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birr
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings";
"the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr,
whirring, birr]
v 1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car
engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir,
birr, purr]
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briber
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n 1: someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a
wrongful act [syn: briber, suborner]
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bur
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n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr]
2: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr]
v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
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burr
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n 1: seed vessel having hooks or prickles [syn: bur, burr]
2: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or
cutting
3: United States politician who served as vice president under
Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander
Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836) [syn: Burr,
Aaron Burr]
4: rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
5: small bit used in dentistry or surgery [syn: bur, burr]
v 1: remove the burrs from [syn: bur, burr]
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copaiba
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n 1: an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments [syn:
copaiba, copaiba balsam, balsam capivi]
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fibre
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n 1: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being
spun into yarn [syn: fiber, fibre]
2: any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a
muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) [syn: fiber, fibre]
3: the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons
moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for
its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer [syn:
character, fiber, fibre]
4: a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or
cloth [syn: fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber]
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imbiber
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n 1: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to
excess) [syn: drinker, imbiber, toper, juicer]
[ant: abstainer, abstinent, nondrinker]
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scriber
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n 1: a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
[syn: scriber, scribe, scratch awl]
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subscriber
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n 1: someone who expresses strong approval [syn: subscriber,
endorser, indorser, ratifier]
2: someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a
certain number of issues of a publication [syn: subscriber,
reader]
3: someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of
money [syn: subscriber, contributor]
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fiber
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n 1: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being
spun into yarn [syn: fiber, fibre]
2: coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk
stimulates intestinal peristalsis [syn: roughage, fiber]
3: any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a
muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) [syn: fiber, fibre]
4: the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons
moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for
its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer [syn:
character, fiber, fibre]
5: a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or
cloth [syn: fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber]
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transcriber
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n 1: a person who translates written messages from one language
to another [syn: translator, transcriber]
2: someone who rewrites in a different script
3: someone who represents the sounds of speech in phonetic
notation
4: someone who makes a written version of spoken material
5: a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or
instruments or for another style of performance [syn:
arranger, adapter, transcriber]
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tiber
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n 1: a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the
Tyrrhenian Sea [syn: Tiber, Tevere]
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cyber
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describer
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giber
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inscriber
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bir
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buhr
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kleiber
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schreiber
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schriber
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shreiber
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shriber
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streiber
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prescriber
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biber
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hibor
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reiber
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scheiber
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seiber
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