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anger
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n 1: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some
real or supposed grievance [syn: anger, choler, ire]
2: the state of being angry [syn: anger, angriness]
3: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified
as one of the deadly sins) [syn: wrath, anger, ire,
ira]
v 1: make angry; "The news angered him"
2: become angry; "He angers easily" [syn: anger, see red]
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arena
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n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social
sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment";
"he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area,
orbit, field, arena]
2: the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where
contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that
was strewn with sand
3: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn:
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium]
4: a playing field where sports events take place [syn: arena,
scene of action]
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ballerina
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n 1: a female ballet dancer [syn: ballerina, danseuse]
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catena
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n 1: a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so
arranged that each member is closely related to the
preceding and following members (especially a series of
patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
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cheesemonger
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n 1: someone who sells cheese
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clangour
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n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang
of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour,
clangoring, clank, clash, crash]
v 1: make a loud resonant noise; "the alarm clangored throughout
the building" [syn: clangor, clangour]
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concertina
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n 1: coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
2: free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its
ends together to force air through the reeds
v 1: collapse like a concertina
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conga
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n 1: music composed for dancing the conga
2: a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in
single file
v 1: dance the conga
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conger
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n 1: large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate
and tropical coastal waters; some used for food [syn:
conger, conger eel]
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costermonger
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n 1: a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow [syn:
costermonger, barrow-man, barrow-boy]
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farina
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n 1: fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often
used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
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finger
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n 1: any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes
excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"
2: the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
[syn: finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit]
3: one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a
finger or thumb
v 1: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the
book" [syn: finger, thumb]
2: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer
fingered the sweater" [syn: feel, finger]
3: search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found
that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
4: indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for
keyboard instruments
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fishmonger
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n 1: someone who sells fish [syn: fishmonger, fishwife]
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forefinger
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n 1: the finger next to the thumb [syn: index, index finger,
forefinger]
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galena
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n 1: soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of
lead
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gossipmonger
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n 1: a person given to gossiping and divulging personal
information about others [syn: gossip, gossiper,
gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger,
newsmonger]
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hangar
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n 1: a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be
stored and maintained [syn: airdock, hangar, repair
shed]
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hunger
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n 1: a physiological need for food; the consequence of food
deprivation [syn: hunger, hungriness]
2: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst
for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" [syn: hunger,
hungriness, thirst, thirstiness]
v 1: feel the need to eat
2: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: crave,
hunger, thirst, starve, lust]
3: be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" [syn:
starve, hunger, famish] [ant: be full]
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hyena
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n 1: doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that
feeds chiefly on carrion [syn: hyena, hyaena]
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ironmonger
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n 1: someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a
hardwareman an ironmonger" [syn: ironmonger,
hardwareman]
2: a store selling hardware; "in Great Britain they used to call
a hardware store an ironmonger's shop" [syn: hardware
store, ironmonger, ironmonger's shop]
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ladyfinger
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n 1: small finger-shaped sponge cake
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languor
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n 1: a relaxed comfortable feeling [syn: languor,
dreaminess]
2: a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: languor,
lassitude, listlessness]
3: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general
appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" [syn:
languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness]
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linger
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v 1: remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her
perfume lingered on"
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the
Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the
department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag,
loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry,
linger, lurk, mill about, mill around]
3: leave slowly and hesitantly [syn: tarry, linger]
4: take one's time; proceed slowly [syn: linger, dawdle]
[ant: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along,
hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush,
rush along, speed, step on it]
5: move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
[syn: hover, linger]
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malinger
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v 1: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to
be ill [syn: malinger, skulk]
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marina
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n 1: a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
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monger
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n 1: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods
to be sold [syn: trader, bargainer, dealer, monger]
v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle,
monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]
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newsmonger
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n 1: a person given to gossiping and divulging personal
information about others [syn: gossip, gossiper,
gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger,
newsmonger]
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panga
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n 1: a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a
weapon or for cutting vegetation [syn: machete,
matchet, panga]
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patina
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n 1: a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
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scandalmonger
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n 1: a person who spreads malicious gossip
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scaremonger
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n 1: a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up
trouble [syn: scaremonger, stirrer]
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subpoena
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n 1: a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance
of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be
punishable as a contempt of court [syn: subpoena,
subpoena ad testificandum]
v 1: serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her
records were subpoenaed"
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verbena
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n 1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of
the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously
colored flowers [syn: verbena, vervain]
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warmonger
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n 1: a person who advocates war or warlike policies [syn:
militarist, warmonger]
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whoremonger
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n 1: a prostitute's customer [syn: whoremaster, whoremonger,
john, trick]
2: a pimp who procures whores [syn: whoremaster,
whoremonger]
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younger
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adj 1: used of the younger of two persons of the same name
especially used to distinguish a son from his father;
"John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr." [syn: younger, jr.]
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tanga
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n 1: 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
2: a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
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medina
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n 1: a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of
Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam [syn:
Medina, Al Madinah]
2: the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
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bangor
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n 1: a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
2: a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait
3: a town in southeastern Northern Ireland
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tonga
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n 1: a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South
Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in
1970 [syn: Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands]
2: the language of the Tongan people of south central Africa
(Zambia and Rhodesia)
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nina
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n 1: the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of
Ea
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athena
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n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas
Athena, Pallas Athene]
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cortina
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n 1: a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils
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messina
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n 1: a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
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argentina
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n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest
country in South America [syn: Argentina, Argentine
Republic]
2: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn: Argentina,
genus Argentina]
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cartagena
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n 1: a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
2: a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
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syringa
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n 1: large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-
white flowers in short terminal racemes [syn: mock
orange, syringa, Philadelphus coronarius]
2: genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant
flowers in showy panicles: lilacs [syn: Syringa, genus
Syringa]
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cantina
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donga
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fellmonger
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kanga
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katanga
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bettina
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christina
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edwina
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georgina
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martina
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robina
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rowena
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sabina
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serena
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taormina
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thomasina
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herzegovina
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sanga
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zamboanga
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sangar
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erlanger
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linga
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churinga
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alcheringa
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rarotonga
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minnesinger
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sangha
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sitatunga
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