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aeroplane
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n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by
propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble
with the airplane" [syn: airplane, aeroplane, plane]
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again
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adv 1: anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
[syn: again, once again, once more, over again]
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ain
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adj 1: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person
(especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for
your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own
clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: own(a), ain]
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amen
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n 1: a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath;
worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: Amen, Amon,
Amun]
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aquaplane
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n 1: a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on
it and skims over the top of the water
v 1: rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and
road so that there is no more contact with the road; "the
car aquaplaned"
2: ride on an aquaplane
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biplane
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n 1: old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
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cayenne
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n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
usually red [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili
pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno,
Capsicum annuum longum]
2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus
Capsicum [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper]
3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: cayenne,
cayenne pepper]
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chatelaine
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n 1: the mistress of a chateau or large country house
2: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a
purse or bunch of keys etc.
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chilblain
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n 1: inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to
cold and moisture [syn: chilblain, chilblains,
pernio]
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comedienne
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n 1: a female actor in a comedy
2: a female comedian
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deplane
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v 1: get off an airplane
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emplane
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v 1: board a plane [syn: emplane, enplane]
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enplane
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v 1: board a plane [syn: emplane, enplane]
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explain
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v 1: make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of
physics to his students" [syn: explain, explicate]
2: define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising
to the Dean"
3: serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to
sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her
recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
[syn: excuse, explain]
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floatplane
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n 1: a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off
from water [syn: floatplane, pontoon plane]
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gyroplane
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n 1: an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered
rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion
is provided by a conventional propeller [syn: autogiro,
autogyro, gyroplane]
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hydroplane
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n 1: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the
designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest
hydroplane" [syn: seaplane, hydroplane]
2: a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that
lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the
museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the
record" [syn: hydrofoil, hydroplane]
v 1: glide on the water in a hydroplane [syn: hydroplane,
seaplane]
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men
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n 1: the force of workers available [syn: work force,
workforce, manpower, hands, men]
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monoplane
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n 1: an airplane with a single wing
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mullein
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n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
white or purplish flowers [syn: mullein, flannel leaf,
velvet plant]
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pen
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n 1: a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
2: an enclosure for confining livestock
3: a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
[syn: playpen, pen]
4: a correctional institution for those convicted of major
crimes [syn: penitentiary, pen]
5: female swan
v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote
four novels" [syn: write, compose, pen, indite]
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porcelain
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n 1: ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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sailplane
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n 1: aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air
against its surfaces [syn: glider, sailplane]
v 1: fly a plane without an engine [syn: sailplane, soar]
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seaplane
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n 1: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the
designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest
hydroplane" [syn: seaplane, hydroplane]
v 1: glide on the water in a hydroplane [syn: hydroplane,
seaplane]
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tailplane
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n 1: the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that
is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged [syn:
horizontal stabilizer, horizontal stabiliser,
tailplane]
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warplane
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n 1: an aircraft designed and used for combat [syn: warplane,
military plane]
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purslane
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n 1: a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent
obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a
weed in some areas
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ane
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adj 1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane'
is Scottish" [syn: one, 1, i, ane]
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ben
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n 1: a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"
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benne
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n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
benniseed and sesame oil [syn: sesame, benne, benni,
benny, Sesamum indicum]
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bren
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n 1: a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the
British in World War II [syn: Bren, Bren gun]
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chen
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n 1: wild goose having white adult plumage [syn: Chen,
subgenus Chen]
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glenn
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n 1: made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United
States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate
(1921-) [syn: Glenn, John Glenn, John Herschel Glenn
Jr.]
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cheyenne
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the
southeastern corner of the state [syn: Cheyenne, capital
of Wyoming]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne
3: a member of a North American Indian people living on the
western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
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verlaine
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n 1: French symbolist poet (1844-1896) [syn: Verlaine, Paul
Verlaine]
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airplane
0
n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by
propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble
with the airplane" [syn: airplane, aeroplane, plane]
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peneplain
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n 1: a more or less level land surface representing an advanced
stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements [syn:
peneplain, peneplane]
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tamburlaine
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n 1: Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to
conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn:
Tamerlane, Tamburlaine, Timur, Timur Lenk]
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tamerlane
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n 1: Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to
conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn:
Tamerlane, Tamburlaine, Timur, Timur Lenk]
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spillane
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n 1: United States writer of popular detective novels (born in
1918) [syn: Spillane, Mickey Spillane, Frank Morrison
Spillane]
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terreplein
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n 1: level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the
parapet at the top of a rampart
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villein
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n 1: (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned
by the feudal lord [syn: serf, helot, villein]
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delaine
0
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lawmen
0
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triplane
0
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aine
0
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ayn
0
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elaine
0
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mclean
0
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behn
0
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behne
0
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benn
0
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brenn
0
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chien
0
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dehne
0
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denn
0
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fehn
0
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fenn
0
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gren
0
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gwen
0
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hehn
0
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antenne
0
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beauchesne
0
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courchesne
0
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dufresne
0
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madeleine
0
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cnnfn
0
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volplane
0
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aisne
0
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alleyne
0
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dunblane
0
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overlain
0
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mainplane
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