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almsgiver
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n 1: a person who gives alms
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conjunctiva
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n 1: a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the
eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
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contriver
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n 1: a person who makes plans [syn: planner, contriver,
deviser]
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deliver
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v 1: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
students" [syn: deliver, present]
2: bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super
market delivers"
3: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up,
turn in, deliver, render]
4: free from harm or evil [syn: rescue, deliver]
5: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They
extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be
tried there" [syn: extradite, deliver, deport]
6: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn:
render, deliver, return]
7: utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered
a cry of joy"
8: save from sins [syn: deliver, redeem, save]
9: carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow";
"The boxer drove home a solid left" [syn: deliver, drive
home]
10: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to
surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn:
surrender, cede, deliver, give up]
11: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;
"The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: deliver, pitch]
12: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give
birth, deliver, bear, birth, have]
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diver
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n 1: someone who works underwater [syn: diver, frogman,
underwater diver]
2: someone who dives (into water) [syn: diver, plunger]
3: large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the
northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back;
related to the grebes [syn: loon, diver]
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downriver
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adv 1: away from the source or with the current [syn:
downriver, downstream] [ant: upriver, upstream]
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driver
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n 1: the operator of a motor vehicle [ant: nondriver]
2: someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
3: a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
4: (computer science) a program that determines how a computer
will communicate with a peripheral device [syn: driver,
device driver]
5: a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used
for hitting long shots from the tee [syn: driver, number
one wood]
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fiver
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n 1: a United States bill worth 5 dollars [syn: fiver, five-
spot, five dollar bill]
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forgiver
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n 1: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or
offense [syn: pardoner, forgiver, excuser]
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giver
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n 1: someone who devotes himself completely; "there are no
greater givers than those who give themselves"
2: person who makes a gift of property [syn: donor, giver,
presenter, bestower, conferrer]
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lawgiver
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n 1: a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws [syn:
lawgiver, lawmaker]
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liver
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adj 1: having a reddish-brown color [syn: liver-colored,
liver]
n 1: large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located
in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity;
secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and
carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in
the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A;
detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out
erythrocytes
2: liver of an animal used as meat
3: a person who has a special life style; "a high liver"
4: someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities"
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quiver
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n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
2: a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his
pipe" [syn: shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver,
quivering, vibration, palpitation]
3: case for holding arrows
4: the act of vibrating [syn: vibration, quiver,
quivering]
v 1: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils
palpitated" [syn: quiver, quake, palpitate]
2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver]
3: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the
city pulsated with music and excitement" [syn: pulsate,
beat, quiver]
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river
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n 1: a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the
river was navigable for 50 miles"
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saliva
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n 1: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary
glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth
and starts the digestion of starches [syn: saliva,
spit, spittle]
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screwdriver
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n 1: a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into
the head of a screw
2: a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice
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shiver
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n 1: a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn:
tremble, shiver, shake]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
v 1: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn:
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill]
2: shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the
heat!" [syn: shiver, shudder]
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silver
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adj 1: made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver
bracelets"
2: having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver
(or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated
scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" [syn:
silver, silvern, silvery]
3: of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of
silver; "silvery hair" [syn: argent, silver, silvery,
silverish]
4: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to
dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn:
eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued,
smooth-spoken]
n 1: a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the
highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal;
occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and
jewelry and tableware and photography [syn: silver, Ag,
atomic number 47]
2: coins made of silver
3: a light shade of grey [syn: ash grey, ash gray, silver,
silver grey, silver gray]
4: silverware eating utensils [syn: flatware, silver]
5: a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver)
that is usually awarded for winning second place in a
competition [syn: silver medal, silver]
v 1: coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver
the necklace"
2: make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair"
3: turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"
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sliver
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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]
2: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been
shaved from something [syn: paring, sliver, shaving]
v 1: divide into slivers or splinters [syn: sliver,
splinter]
2: break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"
[syn: splinter, sliver]
3: form into slivers; "sliver wood"
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survivor
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n 1: one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the
fire were taken to a hospital" [syn: survivor,
subsister]
2: one who outlives another; "he left his farm to his survivors"
3: an animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the
fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters"
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upriver
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adv 1: toward the source or against the current [syn: upriver,
upstream] [ant: downriver, downstream]
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viva
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n 1: an examination conducted by spoken communication [syn:
oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce,
viva]
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striver
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n 1: someone who works as hard as a slave [syn: slave,
striver, hard worker]
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godiva
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n 1: according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in
order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so
heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was
a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for
voyeur (circa 1040-1080) [syn: Godiva, Lady Godiva]
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aquiver
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conniver
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ifor
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guadalquivir
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skiver
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stiver
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ivor
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guiver
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