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allot
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v 1: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign,
allot, portion]
2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: accord, allot,
grant]
3: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money";
"shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to
someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out,
lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out,
allot, dole out]
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baht
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Thailand [syn: baht, tical]
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clot
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n 1: a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
[syn: clot, coagulum]
v 1: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state;
"coagulated blood" [syn: clot, coagulate]
2: cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
[syn: clot, coagulate]
3: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: curdle, clabber,
clot] [ant: homogenise, homogenize]
4: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: clog,
clot]
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naught
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n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had
ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had
done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for
naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing,
nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher,
goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]
2: complete failure; "all my efforts led to naught"
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plot
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n 1: a secret scheme to do something (especially something
underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit
the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the
start" [syn: plot, secret plan, game]
2: a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a
bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" [syn: plot,
plot of land, plot of ground, patch]
3: the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the
characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
4: a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
v 1: plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the
overthrow of the government"
2: make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows
interactions among variables or how something is constructed
[syn: diagram, plot]
3: make a plat of; "Plat the town" [syn: plat, plot]
4: devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play,
movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"
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slot
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n 1: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in
which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable;
"he developed a version of slot grammar"
2: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail);
"he put a quarter in the slot"
3: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has
a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot" [syn: time
slot, slot]
4: a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan
occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some
tough competition for the number one slot"
5: the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the
deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"
6: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a
plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional
memory" [syn: slot, expansion slot]
7: a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours
and hours just playing the slots" [syn: slot, one-armed
bandit]
v 1: assign a time slot; "slot a television program"
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snot
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n 1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: snob,
prig, snot, snoot]
2: nasal mucus
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sot
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n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: drunkard, drunk, rummy,
sot, inebriate, wino]
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spot
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n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot
on a planet" [syn: topographic point, place, spot]
2: a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv
programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
3: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the
high points of the movie" [syn: point, spot]
4: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur]
5: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a
leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice";
"a fleck of red" [syn: spot, speckle, dapple, patch,
fleck, maculation]
6: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific
performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the
program"
7: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office,
spot, billet, place, situation]
9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
[syn: touch, spot]
10: a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a
bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my
mind" [syn: spot, bit]
11: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the
suit) [syn: spot, pip]
12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a
restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage
performer [syn: spotlight, spot]
13: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to
indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
14: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear,
smirch, spot, stain]
v 1: catch sight of [syn: descry, spot, espy, spy]
2: detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out
of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make
out the faces in this photograph" [syn: spot, recognize,
recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make
out, tell apart]
3: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn:
blemish, spot]
4: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
[syn: spot, fleck, blob, blot]
5: become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
6: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition;
"spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
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squat
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adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
musculature; "some people seem born to be square and
chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman";
"dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a
little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red
smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: chunky,
dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy]
2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground [syn:
squat, underslung]
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with
the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: knee
bend, squat, squatting]
2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: jack,
doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit,
diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit]
3: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with
the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels [syn: squat,
squatting]
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect
themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: squat, crouch,
scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down]
2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The
building squatted low"
3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally
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start
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n 1: the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time,
showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle]
3: a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got
his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the
hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was
one of their best linemen" [syn: start, starting]
4: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" [syn:
startle, jump, start]
5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the
beginning of negotiations" [syn: beginning, start,
commencement] [ant: finish, finishing]
6: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a
game [syn: start, starting line, scratch, scratch
line]
7: a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a
green light"; "the runners awaited the start" [syn: starting
signal, start]
8: the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with
an hour's start he will be hard to catch" [syn: start,
head start]
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to
arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's
get down to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get,
start out, start, set about, set out, commence]
[ant: end, terminate]
2: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the
Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new
chapter in your life" [syn: begin, lead off, start,
commence] [ant: end, terminate]
3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: depart,
part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set
out, take off]
4: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative
sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second
movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes
start at $250,000" [syn: begin, start] [ant: cease,
end, finish, stop, terminate]
5: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a
foundation" [syn: originate, initiate, start]
6: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked
on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good
breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon
session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the
partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: start, start
up, embark on, commence]
7: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She
startled when I walked into the room" [syn: startle,
jump, start]
8: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the
engine"; "start up the computer" [syn: start, start up]
[ant: stop]
9: begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning";
"Ready, set, go!" [syn: start, go, get going] [ant:
halt, stop]
10: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
"Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn: start, take
up]
11: play in the starting lineup
12: have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The
novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the
three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The
semester begins with a convocation ceremony" [syn: begin,
start]
13: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or
inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar";
"She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started
physics in 10th grade" [syn: begin, start]
14: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start, protrude,
pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come
out]
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swat
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n 1: a sharp blow
v 1: hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"
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trot
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n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: jog, trot, lope]
2: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be
established throughout the world by continuing revolution
[syn: Trotskyite, Trotskyist, Trot]
3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language
(often used illicitly) [syn: pony, trot, crib]
4: a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike
the ground together
v 1: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: trot, jog, clip]
2: ride at a trot
3: cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"
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scot
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: Scot,
Scotsman, Scotchman]
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scott
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n 1: award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) [syn:
Scott, George C. Scott]
2: English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month
after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey
(1868-1912) [syn: Scott, Robert Scott, Robert Falcon
Scott]
3: United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and
who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) [syn:
Scott, Winfield Scott]
4: British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
[syn: Scott, Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott]
5: United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a
non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the
Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) [syn:
Scott, Dred Scott]
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sadat
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n 1: Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a
peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of
Israel) (1918-1981) [syn: Sadat, Anwar Sadat, Anwar
el-Sadat]
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sinbad
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n 1: in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic
adventures he had in his voyages [syn: Sinbad the Sailor,
Sinbad]
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ashkhabad
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan [syn:
Ashkhabad, capital of Turkmenistan]
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bot
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n 1: botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse
or sheep or human
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jat
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n 1: a member of an Indo-European people widely scattered
throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and
consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs
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kyat
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Myanmar
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hyderabad
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n 1: a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
2: a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
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carlsbad
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n 1: a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near
the Mexican border; potash deposits
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islamabad
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n 1: the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site
was chosen in 1959 [syn: Islamabad, capital of
Pakistan]
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jalalabad
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n 1: a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)
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bought
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cannot
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forbade
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forgot
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forbad
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bhatt
0
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bott
0
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ott
0
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ascott
0
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boitnott
0
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demott
0
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labatt
0
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allahabad
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plott
0
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alot
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maat
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marienbad
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secunderabad
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