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abhor
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v 1: find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
[syn: abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate]
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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birr
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings";
"the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
birr, purr]
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bore
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n 1: a person who evokes boredom [syn: bore, dullard]
2: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by
colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: tidal
bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager]
3: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn: bore, gauge,
caliber, calibre]
4: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for
exploratory purposes [syn: bore, bore-hole, drill hole]
v 1: cause to be bored [syn: bore, tire] [ant: interest]
2: make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool;
"don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into
the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes
into the wall" [syn: bore, drill]
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bur
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n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr]
2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr]
v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
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burr
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n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr]
2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or
cutting
3: United States politician who served as vice president under
Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander
Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: Burr,
Aaron Burr]
4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr]
v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
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hellebore
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n 1: perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic
rhizomes [syn: hellebore, false hellebore]
2: any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
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smooth
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adj 1: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges
or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop";
"smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a
mirror" [ant: rough, unsmooth]
2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of
sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so
important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer
with a smooth apology for the error" [syn: politic,
smooth, suave, bland]
3: of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth [ant:
rough]
4: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth
stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a
ballerina" [syn: fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth]
5: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;
"a legato passage" [syn: legato, smooth] [ant:
disconnected, staccato]
6: of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or
turbulence; "a smooth ride" [ant: bumpy, jolting,
jolty, jumpy, rocky, rough]
7: lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path
through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
8: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a
ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay";
"the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue
water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel
crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled
water" [syn: placid, quiet, still, tranquil,
smooth, unruffled]
n 1: the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"
v 1: make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the
surface of the wood" [syn: smooth, smoothen] [ant:
roughen]
2: make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish
my shoes" [syn: polish, smooth, smoothen, shine]
3: free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace
negotiations" [syn: smooth, smooth out]
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tabor
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n 1: a small drum with one head of soft calfskin [syn: tabor,
tabour]
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tambour
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n 1: a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering [syn:
tambour, embroidery frame, embroidery hoop]
2: a drum
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gabor
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n 1: British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on
holography (1900-1979) [syn: Gabor, Dennis Gabor]
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forbore
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bir
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beaber
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beber
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bieber
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greber
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