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cater
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v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or
sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
[syn: provide, supply, ply, cater]
2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
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crater
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n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
[syn: volcanic crater, crater]
2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra
and Corvus
3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite
or bomb
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creator
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n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead,
Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty,
Almighty, Jehovah]
2: a person who grows or makes or invents things
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curator
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n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
[syn: curator, conservator]
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debater
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n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
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deflator
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n 1: a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of
inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant
dollars
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dictator
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n 1: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording
machine
2: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator,
potentate]
3: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a
dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn:
authoritarian, dictator]
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equator
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n 1: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle
that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the
equator is the boundary between the northern and southern
hemispheres"
2: a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually
equal and symmetrical parts
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freighter
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n 1: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in
foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter,
merchantman, merchant ship]
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grater
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n 1: utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as
vegetables or cheese)
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greater
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adj 1: greater in size or importance or degree; "for the greater
good of the community"; "the greater Antilles" [ant:
lesser]
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inflator
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n 1: an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a
tire) [syn: inflater, inflator]
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mater
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n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes
used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
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skater
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n 1: someone who skates
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stator
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n 1: mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a
motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
[syn: stator, stator coil] [ant: rotor, rotor coil]
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tater
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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]
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traitor
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n 1: someone who betrays his country by committing treason [syn:
traitor, treasonist]
2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: double-
crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer,
traitor]
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translator
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n 1: a person who translates written messages from one language
to another [syn: translator, transcriber]
2: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
[syn: interpreter, translator]
3: a program that translates one programming language into
another [syn: translator, translating program]
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vindicator
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n 1: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or
institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn:
apologist, vindicator, justifier]
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waiter
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n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a
restaurant) [syn: waiter, server]
2: a person who waits or awaits
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prater
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n 1: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker [syn:
chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie,
spouter]
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pater
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n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes
used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
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plater
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n 1: a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal
(usually silver or gold)
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slater
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n 1: any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat
elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats [syn:
woodlouse, slater]
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stater
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n 1: any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
2: a resident of a particular state or group of states;
"Keystone stater"; "farm staters"
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decatur
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n 1: United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds
(1779-1820) [syn: Decatur, Stephen Decatur]
2: a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law
here
3: a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
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mercator
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n 1: Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the
Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) [syn:
Mercator, Gerardus Mercator, Gerhard Kremer]
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amphitheater
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n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an
operating room or theater) [syn: amphitheater,
amphitheatre]
2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which
contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheater,
amphitheatre, coliseum]
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rater
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claytor
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frater
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praytor
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schlater
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slayter
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sleator
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strater
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debator
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