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anointer
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n 1: one who anoints as a religious ceremony
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banter
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n 1: light teasing repartee [syn: banter, raillery, give-
and-take, backchat]
v 1: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just
kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh,
banter]
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canter
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n 1: a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn:
canter, lope]
v 1: ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
2: go at a canter, of horses
3: ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the
meadow"
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cantor
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n 1: the musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster,
precentor, cantor]
2: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part
of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be
performed as solos [syn: cantor, hazan]
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carpenter
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n 1: a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
v 1: work as a carpenter
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chanter
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n 1: reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
[syn: chanter, melody pipe]
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counter
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adv 1: in the opposite direction; "run counter"
adj 1: indicating opposition or resistance [syn: antagonistic,
counter]
n 1: table consisting of a horizontal surface over which
business is transacted
2: game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used
for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or
board games
3: a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times
something happens [syn: counter, tabulator]
4: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining
room; has shelves and drawers [syn: buffet, counter,
sideboard]
5: a person who counts things
6: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte,
replication, comeback, counter]
7: (computer science) a register whose contents go through a
regular series of states (usually states indicating
consecutive integers)
8: a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a
counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel
and to give support to the foot" [syn: counter, heel
counter]
9: a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: counterpunch,
parry, counter]
v 1: speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive
arguments"
2: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn:
anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
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decanter
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n 1: a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water [syn:
carafe, decanter]
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dissenter
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n 1: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn:
dissenter, dissident, protester, objector,
contestant]
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enter
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v 1: to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow
marshes" [syn: enter, come in, get into, get in,
go into, go in, move into] [ant: exit, get out,
go out, leave]
2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter
an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter
negotiations" [syn: enter, participate] [ant: chuck up
the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the
wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the
towel]
3: register formally as a participant or member; "The party
recruited many new members" [syn: enroll, inscribe,
enter, enrol, recruit]
4: 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]
5: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: record,
enter, put down]
6: come on stage
7: take on duties or office; "accede to the throne" [syn:
accede, enter]
8: put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the
text" [syn: insert, infix, enter, introduce]
9: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked
upon a new career" [syn: embark, enter]
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midwinter
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n 1: the middle of winter
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minter
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n 1: a skilled worker who coins or stamps money [syn: coiner,
minter, moneyer]
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printer
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n 1: someone whose occupation is printing [syn: printer,
pressman]
2: (computer science) an output device that prints the results
of data processing
3: a machine that prints [syn: printer, printing machine]
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sinter
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v 1: cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by
heating without melting
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splinter
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n 1: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a
splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" [syn:
splinter, sliver]
v 1: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the
break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
[syn: secede, splinter, break away]
2: divide into slivers or splinters [syn: sliver, splinter]
3: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"
[syn: splinter, sliver]
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sprinter
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n 1: someone who runs a short distance at top speed
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winter
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n 1: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere
it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
[syn: winter, wintertime]
v 1: spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera";
"Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island" [syn:
winter, overwinter]
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center
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adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: center(a),
halfway, middle(a), midway]
2: of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically
or intellectually [ant: left, right]
n 1: an area that is approximately central within some larger
region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward
into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of
the storm" [syn: center, centre, middle, heart,
eye]
2: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the
catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" [syn: center
field, centerfield, center]
3: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were
raising money to build a new center for research" [syn:
center, centre]
4: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the
extremities of a figure [syn: center, centre, midpoint]
5: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument";
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center,
centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul,
inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-
gritty]
6: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his
stories made him the center of the party" [syn: center,
centre, center of attention, centre of attention]
7: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
[syn: center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre]
8: the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to
reinforce the center"
9: (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
10: (football) the person who plays center on the line of
scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center
fumbled the handoff" [syn: center, snapper]
11: a place where some particular activity is concentrated;
"they received messages from several centers" [syn:
center, centre]
12: politically moderate persons; centrists
13: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
14: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is
enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: center,
centre]
15: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully
landscaped complex of shops representing leading
merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient
parking area; a modern version of the traditional
marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they
spent their weekends at the local malls" [syn: plaza,
mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center,
shopping centre]
16: the position on a hockey team of the player who participates
in the face off at the beginning of the game
17: (American football) the position of the player on the line
of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's
responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"
18: a position on a basketball team of the player who
participates in the jump that starts the game
v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: focus
on, center on, revolve around, revolve about,
concentrate on, center]
2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate,
focus, center, centre, pore, rivet]
3: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not
centered" [syn: center, centre]
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mounter
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n 1: a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc.
2: someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the
staircase" [syn: mounter, climber]
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tenter
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n 1: a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
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tinter
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n 1: a hairdresser who tints hair
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santa
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n 1: the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being
who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
[syn: Santa Claus, Santa, Kriss Kringle, Father
Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, St. Nick]
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vedanta
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n 1: (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six
orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the
Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas
and Brahmanas
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overwinter
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v 1: spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera";
"Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island" [syn:
winter, overwinter]
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appointer
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augmenter
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pinta
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wintour
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patentor
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quinter
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