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actuary
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n 1: someone versed in the collection and interpretation of
numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to
calculate insurance premiums) [syn: statistician,
actuary]
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aerie
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n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
[syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery,
eyrie, eyry]
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airy
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adj 1: open to or abounding in fresh air; "airy rooms" [syn:
aired, airy]
2: not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories
about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for
getting rich" [syn: airy, impractical, visionary,
Laputan, windy]
3: having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to
resemble air; "airy gauze curtains"
4: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as
impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform
come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial
fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than
ethereal forms" [syn: aeriform, aerial, airy, aery,
ethereal]
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barberry
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly
stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
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bayberry
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n 1: West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, bay-
rum tree, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta
acris]
2: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-
green wax-coated berries [syn: bayberry, candleberry,
swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica]
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beret
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n 1: a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
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beriberi
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n 1: avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1)
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berry
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n 1: any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as
desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
2: a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple
(grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
3: United States rock singer (born in 1931) [syn: Berry,
Chuck Berry, Charles Edward Berry]
v 1: pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"
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blueberry
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n 1: any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing
blueberries [syn: blueberry, blueberry bush]
2: sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-
growing blueberry plants
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boysenberry
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n 1: cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark
wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries [syn:
boysenberry, boysenberry bush]
2: large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries
and raspberries
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bury
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v 1: cover from sight; "Afghani women buried under their burkas"
2: place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the
Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in
the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
[syn: bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest]
3: place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the
stolen goods"
4: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge
waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly
thereafter" [syn: immerse, swallow, swallow up, bury,
eat up]
5: embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He
buried his head in her lap" [syn: bury, sink]
6: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "I tried to bury
these unpleasant memories" [syn: forget, bury] [ant:
remember, think of]
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canary
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adj 1: having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate
yellow [syn: canary, canary-yellow]
n 1: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn:
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool
pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary]
2: a female singer
3: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: canary
yellow, canary]
4: any of several small Old World finches [syn: canary,
canary bird]
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checkerberry
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n 1: creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-
shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and
shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn:
teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea,
groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen,
Gaultheria procumbens]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn:
wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry,
spiceberry]
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cherry
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adj 1: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to
orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or
tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy,
blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red,
crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
n 1: wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black
cherry
2: any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy
round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a
valuable hardwood [syn: cherry, cherry tree]
3: a red fruit with a single hard stone
4: a red the color of ripe cherries [syn: cerise, cherry,
cherry red]
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cloudberry
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n 1: creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow
or orange berries [syn: cloudberry, dwarf mulberry,
bakeapple, baked-apple berry, salmonberry, Rubus
chamaemorus]
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contrary
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adj 1: very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts
contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a
contrary conclusion"
2: of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true
but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
3: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite
contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a
perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: contrary,
obstinate, perverse, wayward]
4: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary
wind" [syn: adverse, contrary]
n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older
than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: reverse,
contrary, opposite]
2: exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not
guilty"
3: a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries
if both cannot be true but both can be false
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cranberry
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n 1: any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing
cranberries
2: very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
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dairy
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n 1: a farm where dairy products are produced [syn: dairy,
dairy farm]
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dewberry
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n 1: any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of
North America [syn: dewberry, dewberry bush, running
blackberry]
2: blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry
bushes
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dictionary
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n 1: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
with information about them [syn: dictionary, lexicon]
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elderberry
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n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
bourtree, black elder, common elder, elderberry,
European elder, Sambucus nigra]
2: berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
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equerry
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n 1: an official charged with the care of the horses of princes
or nobles
2: a personal attendant of the British royal family
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ferry
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n 1: a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of
water and operates on a regular schedule [syn: ferry,
ferryboat]
2: transport by boat or aircraft [syn: ferry, ferrying]
v 1: transport from one place to another
2: transport by ferry
3: travel by ferry
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jerry
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n 1: offensive term for a person of German descent [syn:
Kraut, Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun]
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loganberry
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n 1: red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California
[syn: loganberry, Rubus loganobaccus, Rubus ursinus
loganobaccus]
2: large red variety of the dewberry
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merry
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adj 1: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts
were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at
the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old
gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry
laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: gay, jocund,
jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful]
2: offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion";
"gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: gay,
festal, festive, merry]
3: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively
gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a
snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk,
lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy]
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prairie
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n 1: a treeless grassy plain
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remarry
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v 1: marry, not for the first time; "After her divorce, she
remarried her high school sweetheart"
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scary
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adj 1: provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most
terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"
[syn: chilling, scarey, scary, shivery,
shuddery]
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secretary
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n 1: a person who is head of an administrative department of
government
2: an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for
a boss or an organization [syn: secretary, secretarial
assistant]
3: a person to whom a secret is entrusted [syn: repository,
secretary]
4: a desk used for writing [syn: secretary, writing table,
escritoire, secretaire]
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serviceberry
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n 1: any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy
white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit [syn:
Juneberry, serviceberry, service tree, shadbush,
shadblow]
2: edible purple or red berries [syn: saskatoon,
serviceberry, shadberry, juneberry]
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sherry
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n 1: dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern
Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as
an aperitif
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snowberry
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n 1: deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of
pink flowers followed by round white berries [syn:
snowberry, common snowberry, waxberry,
Symphoricarpos alba]
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soapberry
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n 1: a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
[syn: soapberry, soapberry tree]
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spiceberry
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n 1: shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India [syn:
coralberry, spiceberry, Ardisia crenata]
2: spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil [syn:
wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry,
spiceberry]
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terry
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n 1: English actress (1847-1928) [syn: Terry, Dame Ellen
Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry]
2: a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both
sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes [syn: terry,
terry cloth, terrycloth]
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undersecretary
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n 1: a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a
department of government
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unnecessary
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adj 1: not necessary [syn: unnecessary, unneeded] [ant:
necessary]
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unwary
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adj 1: not alert to danger or deception; "the shrieks of unwary
animals taken by surprise"; "some thieves prey especially
on unwary travelers"; "seduce the unwary reader into easy
acquiescence"- O.J.Campbell [ant: wary]
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very
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adv 1: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally
for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very
gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable
evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good
yarn" [syn: very, really, real, rattling]
2: precisely so; "on the very next page"; "he expected the very
opposite"
adj 1: precisely as stated; "the very center of town"
2: being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the
identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his
stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in
two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said
yesterday"; "the very man I want to see" [syn: identical,
selfsame(a), very(a)]
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wherry
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n 1: sailing barge used especially in East Anglia [syn:
wherry, Norfolk wherry]
2: light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and
passengers in inland waters and harbors
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whortleberry
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n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-
black berries [syn: bilberry, whortleberry,
whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus]
2: blue-black berries similar to American blueberries [syn:
bilberry, whortleberry, European blueberry]
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perry
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n 1: United States philosopher (1876-1957) [syn: Perry, Ralph
Barton Perry]
2: United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and
signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between
United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry
(1794-1858) [syn: Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry]
3: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the
British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of
Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: Perry, Oliver
Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry]
4: a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice
of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
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aery
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adj 1: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as
impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and
aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas
Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition";
"physical rather than ethereal forms" [syn: aeriform,
aerial, airy, aery, ethereal]
n 1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
[syn: aerie, aery, eyrie, eyry]
2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: aerie, aery,
eyrie, eyry]
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knobkerrie
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n 1: a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by
aborigines in southern Africa [syn: knobkerrie,
knobkerry]
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rebury
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v 1: bury again; "After the king's body had been exhumed and
tested to traces of poison, it was reburied in the same
spot"
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airey
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arie
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gerry
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kerry
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skerry
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balistreri
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pondicherry
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