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buncombe
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n 1: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false
statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff,
rot, hogwash]
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bunkum
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n 1: unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false
statements) [syn: bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff,
rot, hogwash]
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come
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n 1: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is
ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: semen, seed,
seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come]
v 1: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or
approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the
road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!";
"come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" [syn:
come, come up] [ant: depart, go, go away]
2: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She
arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until
after midnight" [syn: arrive, get, come] [ant: go
away, go forth, leave]
3: come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success
came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes
early in June"
4: reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or
position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand
the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I
came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came
untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his
face went red"; "your wish will come true"
5: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine";
"Understanding comes from experience" [syn: come, follow]
6: be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The
furniture comes unassembled"
7: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His
breath came hard" [syn: issue forth, come]
8: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: hail,
come]
9: extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The
sleeves come to your knuckles"
10: exist or occur in a certain point in a series; "Next came
the student from France"
11: cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
12: come under, be classified or included; "fall into a
category"; "This comes under a new heading" [syn: fall,
come]
13: happen as a result; "Nothing good will come of this"
14: add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to
$2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" [syn: total, number,
add up, come, amount]
15: develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything";
"nothing came of his grandiose plans" [syn: come, add
up, amount]
16: be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" [syn:
come, come in]
17: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that
we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came
to her" [syn: occur, come]
18: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for
example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble
family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn: derive,
come, descend]
19: proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?";
"How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a
long way" [syn: do, fare, make out, come, get
along]
20: experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too
upset"
21: have a certain priority; "My family comes first"
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cum
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n 1: the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is
ejaculated by the male genital tract [syn: semen, seed,
seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come]
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guaiacum
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n 1: medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree
2: hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other
trees of the genus Guaiacum [syn: lignum vitae, guaiac,
guaiacum]
3: small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and
tropical America [syn: Guaiacum, genus Guaiacum]
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hokum
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n 1: a message that seems to convey no meaning [syn: nonsense,
bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum]
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income
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n 1: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a
given period of time [ant: expenditure, outgo,
outlay, spending]
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locum
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n 1: someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes
temporarily for another member of the same profession [syn:
locum tenens, locum]
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modicum
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n 1: a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects
a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack
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oakum
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n 1: loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes;
when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and
pack joints in wooden ships
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talcum
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n 1: a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and
consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a
variety of products including talcum powder [syn: talc,
talcum]
2: a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented;
absorbs excess moisture [syn: talcum, talcum powder]
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unwelcome
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adj 1: not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with
pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome
interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors" [ant: welcome]
2: not welcome; "unwelcome publicity" [syn: unwelcome,
unwished, unwished-for]
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welcome
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adj 1: giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure
or freely granted; "a welcome relief"; "a welcome guest";
"made the children feel welcome"; "you are welcome to
join us" [ant: unwelcome]
n 1: the state of being welcome; "don't outstay your welcome"
2: a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome"
v 1: accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals"
2: bid welcome to; greet upon arrival [syn: welcome,
receive] [ant: say farewell]
3: receive someone, as into one's house
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capsicum
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n 1: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum
bearing peppers [syn: capsicum, pepper, capsicum
pepper plant]
2: chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded
fruits: sweet and hot peppers [syn: genus Capsicum,
Capsicum]
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taraxacum
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n 1: an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including
dandelions [syn: Taraxacum, genus Taraxacum]
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caecum
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n 1: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into
which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the
cecum" [syn: cecum, caecum, blind gut]
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occam
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n 1: English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of
Occam's Razor (1285-1349) [syn: Occam, William of
Occam, Ockham, William of Ockham]
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colchicum
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n 1: chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes
placed in family Colchicaceae [syn: Colchicum, genus
Colchicum]
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doronicum
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n 1: genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs:
leopard's bane [syn: Doronicum, genus Doronicum]
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hypericum
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n 1: large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous
shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers;
cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high
altitudes and desert regions [syn: Hypericum, genus
Hypericum]
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viaticum
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beckham
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peckham
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stickum
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wickham
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wellcome
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ascham
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malcolm
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slocum
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edgecombe
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holcombe
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dinkum
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illyricum
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