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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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bather
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n 1: a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is
not a good swimmer" [syn: swimmer, natator, bather]
2: a person who takes a bath
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blather
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n 1: foolish gibberish [syn: blather, blatherskite]
v 1: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at
the baby" [syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether,
blither]
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foregather
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v 1: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church
basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet,
gather, assemble, forgather, foregather]
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forgather
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v 1: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church
basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet,
gather, assemble, forgather, foregather]
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gather
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n 1: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling
tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: gather,
gathering]
2: the act of gathering something [syn: gather, gathering]
v 1: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your
thoughts together" [syn: gather, garner, collect,
pull together] [ant: distribute, spread]
2: collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement";
"Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, gather,
assemble, forgather, foregather]
3: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office";
"The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate,
conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass]
4: conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your
homework"
5: draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker,
tuck]
6: get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get
together all those who are interested in the project";
"gather the close family members" [syn: assemble, gather,
get together]
7: draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her
shoulders"
8: look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in
the Fall"
9: increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum";
"the car gathers speed" [syn: gain, gather]
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lather
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n 1: the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: soapsuds,
suds, lather]
2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew";
"he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat,
lather, swither]
3: a workman who puts up laths
4: the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often
flogged the students"; "The children were severely
trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash,
slash, strap, trounce]
2: form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"
3: exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily"
4: rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning [syn:
soap, lather]
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rather
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adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he
did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call;
rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used
English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: rather,
instead]
2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the
party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather
regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing
the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: rather, kind of,
kinda, sort of]
3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with
warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die
than give up" [syn: preferably, sooner, rather]
4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite
soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: quite, rather]
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slather
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v 1: spread thickly; "I can't eat bagels without slathering them
with cream cheese"
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cather
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n 1: United States writer who wrote about frontier life
(1873-1947) [syn: Cather, Willa Cather, Willa Sibert
Cather]
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ingather
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mather
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prather
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sather
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smather
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wrather
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