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magenta
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adj 1: of deep purplish red
n 1: a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red
color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year
of the battle of Magenta
2: a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces
under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis
Joseph I [syn: Magenta, Battle of Magenta]
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placenta
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n 1: that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the
ovules form
2: the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals
providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes
from the developing fetus
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splinter
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n 1: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a
splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" [syn:
splinter, sliver]
v 1: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the
break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
[syn: secede, splinter, break away]
2: divide into slivers or splinters [syn: sliver, splinter]
3: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"
[syn: splinter, sliver]
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sprinter
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n 1: someone who runs a short distance at top speed
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squinter
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n 1: a person with strabismus [syn: squinter, squint-eye]
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tam
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n 1: a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: tam,
tam-o'-shanter, tammy]
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teleprinter
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n 1: a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates
like a typewriter [syn: teletypewriter, teleprinter,
teletype machine, telex, telex machine]
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tormentor
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n 1: someone who torments [syn: tormentor, tormenter,
persecutor]
2: a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from
seeing into the wings [syn: tormenter, tormentor,
teaser]
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winter
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n 1: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere
it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
[syn: winter, wintertime]
v 1: spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera";
"Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island" [syn:
winter, overwinter]
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mounter
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n 1: a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc.
2: someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the
staircase" [syn: mounter, climber]
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ranter
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n 1: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud
manner [syn: ranter, raver]
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shunter
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n 1: a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make
trips
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stentor
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n 1: a speaker with an unusually loud voice
2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who
died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are
members of the genus Stentor
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stinter
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n 1: an economizer who stints someone with something
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tenter
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n 1: a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
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tinter
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n 1: a hairdresser who tints hair
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santa
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n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father
Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nick]
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vedanta
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n 1: (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six
orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the
Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas
and Brahmanas
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yenta
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n 1: (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
2: (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep
a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal
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penta
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flaunter
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haunter
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taunter
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fermenta
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pinta
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wintour
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amenta
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argenta
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armenta
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lapenta
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documenta
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