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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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chowder
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n 1: a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions
and potatoes
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disorder
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n 1: a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of
normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine
for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time
to time" [syn: disorder, upset]
2: a condition in which things are not in their expected places;
"the files are in complete disorder" [syn: disorderliness,
disorder] [ant: order, orderliness]
3: a disturbance of the peace or of public order [ant: order]
v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
father was seriously ill" [syn: perturb, unhinge,
disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder]
2: bring disorder to [syn: disorder, disarray] [ant:
order]
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gouda
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n 1: mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls [syn:
Gouda, Gouda cheese]
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gunpowder
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n 1: a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a
75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and
fireworks [syn: gunpowder, powder]
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howdah
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n 1: a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel
or elephant [syn: howdah, houdah]
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lauder
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n 1: Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
[syn: Lauder, Harry Lauder, Sir Harry MacLennan
Lauder]
2: someone who communicates high praise [syn: laudator,
lauder, extoller]
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order
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n 1: (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a
military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed;
"the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders
from London"
2: a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the
order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
[syn: order, order of magnitude]
3: established customary state (especially of society); "order
ruled in the streets"; "law and order" [ant: disorder]
4: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements;
"we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of
their presentation" [syn: ordering, order, ordination]
5: a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his
desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" [syn:
orderliness, order] [ant: disorder, disorderliness]
6: a legally binding command or decision entered on the court
record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New
Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" [syn:
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript]
7: a commercial document used to request someone to supply
something in return for payment and providing specifications
and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred
computers" [syn: order, purchase order]
8: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he
joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society";
"men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen
today" [syn: club, social club, society, guild,
gild, lodge, order]
9: a body of rules followed by an assembly [syn: order, rules
of order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure]
10: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian
clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still
disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a
separate Order" [syn: Holy Order, Order]
11: a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order
of Saint Benedict" [syn: order, monastic order]
12: (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
13: a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "I
gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in
such demand that they got more orders than their call center
could handle"
14: (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek
architecture distinguished by the type of column and
entablature used or a style developed from the original
three by the Romans
15: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement;
"there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
[syn: order, ordering]
v 1: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered
him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get
dressed" [syn: order, tell, enjoin, say]
2: make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order
a work stoppage"
3: issue commands or orders for [syn: order, prescribe,
dictate]
4: bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people
dress"; "This town likes to regulate" [syn: regulate,
regularize, regularise, order, govern] [ant:
deregulate]
5: bring order to or into; "Order these files" [ant: disarray,
disorder]
6: place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically"
7: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
[syn: ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order]
8: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my
schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with
those of bygone times" [syn: arrange, set up, put,
order]
9: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade,
place]
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powder
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n 1: a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a
solid that has been pulverized [syn: powder,
pulverization, pulverisation]
2: a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a
75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and
fireworks [syn: gunpowder, powder]
3: any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in
the form of a pulverized powder
v 1: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust;
"pulverize the grains" [syn: powderize, powderise,
powder, pulverize, pulverise]
2: apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a
powdered wig"
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louder
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prouder
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crowder
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browder
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bauder
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souder
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