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accompany
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v 1: be present or associated with an event or entity; "French
fries come with the hamburger"; "heart attacks are
accompanied by distruction of heart tissue"; "fish usually
goes with white wine"; "this kind of vein accompanies
certain arteries" [syn: attach to, accompany, come
with, go with]
2: go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady
everywhere"
3: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely
follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: play
along, accompany, follow]
4: be a companion to somebody [syn: company, companion,
accompany, keep company]
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botany
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n 1: all the plant life in a particular region or period;
"Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern
California"; "the botany of China" [syn: vegetation,
flora, botany] [ant: fauna, zoology]
2: the branch of biology that studies plants [syn: botany,
phytology]
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company
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n 1: an institution created to conduct business; "he only
invests in large well-established companies"; "he started
the company in his garage"
2: small military unit; usually two or three platoons
3: the state of being with someone; "he missed their company";
"he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: company,
companionship, fellowship, society]
4: organization of performers and associated personnel
(especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at
the same hotel" [syn: company, troupe]
5: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he
hadn't expected company" [syn: caller, company]
6: a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was
filled with company when I arrived"
7: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
"they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of
cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: party, company]
8: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or
personnel of a ship [syn: ship's company, company]
9: a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-
and-ladder company"
v 1: be a companion to somebody [syn: company, companion,
accompany, keep company]
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fourpenny
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adj 1: used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 3.8 cm long
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funny
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adj 1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing
fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise";
"funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny
writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt
so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom
antics" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny,
laughable, mirthful, risible]
2: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious
hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have
some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar
aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about
this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn:
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum,
rummy, singular]
3: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the
accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely
queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect";
"suspicious behavior" [syn: fishy, funny, shady,
suspect, suspicious]
4: experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about
the funny sensations in her chest"
n 1: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch
line); "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny" [syn:
funny story, good story, funny remark, funny]
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halfpenny
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n 1: an English coin worth half a penny [syn: halfpenny,
ha'penny]
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honey
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adj 1: of something having the color of honey
n 1: a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
2: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn:
beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love]
v 1: sweeten with honey
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larceny
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n 1: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the
thieving is awful at Kennedy International" [syn:
larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing]
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mutiny
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n 1: open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by
seamen or soldiers against their officers)
v 1: engage in a mutiny against an authority
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stereophony
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n 1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more
loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the
sound [syn: stereo, stereophony, stereo system,
stereophonic system]
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symphony
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n 1: a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra [syn:
symphony, symphonic music]
2: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the
Vienna symphony" [syn: symphony orchestra, symphony,
philharmonic]
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synchrony
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n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same
time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the
brain waves" [syn: synchronism, synchrony,
synchronicity, synchroneity, synchronization,
synchronisation, synchronizing] [ant: asynchronism,
asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization,
desynchronizing]
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telephony
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n 1: transmitting speech at a distance [syn: telephone,
telephony]
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testimony
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n 1: a solemn statement made under oath
2: an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact;
"according to his own testimony he can't do it"
3: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony
to his devotion" [syn: testimony, testimonial]
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tiffany
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n 1: United States artist who developed Tiffany glass
(1848-1933) [syn: Tiffany, Louis Comfort Tiffany]
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timpani
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n 1: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani,
timpani]
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tourney
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n 1: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series
of games to decide the winner [syn: tournament,
tourney]
v 1: engage in a tourney
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tyranny
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n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or
opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism,
authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy,
one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism,
totalitarianism, tyranny]
2: dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn:
absolutism, tyranny, despotism]
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villainy
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n 1: the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior [syn:
villainy, villainousness]
2: a criminal or vicious act
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polygyny
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n 1: having more than one wife at a time
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agrimony
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n 1: a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of
small yellow flowers [syn: agrimonia, agrimony]
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antimony
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n 1: a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a
wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite [syn: antimony,
Sb, atomic number 51]
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palimony
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n 1: support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after
the relationship ends
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antigone
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who
disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
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melpomene
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
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yemeni
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Yemen or its
inhabitants; "Yemeni mountains"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Yemen
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atony
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n 1: lack of normal muscular tension or tonus [syn: atonicity,
atony, atonia, amyotonia] [ant: tone, tonicity,
tonus]
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persephone
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n 1: (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen
of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified
with Roman Proserpina [syn: Persephone, Despoina,
Kore, Cora]
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intercompany
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compagnie
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hermione
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leonie
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rhatany
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