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adder
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n 1: a person who adds numbers
2: a machine that adds numbers
3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn:
adder, common viper, Vipera berus]
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alpaca
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n 1: wool of the alpaca
2: a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or
made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
3: domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a
domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn: alpaca, Lama
pacos]
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attacker
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n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor,
assailant, assaulter]
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backer
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n 1: invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel, backer]
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backpacker
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n 1: a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: backpacker, packer]
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baker
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n 1: someone who bakes commercially
2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: baker, bread maker]
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batter
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n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter,
hitter, slugger, batsman]
2: a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk,
used in cooking
v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn:
buffet, knock about, batter]
2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who
tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste, batter]
3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn:
dinge, batter]
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bespatter
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v 1: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with
food" [syn: spatter, bespatter]
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blabber
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n 1: one who reveals confidential information in return for
money [syn: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer,
blabber]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-
tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
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bladder
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n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]
2: a bag that fills with air
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bragger
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n 1: a very boastful and talkative person [syn: bragger,
braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter,
vaunter]
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breaker
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n 1: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn:
breaker, ledgeman]
2: waves breaking on the shore [syn: surf, breaker,
breakers]
3: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when
overloaded [syn: circuit breaker, breaker]
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bushwhacker
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n 1: a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn:
hillbilly, bushwhacker]
2: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
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caper
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various
dishes and sauces
3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank
job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job]
4: a playful leap or hop [syn: caper, capriole]
5: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the
surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic,
romp, gambol, caper]
6: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn:
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
v 1: jump about playfully
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catcher
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n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
[syn: catcher, backstop]
2: the position on a baseball team of the player who is
stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that
the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective
equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
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cater
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v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or
sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
[syn: provide, supply, ply, cater]
2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
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chatter
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n 1: noisy talk [syn: yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter,
cackle]
2: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
[syn: chatter, chattering]
3: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or
monkeys) [syn: chatter, chattering]
v 1: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"
[syn: chatter, click]
2: cut unevenly with a chattering tool
3: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer,
natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]
4: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-
tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
5: make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were
chattering in the trees"
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clabber
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n 1: raw milk that has soured and thickened
v 1: turn into curds; "curdled milk" [syn: curdle, clabber,
clot] [ant: homogenise, homogenize]
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clapper
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n 1: someone who applauds [syn: clapper, applauder]
2: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane
and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua,
glossa, clapper]
3: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by
hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue]
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clatter
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n 1: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the
shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron
wheels on cobblestones"
v 1: make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: clatter,
clack, brattle]
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cracker
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n 1: a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without
leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
2: a poor White person in the southern United States [syn:
redneck, cracker]
3: a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to)
computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are
often mistakenly called hackers"
4: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a
heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger]
5: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing
candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
[syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]
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crater
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n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
[syn: volcanic crater, crater]
2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra
and Corvus
3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite
or bomb
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creator
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n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead,
Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty,
Almighty, Jehovah]
2: a person who grows or makes or invents things
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cur
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n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur,
mongrel, mutt]
2: a cowardly and despicable person
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dagger
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n 1: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
stabbing [syn: dagger, sticker]
2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or
footnote [syn: dagger, obelisk]
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dapper
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adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing,
jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy,
snappy, spruce]
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firecracker
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n 1: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in
a heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker,
banger]
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hacker
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n 1: someone who plays golf poorly
2: a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to
steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-
terrorism [syn: hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk]
3: a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy
the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no
harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look
down upon crackers"
4: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: hack, drudge,
hacker]
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hijacker
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n 1: a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it [syn:
highjacker, highwayman, hijacker, road agent]
2: someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an
airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination [syn:
highjacker, hijacker]
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knacker
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n 1: someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up
to recover the materials in them
2: someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
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lacquer
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n 1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and
used as a natural varnish
2: a hard glossy coating
v 1: coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
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linebacker
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n 1: a defensive football player who takes a position close
behind the linemen [syn: linebacker, line backer]
2: (American football) the position of a defensive football
player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage [syn:
linebacker, line backer]
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maraca
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n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd
containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
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nutcracker
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n 1: a compound lever used to crack nuts open
2: any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet
and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects [syn:
nuthatch, nutcracker]
3: speckled birds that feed on nuts
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packer
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n 1: a workman employed to pack things into containers [syn:
packer, bagger, boxer]
2: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business [syn: meat
packer, packer]
3: a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: backpacker, packer]
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safecracker
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n 1: a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
[syn: safebreaker, safecracker, cracksman]
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slacker
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n 1: a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who
tries to evade military service in wartime) [syn:
slacker, shirker]
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smacker
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n 1: a loud kiss
2: a very powerful blow with the fist
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stacker
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n 1: a laborer who builds up a stack or pile
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tracker
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n 1: someone who tracks down game
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tacker
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n 1: a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks
or by spotwelding)
2: a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches [syn:
baster, tacker]
3: a hand-held machine for driving staples home [syn: staple
gun, staplegun, tacker]
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whacker
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n 1: something especially big or impressive of its kind [syn:
whacker, whopper]
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dakar
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n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
[syn: Dakar, capital of Senegal]
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belabor
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v 1: to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn:
belabor, belabour]
2: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by
her fellow students" [syn: belabor, belabour]
3: beat soundly [syn: belabour, belabor]
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dacca
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Bangladesh [syn: Dhaka,
Dacca, capital of Bangladesh]
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dhaka
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Bangladesh [syn: Dhaka,
Dacca, capital of Bangladesh]
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paca
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n 1: large burrowing rodent of South America and Central
America; highly esteemed as food [syn: paca, Cuniculus
paca]
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malacca
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n 1: stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella
handles
2: a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: malacca,
malacca cane]
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backtracker
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blacker
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capper
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clacker
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collator
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crabber
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dabber
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greywacke
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skyjacker
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wisecracker
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jacker
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thwacker
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bakker
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aka
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acker
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akre
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makar
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vanacker
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wacke
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yakka
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kanaka
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polacca
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debacker
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lacker
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curr
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claqueur
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ansbacher
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schumacher
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