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bearer
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n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the
bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: carrier,
bearer, toter]
2: a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"
3: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn:
pallbearer, bearer]
4: the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or
document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds
it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'" [syn: holder,
bearer]
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caldera
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n 1: a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano
that collapses into a depression
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chimera
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n 1: (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a
lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail;
daughter of Typhon [syn: Chimera, Chimaera]
2: a grotesque product of the imagination [syn: chimera,
chimaera]
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cupbearer
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n 1: the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's
household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
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declarer
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n 1: the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding
and can declare which suit is to be trumps [syn:
contractor, declarer]
2: someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a
declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional
doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower
of his own great intelligence" [syn: asserter, declarer,
affirmer, asseverator, avower]
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demerara
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n 1: a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana
2: a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the
Atlantic
3: a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
4: dark rum from Guyana [syn: demerara, demerara rum]
5: light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana [syn:
demerara, demerara sugar]
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era
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n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a
fixed point or event [syn: era, epoch]
2: a major division of geological time; an era is usually
divided into two or more periods [syn: era, geological
era]
3: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated
as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher
for every nine innings pitched [syn: earned run average,
ERA]
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error
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n 1: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or
inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to
point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in
spite of his grammatical faults" [syn: mistake, error,
fault]
2: inadvertent incorrectness [syn: erroneousness, error]
3: a misconception resulting from incorrect information [syn:
error, erroneous belief]
4: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out
when normal play would have sufficed [syn: error,
misplay]
5: departure from what is ethically acceptable [syn: error,
wrongdoing]
6: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result
produced by a computer [syn: error, computer error]
7: part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full
of errors" [syn: error, mistake]
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hearer
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n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener,
auditor, attender]
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lira
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n 1: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents [syn:
lira, Maltese lira]
2: the basic unit of money in Turkey [syn: lira, Turkish
lira]
3: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100
centesimi [syn: lira, Italian lira]
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macebearer
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n 1: an official who carries a mace of office [syn:
macebearer, mace, macer]
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pallbearer
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n 1: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral [syn:
pallbearer, bearer]
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repairer
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n 1: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things [syn:
mender, repairer, fixer]
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sclera
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n 1: the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the
cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the
eyeball [syn: sclera, sclerotic coat]
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seafarer
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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]
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sharer
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n 1: someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
[syn: partaker, sharer]
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sparer
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n 1: someone who refrains from injuring or destroying
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talebearer
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n 1: someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: tattletale,
tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale,
blabbermouth]
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terror
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n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic,
terror, affright]
2: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of
the neighborhood" [syn: terror, scourge, threat]
3: a very troublesome child [syn: terror, brat, little
terror, holy terror]
4: the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially
for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"
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wayfarer
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n 1: a pedestrian who walks from place to place
2: a traveler going on a trip [syn: wayfarer, journeyer]
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wearer
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n 1: a person who wears or carries or displays something as a
body covering or accessory; "the wearer of the crown"
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shearer
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n 1: Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) [syn:
Shearer, Moira Shearer]
2: a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
3: a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other
animals
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sneerer
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n 1: a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial
expression [syn: sneerer, scorner]
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starer
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n 1: a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)
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steerer
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n 1: the person who steers a ship [syn: helmsman, steersman,
steerer]
2: a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of
a plot) [syn: decoy, steerer]
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sarah
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n 1: (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
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eire
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n 1: a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the
island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United
Kingdom in 1921 [syn: Ireland, Republic of Ireland,
Irish Republic, Eire]
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rivera
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n 1: socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957) [syn:
Rivera, Diego Rivera]
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riviera
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n 1: a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in
France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular
resorts"
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habanera
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n 1: music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera
2: a Cuban dance in duple time
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hera
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n 1: queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology;
sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the
many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with
Roman Juno [syn: Hera, Here]
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madeira
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n 1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn:
Madeira, Madeira River]
2: an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the
largest of the Madeira Islands
3: an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islands
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lempira
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
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megaera
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n 1: one of the three Furies
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phylloxera
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n 1: type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice [syn:
Phylloxera, genus Phylloxera]
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parer
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n 1: a manicurist who trims the fingernails
2: a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables [syn:
parer, paring knife]
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barer
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carer
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clearer
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cordillera
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darer
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fairer
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interferes
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lire
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rarer
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sera
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rearer
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smearer
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preparer
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airer
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thera
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vera
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pereira
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primavera
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clara
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elvira
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indira
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thira
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halmahera
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hetaera
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altamira
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rangatira
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ferrer
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harer
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kehrer
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scharer
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scherrer
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sherrer
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cythera
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livebearer
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armourbearer
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colorbearer
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