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agglutinate
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adj 1: united as if by glue [syn: agglutinate,
agglutinative]
v 1: string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
2: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
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archidiaconate
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n 1: office or position of an archdeacon
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baronet
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n 1: a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron
but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be
addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart." [syn: baronet,
Bart]
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bayonet
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n 1: a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as
a weapon
v 1: stab or kill someone with a bayonet
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cabinet
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n 1: a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and
shelves and drawers; for storage or display
2: persons appointed by a head of state to head executive
departments of government and act as official advisers
3: a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it
has a lock [syn: cabinet, locker, storage locker]
4: housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
[syn: cabinet, console]
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carbonate
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n 1: a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
v 1: turn into a carbonate
2: treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"
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clarinet
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n 1: a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
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coordinate
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adj 1: of equal importance, rank, or degree
n 1: a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
[syn: coordinate, co-ordinate]
v 1: bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize
my files?" [syn: organize, organise, coordinate]
2: bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate
the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions
with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
3: be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"
4: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable
coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car";
"ordinate similar parts" [syn: align, ordinate,
coordinate]
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coronet
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n 1: a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that
of sovereign
2: margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the
hoof
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discriminate
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adj 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions;
"discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [ant:
indiscriminate]
v 1: recognize or perceive the difference [syn: discriminate,
know apart]
2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn:
discriminate, separate, single out]
3: distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes
in this complicated dish"
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dragonet
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n 1: small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-
dwellers; found in tropical and warm temperate waters of
Europe and America
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effeminate
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adj 1: having unsuitable feminine qualities [syn: effeminate,
emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified,
sissyish, sissy]
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garnet
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n 1: any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of
various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
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geminate
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n 1: a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a
geminate"
v 1: form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a
short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to
emphasize the meaning of the word" [syn: reduplicate,
geminate]
2: occur in pairs [syn: pair, geminate]
3: arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" [syn: pair,
geminate]
4: arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in
these words"
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granite
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n 1: plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture;
generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
2: something having the quality of granite (unyielding
firmness); "a man of granite"
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hornet
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n 1: large stinging paper wasp
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incarnate
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adj 1: possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed
corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare;
"an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term"
[syn: bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied,
incarnate]
2: invested with a bodily form especially of a human body; "a
monarch...regarded as a god incarnate"
v 1: make concrete and real [ant: disincarnate]
2: represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong
with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of
the artist" [syn: incarnate, body forth, embody,
substantiate]
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inordinate
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adj 1: beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of
inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue
elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: excessive,
inordinate, undue, unreasonable]
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insubordinate
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adj 1: not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate
behavior"; "insubordinate boys" [ant: subordinate]
2: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
[syn: insubordinate, resistant, resistive]
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kitchenette
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n 1: small kitchen
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laminate
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n 1: a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or
layers
v 1: create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a
bonding material
2: press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
3: cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material; "laminate the
table"
4: split (wood) into thin sheets
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let
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n 1: a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against
India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India;
"Lashkar-e-Toiba has committed mass murders of civilian
Hindus" [syn: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba,
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, LET, Army of the Pure, Army of
the Righteous]
2: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the
receiver's court; the ball must be served again [syn: let,
net ball]
v 1: make it possible through a specific action or lack of
action for something to happen; "This permits the water to
rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into
the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn:
let, allow, permit] [ant: keep, prevent]
2: actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I
was not interested"
3: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit
her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her
basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" [syn:
permit, allow, let, countenance] [ant: disallow,
forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe,
veto]
4: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or
condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in
for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" [syn:
get, let, have]
5: leave unchanged; "let it be"
6: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease,
let, rent]
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minaret
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n 1: slender tower with balconies
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minuet
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n 1: a stately court dance in the 17th century
2: a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet;
often incorporated into a sonata or suite
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obstinate
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adj 1: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious
unwillingness to yield [syn: stubborn, obstinate,
unregenerate] [ant: docile]
2: stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing [syn: cussed,
obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant]
3: resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite
contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a
perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" [syn: contrary,
obstinate, perverse, wayward]
v 1: persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all
rational arguments"
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octet
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n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn:
eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur,
octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet]
2: eight performers or singers who perform together [syn:
octet, octette]
3: a set of eight similar things considered as a unit [syn:
octet, octette]
4: eight people considered as a unit [syn: octet, octette,
eightsome]
5: a musical composition written for eight performers [syn:
octet, octette]
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offset
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n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time,
showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle]
2: a compensating equivalent [syn: counterbalance, offset]
3: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new
plants from buds at its tips [syn: stolon, runner,
offset]
4: a natural consequence of development [syn: outgrowth,
branch, offshoot, offset]
5: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed
cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper [syn:
offset, offset printing]
6: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly [syn:
set-back, setoff, offset]
v 1: compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and
withdrawals" [syn: offset, countervail]
2: make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior
strength" [syn: cancel, offset, set off]
3: cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another
surface
4: create an offset in; "offset a wall"
5: produce by offset printing; "offset the conference
proceedings"
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ordinate
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n 1: the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
v 1: appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the
Church" [syn: ordain, consecrate, ordinate, order]
2: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable
coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car";
"ordinate similar parts" [syn: align, ordinate,
coordinate]
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palatinate
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n 1: a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the
counts palatine [syn: Palatinate, Pfalz]
2: a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
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pet
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adj 1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality;
"the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a),
favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred,
preferent]
n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2: a special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite,
pet, dearie, deary, ducky]
3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt
to be a slight)
4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the
metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the
brain) [syn: positron emission tomography, PET]
v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
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pinnate
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adj 1: (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each
side of a common axis [syn: pinnate, pinnated]
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pipette
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n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube
used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by
drawing the liquid up into the tube [syn: pipet,
pipette]
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pomegranate
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n 1: shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having
large red many-seeded fruit [syn: pomegranate,
pomegranate tree, Punica granatum]
2: large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in
a tough brownish-red rind
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preset
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adj 1: set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a
predetermined time" [syn: preset, predetermined]
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quartet
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n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn:
four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion,
quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet,
foursome, Little Joe]
2: four performers or singers who perform together [syn:
quartet, quartette]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn:
quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple]
4: four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop
quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn:
quartet, quartette, foursome]
5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: quartet,
quartette]
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quintet
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n 1: a musical composition for five performers [syn: quintet,
quintette]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn:
five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome,
quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe]
3: five performers or singers who perform together [syn:
quintet, quintette]
4: a set of five similar things considered as a unit [syn:
quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple]
5: five people considered as a unit [syn: quintet,
quintette, fivesome]
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rabbinate
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n 1: rabbis collectively
2: the office or function of a rabbi
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regret
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n 1: sadness associated with some wrong done or some
disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote
a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost
him the game" [syn: sorrow, regret, rue,
ruefulness]
v 1: feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about [syn:
repent, regret, rue]
2: feel sad about the loss or absence of
3: decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the
party"
4: express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain
admission to Harvard"
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reincarnate
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adj 1: having a new body
v 1: be born anew in another body after death; "Hindus believe
that we transmigrate" [syn: reincarnate, transmigrate]
2: cause to appear in a new form; "the old product was
reincarnated to appeal to a younger market" [syn:
reincarnate, renew]
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rennet
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n 1: a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
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reset
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n 1: device for resetting instruments or controls
v 1: set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock"
2: set to zero; "reset instruments and dials"
3: adjust again after an initial failure [syn: readjust,
reset]
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ret
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v 1: place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote
loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
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rosette
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n 1: an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a
badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
2: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: little potato,
rosette, russet scab, stem canker]
3: a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common
center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
4: circular window filled with tracery [syn: rose window,
rosette]
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roulette
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n 1: a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a
second figure [syn: roulette, line roulette]
2: a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations [syn:
roulette, toothed wheel]
3: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of
a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
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senate
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n 1: assembly possessing high legislative powers
2: the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: United
States Senate, U.S. Senate, US Senate, Senate]
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set
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adj 1: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or
strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to
drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream";
"primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
[syn: fit(p), primed(p), set(p)]
2: fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare";
"his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor
Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain" [syn: fixed,
set, rigid]
3: situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable
centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed
artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a
quiet riverbank" [syn: located, placed, set,
situated]
4: set down according to a plan: "a carefully laid table with
places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" [syn:
laid, set]
5: being below the horizon; "the moon is set"
6: determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and
place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of
surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn:
determined, dictated, set]
7: converted to solid form (as concrete) [syn: hardened,
set]
n 1: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and
are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a
set of teeth"
2: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols;
"the set of prime numbers is infinite"
3: several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four
sets of the incline bench press" [syn: set, exercise set]
4: representation consisting of the scenery and other properties
used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the
sets were meticulously authentic" [syn: stage set, set]
5: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set
goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: set, circle,
band, lot]
6: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular
way; "the set of his mind was obvious" [syn: bent, set]
7: the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final
set to his hat"
8: a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of
tennis after dinner"
9: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or
crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the
set of the glue" [syn: hardening, solidifying,
solidification, set, curing]
10: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high
square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
[syn: Set, Seth]
11: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before
the set of sun"
12: (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a
particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve
problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler
solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the
wrong set" [syn: set, readiness]
13: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or
tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
v 1: put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your
things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the
scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a
certain point" [syn: put, set, place, pose,
position, lay]
2: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn:
determine, set]
3: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify
the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine,
define, fix, limit]
4: establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a
record" [syn: set, mark]
5: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state;
"set the house afire"
6: fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
7: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular
purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready
for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town
after I paid the hotel bill" [syn: fix, prepare, set
up, ready, gear up, set]
8: set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set
clocks or instruments"
9: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: set, localize,
localise, place]
10: disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these
days" [syn: set, go down, go under] [ant: ascend,
come up, rise, uprise]
11: adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to
music" [syn: arrange, set]
12: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground;
"Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: plant, set]
13: apply or start; "set fire to a building"
14: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the
enzyme" [syn: jell, set, congeal]
15: set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these
words in italics" [syn: typeset, set]
16: put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a
broken bone"
17: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a
countersink) [syn: set, countersink]
18: give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
19: urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the
intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
[syn: sic, set]
20: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn:
place, put, set]
21: equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" [syn: rig, set,
set up]
22: get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an
experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the
surgery" [syn: set up, lay out, set]
23: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a
standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment
of the front wheels" [syn: adjust, set, correct]
24: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: fructify,
set]
25: arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" [syn:
dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe,
coiffure]
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sonnet
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n 1: a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme
scheme
v 1: praise in a sonnet
2: compose a sonnet
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subordinate
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adj 1: lower in rank or importance [syn: subordinate, low-
level] [ant: dominant]
2: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another;
"a subordinate kingdom" [ant: insubordinate]
3: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a
complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause
functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
[syn: dependent, subordinate] [ant: independent,
main(a)]
n 1: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
[syn: subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot
soldier]
2: a word that is more specific than a given word [syn:
hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word]
v 1: rank or order as less important or consider of less value;
"Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
2: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have
to be subordinated to that of our ruler" [syn: subordinate,
subdue]
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sultanate
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n 1: country or territory ruled by a sultan
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tenet
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n 1: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without
proof [syn: dogma, tenet]
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turbinate
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adj 1: of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in
the nasal passages
2: in the shape of a coil [syn: coiling, helical, spiral,
spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate]
n 1: any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in
man and other vertebrates [syn: turbinate bone,
turbinate, turbinal]
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vet
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n 1: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn:
veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon, vet]
2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: veteran,
vet, ex-serviceman]
v 1: work as a veterinarian; "She vetted for the farms in the
area for many years"
2: examine carefully; "Someone should vet this report before it
goes out"
3: provide (a person) with medical care
4: provide veterinary care for
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vignette
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n 1: a brief literary description [syn: sketch, vignette]
2: a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
3: a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the
beginning of chapters in books)
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wet
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adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet
bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" [ant:
dry]
2: containing moisture or volatile components; "wet paint" [ant:
dry]
3: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of
alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet
platform"; "a wet county" [ant: dry]
4: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow";
"lactating cows" [syn: wet, lactating] [ant: dry]
5: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo";
"a wet canteen"
6: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto,
crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed,
pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed,
smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff,
tight, wet]
n 1: wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the
window" [syn: moisture, wet]
v 1: cause to become wet; "Wet your face" [ant: dry, dry
out]
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year
old boy still wets his bed"
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whet
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v 1: make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite" [syn: whet,
quicken]
2: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
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yet
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adv 1: up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results";
"details are yet to be worked out"
2: used in negative statement to describe a situation that has
existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far
he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: so far,
thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, as yet,
yet, til now, until now]
3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked
sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more
interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved";
"a yet sadder tale" [syn: even, yet, still]
4: within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time;
"he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves";
"sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time
they came to accept the harsh reality" [syn: yet, in
time]
5: used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the
largest drug bust yet" [syn: so far, yet]
6: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like
to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we
agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it
is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn:
however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the
same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding]
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calumet
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n 1: a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked
on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
[syn: calumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace]
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pectinate
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adj 1: like a comb
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lionet
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n 1: a small or young lion
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lunate
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adj 1: resembling the new moon in shape [syn: crescent(a),
crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate]
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bipinnate
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adj 1: of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as
ferns)
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tripinnate
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adj 1: (of a leaf shape) thrice pinnate [syn: tripinnate,
tripinnated]
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staminate
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adj 1: capable of fertilizing female organs [syn: antheral,
staminate]
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bobbinet
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cannot
0
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luncheonette
0
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met
0
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polycarbonate
0
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brett
0
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bonnette
0
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falconet
0
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janet
0
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annette
0
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anette
0
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annett
0
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pulmonate
0
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resupinate
0
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garnett
0
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sinnott
0
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sinnet
0
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barnet
0
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discarnate
0
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diaconate
0
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connaught
0
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subdiaconate
0