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astern
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adv 1: stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at
half speed"
2: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an
airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails
sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain
looked astern to see what the fuss was about" [syn: aft,
abaft, astern] [ant: fore, forward]
3: (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on
the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on
the ebb tide"
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bittern
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n 1: relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal
habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
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cittern
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n 1: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with
a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: cittern,
cithern, cither, citole, gittern]
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downturn
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n 1: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market
took a downturn" [syn: downturn, downswing]
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extern
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n 1: a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a
hospital but not living there [syn: extern, medical
extern]
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intern
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n 1: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining
supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British
term) [syn: intern, interne, houseman, medical
intern]
v 1: deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned
in camps in the West"
2: work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the
Medical Center this year"
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lectern
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n 1: desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the
proper height for a lecturer [syn: lectern, reading
desk]
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nocturne
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n 1: a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
[syn: nocturne, notturno]
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overturn
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n 1: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by
the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset,
overturn, turnover]
2: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset
since David beat Goliath" [syn: overturn, upset]
v 1: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase
overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: overturn,
turn over, tip over, tump over]
2: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The
cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer
turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" [syn:
overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over,
bowl over, tump over]
3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override,
overthrow, reverse]
4: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
"subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow, subvert,
overturn, bring down]
5: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an
embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul,
lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn,
rescind, vacate]
6: change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in
academe" [syn: revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn]
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pastern
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n 1: the part between the fetlock and the hoof [syn: pastern,
fetter bone]
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return
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n 1: document giving the tax collector information about the
taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that
he had to file a tax return" [syn: tax return, income
tax return, return]
2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia
we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: return, homecoming]
3: the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite
direction [syn: return, coming back]
4: getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the
book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue
lashing" [syn: restitution, return, restoration,
regaining]
5: the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on
their return to the base camp"
6: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the
sale of land or other property; "the average return was about
5%" [syn: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds,
yield, payoff]
7: happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the
return of spring" [syn: recurrence, return]
8: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte,
replication, comeback, counter]
9: the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that
causes a carriage return and a line feed [syn: return key,
return]
10: a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good
as we got" [syn: return, paying back, getting even]
11: a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other
player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
12: (American football) the act of running back the ball after a
kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
13: the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as
Hamlet has been long awaited" [syn: reappearance,
return]
v 1: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one
has been before; "return to your native land"; "the
professor returned to his teaching position after serving
as Dean"
2: give back; "render money" [syn: render, return]
3: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
[syn: revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn
back]
4: go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous
remark of his" [syn: hark back, return, come back,
recall]
5: bring back to the point of departure [syn: return, take
back, bring back]
6: return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
7: make a return; "return a kickback"
8: answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, return,
riposte, rejoin]
9: be restored; "Her old vigor returned" [syn: come back,
return]
10: pay back; "Please refund me my money" [syn: refund,
return, repay, give back]
11: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn:
render, deliver, return]
12: elect again [syn: reelect, return]
13: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land
returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir
that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: fall,
return, pass, devolve]
14: return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point
returned to the interior of the figure"
15: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This
year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate
renders some revenue for the family" [syn: render,
yield, return, give, generate]
16: submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a
bill to a legislative body"
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sauternes
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n 1: semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around
Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California [syn:
Sauterne, Sauternes]
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slattern
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n 1: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
[syn: streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler,
floozy, floozie, slattern]
2: a dirty untidy woman [syn: slattern, slut, slovenly
woman, trollop]
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taciturn
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adj 1: habitually reserved and uncommunicative [ant: voluble]
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upturn
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n 1: an upward movement or trend as in business activity
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gittern
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n 1: a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with
a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings [syn: cittern,
cithern, cither, citole, gittern]
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nocturn
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comintern
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