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asleep
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adv 1: into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep"
2: in the sleep of death
adj 1: in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone
rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" [ant: awake(p)]
2: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
[syn: asleep(p), benumbed, numb]
3: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn:
asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), deceased,
departed, gone]
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beep
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n 1: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning [syn:
beep, bleep]
v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn:
honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot]
2: call, summon, or alert with a beeper
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bleep
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n 1: a short high tone produced as a signal or warning [syn:
beep, bleep]
v 1: emit a single short high-pitched signal; "The computer
bleeped away"
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cheap
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adj 1: relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would
have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family
restaurants" [syn: cheap, inexpensive] [ant:
expensive]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn:
brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy,
gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty,
tawdry, trashy]
3: of very poor quality; flimsy [syn: bum, cheap, cheesy,
chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny]
4: embarrassingly stingy [syn: cheap, chinchy, chintzy]
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cheep
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n 1: the short weak cry of a young bird [syn: cheep, peep]
v 1: make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the
bushes" [syn: peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup]
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creep
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n 1: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric [syn: creep,
weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook]
2: a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
3: a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but
adults cannot
4: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the
body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage";
"the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: crawl, crawling,
creep, creeping]
v 1: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body
near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the
riverbed" [syn: crawl, creep]
2: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around
spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: sneak, mouse,
creep, pussyfoot]
3: grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface);
"ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
4: show submission or fear [syn: fawn, crawl, creep,
cringe, cower, grovel]
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deep
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adv 1: to a great depth;far down; "dived deeply"; "dug deep"
[syn: deeply, deep]
2: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into
the evening" [syn: deep, late]
3: to a great distance; "penetrated deep into enemy territory";
"went deep into the woods"
adj 1: relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep
breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep
emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep" [ant:
shallow]
2: marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep
allegory"
3: having great spatial extension or penetration downward or
inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or
outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep
well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a
deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in
muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a
deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep
space"; "waist-deep" [ant: shallow]
4: very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in
enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
5: extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness"
6: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep
voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a
bass clarinet" [syn: bass, deep]
7: strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" [syn: deep,
rich]
8: relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep
snow"
9: extending relatively far inward; "a deep border"
10: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness";
"a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" [syn: thick, deep]
11: large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget"
12: with head or back bent low; "a deep bow"
13: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written
without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret";
"the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious
past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel
Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other
lands" [syn: cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable,
mysterious, mystifying]
14: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary
understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were
so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep
metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in
historiography" [syn: abstruse, deep, recondite]
15: exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep
political machinations"; "a deep plot"
n 1: the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep
of night"; "in the deep of winter"
2: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor [syn:
trench, deep, oceanic abyss]
3: literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"
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heap
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n 1: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn:
pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation,
cumulus]
2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money";
"he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the
winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost
plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn:
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal,
hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint,
mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty,
pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate,
stack, tidy sum, wad]
3: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off
that old bus" [syn: bus, jalopy, heap]
v 1: bestow in large quantities; "He heaped him with work"; "She
heaped scorn upon him"
2: arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace";
"stack your books up on the shelves" [syn: stack, pile,
heap]
3: fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes"
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keep
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n 1: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was
expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state
for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
[syn: support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and
butter, sustenance]
2: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or
fortress [syn: keep, donjon, dungeon]
3: a cell in a jail or prison [syn: hold, keep]
v 1: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep
clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a
lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: keep,
maintain, hold]
2: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on
working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep
smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" [syn:
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep] [ant:
discontinue]
3: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?";
"She kept her maiden name after she married" [syn: keep,
hold on] [ant: lose]
4: stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in
a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading";
"His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child
from eating the marbles" [syn: prevent, keep] [ant:
allow, let, permit]
5: conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments";
"she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original
conditions of the contract" [syn: observe, keep] [ant:
breach, break, go against, infract, offend,
transgress, violate]
6: stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with
the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my
employees" [syn: observe, keep, maintain]
7: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the
shop when I am gone"
8: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary";
"maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: keep, maintain]
9: supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the
guest cottage"; "keep boarders"
10: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a
property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants
any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune
waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our
grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the
work going as long as we could"; "She retained her
composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many
washings" [syn: retain, continue, keep, keep on]
11: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained
her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause";
"There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: sustain,
keep, maintain]
12: fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
[syn: keep, stay fresh]
13: behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the
commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
[syn: observe, celebrate, keep]
14: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep
your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: restrain, keep,
keep back, hold back]
15: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God
keep you" [syn: keep, preserve]
16: raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps
bees"
17: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth";
"keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a
merger" [syn: keep open, hold open, keep, save]
18: store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening
tools?"
19: have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer";
"keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack
and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"
20: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the
countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her
shopping trips" [syn: keep, maintain]
21: hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after
school"
22: prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep
potatoes fresh" [syn: preserve, keep]
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leap
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n 1: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards [syn:
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound,
bounce]
2: an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the
major leagues" [syn: leap, jump, saltation]
3: a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance" [syn:
jump, leap]
4: the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across
the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you
jump over the fence?" [syn: jump, leap, bound,
spring]
2: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into
fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to
another" [syn: leap, jump]
3: jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't
want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the
Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
[syn: jump, leap, jump off]
4: cause to jump or leap; "the trainer jumped the tiger through
the hoop" [syn: jump, leap]
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oversleep
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v 1: sleep longer than intended
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peep
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n 1: the short weak cry of a young bird [syn: cheep, peep]
2: a secret look [syn: peek, peep]
v 1: look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window"
2: cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window"
3: make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the
bushes" [syn: peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup]
4: speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
5: appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through
the tree tops"
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reap
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v 1: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" [syn:
reap, harvest, glean]
2: get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in
the association" [syn: reap, draw]
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sheep
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n 1: woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
2: a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon
3: a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than
make an independent decision; "his students followed him like
sheep"
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sleep
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n 1: a natural and periodic state of rest during which
consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get
enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless
slumber" [syn: sleep, slumber]
2: a torpid state resembling deep sleep [syn: sleep, sopor]
3: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a
little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: sleep,
nap]
4: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a
bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her
husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn:
rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus]
v 1: be asleep [syn: sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's,
catch some Z's] [ant: wake]
2: be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six
people"
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steep
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adj 1: having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs";
"steep cliffs" [ant: gradual]
2: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant
rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on
entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable
spending" [syn: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous,
steep, unconscionable, usurious]
3: of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a
steep roof sheds snow"
n 1: a steep place (as on a hill)
v 1: devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his
studies" [syn: steep, immerse, engulf, plunge,
engross, absorb, soak up]
2: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep
the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" [syn:
steep, infuse]
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sweep
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n 1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: sweep,
expanse]
2: someone who cleans soot from chimneys [syn: chimneysweeper,
chimneysweep, sweep]
3: winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge [syn:
slam, sweep]
4: a long oar used in an open boat [syn: sweep, sweep oar]
5: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running
around the end of the line [syn: end run, sweep]
6: a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
v 1: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor";
"A gasp swept cross the audience" [syn: brush, sweep]
2: move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva
swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the
air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky" [syn: sweep,
sail]
3: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs
off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" [syn: sweep, broom]
4: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of
action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me
into this business" [syn: embroil, tangle, sweep,
sweep up, drag, drag in]
5: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers
traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres";
"The novel spans three centuries" [syn: cross, traverse,
span, sweep]
6: clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
7: win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept
all championships"
8: cover the entire range of
9: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: swing,
sweep, swing out]
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weep
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v 1: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried
bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl
in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not
get up the stairs" [syn: cry, weep] [ant: express
joy, express mirth, laugh]
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streep
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n 1: United States film actress (born in 1949) [syn: Streep,
Meryl Streep]
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bopeep
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n 1: a game played with young children; you hide your face and
suddenly reveal it as you say boo! [syn: peekaboo,
bopeep]
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clepe
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heape
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kneip
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kniep
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leep
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reep
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riepe
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schliep
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veep
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felipe
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mcsleep
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phillipe
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anandeep
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