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canal
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n 1: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once
thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed
to be an optical illusion
2: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and
conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was
obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released
through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: duct,
epithelial duct, canal, channel]
3: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for
irrigation
v 1: provide (a city) with a canal [syn: canal, canalize,
canalise]
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caracal
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n 1: of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia [syn:
caracal, desert lynx, Lynx caracal]
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chaparral
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n 1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
[syn: scrub, chaparral, bush]
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chorale
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n 1: a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune [syn:
chorale, choral]
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decal
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n 1: either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper
bearing the design which is to be transferred to the
surface [syn: decal, decalcomania]
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locale
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n 1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a
meeting) [syn: venue, locale, locus]
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mescal
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n 1: a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal
buttons [syn: mescal, mezcal, peyote, Lophophora
williamsii]
2: a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of
certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the
century plant)
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morale
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n 1: a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a
sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
2: the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group
to succeed [syn: esprit de corps, morale, team spirit]
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percale
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n 1: a fine closely woven cotton fabric
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rationale
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n 1: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially
an explanation of the working of some device in terms of
laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment";
"the principles of internal-combustion engines" [syn:
rationale, principle]
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al
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n 1: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in
bauxite [syn: aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number
13]
2: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of
Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American
Civil War [syn: Alabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia
State, AL]
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lasalle
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n 1: French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France
(1643-1687) [syn: LaSalle, Sieur de LaSalle, Rene-
Robert Cavelier]
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pascal
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n 1: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
[syn: pascal, Pa]
2: French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented
an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of
probability (1623-1662) [syn: Pascal, Blaise Pascal]
3: a programing language designed to teach programming through a
top-down modular approach
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vidal
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n 1: United States writer (born in 1925) [syn: Vidal, Gore
Vidal, Eugene Luther Vidal]
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guadalcanal
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n 1: a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in
the independent state that is a member of the British
Commonwealth
2: a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the
island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by
American forces [syn: Guadalcanal, Battle of Guadalcanal]
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baikal
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n 1: the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the
deepest lake in the world [syn: Baikal, Lake Baikal,
Baykal, Lake Baykal]
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coucal
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n 1: Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like
hind claw
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cal
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schmal
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coufal
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doral
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duval
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huval
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pascale
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prchal
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roubal
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royale
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amaral
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carbajal
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carvajal
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dolezal
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generale
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maneval
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nadal
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perceval
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commerciale
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nasional
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housecarl
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