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adder
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n 1: a person who adds numbers
2: a machine that adds numbers
3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn:
adder, common viper, Vipera berus]
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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attacker
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n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor,
assailant, assaulter]
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backer
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n 1: invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel, backer]
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backslapper
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n 1: someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive
cordiality
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baker
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n 1: someone who bakes commercially
2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: baker, bread maker]
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batter
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n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter,
hitter, slugger, batsman]
2: a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk,
used in cooking
v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn:
buffet, knock about, batter]
2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who
tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste, batter]
3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn:
dinge, batter]
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bespatter
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v 1: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with
food" [syn: spatter, bespatter]
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blabber
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n 1: one who reveals confidential information in return for
money [syn: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer,
blabber]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-
tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
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bladder
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n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]
2: a bag that fills with air
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bragger
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n 1: a very boastful and talkative person [syn: bragger,
braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter,
vaunter]
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breaker
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n 1: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn:
breaker, ledgeman]
2: waves breaking on the shore [syn: surf, breaker,
breakers]
3: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when
overloaded [syn: circuit breaker, breaker]
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caper
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various
dishes and sauces
3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank
job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job]
4: a playful leap or hop [syn: caper, capriole]
5: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the
surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic,
romp, gambol, caper]
6: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn:
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
v 1: jump about playfully
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catcher
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n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
[syn: catcher, backstop]
2: the position on a baseball team of the player who is
stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that
the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective
equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
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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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chatter
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n 1: noisy talk [syn: yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter,
cackle]
2: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
[syn: chatter, chattering]
3: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or
monkeys) [syn: chatter, chattering]
v 1: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"
[syn: chatter, click]
2: cut unevenly with a chattering tool
3: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer,
natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]
4: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-
tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
5: make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were
chattering in the trees"
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clabber
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n 1: raw milk that has soured and thickened
v 1: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: curdle, clabber,
clot] [ant: homogenise, homogenize]
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clapper
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n 1: someone who applauds [syn: clapper, applauder]
2: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane
and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua,
glossa, clapper]
3: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by
hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue]
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clatter
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n 1: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the
shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron
wheels on cobblestones"
v 1: make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: clatter,
clack, brattle]
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cracker
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n 1: a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without
leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
2: a poor White person in the southern United States [syn:
redneck, cracker]
3: a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to)
computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are
often mistakenly called hackers"
4: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a
heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger]
5: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing
candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
[syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]
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crapper
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n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty,
stool, throne]
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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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crusader
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n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: reformer,
reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist]
2: a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to
recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
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dagger
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n 1: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
stabbing [syn: dagger, sticker]
2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or
footnote [syn: dagger, obelisk]
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dapper
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adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing,
jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy,
snappy, spruce]
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debater
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n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
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flapper
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n 1: a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional
conduct and dress
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grappa
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n 1: Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing
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handicapper
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n 1: someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of
the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) [syn:
odds-maker, handicapper]
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kappa
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n 1: the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
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kidnapper
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n 1: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually
for ransom) [syn: kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor,
snatcher]
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maker
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n 1: a person who makes things [syn: maker, shaper]
2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead,
Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty,
Almighty, Jehovah]
3: a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn:
manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business]
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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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rapper
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n 1: someone who performs rap music
2: a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge
to a door [syn: knocker, doorknocker, rapper]
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sapper
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n 1: a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
2: a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or
undermining fortifications)
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scrapper
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n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant,
battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
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slacker
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n 1: a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who
tries to evade military service in wartime) [syn:
slacker, shirker]
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smacker
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n 1: a loud kiss
2: a very powerful blow with the fist
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snapper
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n 1: (football) the person who plays center on the line of
scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the
center fumbled the handoff" [syn: center, snapper]
2: flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
3: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing
candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
[syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]
4: Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
[syn: snapper, Chrysophrys auratus]
5: any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport
fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal
waters
6: large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or
near water; prone to bite [syn: common snapping turtle,
snapper, Chelydra serpentina]
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trapper
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n 1: someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their
furs)
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whippersnapper
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n 1: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
[syn: whippersnapper, jackanapes, lightweight]
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wrapper
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n 1: a loose dressing gown for women [syn: negligee,
neglige, peignoir, wrapper, housecoat]
2: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something
is wrapped [syn: wrapping, wrap, wrapper]
3: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person [syn: wrap,
wrapper]
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mapper
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n 1: a clerk who marks data on a chart [syn: plotter,
mapper]
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slapper
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n 1: a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open
hand; "someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see
who the slapper was"; "my father was the designated spanker
in our family" [syn: slapper, spanker]
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tapper
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n 1: a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks [syn: tapster,
tapper]
2: a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually
repeatedly; "finger tappers irritated her"
3: a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads
4: someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire [syn:
tapper, wiretapper, phone tapper]
5: a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the
toes and heels of the shoes [syn: tap dancer, tapper]
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belabor
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v 1: to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn:
belabor, belabour]
2: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by
her fellow students" [syn: belabor, belabour]
3: beat soundly [syn: belabour, belabor]
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napa
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n 1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves
resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn:
Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, pe-tsai,
Brassica rapa pekinensis]
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strapper
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n 1: a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a
man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he
got" [syn: bull, bruiser, strapper, Samson]
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tapa
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n 1: the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus
albidus [syn: tapa, tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark]
2: a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa
bark [syn: tapa, tappa]
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blacker
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capper
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collator
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crabber
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dabber
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lapper
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wapper
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yapper
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kapper
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kapur
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klapper
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knapper
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nappa
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zappa
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harappa
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schappe
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