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codswallop
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n 1: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: folderol, rubbish,
tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce,
codswallop]
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crepe
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n 1: paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for
decorations [syn: crepe, crepe paper]
2: small very thin pancake [syn: crape, crepe, French
pancake]
3: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn:
crepe, crape]
v 1: cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn:
crape, crepe]
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develop
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v 1: make something new, such as a product or a mental or
artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of
building material that withstands all kinds of weather";
"They developed a new technique"
2: work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" [syn:
evolve, germinate, develop]
3: gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to
television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and
wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new
position"; "develop a passion for painting" [syn: develop,
acquire, evolve]
4: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and
attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed
abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body";
"Well-developed breasts" [syn: grow, develop, produce,
get, acquire]
5: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious
movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up
from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short
story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: originate,
arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow]
6: change the use of and make available or usable; "develop
land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The
remote areas of the country were gradually built up" [syn:
build up, develop]
7: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop
the ideas in your thesis" [syn: explicate, formulate,
develop]
8: create by training and teaching; "The old master is training
world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the
future" [syn: train, develop, prepare, educate]
9: be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The
plot developed slowly";
10: grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of
evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive
environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The
country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo
develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a
long time"
11: become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are
now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is
modernizing rapidly" [syn: modernize, modernise,
develop]
12: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its
natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the
grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" [syn: develop,
make grow]
13: generate gradually; "We must develop more potential
customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"
14: grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully
in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp,
the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old
adolescent behavior" [syn: develop, grow]
15: make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop
this roll of film for me"
16: superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without
stretching, in geometry
17: move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous
positions; "Spassky developed quickly"
18: move into a strategically more advantageous position;
"develop the rook"
19: elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the
working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the
theme; "develop the melody and change the key"
20: happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political
movements recrudesce from time to time" [syn: break,
recrudesce, develop]
21: expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the
following form"
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dollop
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n 1: a small measure (usually of food)
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doorstep
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n 1: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone
that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when
passing through a doorway [syn: doorsill, doorstep,
threshold]
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envelop
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v 1: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering;
"Fog enveloped the house" [syn: envelop, enfold,
enwrap, wrap, enclose]
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escallop
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n 1: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served
broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn:
scallop, scollop, escallop]
2: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
[syn: cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop]
3: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that
swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of
snapping motions [syn: scallop, scollop, escallop]
v 1: bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
[syn: scallop, escallop]
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fillip
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n 1: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added
fillip" [syn: bonus, fillip]
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footstep
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n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step]
2: the act of taking a step in walking
3: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace,
step, stride]
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gallop
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n 1: a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all
four legs are off the ground simultaneously
v 1: ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
2: go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"
3: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just
now?" [syn: gallop, extend]
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instep
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n 1: the arch of the foot
2: the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the
foot
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julep
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n 1: bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: julep,
mint julep]
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lollop
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v 1: walk clumsily and with a bounce
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misstep
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n 1: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the
whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes
to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his
unfortunate misstep" [syn: trip, trip-up, stumble,
misstep]
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overstep
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v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress,
trespass, overstep]
2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our
expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
[syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past,
top]
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pep
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n 1: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give
you more pep" [syn: pep, peppiness, ginger]
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polyp
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n 1: a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane
[syn: polyp, polypus]
2: one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or
coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body
usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth; "in some
species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle
that alternates with a medusoid phase"
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quickstep
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n 1: military march accompanying quick time
2: a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps
v 1: perform a quickstep
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redevelop
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v 1: develop for a second time, in order to improve the
contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print
2: formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or
hypothesis [syn: redevelop, reformulate]
3: change the plans for the use of (land)
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rep
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n 1: informal abbreviation of `representative'
2: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: rep,
repp]
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scallop
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n 1: one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches
between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge
of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a
shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution
etc.) [syn: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel,
crenelle]
2: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served
broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn:
scallop, scollop, escallop]
3: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
[syn: cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop]
4: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that
swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of
snapping motions [syn: scallop, scollop, escallop]
v 1: decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped
skirt"
2: bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
[syn: scallop, escallop]
3: form scallops in; "scallop the meat" [syn: scallop,
scollop]
4: fish for scallops [syn: scallop, scollop]
5: shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
[syn: scallop, scollop]
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sidestep
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n 1: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
[syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent,
parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
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step
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n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the
situation called for strong measures"; "the police took
steps to reduce crime" [syn: measure, step]
2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace,
step, stride]
3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting
it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while
ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom
step" [syn: step, stair]
5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind";
"subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the
fashions" [syn: gradation, step]
6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn:
step, stone's throw]
7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step]
8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone, whole
tone, step, whole step]
9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts
of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn:
footprint, footmark, step]
10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a
ship's mast or capstan is fixed
11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular
dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: dance step,
step]
v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush
in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn:
step, tread]
3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always
stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat,
maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat]
5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified
manner; "step over to the blackboard"
8: place (a ship's mast) in its step
9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn:
pace, step]
10: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She
stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his
father's footsteps"
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steppe
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n 1: extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern
Russia and Siberia)
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trollop
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n 1: a dirty untidy woman [syn: slattern, slut, slovenly
woman, trollop]
2: a woman adulterer [syn: adulteress, fornicatress,
hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet,
trollop]
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wallop
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n 1: a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an
important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"
[syn: impact, wallop]
2: a severe blow
v 1: hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: whack,
wham, whop, wallop]
2: defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!"
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repp
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n 1: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: rep,
repp]
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skep
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n 1: a large round wicker basket (used on farms)
2: a domed beehive made of twisted straw
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gallup
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n 1: a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
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scollop
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n 1: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served
broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn:
scallop, scollop, escallop]
2: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
[syn: cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop]
3: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that
swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of
snapping motions [syn: scallop, scollop, escallop]
v 1: form scallops in; "scallop the meat" [syn: scallop,
scollop]
2: fish for scallops [syn: scallop, scollop]
3: shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
[syn: scallop, scollop]
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trollope
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n 1: English writer of novels (1815-1882) [syn: Trollope,
Anthony Trollope]
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demirep
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escalope
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jalap
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overdevelop
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yep
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schlepp
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dieppe
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outstep
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callop
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galop
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salop
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shallop
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collop
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gollop
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amenhotep
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imhotep
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