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agog
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adj 1: highly excited
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befog
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v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by
the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the
valley" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate,
haze over, fog, cloud, mist]
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bog
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n 1: wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer
drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but
can be cut and dried and used for fuel [syn: bog, peat
bog]
v 1: cause to slow down or get stuck; "The vote would bog down
the house" [syn: bog down, bog]
2: get stuck while doing something; "She bogged down many times
while she wrote her dissertation" [syn: bog down, bog]
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clog
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n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: clog, geta,
patten, sabot]
2: any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
3: a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has
heavy stamping steps [syn: clog dance, clog dancing,
clog]
v 1: become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our
drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" [syn:
clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest,
choke, foul] [ant: unclog]
2: dance a clog dance
3: impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses
were clogged until they were tamed"
4: impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being
clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today"
[syn: clog, constipate]
5: coalesce or unite in a mass; "Blood clots" [syn: clog,
clot]
6: fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged
her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
[syn: clog, overload]
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cog
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n 1: a subordinate who performs an important but routine
function; "he was a small cog in a large machine"
2: tooth on the rim of gear wheel [syn: cog, sprocket]
v 1: roll steel ingots
2: join pieces of wood with cogs
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demagogue
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n 1: a political leader who seeks support by appealing to
popular passions and prejudices [syn: demagogue,
demagog, rabble-rouser]
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dog
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n 1: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the
common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since
prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked
all night" [syn: dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris]
2: a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a
reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" [syn: frump,
dog]
3: informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
4: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn:
cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel]
5: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually
smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank,
frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener,
wienerwurst, weenie]
6: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a
wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn:
pawl, detent, click, dog]
7: metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were
too hot to touch" [syn: andiron, firedog, dog, dog-
iron]
v 1: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased
the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
[syn: chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give
chase, dog, go after, track]
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flog
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v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often
flogged the students"; "The children were severely
trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash,
slash, strap, trounce]
2: beat with a cane [syn: cane, flog, lambaste, lambast]
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fog
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n 1: droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the
ground
2: an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a
cloud of some substance [syn: fog, fogginess, murk,
murkiness]
3: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: daze,
fog, haze]
v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by
the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the
valley" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate,
haze over, fog, cloud, mist]
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frog
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n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
[syn: frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian,
salientian]
2: a person of French descent [syn: frog, Gaul]
3: a decorative loop of braid or cord
v 1: hunt frogs for food
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grog
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n 1: rum cut with water
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hog
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n 1: a person regarded as greedy and pig-like [syn: hog,
pig]
2: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
[syn: hog, hogget, hogg]
3: domestic swine [syn: hog, pig, grunter, squealer,
Sus scrofa]
v 1: take greedily; take more than one's share
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jog
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n 1: a sharp change in direction; "there was a jog in the road"
2: a slow pace of running [syn: jog, trot, lope]
3: a slight push or shake [syn: nudge, jog]
v 1: continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This
novel rambles on and jogs" [syn: ramble on, ramble,
jog]
2: even up the edges of a stack of paper, in printing [syn:
square up, jog, even up]
3: run for exercise; "jog along the canal"
4: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: trot, jog, clip]
5: give a slight push to
6: stimulate to remember; "jog my memory"
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prolog
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n 1: a computer language designed in Europe to support natural
language processing [syn: Prolog, logic programing,
logic programming]
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slog
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v 1: work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at
her dissertation" [syn: plug away, peg away, slog,
keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder
to the wheel]
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
"Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: slog,
footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp]
3: strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He
slugged me so hard that I passed out" [syn: slug, slog,
swig]
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smog
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n 1: air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog [syn: smog,
smogginess]
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synagogue
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n 1: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
[syn: synagogue, temple, tabernacle]
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hogg
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n 1: Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835) [syn: Hogg,
James Hogg]
2: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
[syn: hog, hogget, hogg]
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prague
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n 1: the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the
western part of the country; a cultural and commercial
center since the 14th century [syn: Prague, Praha,
Prag, Czech capital]
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clague
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dague
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mogg
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ogg
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plog
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pog
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rog
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rogge
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tague
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waag
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zogg
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parag
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pirog
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