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arc
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n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
field [syn: discharge, spark, arc, electric arc,
electric discharge]
2: a continuous portion of a circle
3: something curved in shape [syn: bow, arc]
v 1: form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve
nicely" [syn: arch, curve, arc]
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ark
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n 1: (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the
two tablets containing the Ten Commandments [syn: Ark,
Ark of the Covenant]
2: a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the
flood
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bark
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n 1: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of
trees and other woody plants
2: a noise resembling the bark of a dog
3: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: bark, barque]
4: the sound made by a dog
v 1: speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the
dictaphone"
2: cover with bark
3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: bark, skin]
4: make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
5: tan (a skin) with bark tannins
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benchmark
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n 1: a standard by which something can be measured or judged;
"his painting sets the benchmark of quality"
2: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined
position and elevation used as a reference point [syn:
benchmark, bench mark]
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birthmark
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n 1: a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth [syn:
birthmark, nevus]
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dark
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adj 1: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed
or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark
shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" [ant:
light]
2: (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark
glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue" [ant:
light, light-colored]
3: brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"
4: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or
dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart
has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the
dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic
hostility"; "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on
punishing him"-Thomas Hardy [syn: black, dark,
sinister]
5: secret; "keep it dark"
6: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the
proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless
shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable
manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"-
Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: dark,
dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine,
sour, sullen]
7: lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this
benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and
superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of
education" [syn: benighted, dark]
8: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was
dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate
Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: dark,
obscure]
9: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war";
"a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter
landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November";
"a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn: blue,
dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim,
sorry, drab, drear, dreary]
10: having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned
peoples" [syn: colored, coloured, dark, dark-
skinned, non-white]
11: not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on
Mondays"
n 1: absence of light or illumination [syn: dark, darkness]
[ant: light, lighting]
2: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of
darkness" [syn: iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark]
3: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn:
darkness, dark, shadow]
4: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark
outside [syn: night, nighttime, dark] [ant: day,
daylight, daytime]
5: an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their
intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" [syn:
dark, darkness]
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debark
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v 1: go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
[syn: disembark, debark, set down] [ant: embark,
ship]
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earmark
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n 1: identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
2: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark,
trademark, earmark, stylemark]
v 1: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause;
"I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets
aside time for meditation every day" [syn: allow,
appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve]
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footmark
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n 1: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made
casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the
window" [syn: footprint, footmark, step]
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hallmark
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n 1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark,
trademark, earmark, stylemark]
2: a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and
authenticity [syn: authentication, hallmark, assay-
mark]
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landmark
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n 1: the position of a prominent or well-known object in a
particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a
convenient landmark"
2: an event marking a unique or important historical change of
course or one on which important developments depend; "the
agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
[syn: landmark, turning point, watershed]
3: a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
4: an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating
other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from
which measurements can be taken
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postmark
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n 1: a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials;
indicates the post office and date of mailing
v 1: stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
[syn: postmark, frank]
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pressmark
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n 1: a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to
indicate shelf location [syn: call mark, call number,
pressmark]
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remark
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n 1: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or
adds information; "from time to time she contributed a
personal comment on his account" [syn: remark, comment,
input]
2: explicit notice; "it passed without remark"
v 1: make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took
up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go
sailing" [syn: note, observe, mention, remark]
2: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his
colleague" [syn: comment, notice, remark, point out]
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tidemark
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n 1: indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-
water limits of the tides
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trademark
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n 1: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark,
trademark, earmark, stylemark]
2: a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or
distributor of a product
v 1: mark with a brand or trademark; "when this product is not
branded it sells for a lower price" [syn: brand,
trademark, brandmark]
2: register the trademark of; "The company trademarked their new
gadget"
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watermark
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n 1: a line marking the level reached by a body of water [syn:
water line, watermark]
2: a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture;
visible when paper is held up to the light
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bismarck
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n 1: German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united
(1815-1898) [syn: Bismarck, von Bismarck, Otto von
Bismarck, Prince Otto von Bismarck, Prince Otto Eduard
Leopold von Bismarck, Iron Chancellor]
2: capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south
central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river [syn:
Bismarck, capital of North Dakota]
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clark
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n 1: United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an
expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia
River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area
(1770-1838) [syn: Clark, William Clark]
2: United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and
Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations
forces in Korea (1896-1984) [syn: Clark, Mark Clark,
Mark Wayne Clark]
3: United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research
persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were
discriminatory (1914-2005) [syn: Clark, Kenneth Clark,
Kenneth Bancroft Clark]
4: Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
[syn: Clark, Joe Clark, Charles Joseph Clark]
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denmark
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n 1: a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of
the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North
Sea and the Baltic Sea [syn: Denmark, Kingdom of
Denmark, Danmark]
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bismark
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n 1: a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam [syn: Berlin
doughnut, bismark, jelly doughnut]
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lamarck
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n 1: French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from
the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829)
[syn: Lamarck, Jean Baptiste de Lamarck, Chevalier de
Lamarck]
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telemark
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n 1: a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and
turned gradually inwards
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hoofmark
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monomark
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newmark
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ostmark
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sitzmark
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waymark
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