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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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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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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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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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dungaree
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n 1: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: denim,
dungaree, jean]
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jamboree
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n 1: a gay festivity [syn: gala, gala affair, jamboree,
blowout]
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kedgeree
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n 1: a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
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potpourri
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n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety
of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn:
assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany,
miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord,
potpourri, motley]
2: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or
other musical pieces from various sources [syn: medley,
potpourri, pastiche]
3: a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
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referee
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n 1: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American
football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn:
referee, ref]
2: someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability
for publication [syn: reviewer, referee, reader]
3: an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on
a case
v 1: be a referee or umpire in a sports competition [syn:
referee, umpire]
2: evaluate professionally a colleague's work [syn: referee,
peer review]
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retiree
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n 1: someone who has retired from active working [syn:
retiree, retired person]
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transferee
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n 1: (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to
another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn:
transfer, transferee]
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albee
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n 1: United States dramatist (1928-) [syn: Albee, Edward
Albee, Edward Franklin Albeen]
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chablis
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n 1: a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy
wines
2: dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling
it [syn: Chablis, white Burgundy]
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sangaree
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n 1: sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda
water [syn: sangaree, sangria]
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shivaree
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n 1: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to
a newly married couple [syn: shivaree, chivaree,
charivari, callithump, callathump, belling]
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chinoiserie
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n 1: a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately
decorated and intricately patterned
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corroboree
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blea
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brea
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chea
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chee
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cie
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achee
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akey
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allee
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askey
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baldree
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beaudry
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bibee
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bibi
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bouchey
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bouie
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bouley
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bresee
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buie
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marie
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adoree
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cherie
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annemarie
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bummaree
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rapparee
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stingaree
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flanerie
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