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bactericidal
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adj 1: preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action
of microorganisms [syn: bactericidal, disinfectant,
germicidal]
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bridal
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adj 1: of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession";
"nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage
vows" [syn: bridal, nuptial, spousal]
2: of or pertaining to a bride; "bridal gown"
n 1: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn:
bridal, espousal]
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bridle
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n 1: headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and
reins to give the rider or driver control
2: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;
"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn:
bridle, check, curb]
v 1: anger or take offense; "She bridled at his suggestion to
elope"
2: put a bridle on; "bridle horses" [ant: unbridle]
3: respond to the reins, as of horses
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fungicidal
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adj 1: capable of destroying fungi [syn: fungicidal,
antifungal]
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germicidal
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adj 1: preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action
of microorganisms [syn: bactericidal, disinfectant,
germicidal]
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homicidal
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adj 1: characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency
toward killing another human being ; "a homicidal rage";
"murderous thugs" [syn: homicidal, murderous]
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idle
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adj 1: not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle
drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" [ant: busy]
2: without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the
allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded
suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: baseless,
groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild]
3: not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the
strike"; "idle hands" [syn: idle, unused]
4: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light
idle chatter" [syn: idle, light]
5: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk";
"a loose tongue" [syn: idle, loose]
6: not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds" [syn:
dead, idle]
7: not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients";
"many people in the area were out of work" [syn: idle,
jobless, out of work]
n 1: the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling;
"the car engine was running at idle"
v 1: run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling" [syn:
idle, tick over] [ant: run]
2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat
and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
[syn: idle, laze, slug, stagnate] [ant: work]
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idol
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n 1: a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make
unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" [syn:
idol, graven image, god]
2: someone who is adored blindly and excessively [syn: idol,
matinee idol]
3: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn:
paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal]
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idyll
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n 1: an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify
as the subject of a poetic idyll
2: a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn:
pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl]
3: a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life [syn:
eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl]
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sidle
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v 1: move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to
sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"
2: move sideways [syn: sidle, sashay]
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spermicidal
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adj 1: destructive to spermatozoa
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suicidal
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adj 1: dangerous to yourself or your interests; "suicidal
impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a
kamikaze pilot" [syn: self-destructive, suicidal]
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tidal
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adj 1: of or relating to or caused by tides; "tidal wave"
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unbridle
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v 1: remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) [ant: bridle]
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intertidal
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adj 1: of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide
mark
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fratricidal
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herbicidal
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matricidal
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parricidal
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regicidal
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genocidal
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barmecidal
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