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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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bracer
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n 1: a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in
archery and fencing and other sports [syn: bracer,
armguard]
2: a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) [syn:
bracer, pick-me-up]
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chaser
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n 1: a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture;
"always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"
[syn: pursuer, chaser]
2: a drink to follow immediately after another drink
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closer
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adv 1: (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter
distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer";
"getting nearer to the true explanation" [syn: nearer,
nigher, closer]
n 1: a person who closes something; "whoever is the closer has
to turn out the lights and lock up"
2: (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the
last inning or two of the game [syn: closer, finisher]
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debaser
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n 1: a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as
by adding cheaper metal to coins) [syn: debaser,
degrader]
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eraser
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n 1: an implement used to erase something
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facer
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n 1: (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is
suddenly faced
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lacer
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n 1: a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during
binding)
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laser
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n 1: an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission
of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense
monochromatic beam of coherent light [syn: laser,
optical maser]
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pacer
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n 1: a horse used to set the pace in racing [syn: pacer,
pacemaker, pacesetter]
2: a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one
side leave the ground together
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placer
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n 1: an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some
valuable mineral
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racer
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n 1: someone who drives racing cars at high speeds [syn:
racer, race driver, automobile driver]
2: a fast car that competes in races [syn: racer, race car,
racing car]
3: an animal that races
4: slender fast-moving North American snakes
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tracer
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n 1: an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or
missing goods
2: an instrument used to make tracings
3: (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body
to study metabolism or other biological processes
4: ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
[syn: tracer, tracer bullet]
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splasher
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n 1: a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the
upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud
2: protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people
from the splashing water or mud etc. [syn: splashboard,
splasher, dashboard]
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acer
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n 1: type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged
fruit [syn: Acer, genus Acer]
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teresa
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n 1: Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church
(born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia);
dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997) [syn:
Teresa, Mother Teresa, Theresa, Mother Theresa,
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu]
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macer
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n 1: an official who carries a mace of office [syn:
macebearer, mace, macer]
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baser
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defacer
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disgracer
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spacer
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asher
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brasher
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glasser
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tracor
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raysor
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kacer
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aser
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smokechaser
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