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allergy
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n 1: hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen;
symptoms can vary greatly in intensity [syn: allergy,
allergic reaction]
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analogy
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n 1: an inference that if things agree in some respects they
probably agree in others
2: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some
respect; "the operation of a computer presents and
interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models
show by analogy how matter is built up"
3: the religious belief that between creature and creator no
similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity
is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will
always be inadequate [syn: doctrine of analogy, analogy]
[ant: apophatism, cataphatism]
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cagey
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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: characterized by great caution and wariness; "a cagey
avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks
involved"; "a chary investor" [syn: cagey, cagy, chary]
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effigy
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n 1: a representation of a person (especially in the form of
sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the
emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn:
effigy, image, simulacrum]
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elegy
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n 1: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead [syn: elegy,
lament]
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energy
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n 1: (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the
capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of
energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety
of forms" [syn: energy, free energy]
2: forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's
full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour, zip]
3: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at
American energy" [syn: energy, push, get-up-and-go]
4: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);
"his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity
of style" [syn: energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour,
vim]
5: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off
my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" [syn:
energy, vim, vitality]
6: any source of usable power; "the DOE is responsible for
maintaining the energy policy"
7: the federal department responsible for maintaining a national
energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 [syn:
Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy, DOE]
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fee
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n 1: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
2: an interest in land capable of being inherited
v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter";
"fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]
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free
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adv 1: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
[syn: loose, free]
adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion
or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free
country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of
racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free
choice" [ant: unfree]
2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not
fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free
expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: bound]
3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
[syn: complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p),
gratuitous]
4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"
5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him";
"he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: detached, free]
6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free
man" [ant: unfree]
7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between
classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: spare, free]
8: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight";
"young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of
literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn:
barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent]
9: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been
told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: free,
loose, liberal]
n 1: people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"
[syn: free, free people]
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free,
liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose]
[ant: confine, detain]
2: relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" [syn: rid, free,
disembarrass]
3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged
the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He
finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was
buried in the rubble" [syn: dislodge, free] [ant:
deposit, lodge, stick, wedge]
4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve,
free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement]
5: make (information) available for publication; "release the
list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free,
release]
6: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge]
7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the
cluttered floor" [syn: free, disengage] [ant: block,
close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate,
occlude]
8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
[syn: absolve, justify, free] [ant: blame, fault]
9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free,
give up]
10: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction
or physical decomposition [syn: release, free,
liberate]
11: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze,
free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise,
immobilize]
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genealogy
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n 1: successive generations of kin [syn: genealogy, family
tree]
2: the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
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ghee
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n 1: clarified butter used in Indian cookery
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id
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n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: Idaho, Gem State,
ID]
2: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show
your ID in order to get in" [syn: ID, I.D.]
3: (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying
all psychic activity
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internee
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n 1: a person who is interned; "the internees were enemy aliens
and suspected terrorists"
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interviewee
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n 1: a person who is interviewed
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jubilee
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n 1: a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
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kea
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n 1: large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: kea,
Nestor notabilis]
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key
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adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule";
"the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was
fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental
to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal,
central, fundamental, key, primal]
n 1: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted
into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be
rotated
2: something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is
economic integration"
3: pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"
4: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the
tonal framework for a piece of music [syn: key, tonality]
[ant: atonalism, atonality]
5: a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys
of heroin"
6: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or
elm or maple [syn: samara, key fruit, key]
7: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after
witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of
1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-
Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: Key, Francis Scott
Key]
8: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: key,
cay, Florida key]
9: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of
the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted
a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump
shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the
paint" [syn: key, paint]
10: a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the
key to the final exam"
11: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or
abbreviations
12: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the
holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually
requires two keys to open it"
13: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven
by a spring (as a clock) [syn: winder, key]
14: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
[syn: keystone, key, headstone]
15: a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when
depressed
v 1: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn:
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish,
describe, name]
2: provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were
changed in the building"
3: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new
Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
4: regulate the musical pitch of
5: harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the
voters' prevailing attitude"
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knee
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n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and
fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
[syn: knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio
genus, genu]
2: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds
to the human knee [syn: stifle, knee]
3: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering
for the knee
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lea
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n 1: a unit of length of thread or yarn
2: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for
grazing by livestock [syn: pasture, pastureland, grazing
land, lea, ley]
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lee
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adj 1: towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind,
lee(a)]
n 1: United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of
black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: Lee, Spike
Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee]
2: United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway
in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose
Louise Hovick]
3: United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred
in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: Lee, Bruce Lee,
Lee Yuen Kam]
4: United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with
Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of
parity (born in 1926) [syn: Lee, Tsung Dao Lee]
5: leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution
calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
[syn: Lee, Richard Henry Lee]
6: soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: Lee,
Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee]
7: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the
American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: Lee, Robert E. Lee,
Robert Edward Lee]
8: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn:
lee, lee side, leeward] [ant: windward]
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lessee
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n 1: a tenant who holds a lease [syn: leaseholder, lessee]
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lethargy
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n 1: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
[syn: lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness]
2: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn:
inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness]
3: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general
appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" [syn:
languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness]
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licensee
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n 1: someone to whom a license is granted
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liturgy
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n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn: Holy Eucharist,
Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy
Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's
Supper]
2: a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
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marquee
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n 1: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: pavilion, marquee]
2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn:
marquee, marquise]
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marquis
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n 1: humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches
(1878-1937) [syn: Marquis, Don Marquis, Donald Robert
Perry Marquis]
2: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn:
marquis, marquess]
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me
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n 1: a state in New England [syn: Maine, Pine Tree State,
ME]
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metallurgy
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n 1: the science and technology of metals
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prodigy
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n 1: an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone
whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess
prodigy"
2: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent, presage,
prognostic, prognostication, prodigy]
3: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality;
"the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"
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rupee
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents
[syn: Sri Lanka rupee, rupee]
2: the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents
[syn: Seychelles rupee, rupee]
3: the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa [syn:
Nepalese rupee, rupee]
4: the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents
[syn: Mauritian rupee, rupee]
5: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa [syn:
Pakistani rupee, rupee]
6: the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise [syn:
Indian rupee, rupee]
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stagy
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adj 1: having characteristics of the stage especially an
artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics" [syn:
stagy, stagey]
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strategy
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n 1: an elaborate and systematic plan of action [syn: scheme,
strategy]
2: the branch of military science dealing with military command
and the planning and conduct of a war
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synergy
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n 1: the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for
example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their
individual effects [syn: synergy, synergism]
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trilogy
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n 1: a set of three literary or dramatic works related in
subject or theme
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b
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n 1: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often
occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
[syn: bacillus, B]
2: originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated
into several B vitamins [syn: B-complex vitamin, B
complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin, B]
3: a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black
crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder [syn:
boron, B, atomic number 5]
4: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
[syn: Bel, B]
5: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective
circular area that one particle presents to another as a
target for an encounter [syn: barn, b]
6: the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: B, b]
7: the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen [syn:
B, type B, group B]
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c
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adj 1: being ten more than ninety [syn: hundred, one
hundred, 100, c]
n 1: a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature [syn:
degree centigrade, degree Celsius, C]
2: the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy
and universality of the speed of light is recognized by
defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second [syn:
speed of light, light speed, c]
3: a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits)
and vegetables; prevents scurvy [syn: vitamin C, C,
ascorbic acid]
4: one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four
nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar
(ribose) [syn: deoxycytidine monophosphate, C]
5: a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine;
pairs with guanine [syn: cytosine, C]
6: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in
three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and
diamond; occurs in all organic compounds [syn: carbon, C,
atomic number 6]
7: ten 10s [syn: hundred, 100, C, century, one C]
8: a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge
transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second [syn:
coulomb, C, ampere-second]
9: a general-purpose programing language closely associated with
the UNIX operating system
10: (music) the keynote of the scale of C major
11: the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: C, c]
12: street names for cocaine [syn: coke, blow, nose candy,
snow, C]
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d
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adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
[syn: five hundred, 500, d]
n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin
D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol,
cholecalciferol, D]
2: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and
five [syn: five hundred, 500, D]
3: the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: D, d]
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e
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n 1: a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal
reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes
free radicals in the body [syn: vitamin E, tocopherol,
E]
2: a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding
plutonium with neutrons [syn: einsteinium, Es, E,
atomic number 99]
3: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn:
east, due east, eastward, E]
4: the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately
equal to 2.718282...
5: the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: E, e]
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mi
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n 1: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of
the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: myocardial
infarction, myocardial infarct, MI]
2: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet
(1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile [syn:
nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical
mile, Admiralty mile]
3: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of
arc in latitude [syn: nautical mile, mile, mi, naut
mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile]
4: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly
1609.344 meters [syn: mile, statute mile, stat mi,
land mile, international mile, mi]
5: a midwestern state in north central United States in the
Great Lakes region [syn: Michigan, Wolverine State,
Great Lakes State, MI]
6: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on
British territory [syn: Security Service, MI, Military
Intelligence Section 5]
7: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
overseas [syn: Secret Intelligence Service, MI, Military
Intelligence Section 6]
8: the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major
scale in solmization
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mt
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n 1: a radioactive transuranic element [syn: meitnerium, Mt,
element 109, atomic number 109]
2: a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms [syn: metric
ton, MT, tonne, t]
3: a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
[syn: Montana, Treasure State, MT]
4: the use of computers to translate from one language to
another [syn: machine translation, MT]
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ne
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n 1: a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow
in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in
the air in small amounts [syn: neon, Ne, atomic number
10]
2: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45
degrees [syn: northeast, nor'-east, northeastward,
NE]
3: a midwestern state on the Great Plains [syn: Nebraska,
Cornhusker State, NE]
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agee
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n 1: United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: Agee, James
Agee]
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ge
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n 1: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting
metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs
in germanite and argyrodite [syn: germanium, Ge,
atomic number 32]
2: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus
and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: Gaea, Gaia,
Ge]
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stagey
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adj 1: having characteristics of the stage especially an
artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics" [syn:
stagy, stagey]
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geophagy
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n 1: eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes,
sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive
behavior [syn: geophagy, geophagia]
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hypallage
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n 1: reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her
beauty's face')
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mammalogy
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n 1: the branch of zoology that studies mammals
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tetralogy
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n 1: a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels)
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brachylogy
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dee
0
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di
0
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ajee
0
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romaji
0
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antilogy
0
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ichthyophagy
0
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koradji
0