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antique
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adj 1: made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its
age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
"demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat(p),
outmoded, passe, passee]
3: belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old
customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to
complete darkness" [syn: age-old, antique]
n 1: an elderly man [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer,
old geezer, antique]
2: any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like
produced in a former period and valuable because of its
beauty or rarity
v 1: shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
2: give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn:
antique, antiquate]
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batik
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n 1: a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not
wanted
v 1: dye with wax; "Indonesian fabrics are often batiked"
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beak
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n 1: beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak, bill, neb,
nib, pecker]
3: a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
4: informal terms for the nose [syn: beak, honker, hooter,
nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz]
v 1: hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: peck, pick,
beak]
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bespeak
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v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a
serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe
neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is
undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate,
point, signal]
2: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an
extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" [syn:
request, bespeak, call for, quest]
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bleak
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adj 1: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black";
"prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has
always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim
view of things" [syn: black, bleak, dim]
2: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills";
"barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high
Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark
landscape" [syn: bare, barren, bleak, desolate,
stark]
3: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North
Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw]
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boutique
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n 1: a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry [syn:
boutique, dress shop]
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cacique
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n 1: black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American
tropics [syn: cacique, cazique]
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cheek
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n 1: either side of the face below the eyes
2: an impudent statement [syn: impudence, cheek,
impertinence]
3: either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that
form the human rump [syn: buttock, cheek]
4: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness";
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn:
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek]
v 1: speak impudently to
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chic
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adj 1: elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new
dress"; "a suit of voguish cut" [syn: chic, smart,
voguish]
n 1: elegance by virtue of being fashionable [syn: chic,
chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness,
stylishness, swank, last word]
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clique
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n 1: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn:
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack,
camp]
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creak
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n 1: a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him
away" [syn: creak, creaking]
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked
when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining
noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak,
screak, skreak]
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creek
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n 1: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a
tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
[syn: brook, creek]
2: any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee)
formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in
Oklahoma
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critique
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n 1: an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of
a book or play) [syn: review, critique, critical
review, review article]
2: a serious examination and judgment of something;
"constructive criticism is always appreciated" [syn:
criticism, critique]
v 1: appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York
Times"; "Please critique this performance" [syn: review,
critique]
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misspeak
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v 1: pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many
Latinate words" [syn: mispronounce, misspeak]
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mystique
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n 1: an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning
surrounding a person or thing
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oblique
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adj 1: slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--
neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the
oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles
are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not
perpendicular to its base" [ant: parallel,
perpendicular]
2: indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way;
misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave
oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political
maneuvers" [syn: devious, oblique]
n 1: any grammatical case other than the nominative [syn:
oblique, oblique case] [ant: nominative, nominative
case, subject case]
2: a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the
torso [syn: external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus
externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle,
oblique]
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physique
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n 1: constitution of the human body [syn: physique, build,
body-build, habitus]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body,
physical body, material body, soma, build, figure,
physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame,
form, flesh]
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shriek
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n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking,
scream, screaming]
v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek, shrill, pipe up,
pipe]
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sneak
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adj 1: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to
avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak
attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at
his watch" [syn: furtive, sneak(a), sneaky,
stealthy, surreptitious]
n 1: a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and
contemptible
2: someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful
intentions [syn: prowler, sneak, stalker]
3: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn:
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon,
stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary]
v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around
spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: sneak, mouse,
creep, pussyfoot]
2: put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner; "sneak
a look"; "sneak a cigarette"
3: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage,
purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook,
sneak, filch, nobble, lift]
4: pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was
looking" [syn: slip, sneak]
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speak
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v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk,
speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise]
2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business";
"Actions talk louder than words" [syn: talk, speak]
3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't
speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: speak, talk]
4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of
trustees" [syn: address, speak]
5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"
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squeak
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n 1: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery
snow"
2: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn:
close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow
escape]
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked
when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining
noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak,
screak, skreak]
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streak
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n 1: an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck";
"Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: streak, run]
2: a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a
streak of wildness"
3: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the
background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars";
"may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe,
streak, bar]
4: a sudden flash (as of lightning)
v 1: move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across
the sky"
2: run naked in a public place
3: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of
color as if stained [syn: mottle, streak, blotch]
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technique
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n 1: a practical method or art applied to some particular task
2: skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from
practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves
proficiency" [syn: proficiency, technique]
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tweak
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n 1: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: pinch, tweak]
v 1: pinch or squeeze sharply
2: pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
[syn: pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off]
3: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: fine-tune,
tweak]
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unique
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adj 1: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in
the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether
alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was
unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose
skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a
breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn:
alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled,
unparalleled]
2: (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category
or condition or locality; "a species unique to Australia"
3: the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique
existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of
an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have
unique solutions" [syn: singular, unique]
4: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke
with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds";
"a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining
experience"
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greek
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the
Greeks or the Greek language; "Greek mythology"; "a
Grecian robe" [syn: Greek, Grecian, Hellenic]
n 1: the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of
languages [syn: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language]
2: a native or inhabitant of Greece [syn: Greek, Hellene]
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screak
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v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked
when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining
noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak,
screak, skreak]
2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak,
skreak, skreigh, screech]
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sikh
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adj 1: of or relating to the Sikhs or their religious beliefs
and customs
n 1: an adherent of Sikhism
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belgique
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n 1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the
European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization [syn: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium,
Belgique]
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martinique
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n 1: an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands;
administered as an overseas region of France
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mozambique
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n 1: a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the
Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in
1975 [syn: Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique,
Mocambique]
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cleek
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baek
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beeck
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beek
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deak
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deike
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dieck
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feick
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fleek
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gieck
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heeke
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leake
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ashcreek
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tariq
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