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civil
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adj 1: applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the
military; "civil authorities"
2: not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal)
adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy
consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he
should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham [syn: civil,
polite] [ant: rude, uncivil]
3: of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens
of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil
disobedience"; "civil branches of government"
4: of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;
"civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic
pride" [syn: civil, civic]
5: (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs
of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean
midnight" [ant: sidereal]
6: of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples"
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drivel
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n 1: a worthless message [syn: drivel, garbage]
2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: drool, dribble,
drivel, slobber]
v 1: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn:
drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber,
dribble]
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frivol
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v 1: act frivolously [syn: frivol, trifle]
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piffle
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n 1: trivial nonsense [syn: balderdash, fiddle-faddle,
piffle]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-
tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
2: act in a trivial or ineffective way
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riffle
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n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: ripple,
rippling, riffle, wavelet]
2: shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two
halves at their corners
v 1: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: flick,
ruffle, riffle]
2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]
3: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: ripple,
ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate]
4: shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts
and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
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shrivel
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v 1: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and
shriveled" [syn: shrivel, shrivel up, shrink,
wither]
2: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank";
"My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me" [syn:
shrink, shrivel]
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sniffle
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n 1: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the
nose is congested) [syn: snuffle, sniffle, snivel]
v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got
yourself into this mess!" [syn: snivel, sniffle,
blubber, blub, snuffle]
2: inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was
sniffling in the back row" [syn: sniff, sniffle]
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snivel
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n 1: whining in a tearful manner [syn: snivel, sniveling]
2: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the
nose is congested) [syn: snuffle, sniffle, snivel]
v 1: talk in a tearful manner [syn: snivel, whine]
2: snuff up mucus through the nose [syn: snuffle, snivel]
3: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got
yourself into this mess!" [syn: snivel, sniffle,
blubber, blub, snuffle]
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swivel
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n 1: a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a
headed pin
v 1: turn on a pivot [syn: pivot, swivel]
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uncivil
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adj 1: lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you
but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather
[syn: uncivil, rude] [ant: civil, polite]
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whiffle
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divall
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percival
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