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accord
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n 1: harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the
two parties were in agreement" [syn: agreement, accord]
[ant: disagreement, dissension, dissonance]
2: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
[syn: accord, conformity, accordance]
3: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn:
treaty, pact, accord]
4: sympathetic compatibility
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort,
accord, concord, fit in, agree]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot,
grant]
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board
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n 1: a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven
members"
2: a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of
sizes and used for many purposes [syn: board, plank]
3: a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he
nailed boards across the windows"
4: food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and
board" [syn: board, table]
5: a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to
public view [syn: display panel, display board, board]
6: a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the
dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" [syn:
dining table, board]
7: electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that
contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other
electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel";
"suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" [syn:
control panel, instrument panel, control board,
board, panel]
8: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots
in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn:
circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in,
add-in]
9: a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for
board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
[syn: board, gameboard]
v 1: get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)
[syn: board, get on] [ant: get off]
2: live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old
boarding house" [syn: board, room]
3: lodge and take meals (at)
4: provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding
three men"
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bored
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adj 1: tired of the world; "bored with life"; "strolled through
the museum with a bored air" [syn: bored, world-
weary]
2: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; "his
blase indifference"; "a petulant blase air"; "the bored gaze
of the successful film star" [syn: blase, bored]
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chord
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n 1: a straight line connecting two points on a curve
2: a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously
when sounded together
v 1: play chords on (a string instrument)
2: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music
or singing [syn: harmonize, harmonise, chord]
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clavichord
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n 1: an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more
delicate sound
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concord
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n 1: capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south
central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river [syn:
Concord, capital of New Hampshire]
2: a harmonious state of things in general and of their
properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with
one another and with the whole [syn: harmony, concord,
concordance]
3: the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of
word relations [syn: agreement, concord]
4: town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first
battle of the American Revolution was fought
5: agreement of opinions [syn: harmony, concord,
concordance]
6: the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
[syn: Lexington, Concord, Lexington and Concord]
v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort,
accord, concord, fit in, agree]
2: arrange by concord or agreement; "Concord the conditions for
the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner"
3: arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance;
"The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and
adjectives"
4: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the
settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those
who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this
point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord] [ant:
differ, disagree, dissent, take issue]
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cord
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n 1: a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was
tied with a cord"
2: a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
3: a light insulated conductor for household use [syn: cord,
electric cord]
4: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
[syn: cord, corduroy]
v 1: stack in cords; "cord firewood"
2: bind or tie with a cord
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disaccord
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v 1: be different from one another [syn: disagree,
disaccord, discord] [ant: agree, check,
correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally]
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discord
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n 1: lack of agreement or harmony [syn: discord, strife]
2: disagreement among those expected to cooperate [syn:
discord, dissension]
3: a harsh mixture of sounds [syn: discordance, discord]
4: strife resulting from a lack of agreement [syn: discord,
discordance]
v 1: be different from one another [syn: disagree,
disaccord, discord] [ant: agree, check,
correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally]
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fjord
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n 1: a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common
in Norway [syn: fjord, fiord]
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floored
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adj 1: provided with a floor [ant: ceilinged]
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ford
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n 1: United States film maker (1896-1973) [syn: Ford, John
Ford]
2: grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) [syn: Ford, Henry Ford
II]
3: son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) [syn: Ford, Edsel Bryant
Ford]
4: English writer and editor (1873-1939) [syn: Ford, Ford
Madox Ford, Ford Hermann Hueffer]
5: 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president
and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) [syn: Ford,
Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford,
President Ford]
6: United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass
production (1863-1947) [syn: Ford, Henry Ford]
7: a shallow area in a stream that can be forded [syn: ford,
crossing]
8: the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car
or on a horse [syn: ford, fording]
v 1: cross a river where it's shallow
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gourd
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n 1: bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd [syn:
gourd, calabash]
2: any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
3: any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with
hard rinds [syn: gourd, gourd vine]
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harpsichord
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n 1: a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted
on pivots [syn: harpsichord, cembalo]
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hoard
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n 1: a secret store of valuables or money [syn: hoard,
cache, stash]
v 1: save up as for future use [syn: hoard, stash, cache,
lay away, hive up, squirrel away]
2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the
man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of
data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn:
roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass,
compile, hoard]
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horde
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n 1: a vast multitude [syn: horde, host, legion]
2: a nomadic community
3: a moving crowd [syn: drove, horde, swarm]
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ignored
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adj 1: disregarded; "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected
one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice"
[syn: ignored, neglected, unheeded]
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lord
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n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead,
Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty,
Almighty, Jehovah]
2: a person who has general authority over others [syn:
overlord, master, lord]
3: a titled peer of the realm [syn: Lord, noble, nobleman]
[ant: Lady, noblewoman, peeress]
v 1: make a lord of someone
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notochord
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n 1: a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis
of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates
and in embryos of higher vertebrates
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prerecord
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v 1: record before presentation, as of a broadcast
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record
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n 1: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a
photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information
about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of
stage techniques"
2: sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous
groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a
phonograph needle tracks in the groove [syn: phonograph
record, phonograph recording, record, disk, disc,
platter]
3: the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at
9-0 they have the best record in their league"
4: the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good
record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good
president" [syn: record, track record]
5: a compilation of the known facts regarding something or
someone; "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'";
"his name is in all the record books" [syn: record, record
book, book]
6: an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever
attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record";
"coffee production last year broke all previous records";
"Chicago set the homicide record"
7: a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction;
"they could find no record of the purchase"
8: a list of crimes for which an accused person has been
previously convicted; "he ruled that the criminal record of
the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"; "the
prostitute had a record a mile long" [syn: criminal record,
record]
v 1: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn:
record, enter, put down]
2: register electronically; "They recorded her singing" [syn:
record, tape] [ant: delete, erase]
3: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge
read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record]
4: be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the
button?" [syn: record, register]
5: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This
sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration
camps"; "We memorialized the Dead" [syn: commemorate,
memorialize, memorialise, immortalize, immortalise,
record]
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reward
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n 1: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing;
"the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
[syn: wages, reward, payoff]
2: payment made in return for a service rendered
3: an act performed to strengthen approved behavior [syn:
reward, reinforcement]
4: the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for
returning lost property
5: benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out
to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" [syn:
advantage, reward] [ant: penalty]
v 1: bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our
soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
[syn: honor, honour, reward] [ant: attaint,
disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame]
2: strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good
behavior" [syn: reinforce, reward]
3: act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior
or actions [syn: reward, repay, pay back]
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ripcord
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n 1: a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide
enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
2: a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack
during a descent
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sword
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n 1: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade
and a hilt with a hand guard [syn: sword, blade,
brand, steel]
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unexplored
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adj 1: not yet discovered; "undiscovered islands" [syn:
undiscovered, unexplored]
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untoward
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adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right
or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent
haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a
lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their
untoward ribaldry" [syn: indecent, indecorous,
unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward]
2: contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse
circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most
untoward conditions" [syn: adverse, inauspicious,
untoward]
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ward
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n 1: a person who is under the protection or in the custody of
another
2: a district into which a city or town is divided for the
purpose of administration and elections
3: block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms)
shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put
her in a 4-bed ward" [syn: ward, hospital ward]
4: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn:
Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth]
5: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the
women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: Ward, Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward]
6: United States businessman who in 1872 established a
successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: Ward,
Montgomery Ward, Aaron Montgomery Ward]
7: a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
[syn: cellblock, ward]
v 1: watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard
my possessions while I'm away" [syn: guard, ward]
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whipcord
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n 1: closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips
2: a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib
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abhorred
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explored
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misericord
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monochord
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needlecord
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restored
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stored
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toward
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acord
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concorde
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heptachord
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octachord
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uncord
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pentachord
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tetrachord
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telerecord
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