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barter
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n 1: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by
barter" [syn: barter, swap, swop, trade]
v 1: exchange goods without involving money
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better
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adv 1: comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent
manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a
greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed
better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
2: from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows
best"; "I know better." [syn: better, best]
adj 1: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same
class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or
desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than
another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a
better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a
better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a
better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
[ant: worse]
2: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or
fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" [ant:
worse, worsened]
3: (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more
advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to
speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to
respond" [syn: better(p), best(p)]
4: more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"
n 1: something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a
change for the better"
2: someone who bets [syn: bettor, better, wagerer,
punter]
3: a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man
has been kept in his place by his betters"
4: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of
the two"
v 1: surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record";
"break a record" [syn: better, break]
2: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his
changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate,
meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate,
worsen]
3: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant:
decline, worsen]
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carter
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n 1: Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and
excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) [syn:
Carter, Howard Carter]
2: 39th President of the United States (1924-) [syn: Carter,
Jimmy Carter, James Earl Carter, James Earl Carter Jr.,
President Carter]
3: someone whose work is driving carts
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charter
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n 1: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its
rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the
certificate of incorporation
2: a contract to hire or lease transportation
v 1: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and
services [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
2: grant a charter to
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
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darter
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n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long
flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn:
snakebird, anhinga, darter]
2: a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly;
"squirrels are darters"
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daughter
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n 1: a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in
her old age" [syn: daughter, girl] [ant: boy, son]
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garter
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n 1: a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a
stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn:
garter, supporter]
v 1: fasten with or as if with a garter
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martyr
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n 1: one who suffers for the sake of principle [syn: martyr,
sufferer]
2: one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing
to renounce their religion
v 1: kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
2: torture and torment like a martyr [syn: martyr,
martyrize, martyrise]
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quarter
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n 1: one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: one-
fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part,
twenty-five percent, quartern]
2: a district of a city having some distinguishing character;
"the Latin Quarter"
3: (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions
into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the
first quarter"
4: a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;
"it's a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
5: one of four periods into which the school year is divided;
"the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
6: a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell
during the last quarter"
7: one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is
coming from that quarter"
8: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
10: a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a
dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
11: an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right
quarter"
12: the rear part of a ship [syn: stern, after part,
quarter, poop, tail]
13: piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot
covering the heel and joining the vamp
14: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he
surrendered but asked for quarter"
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter,
billet, canton]
2: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his
extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people
were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" [syn: draw,
quarter, draw and quarter]
3: divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
4: divide by four; divide into quarters
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skater
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n 1: someone who skates
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starter
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n 1: an electric motor for starting an engine [syn: starter,
starter motor, starting motor]
2: a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the
beginning
3: the official who signals the beginning of a race or
competition [syn: starter, dispatcher]
4: any new participant in some activity [syn: newcomer,
fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman,
newbie, entrant]
5: food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served
before a meal or as the first course) [syn: appetizer,
appetiser, starter]
6: a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel
handle [syn: crank, starter]
7: a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start
the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or
cheese or dough; "to make sourdough you need a starter"
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tartar
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n 1: a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: cream of
tartar, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium
hydrogen tartrate]
2: a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman [syn: dragon,
tartar]
3: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded
Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar, Mongol
Tatar]
4: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn:
tartar, calculus, tophus]
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thwarter
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n 1: someone who systematically obstructs some action that
others want to take [syn: obstructionist, obstructor,
obstructer, resister, thwarter]
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trotter
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n 1: foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
2: a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for
harness racing [syn: trotting horse, trotter]
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water
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n 1: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear
colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below
0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees
centigrade; widely used as a solvent [syn: water, H2O]
2: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a
river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial
waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn: body
of water, water]
3: once thought to be one of four elements composing the
universe (Empedocles)
4: a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated
the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut
off the water" [syn: water system, water supply, water]
5: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine";
"the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee,
piddle, weewee, water]
6: a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants;
"he asked for a drink of water"
v 1: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams;
"Water the fields" [syn: water, irrigate]
2: provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"
3: secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered
at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"
4: fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"
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tatar
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n 1: a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who
invaded Russia in the 13th century [syn: Tatar, Tartar,
Mongol Tatar]
2: a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga
to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many
other groups)
3: the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar living from the Volga
to the Ural Mountains
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nonstarter
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n 1: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses
consistently [syn: failure, loser, nonstarter,
unsuccessful person] [ant: achiever, succeeder,
success, winner]
2: a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been
entered
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sartor
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n 1: a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
[syn: tailor, seamster, sartor]
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smarter
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tarter
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mcartor
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vanmarter
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arter
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harter
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hartter
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karter
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marter
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dartre
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protomartyr
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