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nigger
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n 1: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person;
"only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn:
nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra]
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chigger
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n 1: small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the
skin of the host including humans [syn: chigoe,
chigger, chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans]
2: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including
human beings causing intense irritation [syn: harvest mite,
chigger, jigger, redbug]
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configure
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v 1: set up for a particular purpose; "configure my new
computer"; "configure a plane for a combat mission"
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digger
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n 1: a laborer who digs
2: a machine for excavating [syn: power shovel, excavator,
digger, shovel]
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disfigure
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v 1: mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks";
"The vandals disfigured the statue" [syn: deface,
disfigure, blemish]
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figure
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n 1: a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the
area covered can be seen from Figure 2" [syn: figure,
fig]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body,
physical body, material body, soma, build, figure,
physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame,
form, flesh]
3: one of the elements that collectively form a system of
numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" [syn: digit, figure]
4: a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a
figure of Santa Claus"
5: a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great
names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure
in modern music" [syn: name, figure, public figure]
6: a combination of points and lines and planes that form a
visible palpable shape
7: an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17
was suggested"
8: the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure";
"a heroic figure"
9: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite
quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores
to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was
about a thousand" [syn: number, figure]
10: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn:
trope, figure of speech, figure, image]
11: a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the
object of attention and that stands out against a ground
[ant: ground]
12: a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on
the doors" [syn: design, pattern, figure]
13: a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she
made the best score on compulsory figures"
v 1: judge to be probable [syn: calculate, estimate,
reckon, count on, figure, forecast]
2: be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in
every government program"; "How do the elections figure in
the current pattern of internal politics?" [syn: figure,
enter]
3: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on
horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk
in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise, envision,
project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image]
4: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure]
5: understand; "He didn't figure her"
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jigger
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n 1: a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
[syn: shot glass, jigger, pony]
2: any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast
of a yawl [syn: jiggermast, jigger]
3: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including
human beings causing intense irritation [syn: harvest mite,
chigger, jigger, redbug]
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outrigger
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n 1: a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or
float parallel to the hull
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prefigure
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v 1: imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had
prefigured"
2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode,
portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage,
betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure,
forecast, predict]
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rigger
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n 1: someone who rigs ships
2: a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists [syn:
rigger, rigger brush]
3: someone who works on an oil rig [syn: rigger, oil rigger]
4: a sailing vessel with a specified rig; "a square rigger"
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rigour
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n 1: the quality of being valid and rigorous [syn: cogency,
validity, rigor, rigour]
2: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
[syn: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour,
severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness]
3: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor,
rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency,
hardness, stiffness]
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snigger
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n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: snicker, snort, snigger]
v 1: laugh quietly [syn: snicker, snigger]
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transfigure
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v 1: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's
transfiguration [syn: transfigure, glorify,
spiritualize]
2: change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's
story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and
diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus
was transfigured after his resurrection" [syn:
metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify]
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trigger
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n 1: lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun [syn:
gun trigger, trigger]
2: a device that activates or releases or causes something to
happen
3: an act that sets in motion some course of events [syn:
trigger, induction, initiation]
v 1: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction";
"actuate the circuits" [syn: trip, actuate, trigger,
activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off,
touch off]
2: release or pull the trigger on; "Trigger a gun"
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vigour
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n 1: forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy";
"he's full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour,
zip]
2: active strength of body or mind [syn: vigor, vigour,
dynamism, heartiness]
3: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);
"his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity
of style" [syn: energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour,
vim]
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rigor
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n 1: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern
winters" [syn: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor,
rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness,
rigourousness]
2: the quality of being valid and rigorous [syn: cogency,
validity, rigor, rigour]
3: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
[syn: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor,
rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency,
hardness, stiffness]
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vigor
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n 1: forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy";
"he's full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour,
zip]
2: active strength of body or mind [syn: vigor, vigour,
dynamism, heartiness]
3: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);
"his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity
of style" [syn: energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour,
vim]
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gravedigger
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n 1: a person who earns a living by digging graves
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frigga
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n 1: (Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love;
wife of Odin [syn: Frigg, Frigga]
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swigger
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