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advisee
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n 1: someone who receives advice
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agree
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v 1: be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of
the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with
those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord
on this point" [syn: agree, hold, concur, concord]
[ant: differ, disagree, dissent, take issue]
2: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something;
"She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her
alone"
3: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many
details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the
check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the
gun" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check, jibe,
gibe, tally, agree] [ant: disaccord, disagree,
discord]
4: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
concorded" [syn: harmonize, harmonise, consort,
accord, concord, fit in, agree]
5: show grammatical agreement; "Subjects and verbs must always
agree in English"
6: be agreeable or suitable; "White wine doesn't agree with me"
7: achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose; "No two of
my colleagues would agree on whom to elect chairman"
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banshee
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n 1: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of
impending death [syn: banshee, banshie]
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be
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n 1: a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
[syn: beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4]
v 1: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective
or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good
answer"
2: be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of
the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
3: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my
umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind
this behavior?"
4: have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" [syn:
exist, be]
5: happen, occur, take place; "I lost my wallet; this was during
the visit to my parents' house"; "There were two hundred
people at his funeral"; "There was a lot of noise in the
kitchen"
6: be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000
rubles these days!" [syn: equal, be] [ant: differ]
7: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone
wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute
my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus";
"This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few
men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute,
represent, make up, comprise, be]
8: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a
specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our
resident philosopher" [syn: be, follow]
9: represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was
Hamlet" [syn: embody, be, personify]
10: spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
11: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My
grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be, live]
12: to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used
only in infinitive form; "let her be"
13: be priced at; "These shoes cost $100" [syn: cost, be]
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bee
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n 1: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and
solitary species
2: a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold
competitions
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bootee
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n 1: a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) [syn:
bootee, bootie]
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bourgeoisie
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n 1: the social class between the lower and upper classes [syn:
middle class, bourgeoisie]
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bronzy
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adj 1: of the color of bronze [syn: bronze, bronzy]
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chimpanzee
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n 1: intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African
forests [syn: chimpanzee, chimp, Pan troglodytes]
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devisee
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n 1: someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by
will
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frenzy
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n 1: state of violent mental agitation [syn: craze,
delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria]
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jalousie
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n 1: a window with glass louvers [syn: louvered window,
jalousie]
2: a shutter made of angled slats
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pansy
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n 1: large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild
pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
[syn: pansy, Viola tricolor hortensis]
2: a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn:
sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast]
3: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot,
faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer,
poof, poove, pouf]
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petite
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adj 1: very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest
of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the
flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" [syn:
bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget,
petite, tiny, flyspeck]
n 1: a garment size for short or slender women
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quinsy
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n 1: a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and
surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
[syn: quinsy, peritonsillar abscess]
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tansy
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n 1: common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having
buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate
leaves sometimes used medicinally [syn: tansy, golden
buttons, scented fern, Tanacetum vulgare]
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teensy
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adj 1: (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: bitty,
bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny,
weensy, teensy-weensy, teeny-weeny, itty-bitty,
itsy-bitsy]
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fusee
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n 1: a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the
diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring [syn: fusee
drive, fusee]
2: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
[syn: fusee, fuzee]
3: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in
the wind [syn: fusee, fuzee]
4: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer,
priming]
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guernsey
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n 1: a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey [syn:
Guernsey, island of Guernsey]
2: breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
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fuzee
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n 1: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and
trains [syn: fusee, fuzee]
2: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in
the wind [syn: fusee, fuzee]
3: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer,
priming]
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mackenzie
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n 1: Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the
Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by
land north of Mexico (1764-1820) [syn: Mackenzie, Sir
Alexander Mackenzie]
2: a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea [syn:
Mackenzie, Mackenzie River]
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kinsey
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n 1: United States zoologist best known for his interview
studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956) [syn: Kinsey,
Alfred Charles Kinsey]
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firenze
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n 1: a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of
Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to
16th centuries [syn: Firenze, Florence]
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lindsay
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n 1: United States playwright who collaborated with Russel
Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931) [syn: Lindsay,
Howard Lindsay]
2: United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems
for room and board (1879-1931) [syn: Lindsay, Vachel
Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel Lindsay]
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swansea
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n 1: a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol
Channel
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franchisee
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danzy
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lanzi
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manzi
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tanzi
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lindsey
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