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aglitter
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adj 1: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle
beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water";
"his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop
window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery
costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating
stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is
an archaic term" [syn: aglitter(p), coruscant,
fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering,
glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly]
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bicker
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n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering,
spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss]
v 1: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
[syn: quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker,
squabble, brabble]
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bidder
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n 1: someone who makes an offer
2: someone who makes a bid at cards
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bigger
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adj 1: large or big relative to something else [syn: bigger,
larger]
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bitter
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adv 1: extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter
cold" [syn: piercingly, bitterly, bitingly,
bitter]
adj 1: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious
dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" [syn: acrimonious,
bitter]
2: very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a
bitter sorrow"
3: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her
acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words";
"blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political
assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a
sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering,
caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent,
vitriolic]
4: expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
5: proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity;
"a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
6: causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is
bitter"
7: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used
especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" [syn:
biting, bitter]
n 1: English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor
of hops (usually on draft)
2: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the
mouth [syn: bitter, bitterness]
3: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste [syn:
bitterness, bitter]
v 1: make bitter
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bootlicker
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n 1: someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who
behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: apple
polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler,
truckler]
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checker
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n 1: an attendant who checks coats or baggage
2: one who checks the correctness of something
3: one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of
checkers [syn: checker, chequer]
v 1: mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
[syn: check, checker, chequer]
2: variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns [syn:
checker, chequer]
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chipper
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adj 1: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air;
"looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"-
Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and
debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a
jaunty optimist" [syn: chipper, debonair,
debonaire, jaunty]
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clipper
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n 1: (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output
is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous
amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a
waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"
[syn: limiter, clipper]
2: a fast sailing ship used in former times [syn: clipper,
clipper ship]
3: shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the
plural)
4: scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the
plural)
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consider
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v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider,
reckon, view, regard]
2: give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of
moving" [syn: study, consider]
3: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the
case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn:
consider, take, deal, look at]
4: show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider
her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was
lenient" [syn: consider, count, weigh]
5: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the
possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your
mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, turn over,
deliberate]
6: judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very
smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is
her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be
inferior" [syn: think, believe, consider, conceive]
7: look at attentively [syn: regard, consider]
8: look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" [syn:
view, consider, look at]
9: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem;
"Please consider your family"
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critter
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n 1: a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic
animals)
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cur
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n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur,
mongrel, mutt]
2: a cowardly and despicable person
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dicker
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v 1: negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a
beautiful rug in the bazaar" [syn: dicker, bargain]
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flicker
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n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark,
glint]
2: North American woodpecker
3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flutter,
flicker]
v 1: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
2: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: flicker,
flick]
3: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn:
flicker, flick]
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hepatica
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n 1: any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-
lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring;
of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north
temperate regions [syn: hepatica, liverleaf]
2: a common liverwort [syn: hepatica, Marchantia polymorpha]
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kicker
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n 1: a player who kicks the football
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liquor
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n 1: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than
fermented [syn: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink,
hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink]
2: a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or
suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process; "waste
liquors"
3: the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked [syn:
liquor, pot liquor, pot likker]
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picker
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n 1: a person who chooses or selects out [syn: picker,
chooser, selector]
2: someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
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quicker
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adv 1: more quickly [syn: quicker, faster]
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slicker
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n 1: a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and
pigment to make it waterproof [syn: oilskin, slicker]
2: a person with good manners and stylish clothing
3: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
[syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster,
beguiler, slicker]
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snicker
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n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: snicker, snort, snigger]
v 1: laugh quietly [syn: snicker, snigger]
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sticker
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n 1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker,
sticker, spikelet]
2: an adhesive label [syn: gummed label, sticker, paster]
3: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
[syn: poser, stumper, toughie, sticker]
4: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
stabbing [syn: dagger, sticker]
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ticker
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n 1: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and
between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood
through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping
wildly" [syn: heart, pump, ticker]
2: a small portable timepiece [syn: watch, ticker]
3: a character printer that automatically prints stock
quotations on ticker tape [syn: ticker, stock ticker]
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vicar
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n 1: a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking
clergyman
2: (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel
3: (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of
a parish
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whicker
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n 1: the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: neigh,
nicker, whicker, whinny]
v 1: make a characteristic sound, of a horse [syn: neigh,
nicker, whicker, whinny]
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wicker
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n 1: slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or
some canes); used for wickerwork
2: work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow
branches) [syn: wicker, wickerwork, caning]
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nicker
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n 1: the characteristic sounds made by a horse [syn: neigh,
nicker, whicker, whinny]
v 1: make a characteristic sound, of a horse [syn: neigh,
nicker, whicker, whinny]
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pricker
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n 1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker,
sticker, spikelet]
2: an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws [syn:
bradawl, pricker]
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tricker
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n 1: someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn:
prankster, cut-up, trickster, tricker, hoaxer,
practical joker]
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thessalonica
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n 1: a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the
Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece [syn:
Thessaloniki, Salonika, Salonica, Thessalonica]
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clicker
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clocker
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sicker
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thicker
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fricker
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macvicar
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mcvicar
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mcvicker
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knicker
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ricker
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schicker
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zycher
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bricker
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billsticker
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