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abase
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v 1: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase]
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ace
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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)]
n 1: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this
number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go
with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: one, 1, I,
ace, single, unity]
2: one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on
its face
3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin,
virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz,
whizz, wizard, wiz]
4: proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into
angiotensin II [syn: angiotensin converting enzyme,
angiotensin-converting enzyme, ACE]
5: a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area
extending from Norway to Turkey [syn: Allied Command
Europe, ACE]
6: a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
v 1: succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You
will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics
course" [syn: breeze through, ace, pass with flying
colors, sweep through, sail through, nail]
2: score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"
3: play (a hole) in one stroke
4: serve an ace against (someone)
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aerospace
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n 1: the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
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airspace
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n 1: the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
[syn: airspace, air space]
2: the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its
jurisdiction; "the plane was refused permission to enter
Chinese airspace"
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apace
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adv 1: with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly,
rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace] [ant:
easy, slow, slowly, tardily]
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backspace
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n 1: the typewriter key used for back spacing [syn: backspace
key, backspace, backspacer]
v 1: hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard;
"To erase, you must backspace"
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base
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adj 1: serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base
coat followed by two finishing coats" [syn: basal,
base]
2: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly)
birth" [syn: base, baseborn, humble, lowly]
3: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior
metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
4: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and
unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life";
"cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism
immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
[syn: base, immoral]
5: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that
liberal obedience without which your army would be a base
rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd
with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something
essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" [syn:
base, mean, meanspirited]
6: illegitimate [syn: base, baseborn]
7: debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base
coinage"
n 1: installation from which a military force initiates
operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" [syn:
base, base of operations]
2: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of
solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn:
foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork,
substructure, understructure]
3: a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he
scrambled to get back to the bag" [syn: base, bag]
4: the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
5: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of
attachment; "the base of the skull"
6: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
[syn: floor, base]
7: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument
rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base,
foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone]
8: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [syn: base,
pedestal, stand]
9: a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit
of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) [syn: nucleotide, base]
10: any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning
litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and
water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and
ammonia" [syn: base, alkali]
11: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the
altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
12: the most important or necessary part of something; "the
basis of this drink is orange juice" [syn: basis, base]
13: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent
to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix
of the decimal system" [syn: base, radix]
14: the place where you are stationed and from which missions
start and end [syn: base, home]
15: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States
that dispenses money and logistical support and training to
a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has
cells in more than 50 countries [syn: al-Qaeda, Qaeda,
al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Base]
16: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are
removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" [syn:
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical]
17: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed
for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial
base of Japan" [syn: infrastructure, base]
18: the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin
is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter
that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green";
"everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
19: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub
should sit on its own base"
20: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the
emitter from the collector
v 1: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some
observation" [syn: establish, base, ground, found]
2: situate as a center of operations; "we will base this project
in the new lab"
3: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
[syn: free-base, base]
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bass
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adj 1: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a
deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone
voice"; "a bass clarinet" [syn: bass, deep]
n 1: the lowest part of the musical range
2: the lowest part in polyphonic music [syn: bass, bass
part]
3: an adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: bass,
basso]
4: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
[syn: sea bass, bass]
5: any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh
(especially of the genus Micropterus) [syn: freshwater
bass, bass]
6: the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: bass, bass
voice, basso]
7: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical
instruments
8: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and
freshwater spiny-finned fishes
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brace
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n 1: a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he
wore a brace on his knee"
2: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich,
duo, duet, dyad, duad]
3: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn:
pair, brace]
4: either of two punctuation marks ({ or ) used to enclose
textual material
5: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard
about and secure it
6: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the
plural) [syn: brace, suspender, gallus]
7: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn:
brace, braces, orthodontic braces]
8: a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a
socket to hold a bit for boring [syn: brace, bitstock]
9: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn:
brace, bracing]
v 1: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
[syn: brace, poise]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with
a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's
wheel" [syn: brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise]
3: support by bracing
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk
up] [ant: calm, de-energise, de-energize, sedate,
tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize]
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carapace
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n 1: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell,
cuticle, shield]
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case
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n 1: an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad
judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but
there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn:
case, instance, example]
2: a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first
possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the
picnic will be canceled" [syn: event, case]
3: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law
whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family
brought suit against the landlord" [syn: lawsuit, suit,
case, cause, causa]
4: the actual state of things; "that was not the case"
5: a portable container for carrying several objects; "the
musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
6: a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was
the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
7: a person who is subjected to experimental or other
observational procedures; someone who is an object of
investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were
selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn
from two different communities" [syn: subject, case,
guinea pig]
8: a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the
case of the missing heir"
9: a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument;
"he stated his case clearly"
10: the quantity contained in a case [syn: case, caseful]
11: nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection)
related in some way to other words in a sentence [syn:
case, grammatical case]
12: a specific state of mind that is temporary; "a case of the
jitters"
13: a person of a specified kind (usually with many
eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character";
"a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
[syn: character, eccentric, type, case]
14: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn:
font, fount, typeface, face, case]
15: an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or
plant organ or part [syn: sheath, case]
16: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a
walnut case" [syn: shell, case, casing]
17: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the
casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" [syn:
casing, case]
18: (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his
type, which is divided into compartments for the different
letters, spaces, or numbers; "for English, a compositor will
ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing
the capitals and the lower case containing the small
letters" [syn: case, compositor's case, typesetter's
case]
19: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar
carried his loot in a pillowcase" [syn: case,
pillowcase, slip, pillow slip]
20: a glass container used to store and display items in a shop
or museum or home [syn: case, display case, showcase,
vitrine]
v 1: look over, usually with the intention to rob; "They men
cased the housed"
2: enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in
mud" [syn: encase, incase, case]
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chase
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n 1: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;
"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in
pursuit" [syn: pursuit, chase, pursual, following]
2: United States politician and jurist who served as chief
justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) [syn:
Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase]
3: a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to
hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are
printed at one time
v 1: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased
the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
[syn: chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give
chase, dog, go after, track]
2: pursue someone sexually or romantically [syn: chase, chase
after]
3: cut a groove into; "chase silver"
4: cut a furrow into a columns [syn: furrow, chamfer,
chase]
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dace
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n 1: small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green
body [syn: dace, Leuciscus leuciscus]
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debase
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v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]
2: lower in value by increasing the base-metal content [syn:
debase, alloy]
3: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or
inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients
with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: load,
adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase]
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lipase
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n 1: an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes
the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can
be absorbed into the bloodstream
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outpace
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v 1: surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population
increase would outpace increases in the means of
subsistence"
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workspace
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n 1: space allocated for your work (as in an office)
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headspace
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n 1: the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or
jar or tin) before sealing
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hyperspace
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letterspace
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