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ballade
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n 1: a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
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bollard
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n 1: a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching
mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic
with bollards" [syn: bollard, bitt]
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foulard
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n 1: a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric
(usually with a printed design)
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fusillade
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n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade
from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn:
fusillade, salvo, volley, burst]
v 1: attack with fusillade
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interlard
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v 1: introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
[syn: intersperse, interlard]
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mallard
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n 1: wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended;
widely distributed [syn: mallard, Anas platyrhynchos]
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regard
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n 1: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs
in that respect" [syn: respect, regard]
2: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people);
"his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to
the consequences" [syn: attentiveness, heed, regard,
paying attention] [ant: heedlessness, inattentiveness]
3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's
welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn:
regard, wish, compliments]
4: a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" [syn:
gaze, regard]
5: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well
regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high
regard" [syn: esteem, regard, respect] [ant:
disesteem]
6: a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly
regard for love"; "he inspires respect" [syn: regard,
respect]
7: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect
for him" [syn: respect, esteem, regard] [ant:
disrespect]
v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider,
reckon, view, regard]
2: look at attentively [syn: regard, consider]
3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling
affects your business" [syn: involve, affect, regard]
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retard
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n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot,
imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit,
retard]
v 1: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate;
"This drug will retard your heart rate"
2: be delayed
3: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will
retard the child's language development" [syn: check,
retard, delay]
4: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn:
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard] [ant:
accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up]
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roulade
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n 1: a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around
a filling and cooked
2: (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one
syllable
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scarred
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adj 1: deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or
injury; "Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?";
"a face scarred by anxiety"; "the fire left her arm badly
scarred"
2: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench";
"walls marred by graffiti" [syn: marred, scarred]
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starred
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adj 1: marked with an asterisk; "the starred items" [syn:
asterisked, starred]
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salade
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n 1: a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision [syn:
sallet, salade]
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willard
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n 1: United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage
(1839-1898) [syn: Willard, Frances Elizabeth Caroline
Willard]
2: United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher
education for women (1787-1870) [syn: Willard, Emma Hart
Willard]
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abelard
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n 1: French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise
(1079-1142) [syn: Abelard, Peter Abelard, Pierre
Abelard]
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pollard
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n 1: a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth
of foliage
2: a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had
them removed
v 1: convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" [syn: poll,
pollard]
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sparred
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bevard
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billard
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boilard
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bolyard
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bongard
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borchard
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bossard
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broussard
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bunyard
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burchard
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burnard
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buzard
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chouinard
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couillard
0
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coulthard
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deckard
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denard
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dennard
0
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dewaard
0
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dillard
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disbarred
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drouillard
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fayard
0
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gabbard
0
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gallard
0
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garard
0
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gillard
0
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ballard
0
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lollard
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millard
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