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ab
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n 1: a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Bachelor of
Arts, BA, Artium Baccalaurens, AB]
2: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the
ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and
August) [syn: Ab, Av]
3: the muscles of the abdomen [syn: abdominal, abdominal
muscle, ab]
4: the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B
antigens [syn: AB, type AB, group AB]
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absentee
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n 1: one that is absent or not in residence
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addressee
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n 1: one to whom something is addressed
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adoptee
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n 1: someone (such as a child) who has been adopted
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agree
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v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of
the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with
those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord
on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord]
[ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue]
2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something;
"She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her
alone"
3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many
details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the
check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the
gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree,
discord]
4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort,
accord, concord, fit in, agree]
5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always
agree in English"
6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me"
7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of
my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
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alee
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adv 1: on or toward the lee; "put the helm alee"
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ally
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n 1: a friendly nation
2: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a
good ally in fight" [syn: ally, friend] [ant: enemy,
foe]
v 1: become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage;
"He allied himself with the Communists"
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amputee
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n 1: someone who has had a limb removed by amputation
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apply
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v 1: put into service; make work or employ for a particular
purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your
head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this
tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was
applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?";
"I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic
bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a
computer" [syn: use, utilize, utilise, apply,
employ]
2: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply
to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers";
"The same rules go for everyone" [syn: apply, hold, go
for]
3: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence";
"She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
4: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the
house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: put on, apply]
5: be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends
itself well to our new data" [syn: lend oneself, apply]
[ant: defy, refuse, resist]
6: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave
him a punch in the nose" [syn: give, apply]
7: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion";
"use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common
sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" [syn: practice,
apply, use]
8: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to
everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant:
exempt, free, relieve]
9: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this
racial slur to me!"
10: apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
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appointee
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n 1: an official who is appointed
2: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn:
appointee, appointment]
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attendee
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n 1: a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he
was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the
gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn:
attendant, attender, attendee, meeter]
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awry
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adv 1: away from the correct or expected course; "something has
gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in
the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss]
2: turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with his
necktie twisted awry" [syn: askew, awry, skew-whiff]
adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a
gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig
was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew,
awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff]
2: not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone
completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine"
[syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)]
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banshee
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n 1: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of
impending death [syn: banshee, banshie]
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be
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n 1: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
[syn: beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4]
v 1: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective
or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good
answer"
2: be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of
the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
3: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my
umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind
this behavior?"
4: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn:
exist, be]
5: happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during
the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred
people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the
kitchen"
6: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000
rubles these days!" [syn: equal, be] [ant: differ]
7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone
wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute
my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus";
"This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few
men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute,
represent, make up, comprise, be]
8: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a
specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our
resident philosopher" [syn: be, follow]
9: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was
Hamlet" [syn: embody, be, personify]
10: spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
11: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My
grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be, live]
12: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used
only in infinitive form; "let her be"
13: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: cost, be]
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bee
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n 1: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and
solitary species
2: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold
competitions
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belie
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v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: contradict, belie,
negate]
2: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my
intentions" [syn: misrepresent, belie]
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bonsai
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n 1: a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or
shallow pot
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bourgeoisie
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n 1: the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn:
middle class, bourgeoisie]
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brie
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n 1: soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
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buy
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n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the
auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn:
bargain, buy, steal]
v 1: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial
transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The
conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big
department store" [syn: buy, purchase] [ant: sell]
2: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence;
"This judge can be bought" [syn: bribe, corrupt, buy,
grease one's palms]
3: be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a
ride on the train"
4: acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy
his love with her dedication to him and his work"
5: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
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by
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adv 1: so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes
past" [syn: by, past]
2: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside
money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has
a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: aside, by,
away]
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bye
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n 1: you advance to the next round in a tournament without
playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
[syn: bye, pass]
2: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: adieu,
adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir,
bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby, good-bye,
goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
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cc
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adj 1: being ten more than one hundred ninety [syn: two
hundred, 200, cc]
n 1: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
[syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic
centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
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chi
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n 1: the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is
thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional
Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms
in the body is believed to be essential for good health
[syn: qi, chi, ch'i, ki]
2: the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet [syn: chi, khi]
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cod
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adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery]
adj 1: payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
"the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn:
collect, cod]
n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the
seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase]
2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish;
usually baked or poached [syn: cod, codfish]
3: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn:
cod, codfish]
v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe,
slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put
one over, put one across]
2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
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comply
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v 1: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or
wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must
comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by
the rules" [syn: comply, follow, abide by]
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conferee
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n 1: a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were
conferred; the conferees were..."
2: a member of a conference
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cry
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n 1: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the
audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout,
vociferation]
2: a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [syn: cry, yell]
3: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms";
"our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: war cry,
rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword]
4: a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
5: the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries
filled the night"
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout
out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo,
squall]
2: shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried
bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in
the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get
up the stairs" [syn: cry, weep] [ant: express joy,
express mirth, laugh]
3: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'
he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother
shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim,
cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout]
4: proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a
town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in
the market square" [syn: cry, blazon out]
5: demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for
attention"
6: utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
7: bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy
cried himself to sleep"
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curie
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n 1: a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a
radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of
37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second [syn: curie,
Ci]
2: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906) [syn:
Curie, Pierre Curie]
3: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one
(with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on
radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and
polonium (1867-1934) [syn: Curie, Marie Curie, Madame
Curie, Marya Sklodowska]
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de
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n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE]
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debris
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n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken
up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus]
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decree
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n 1: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court
record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New
Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
[syn: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript]
v 1: issue a decree; "The King only can decree"
2: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn
males should be killed" [syn: rule, decree]
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decry
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v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in
South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn:
condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate]
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defy
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v 1: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied
public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the
greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" [syn: defy,
withstand, hold, hold up]
2: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies
explanation" [syn: defy, resist, refuse] [ant: apply,
lend oneself]
3: challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: defy, dare]
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degree
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n 1: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is
required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree,
grade, level]
2: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or
especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness";
"at what stage are the social sciences?" [syn: degree,
level, stage, point]
3: an award conferred by a college or university signifying that
the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study;
"he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" [syn:
academic degree, degree]
4: a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a
circle" [syn: degree, arcdegree]
5: the highest power of a term or variable
6: a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was
played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
7: the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder
in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
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deny
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v 1: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations";
"She denied that she had taken money" [ant: acknowledge,
admit]
2: refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
3: refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean
denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the
prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2
hours a day"
4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he
denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: deny, refuse]
[ant: allow, grant]
5: deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging
in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits" [syn:
deny, abnegate]
6: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party)
in a legal suit [syn: traverse, deny]
7: refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"
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deportee
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n 1: a person who is expelled from home or country by authority
[syn: exile, deportee]
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detainee
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n 1: some held in custody [syn: detainee, political
detainee]
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devotee
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n 1: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff,
devotee, lover]
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die
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n 1: a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in
gambling to generate random numbers [syn: die, dice]
2: a device used for shaping metal
3: a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for
cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or
pipes or rods
v 1: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient
went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age
of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in
one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost,
drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant:
be born]
2: suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day
for their faith"
3: be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense
emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was
dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered";
"We almost died laughing during the show"
4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
"The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after
the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die,
give out, conk out, go, break, break down]
5: feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and
eventually entered a monastery"
6: languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette";
"I was dying to leave"
7: cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" [syn:
die, die out]
8: to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
9: lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" [syn:
die, pall, become flat]
10: disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret
will die with me!"
11: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense);
"Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
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disagree
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v 1: be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She
disagrees with her husband on many questions" [syn:
disagree, differ, dissent, take issue] [ant:
agree, concord, concur, hold]
2: be different from one another [syn: disagree, disaccord,
discord] [ant: agree, check, correspond, fit,
gibe, jibe, match, tally]
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draftee
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n 1: someone who is drafted into military service [syn:
draftee, conscript, inductee] [ant: military
volunteer, voluntary, volunteer]
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dry
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adj 1: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal
moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry
land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery
boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" [ant:
wet]
2: humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic
remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an
ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
[syn: dry, ironic, ironical, wry]
3: lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" [ant:
wet]
4: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of
alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and
bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: wet]
5: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: lactating, wet]
6: (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of
decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white
burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" [ant: sweet]
7: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that
rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
[ant: phlegmy]
8: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
9: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry
book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and
juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated
to...life"- John Mason Brown [syn: dry, juiceless]
10: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry
weight"
11: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry
run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
12: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off
the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
13: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish;
"dry toast"; "dry meat"
14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry
martini is almost straight gin"
15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting";
"a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages;
"he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be
teetotal" [syn: dry, teetotal]
n 1: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
[syn: dry, prohibitionist]
v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry
hair" [syn: dry, dry out] [ant: wet]
2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn:
dry, dry out]
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dye
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n 1: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g.
fabrics or hair [syn: dye, dyestuff]
v 1: color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"
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emcee
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n 1: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an
introductory speech and introduces other speakers) [syn:
master of ceremonies, emcee, host]
v 1: act as a master of ceremonies [syn: emcee, compere]
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enlistee
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n 1: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces) [syn:
recruit, enlistee]
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escapee
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n 1: someone who escapes
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esprit
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n 1: liveliness of mind or spirit
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eye
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n 1: the organ of sight [syn: eye, oculus, optic]
2: good discernment (either visually or as if visually); "she
has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
3: attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye"
4: an area that is approximately central within some larger
region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into
the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the
storm" [syn: center, centre, middle, heart, eye]
5: a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't
go through the eye"
v 1: look at [syn: eye, eyeball]
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flea
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n 1: any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for
ability to leap
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flee
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v 1: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn:
flee, fly, take flight]
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fly
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adj 1: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back
to provide entrance to a tent [syn: tent-fly, rainfly,
fly sheet, fly, tent flap]
3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by
buttons concealed under a fold of cloth [syn: fly, fly
front]
4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: fly, fly
ball]
5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look
like an insect
v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:
fly, wing]
2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
3: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: fly,
aviate, pilot]
4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to
North America"
5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are
flying"
7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into
a rage"
8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing
beneath him" [syn: fly, fell, vanish]
9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight";
"Are we driving or flying?"
10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All
nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn:
flee, fly, take flight]
12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft;
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
13: hit a fly
14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las
Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: vanish,
fly, vaporize]
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fop
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n 1: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
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foresee
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v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse,
foreknow, foresee]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him
as President" [syn: envision, foresee]
3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn:
anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
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free
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adv 1: without restraint; "cows in India are running loose"
[syn: loose, free]
adj 1: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion
or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free
country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of
racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free
choice" [ant: unfree]
2: unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not
fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free
expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" [ant: bound]
3: costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
[syn: complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p),
gratuitous]
4: not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane"
5: not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him";
"he pulled his arm free and ran" [syn: detached, free]
6: not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free
man" [ant: unfree]
7: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between
classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: spare, free]
8: completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight";
"young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of
literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn:
barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent]
9: not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been
told"; "a free translation of the poem" [syn: free,
loose, liberal]
n 1: people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"
[syn: free, free people]
v 1: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free,
liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose]
[ant: confine, detain]
2: relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" [syn: rid, free,
disembarrass]
3: remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged
the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He
finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was
buried in the rubble" [syn: dislodge, free] [ant:
deposit, lodge, stick, wedge]
4: grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam" [syn: exempt, relieve,
free] [ant: apply, enforce, implement]
5: make (information) available for publication; "release the
list with the names of the prisoners" [syn: free,
release]
6: free from obligations or duties [syn: free, discharge]
7: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the
cluttered floor" [syn: free, disengage] [ant: block,
close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate,
occlude]
8: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
[syn: absolve, justify, free] [ant: blame, fault]
9: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the
throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free,
give up]
10: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction
or physical decomposition [syn: release, free,
liberate]
11: make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the
dictator's bank account" [syn: unblock, unfreeze,
free, release] [ant: block, freeze, immobilise,
immobilize]
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fry
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n 1: English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: Fry,
Roger Fry, Roger Eliot Fry]
2: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born
1907) [syn: Fry, Christopher Fry]
3: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor,
shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke,
fry, nestling]
v 1: be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach
for another hour, they'll be fried"
2: cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
3: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial
killer was electrocuted" [syn: electrocute, fry]
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gee
0
n 1: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used
to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it
is accelerated [syn: g, gee, g-force]
v 1: turn to the right side; "the horse geed"
2: give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
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ghee
0
n 1: clarified butter used in Indian cookery
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glee
0
n 1: great merriment [syn: hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness,
glee, gleefulness]
2: malicious satisfaction [syn: gloat, gloating, glee]
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goatee
0
n 1: a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its
resemblance to a goat's beard
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goodbye
0
n 1: a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn:
adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au
revoir, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good-by, goodby,
good-bye, goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long]
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guarantee
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n 1: a written assurance that some product or service will be
provided or will meet certain specifications [syn:
guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty]
2: an unconditional commitment that something will happen or
that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are
not lying"
3: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in
case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty]
v 1: give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the
quality of my products" [syn: guarantee, vouch]
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: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the
prisoners" [syn: undertake, guarantee]
4: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or
condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I
warrant this information" [syn: guarantee, warrant]
-
guaranty
0
n 1: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in
case that person defaults [syn: guarantee, guaranty]
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gutsy
0
adj 1: marked by courage and determination in the face of
difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have
to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the
gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith
Crist; "a gutsy red wine" [syn: gutsy, plucky] [ant:
gutless]
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guy
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n 1: an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the
guy's only doing it for some doll" [syn: guy, cat,
hombre, bozo]
2: an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy
Fawkes Day
3: a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something
(especially a tent) [syn: guy, guy cable, guy wire,
guy rope]
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted
the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule,
roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib,
make fun, poke fun]
2: steady or support with a guy wire or cable; "The Italians
guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
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he
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n 1: a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert
gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in
economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases
(as those found in Texas and Kansas) [syn: helium, He,
atomic number 2]
2: the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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hereby
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adv 1: (formal) by means of this; "I hereby declare you man and
wife" [syn: hereby, herewith]
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high
0
adv 1: at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
[syn: high, high up]
2: in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have
gone up far too high"
3: in a rich manner; "he lives high" [syn: high, richly,
luxuriously]
4: far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
adj 1: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a
high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his
career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is
high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" [ant: low]
2: (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or
specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in
combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high
ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high
incline"; "a foot high" [ant: low]
3: standing above others in quality or position; "people in high
places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the
community" [syn: eminent, high]
4: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn:
high, high-pitched] [ant: low, low-pitched]
5: happy and excited and energetic [syn: high, in high
spirits]
6: (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted [syn:
gamey, gamy, high]
7: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug
(especially marijuana) [syn: high, mellow]
n 1: a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures
reached an all-time high" [ant: low]
2: an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast
benefits from a Bermuda high"
3: a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these
days" [ant: low spirits]
4: a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or
narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
5: a high place; "they stood on high and observed the
countryside"; "he doesn't like heights" [syn: high,
heights]
6: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through
12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: senior
high school, senior high, high, highschool, high
school]
7: a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest
vehicle velocity for a given engine speed [syn: high gear,
high]
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id
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n 1: a state in the Rocky Mountains [syn: Idaho, Gem State,
ID]
2: a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show
your ID in order to get in" [syn: ID, I.D.]
3: (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying
all psychic activity
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imply
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v 1: express or state indirectly [syn: imply, connote]
2: suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
3: have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that
we have to stop taking long showers" [syn: entail, imply,
mean]
4: suggest that someone is guilty [syn: incriminate, imply,
inculpate]
5: have as a necessary feature; "This decision involves many
changes" [syn: imply, involve]
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inductee
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n 1: a person inducted into an organization or social group; "Ty
Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National
Baseball Hall of Fame"
2: someone who is drafted into military service [syn: draftee,
conscript, inductee] [ant: military volunteer,
voluntary, volunteer]
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internee
0
n 1: a person who is interned; "the internees were enemy aliens
and suspected terrorists"
-
interviewee
0
n 1: a person who is interviewed
-
jubilee
0
n 1: a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
-
kea
0
n 1: large brownish-green New Zealand parrot [syn: kea,
Nestor notabilis]
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key
0
adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule";
"the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was
fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental
to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal,
central, fundamental, key, primal]
n 1: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted
into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be
rotated
2: something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is
economic integration"
3: pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key"
4: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the
tonal framework for a piece of music [syn: key, tonality]
[ant: atonalism, atonality]
5: a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys
of heroin"
6: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or
elm or maple [syn: samara, key fruit, key]
7: United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after
witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of
1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-
Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) [syn: Key, Francis Scott
Key]
8: a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida [syn: key,
cay, Florida key]
9: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of
the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted
a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump
shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the
paint" [syn: key, paint]
10: a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the
key to the final exam"
11: a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or
abbreviations
12: a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the
holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually
requires two keys to open it"
13: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven
by a spring (as a clock) [syn: winder, key]
14: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
[syn: keystone, key, headstone]
15: a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when
depressed
v 1: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn:
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish,
describe, name]
2: provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were
changed in the building"
3: vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new
Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot"
4: regulate the musical pitch of
5: harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the
voters' prevailing attitude"
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knee
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n 1: hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and
fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
[syn: knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio
genus, genu]
2: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds
to the human knee [syn: stifle, knee]
3: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering
for the knee
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lea
0
n 1: a unit of length of thread or yarn
2: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for
grazing by livestock [syn: pasture, pastureland, grazing
land, lea, ley]
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lee
0
adj 1: towards the side away from the wind [syn: downwind,
lee(a)]
n 1: United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of
black culture in America (born in 1957) [syn: Lee, Spike
Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee]
2: United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway
in the 1930s (1914-1970) [syn: Lee, Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose
Louise Hovick]
3: United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred
in martial arts films (1941-1973) [syn: Lee, Bruce Lee,
Lee Yuen Kam]
4: United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with
Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of
parity (born in 1926) [syn: Lee, Tsung Dao Lee]
5: leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution
calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
[syn: Lee, Richard Henry Lee]
6: soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818) [syn: Lee,
Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee]
7: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the
American Civil War (1807-1870) [syn: Lee, Robert E. Lee,
Robert Edward Lee]
8: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind [syn:
lee, lee side, leeward] [ant: windward]
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lessee
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n 1: a tenant who holds a lease [syn: leaseholder, lessee]
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licensee
0
n 1: someone to whom a license is granted
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lie
0
n 1: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth [syn:
lie, prevarication]
2: Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the
United Nations (1896-1968) [syn: Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve
Halvden Lie]
3: position or manner in which something is situated
v 1: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
2: be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The
sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the
shelf" [ant: sit, sit down, stand, stand up]
3: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in]
4: be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie
dormant"
5: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie
to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
6: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of
Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility
rests with the Allies" [syn: lie, rest]
7: assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you
feel better" [syn: lie down, lie] [ant: arise, get
up, rise, stand up, uprise]
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lxi
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adj 1: being one more than sixty [syn: sixty-one, 61, lxi]
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lye
0
n 1: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
-
marquee
0
n 1: large and often sumptuous tent [syn: pavilion, marquee]
2: permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc. [syn:
marquee, marquise]
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marquis
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n 1: humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches
(1878-1937) [syn: Marquis, Don Marquis, Donald Robert
Perry Marquis]
2: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count [syn:
marquis, marquess]
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me
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n 1: a state in New England [syn: Maine, Pine Tree State,
ME]
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misapply
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v 1: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or
incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context";
"You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
[syn: misapply, misuse]
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nearby
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adv 1: not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the
planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"
adj 1: close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his
study on the nearby planet Venus"
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nee
0
adj 1: (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or
family name of a married woman; "Hillary Clinton nee
Rodham"
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nestle
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n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
[syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle]
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;
"We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children
snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle,
snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close]
2: lie in a sheltered position; "The little cottage nestles in
the forest"
3: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her
mother's elbow" [syn: nestle, snuggle]
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nigh
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adv 1: near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding
day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until
they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation";
"her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the
bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the
fire" [syn: near, nigh, close]
2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the
baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is
well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the
contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone
agrees" [syn: about, almost, most, nearly, near,
nigh, virtually, well-nigh]
adj 1: not far distant in time or space or degree or
circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future";
"they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to
success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb";
"she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a
close call" [syn: near, close, nigh] [ant: far]
2: being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on
the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
[syn: near(a), nigh(a)]
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nominee
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n 1: a politician who is running for public office [syn:
campaigner, candidate, nominee]
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oversupply
0
n 1: the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall [syn:
glut, oversupply, surfeit]
v 1: supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis
shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the
Orient" [syn: flood, oversupply, glut]
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parolee
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n 1: someone released on probation or on parole [syn:
probationer, parolee]
-
pea
0
n 1: seed of a pea plant used for food
2: the fruit or seed of a pea plant
3: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white
flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
[syn: pea, pea plant]
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pee
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n 1: liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine";
"the child had to make water" [syn: urine, piss, pee,
piddle, weewee, water]
2: informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" [syn: peeing,
pee, pissing, piss]
v 1: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle,
micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water,
relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee,
wee-wee, pass water]
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phi
0
n 1: the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
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pi
0
n 1: the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle;
approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
2: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect
information [syn: private detective, PI, private eye,
private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock]
3: the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project
[syn: principal investigator, PI]
4: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
5: an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV
replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used
in combination with other drugs [syn: protease inhibitor,
PI]
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pie
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n 1: dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
2: a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of
all Indo-European languages [syn: Proto-Indo European,
PIE]