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bait
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n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come-
on, hook, lure, sweetener]
2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so
they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure]
v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon
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bolt
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adv 1: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat
bolt upright" [syn: rigidly, stiffly, bolt]
2: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
[syn: bang, slap, slapdash, smack, bolt]
n 1: a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder [syn:
thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightning]
2: a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an
empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
3: the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
[syn: bolt, deadbolt]
4: the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the
door" [syn: dash, bolt]
5: a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
6: a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
7: a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
v 1: move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"
2: secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door" [ant: unbolt]
3: swallow hastily
4: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody
along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant
absconded with the cash from the safe" [syn: abscond,
bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make
off]
5: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted
when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to
tell silly stories, I ran out" [syn: run off, run out,
bolt, bolt out, beetle off]
6: eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"
[syn: gobble, bolt]
7: make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"
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cobalt
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n 1: a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent
metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal
nutrition [syn: cobalt, Co, atomic number 27]
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colt
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n 1: a young male horse under the age of four
2: a kind of revolver
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dolt
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n 1: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
[syn: stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard,
dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish,
pillock]
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jolt
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n 1: a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt";
"all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock
absorbers" [syn: jolt, jar, jounce, shock]
2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: jerk, jerking, jolt,
saccade]
v 1: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn:
jolt, jar]
2: disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by
the play"
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moult
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n 1: periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer
skin in reptiles [syn: molt, molting, moult,
moulting, ecdysis]
v 1: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds
every Spring" [syn: shed, molt, exuviate, moult,
slough]
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revolt
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n 1: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one
faction tries to wrest control from another [syn:
rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising,
uprising]
v 1: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices
tripled again"
2: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn:
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel]
3: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The
pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: disgust, revolt,
nauseate, sicken, churn up]
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thunderbolt
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n 1: a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder [syn:
thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightning]
2: a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a
bombshell" [syn: bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap]
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unbolt
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v 1: undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door" [ant: bolt]
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vault
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n 1: a burial chamber (usually underground) [syn: vault,
burial vault]
2: a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for
safekeeping of valuables [syn: vault, bank vault]
3: an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
4: the act of jumping over an obstacle [syn: vault, hurdle]
v 1: jump across or leap over (an obstacle) [syn: vault,
overleap]
2: bound vigorously
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volt
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n 1: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference
between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1
ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is
1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a
resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through
it [syn: volt, V]
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deadbolt
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n 1: the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
[syn: bolt, deadbolt]
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humboldt
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n 1: German philologist noted for his studies of the relation
between language and culture (1767-1835) [syn: Humboldt,
Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, Baron Karl Wilhelm von
Humboldt]
2: German naturalist who explored Central and South America and
provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe
(1769-1859) [syn: Humboldt, Baron Alexander von Humboldt,
Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt]
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desalt
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v 1: remove salt from; "desalinate water" [syn: desalinate,
desalt, desalinize, desalinise] [ant: salinate]
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holt
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gault
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schmoldt
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smolt
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stolt
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stolte
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picoult
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boldt
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bolte
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boult
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poult
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smalt
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volte
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electronvolt
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oxysalt
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