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cap
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n 1: a tight-fitting headdress
2: a top (as for a bottle)
3: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount
of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a
disrupting explosive [syn: detonator, detonating device,
cap]
4: something serving as a cover or protection
5: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that
forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
[syn: cap, pileus]
6: a protective covering that is part of a plant [syn: hood,
cap]
7: an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the
number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on
salaries"; "they established a cap for prices" [syn:
ceiling, roof, cap]
8: (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial
crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist
will fit me for a crown" [syn: crown, crownwork,
jacket, jacket crown, cap]
9: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
[syn: capital, chapiter, cap]
v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: cap,
crest]
2: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number
of people we can accept into our club"
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chap
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n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow
at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
[syn: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
blighter, cuss, bloke]
2: a long narrow depression in a surface [syn: crevice,
cranny, crack, fissure, chap]
3: a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
4: (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat;
joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over
trousers by cowboys to protect their legs
v 1: crack due to dehydration; "My lips chap in this dry
weather"
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clap
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n 1: a sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption,
blast, bam]
2: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria
gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around
the urethra [syn: gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, clap]
3: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be
repeated [syn: clack, clap]
v 1: put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
2: cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its
wings"
3: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat, acclaim] [ant:
boo, hiss]
4: clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the
music" [syn: clap, spat]
5: strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped
loudly"
6: strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way,
as in encouragement or greeting
7: strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise;
"clap two boards together"
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crap
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n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: crap, dirt, shit,
shite, poop, turd]
2: obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot
of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
[syn: bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit,
crap, dogshit]
v 1: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower
beds" [syn: stool, defecate, shit, take a shit,
take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make]
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flap
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n 1: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge;
hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of
the envelope"
2: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there
was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither,
pother, fuss, tizzy, flap]
3: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap,
flapping, flutter, fluttering]
4: a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
5: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to
increase lift or drag [syn: flap, flaps]
v 1: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
"The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the
beach" [syn: roll, undulate, flap, wave]
2: move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
3: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings";
"The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" [syn:
beat, flap]
4: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
[syn: beat, flap]
5: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: dither, flap, pother]
6: pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
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frap
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v 1: make secure by lashing; "frap a sail"
2: take up the slack of; "frap a rope"
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gap
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n 1: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two
figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread
between lending and borrowing costs" [syn: gap, spread]
2: an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a
small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap
in the wall" [syn: opening, gap]
3: a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack" [syn: gap,
crack]
4: a pass between mountain peaks [syn: col, gap]
5: a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between
two opinions or two views or two situations
6: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was
presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his
account" [syn: break, interruption, disruption, gap]
v 1: make an opening or gap in [syn: gap, breach]
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hap
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n 1: an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps
and mishaps of his life"
v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off,
occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place]
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knap
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v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: rap,
knap]
2: break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a
tooth" [syn: chip, knap, cut off, break off]
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lap
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n 1: the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked
up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap"
2: an area of control or responsibility; "the job fell right in
my lap"
3: the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his
lap was covered with food stains" [syn: lap, lap
covering]
4: a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles
should be at least ten inches" [syn: lap, overlap]
5: movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just
for insurance" [syn: lap, circle, circuit]
6: touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
[syn: lick, lap]
v 1: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
2: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand" [syn: lick,
lap]
3: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound;
"The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain
swooshed open" [syn: lap, swish, swosh, swoosh]
4: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the
cub licked the milk from its mother's breast" [syn: lap,
lap up, lick]
5: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn:
lave, lap, wash]
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map
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n 1: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or
part of it)
2: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element
of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated
with an element of another set (the range of the function)
[syn: function, mathematical function, single-valued
function, map, mapping]
v 1: make a map of; show or establish the features of details
of; "map the surface of Venus"
2: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We
haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know
exist"
3: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation
to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"
[syn: map, map out]
5: depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's
face"
6: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
[syn: map, represent]
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nap
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n 1: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a
little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: sleep,
nap]
2: a soft or fuzzy surface texture
3: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up
from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut
velvet with the pile running the same direction" [syn:
pile, nap]
4: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
[syn: nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short
sleep, snooze]
5: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes [syn:
Napoleon, nap]
v 1: take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
[syn: nap, catnap, catch a wink]
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pap
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n 1: worthless or oversimplified ideas [syn: pap, pablum]
2: a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with
intestinal disorders [syn: soft diet, pap, spoon food]
3: the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple,
mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit]
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rap
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n 1: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame
for it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: blame, rap]
2: a gentle blow [syn: rap, strike, tap]
3: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: pat, rap, tap]
4: voluble conversation
5: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in
which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment;
several forms of rap have emerged [syn: rap, rap music,
hip-hop]
6: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
[syn: knock, belt, rap, whack, whang]
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: rap,
knap]
2: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his
fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: tap, rap,
knock, pink]
3: perform rap music
4: talk volubly
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recap
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n 1: a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer
discussion [syn: recapitulation, recap, review]
2: a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new
treads [syn: retread, recap]
v 1: summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"
[syn: recapitulate, recap]
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sap
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n 1: a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that
circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2: a person who lacks good judgment [syn: fool, sap,
saphead, muggins, tomfool]
3: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle;
used for hitting people [syn: blackjack, cosh, sap]
v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out
our strength" [syn: run down, exhaust, play out,
sap, tire]
2: excavate the earth beneath
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scrap
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n 1: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a
bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip,
flake, fleck, scrap]
2: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: rubbish,
trash, scrap]
3: a small piece of something that is left over after the rest
has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there
was not a scrap left"
4: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke
out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets";
"the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" [syn: fight,
fighting, combat, scrap]
v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old
chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn:
trash, junk, scrap]
2: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the
question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows
are always scrapping over something" [syn: quarrel,
dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate]
3: make into scrap or refuse; "scrap the old airplane and sell
the parts"
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slap
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adv 1: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into
her" [syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]
n 1: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand) [syn: slap,
smack]
2: the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open
hand [syn: smack, smacking, slap]
v 1: hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand;
"The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot
slapped him on the forehead"
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snap
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n 1: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made
the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for
the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle
failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and
throw was a single motion" [syn: catch, grab, snatch,
snap]
2: a spell of cold weather; "a cold snap in the middle of May"
3: tender green beans without strings that easily snap into
sections [syn: snap bean, snap]
4: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger [syn: gingersnap,
ginger snap, snap, ginger nut]
5: the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the
tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "servants
appeared at the snap of his fingers"
6: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the
cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn:
crack, cracking, snap]
7: a sudden breaking
8: the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after
it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost
its snap" [syn: elasticity, snap] [ant: inelasticity]
9: an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held
camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried
to get unposed shots of his friends" [syn: snapshot,
snap, shot]
10: a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound;
"children can manage snaps better than buttons" [syn:
snap, snap fastener, press stud]
11: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic,
snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover,
piece of cake]
12: the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from
the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave
his fingers a snap"
13: (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it
(between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the
snap" [syn: centering, snap]
v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk
snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled
at us" [syn: snap, snarl]
2: separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped";
"tear the paper" [syn: tear, rupture, snap, bust]
3: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe
snapped" [syn: snap, crack]
4: move or strike with a noise; "he clicked on the light"; "his
arm was snapped forward" [syn: snap, click]
5: close with a snapping motion; "The lock snapped shut"
6: make a sharp sound; "his fingers snapped" [syn: snap,
crack]
7: move with a snapping sound; "bullets snapped past us"
8: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog
snatched the ham bone" [syn: snatch, snatch up, snap]
9: put in play with a snap; "snap a football"
10: cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" [syn:
snap, click, flick]
11: lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had
not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby
died, she snapped" [syn: break down, lose it, snap]
12: bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"
13: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of
the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
[syn: photograph, snap, shoot]
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strap
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n 1: an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material)
for binding things together or holding something in
position
2: hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the
ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
3: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or
bag [syn: strap, shoulder strap]
4: whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
v 1: tie with a strap [ant: unstrap]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn:
flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap,
trounce]
3: sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
4: secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
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tap
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n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: pat, rap, tap]
2: a gentle blow [syn: rap, strike, tap]
3: a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask [syn: water
faucet, water tap, tap, hydrant]
4: a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a
shoe (as in tap dancing)
5: a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
6: a plug for a bunghole in a cask [syn: tap, spigot]
7: the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get
information [syn: wiretap, tap]
8: a light touch or stroke [syn: tap, pat, dab]
v 1: cut a female screw thread with a tap
2: draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory";
"tap a source of money"
3: strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" [syn: tap,
tip]
4: draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources
we are given wisely" [syn: exploit, tap]
5: tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The
FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is
this hotel room bugged?" [syn: wiretap, tap, intercept,
bug]
6: furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid
from it; "tap a cask of wine"
7: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his
fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: tap, rap,
knock, pink]
8: walk with a tapping sound
9: dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal
plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes; "Glover
tapdances better than anybody" [syn: tapdance, tap]
10: draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"
11: pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for
its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"
12: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request
urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a
divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different
charities" [syn: solicit, beg, tap]
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trap
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n 1: a device in which something (usually an animal) can be
caught and penned
2: drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that
holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
3: something (often something deceptively attractive) that
catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions";
"it was all a snare and delusion" [syn: trap, snare]
4: a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
5: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by
surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait,
trap]
6: informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole,
hole, maw, yap, gob]
7: a light two-wheeled carriage
8: a hazard on a golf course [syn: bunker, sand trap,
trap]
v 1: place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was
trapped in a difficult situation" [syn: trap, pin down]
2: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn:
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel]
3: hold or catch as if in a trap; "The gaps between the teeth
trap food particles"
4: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, pin, immobilize,
immobilise]
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unwrap
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v 1: remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the
gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: unwrap, undo] [ant:
wrap, wrap up]
2: make known to the public information that was previously
known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a
secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at
which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how
old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to
her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" [syn:
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal,
discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let
out]
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wrap
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n 1: cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person [syn:
wrap, wrapper]
2: a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft
tortilla
3: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something
is wrapped [syn: wrapping, wrap, wrapper]
v 1: arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby
before taking her out"; "Wrap the present" [syn: wrap,
wrap up] [ant: undo, unwrap]
2: arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your
finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped
her arms around the child" [syn: wind, wrap, roll,
twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off]
3: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering;
"Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold,
enwrap, wrap, enclose]
4: crash into so as to coil around; "The teenager wrapped his
car around the fire hydrant"
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yap
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n 1: informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole,
hole, maw, yap, gob]
v 1: bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped" [syn:
yelp, yip, yap]
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zap
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n 1: a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually
with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of
radiation"
v 1: strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers
with some shocking scenes"
2: kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric
current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space
travellers are vaporized by aliens" [syn: zap, vaporize]
3: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn:
nuke, atomize, atomise, zap]
4: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the
leftovers" [syn: microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke]
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jap
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n 1: (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese
descent [syn: Jap, Nip]
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lapp
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n 1: a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern
Scandinavia and herding reindeer [syn: Lapp,
Lapplander, Sami, Saami, Same, Saame]
2: the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the
Kola Peninsula [syn: Lapp, Sami, Saami, Same,
Saame]
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bap
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n 1: a small loaf or roll of soft bread
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capp
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chapp
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clapp
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dapp
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knapp
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nappe
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shap
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tapp
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yapp
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schappe
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