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bus
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n 1: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: bus,
autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney,
motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle]
2: the topology of a network whose components are connected by a
busbar [syn: bus topology, bus]
3: an electrical conductor that makes a common connection
between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can
transmit data either way between any two components of the
system" [syn: busbar, bus]
4: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off
that old bus" [syn: bus, jalopy, heap]
v 1: send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to
school"
2: ride in a bus
3: remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
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buss
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n 1: the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
[syn: kiss, buss, osculation]
v 1: touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's
mouth or other body part) as an expression of love,
greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She
kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the
room" [syn: snog, kiss, buss, osculate]
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cuss
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n 1: a persistently annoying person [syn: pest, blighter,
cuss, pesterer, gadfly]
2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at
the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" [syn:
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
blighter, cuss, bloke]
3: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger;
"expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word,
expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss]
v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were
cursing loudly in the street" [syn: curse, cuss,
blaspheme, swear, imprecate]
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discuss
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v 1: to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author
talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The
class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" [syn: discourse, talk
about, discuss]
2: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in
detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household
budget" [syn: hash out, discuss, talk over]
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fuss
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n 1: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there
was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither,
pother, fuss, tizzy, flap]
2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they
had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: fuss,
trouble, bother, hassle]
3: a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering,
spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss]
4: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry,
ado, fuss, stir]
v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much
over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn:
fuss, niggle, fret]
2: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn:
mother, fuss, overprotect]
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kangaroo
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n 1: any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia
and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long
thick tail
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kazoo
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n 1: a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a
sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
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lieu
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n 1: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or
served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his
place"; "in lieu of" [syn: stead, position, place,
lieu]
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loo
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n 1: a toilet in Britain [syn: water closet, closet, W.C.,
loo]
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mew
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n 1: the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
[syn: meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul]
2: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
[syn: mew, mew gull, sea mew, Larus canus]
v 1: cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" [syn: meow, mew]
2: utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls
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misconstrue
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v 1: interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments
as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks" [syn:
misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive,
misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss]
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moo
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n 1: the sound made by a cow or bull
v 1: make a low noise, characteristic of bovines [syn: moo,
low]
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new
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adv 1: very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised
objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed
by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh
out of tomatoes" [syn: newly, freshly, fresh,
new]
adj 1: not of long duration; having just (or relatively
recently) come into being or been made or acquired or
discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a
new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" [ant: old]
2: original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer
produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
[syn: fresh, new, novel]
3: lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to
fight"; "raw recruits" [syn: raw, new]
4: having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time
of unexampled prosperity" [syn: new, unexampled]
5: other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new
leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000
miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction"
6: unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new" [ant:
worn]
7: (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled
ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never
uses them" [syn: newfangled, new]
8: in use after medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language
of the 18th to 21st dynasties"
9: used of a living language; being the current stage in its
development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"
[syn: Modern, New]
10: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development;
before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn:
new, young]
11: unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him";
"errors of someone new to the job"
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ooh
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v 1: express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah';
"They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents"
[syn: ooh, aah]
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outdo
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v 1: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes
all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations";
"This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn:
surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed,
outdo, surmount, outperform]
2: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
[syn: outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop]
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overdo
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v 1: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last
night when he did 100 pushups" [syn: overdo,
exaggerate]
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overdue
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adj 1: past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue
installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: delinquent,
overdue]
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pew
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n 1: long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
[syn: pew, church bench]
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plus
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adj 1: on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus
value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C
plus" [ant: minus]
2: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
[syn: plus, positive]
n 1: a useful or valuable quality [syn: asset, plus] [ant:
liability]
2: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of
two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives
seven"; "four plus three equals seven" [syn: summation,
addition, plus]
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pursue
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v 1: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
"She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a
discussion" [syn: prosecute, engage, pursue]
2: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the
suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted
her dreams all her life" [syn: pursue, follow]
3: go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" [syn: quest
for, go after, quest after, pursue]
4: carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
[syn: pursue, follow up on, act on]
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pus
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n 1: the tenth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: Pus, Pansa]
2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: pus, purulence,
suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering]
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puss
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n 1: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: cunt, puss,
pussy, slit, snatch, twat]
2: informal terms referring to a domestic cat [syn: kitty,
kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat]
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queue
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n 1: a line of people or vehicles waiting for something [syn:
queue, waiting line]
2: (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be
performed or messages to be transmitted
3: a braid of hair at the back of the head
v 1: form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined
up in front of the store" [syn: line up, queue up,
queue]
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redo
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v 1: make new; "She is remaking her image" [syn: remake,
refashion, redo, make over]
2: do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these
rooms" [syn: remodel, reconstruct, redo]
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renew
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v 1: reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new
or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of
twenty years"; "They renewed their membership" [syn:
regenerate, renew]
2: cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was
reincarnated to appeal to a younger market" [syn:
reincarnate, renew]
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review
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n 1: a new appraisal or evaluation [syn: reappraisal,
revaluation, review, reassessment]
2: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a
book or play) [syn: review, critique, critical review,
review article]
3: a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of
monitoring earlier treatment [syn: follow-up, followup,
reexamination, review]
4: (accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that
provides some assurance to interested parties as to the
reliability of financial data [syn: review, limited
review]
5: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing
and comedians [syn: revue, review]
6: a periodical that publishes critical essays on current
affairs or literature or art
7: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer
discussion [syn: recapitulation, recap, review]
8: (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court
(especially by an appellate court)
9: practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
[syn: review, brushup]
10: a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready
for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we
could use the elevator" [syn: inspection, review]
v 1: look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"
[syn: review, reexamine]
2: appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York
Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: review,
critique]
3: hold a review (of troops) [syn: review, go over,
survey]
4: refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the
test" [syn: review, brush up, refresh]
5: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events);
remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" [syn:
review, look back, retrospect]
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revue
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n 1: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing
and comedians [syn: revue, review]
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roux
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n 1: a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for
sauces
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rue
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n 1: European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green
bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
[syn: rue, herb of grace, Ruta graveolens]
2: leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but
should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like
poison ivy
3: sadness associated with some wrong done or some
disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a
note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him
the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness]
4: (French) a street or road in France
v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn:
repent, regret, rue]
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screw
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n 1: someone who guards prisoners [syn: prison guard,
jailer, jailor, gaoler, screw, turnkey]
2: a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a
spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a
similarly threaded hole
3: a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push
against water or air [syn: screw, screw propeller]
4: a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
5: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking,
screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of
ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup]
v 1: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in
the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with,
get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate,
have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw,
fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a
go at it, bang, get it on, bonk]
2: turn like a screw
3: cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in
screws or bolts" [syn: screw, drive in]
4: tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the
bottle cap on" [ant: unscrew]
5: defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: cheat,
chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey]
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shampoo
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n 1: cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for
washing the hair
2: the act of washing your hair with shampoo
v 1: use shampoo on (hair)
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shoe
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n 1: footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a
flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of
heavier material
2: (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at
a time
3: U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof [syn:
horseshoe, shoe]
4: a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved
hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's
rotation [syn: brake shoe, shoe, skid]
v 1: furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"
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shoo
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v 1: drive away by crying `shoo!' [syn: shoo off, shoo,
shoo away]
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shrew
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n 1: a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman [syn: shrew,
termagant]
2: small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
[syn: shrew, shrewmouse]
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skew
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adj 1: having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the
picture was skew" [syn: skew, skewed]
v 1: turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper
are skewed" [ant: adjust, align, aline, line up]
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slew
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n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or
extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot
of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the
rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must
have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of
money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great
deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle,
mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile,
plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew,
spate, stack, tidy sum, wad]
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to
the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer,
slue, slew, cut]
2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn:
skid, slip, slue, slew, slide]
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sough
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v 1: make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" [syn:
sough, purl]
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spew
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v 1: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;
"The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
[syn: spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue]
2: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical;
"the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors
of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential
candidate" [syn: spew, spew out, eruct]
3: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him
last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]
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stew
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n 1: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a
stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew,
sweat, lather, swither]
2: food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with
vegetables
v 1: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: grizzle, brood,
stew]
2: bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings [syn: stew, grudge]
3: cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the
vegetables in wine"
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strew
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v 1: spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all
over the carpet" [syn: strew, straw]
2: cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground"
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subdue
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v 1: put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes
any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her
dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners
subjugated the peasants working the land" [syn: repress,
quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce]
2: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent
uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
[syn: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue,
conquer, curb]
3: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites";
"mortify the flesh" [syn: mortify, subdue, crucify]
4: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
shyness" [syn: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount,
master]
5: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have
to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: subordinate,
subdue]
6: correct by punishment or discipline [syn: tame, chasten,
subdue]
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sue
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n 1: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of
city life (1804-1857) [syn: Sue, Eugene Sue]
v 1: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;
"He was warned that the district attorney would process
him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn:
action, sue, litigate, process]
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taboo
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adj 1: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our
house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo
subject" [syn: forbidden, out(p), prohibited,
proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten]
2: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
[syn: taboo, tabu]
n 1: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South
Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of
something because of its sacred nature [syn: taboo,
tabu]
2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or
emotional aversion [syn: taboo, tabu]
v 1: declare as sacred and forbidden
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tattoo
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n 1: a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to
return to their quarters
2: a design on the skin made by tattooing
3: the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and
staining
v 1: stain (skin) with indelible color
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through
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adv 1: from beginning to end; "read this book through"
2: over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"
3: to completion; "think this through very carefully!"
4: in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
5: throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the
rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the
writer's personality"; "knew him through and through";
"boards rotten through and through" [syn: through, through
and through]
adj 1: having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to
make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed";
"after the treatment, the patient is through except for
follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" [syn:
done, through, through with(p)]
2: (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring
stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus";
"through traffic"
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thus
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adv 1: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact
or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true";
"the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were
young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we
must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be
trusted" [syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus,
so]
2: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces
thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: thus,
thusly, so]
n 1: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East
African trees; formerly valued for worship and for
embalming and fumigation [syn: frankincense, olibanum,
gum olibanum, thus]
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too
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adv 1: to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big"
[syn: excessively, overly, to a fault, too]
2: in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too" [syn: besides, too,
also, likewise, as well]
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true
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adv 1: as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
[syn: true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedly]
adj 1: consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is
true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when
there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B.
Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" [ant:
false]
2: accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead
on target" [syn: true, dead on target]
3: devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or
truth; "true believers bonded together against all who
disagreed with them"
4: expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true
statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
[syn: truthful, true] [ant: untruthful]
5: conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not
a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
6: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information";
"he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable,
true(p)]
7: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine
emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true
grief" [syn: genuine, true(a), unfeigned]
8: rightly so called; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men
have always admired"; "a true friend"
9: determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the
magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"
10: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir";
"the true and lawful king" [syn: true(a), lawful,
rightful(a)]
11: in tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note" [syn: on-key,
true]
12: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite
true" [syn: true, straight]
n 1: proper alignment; the property possessed by something that
is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true"
v 1: make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the
cylinder of an engine" [syn: true, true up]
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truss
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n 1: (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to
hold a hernia in place by pressure
2: a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid
structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
3: (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone
(usually of slight extent) [syn: corbel, truss]
v 1: tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
2: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners";
"tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling
shed" [syn: tie down, tie up, bind, truss]
3: support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
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two
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adj 1: being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn:
two, 2, ii]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a
numeral representing this number [syn: two, 2, II,
deuce]
2: one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
[syn: deuce, two]
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undo
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v 1: cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish
I could undo my actions"
2: deprive of certain characteristics [syn: unmake, undo]
[ant: do, make]
3: cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the
President and he had to resign"
4: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot";
"loosen the necktie" [syn: untie, undo, loosen]
5: remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the
gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: unwrap, undo] [ant:
wrap, wrap up]
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undue
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adj 1: not yet payable; "an undue loan" [ant: due]
2: not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the
circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show
undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force" [ant:
due]
3: lacking justification or authorization; "desire for undue
private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal
freedom" [syn: undue, unjustified, unwarranted]
4: beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of
inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue
elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: excessive,
inordinate, undue, unreasonable]
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untrue
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adj 1: not according with the facts; "unfortunately the
statement was simply untrue"
2: not true to an obligation or trust; "is untrue to his highest
opportunity and duty"-Bruno Laske
3: not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of
true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows" [syn:
out of true, untrue]
4: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or
affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove
untrue" [syn: false, untrue]
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us
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n 1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48
conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in
northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the
Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 [syn: United
States, United States of America, America, the
States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.]
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view
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n 1: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider
what follows from the positivist view" [syn: position,
view, perspective]
2: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: view, aspect,
prospect, scene, vista, panorama]
3: the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a
better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was
limited" [syn: view, survey, sight]
4: the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" [syn:
view, eyeshot]
5: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or
certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your
persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" [syn:
opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought]
6: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression
of a belief that is held with confidence but not
substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions
appeared frequently on the editorial page" [syn: opinion,
view]
7: purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the
intention of' or `for the purpose of'; "he took the computer
with a view to pawning it"
8: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic
representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from
everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic
views of the equipment" [syn: scene, view]
9: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated;
"It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" [syn:
horizon, view, purview]
10: outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view"
v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider,
reckon, view, regard]
2: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn:
view, consider, look at]
3: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will
be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a
show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch, view,
see, catch, take in]
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who
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n 1: a United Nations agency to coordinate international health
activities and to help governments improve health services
[syn: World Health Organization, WHO]
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woo
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v 1: seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia" [syn: woo,
court]
2: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn:
woo, court, romance, solicit]
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yew
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n 1: wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light
brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork
and archery bows
2: any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-
shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves
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zoo
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n 1: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
[syn: menagerie, zoo, zoological garden]
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leu
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Moldova
2: the basic unit of money in Romania
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lu
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n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group;
usually occurs in association with yttrium [syn:
lutetium, lutecium, Lu, atomic number 71]
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mu
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n 1: the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
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nu
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n 1: the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
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pu
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n 1: a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose
atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in
minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually
synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with
the most important being plutonium 239 [syn: plutonium,
Pu, atomic number 94]
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ru
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n 1: a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group;
it is found associated with platinum [syn: ruthenium,
Ru, atomic number 44]
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shew
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v 1: establish the validity of something, as by an example,
explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the
instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the
validity of the conjecture" [syn: prove, demonstrate,
establish, show, shew] [ant: confute, disprove]
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sioux
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n 1: a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who
spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan
to the Rocky Mountains [syn: Sioux, Siouan]
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sprue
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n 1: a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical
forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not
absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and
emaciation [syn: sprue, tropical sprue, psilosis]
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wu
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n 1: a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta [syn:
Wu, Wu dialect, Shanghai dialect]
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yue
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n 1: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring
provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
[syn: Yue, Yue dialect, Cantonese, Cantonese
dialect]
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peru
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n 1: a republic in western South America; achieved independence
from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from
the 12th to 16th centuries [syn: Peru, Republic of
Peru]
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tatu
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n 1: about three feet long exclusive of tail [syn: giant
armadillo, tatou, tatu, Priodontes giganteus]
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urdu
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n 1: the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related
to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written
in Arabic script
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wahoo
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n 1: upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the
eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
[syn: strawberry bush, wahoo, Euonymus americanus]
2: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet
seeds [syn: wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus
atropurpureus]
3: large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found
worldwide [syn: wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri]
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katmandu
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Nepal [syn: Kathmandu,
Katmandu, capital of Nepal]
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timbuktu
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n 1: a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly
famous for its gold trade
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huss
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n 1: Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the
Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the
Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the
corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake
(1372-1415) [syn: Huss, John Huss, Hus, Jan Hus]
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rus
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n 1: the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian
traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in
Novgorod and then in Kiev
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schuss
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v 1: ski downhill
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sus
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n 1: type genus of the Suidae [syn: Sus, genus Sus]
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wuss
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n 1: a person who is physically weak and ineffectual [syn:
weakling, doormat, wuss]
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adjusts
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apologists
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biologists
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busts
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crusts
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disgusts
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distrusts
0
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dusts
0
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gusts
0
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knew
0
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rusts
0
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suss
0
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threw
0
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thrusts
0
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to
0
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trusts
0
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whew
0
-
withdrew
0
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you
0