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absentee
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n 1: one that is absent or not in residence
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adoptee
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n 1: someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
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amputee
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n 1: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
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appointee
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n 1: an official who is appointed
2: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn:
appointee, appointment]
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bootee
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n 1: a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) [syn:
bootee, bootie]
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deportee
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n 1: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
[syn: exile, deportee]
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devotee
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n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff,
devotee, lover]
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draftee
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n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn:
draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military
volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]
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goatee
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n 1: a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its
resemblance to a goat's beard
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grantee
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n 1: a recipient of a grant
2: someone to whom the title of property is transferred [syn:
alienee, grantee]
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guarantee
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n 1: a written assurance that some product or service will be
provided or will meet certain specifications [syn:
guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty]
2: an unconditional commitment that something will happen or
that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are
not lying"
3: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in
case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty]
v 1: give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the
quality of my products" [syn: guarantee, vouch]
2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement
for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn:
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure]
3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the
prisoners" [syn: undertake, guarantee]
4: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or
condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I
warrant this information" [syn: guarantee, warrant]
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inductee
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n 1: a person inducted into an organization or social group; "Ty
Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National
Baseball Hall of Fame"
2: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: draftee,
conscript, inductee] [ant: military volunteer,
voluntary, volunteer]
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invitee
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n 1: a visitor to whom hospitality is extended [syn: guest,
invitee]
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legatee
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n 1: someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
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manatee
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n 1: sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the
flat tail is rounded [syn: manatee, Trichechus manatus]
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mot
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n 1: a clever remark [syn: bon mot, mot]
2: a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety
and exhaust fumes [syn: MOT, MOT test, Ministry of
Transportation test]
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nut
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n 1: usually large hard-shelled seed
2: Egyptian goddess of the sky
3: a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with
internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
4: half the width of an em [syn: en, nut]
5: a whimsically eccentric person [syn: crackpot, crank,
nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball]
6: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it
resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a
bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" [syn: addict, nut,
freak, junkie, junky]
7: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce
spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the
balls and got away" [syn: testis, testicle, orchis,
ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg]
v 1: gather nuts
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patentee
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n 1: the inventor to whom a patent is issued
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pet
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adj 1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality;
"the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a),
favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred,
preferent]
n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite,
pet, dearie, deary, ducky]
3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt
to be a slight)
4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the
metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the
brain) [syn: positron emission tomography, PET]
v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
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puttee
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n 1: a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used
by soldiers in World War I
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repartee
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n 1: adroitness and cleverness in reply
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settee
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n 1: a long wooden bench with a back [syn: settle, settee]
2: a small sofa
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suttee
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n 1: the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the
funeral pyre of her dead husband
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trustee
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n 1: a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property
is entrusted to use for another's benefit [syn: trustee,
legal guardian]
2: members of a governing board [syn: regent, trustee]
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tutee
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n 1: learns from a tutor
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vat
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n 1: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price
before taxes and its cost of production [syn: VAT,
value-added tax, ad valorem tax]
2: a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids [syn:
tub, vat]
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warrantee
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n 1: a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United
States
2: a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given
3: a written assurance that some product or service will be
provided or will meet certain specifications [syn:
guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty]
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testee
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n 1: someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an
academic examination) [syn: testee, examinee]
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coatee
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n 1: a short close-fitting coat
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metis
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n 1: a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American
Indian ancestry
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tnt
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n 1: explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that
is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene [syn: TNT,
trinitrotoluene]
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titi
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n 1: tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United
States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white
flowers [syn: titi, buckwheat tree, Cliftonia
monophylla]
2: deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply
fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and
sour-tasting leaves [syn: sorrel tree, sourwood, titi,
Oxydendrum arboreum]
3: small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long
nonprehensile tail [syn: titi, titi monkey]
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petit
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allottee
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dilutee
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muffetee
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picotee
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presentee
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remittee
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selectee
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