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adage
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n 1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important
fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
[syn: proverb, adage, saw, byword]
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appendage
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n 1: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is
important to keep the extremities warm" [syn: extremity,
appendage, member]
2: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an
organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" [syn:
process, outgrowth, appendage]
3: a part that is joined to something larger
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baggage
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n 1: cases used to carry belongings when traveling [syn:
baggage, luggage]
2: a worthless or immoral woman
3: the portable equipment and supplies of an army
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bandage
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n 1: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an
injured part of the body [syn: bandage, patch]
v 1: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn:
bind, bandage]
2: dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained
ankle"; "bandage an incision"
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bondage
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n 1: the state of being under the control of a force or
influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear:;
"he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self
freed from the bondage of time"
2: the state of being under the control of another person [syn:
bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldom]
3: sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by
cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
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cordage
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n 1: the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
2: the ropes in the rigging of a ship
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damage
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n 1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: damage,
harm, impairment]
2: loss of military equipment [syn: damage, equipment
casualty]
3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage,
harm, hurt, scathe]
4: the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price
of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how
much is the damage?" [syn: price, terms, damage]
5: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal
right [syn: wrong, legal injury, damage]
v 1: inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She
damaged the car when she hit the tree"
2: suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups
damage easily"
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poundage
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n 1: a charge based on weight measured in pounds
2: a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
3: weight expressed in pounds
4: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the
law [syn: impoundment, impounding, internment,
poundage]
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vagabondage
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n 1: travelling about without any clear destination; "she
followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" [syn:
wandering, roving, vagabondage]
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windage
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n 1: the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
2: the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the
surface of the bore of the gun
3: exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull
which is responsible for wind resistance) [syn: windage,
wind exposure]
4: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of
wind [syn: windage, wind deflection]
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yardage
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n 1: distance measured in the aggregate number of yards; "what
is the yardage of this golf course?"
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brigandage
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groundage
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wordage
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sandage
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pondage
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