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abutilon
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n 1: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian
mallow [syn: Abutilon, genus Abutilon]
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ain
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adj 1: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person
(especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for
your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own
clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: own(a), ain]
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bane
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n 1: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
[syn: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis]
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blain
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n 1: an inflammatory swelling or sore
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brain
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n 1: that part of the central nervous system that includes all
the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull;
continuous with the spinal cord [syn: brain,
encephalon]
2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common
sense" [syn: brain, brainpower, learning ability,
mental capacity, mentality, wit]
3: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings;
the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I
couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: mind, head,
brain, psyche, nous]
4: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and
originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but
he's no Einstein" [syn: genius, mastermind, brain,
brainiac, Einstein]
5: the brain of certain animals used as meat
v 1: hit on the head
2: kill by smashing someone's skull
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cane
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n 1: a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
2: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds,
rattans, or sugar cane
3: a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
v 1: beat with a cane [syn: cane, flog, lambaste,
lambast]
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chain
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n 1: a series of things depending on each other as if linked
together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated
concatenation of circumstances" [syn: chain,
concatenation]
2: (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic
molecule) [syn: chain, chemical chain]
3: a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one
another to make a flexible ligament
4: (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or
restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one
ownership
5: anything that acts as a restraint
6: a unit of length
7: British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and
purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir
Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) [syn: Chain, Ernst Boris
Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain]
8: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two
ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain
range" [syn: range, mountain range, range of mountains,
chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains]
9: a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies"
10: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string
of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, string,
strand]
v 1: connect or arrange into a chain by linking
2: fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"
[ant: unchain]
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chamberlain
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n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of
appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn:
Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain, Arthur Neville
Chamberlain]
2: the treasurer of a municipal corporation
3: an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman
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chaplain
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n 1: a clergyman ministering to some institution
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crane
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n 1: United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: Crane, Stephen
Crane]
2: United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: Crane, Hart Crane,
Harold Hart Crane]
3: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
[syn: Grus, Crane]
4: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended
from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
5: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many
parts of the world
v 1: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned
their necks to see the President drive by" [syn: crane,
stretch out]
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crestfallen
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adj 1: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated
spiritually" [syn: chapfallen, chopfallen,
crestfallen, deflated]
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deign
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v 1: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
[syn: condescend, deign, descend]
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discipline
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n 1: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his
doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their
subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn:
discipline, subject, subject area, subject field,
field, field of study, study, bailiwick]
2: a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he
quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such
a plan to work requires discipline";
3: the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline
among the troops" [ant: indiscipline, undiscipline]
4: training to improve strength or self-control
5: the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh
discipline they received" [syn: discipline, correction]
v 1: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice;
especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline
their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline,
train, check, condition]
2: punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The
teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" [syn:
discipline, correct, sort out]
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drain
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n 1: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run
out of it [syn: drain, drainage]
2: tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to
remove unwanted material
3: a pipe through which liquid is carried away [syn: drain,
drainpipe, waste pipe]
4: a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on
resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"
v 1: flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big
vat" [syn: drain, run out]
2: deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of
energy"
3: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil
tank"
4: make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: enfeeble,
debilitate, drain]
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fain
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adv 1: in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I
would fain do it" [syn: gladly, lief, fain]
adj 1: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn:
disposed(p), fain, inclined(p), prepared]
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fallen
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adj 1: having dropped by the force of gravity; "fallen leaves
covered the forest floor"; "sat on a fallen tree trunk"
2: having fallen in or collapsed; "a fallen building"
3: having lost your chastity; "a fallen woman"
4: killed in battle; "to honor fallen soldiers"
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feign
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v 1: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that
he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: feign, sham,
pretend, affect, dissemble]
2: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though
she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn:
simulate, assume, sham, feign]
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felon
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n 1: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally
convicted of a crime [syn: criminal, felon, crook,
outlaw, malefactor]
2: a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the
area surrounding the nail [syn: felon, whitlow]
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gain
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n 1: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to
property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain
in weight over a period of weeks" [syn: addition,
increase, gain]
2: the advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: profit,
gain]
3: the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current
expressed as the ratio of output to input [syn:
amplification, gain]
4: the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its
cost of operating [ant: loss, red, red ink]
v 1: obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden" [syn: derive,
gain]
2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing
knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of
international finance" [syn: acquire, win, gain] [ant:
lose]
3: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast
experience" [syn: profit, gain, benefit]
4: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit
by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made
it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before
the weekend starts" [syn: reach, make, attain, hit,
arrive at, gain]
5: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers
pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one
playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: gain,
advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead,
gain ground] [ant: drop off, fall back, fall behind,
lose, recede]
6: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points
today" [syn: advance, gain]
7: increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum";
"the car gathers speed" [syn: gain, gather]
8: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new
job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought
in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn:
gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize,
realise, pull in, bring in]
9: increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she
stopped exercising" [syn: gain, put on] [ant: lose
weight, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim
down, thin]
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gallon
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n 1: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
[syn: gallon, gal]
2: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to
4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: gallon, Imperial gallon,
congius]
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grain
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n 1: a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a
grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"
2: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
[syn: grain, food grain, cereal]
3: the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
4: a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
[syn: grain, metric grain]
5: 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
6: 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
7: dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g.
wheat, barley, Indian corn [syn: grain, caryopsis]
8: a cereal grass; "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"
9: the smallest possible unit of anything; "there was a grain of
truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"
10: the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood
or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board
across the grain"
11: the physical composition of something (especially with
respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a
substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread";
"sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and
texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" [syn: texture,
grain]
v 1: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
[syn: ingrain, grain]
2: paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
3: form into grains [syn: granulate, grain]
4: become granular [syn: granulate, grain]
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indiscipline
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n 1: the trait of lacking discipline [syn: indiscipline,
undiscipline] [ant: discipline]
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lane
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n 1: a narrow way or road
2: a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of
traffic
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main
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adj 1: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the
main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of
America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were
primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
[syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a),
principal(a), master(a)]
2: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a
complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a
complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" [syn:
independent, main(a)] [ant: dependent, subordinate]
3: of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main
strength"
n 1: any very large body of (salt) water [syn: main, briny]
2: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or
electricity or that collects sewage
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mane
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n 1: long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's
neck
2: growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being [syn:
mane, head of hair]
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melon
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n 1: any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard
rind and sweet juicy flesh
2: any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including:
muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers [syn:
melon, melon vine]
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merlon
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n 1: a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated
battlement
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mullein
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n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
white or purplish flowers [syn: mullein, flannel leaf,
velvet plant]
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muskmelon
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n 1: any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted
rind and edible flesh and a musky smell [syn: sweet
melon, muskmelon, sweet melon vine, Cucumis melo]
2: the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons
related to cucumbers [syn: muskmelon, sweet melon]
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pain
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n 1: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient
developed severe pain and distension" [syn: pain,
hurting]
2: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to
avoid; "the pain of loneliness" [syn: pain, painfulness]
[ant: pleasance, pleasure]
3: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity
increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" [syn:
pain, pain sensation, painful sensation]
4: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"
[syn: pain, pain in the neck, nuisance]
5: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a
dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's
an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration,
pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]
v 1: cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed [syn:
trouble, ail, pain]
2: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to
see my children not being taught well in school" [syn:
pain, anguish, hurt]
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pane
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n 1: sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors [syn:
pane, pane of glass, window glass]
2: a panel or section of panels in a wall or door [syn:
paneling, panelling, pane]
3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid,
back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis,
loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane,
superman, window pane, Zen]
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plain
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adv 1: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for
`plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in
bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too
important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all
patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here
for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but
apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain
stubborn" [syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly,
patently, apparently, plainly, plain]
adj 1: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;
"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who
sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest
disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning
plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in
plain view" [syn: apparent, evident, manifest,
patent, plain, unmistakable]
2: not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to
the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular
brick building" [ant: fancy]
3: lacking patterns especially in color [syn: plain,
unpatterned] [ant: patterned]
4: not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer
wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" [syn: plain, sheer,
unmingled, unmixed]
5: free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and
unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and
children" [syn: plain, unvarnished]
6: lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style";
"unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture
featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: plain, bare,
spare, unembellished, unornamented]
7: lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child";
"several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain
girl with a freckled face" [syn: homely, plain]
n 1: extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the
woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of
his youth" [syn: plain, field, champaign]
2: a basic knitting stitch [syn: knit, knit stitch, plain,
plain stitch]
v 1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or
unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot
to kick about" [syn: complain, kick, plain, sound
off, quetch, kvetch] [ant: cheer, cheer up, chirk
up]
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plane
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adj 1: having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is
higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of
level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with
fine flat seams" [syn: flat, level, plane]
n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by
propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble
with the airplane" [syn: airplane, aeroplane, plane]
2: (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will
refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line
joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"
[syn: plane, sheet]
3: a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly
plane"
4: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: plane,
planer, planing machine]
5: a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for
smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for
the finish work" [syn: plane, carpenter's plane,
woodworking plane]
v 1: cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine
shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" [syn:
plane, shave]
2: travel on the surface of water [syn: plane, skim]
3: make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane;
"plane the top of the door"
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pollen
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n 1: the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are
borne by an anther in a flowering plant
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porcelain
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n 1: ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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pylon
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n 1: a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in
a race
2: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power
lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
[syn: pylon, power pylon]
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rain
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n 1: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the
atmosphere [syn: rain, rainfall]
2: drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
[syn: rain, rainwater]
3: anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of
bullets"; "a pelting of insults" [syn: rain, pelting]
v 1: precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect
some flooding" [syn: rain, rain down]
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reign
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n 1: a period during which something or somebody is dominant or
powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
2: the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the
reign of Henry VIII"
3: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign,
sovereignty]
v 1: have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
2: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
"Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this
neighborhood" [syn: predominate, dominate, rule,
reign, prevail]
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rein
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n 1: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit
or the headpiece) used to control a horse
2: any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"
v 1: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
[syn: harness, rein in, draw rein, rein]
2: stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling
the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office" [syn:
rein, rein in]
3: stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined
in his horses in front of the post office" [syn: rein,
rein in]
4: keep in check; "rule one's temper" [syn: rule, harness,
rein]
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seine
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n 1: a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and
then northward into the English Channel [syn: Seine,
Seine River]
2: a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top
and weights at the bottom
v 1: fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine
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semicolon
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n 1: a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent
clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
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skein
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n 1: coils of worsted yarn
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slain
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adj 1: killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain
warriors"; "a picture of St. George and the slain dragon"
n 1: people who have been slain (as in battle)
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sprain
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n 1: a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of
its ligaments
v 1: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The
wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their
ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't
walk for several days" [syn: twist, sprain, wrench,
turn, wrick, rick]
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stain
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n 1: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark
stain" [syn: stain, discoloration, discolouration]
2: (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in
microscopy to make structures visible
3: the state of being covered with unclean things [syn: dirt,
filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge]
4: a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon
Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, stigma, brand, stain]
5: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: blot, smear,
smirch, spot, stain]
v 1: color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a
beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a
beautiful blue in the middle ages"
2: produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
3: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used
metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long
exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the
affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish, stain,
maculate, sully, defile]
4: color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the
specimen"
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strain
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n 1: (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action
of applied forces
2: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she
endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over
the economy during the period of the greatest stress and
danger"- R.J.Samuelson [syn: stress, strain]
3: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she
was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody,
air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase]
4: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his
responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain
of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" [syn:
strain, mental strain, nervous strain]
5: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he
created a new strain of sheep" [syn: breed, strain,
stock]
6: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ
in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of
microorganisms" [syn: form, variant, strain, var.]
7: injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in
swelling and pain
8: the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I
disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
[syn: tenor, strain]
9: an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: striving,
nisus, pains, strain]
10: an intense or violent exertion [syn: strain, straining]
11: the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up
to the gates" [syn: song, strain]
v 1: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to
hear" [syn: strive, reach, strain]
2: test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" [syn:
try, strain, stress]
3: use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He
really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't
strain your mind too much" [syn: strain, extend]
4: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device
to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" [syn:
sift, sieve, strain]
5: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a
phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" [syn: tense,
strain, tense up] [ant: loosen up, make relaxed,
relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind]
6: become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck
muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was
attached" [syn: strain, tense]
7: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the
impurities" [syn: filter, filtrate, strain, separate
out, filter out]
8: rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender;
"puree the vegetables for the baby" [syn: puree, strain]
9: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was
deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, distort, strain]
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sullen
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adj 1: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the
proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless
shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and
unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic
young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen
crowd" [syn: dark, dour, glowering, glum,
moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen]
2: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" [syn: heavy, lowering,
sullen, threatening]
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swollen
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adj 1: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated
sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an
attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical
disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was
unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed
and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn:
conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-
conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain]
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talon
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n 1: a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
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villain
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n 1: a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
[syn: villain, scoundrel]
2: the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
[syn: villain, baddie]
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watermelon
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n 1: an African melon [syn: watermelon, watermelon vine,
Citrullus vulgaris]
2: large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and
sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
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woollen
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adj 1: of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater"
[syn: woolen, woollen]
n 1: a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: wool,
woolen, woollen]
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allen
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n 1: United States comedienne remembered as the confused but
imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns
(1906-1964) [syn: Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel
Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie]
2: United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) [syn:
Allen, Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg]
3: a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped
capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789) [syn:
Allen, Ethan Allen]
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brooklyn
0
n 1: a borough of New York City
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chaplin
0
n 1: English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden
little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977) [syn:
Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin, Sir Charles Spencer
Chaplin]
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franklin
0
n 1: United States historian noted for studies of Black American
history (born in 1915) [syn: Franklin, John Hope
Franklin]
2: printer whose success as an author led him to take up
politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American
Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists;
as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research
in electricity (1706-1790) [syn: Franklin, Benjamin
Franklin]
3: a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of
noble birth
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helen
0
n 1: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda
who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to
get her back which resulted in the Trojan War [syn:
Helen, Helen of Troy]
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solon
0
n 1: a man who is a respected leader in national or
international affairs [syn: statesman, solon, national
leader]
-
woolen
0
adj 1: of or related to or made of wool; "a woolen sweater"
[syn: woolen, woollen]
n 1: a fabric made from the hair of sheep [syn: wool,
woolen, woollen]
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guatemalan
0
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its
residents; "Guatemalan coffee"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
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anne
0
n 1: Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if
James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she
was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over
parliament (1665-1714)
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elan
0
n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person
or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor";
"he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour,
elan, zeal]
2: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan,
flair, panache, style]
3: enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance
of great elan and sophistication"
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babylon
0
n 1: the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the
ancient kingdom of Babylonia
-
magellan
0
n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded
an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the
world (1480-1521) [syn: Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan,
Fernao Magalhaes]
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dylan
0
n 1: United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born
in 1941) [syn: Dylan, Bob Dylan]
2: Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
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galen
0
n 1: Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European
medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
-
venezuelan
0
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Venezuela or its
people; "Venezuelan oil"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Venezuela
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angolan
0
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Angola or its
people; "the Angolan Civil War"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Angola
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magdalen
0
n 1: a reformed prostitute
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solan
0
n 1: very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: solan,
solan goose, solant goose, Sula bassana]
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villein
0
n 1: (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned
by the feudal lord [syn: serf, helot, villein]
-
stolon
0
n 1: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces
new plants from buds at its tips [syn: stolon, runner,
offset]
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pademelon
0
n 1: small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia
and New Guinea [syn: pademelon, paddymelon]
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veblen
0
n 1: United States economist who wrote about conspicuous
consumption (1857-1929) [syn: Veblen, Thorstein Veblen,
Thorstein Bunde Veblen]
2: United States mathematician (1880-1960) [syn: Veblen,
Oswald Veblen]
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myrobalan
0
n 1: small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit [syn:
cherry plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum, Prunus
cerasifera]
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lucullan
0
adj 1: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish
buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: lavish, lucullan,
lush, plush, plushy]
-
compline
0
n 1: last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
[syn: compline, complin]
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befallen
0
-
billon
0
-
fane
0
-
gonfalon
0
-
lain
0
-
stolen
0
-
alan
0
-
pollan
0
-
stollen
0
-
magdalene
0
-
kerguelen
0
-
ahn
0
-
ann
0
-
petalon
0
-
zebulon
0
-
alleyne
0
-
mcclellan
0
-
mclellan
0
-
fallon
0
-
macmillan
0
-
dillon
0
-
alun
0
-
marlon
0