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apostle
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n 1: an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle
of revolution"
2: any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian
missionary to a people [syn: Apostle, Apostelic Father]
3: (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by
Christ to preach his gospel
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bottle
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n 1: a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other
liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a
narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
2: the quantity contained in a bottle [syn: bottle,
bottleful]
3: a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or
formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and
very young children [syn: bottle, feeding bottle,
nursing bottle]
v 1: store (liquids or gases) in bottles
2: put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water"
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colossal
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adj 1: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;
"colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a
colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous
field of grass"; "stupendous demand" [syn: colossal,
prodigious, stupendous]
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docile
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adj 1: willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed;
"the docile masses of an enslaved nation" [ant:
obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate]
2: ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for
instruction"; "teachable youngsters" [syn: docile,
teachable]
3: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and
obedient" [syn: docile, gentle]
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dossal
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n 1: an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar
of a church or at the sides of a chancel [syn: dossal,
dossel]
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fossil
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adj 1: characteristic of a fossil
n 1: someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: dodo, fogy,
fogey, fossil]
2: the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that
existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated
from the soil
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hustle
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n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, bunco
game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick,
confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting,
flimflam]
2: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry,
ado, fuss, stir]
v 1: cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service
agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"
2: move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The
cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their
performance" [syn: bustle, bustle about, hustle]
3: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and
especially underhanded activity [syn: hustle, pluck,
roll]
4: get by trying hard; "she hustled a free lunch from the
waiter"
5: pressure or urge someone into an action
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jostle
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n 1: the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) [syn:
jostle, jostling]
v 1: make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving; "We had to
jostle our way to the front of the platform"
2: come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers
jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: jostle,
shove]
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microfossil
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n 1: a fossil that must be studied microscopically
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nozzle
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n 1: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn:
nozzle, nose]
2: informal terms for the nose [syn: beak, honker, hooter,
nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz]
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wassail
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n 1: a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices
and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, make
merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]
2: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's
drink to the New Year" [syn: toast, drink, pledge,
salute, wassail]
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throstle
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n 1: a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers
of cotton or wool continuously
2: common Old World thrush noted for its song [syn: song
thrush, mavis, throstle, Turdus philomelos]
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glossal
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basile
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fossel
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rossell
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trostle
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vasile
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possehl
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postle
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