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allegory
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n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn:
fable, parable, allegory, apologue]
2: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea [syn:
emblem, allegory]
3: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events
to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an
extended metaphor
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beggary
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n 1: a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street
by an apparently penniless person) [syn: beggary,
begging, mendicancy]
2: the state of being a beggar or mendicant; "they were reduced
to mendicancy" [syn: beggary, mendicancy, mendicity]
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buggery
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n 1: intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or
woman [syn: sodomy, buggery, anal sex, anal
intercourse]
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category
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n 1: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there
are two classes of detergents" [syn: class, category,
family]
2: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a
conceptual scheme
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demagoguery
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n 1: impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the
populace [syn: demagoguery, demagogy]
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ironmongery
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n 1: the merchandise that is sold in an ironmonger's shop
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roguery
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n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making,
mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment,
rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]
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scurry
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n 1: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn:
scamper, scramble, scurry]
v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter,
scuttle]
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skulduggery
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n 1: verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you
in some way [syn: trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness,
hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery,
skullduggery]
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snuggery
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n 1: a small secluded room [syn: cubby, cubbyhole,
snuggery, snug]
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sugary
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adj 1: containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food" [ant:
nonsweet, sugarless]
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surrey
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n 1: a county in southeastern England on the Thames
2: a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four
seats
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vagary
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n 1: an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a
situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of
the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of
the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for
many years"
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vinegary
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adj 1: tasting or smelling like vinegar [syn: acetose,
acetous, vinegary, vinegarish]
2: having a sour disposition; ill-tempered [syn: vinegary,
vinegarish]
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devanagari
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n 1: a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi [syn:
Devanagari, Devanagari script, Nagari, Nagari
script]
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thuggery
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n 1: violent or brutal acts as of thugs
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skullduggery
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n 1: verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you
in some way [syn: trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness,
hanky panky, jiggery-pokery, skulduggery,
skullduggery]
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calgary
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n 1: the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center
and a technology center for Alberta and most of western
Canada
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waggery
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n 1: waggish behavior [syn: waggery, waggishness]
2: a quaint and amusing jest [syn: drollery, waggery]
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gregory
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n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his
constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and
Doctor of the Church (329-391) [syn: Gregory, Gregory
Nazianzen, Gregory of Nazianzen, St. Gregory of
Nazianzen]
2: Italian pope from 1831 to 1846; conservative in politics and
theology; worked to propagate Catholicism in England and the
United States (1765-1846) [syn: Gregory, Gregory XVI,
Bartolomeo Alberto Capillari]
3: the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern
calendar (1572-1585) [syn: Gregory, Gregory XIII, Ugo
Buoncompagni]
4: the Italian pope from 1406 to 1415 who worked to end the
Great Schism and who retired to make it possible (1327-1417)
[syn: Gregory, Gregory XII, Angelo Correr]
5: the Italian pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the
pope over the Roman Catholic Church and the supremacy of the
church over the state (1020-1085) [syn: Gregory, Gregory
VII, Hildebrand]
6: (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his
spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the
Church (540?-604) [syn: Gregory, Gregory I, Saint
Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory the Great]
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humbuggery
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toggery
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hoggery
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