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blood
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n 1: the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the
body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and
platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the
tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients
believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"
2: temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"
3: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: rake,
rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue]
4: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent,
descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree,
ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]
5: people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young
blood in this organization"
v 1: smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where
the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill
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bud
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n 1: a partially opened flower
2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature
leaves or petals
v 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
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crud
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n 1: heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
2: any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
[syn: filth, crud, skank]
3: an ill-defined bodily ailment; "he said he had the crud and
needed a doctor"
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cud
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n 1: food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again [syn:
cud, rechewed food]
2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: chew, chaw,
cud, quid, plug, wad]
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disbud
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v 1: thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining
flowers
2: destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
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dud
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adj 1: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an
active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"
n 1: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: flop, dud, washout]
2: an explosion that fails to occur [syn: misfire, dud]
3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the
first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud
as far as new business was concerned" [syn: turkey, bomb,
dud]
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flood
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n 1: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto
normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual
inundations" [syn: flood, inundation, deluge,
alluvion]
2: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a
torrent of abuse" [syn: flood, inundation, deluge,
torrent]
3: light that is a source of artificial illumination having a
broad beam; used in photography [syn: flood, floodlight,
flood lamp, photoflood]
4: a large flow [syn: flood, overflow, outpouring]
5: the act of flooding; filling to overflowing [syn: flood,
flowage]
6: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the
following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which,
taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare [syn:
flood tide, flood, rising tide] [ant: ebbtide]
v 1: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the
basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images
flooded his mind" [syn: deluge, flood, inundate,
swamp]
2: cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded
the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
3: supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis
shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
[syn: flood, oversupply, glut]
4: become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during
the heavy rains"
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good
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adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or
satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a
nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children
behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well";
"he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned
dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty
good" [syn: well, good] [ant: badly, ill,
poorly]
2: completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used
informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we
beat him good" [syn: thoroughly, soundly, good]
adj 1: having desirable or positive qualities especially those
suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the
hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she
was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for
cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a
good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a
good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" [ant:
bad]
2: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure";
"gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: full,
good]
3: morally admirable [ant: evil]
4: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies
give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn:
estimable, good, honorable, respectable]
5: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation
agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial
effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for
her" [syn: beneficial, good]
6: agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good
manners"
7: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just
cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good,
just, upright]
8: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in
handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good
mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer";
"a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect
was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: adept, expert,
good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful]
9: thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good
cleaning"
10: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good
friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn:
dear, good, near]
11: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure
investment" [syn: dependable, good, safe, secure]
12: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good
time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time
is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: good,
right, ripe]
13: resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't
there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no
one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good,
well(p)]
14: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective
immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is
already in effect (or in force)" [syn: effective, good,
in effect(p), in force(p)]
15: capable of pleasing; "good looks"
16: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn:
good, serious]
17: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have
one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: good,
sound]
18: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to
health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good
night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn:
good, salutary]
19: not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest]
20: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: good,
undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt]
21: generally admired; "good taste"
n 1: benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of
worrying?"
2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be
found in people" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: evil,
evilness]
3: that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good
against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are
happiness and self-realization" [syn: good, goodness]
[ant: bad, badness]
4: articles of commerce [syn: commodity, trade good, good]
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hood
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n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood,
hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie,
strong-armer]
2: a protective covering that is part of a plant [syn: hood,
cap]
3: (slang) a neighborhood
4: a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens
of a camera [syn: hood, lens hood]
5: (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
6: metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
[syn: hood, exhaust hood]
7: the folding roof of a carriage
8: a headdress that protects the head and face
9: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers
the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of
new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to
repair the plane's engine" [syn: hood, bonnet, cowl,
cowling]
10: (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a
hood on the head or neck of an animal
v 1: cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"
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lifeblood
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n 1: the blood considered as the seat of vitality
2: an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of
India"
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mud
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n 1: water soaked soil; soft wet earth [syn: mud, clay]
2: slanderous remarks or charges
v 1: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his
shirt while playing ball in the garden" [syn: mire,
muck, mud, muck up]
2: plaster with mud
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redbud
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n 1: small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the
Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp
sheltered underwood [syn: redbud, Cercis canadensis]
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rosebud
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n 1: the bud of a rose
2: (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl
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scud
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n 1: the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) [syn:
scud, scudding]
v 1: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the
yard" [syn: dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash,
shoot]
2: run before a gale [syn: scud, rack]
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spud
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n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of
Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato,
murphy, spud, tater]
2: a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds [syn:
spud, stump spud]
v 1: initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum; "The well
was spudded in April"
2: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
[syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon,
burgeon forth, sprout]
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stud
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n 1: a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: stud, he-
man, macho-man]
2: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on
a vault or shield or belt) [syn: stud, rivet]
3: an upright in house framing [syn: scantling, stud]
4: adult male horse kept for breeding [syn: stud, studhorse]
5: poker in which each player receives hole cards and the
remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card
is dealt [syn: stud, stud poker]
v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills
constellated with lights" [syn: dot, stud,
constellate]
2: provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall"
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thud
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n 1: a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
[syn: thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud]
v 1: make a dull sound; "the knocker thudded against the front
door" [syn: thud, thump]
2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the
wall"
3: make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants [syn:
crump, thud, scrunch]
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rudd
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n 1: European freshwater fish resembling the roach [syn: rudd,
Scardinius erythrophthalmus]
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hud
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n 1: the United States federal department that administers
federal programs dealing with better housing and urban
renewal; created in 1965 [syn: Department of Housing and
Urban Development, Housing and Urban Development, HUD]
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oxblood
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cudd
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dudd
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judd
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mudd
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nudd
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rud
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sudd
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ehud
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lebudde
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trueblood
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lindblad
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