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bard
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n 1: a lyric poet
2: an ornamental caparison for a horse
v 1: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive
occasion" [syn: caparison, bard, barde, dress up]
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barred
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adj 1: preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a
barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded
harbor" [syn: barricaded, barred, blockaded]
2: marked with stripes or bands
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bombard
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n 1: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn:
bombardon, bombard]
v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They
pelted each other with snowballs" [syn: pelt, bombard]
2: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed
Dresden" [syn: bombard, bomb]
3: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a
barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience";
"The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon
to the convicted killer" [syn: bombard, barrage]
4: direct high energy particles or radiation against
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canard
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n 1: a deliberately misleading fabrication
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card
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n 1: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in
various ways and used for playing games or for telling
fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the
other boys"
2: a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show
his card to get in" [syn: card, identity card]
3: a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may
have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card
from Miami"
4: thin cardboard, usually rectangular
5: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wag, wit,
card]
6: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a
poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster,
posting, placard, notice, bill, card]
7: a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that
you have visited [syn: calling card, visiting card,
card]
8: (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in
your card to get a handicap" [syn: card, scorecard]
9: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in
French" [syn: menu, bill of fare, card, carte du
jour, carte]
10: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will
bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at
home plate" [syn: batting order, card, lineup]
11: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots
in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn:
circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in,
add-in]
v 1: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: tease, card]
2: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she
is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried
to buy a beer!"
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chard
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n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its
edible leaves and stalks [syn: chard, Swiss chard,
spinach beet, leaf beet, chard plant, Beta vulgaris
cicla]
2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn:
chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet]
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regard
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n 1: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs
in that respect" [syn: respect, regard]
2: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people);
"his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to
the consequences" [syn: attentiveness, heed, regard,
paying attention] [ant: heedlessness, inattentiveness]
3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's
welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn:
regard, wish, compliments]
4: a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" [syn:
gaze, regard]
5: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well
regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high
regard" [syn: esteem, regard, respect] [ant:
disesteem]
6: a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly
regard for love"; "he inspires respect" [syn: regard,
respect]
7: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect
for him" [syn: respect, esteem, regard] [ant:
disrespect]
v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider,
reckon, view, regard]
2: look at attentively [syn: regard, consider]
3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling
affects your business" [syn: involve, affect, regard]
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retard
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n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot,
imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit,
retard]
v 1: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate;
"This drug will retard your heart rate"
2: be delayed
3: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will
retard the child's language development" [syn: check,
retard, delay]
4: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn:
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard] [ant:
accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up]
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scarred
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adj 1: deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or
injury; "Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?";
"a face scarred by anxiety"; "the fire left her arm badly
scarred"
2: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench";
"walls marred by graffiti" [syn: marred, scarred]
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starred
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adj 1: marked with an asterisk; "the starred items" [syn:
asterisked, starred]
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yard
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n 1: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44
centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a
stride [syn: yard, pace]
2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a
small house with almost no yard" [syn: yard, grounds,
curtilage]
3: a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes
paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a
repair yard on the edge of town"
4: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G,
grand, thou, yard]
5: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) [syn: cubic yard,
yard]
6: a tract of land where logs are accumulated
7: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for
storage and maintenance of cars and engines [syn: yard,
railway yard, railyard]
8: a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support
and spread a square sail or lateen
9: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
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bernard
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n 1: French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the
alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver
(1813-1878) [syn: Bernard, Claude Bernard]
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charred
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sparred
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tarred
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byard
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alard
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archard
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barnard
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bedard
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belgard
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bellard
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benard
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berrard
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bevard
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billard
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boilard
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bolyard
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bongard
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borchard
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bossard
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bouchard
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bouffard
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bovard
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bozard
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brossard
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brouillard
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broussard
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bunyard
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burchard
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burnard
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buzard
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chouinard
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couillard
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coulthard
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deckard
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denard
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dennard
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dewaard
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disbarred
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drouillard
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fayard
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gabbard
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gallard
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garard
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berard
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