoverer, saver]
2: someone who saves (especially money)
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savour
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n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity,
savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: taste, savor,
savour]
2: give taste to [syn: savor, savour]
3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: savor,
savour]
4: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take
pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
[syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]
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sever
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v 1: set or keep apart; "sever a relationship" [syn: sever,
break up]
2: cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body";
"The soul discerped from the body" [syn: discerp, sever,
lop]
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shaver
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n 1: an adult male who shaves
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor,
shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke,
fry, nestling]
3: a razor powered by an electric motor [syn: shaver,
electric shaver, electric razor]
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slaver
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n 1: a person engaged in slave trade [syn: slaver, slave
dealer, slave trader]
2: someone who holds slaves [syn: slaveholder, slave owner,
slaver]
v 1: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn:
drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber,
dribble]
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waiver
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n 1: a formal written statement of relinquishment [syn:
release, waiver, discharge]
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waver
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n 1: someone who communicates by waving
2: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in
his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter,
faltering]
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter,
flicker]
v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn:
hesitate, waver, waffle]
2: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn:
falter, waver]
3: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way [syn: falter,
waver]
4: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern;
"the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: fluctuate,
vacillate, waver]
5: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
6: sway to and fro [syn: waver, weave]
7: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or
frequency [syn: quaver, waver]
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whatever
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adj 1: one or some or every or all without specification; "give
me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left";
"any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day
now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at
twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need
any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't
want"; "no milk whatsoever is left" [syn: any(a),
whatever, whatsoever]
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whatsoever
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adj 1: one or some or every or all without specification; "give
me any peaches you don't want"; "not any milk is left";
"any child would know that"; "pick any card"; "any day
now"; "cars can be rented at almost any airport"; "at
twilight or any other time"; "beyond any doubt"; "need
any help we can get"; "give me whatever peaches you don't
want"; "no milk whatsoever is left" [syn: any(a),
whatever, whatsoever]
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wherever
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adv 1: where in the world [syn: wherever, wheresoever]
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favor
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n 1: an act of gracious kindness [syn: favor, favour]
2: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the
outcome was in his favor" [syn: favor, favour]
3: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this
season" [syn: favor, favour]
4: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favor, favour]
5: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a
party [syn: party favor, party favour, favor, favour]
v 1: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn:
prefer, favor, favour]
2: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn:
favor, favour]
3: treat gently or carefully [syn: favor, favour]
4: bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour]
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flavor
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n 1: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the
effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited
him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it
had the smell of treason" [syn: spirit, tone, feel,
feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell]
2: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity,
savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
3: (physics) the six kinds of quarks [syn: flavor, flavour]
v 1: lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting
it" [syn: season, flavor, flavour]
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raver
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n 1: a participant in a rave dancing party
2: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud
manner [syn: ranter, raver]
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savor
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n 1: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
the mouth [syn: relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity,
savor, savour, smack, nip, tang]
v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take
pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her
glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]
2: have flavor; taste of something [syn: taste, savor,
savour]
3: taste appreciatively; "savor the soup" [syn: savor,
savour]
4: give taste to [syn: savor, savour]
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disfavor
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n 1: the state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with
the king" [syn: disfavor, disfavour]
2: an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
[syn: disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval]
v 1: put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly
disadvantages me" [syn: disadvantage, disfavor,
disfavour] [ant: advantage]
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neva
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n 1: a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into
the Gulf of Finland [syn: Neva, Neva River]
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endeavor
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n 1: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one
that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the
whole enterprise" [syn: enterprise, endeavor,
endeavour]
2: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or
accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the
reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she
gave it a good try" [syn: attempt, effort, endeavor,
endeavour, try]
v 1: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our
customers happy" [syn: endeavor, endeavour, strive]
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wheresoever
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adv 1: where in the world [syn: wherever, wheresoever]
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semiquaver
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n 1: a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a
whole note [syn: sixteenth note, semiquaver]
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caver
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craver
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enslaver
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howsoever
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misbehaver
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whenever
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whichever
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whoever
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whomever
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whomsoever
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whosesoever
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whosoever
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paver
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ava
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deva
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bever
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devore
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grever
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klever
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trevor
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soever
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whencesoever
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whensoever
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whichsoever
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