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abbot
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n 1: the superior of an abbey of monks [syn: abbot,
archimandrite]
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at
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n 1: a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the
halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
[syn: astatine, At, atomic number 85]
2: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
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but
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adv 1: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a
matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child";
"hopes that last but a moment" [syn: merely, simply,
just, only, but]
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butt
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n 1: thick end of the handle [syn: butt, butt end]
2: the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part
of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
3: a victim of ridicule or pranks [syn: butt, goat,
laughingstock, stooge]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on
your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates,
arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,
fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister,
posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern,
seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom,
behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
5: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a
marksman or archer to aim at [syn: target, butt]
6: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [syn:
cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag]
7: a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
[syn: butt joint, butt]
8: a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2
hogsheads or 126 gallons)
9: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a
cigarette that is left after smoking) [syn: butt, stub]
v 1: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada
adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn:
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt
against, butt on]
2: to strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out
of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" [syn:
butt, bunt]
3: place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be
butted at the joints"
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cohabit
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v 1: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not
married and live together as a couple [syn: cohabit,
live together, shack up]
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flibbertigibbet
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n 1: a female fool [syn: flibbertigibbet, foolish woman]
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gibbet
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n 1: alternative terms for gallows [syn: gallows tree,
gallows-tree, gibbet, gallous]
v 1: hang on an execution instrument
2: expose to ridicule or public scorn [syn: pillory, gibbet]
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habit
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n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7
every evening" [syn: habit, wont]
2: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to
a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through
frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a
habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened
him to it" [syn: habit, use]
3: a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
4: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or
crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit"
5: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider
(especially a woman's attire) [syn: habit, riding habit]
6: excessive use of drugs [syn: substance abuse, drug abuse,
habit]
v 1: put a habit on
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inhabit
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v 1: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in
Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the
islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells
near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the
woods" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit]
2: be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
3: exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her
mind" [syn: dwell, inhabit]
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jabot
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n 1: a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
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rabbet
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n 1: a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together [syn:
rabbet, rebate]
v 1: join with a rabbet joint
2: cut a rectangular groove into
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rabbit
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n 1: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae
having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and
raised for pets or food [syn: rabbit, coney, cony]
2: the fur of a rabbit [syn: lapin, rabbit]
3: flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or
domesticated) eaten as food [syn: rabbit, hare]
v 1: hunt rabbits
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sabot
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n 1: a shoe carved from a single block of wood [syn: sabot,
wooden shoe]
2: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: clog, geta,
patten, sabot]
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rabat
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n 1: the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the
Atlantic coast [syn: Rabat, capital of Morocco]
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sabbat
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n 1: a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and
sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic
orgy [syn: sabbat, witches' Sabbath]
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sorbet
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n 1: an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency;
usually made from fruit juice [syn: water ice, sorbet]
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cabot
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n 1: son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an
English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a
Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of
Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
[syn: Cabot, Sebastian Cabot]
2: Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that
discovered the mainland of North America and explored the
coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498) [syn:
Cabot, John Cabot, Giovanni Cabato]
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jackrabbit
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n 1: large hare of western North America
v 1: go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement
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zibet
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abbott
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rabot
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hebert
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nobbut
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garbett
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tarbert
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norbert
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