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alert
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adj 1: engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by
a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the
opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and
vigilant, like a sentinel on duty" [syn: alert,
watchful] [ant: unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful]
2: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively
gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a
snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk,
lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy]
3: mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to
the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the
dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of
his predicament" [syn: alert, alive(p), awake(p)]
n 1: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for
action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" [syn:
alert, qui vive]
2: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger [syn:
alert, alerting]
3: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger [syn:
alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum]
v 1: warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of
preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted
the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" [syn:
alarm, alert]
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assert
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v 1: state categorically [syn: assert, asseverate,
maintain]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify,
assert, avow, aver, swan, swear]
3: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women
should assert themselves more!" [syn: assert, put
forward]
4: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn:
insist, assert]
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avert
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v 1: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's
avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert
a strike" [syn: debar, forefend, forfend, obviate,
deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off,
avoid, ward off]
2: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King
entered" [syn: avert, turn away]
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bear
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n 1: massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with
long shaggy coats and strong claws
2: an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor
who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy
later at a lower price [ant: bull]
v 1: have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
2: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give
birth, deliver, bear, birth, have]
3: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a
lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the
heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
[syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear,
stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer,
put up]
4: move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a
heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
5: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this
year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [syn:
bear, turn out]
6: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person;
"I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the
responsibility" [syn: bear, take over, accept,
assume]
7: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn:
hold, bear, carry, contain]
8: bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this
savings certificate pay annually?" [syn: yield, pay,
bear]
9: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
[syn: wear, bear]
10: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well
during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit,
bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
11: have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears
the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost
a decade" [syn: bear, hold]
12: support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head
high"; "He carried himself upright" [syn: hold, carry,
bear]
13: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his
child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, bear, carry,
gestate, expect]
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bugbear
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n 1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children [syn:
bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman, booger]
2: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a
bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin
of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson [syn: bugbear,
hobgoblin]
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concert
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n 1: a performance of music by players or singers not involving
theatrical staging
v 1: contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
2: settle by agreement; "concert one's differences"
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convert
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n 1: a person who has been converted to another religious or
political belief
v 1: change from one system to another or to a new plan or
policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" [syn:
convert, change over]
2: change the nature, purpose, or function of something;
"convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails";
"convert slaves to laborers"
3: change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She
converted to Buddhism"
4: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or
category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He
changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches";
"convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange,
commute, convert]
5: cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries
converted the Indian population"
6: score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the
ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end
zone; "Smith converted and his team won"
7: complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"
8: score (a spare)
9: make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or
validity of something; "He had finally convinced several
customers of the advantages of his product" [syn: convert,
win over, convince]
10: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: commute,
convert, exchange]
11: change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical
change; "The substance converts to an acid"
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cudbear
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n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: orchil,
archil, cudbear]
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desert
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n 1: arid land with little or no vegetation
v 1: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the
lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: abandon,
forsake, desolate, desert]
2: desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to
join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers
deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" [syn: defect,
desert]
3: leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end
of exam period"
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dessert
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n 1: a dish served as the last course of a meal [syn: dessert,
sweet, afters]
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disconcert
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v 1: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry,
disconcert, put off]
2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose,
untune, disconcert, discomfit]
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divert
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v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate, divert]
2: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned
or intended one
3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
"The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert,
disport]
4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often
secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: divert, hive
off]
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exert
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v 1: put to use; "exert one's power or influence" [syn: exert,
exercise]
2: have and exercise; "wield power and authority" [syn: wield,
exert, maintain]
3: make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert
oneself"
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flirt
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n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
[syn: coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx,
tease, prickteaser]
2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn:
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance,
toying]
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up,
flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette,
romance, philander, mash]
2: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young
girl's affection" [syn: dally, toy, play, flirt]
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forbear
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n 1: a person from whom you are descended [syn: forebear,
forbear]
v 1: refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker" [syn:
forbear, hold back]
2: resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back";
"she could not forbear weeping" [syn: refrain, forbear]
[ant: act, move]
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forebear
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n 1: a person from whom you are descended [syn: forebear,
forbear]
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inert
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adj 1: unable to move or resist motion
2: having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically
inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a
reaction" [syn: inert, indifferent, neutral]
3: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish
worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" [syn: inert,
sluggish, soggy, torpid]
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insert
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n 1: a folded section placed between the leaves of another
publication
2: an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted [syn:
insert, inset]
3: (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network
program [syn: cut-in, insert]
4: (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts
the action of a film [syn: cut-in, insert]
v 1: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the
text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
2: introduce; "Insert your ticket here" [syn: insert,
enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce]
3: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck
your shirttail in" [syn: tuck, insert]
4: insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"
[syn: slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert]
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invert
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v 1: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the
theme is inverted"
2: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when
forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" [syn:
invert, reverse]
3: turn inside out or upside down [syn: turn back, invert,
reverse]
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overbear
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v 1: overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
2: bear too much
3: contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease
delivery [syn: bear down, overbear]
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overt
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adj 1: open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt
lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering";
"open ballots" [syn: overt, open] [ant: covert]
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pervert
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n 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
especially in sexual behavior [syn: pervert, deviant,
deviate, degenerate]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]
2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" [syn:
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute,
sophisticate]
3: change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't
abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the
funds intended for the health care of his workers" [syn:
pervert, misuse, abuse]
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quirt
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n 1: whip with a leather thong at the end
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reassert
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v 1: strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the
victim's account" [syn: confirm, reassert]
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revert
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v 1: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
[syn: revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn
back]
2: undergo reversion, as in a mutation
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shirt
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n 1: a garment worn on the upper half of the body
v 1: put a shirt on
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skirt
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n 1: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the
waist
2: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and
women
3: (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature
mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar [syn: annulus,
skirt]
4: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll,
wench, skirt, chick, bird]
v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
[syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent,
parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
2: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat
skirted the coast"
3: form the edge of
4: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest
surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ, ring,
skirt, border]
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spurt
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n 1: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn:
jet, squirt, spurt, spirt]
v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"
[syn: spurt, spirt, gush, spout]
2: move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy [syn:
forge, spurt, spirt]
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squirt
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n 1: someone who is small and insignificant [syn: pip-squeak,
squirt, small fry]
2: the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn:
jet, squirt, spurt, spirt]
v 1: cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at
his little sister" [syn: squirt, force out, squeeze
out, eject]
2: wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water"
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subvert
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v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was
overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow,
subvert, overturn, bring down]
2: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused
of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young
children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: corrupt, pervert,
subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase,
profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect]
3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance
sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn:
sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract,
subvert, weaken]
4: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be
subverted by the current crisis"
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threadbare
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adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
"bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and
commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer";
"repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn
axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn:
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat,
shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn,
tired, trite, well-worn]
2: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;
"threadbare rugs"
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unhurt
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adj 1: not injured [syn: unharmed, unhurt, unscathed,
whole]
2: free from danger or injury; "the children were found safe and
sound" [syn: safe and sound, unhurt]
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burt
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n 1: English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said
to have used fabricated data (1883-1971) [syn: Burt,
Cyril Burt, Cyril Lodowic Burt]
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flaubert
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n 1: French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880) [syn:
Flaubert, Gustave Flaubert]
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camembert
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n 1: rich soft creamy French cheese
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colbert
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n 1: butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
[syn: Colbert, Colbert butter]
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bert
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berte
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birt
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burtt
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kurt
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vert
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wert
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