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brine
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n 1: water containing salts; "the water in the ocean is all
saltwater" [syn: seawater, saltwater, brine] [ant:
fresh water, freshwater]
2: a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
v 1: soak in brine
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dine
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v 1: have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in
this restaurant"
2: give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my
friends"
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dyne
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n 1: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an
acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
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fine
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adv 1: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the
beginning of a sentence [syn: very well, fine,
alright, all right, OK]
2: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine
drawn body" [syn: finely, fine, delicately,
exquisitely]
adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-
right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all
right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine";
"things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine";
"another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: all right,
fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory]
2: minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a
fine distinction"
3: thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine
hairs"; "read the fine print"
4: characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment;
"fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine
gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist";
"the fine hand of a master"
5: of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances
consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine
grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a
cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film
of dust" [ant: coarse, harsh]
6: free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of
purity; "gold 21 carats fine"
n 1: money extracted as a penalty [syn: fine, mulct,
amercement]
v 1: issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for
parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or
else you will be ticketed!" [syn: ticket, fine]
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line
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n 1: a formation of people or things one beside another; "the
line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they
were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line
for the curtain call"
2: a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on
the chart"
3: a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line
stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long
line at the checkout counter"
4: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness;
the trace of a moving point
5: text consisting of a row of words written across a page or
computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines";
"there are six lines in every stanza"
6: a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a
spectrum
7: a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward
position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
8: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or
falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I
can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: argumentation,
logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line]
9: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or
electric power [syn: cable, line, transmission line]
10: a connected series of events or actions or developments;
"the government took a firm course"; "historians can only
point out those lines for which evidence is available" [syn:
course, line]
11: a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary
unidimensional extent
12: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
[syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam,
line]
13: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs
from the wells to the seaport" [syn: pipeline, line]
14: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn:
line, railway line, rail line]
15: a telephone connection [syn: telephone line, phone line,
telephone circuit, subscriber line, line]
16: acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line";
"toe the line"
17: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent,
descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree,
ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock]
18: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and
flexible; "a washing line"
19: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: occupation,
business, job, line of work, line]
20: in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of
the playing area
21: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must
go through official channels"; "lines of communication were
set up between the two firms" [syn: channel,
communication channel, line]
22: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of
shoes" [syn: line, product line, line of products,
line of merchandise, business line, line of business]
23: a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
24: space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch
deep) used to measure advertising [syn: agate line,
line]
25: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: credit
line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal
credit line, personal line of credit]
26: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she
was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: tune, melody,
air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase]
27: persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to
deceive or impress; "`let me show you my etchings' is a
rather worn line"; "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall
for it"; "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of
talk"
28: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
[syn: note, short letter, line, billet]
29: a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow
line between sanity and insanity" [syn: line, dividing
line, demarcation, contrast]
30: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is
conveyed through sites at which successive operations are
performed on it [syn: production line, assembly line,
line]
v 1: be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the
riverbank" [syn: line, run along]
2: cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney"
3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: trace, draw,
line, describe, delineate]
4: mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
5: fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"
6: reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
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mine
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n 1: excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are
extracted
2: explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to
destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
v 1: get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
2: lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
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nine
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adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and
one less than ten [syn: nine, 9, ix]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one [syn:
nine, 9, IX, niner, Nina from Carolina, ennead]
2: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel
together; "each club played six home games with teams in its
own division" [syn: baseball club, ball club, club,
nine]
3: one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the
face [syn: nine-spot, nine]
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pine
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n 1: a coniferous tree [syn: pine, pine tree, true pine]
2: straight-grained durable and often resinous white to
yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
v 1: have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
[syn: ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish]
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shine
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n 1: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
[syn: radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence,
refulgence, refulgency]
v 1: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully
--the wet road reflects" [syn: reflect, shine]
2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun
shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
[syn: shine, beam]
3: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn:
glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]
4: be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
5: be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
6: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or
pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn:
glow, beam, radiate, shine]
7: throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on
that window, please"
8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell
on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light
struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
[syn: fall, shine, strike]
9: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good
health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy";
"Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: glow, beam,
radiate, shine]
10: make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish
my shoes" [syn: polish, smooth, smoothen, shine]
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shrine
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n 1: a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred
thing or person
v 1: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in
the cathedral" [syn: enshrine, shrine]
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sign
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adj 1: used of the language of the deaf [syn: gestural,
sign(a), signed, sign-language(a)]
n 1: a perceptible indication of something not immediately
apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened);
"he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of
spring" [syn: sign, mark]
2: a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the
shop windows"
3: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message;
"signals from the boat suddenly stopped" [syn: signal,
signaling, sign]
4: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be
posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" [syn:
signboard, sign]
5: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is
divided [syn: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign,
mansion, house, planetary house]
6: (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a
disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
7: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive
and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the
battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign" [syn:
polarity, sign]
8: an event that is experienced as indicating important things
to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from
God" [syn: augury, sign, foretoken, preindication]
9: a gesture that is part of a sign language
10: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that
which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the
signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure
11: a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't
forget the minus sign"
v 1: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She
signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
[syn: sign, subscribe]
2: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation;
"All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed
your contract yet?" [syn: sign, ratify]
3: be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the
casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new
opera"
4: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers
for the next season" [syn: sign, contract, sign on,
sign up]
5: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs;
"He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture";
"The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" [syn:
sign, signal, signalize, signalise]
6: place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This
road has been signed"
7: communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I
could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
8: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on
God for protection; consecrate [syn: bless, sign]
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sine
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n 1: ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to
the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
[syn: sine, sin]
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spine
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n 1: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton
and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
[syn: spinal column, vertebral column, spine,
backbone, back, rachis]
2: any sharply pointed projection [syn: spur, spine,
acantha]
3: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker,
spikelet]
4: the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of
the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is
shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of
the book" [syn: spine, backbone]
5: a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine
quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
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spline
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n 1: a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved
lines
2: a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: slat, spline]
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stein
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n 1: a mug intended for serving beer [syn: beer mug, stein]
2: experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946)
[syn: Stein, Gertrude Stein]
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swine
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n 1: stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
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tine
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n 1: prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
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twine
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n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: string, twine]
v 1: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons";
"Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn:
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace,
lace] [ant: untwine]
2: arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your
finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped
her arms around the child" [syn: wind, wrap, roll,
twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off]
3: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
4: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn:
twist, twine, distort] [ant: untwist]
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vine
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n 1: a plant with a weak stem that derives support from
climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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whine
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n 1: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn:
whimper, whine]
v 1: move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past
us"
2: talk in a tearful manner [syn: snivel, whine]
3: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when
I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
[syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak,
skreak]
4: complain whiningly [syn: whine, grizzle, yammer,
yawp]
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wine
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n 1: fermented juice (of grapes especially) [syn: wine,
vino]
2: a red as dark as red wine [syn: wine, wine-colored,
wine-coloured]
v 1: drink wine
2: treat to wine; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for
a week"
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klein
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n 1: German mathematician who created the Klein bottle
(1849-1925) [syn: Klein, Felix Klein]
2: United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the
first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children
(1882-1960) [syn: Klein, Melanie Klein]
3: United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions
(born in 1942) [syn: Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Richard
Klein]
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kline
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n 1: United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)
[syn: Kline, Franz Kline, Franz Joseph Kline]
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rhine
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n 1: United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) [syn: Rhine,
J. B. Rhine, Joseph Banks Rhine]
2: a major European river carrying more traffic than any other
river in the world; flows into the North Sea [syn: Rhine,
Rhine River, Rhein]
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tyne
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n 1: a river in northern England that flows east to the North
Sea [syn: Tyne, River Tyne, Tyne River]
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bine
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n 1: European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to
flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America [syn: common
hop, common hops, bine, European hop, Humulus
lupulus]
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clyne
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thine
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syne
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gantenbein
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