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abdomen
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n 1: the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax
and the pelvis [syn: abdomen, venter, stomach,
belly]
2: the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is
separated from the thorax by the diaphragm [syn: abdominal
cavity, abdomen]
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amen
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n 1: a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath;
worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: Amen, Amon,
Amun]
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backwoodsman
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n 1: a man who lives on the frontier [syn: frontiersman,
backwoodsman, mountain man]
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bellman
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n 1: someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier
around hotels [syn: bellboy, bellman, bellhop]
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bitumen
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n 1: any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of
hydrocarbons
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boatman
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n 1: someone who drives or rides in a boat [syn: boatman,
boater, waterman]
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bowman
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n 1: a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn:
archer, bowman]
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churchman
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n 1: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn:
cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic]
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clansman
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n 1: a member of a clan [syn: clansman, clanswoman, clan
member]
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coachman
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n 1: a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
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coastguardsman
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n 1: a member of a coastguard
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cognomen
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n 1: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of
a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his
nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname
was Slim" [syn: nickname, moniker, cognomen,
sobriquet, soubriquet, byname]
2: the name used to identify the members of a family (as
distinguished from each member's given name) [syn: surname,
family name, cognomen, last name]
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common
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adj 1: belonging to or participated in by a community as a
whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are
set aside for use by all members of a community" [ant:
individual, single]
2: having no special distinction or quality; widely known or
commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the
common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common
nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common
knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a
common brand of soap" [ant: uncommon]
3: common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common
friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor" [syn:
common, mutual]
4: commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint";
"the usual greeting" [syn: common, usual]
5: being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday
language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular
speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical
and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: common,
vernacular, vulgar]
6: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common
people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that
branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar
and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses" [syn:
common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed]
7: of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye
are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used
by the poorer population" [syn: coarse, common]
8: lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse
manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as
common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth
soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste
for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" [syn:
coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar]
9: to be expected; standard; "common decency"
n 1: a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
"they went for a walk in the park" [syn: park, commons,
common, green]
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congressman
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n 1: a member of the United States House of Representatives
[syn: congressman, congresswoman, representative]
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councilman
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n 1: a man who is a council member
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cracksman
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n 1: a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
[syn: safebreaker, safecracker, cracksman]
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craftsman
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n 1: a professional whose work is consistently of high quality;
"as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"
2: a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was
made by internationally famous craftsmen" [syn: craftsman,
crafter]
3: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn:
craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer]
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determine
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v 1: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment,
survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The
physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel
Prize" [syn: determine, find, find out, ascertain]
2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often
determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine,
shape, mold, influence, regulate]
3: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn:
determine, set]
4: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify
the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine,
define, fix, limit]
5: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We
finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: decide,
make up one's mind, determine]
6: fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the
border of the property"
7: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the
argument" [syn: settle, square off, square up,
determine]
8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she
speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
[syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain,
watch, learn]
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showman
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n 1: a person skilled at making effective presentations
2: a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments [syn:
showman, promoter, impresario]
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uncommon
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adj 1: not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in
amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon
birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these
months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an
uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to
his mother's uncommon character and ability" [ant:
common]
2: marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or
extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in
June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of
humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree" [syn: rare,
uncommon]
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yeoman
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n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British
monarch [syn: yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater]
2: in former times was free and cultivated his own land
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draftsman
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n 1: a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
[syn: draftsman, draughtsman, draftsperson]
2: an artist skilled at drawing [syn: draftsman, drawer]
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roman
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adj 1: relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman
virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman
nose"
2: of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient
Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall" [syn:
Roman, Romanic]
3: characteristic of the modern type that most directly
represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
4: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic
Church" [syn: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman
Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical]
n 1: a resident of modern Rome
2: an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
3: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: roman,
roman type, roman letters, roman print]
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oklahoman
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n 1: a native or resident of Oklahoma [syn: Oklahoman,
Sooner]
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amon
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n 1: a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath;
worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: Amen, Amon,
Amun]
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benjamin
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n 1: gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn:
benzoin, gum benzoin, benjamin, gum benjamin, asa
dulcis]
2: (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and
Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of
Israel
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bowmen
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businesswomen
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nomen
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bohman
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boman
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broman
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coman
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dromon
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frohman
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froman
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grohman
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groman
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sloman
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toman
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nonroman
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aman
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ahmann
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dahman
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bahman
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