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altimeter
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n 1: an instrument that measures the height above ground; used
in navigation
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anteater
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n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body
covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on
ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater,
anteater]
2: any of several tropical American mammals of the family
Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and
termites [syn: anteater, New World anteater]
3: nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that
feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order
Tubulidentata [syn: aardvark, ant bear, anteater,
Orycteropus afer]
4: small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws
for feeding on termites; nearly extinct [syn: numbat,
banded anteater, anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus]
5: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
New Guinea [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater]
6: a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a
long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to
Australia [syn: echidna, spiny anteater, anteater]
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beater
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n 1: a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
2: an implement for beating
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beefeater
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n 1: officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British
monarch [syn: yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater]
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cheater
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n 1: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
[syn: deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster,
beguiler, slicker]
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counterfeiter
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n 1: someone who makes copies illegally [syn: forger,
counterfeiter]
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dieter
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n 1: a person who diets
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eater
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n 1: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater,
feeder]
2: any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good
eaters"
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greeter
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n 1: a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling
greeters" [syn: greeter, saluter, welcomer]
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heater
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n 1: device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room [syn:
heater, warmer]
2: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung
late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
[syn: fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet]
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kilometre
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n 1: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371
miles) [syn: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick]
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meter
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n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn:
meter, metre, m]
2: any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
3: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn:
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence]
4: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
[syn: meter, metre, time]
v 1: measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water"
2: stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
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metre
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n 1: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme
International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) [syn:
meter, metre, m]
2: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn:
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence]
3: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
[syn: meter, metre, time]
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peter
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n 1: disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by
Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
[syn: Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter,
Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle]
2: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick,
shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
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praetor
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n 1: an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman
Republic [syn: praetor, pretor]
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repeater
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n 1: a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of
repeaters who had seen the movie many times"
2: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior
(especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn:
recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal]
3: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
[syn: repeating firearm, repeater]
4: (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal
before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in
computer networks to extend cabling distances"
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teeter
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n 1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum;
the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
[syn: seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter,
teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board]
v 1: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion [syn: teeter,
seesaw, totter]
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treater
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n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to
reach a settlement) [syn: negotiator, negotiant,
treater]
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demeter
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n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of
marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
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decaliter
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n 1: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
[syn: dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre,
dal, dkl]
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sweeter
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schleeter
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skeeter
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sliter
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streater
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streeter
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strieter
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demetre
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depleter
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molitor
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deater
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