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assure
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v 1: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice
retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
[syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure]
2: inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell
you that man is a crook!" [syn: assure, tell]
3: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention
of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that
traveling to Cambodia was safe"
4: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it,
ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
5: cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried
to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" [syn:
reassure, assure] [ant: vex, worry]
6: make a promise or commitment [syn: promise, assure]
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brochure
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n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet,
brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet]
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cocksure
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adj 1: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure
materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak
to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he
gets" [syn: cocksure, overconfident, positive]
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cynosure
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n 1: something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides
mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"
2: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration;
"if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"
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embouchure
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n 1: the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player
blows directly [syn: mouthpiece, embouchure]
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ensure
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v 1: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice
retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
[syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure]
2: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it,
ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
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hachure
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n 1: shading consisting of multiple crossing lines [syn:
hatch, hatching, crosshatch, hachure]
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insure
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v 1: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of
something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See
that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the
product" [syn: see, check, insure, see to it,
ensure, control, ascertain, assure]
2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement
for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn:
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure]
3: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn:
cover, insure, underwrite]
4: take out insurance for
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masher
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n 1: a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women
[syn: wolf, woman chaser, skirt chaser, masher]
2: a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes)
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pasha
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n 1: a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn:
pasha, pacha]
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rasher
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n 1: a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North
America [syn: vermillion rockfish, rasher, Sebastodes
miniatus]
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reassure
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v 1: cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried
to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" [syn:
reassure, assure] [ant: vex, worry]
2: give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain;
"I reassured him that we were safe"
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reinsure
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v 1: provide additional insurance for
2: insure again by transferring to another insurance company all
or a part of a liability assumed
3: insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an
insurance company already covering a risk
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unsure
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adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident
and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid
responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident,
shy, timid, unsure] [ant: confident]
2: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance;
"uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his
future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an
uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain
fingers" [syn: uncertain, unsure, incertain] [ant:
certain(p), sure]
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smasher
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n 1: a person who smashes something
2: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: smasher,
stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart,
peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish]
3: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and
marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show
is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" [syn: hit,
smash, smasher, strike, bang]
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pacha
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n 1: a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn:
pasha, pacha]
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commissure
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n 1: a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other
of the brain or spinal cord
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quassia
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n 1: a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and
vermifuge; extracted from the wood and bark of trees of the
genera Quassia and Picrasma
2: handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright
scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained
yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood
and bark [syn: quassia, bitterwood, Quassia amara]
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joshua
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n 1: (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites
into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction
of Jericho
2: a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the
Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of
Moses [syn: Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua]
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nashua
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