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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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bar
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n 1: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served
over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the
bar" [syn: barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill,
taproom]
2: a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a
hot dog and a coke at the bar"
3: a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening
or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to
prevent escape"
4: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats;
"the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
[syn: measure, bar]
5: an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal;
"it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"
6: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving";
"money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of
influenza" [syn: prevention, bar]
7: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per
square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar
for one dyne per square centimeter"
8: a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a
shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"
9: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a
particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New
Jersey" [syn: legal profession, bar, legal community]
10: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the
background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars";
"may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe,
streak, bar]
11: a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of
chocolate" [syn: cake, bar]
12: a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas
pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by
United States troops in World War I and in World War II and
in the Korean War [syn: Browning automatic rifle, BAR]
13: a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as
they perform exercises
14: a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire
with three bars"
15: (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom
where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried;
"spectators were not allowed past the bar"
v 1: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from
membership in the club" [syn: bar, debar, exclude]
2: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade,
block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar]
3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his
own country" [syn: banish, relegate, bar]
4: secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door" [ant:
unbar]
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crossbar
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n 1: a horizontal bar that goes across something
2: game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or
vaulted over
3: long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts
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crowbar
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n 1: a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge [syn:
crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar]
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debar
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v 1: bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. [syn: suspend,
debar]
2: 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]
3: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from
membership in the club" [syn: bar, debar, exclude]
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disbar
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v 1: remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by
official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"
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drawbar
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n 1: a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be
pulled
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hussar
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n 1: a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for
elegant dress
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lumbar
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adj 1: of or relating to or near the part of the back between
the ribs and the hipbones; "lumbar vertebrae"
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radar
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n 1: measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of
microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant
objects [syn: radar, microwave radar, radio detection
and ranging, radiolocation]
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sandbar
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n 1: a bar of sand [syn: sandbar, sand bar]
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scar
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n 1: a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured
tissue [syn: scar, cicatrix, cicatrice]
2: an indication of damage [syn: scratch, scrape, scar,
mark]
v 1: mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face
permanently" [syn: scar, mark, pock, pit]
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sitar
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n 1: a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable
frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13
resonating strings
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spar
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n 1: any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar)
that are light in color and transparent or translucent and
cleavable
2: a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
3: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and
arms; a part of training for a boxer [syn: spar,
sparring]
v 1: furnish with spars
2: fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"
3: box lightly
4: fight verbally; "They were sparring all night"
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star
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adj 1: indicating the most important performer or role; "the
leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star
figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a
stellar performance" [syn: leading(p), prima(p),
star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)]
n 1: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates
energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin,
virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz,
whizz, wizard, wiz]
3: any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the
Earth at night
4: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: star,
principal, lead]
5: a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
6: a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: headliner,
star]
7: a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: asterisk,
star]
8: the topology of a network whose components are connected to a
hub [syn: star topology, star]
v 1: feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an
autistic man"
2: be the star in a performance
3: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable
sentences" [syn: star, asterisk]
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streetcar
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n 1: a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by
electricity [syn: streetcar, tram, tramcar,
trolley, trolley car]
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tar
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n 1: any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a
residue [syn: pitch, tar]
2: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman,
tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob,
sea dog]
v 1: coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads"
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tsar
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n 1: a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to
1917) [syn: czar, tsar, tzar]
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unbar
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v 1: remove a bar from (a door) [ant: bar]
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ar
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n 1: a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert
gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
[syn: argon, Ar, atomic number 18]
2: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
3: a state in south central United States; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn:
Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR]
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zanzibar
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n 1: an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa;
part of the United Republic of Tanzania
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barre
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ahr
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baar
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bahr
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bahre
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barr
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calabar
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dunbar
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