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adder
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n 1: a person who adds numbers
2: a machine that adds numbers
3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn:
adder, common viper, Vipera berus]
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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bladder
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n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]
2: a bag that fills with air
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gallbladder
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n 1: a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile
(secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
[syn: gallbladder, gall bladder]
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ladder
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n 1: steps consisting of two parallel members connected by
rungs; for climbing up or down
2: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress;
"he climbed the career ladder"
3: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
[syn: run, ladder, ravel]
v 1: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons
were running" [syn: ladder, run]
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madder
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n 1: Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots
formerly an important source of the dye alizarin [syn:
madder, Rubia tinctorum]
v 1: color a moderate to strong red
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scatter
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n 1: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: scatter,
spread]
2: the act of scattering [syn: scatter, scattering,
strewing]
v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: disperse,
dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter]
2: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
children scattered in all directions when the teacher
approached"; [syn: disperse, dissipate, scatter,
spread out]
3: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
[syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse]
4: sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
5: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
particles" [syn: break up, disperse, scatter]
6: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: spread,
scatter, spread out]
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scraper
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n 1: any of various hand tools for scraping
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scrapper
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n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant,
battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
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shaker
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n 1: a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of
traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business
world" [syn: shaker, mover and shaker]
2: a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal
living and common possession of property and separation from
the world
3: a container in which something can be shaken
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shatter
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v 1: break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered"
2: damage or destroy; "The news of her husband's death shattered
her life"
3: cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"
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shudder
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n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
2: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn:
tremor, shudder]
v 1: shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on
the heat!" [syn: shiver, shudder]
2: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn:
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill]
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skater
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n 1: someone who skates
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slacker
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n 1: a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who
tries to evade military service in wartime) [syn:
slacker, shirker]
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smacker
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n 1: a loud kiss
2: a very powerful blow with the fist
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smatter
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v 1: work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in
astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never
makes any money" [syn: dabble, smatter, play around]
2: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the
baby" [syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether,
blither]
3: speak with spotty or superficial knowledge; "She smatters
Russian"
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snapper
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n 1: (football) the person who plays center on the line of
scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the
center fumbled the handoff" [syn: center, snapper]
2: flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas
3: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing
candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
[syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]
4: Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots
[syn: snapper, Chrysophrys auratus]
5: any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport
fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal
waters
6: large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or
near water; prone to bite [syn: common snapping turtle,
snapper, Chelydra serpentina]
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spatter
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n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering
explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn:
spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering,
sputter, splutter, sputtering]
2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn:
spatter, spattering, splash, splashing,
splattering]
v 1: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the
baby's face with water" [syn: spatter, splatter,
plash, splash, splosh, swash]
2: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
[syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-
patter]
3: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"
[syn: spatter, bespatter]
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splatter
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n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering
explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn:
spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering,
sputter, splutter, sputtering]
2: a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of
paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" [syn:
dab, splash, splatter]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a
container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn:
spill, slop, splatter]
2: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the
baby's face with water" [syn: spatter, splatter, plash,
splash, splosh, swash]
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stepladder
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n 1: a folding portable ladder hinged at the top [syn: step
ladder, stepladder]
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gladder
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sadder
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gadder
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brader
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kadar
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bader
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madar
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madere
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shadur
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jadder
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