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begrime
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v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime,
grime, colly, bemire] [ant: clean, make clean]
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chime
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n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells
that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral
instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong]
v 1: emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"
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climb
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n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise,
raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension,
declination, decline, declivity, descent,
downslope, fall]
2: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in
altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn: climb,
climbing, mounting]
3: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to
the top" [syn: climb, mount]
v 1: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you
ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: climb,
climb up, mount, go up]
2: move with difficulty, by grasping
3: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane]
4: slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the
hill"
5: improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to
climb the social ladder"
6: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
[syn: rise, go up, climb]
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clime
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n 1: the weather in some location averaged over some long period
of time; "the dank climate of southern Wales"; "plants from
a cold clime travel best in winter" [syn: climate,
clime]
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crime
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n 1: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered
an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: crime,
offense, criminal offense, criminal offence,
offence, law-breaking]
2: an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the
heart"
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daytime
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n 1: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light
outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to
make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: day, daytime,
daylight] [ant: dark, night, nighttime]
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dime
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n 1: a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
2: street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for
ten dollars [syn: dime bag, dime]
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grime
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n 1: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn:
dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease,
grunge]
v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime,
grime, colly, bemire] [ant: clean, make clean]
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onetime
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adj 1: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old,
onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
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pastime
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n 1: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually
pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main
pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his
interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited
pursuits" [syn: pastime, interest, pursuit]
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peacetime
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n 1: a period of time during which there is no war
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playtime
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n 1: time for play or diversion [syn: playtime, playday]
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prime
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adj 1: first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank";
"the prime minister" [syn: premier(a), prime(a)]
2: used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"
3: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn:
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select]
4: of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored
into other integers; "prime number"
5: being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime
vigor"- Robert Browning [syn: prime, meridian]
n 1: a number that has no factor but itself and 1 [syn: prime,
prime quantity]
2: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn:
flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom,
efflorescence, flush]
3: the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
4: the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest [syn:
prime, prime of life]
v 1: insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory
to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
2: cover with a primer; apply a primer to [syn: prime,
ground, undercoat]
3: fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
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quicklime
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n 1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime,
calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime,
burnt lime]
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ragtime
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n 1: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
[syn: ragtime, rag]
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rhyme
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n 1: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines
(especially final sounds) [syn: rhyme, rime]
2: a piece of poetry [syn: verse, rhyme]
v 1: compose rhymes [syn: rhyme, rime]
2: be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last
syllable; "hat and cat rhyme" [syn: rhyme, rime]
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rime
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n 1: ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects
outside) [syn: frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime]
2: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially
final sounds) [syn: rhyme, rime]
v 1: be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last
syllable; "hat and cat rhyme" [syn: rhyme, rime]
2: compose rhymes [syn: rhyme, rime]
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slime
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n 1: any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo,
goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze]
v 1: cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim"
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sometime
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adv 1: at some indefinite or unstated time; "let's get together
sometime"; "everything has to end sometime"; "It was to
be printed sometime later"
adj 1: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old,
onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
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springtime
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n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign
of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next
year" [syn: spring, springtime]
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sublime
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adj 1: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn:
empyreal, empyrean, sublime]
2: worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: reverend, sublime]
3: lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and
sublime"- Milton
4: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded]
v 1: vaporize and then condense right back again [syn:
sublime, sublimate]
2: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor
without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime
when heated" [syn: sublime, sublimate]
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teatime
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n 1: a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes;
"an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon
tea" [syn: tea, afternoon tea, teatime]
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thyme
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n 1: any of various mints of the genus Thymus
2: leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews
and stuffings and vegetables
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time
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n 1: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time
he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at
a clip" [syn: time, clip]
2: a period of time considered as a resource under your control
and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell
the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more
than half my time"
3: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes
or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year
for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
4: a suitable moment; "it is time to go"
5: the continuum of experience in which events pass from the
future through the present to the past
6: a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a
time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
7: a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you
know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" [syn: clock
time, time]
8: the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three
spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event [syn: fourth
dimension, time]
9: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
[syn: meter, metre, time]
10: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a
prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years";
"he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: prison term,
sentence, time]
v 1: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the
person who performs an action in a certain period of time;
"he clocked the runners" [syn: clock, time]
2: assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate
carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
3: set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the
process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
4: regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
5: adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the
desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit
the ball squarely"
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wartime
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n 1: a period of time during which there is armed conflict
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anaheim
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n 1: a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles);
site of Disneyland
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longtime
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adj 1: of long duration; "a longtime friend"
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mistime
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v 1: time incorrectly; "She mistimed the marathon runner"
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nighttime
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n 1: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark
outside [syn: night, nighttime, dark] [ant: day,
daylight, daytime]
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schooltime
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n 1: the period of instruction in a school; the time period when
school is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss
a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we
would walk home together" [syn: school, schooltime,
school day]
2: the time of life when you are going to school [syn:
schooldays, schooltime]