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bung
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n 1: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn:
bung, spile]
v 1: give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond
the compensation agreed on; "Remember to tip the waiter";
"fee the steward" [syn: tip, fee, bung]
2: close with a cork or stopper
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dung
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n 1: fecal matter of animals [syn: droppings, dung, muck]
v 1: fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land"
2: defecate; used of animals
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lung
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n 1: either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of
vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide
oxygen to the blood
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rung
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n 1: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair [syn: rung,
round, stave]
2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn:
rundle, spoke, rung]
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strung
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adj 1: that is on a string; "keys strung on a red cord"
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stung
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adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated
gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing";
"peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her
snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the
delay" [syn: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled,
peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled,
steamed, stung]
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sung
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n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for
art and literature and philosophy [syn: Sung, Sung
dynasty, Song, Song dynasty]
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tongue
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n 1: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous
membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue,
lingua, glossa, clapper]
2: a human written or spoken language used by a community;
opposed to e.g. a computer language [syn: natural language,
tongue] [ant: artificial language]
3: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame
licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire
into the dark" [syn: tongue, knife]
4: a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she
has a glib tongue"
5: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea [syn:
spit, tongue]
6: the tongue of certain animals used as meat
7: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
8: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by
hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue]
v 1: articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
2: lick or explore with the tongue
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unstrung
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adj 1: emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and
incapable of rational effort"
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unsung
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adj 1: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung
heroes of the war" [syn: obscure, unknown, unsung]
2: having value that is not acknowledged [syn: unappreciated,
unsung, unvalued]
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young
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adj 1: (used of living things especially persons) in an early
period of life or development or growth; "young people"
[syn: young, immature] [ant: old]
2: (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before
complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" [syn: new,
young]
3: suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his
age" [syn: youthful, vernal, young]
4: being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is
still young"
5: not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery
volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator
untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing" [syn:
unseasoned, untested, untried, young]
n 1: any immature animal [syn: young, offspring]
2: United States film and television actress (1913-2000) [syn:
Young, Loretta Young]
3: United States civil rights leader (1921-1971) [syn: Young,
Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr.]
4: British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave
theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of
color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering
the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) [syn:
Young, Thomas Young]
5: United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) [syn:
Young, Pres Young, Lester Willis Young]
6: English poet (1683-1765) [syn: Young, Edward Young]
7: United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
[syn: Young, Cy Young, Danton True Young]
8: United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the
assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from
Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) [syn: Young,
Brigham Young]
9: young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young";
"youth everywhere rises in revolt" [syn: young, youth]
[ant: aged, elderly]
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praenomen
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n 1: the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
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pung
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n 1: a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
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tung
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n 1: Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil [syn: tung
tree, tung, tung-oil tree, Aleurites fordii]
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shantung
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n 1: a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton
imitation)
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among
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clung
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flung
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hung
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slung
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sprung
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swung
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wrung
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chung
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fung
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gung
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kung
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ung
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overhung
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samsung
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unsprung
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unwrung
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