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abuzz
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adj 1: noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over
the latest scandal" [syn: abuzz, buzzing]
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applause
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n 1: a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
[syn: applause, hand clapping, clapping]
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buzz
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n 1: sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee" [syn:
buzz, bombilation, bombination]
2: a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement
was so great that a formal denial was issued"
v 1: make a buzzing sound; "bees were buzzing around the hive"
[syn: buzz, bombinate, bombilate]
2: fly low; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square"
3: be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with
activity" [syn: hum, buzz, seethe]
4: call with a buzzer; "he buzzed the servant"
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cause
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n 1: events that provide the generative force that is the origin
of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of
the crash"
2: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had
no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
[syn: cause, reason, grounds]
3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a
particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for
a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery";
"contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause,
crusade, drive, movement, effort]
4: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for
events or results [syn: causal agent, cause, causal
agency]
5: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law
whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family
brought suit against the landlord" [syn: lawsuit, suit,
case, cause, causa]
v 1: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always
intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause
an accident" [syn: cause, do, make]
2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads
induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy
a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: induce,
stimulate, cause, have, get, make]
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clause
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n 1: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate
but not constituting a complete sentence
2: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or
contract or will) [syn: article, clause]
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fuzz
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n 1: filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn:
hair, fuzz, tomentum]
2: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: bull, cop,
copper, fuzz, pig]
3: a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it
was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky
fuzz" [syn: blur, fuzz]
4: the first beard of an adolescent boy
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gauze
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n 1: (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for
bandages and dressings [syn: gauze, gauze bandage]
2: a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn:
gauze, netting, veiling]
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kolkhoz
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n 1: a collective farm owned by the communist state
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laws
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n 1: the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
considered as a unit [syn: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws]
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pause
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n 1: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
of something [syn: pause, intermission, break,
interruption, suspension]
2: temporary inactivity
v 1: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The
speaker paused" [syn: hesitate, pause]
2: cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station
identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: pause,
intermit, break]
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cos
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n 1: ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-
angled triangle [syn: cosine, cos]
2: lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed
elongated head [syn: cos, cos lettuce, romaine,
romaine lettuce]
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because
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claws
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coz
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does
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draws
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flaws
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jaws
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macaws
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oz
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paws
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straws
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was
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outdoes
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luz
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twas
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ros
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boz
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audas
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baus
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claus
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haws
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muzz
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