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baton
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n 1: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra
or choir [syn: baton, wand]
2: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn:
truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick,
billy club]
3: a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an
office or an authority
4: a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major
or drum majorette
5: a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay
race
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batten
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n 1: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or
synthetic fiber [syn: batting, batten]
2: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
v 1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten,
batten down, secure]
2: secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"
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captain
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n 1: an officer holding a rank below a major but above a
lieutenant
2: the naval officer in command of a military ship [syn:
captain, skipper]
3: a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: captain, police
captain, police chief]
4: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn:
master, captain, sea captain, skipper]
5: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
[syn: captain, chieftain]
6: the pilot in charge of an airship [syn: captain, senior
pilot]
7: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and
the seating of customers [syn: captain, headwaiter,
maitre d'hotel, maitre d']
v 1: be the captain of a sports team
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fatten
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v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving
child" [syn: fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out,
plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up]
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flatten
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v 1: make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your
stomach with these exercises"
2: become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" [syn:
flatten, flatten out]
3: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: flatten, drop]
[ant: sharpen]
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platen
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n 1: work table of a machine tool
2: the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper
against the type
3: the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
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satin
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n 1: a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a
dull back
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latin
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adj 1: of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin
language; "Latin verb conjugations"
2: relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages;
"Latin America"
3: relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"
[syn: Romance, Latin]
4: of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; "Latin towns"
n 1: any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
2: an inhabitant of ancient Latium
3: a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages
derived from Latin
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patten
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n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: clog, geta,
patten, sabot]
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satan
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n 1: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of
evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of
Hell [syn: Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer,
Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness]
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craton
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n 1: the part of a continent that is stable and forms the
central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian
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manhattan
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n 1: one of the five boroughs of New York City
2: a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash
of bitters
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paton
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n 1: South African writer (1903-1988) [syn: Paton, Alan
Paton, Alan Stewart Paton]
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staten
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bratten
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bratton
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flaten
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grattan
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gratton
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hattan
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hatten
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hatton
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caton
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catton
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gatten
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gatton
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patton
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batton
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clapton
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creighton
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