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squally
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adj 1: characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a
home life that has been extraordinarily squally" [syn:
squally, squalling]
2: characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain; "a
grey squally morning"
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trolley
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n 1: a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by
electricity [syn: streetcar, tram, tramcar,
trolley, trolley car]
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volley
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n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade
from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn:
fusillade, salvo, volley, burst]
2: a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
[ant: ground stroke]
v 1: be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the
attackers"
2: hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"
3: discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed
gunshots at the civilians"
4: make a volley
5: utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"
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wally
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n 1: a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
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molly
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n 1: popular aquarium fish [syn: mollie, molly]
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pauli
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n 1: United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the
exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for
the periodic table) (1900-1958) [syn: Pauli, Wolfgang
Pauli]
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raleigh
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n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to
colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to
England (1552-1618) [syn: Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Sir
Walter Raleigh, Ralegh, Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter
Ralegh]
2: capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east
central part of the North Carolina [syn: Raleigh, capital
of North Carolina]
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smalley
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n 1: American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto
discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry
(born in 1943) [syn: Smalley, Richard Smalley, Richard
E. Smalley, Richard Errett Smalley]
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bengali
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its
people; "Bengali hills"
n 1: (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and
West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
2: an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and
eastern India
3: a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the
official language of Bangladesh and Bengal [syn: Bengali,
Bangla]
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macaulay
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n 1: English historian noted for his history of England
(1800-1859) [syn: Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay,
First Baron Macaulay, Lord Macaulay]
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mccauley
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n 1: heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to
soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took
over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat
(1754-1832) [syn: McCauley, Mary McCauley, Mary Ludwig
Hays McCauley, Molly Pitcher]
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nepali
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Nepal or its
people or language or culture; "Nepalese troops massed at
the border"; "Nepali mountains are among the highest in
the world"; "the different Nepali words for `rice'" [syn:
Nepalese, Nepali]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Nepal [syn: Nepalese, Nepali]
2: the official state language of Nepal
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somali
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adj 1: of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its
people or their language and culture; "Somali coffee is
excellent" [syn: Somalian, Somali]
n 1: a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting
Somalia [syn: Somalian, Somali]
2: the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali
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ali
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n 1: United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight
championship three times (born in 1942) [syn: Ali,
Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay]
2: the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first
caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of
Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into
Shiite and Sunnite sects
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mollie
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n 1: popular aquarium fish [syn: mollie, molly]
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crawly
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rawly
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scrawly
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brawley
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callie
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cauley
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cawley
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crawley
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dawley
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fawley
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frawley
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hawley
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pawley
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qualley
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rawley
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shawley
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swalley
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tallie
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macauley
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mccallie
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mccaulley
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mccawley
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mcgauley
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ollie
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polly
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sclerocauly
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