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blob
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n 1: an indistinct shapeless form
v 1: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
[syn: spot, fleck, blob, blot]
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bob
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n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: British
shilling, shilling, bob]
2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all
around
3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering
mechanism [syn: bobsled, bobsleigh, bob]
4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing
line [syn: bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat]
6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail,
bob, dock]
7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a
short bob of acknowledgement"
v 1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on
her back"
2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with
pleasure" [syn: bobsled, bob]
3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: dock, tail,
bob]
4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a
sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's
hand" [syn: curtsy, bob]
5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these
days!"
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cob
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n 1: nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus [syn:
hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob]
2: stocky short-legged harness horse
3: white gull having a black back and wings [syn: black-backed
gull, great black-backed gull, cob, Larus marinus]
4: adult male swan
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corncob
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n 1: the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear
of corn [syn: corncob, corn cob]
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doorknob
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n 1: a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often
called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) [syn: doorknob,
doorhandle]
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fob
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n 1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: fob, watch
pocket]
2: an adornment that hangs from a watch chain
3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's
vest [syn: fob, watch chain, watch guard]
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam,
play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox,
pull a fast one on, play a trick on]
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glob
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n 1: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
[syn: ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk]
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gob
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n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman,
tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob,
sea dog]
2: a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm"
3: informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole,
hole, maw, yap, gob]
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heartthrob
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n 1: an object of infatuation
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hob
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n 1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that
makes trouble for human beings [syn: goblin, hob,
hobgoblin]
2: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn: elf,
hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp]
3: a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
4: a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
v 1: cut with a hob
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hobnob
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v 1: rub elbows with; "He hobnobs with the best of society"
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job
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n 1: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn:
occupation, business, job, line of work, line]
2: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for
a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job
ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing
the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of
classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores" [syn:
job, task, chore]
3: a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
4: an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held
the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"
5: the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print
the truth"
6: the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding
job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
7: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying
the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
8: a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her
husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact
him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"
[syn: problem, job]
9: a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith
in God in spite of afflictions that tested him
10: any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without
despairing
11: (computer science) a program application that may consist of
several steps but is a single logical unit
12: a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God
about his afflictions and God's reply [syn: Job, Book of
Job]
13: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank
job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job]
v 1: profit privately from public office and official business
2: arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn:
subcontract, farm out, job]
3: work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester
breaks"
4: invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to
live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am
speculating" [syn: speculate, job]
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kabob
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n 1: cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with
vegetables [syn: kabob, kebab, shish kebab]
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knob
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n 1: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: knob,
boss]
2: a round handle
3: any thickened enlargement [syn: node, knob, thickening]
4: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or
dagger [syn: knob, pommel]
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lob
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n 1: an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
2: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in
a high arc
v 1: propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"
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mob
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n 1: a disorderly crowd of people [syn: mob, rabble, rout]
2: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized
criminal activities [syn: syndicate, crime syndicate,
mob, family]
3: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the
gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: gang, pack, ring,
mob]
v 1: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the
auditorium" [syn: throng, mob, pack, pile, jam]
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nabob
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n 1: a governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab,
nabob]
2: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the
Orient)
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rob
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v 1: take something away by force or without the consent of the
owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
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slob
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n 1: a coarse obnoxious person [syn: slob, sloven, pig,
slovenly person]
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snob
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n 1: a person regarded as arrogant and annoying [syn: snob,
prig, snot, snoot]
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sob
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n 1: a dyspneic condition [syn: shortness of breath, SOB,
breathlessness]
2: insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or
irritating or ridiculous [syn: asshole, bastard,
cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother fucker,
motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son of a bitch, SOB]
3: convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: sob, sobbing]
v 1: weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"
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squab
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adj 1: short and fat [syn: squab, squabby]
n 1: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh
of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: squab,
dove]
2: a soft padded sofa
3: an unfledged pigeon
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swab
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n 1: implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is
used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a
specimen of a secretion
2: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened
to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: swab, swob, mop]
v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn:
swab, swob]
2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with
paint" [syn: dab, swab, swob]
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thingamabob
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n 1: something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not
known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its
socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the
corner that you will want to use" [syn: doodad,
doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo,
gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob,
thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy,
whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget]
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throb
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n 1: a deep pulsating type of pain
2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he
felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: throb, throbbing,
pounding]
v 1: pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is
throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
2: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The
baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged
it" [syn: pulsate, throb, pulse]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn:
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill]
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punjab
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n 1: a historical region on northwestern India and northern
Pakistan
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cabob
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baab
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bobb
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cobb
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dob
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prob
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robb
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schwab
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