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caution
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n 1: the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible
danger; "a man of caution" [syn: caution, cautiousness,
carefulness] [ant: incaution, incautiousness]
2: a warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair
practices" [syn: caution, caveat]
3: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised
caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
[syn: caution, precaution, care, forethought]
4: the trait of being circumspect and prudent [syn:
circumspection, caution]
v 1: warn strongly; put on guard [syn: caution, admonish,
monish]
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commotion
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n 1: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-
do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion,
din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult]
3: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a
commotion of people fought for the exits" [syn: whirl,
commotion]
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cushion
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n 1: a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses;
"the old car needed a new set of shocks" [syn: shock
absorber, shock, cushion]
2: the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar
vehicle
3: a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as
feathers or foam rubber etc.
v 1: protect from impact; "cushion the blow" [syn: cushion,
buffer, soften]
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demotion
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n 1: act of lowering in rank or position [ant: promotion]
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devotion
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n 1: feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was
beautiful" [syn: devotion, devotedness]
2: commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and
wealth to science"
3: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [syn:
idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism]
4: (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually
spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"
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emotion
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n 1: any strong feeling
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fashion
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n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified
manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode
of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a
lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn:
manner, mode, style, way, fashion]
2: characteristic or habitual practice
3: the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics
and behavior
4: consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode
v 1: make out of components (often in an improvising manner);
"She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
[syn: fashion, forge]
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freshen
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v 1: make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" [syn:
refresh, freshen]
2: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after
the tennis game" [syn: freshen, refresh, refreshen,
freshen up]
3: make fresh again [syn: refresh, freshen, refreshen]
[ant: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire,
tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon,
weary]
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locomotion
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n 1: the power or ability to move [syn: locomotion, motive
power, motivity]
2: self-propelled movement [syn: locomotion, travel]
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lotion
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n 1: any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to
the skin
2: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or
medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry
skin" [syn: lotion, application]
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motion
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n 1: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to
communicate familiar or prearranged signals [syn:
gesture, motion]
2: a natural event that involves a change in the position or
location of something [syn: movement, motion]
3: a change of position that does not entail a change of
location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his
surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move
of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" [syn: motion,
movement, move, motility]
4: a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
[ant: lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness]
5: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly
for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she
called for the question" [syn: motion, question]
6: the act of changing location from one place to another;
"police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of
people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him
directly in my path" [syn: motion, movement, move]
7: an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid
succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema
relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing
lights gave an illusion of movement" [syn: apparent motion,
motion, apparent movement, movement]
v 1: show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his
desire to leave" [syn: gesticulate, gesture, motion]
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notion
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n 1: a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his
impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings
about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his
sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" [syn:
impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion]
2: a general inclusive concept
3: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion
of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he
had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be
humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" [syn: notion,
whim, whimsy, whimsey]
4: (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or
sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"
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ocean
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n 1: a large body of water constituting a principal part of the
hydrosphere
2: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume [syn:
ocean, sea]
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portion
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n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes
it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than
himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the
smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal
constituent of plankton" [syn: part, portion,
component part, component, constituent]
2: something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear
part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn:
part, portion]
3: the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death
gets more than its share of attention from theologians" [syn:
parcel, portion, share]
4: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual
person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: share,
portion, part, percentage]
5: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may
be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck
of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was
her portion" [syn: fortune, destiny, fate, luck,
lot, circumstances, portion]
6: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at
marriage [syn: dowry, dowery, dower, portion]
7: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a
meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger
than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" [syn:
helping, portion, serving]
v 1: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign,
allot, portion]
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potion
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n 1: a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
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promotion
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n 1: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea
or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
[syn: promotion, publicity, promotional material,
packaging]
2: act of raising in rank or position [ant: demotion]
3: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of
something [syn: promotion, furtherance, advancement]
4: the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in
marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn:
forwarding, furtherance, promotion]
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ration
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n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service
personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
2: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of
scarcity)
v 1: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity,
as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the
city"
2: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are
rationed" [syn: ration, ration out]
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session
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n 1: a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the
opening session of the legislature"
2: the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to
shorten the school term" [syn: school term, academic
term, academic session, session]
3: a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming
session"; "a gossip session"
4: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the
medium's parlor" [syn: seance, sitting, session]
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tertian
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adj 1: relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that
appear every other day; "tertian fever"
2: of or relating to a tonal system based on major thirds; "a
tertian tonal system"
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torsion
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n 1: a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a
tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat
performed incredible contortions" [syn: tortuosity,
tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness]
2: a twisting force [syn: torsion, torque]
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version
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n 1: an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint;
"his version of the fight was different from mine"
2: something a little different from others of the same type;
"an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of
the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a
grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
[syn: version, variant, variation, edition]
3: a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new
form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" [syn:
adaptation, version]
4: a written communication in a second language having the same
meaning as the written communication in a first language
[syn: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering,
version]
5: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of
something [syn: interpretation, reading, version]
6: manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid
delivery)
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harshen
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v 1: make harsh or harsher; "Winter harshened the look of the
city"
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martian
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adj 1: of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional
inhabitants)
n 1: imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
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persian
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adj 1: of or relating to Iran or its people or language or
culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police"
[syn: Iranian, Persian]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are
Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: Irani, Iranian,
Persian]
2: the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
[syn: Persian, Farsi]
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groschen
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n 1: 100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria
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laotian
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adj 1: of or relating to Laos or its people; "the Laotian Prime
Minister"; "Laotian refugees"
n 1: a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the
Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao
language; related to the Thais [syn: Lao, Laotian]
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boeotian
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adj 1: of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the
dialect spoken there in classical times; "Boeotian
dialects"
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goshen
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bocian
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hoeschen
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kocian
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