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aitchbone
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n 1: a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
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backbone
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n 1: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith
is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the
ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn:
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin,
lynchpin]
2: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try
it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand,
gumption]
3: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and
protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" [syn:
spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone,
back, rachis]
4: the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of
the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is
shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of
the book" [syn: spine, backbone]
5: the part of a network that connects other networks together;
"the backbone is the part of a communication network that
carries the heaviest traffic"
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bone
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adj 1: consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance";
"the bony framework of the body"
n 1: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of
vertebrates [syn: bone, os]
2: the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
[syn: bone, osseous tissue]
3: a shade of white the color of bleached bones [syn: bone,
ivory, pearl, off-white]
v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on
my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: cram, grind
away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot
up, bone]
2: remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"
[syn: bone, debone]
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breastbone
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n 1: the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the
first seven pairs of ribs [syn: sternum, breastbone]
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cheekbone
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n 1: the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence
of the cheek [syn: cheekbone, zygomatic bone,
zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os
zygomaticum]
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clone
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n 1: a person who is almost identical to another [syn: ringer,
dead ringer, clone]
2: a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived
from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual
reproduction [syn: clone, clon]
3: an unauthorized copy or imitation [syn: knockoff, clone]
v 1: make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a
sheep nowadays"
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collarbone
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n 1: bone linking the scapula and sternum [syn: clavicle,
collarbone]
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cologne
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n 1: a commercial center and river port in western Germany on
the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a
member of the Hanseatic League [syn: Cologne, Koln]
2: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn:
cologne, cologne water, eau de cologne]
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condone
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v 1: excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with;
"excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's
occasional infidelities" [syn: excuse, condone]
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crone
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n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: hag, beldam,
beldame, witch, crone]
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cyclone
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n 1: (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about
a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the
northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern [ant:
anticyclone]
2: a violent rotating windstorm
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dethrone
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v 1: remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not
abdicate, he will have to be dethroned" [ant: enthrone,
throne]
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disown
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v 1: prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
[syn: disinherit, disown] [ant: bequeath, leave,
will]
2: cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents
repudiated their son" [syn: disown, renounce,
repudiate]
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drone
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n 1: stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially
honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
2: an unchanging intonation [syn: monotone, drone,
droning]
3: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags
behind [syn: dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger,
trailer, poke]
4: an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote
control [syn: drone, pilotless aircraft, radio-
controlled aircraft]
5: a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single
continuous tone [syn: drone, drone pipe, bourdon]
v 1: make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was
droning on"
2: talk in a monotonous voice [syn: drone, drone on]
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groan
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n 1: an utterance expressing pain or disapproval [syn: groan,
moan]
v 1: indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students
groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The
ancient door soughed when opened" [syn: groan, moan]
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grown
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adj 1: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown
woman" [syn: adult, big, full-grown, fully grown,
grown, grownup]
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herringbone
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n 1: a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
2: a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the
lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent
columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving,
masonry, parquetry, embroidery [syn: herringbone,
herringbone pattern]
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hipbone
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n 1: large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up
of the ilium and ischium and pubis [syn: hipbone,
innominate bone]
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intone
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v 1: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The
students chanted the same slogan over and over again" [syn:
tone, chant, intone]
2: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;
"The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: chant, intone,
intonate, cantillate]
3: speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a
particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" [syn:
intonate, intone]
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jawbone
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n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
[syn: lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular
bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl]
v 1: talk idly or casually and in a friendly way [syn:
shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone]
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marrowbone
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n 1: a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in
flavoring soup
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overblown
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adj 1: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful
manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech";
"pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"-
Newsweek [syn: grandiloquent, overblown, pompous,
pontifical, portentous]
2: past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"
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overgrown
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adj 1: covered with growing plants
2: abounding in usually unwanted vegetation
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own
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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]
v 1: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in
Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" [syn: own,
have, possess]
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postpone
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v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn:
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table,
shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off]
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prone
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adj 1: having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a
child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"
2: lying face downward [syn: prone, prostrate]
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scone
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n 1: small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds
or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally)
on a griddle
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shinbone
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n 1: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg
between the knee and ankle [syn: tibia, shinbone, shin
bone, shin]
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stone
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adj 1: of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
n 1: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he
threw a rock at me" [syn: rock, stone]
2: building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a
definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special
stone to mark the site"
3: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those
making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock";
"stone is abundant in New England and there are many
quarries" [syn: rock, stone]
4: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry;
"he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels
made of all the rarest stones" [syn: gem, gemstone,
stone]
5: an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human
body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed
more than twenty stone"
6: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some
fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that
contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes
before cooking" [syn: stone, pit, endocarp]
7: United States jurist who was named chief justice of the
United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt
(1872-1946) [syn: Stone, Harlan Stone, Harlan F. Stone,
Harlan Fisk Stone]
8: United States filmmaker (born in 1946) [syn: Stone, Oliver
Stone]
9: United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) [syn:
Stone, Lucy Stone]
10: United States journalist who advocated liberal causes
(1907-1989) [syn: Stone, I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein
Stone]
11: United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme
Court as chief justice (1872-1946) [syn: Stone, Harlan
Fiske Stone]
12: United States architect (1902-1978) [syn: Stone, Edward
Durell Stone]
13: a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a
heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
v 1: kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the
woman who had a child out of wedlock" [syn: stone,
lapidate]
2: remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" [syn: pit,
stone]
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thighbone
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n 1: the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton;
extends from the pelvis to the knee [syn: femur,
thighbone, femoris]
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throne
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n 1: the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king
sat on his throne"
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty,
stool, throne]
3: the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or
bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on
ceremonial occasions
v 1: sit on the throne as a ruler
2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more
than 50 years ago" [syn: enthrone, throne] [ant:
dethrone]
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thrown
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adj 1: caused to fall to the ground; "the thrown rider got back
on his horse"; "a thrown wrestler"; "a ball player thrown
for a loss"
2: twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread; "thrown
silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn"
[syn: thrown, thrown and twisted]
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trombone
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n 1: a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length
can be varied by a U-shaped slide
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unbeknown
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adv 1: without someone's knowledge; "unbeknownst to me, she made
all the arrangements" [syn: unbeknown, unbeknownst]
adj 1: (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without
the knowledge of; "a crisis unbeknown to me"; "she had
been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family" [syn:
unbeknown(p), unbeknownst(p)]
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unknown
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adj 1: not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an
unknown writer"; "an unknown source" [ant: known]
2: being or having an unknown or unnamed source; "a poem by an
unknown author"; "corporations responsible to nameless
owners"; "an unnamed donor" [syn: nameless, unidentified,
unknown, unnamed]
3: not known to exist; "things obscurely felt surged up from
unknown depths"
4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes
of the war" [syn: obscure, unknown, unsung]
5: not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many
strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into
the house" [syn: strange, unknown]
n 1: an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels
out the unknown" [syn: unknown, unknown region, terra
incognita]
2: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they
are found [syn: stranger, alien, unknown] [ant:
acquaintance, friend]
3: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation [syn:
unknown, unknown quantity]
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whalebone
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n 1: a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales;
used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn:
whalebone, baleen]
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wishbone
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n 1: the furcula of a domestic fowl [syn: wishbone, wishing
bone]
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homegrown
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adj 1: grown or originating in a particular place; "stands
selling homegrown fruits and vegetables"
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leone
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
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bon
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cuttlebone
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flown
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knucklebone
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overthrown
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tailbone
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sharon
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boan
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boehne
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boen
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bohn
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bohne
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bown
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bowne
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raton
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beaune
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hambone
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