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alight
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adj 1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze
(or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were
aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight
on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p),
afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on
fire(p)]
v 1: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
[syn: alight, light, perch]
2: come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: alight, climb down]
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alright
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adv 1: without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's
expensive all right" [syn: all right, alright]
2: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the
beginning of a sentence [syn: very well, fine, alright,
all right, OK]
3: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her
own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a
nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: okay, O.K.,
all right, alright]
adj 1: nonstandard usage
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bight
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n 1: a loop in a rope
2: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
3: a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the
Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
4: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its
ends)
v 1: fasten with a bight
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bite
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n 1: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left
was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit, bite]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger
into skin [syn: sting, bite, insect bite]
4: a light informal meal [syn: bite, collation, snack]
5: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after
fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
6: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with
typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: pungency,
bite]
7: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard";
"the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange
spices"; "the raciness of the wine" [syn: pungency, bite,
sharpness, raciness]
8: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
[syn: bite, chomp]
9: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly
bite from my paycheck"
v 1: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or
jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: bite,
seize with teeth]
2: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned
his face" [syn: bite, sting, burn]
3: penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the
surface"
4: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn:
sting, bite, prick]
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blight
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n 1: a state or condition being blighted
2: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
v 1: cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the
garden with mold" [syn: blight, plague]
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bright
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adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the
windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly,
brightly, bright]
adj 1: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts;
"the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
[ant: dull]
2: having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant
tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: bright,
brilliant, vivid]
3: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some
children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart
children talk earlier than the average" [syn: bright,
smart]
4: having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room
was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"
5: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a
sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished
brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in
lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny
black patents" [syn: bright, burnished, lustrous,
shining, shiny]
6: splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright
moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"
7: not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights";
"surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the
houselights were still undimmed" [syn: undimmed, bright]
[ant: dim, dimmed]
8: clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet
section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" [syn:
bright, brilliant]
9: characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all
the world seems bright and gay"
10: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the
scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political
career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" [syn: bright,
hopeful, promising]
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byte
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n 1: a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of
alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of
information
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cite
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n 1: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a
quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several
important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually
printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes
mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation,
cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention,
quotation]
v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up,
cite, name, refer]
2: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"
[syn: mention, cite]
3: refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" [syn:
reference, cite]
4: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn:
quote, cite]
5: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote
several instances of this behavior" [syn: quote, cite]
6: advance evidence for [syn: adduce, abduce, cite]
7: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn:
summon, summons, cite]
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contrite
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adj 1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
[syn: contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful]
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delight
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n 1: a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight
to see her was obvious to all" [syn: delight,
delectation]
2: something or someone that provides a source of happiness; "a
joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car
is a delight" [syn: joy, delight, pleasure]
v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please
the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: please,
delight] [ant: displease]
2: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn:
delight, enjoy, revel]
3: hold spellbound [syn: enchant, enrapture, transport,
enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight] [ant:
disenchant, disillusion]
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despite
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n 1: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense
dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which
outsiders were held is legendary" [syn: contempt,
disdain, scorn, despite]
2: contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor
despite"
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invite
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n 1: a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no
invite to the party"
v 1: increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite
criticism" [syn: invite, ask for]
2: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner
on Sunday night?" [syn: invite, ask over, ask round]
3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the
window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: tempt,
invite]
4: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: invite,
bid]
5: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn:
invite, pay for]
6: ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of
coffee" [syn: invite, ask in]
7: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers
invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn:
invite, call for]
8: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
community warmly received the refugees" [syn: receive,
take in, invite]
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muscovite
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adj 1: of or relating to the residents of Moscow; "Muscovite
street dealers"
n 1: a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
2: a resident of Moscow
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smite
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v 1: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
2: affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love
for this young girl"
3: cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the
plague" [syn: afflict, smite]
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spite
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n 1: feeling a need to see others suffer [syn: malice,
maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom]
2: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
[syn: cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness,
nastiness]
v 1: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include
me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
[syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend,
spite]
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sprite
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n 1: a small being, human in form, playful and having magical
powers [syn: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite]
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tight
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adv 1: firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was
stuck fast"; "held tight" [syn: fast, tight]
2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
[syn: close, closely, tight]
adj 1: closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
"tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars";
"fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his
chest" [ant: loose]
2: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a
tight rope" [syn: taut, tight]
3: set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;
"in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
4: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn:
compressed, tight]
5: (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative
of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly
tip" [syn: mean, mingy, miserly, tight]
6: affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money";
"a tight market"
7: of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight
roof"; "warm in our tight little house" [ant: leaky]
8: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very
tight weave" [syn: close, tight]
9: securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are
tight"
10: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close
contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: close,
tight]
11: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto,
crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed,
pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed,
smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy,
stiff, tight, wet]
12: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty
problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight
situation" [syn: nasty, tight]
13: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
"rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety
measures" [syn: rigorous, stringent, tight]
14: packed closely together; "they stood in a tight little
group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
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tonight
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adv 1: during the night of the present day; "drop by tonight"
[syn: tonight, this evening, this night]
n 1: the present or immediately coming night
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trite
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adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
"bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and
commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer";
"repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn
axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn:
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat,
shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn,
tired, trite, well-worn]
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upright
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adj 1: in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
[syn: upright, unsloped]
2: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just
cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good,
just, upright]
3: upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect
flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates
aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he
sat bolt upright" [syn: erect, vertical, upright] [ant:
unerect]
n 1: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball
sailed between the uprights" [syn: upright, vertical]
2: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: upright,
upright piano]
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uptight
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adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung,
highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy,
overstrung, restive, uptight]
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white
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adj 1: being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness;
having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all
incident light; "as white as fresh snow"; "a bride's
white dress" [ant: black]
2: of or belonging to a racial group having light skin
coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
[ant: black]
3: free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied; "in shining
white armor"
4: marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the
white hills of a northern winter" [syn: white, snowy]
5: restricted to whites only; "under segregation there were even
white restrooms and white drinking fountains"; "a lily-white
movement which would expel Negroes from the organization"
[syn: white, lily-white]
6: glowing white with heat; "white flames"; "a white-hot center
of the fire" [syn: white, white-hot]
7: benevolent; without malicious intent; "that's white of you"
8: (of a surface) not written or printed on; "blank pages";
"fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white
margins" [syn: blank, clean, white]
9: (of coffee) having cream or milk added
10: (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old
age" [syn: white, whitened]
11: anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned
ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak
with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock";
"lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips
white with terror"; "a face white with rage" [syn: ashen,
blanched, bloodless, livid, white]
12: of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely
sets; "white nights"
n 1: a member of the Caucasoid race [syn: White, White
person, Caucasian]
2: the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest
lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) [syn:
white, whiteness] [ant: black, blackness, inkiness]
3: United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United
States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his
work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) [syn: White,
Edward White, Edward D. White, Edward Douglas White
Jr.]
4: Australian writer (1912-1990) [syn: White, Patrick White,
Patrick Victor Martindale White]
5: United States political journalist (1915-1986) [syn: White,
T. H. White, Theodore Harold White]
6: United States architect (1853-1906) [syn: White, Stanford
White]
7: United States writer noted for his humorous essays
(1899-1985) [syn: White, E. B. White, Elwyn Brooks
White]
8: United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell)
founded Cornell University and served as its first president
(1832-1918) [syn: White, Andrew D. White, Andrew Dickson
White]
9: a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward
through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri [syn:
White, White River]
10: the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective
gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly
of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites
from the yolks of several eggs" [syn: egg white, white,
albumen, ovalbumin]
11: (board games) the lighter pieces [ant: black]
12: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or
gabardine or tweed or white cloth [syn: flannel,
gabardine, tweed, white]
v 1: turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry" [syn:
whiten, white] [ant: black, blacken, melanise,
melanize, nigrify]
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wright
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n 1: United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn:
Wright, Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine]
2: United States writer whose work is concerned with the
oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) [syn: Wright,
Richard Wright]
3: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville
Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) [syn: Wright,
Wilbur Wright]
4: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur
Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) [syn: Wright,
Orville Wright]
5: influential United States architect (1869-1959) [syn:
Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright]
6: United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
[syn: Wright, Frances Wright, Fanny Wright]
7: someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in
combination)
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write
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v 1: produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote
four novels" [syn: write, compose, pen, indite]
2: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every
week"
3: have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many
books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books
during her long career" [syn: publish, write]
4: communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"
[syn: write, drop a line]
5: communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming
soon"
6: write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" [syn:
compose, write]
7: mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese
characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is
written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
8: record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written
on the hard disk" [syn: write, save]
9: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally
accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the
word wrong in this letter" [syn: spell, write]
10: create code, write a computer program; "She writes code
faster than anybody else"
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sylvite
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n 1: a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an
important ore of potassium that is found in sedimentary
beds [syn: sylvite, sylvine]
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levite
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n 1: a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch
that provided male assistants to the temple priests)
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beit
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brite
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dwight
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nite
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allright
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clevite
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disinvite
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clyte
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