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arrears
0
n 1: the state of being behind in payments; "an account in
arrears"
2: an unpaid overdue debt
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chimera
0
n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a
lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail;
daughter of Typhon [syn: Chimera, Chimaera]
2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: chimera,
chimaera]
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era
0
n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a
fixed point or event [syn: era, epoch]
2: a major division of geological time; an era is usually
divided into two or more periods [syn: era, geological
era]
3: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated
as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher
for every nine innings pitched [syn: earned run average,
ERA]
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hearer
0
n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener,
auditor, attender]
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lira
0
n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn:
lira, Maltese lira]
2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: lira, Turkish
lira]
3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100
centesimi [syn: lira, Italian lira]
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sclera
0
n 1: the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the
cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the
eyeball [syn: sclera, sclerotic coat]
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tears
0
n 1: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs
or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying
of a child"; "she was in tears" [syn: crying, weeping,
tears]
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years
0
n 1: a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's
showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a
beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" [syn:
old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood]
2: a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for
ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" [syn: long
time, age, years]
3: the time during which someone's life continues; "the
monarch's last days"; "in his final years" [syn: days,
years]
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shearer
0
n 1: Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) [syn:
Shearer, Moira Shearer]
2: a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
3: a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other
animals
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sneerer
0
n 1: a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial
expression [syn: sneerer, scorner]
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steerer
0
n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman,
steerer]
2: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of
a plot) [syn: decoy, steerer]
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algiers
0
n 1: an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and
largest city of Algeria [syn: Algiers, Algerian
capital]
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tangiers
0
n 1: a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of
Gibraltar; "the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier
to Europe in 1841" [syn: Tangier, Tangiers]
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hera
0
n 1: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology;
sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the
many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with
Roman Juno [syn: Hera, Here]
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madeira
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n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn:
Madeira, Madeira River]
2: an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the
largest of the Madeira Islands
3: an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands
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lempira
0
n 1: the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
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megaera
0
n 1: one of the three Furies
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phylloxera
0
n 1: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn:
Phylloxera, genus Phylloxera]
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adheres
0
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appears
0
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beers
0
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careers
0
-
cashiers
0
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cashier's
0
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cheers
0
-
clearer
0
-
clears
0
-
lire
0
-
peers
0
-
piers
0
-
pioneers
0
-
sears
0
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sera
0
-
smears
0
-
sneers
0
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souvenirs
0
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spears
0
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spheres
0
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steers
0
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veers
0
-
volunteers
0
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year's
0
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rearer
0
-
smearer
0
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mears
0
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schweers
0
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debeers
0
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bandoliers
0
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budgeteers
0
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cavaliers
0
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marketeers
0
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mutineers
0
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summiteers
0
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desrosiers
0
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thera
0
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vera
0
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pereira
0
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elvira
0
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indira
0
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thira
0
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hetaera
0
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altamira
0
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rangatira
0
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lehrer
0
-
cythera
0