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artificial
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adj 1: contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial
flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial
diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
[syn: artificial, unreal] [ant: natural]
2: artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her
husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of
acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech
they develop a stilted pronunciation" [syn: artificial,
contrived, hokey, stilted]
3: not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital
processes
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beneficial
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adj 1: 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]
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bristle
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n 1: a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or
synthetic
2: a stiff hair
v 1: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded
with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with
toddlers" [syn: abound, burst, bristle]
2: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight
to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: bristle, uprise, stand
up]
3: have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles;
"bristling leaves"
4: react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her
suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"
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chisel
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n 1: an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
v 1: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud;
"Who's chiseling on the side?" [syn: cheat, chisel]
2: deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me
out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated
by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my
money" [syn: cheat, rip off, chisel]
3: carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
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dismissal
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n 1: a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial [syn:
judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal,
dismissal]
2: official notice that you have been fired from your job [syn:
dismissal, dismission, pink slip]
3: permission to go; the sending away of someone
4: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to
depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge,
firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
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drizzle
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n 1: very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
[syn: drizzle, mizzle]
v 1: rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be
pleasant" [syn: drizzle, mizzle]
2: moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted
butter" [syn: drizzle, moisten]
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fizzle
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n 1: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of
disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the
hissing of the audience" [syn: hiss, hissing,
hushing, fizzle, sibilation]
2: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn:
flop, bust, fizzle]
v 1: end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no
proper ending" [syn: taper off, peter out, fizzle
out, fizzle]
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frizzle
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v 1: fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
2: curl tightly; "crimp hair" [syn: crimp, crape, frizzle,
frizz, kink up, kink]
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gristle
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n 1: tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
[syn: cartilage, gristle]
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grizzle
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n 1: a grey wig
v 1: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: grizzle, brood,
stew]
2: complain whiningly [syn: whine, grizzle, yammer,
yawp]
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missal
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n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers
and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year
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missile
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n 1: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear
explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
2: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets
but is not self-propelled [syn: projectile, missile]
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mizzle
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n 1: very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
[syn: drizzle, mizzle]
v 1: rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be
pleasant" [syn: drizzle, mizzle]
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sizzle
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n 1: a sizzling noise
v 1: make a sound like frying fat
2: seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with
anger"
3: burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the
pan"
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swizzle
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n 1: any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum
and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
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thistle
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and
especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum
having prickly-edged leaves
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whistle
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n 1: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam
coming out of a small aperture [syn: whistle,
whistling]
2: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or
blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the
game" [syn: whistle, whistling]
3: a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by
blowing into it
4: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or
into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
5: an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: pennywhistle, tin
whistle, whistle]
v 1: make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and
whistling"
2: move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets
whistled past him"
3: utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
4: move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism
whistled away these worries"
5: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was
singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: whistle,
sing]
6: give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
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bizzell
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frizell
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frizzell
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grizzell
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mizzell
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pizzle
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