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blotch
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n 1: an irregularly shaped spot [syn: blotch, splodge,
splotch]
v 1: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of
color as if stained [syn: mottle, streak, blotch]
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botch
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n 1: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper,
bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup,
flub, botch, boner, boo-boo]
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bodge,
bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub,
screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle,
fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up,
bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up,
fuck up]
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butterscotch
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n 1: a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
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crotch
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n 1: the region of the angle formed by the junction of two
branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the
crotch of a tree" [syn: fork, crotch]
2: the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they
join the human trunk [syn: crotch, fork]
3: external sex organ [syn: genitalia, genital organ,
genitals, private parts, privates, crotch]
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dogwatch
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n 1: either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
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hopscotch
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n 1: a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn
on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain
the stone
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hotchpotch
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n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends,
oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash,
mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry,
omnium-gatherum]
2: a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables
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notch
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n 1: a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
2: the location in a range of mountains of a geological
formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got
through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: pass,
mountain pass, notch]
3: a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a
surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his
revolver"
4: a small cut [syn: notch, nick, snick]
v 1: cut or make a notch into; "notch the rope"
2: notch a surface to record something
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scotch
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its
people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic
language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New
York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in
`The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or
`Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with
Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland
except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or
`Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: Scots,
Scottish, Scotch]
2: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical
shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing
father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and
light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they
remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only
informally" [syn: economical, frugal, scotch,
sparing, stinting]
n 1: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to
keep a tally) [syn: score, scotch]
2: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from
malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, Scotch
whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky,
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky]
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross,
frustrate, baffle, bilk]
2: make a small cut or score into
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splotch
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n 1: an irregularly shaped spot [syn: blotch, splodge,
splotch]
v 1: blotch or spot
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stopwatch
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n 1: a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing
(as of a race) [syn: stopwatch, stop watch]
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swatch
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n 1: a sample piece of cloth
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troche
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n 1: a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: cough
drop, troche, pastille, pastil]
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watch
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n 1: a small portable timepiece [syn: watch, ticker]
2: a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's
crew are on duty
3: a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe [syn: watch,
vigil]
4: the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on
duty
5: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
[syn: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry,
watch, spotter, scout, picket]
6: the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially
on the eve of a religious festival) [syn: vigil, watch]
v 1: look attentively; "watch a basketball game"
2: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby,
please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the
men with the binoculars" [syn: watch, observe, follow,
watch over, keep an eye on]
3: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will
be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a
show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch, view,
see, catch, take in]
4: observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was
executed" [syn: watch, look on]
5: be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful; "Watch out for
pickpockets!" [syn: watch, look out, watch out]
6: observe or determine by looking; "Watch how the dog chases
the cats away"
7: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she
speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
[syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain,
watch, learn]
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wristwatch
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n 1: a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist [syn:
wristwatch, wrist watch]
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boche
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n 1: offensive term for a person of German descent [syn:
Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun]
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deathwatch
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n 1: minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and
papers [syn: booklouse, book louse, deathwatch,
Liposcelis divinatorius]
2: bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought
to presage death [syn: deathwatch beetle, deathwatch,
Xestobium rufovillosum]
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topnotch
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adj 1: of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack
shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played
top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she
is absolutely tops" [syn: ace, A-one, crack,
first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch,
tops(p)]
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gotch
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gotsch
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gottsch
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knoche
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kotch
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laatsch
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lauch
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poche
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potch
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quach
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racz
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tkacz
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tracz
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