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adrenalin
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n 1: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response
to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic
nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin,
adrenaline, Adrenalin]
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adrenaline
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n 1: a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response
to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic
nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin,
adrenaline, Adrenalin]
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gremlin
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n 1: (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous [syn:
elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp]
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javelin
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n 1: an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far
as possible
2: a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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marlin
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n 1: large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to
sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded
i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
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maudlin
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adj 1: effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel";
"maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness";
"a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy
poetry" [syn: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin,
mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy,
sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy]
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ratline
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n 1: (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a
sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft [syn:
ratline, ratlin]
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kremlin
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n 1: citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian
government
2: citadel of a Russian town
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merlin
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n 1: (Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's
advisor
2: small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with
black-barred tail; used in falconry [syn: pigeon hawk,
merlin, Falco columbarius]
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stalin
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n 1: Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist
Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all
opposition (1879-1953) [syn: Stalin, Joseph Stalin,
Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili]
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hamelin
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n 1: a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as
the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper [syn:
Hameln, Hamelin]
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caroline
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adj 1: of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I
or Charles II of England [syn: Caroline, Carolean]
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digitalin
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n 1: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove [syn:
digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin]
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hyalin
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n 1: a glassy translucent substance that occurs in hyaline
cartilage or in certain skin conditions [syn: hyaline,
hyalin]
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lublin
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n 1: an industrial city of eastern Poland
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emlyn
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allin
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jacklin
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jacqueline
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caitlin
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jocelyn
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kweilin
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gwendolen
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malin
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palin
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colin
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llewelyn
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enniskillen
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helvellyn
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vitellin
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