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cancel
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n 1: a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat [syn:
natural, cancel]
v 1: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was
scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner
party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that
meeting--the chair is ill" [syn: cancel, call off,
scratch, scrub]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
strength" [syn: cancel, offset, set off]
3: declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election
results"; "strike down a law" [syn: cancel, strike down]
4: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your
list" [syn: delete, cancel]
5: make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets" [syn:
cancel, invalidate]
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consul
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n 1: a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its
commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign
country
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council
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n 1: a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student
council"
2: (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and
other representatives of different churches or dioceses that
is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
3: a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"
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counsel
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n 1: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate,
counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law,
pleader]
2: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision
or course of action [syn: guidance, counsel,
counseling, counselling, direction]
v 1: give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students";
"The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
[syn: rede, advise, counsel]
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mainsail
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n 1: the lowermost sail on the mainmast
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pencil
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n 1: a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of
marking substance encased in wood
2: graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be
a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in
pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"
3: a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays
meeting at a point
4: a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a
particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil"
v 1: write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure"
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proconsul
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n 1: an official in a modern colony who has considerable
administrative power
2: a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic
and Roman Empire
3: an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
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stencil
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n 1: a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed
paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern
(printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the
perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface
below
v 1: mark or print with a stencil
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tinsel
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n 1: a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the
tinsel of self-promotion"
2: a thread with glittering metal foil attached
v 1: impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of
Hollywood"
2: adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
3: interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
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tonsil
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n 1: either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side
of the oral pharynx [syn: tonsil, palatine tonsil,
faucial tonsil, tonsilla]
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utensil
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n 1: an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
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commensal
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adj 1: living in a state of commensalism
n 1: either of two different animal or plant species living in
close association but not interdependent
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hansel
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ansell
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