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plateau
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n 1: a relatively flat highland [syn: tableland, plateau]
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plough
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n 1: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa
Major [syn: Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's
Wain, Wain, Wagon]
2: a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil
and cut a furrow prior to sowing [syn: plow, plough]
v 1: move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or
going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"
[syn: plow, plough]
2: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer
Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in
the Spring" [syn: plow, plough, turn]
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pro
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adv 1: in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc. [ant: con]
adj 1: in favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote"
[ant: anti]
n 1: an athlete who plays for pay [syn: professional, pro]
[ant: amateur]
2: an argument in favor of a proposal [ant: con]
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row
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n 1: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line;
"a row of chairs"
2: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
[syn: quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in,
dustup]
3: a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a
mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed
wire protected the trenches"
4: (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks" [syn:
course, row]
5: a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
6: a continuous chronological succession without an
interruption; "they won the championship three years in a
row"
7: the act of rowing as a sport [syn: rowing, row]
v 1: propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"
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sew
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v 1: fasten by sewing; do needlework [syn: sew, run up, sew
together, stitch]
2: create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a
suit by next week?" [syn: sew, tailor, tailor-make]
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show
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n 1: the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a
remarkable show of skill"
2: something intended to communicate a particular impression;
"made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good
show of looking interested" [syn: display, show]
3: a social event involving a public performance or
entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on
Broadway"
4: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good
impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony
is just for show" [syn: appearance, show]
v 1: give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows
her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in
Washington" [syn: show, demo, exhibit, present,
demonstrate]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example,
explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the
instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the
validity of the conjecture" [syn: prove, demonstrate,
establish, show, shew] [ant: confute, disprove]
3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the
father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn:
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show]
4: make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for
cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" [ant: conceal,
hide]
5: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country
life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much
tenderness in this painting" [syn: picture, depict,
render, show]
6: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn:
express, show, evince]
7: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either
spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove
section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he
indicated his opponents" [syn: indicate, point,
designate, show]
8: be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing
really shows"; "The dirty side will show" [syn: show, show
up]
9: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge
read `empty'" [syn: read, register, show, record]
10: give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his
distress that evening"
11: take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or
auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn:
usher, show]
12: finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on
number six to show"
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sloe
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n 1: wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple
fruits with yellow flesh [syn: Allegheny plum, Alleghany
plum, sloe, Prunus alleghaniensis]
2: a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits [syn:
blackthorn, sloe, Prunus spinosa]
3: small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum
bush
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slow
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adv 1: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for
`slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is
slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I
can see the sights" [syn: slowly, slow, easy,
tardily] [ant: apace, chop-chop, quickly,
rapidly, speedily]
2: of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch
is running behind" [syn: behind, slow]
adj 1: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a
slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were
slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but
steady growth" [ant: fast]
2: at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz" [ant: fast]
3: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so
dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met
anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning,
at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb
officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either
normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with
the slow students" [syn: dense, dim, dull, dumb,
obtuse, slow]
4: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the
correct time; "the clock is slow" [ant: fast]
5: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a
boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening
effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent
but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture
their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long
letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the
tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's
dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: boring, deadening,
dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome,
wearisome]
6: (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or
slow)"; "a sluggish market" [syn: dull, slow, sluggish]
v 1: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
[syn: decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up,
retard] [ant: accelerate, quicken, speed, speed
up]
2: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: slow,
slow down, slow up, slack, slacken]
3: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
[syn: slow, slow down, slow up]
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snow
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n 1: precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice
crystals [syn: snow, snowfall]
2: a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water)
covering the ground
3: English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe
(1905-1980) [syn: Snow, C. P. Snow, Charles Percy Snow,
Baron Snow of Leicester]
4: street names for cocaine [syn: coke, blow, nose candy,
snow, C]
v 1: fall as snow; "It was snowing all night"
2: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately
feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled
his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
[syn: bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over
someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false]
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so
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adv 1: to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is so
obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so"; "my
head aches so!"
2: in a manner that facilitates; "he observed the snakes so he
could describe their behavior"; "he stooped down so he could
pick up his hat"
3: in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or
implied; "They're happy and I hope they will remain so"; "so
live your life that old age will bring no regrets"
4: to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so
far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"
5: in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he";
"worked hard and so did she"
6: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces
thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: thus,
thusly, so]
7: (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as
expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty
that it smells"
8: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence
connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right";
"first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late
movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn:
then, so, and so, and then]
9: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or
reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs
were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence
optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness
is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: therefore,
hence, thence, thus, so]
10: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car
would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold
indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still
come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: indeed, so]
n 1: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any
musical scale in solmization [syn: sol, soh, so]
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sow
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n 1: an adult female hog
v 1: place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She
sowed sunflower seeds" [syn: sow, seed]
2: introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs"
3: place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with
sunflower seeds" [syn: inseminate, sow, sow in]
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stow
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v 1: fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"
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tableau
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n 1: a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a
painting) [syn: tableau, tableau vivant]
2: any dramatic scene
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though
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adv 1: (postpositive) however; "it might be unpleasant, though"
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throw
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n 1: the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid
movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good
throw to second base"
2: a single chance or instance; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"
3: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating
piece by a cam [syn: throw, stroke, cam stroke]
4: bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an
afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
5: casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly;
"he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
v 1: propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
2: move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw
herself forwards"
3: get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your
clothes" [syn: shed, cast, cast off, shake off,
throw, throw off, throw away, drop]
4: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around
the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
[syn: throw, thrust]
5: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical
gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn:
give, throw]
6: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch
on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: throw, flip,
switch]
7: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the
corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a
spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: project, cast,
contrive, throw]
8: to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or
carelessly; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into
reverse"
9: cause to be confused emotionally [syn: bewilder, bemuse,
discombobulate, throw]
10: utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw
accusations at someone" [syn: hurl, throw]
11: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: hold,
throw, have, make, give]
12: make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"
13: cause to fall off; "The horse threw its inexperienced rider"
14: throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
15: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This
question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even
the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
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toe
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n 1: one of the digits of the foot
2: the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
3: forepart of a hoof
4: (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft
v 1: walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or
direction; "She toes inwards"
2: drive obliquely; "toe a nail" [syn: toe, toenail]
3: hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
4: drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
5: touch with the toe
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tow
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n 1: the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a
hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"
[syn: tow, towage]
v 1: drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"
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turbot
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n 1: flesh of a large European flatfish
2: a large brownish European flatfish [syn: turbot, Psetta
maxima]
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doh
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n 1: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major
scale in solmization [syn: do, doh, ut]
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ko
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n 1: a blow that renders the opponent unconscious [syn:
knockout, KO, kayo]
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luo
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n 1: a Nilotic language
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mo
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n 1: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a
mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn:
moment, mo, minute, second, bit]
2: a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and
tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden
steel [syn: molybdenum, Mo, atomic number 42]
3: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state
during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the
Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union [syn:
Missouri, Show Me State, MO]
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o
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n 1: a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless
odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes
21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant
element in the earth's crust [syn: oxygen, O, atomic
number 8]
2: the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: O, o]
3: the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B
antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors"
[syn: O, type O, group O]
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po
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n 1: a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium
and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by
bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor [syn:
polonium, Po, atomic number 84]
2: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a
rank comparable to sergeant in the Army [syn: petty
officer, PO, P.O.]
3: a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea [syn: Po, Po
River]
4: an independent agency of the federal government responsible
for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between
individuals and businesses in the United States [syn: United
States Post Office, US Post Office, Post Office, PO]
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imo
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n 1: the United Nations agency concerned with international
maritime activities [syn: International Maritime
Organization, IMO]
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rondeau
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n 1: a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
[syn: rondo, rondeau]
2: a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes;
the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second
and third stanzas [syn: rondeau, rondel]
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avo
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n 1: 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao
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quo
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jo
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joe
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moe
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davao
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