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afterlife
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n 1: life after death [syn: afterlife, hereafter]
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alewife
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n 1: flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast
or in coastal streams
2: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted
or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn:
alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus
pseudoharengus]
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fife
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n 1: a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a
shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a
marching band
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fishwife
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n 1: someone who sells fish [syn: fishmonger, fishwife]
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housewife
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n 1: a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the
family income [syn: housewife, homemaker, lady of the
house, woman of the house]
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knife
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n 1: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade
with a sharp edge and a handle
2: a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
3: any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame
licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire
into the dark" [syn: tongue, knife]
v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn:
knife, stab]
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life
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n 1: a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life";
"city life"; "real life"
2: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and
activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of
life" [syn: life, living]
3: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and
events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in
Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without
interference from others"
4: the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while
there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical
and physical processes" [syn: animation, life, living,
aliveness]
5: the period during which something is functional (as between
birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a
long and happy life" [syn: life, lifetime, life-time,
lifespan]
6: the period between birth and the present time; "I have known
him all his life"
7: the period from the present until death; "he appointed
himself emperor for life"
8: a living person; "his heroism saved a life"
9: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy
play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn:
liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness]
10: living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with
life"
11: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon"
12: an account of the series of events making up a person's life
[syn: biography, life, life story, life history]
13: a motive for living; "pottery was his life"
14: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got
life for killing the guard" [syn: life sentence, life]
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loosestrife
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n 1: any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
2: any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
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midwife
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n 1: a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies [syn:
midwife, accoucheuse]
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nightlife
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n 1: the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime
diversion [syn: nightlife, night life]
2: the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the
theater, a nightclub, etc.); "a futile search for intelligent
nightlife"; "in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance
clubs" [syn: nightlife, night life]
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paperknife
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n 1: dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters
are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books [syn: letter
opener, paper knife, paperknife]
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penknife
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n 1: a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
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rife
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adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn:
prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant,
rife]
2: excessively abundant [syn: overabundant, plethoric,
rife]
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strife
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n 1: lack of agreement or harmony [syn: discord, strife]
2: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
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wife
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n 1: a married woman; a man's partner in marriage [syn: wife,
married woman] [ant: hubby, husband, married man]
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wildlife
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n 1: all living things (except people) that are undomesticated;
"chemicals could kill all the wildlife"
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lowlife
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n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the
bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a
contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog,
rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke,
crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git]
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yellowknife
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n 1: a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on
the Great Slave Lake
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goodwife
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greiff
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saif
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fyfe
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fyffe
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pfeiff
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schleif
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