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beadle
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n 1: a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function
2: United States biologist who discovered how hereditary
characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) [syn:
Beadle, George Beadle, George Wells Beadle]
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bipedal
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adj 1: having two feet [syn: bipedal, biped, two-footed]
[ant: four-footed, quadruped, quadrupedal]
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daedal
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adj 1: complex and ingenious in design or function; "the daedal
hand of nature"
n 1: (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the
labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned
wings for himself and his son Icarus [syn: Daedalus,
Daedal]
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medal
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n 1: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some
other event [syn: decoration, laurel wreath, medal,
medallion, palm, ribbon]
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meddle
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v 1: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere
unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" [syn: meddle,
tamper]
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needle
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n 1: the leaf of a conifer [syn: acerate leaf, needle]
2: a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of
a measuring instrument
3: a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
4: a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a
phonograph record [syn: phonograph needle, needle]
v 1: goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her
with his sarcastic remarks" [syn: needle, goad]
2: prick with a needle
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pedal
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adj 1: of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal
extremity is `foot'"
n 1: a sustained bass note [syn: pedal point, pedal]
2: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: pedal,
treadle, foot pedal, foot lever]
v 1: ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal,
wheel]
2: operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
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peddle
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v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle,
monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]
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treadle
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n 1: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: pedal,
treadle, foot pedal, foot lever]
v 1: tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out
the stones"
2: operate (machinery) by a treadle
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wheedle
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v 1: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn:
wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-
talk, inveigle]
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tweedle
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v 1: sing in modulation [syn: tweedle, chirp]
2: play negligently on a musical instrument
3: entice through the use of music
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reddle
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n 1: a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: ruddle,
reddle, raddle]
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heddle
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freedle
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friedel
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friedl
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steidl
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steidle
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liedel
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meidl
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neidl
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riedel
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riedl
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keadle
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weddell
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