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barberry
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly
stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
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blubbery
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adj 1: swollen with fat; "blubber cheeks"; "blubber lips"; "a
coarse blubbery individual"
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blueberry
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n 1: any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing
blueberries [syn: blueberry, blueberry bush]
2: sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-
growing blueberry plants
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blurry
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adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred
outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn:
bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy,
muzzy]
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bribery
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n 1: the practice of offering something (usually money) in order
to gain an illicit advantage [syn: bribery, graft]
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burry
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adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or
spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short
bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits";
"setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate,
briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred,
burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny,
thorny]
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cowberry
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n 1: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of
Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
[syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry,
lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium vitis-
idaea]
2: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller
[syn: lingonberry, mountain cranberry, cowberry,
lowbush cranberry]
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curry
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n 1: (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats
flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
v 1: season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
2: treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather"
3: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the
horses" [syn: dress, groom, curry]
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dewberry
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n 1: any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of
North America [syn: dewberry, dewberry bush, running
blackberry]
2: blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry
bushes
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elderberry
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n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
bourtree, black elder, common elder, elderberry,
European elder, Sambucus nigra]
2: berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
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flurry
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n 1: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle,
flurry, ado, fuss, stir]
2: a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something
resembling that); "he had to close the window against the
flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers" [syn:
flurry, snow flurry]
v 1: move in an agitated or confused manner
2: cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the
young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry,
disconcert, put off]
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furry
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adj 1: covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred
animals"; "a furry teddy bear" [syn: furred, furry]
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hurry
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n 1: a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a
hurry to lock the door" [syn: hurry, haste]
2: overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon
regretted his haste" [syn: haste, hastiness, hurry,
hurriedness, precipitation]
3: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his
haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste, hurry,
rush, rushing]
v 1: move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck
speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip]
2: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's
late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp,
festinate]
3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn:
rush, hurry] [ant: delay, detain, hold up]
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jobbery
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n 1: corruptness among public officials
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jury
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n 1: a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according
to the evidence presented in a court of law
2: a committee appointed to judge a competition [syn: jury,
panel]
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robbery
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n 1: larceny by threat of violence
2: plundering during riots or in wartime [syn: looting,
robbery]
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rubbery
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adj 1: having an elastic texture resembling rubber in
flexibility or toughness [syn: rubbery, rubberlike]
2: difficult to chew [syn: cartilaginous, gristly,
rubbery]
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scurry
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n 1: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn:
scamper, scramble, scurry]
v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter,
scuttle]
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shrubbery
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n 1: an area where a number of shrubs are planted
2: a collection of shrubs growing together
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slurry
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n 1: a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or
lime or clay etc.) usually in water
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snobbery
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n 1: the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
[syn: snobbery, snobbism, snobbishness]
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strawberry
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n 1: sweet fleshy red fruit
2: any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and
bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many
small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red
pulpy berry
3: a soft red birthmark [syn: strawberry, strawberry mark,
hemangioma simplex]
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surrey
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n 1: a county in southeastern England on the Thames
2: a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four
seats
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worry
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n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern";
"it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache,
vexation]
2: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of
being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he
wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: worry, trouble]
v 1: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I
worry about my job"
2: be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" [syn: worry,
care]
3: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation
or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is
worrying me" [syn: worry, vex] [ant: assure,
reassure]
4: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic
consonant shift" [syn: concern, interest, occupy,
worry]
5: lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
6: touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"
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bradbury
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n 1: United States writer of science fiction (born 1920) [syn:
Bradbury, Ray Bradbury, Ray Douglas Bradbury]
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canterbury
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n 1: a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the
cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat
of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
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syllabary
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n 1: a writing system whose characters represent syllables [syn:
syllabary, syllabic script]
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barbary
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n 1: a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast
between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates
from the 16th to 19th centuries
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blaeberry
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n 1: erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-
black berries [syn: bilberry, whortleberry,
whinberry, blaeberry, Viccinium myrtillus]
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bloomsbury
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n 1: a city district of central London laid out in garden
squares
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burberry
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n 1: a lightweight belted raincoat typically made of tan
gabardine with a distinctive tartan lining; named for the
original manufacturer
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newbury
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flury
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ury
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demery
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demory
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macmurray
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margory
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mccurry
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mcmurrey
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mcmurry
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towery
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vickery
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ulery
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asbury
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stanbery
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bobbery
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