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bethel
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n 1: a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
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carousel
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n 1: a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air
travelers [syn: carousel, carrousel, luggage
carousel, luggage carrousel]
2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or
amusement [syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round,
roundabout, whirligig]
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carrel
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n 1: French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture
and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) [syn: Carrel, Alexis
Carrel]
2: small individual study area in a library [syn: carrel,
carrell, cubicle, stall]
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carrousel
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n 1: a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air
travelers [syn: carousel, carrousel, luggage
carousel, luggage carrousel]
2: a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or
amusement [syn: carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round,
roundabout, whirligig]
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cell
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n 1: any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
2: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all
organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in
monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants
and animals
3: a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a
chemical reaction [syn: cell, electric cell]
4: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger
political movement [syn: cell, cadre]
5: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided
into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver [syn: cellular telephone, cellular
phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone]
6: small room in which a monk or nun lives [syn: cell,
cubicle]
7: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: cell, jail cell,
prison cell]
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excel
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v 1: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: excel,
stand out, surpass]
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laurel
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n 1: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
2: United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played
the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and
Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn: Laurel,
Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel]
3: (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an
emblem of victory [syn: laurel, laurel wreath, bay
wreath]
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micelle
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n 1: an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric
molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal
electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
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outsell
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v 1: be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new
Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
2: sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his
colleagues"
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pedicel
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n 1: a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence;
an ultimate division of a common peduncle [syn: pedicel,
pedicle]
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photocell
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n 1: a transducer used to detect and measure light and other
radiations [syn: photoelectric cell, photoconductive
cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eye]
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ravel
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n 1: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
[syn: Ravel, Maurice Ravel]
2: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
[syn: run, ladder, ravel]
v 1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?" [syn: ravel,
unravel, ravel out] [ant: knot, ravel, tangle]
2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: ravel,
tangle, knot] [ant: ravel, ravel out, unknot,
unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle]
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rebel
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n 1: `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers
by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War;
`greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
[syn: Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback]
2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the
constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving
conditions) [syn: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom
fighter, rebel]
3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
[syn: maverick, rebel]
v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
[syn: rebel, arise, rise, rise up]
2: break with established customs [syn: rebel, renegade]
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resell
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v 1: sell (something) again after having bought it
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spousal
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adj 1: of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession";
"nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage
vows" [syn: bridal, nuptial, spousal]
2: relating to a spouse; "a fitting symbol of spousal love"
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undersell
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v 1: sell cheaper than one's competition [syn: undersell,
undercut]
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marcel
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n 1: a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made
by a heated curling iron
v 1: make a marcel in a woman's hair
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purcell
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n 1: English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many
theatrical pieces (1659-1695) [syn: Purcell, Henry
Purcell]
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lenticel
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n 1: one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that
allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the
interior tissue
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oversell
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cel
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karrusel
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