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acquire
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v 1: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
"She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired
a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get
permission to take a few days off from work" [syn: get,
acquire]
2: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took
on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an
air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods
assume human or animal form in these fables" [syn: assume,
acquire, adopt, take on, take]
3: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and
attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed
abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body";
"Well-developed breasts" [syn: grow, develop, produce,
get, acquire]
4: locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such
as radar
5: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing
knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of
international finance" [syn: acquire, win, gain] [ant:
lose]
6: gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her
sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at
an amazing rate" [syn: learn, larn, acquire]
7: gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to
television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and
wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new
position"; "develop a passion for painting" [syn: develop,
acquire, evolve]
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admire
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v 1: feel admiration for [syn: admire, look up to] [ant:
look down on]
2: look at with admiration
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afire
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adj 1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze
(or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were
aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight
on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p),
afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on
fire(p)]
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aspire
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v 1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead
on, aspire, aim, shoot for]
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attire
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n 1: clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular
occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: attire,
garb, dress]
v 1: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and
attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to
the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the
party" [syn: overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up,
deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out,
trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog
up, tog out] [ant: dress down, underdress]
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barbwire
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n 1: strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent
passage [syn: barbed wire, barbwire]
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choir
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n 1: a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
2: a family of similar musical instrument playing together [syn:
choir, consort]
3: the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between
sanctuary and nave
v 1: sing in a choir [syn: choir, chorus]
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conspire
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v 1: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear
together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
[syn: conspire, cabal, complot, conjure,
machinate]
2: act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful
or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the
value of the stock to fall" [syn: conspire, collude]
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desire
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n 1: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
2: an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
3: something that is desired
v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go
home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: desire, want]
2: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now
on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
[syn: hope, trust, desire]
3: express a desire for
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dire
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adj 1: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a
desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a
desperate situation due to lack of materiel"-
G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency" [syn: desperate,
dire]
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful
risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that
London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster";
"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a
dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions
shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: awful, dire,
direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful,
fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific,
terrible]
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dryer
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n 1: an appliance that removes moisture [syn: dryer, drier]
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dyer
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n 1: someone whose job is to dye cloth
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enquire
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v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had
to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire,
enquire]
2: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district
attorney's office investigated reports of possible
irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich
old lady" [syn: investigate, inquire, enquire]
3: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had
built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder, inquire,
enquire]
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entire
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adj 1: constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an
entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full
attention"; "a total failure" [syn: entire, full,
total]
2: constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing
essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth
bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection
entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union
intact" [syn: integral, entire, intact]
3: (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up
into teeth or lobes
4: (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire
horse" [syn: entire, intact]
n 1: uncastrated adult male horse [syn: stallion, entire]
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esquire
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n 1: (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a
candidate for knighthood
2: a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking
just below a knight; placed after the name [syn: Esquire,
Esq]
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fire
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n 1: the event of something burning (often destructive); "they
lost everything in the fire"
2: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold
your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they
retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: fire,
firing]
3: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing
heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our
ancestors' first discoveries" [syn: fire, flame,
flaming]
4: a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning;
"they sat by the fire and talked"
5: once thought to be one of four elements composing the
universe (Empedocles)
6: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour,
fervency, fire, fervidness]
7: fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put
the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
8: a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
9: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the
Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack";
"don't give me any flak" [syn: fire, attack, flak,
flack, blast]
v 1: start firing a weapon [syn: open fire, fire]
2: cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" [syn: fire,
discharge]
3: bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company
terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire,
give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away,
sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant:
employ, engage, hire]
5: go off or discharge; "The gun fired" [syn: fire,
discharge, go off]
6: drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were
fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
7: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse,
elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise,
provoke]
8: destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
[syn: burn, fire, burn down]
9: provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" [syn: fuel,
fire]
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flier
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n 1: someone who travels by air [syn: flier, flyer]
2: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut,
airman, flier, flyer]
3: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet)
intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to
all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill,
broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway]
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flyer
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n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a
leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the
circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill,
bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer,
throwaway]
2: someone who travels by air [syn: flier, flyer]
3: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut,
airman, flier, flyer]
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friar
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n 1: a male member of a religious order that originally relied
solely on alms [syn: friar, mendicant]
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fryer
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n 1: flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
[syn: fryer, frier, pullet]
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haywire
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adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy,
bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,
crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire,
kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts,
nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky,
whacky]
2: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone
completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
[syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]
n 1: wire for tying up bales of hay
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higher
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adj 1: advanced in complexity or elaboration; "higher finance";
"higher mathematics"
2: of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education";
"higher learning"
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hire
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n 1: a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special
training"
2: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a
week's car hire"
v 1: engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in
the department"; "How many people has she employed?" [syn:
hire, engage, employ] [ant: can, dismiss,
displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the
axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate]
2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
[syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
3: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
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inquire
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v 1: inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had
to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire,
enquire]
2: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had
built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder, inquire,
enquire]
3: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district
attorney's office investigated reports of possible
irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich
old lady" [syn: investigate, inquire, enquire]
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liar
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n 1: a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly [syn: liar,
prevaricator] [ant: square shooter, straight arrow,
straight shooter]
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mire
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n 1: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
[syn: mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack]
2: deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the
slop" [syn: slop, mire]
3: a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate
yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of
the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire
of poverty"
v 1: entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past" [syn:
entangle, mire]
2: cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"
[syn: mire, bog down]
3: be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
[syn: grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire]
4: soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt
while playing ball in the garden" [syn: mire, muck,
mud, muck up]
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misfire
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n 1: an explosion that fails to occur [syn: misfire, dud]
2: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) [syn: miss,
misfire]
v 1: fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"
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prior
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adj 1: earlier in time [syn: anterior, prior(a)]
n 1: the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is
next below the abbot
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require
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v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do
what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This
job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position
demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls
for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not
postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask,
postulate, need, require, take, involve, call
for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of]
2: consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our
secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these
children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their
lessons" [syn: ask, require, expect]
3: make someone do something [syn: command, require]
4: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent
tuner" [syn: want, need, require]
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retire
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v 1: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw
from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
[syn: retire, withdraw]
3: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw,
retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back,
retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on,
move on, pass on, progress]
4: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills,
shares, and bonds
5: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch";
"The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn, withdraw,
retire]
6: make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the
scandal"
7: dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She
finally retired that old coat"
8: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
[syn: retire, withdraw]
9: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out, retire]
10: cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the
runner was put out at third base" [syn: retire, strike
out]
11: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes
to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: go to bed, turn in,
bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the
sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire] [ant: arise,
get up, rise, turn out, uprise]
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rewire
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v 1: provide with new wiring; "the university rewired the
dormitories when most students brought computers and
television sets"
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shire
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n 1: a former administrative district of England; equivalent to
a county
2: British breed of large heavy draft horse [syn: shire,
shire horse]
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sire
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n 1: a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and
authority
2: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
[syn: forefather, father, sire]
3: male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as
a horse
v 1: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get,
engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
forth]
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skier
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n 1: someone who skis
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spire
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n 1: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building
(usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at
the top [syn: steeple, spire]
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squire
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n 1: young nobleman attendant on a knight
2: an English country landowner
3: a man who attends or escorts a woman [syn: squire,
gallant]
v 1: attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire
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supplier
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n 1: someone whose business is to supply a particular service or
commodity [syn: supplier, provider]
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tire
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n 1: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually
made of rubber and filled with compressed air" [syn:
tire, tyre]
v 1: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody;
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my
food" [syn: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade]
2: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or
stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: tire,
wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out,
outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue] [ant:
freshen, refresh, refreshen]
3: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our
strength" [syn: run down, exhaust, play out, sap,
tire]
4: cause to be bored [syn: bore, tire] [ant: interest]
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transpire
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v 1: pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or
interstices, as of gas [syn: transpire, transpirate]
2: exude water vapor; "plants transpire"
3: come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had
worked as spy in East Germany"
4: come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events
transpired last week"
5: give off (water) through the skin
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tyre
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n 1: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea;
formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks [syn:
Sur, Tyre]
2: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made
of rubber and filled with compressed air" [syn: tire,
tyre]
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wire
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n 1: ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make
cages or fences etc
2: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
[syn: wire, conducting wire]
3: the finishing line on a racetrack
4: a message transmitted by telegraph [syn: telegram, wire]
v 1: provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the
house"
2: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: cable, telegraph,
wire]
3: fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for
support" [ant: unwire]
4: string on a wire; "wire beads"
5: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
[syn: electrify, wire]
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trier
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n 1: one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
2: one who tries [syn: trier, attempter, essayer]
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frier
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n 1: flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
[syn: fryer, frier, pullet]
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tripwire
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beijer
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alkire
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maguire
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mcguire
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safire
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retrochoir
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