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abutilon
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n 1: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian
mallow [syn: Abutilon, genus Abutilon]
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bung
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n 1: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn:
bung, spile]
v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter";
"fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]
2: close with a cork or stopper
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chamberlain
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n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of
appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn:
Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain, Arthur Neville
Chamberlain]
2: the treasurer of a municipal corporation
3: an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman
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chaplain
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n 1: a clergyman ministering to some institution
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crestfallen
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adj 1: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated
spiritually" [syn: chapfallen, chopfallen,
crestfallen, deflated]
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discipline
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n 1: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his
doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their
subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn:
discipline, subject, subject area, subject field,
field, field of study, study, bailiwick]
2: a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he
quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such
a plan to work requires discipline";
3: the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline
among the troops" [ant: indiscipline, undiscipline]
4: training to improve strength or self-control
5: the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh
discipline they received" [syn: discipline, correction]
v 1: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice;
especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline
their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline,
train, check, condition]
2: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn:
discipline, correct, sort out]
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dung
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n 1: fecal matter of animals [syn: droppings, dung, muck]
v 1: fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land"
2: defecate; used of animals
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fallen
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adj 1: having dropped by the force of gravity; "fallen leaves
covered the forest floor"; "sat on a fallen tree trunk"
2: having fallen in or collapsed; "a fallen building"
3: having lost your chastity; "a fallen woman"
4: killed in battle; "to honor fallen soldiers"
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felon
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n 1: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally
convicted of a crime [syn: criminal, felon, crook,
outlaw, malefactor]
2: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the
area surrounding the nail [syn: felon, whitlow]
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gallon
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n 1: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
[syn: gallon, gal]
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to
4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: gallon, Imperial gallon,
congius]
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indiscipline
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n 1: the trait of lacking discipline [syn: indiscipline,
undiscipline] [ant: discipline]
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lung
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n 1: either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of
vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide
oxygen to the blood
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melon
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n 1: any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard
rind and sweet juicy flesh
2: any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including:
muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers [syn:
melon, melon vine]
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merlon
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n 1: a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated
battlement
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mullein
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n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
white or purplish flowers [syn: mullein, flannel leaf,
velvet plant]
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muskmelon
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n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted
rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: sweet
melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo]
2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons
related to cucumbers [syn: muskmelon, sweet melon]
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pollen
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n 1: the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are
borne by an anther in a flowering plant
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porcelain
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n 1: ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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pylon
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n 1: a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in
a race
2: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power
lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
[syn: pylon, power pylon]
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rung
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n 1: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: rung,
round, stave]
2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn:
rundle, spoke, rung]
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semicolon
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n 1: a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent
clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
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strung
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adj 1: that is on a string; "keys strung on a red cord"
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stung
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adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated
gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing";
"peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her
snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the
delay" [syn: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled,
peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled,
steamed, stung]
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sullen
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adj 1: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the
proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless
shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and
unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic
young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen
crowd" [syn: dark, dour, glowering, glum,
moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen]
2: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: heavy, lowering,
sullen, threatening]
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sung
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n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for
art and literature and philosophy [syn: Sung, Sung
dynasty, Song, Song dynasty]
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swollen
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adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated
sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an
attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical
disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was
unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed
and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn:
conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-
conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain]
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talon
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n 1: a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
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tongue
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n 1: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous
membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue,
lingua, glossa, clapper]
2: a human written or spoken language used by a community;
opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: natural language,
tongue] [ant: artificial language]
3: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame
licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire
into the dark" [syn: tongue, knife]
4: a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she
has a glib tongue"
5: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn:
spit, tongue]
6: the tongue of certain animals used as meat
7: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
8: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by
hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue]
v 1: articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
2: lick or explore with the tongue
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unstrung
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adj 1: emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and
incapable of rational effort"
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unsung
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adj 1: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung
heroes of the war" [syn: obscure, unknown, unsung]
2: having value that is not acknowledged [syn: unappreciated,
unsung, unvalued]
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villain
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n 1: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
[syn: villain, scoundrel]
2: the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
[syn: villain, baddie]
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watermelon
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n 1: an African melon [syn: watermelon, watermelon vine,
Citrullus vulgaris]
2: large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and
sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
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woollen
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adj 1: of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater"
[syn: woolen, woollen]
n 1: a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: wool,
woolen, woollen]
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young
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adj 1: (used of living things especially persons) in an early
period of life or development or growth; "young people"
[syn: young, immature] [ant: old]
2: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before
complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn: new,
young]
3: suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his
age" [syn: youthful, vernal, young]
4: being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is
still young"
5: not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery
volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator
untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing" [syn:
unseasoned, untested, untried, young]
n 1: any immature animal [syn: young, offspring]
2: United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn:
Young, Loretta Young]
3: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: Young,
Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr.]
4: British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave
theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of
color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering
the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) [syn:
Young, Thomas Young]
5: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn:
Young, Pres Young, Lester Willis Young]
6: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: Young, Edward Young]
7: United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
[syn: Young, Cy Young, Danton True Young]
8: United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the
assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from
Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) [syn: Young,
Brigham Young]
9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young";
"youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: young, youth]
[ant: aged, elderly]
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allen
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n 1: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but
imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns
(1906-1964) [syn: Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel
Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie]
2: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) [syn:
Allen, Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg]
3: a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped
capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789) [syn:
Allen, Ethan Allen]
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brooklyn
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n 1: a borough of New York City
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chaplin
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n 1: English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden
little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn:
Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin, Sir Charles Spencer
Chaplin]
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franklin
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n 1: United States historian noted for studies of Black American
history (born in 1915) [syn: Franklin, John Hope
Franklin]
2: printer whose success as an author led him to take up
politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American
Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists;
as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research
in electricity (1706-1790) [syn: Franklin, Benjamin
Franklin]
3: a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of
noble birth
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helen
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda
who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to
get her back which resulted in the Trojan War [syn:
Helen, Helen of Troy]
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solon
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n 1: a man who is a respected leader in national or
international affairs [syn: statesman, solon, national
leader]
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woolen
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adj 1: of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater"
[syn: woolen, woollen]
n 1: a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: wool,
woolen, woollen]
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guatemalan
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its
residents; "Guatemalan coffee"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
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pung
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n 1: a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
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tung
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n 1: Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: tung
tree, tung, tung-oil tree, Aleurites fordii]
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elan
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n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person
or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor";
"he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour,
elan, zeal]
2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan,
flair, panache, style]
3: enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance
of great elan and sophistication"
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babylon
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n 1: the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the
ancient kingdom of Babylonia
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magellan
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n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded
an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the
world (1480-1521) [syn: Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan,
Fernao Magalhaes]
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dylan
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n 1: United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born
in 1941) [syn: Dylan, Bob Dylan]
2: Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
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galen
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n 1: Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European
medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
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venezuelan
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Venezuela or its
people; "Venezuelan oil"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Venezuela
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angolan
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Angola or its
people; "the Angolan Civil War"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Angola
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shantung
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n 1: a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton
imitation)
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overstrung
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adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung,
highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy,
overstrung, restive, uptight]
2: too tightly strung; "an overstrung archery bow"
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underhung
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adj 1: supported from below especially resting on a track
instead of suspended from above; "underhung sliding
doors"
2: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an
underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog" [syn: underhung,
undershot, underslung]
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magdalen
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n 1: a reformed prostitute
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solan
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n 1: very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: solan,
solan goose, solant goose, Sula bassana]
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villein
0
n 1: (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned
by the feudal lord [syn: serf, helot, villein]
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stolon
0
n 1: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces
new plants from buds at its tips [syn: stolon, runner,
offset]
-
pademelon
0
n 1: small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia
and New Guinea [syn: pademelon, paddymelon]
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veblen
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n 1: United States economist who wrote about conspicuous
consumption (1857-1929) [syn: Veblen, Thorstein Veblen,
Thorstein Bunde Veblen]
2: United States mathematician (1880-1960) [syn: Veblen,
Oswald Veblen]
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myrobalan
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n 1: small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit [syn:
cherry plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum, Prunus
cerasifera]
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lucullan
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adj 1: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish
buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: lavish, lucullan,
lush, plush, plushy]
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compline
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n 1: last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
[syn: compline, complin]
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among
0
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befallen
0
-
billon
0
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clung
0
-
flung
0
-
gonfalon
0
-
hung
0
-
slung
0
-
sprung
0
-
stolen
0
-
swung
0
-
wrung
0
-
alan
0
-
pollan
0
-
stollen
0
-
magdalene
0
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chung
0
-
fung
0
-
ung
0
-
mcclung
0
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overhung
0
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kerguelen
0
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petalon
0
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zebulon
0
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alleyne
0
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portolan
0
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mcclellan
0
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mclellan
0
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fallon
0
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macmillan
0
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dillon
0
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alun
0
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marlon
0
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mcfarlane
0
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josceline
0
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samsung
0
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unsprung
0