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alveolar
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adj 1: pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs
2: pertaining to the sockets of the teeth or that part of the
upper jaw; "alveolar processes"
n 1: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the
gum ridge [syn: alveolar consonant, dental consonant,
alveolar, dental]
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awe
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n 1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared
over the edge with a feeling of awe"
2: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the
fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the
French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for
the law bordered on veneration" [syn: fear, reverence,
awe, veneration]
v 1: inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the
undergraduates"
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baccarat
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n 1: a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters
gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3
cards that total closest to nine [syn: baccarat, chemin
de fer]
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bipolar
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adj 1: of or relating to manic depressive illness
2: of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions; "the
bipolar distribution of certain species"
3: having two poles [ant: unipolar]
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blah
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n 1: pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: bombast,
fustian, rant, claptrap, blah]
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bola
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n 1: a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp
and worn as a necktie [syn: bolo tie, bolo, bola tie,
bola]
2: a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to
entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin
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bourgeois
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adj 1: (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-
owning class and exploitive of the working class
2: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle
class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: bourgeois,
conservative, materialistic]
3: belonging to the middle class
n 1: a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial
enterprise [syn: businessperson, bourgeois]
2: a member of the middle class [syn: bourgeois, burgher]
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bowler
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n 1: a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
2: a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins
3: a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim [syn:
bowler hat, bowler, derby hat, derby, plug hat]
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bra
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n 1: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
[syn: brassiere, bra, bandeau]
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bronchiolar
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adj 1: of or relating to or involving bronchioles
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circumpolar
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adj 1: (of a celestial body) continually visible above the
horizon during the entire 360 degrees of daily travel; "a
circumpolar star"
2: located or found throughout a polar region
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cola
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n 1: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts [syn:
Cola, genus Cola]
2: carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope'
is a southernism in the United States) [syn: cola, dope]
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comptroller
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n 1: someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn:
accountant, comptroller, controller]
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controller
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n 1: someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn:
accountant, comptroller, controller]
2: a person who directs and restrains [syn: restrainer,
controller]
3: a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the
speed controller on his turntable was not working properly";
"I turned the controls over to her" [syn: control,
controller]
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dipolar
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adj 1: having equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic
poles having opposite signs and separated by a small
distance
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extoller
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n 1: someone who communicates high praise [syn: laudator,
lauder, extoller]
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granola
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n 1: cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and
nuts and honey or brown sugar
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ha
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n 1: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point
measured westward along the celestial equator from the
zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a
particular location and time of day [syn: hour angle,
HA]
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hurrah
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n 1: a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" [syn:
hurrah, hooray]
v 1: shout `hurrah!'
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kola
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n 1: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine;
source of cola extract [syn: kola, kola nut, kola nut
tree, goora nut, Cola acuminata]
2: a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad [syn: Daba,
Kola, Musgoi]
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la
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n 1: a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily;
occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as
a rare earth [syn: lanthanum, La, atomic number 57]
2: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one
of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn:
Louisiana, Pelican State, LA]
3: the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or
minor scale in solmization [syn: la, lah]
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law
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n 1: the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization
presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for
jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" [syn:
law, jurisprudence]
2: legal document setting forth rules governing a particular
kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
3: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature
and essential to or binding upon human society [syn: law,
natural law]
4: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in
nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" [syn: law, law of
nature]
5: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the
principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
[syn: jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy]
6: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in
a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system;
"he studied law at Yale" [syn: law, practice of law]
7: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking
for him" [syn: police, police force, constabulary,
law]
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ma
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n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma,
mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]
2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Master of
Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AM]
3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere, mA]
4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA]
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molar
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adj 1: of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a
mammal's mouth; "molar teeth"
2: designating a solution containing one mole of solute per
liter of solution
3: containing one mole of a substance; "molar weight"
4: pertaining to large units of behavior; "such molar problems
of personality as the ego functions"--R.R. Hunt [ant:
molecular(a)]
n 1: grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the
premolars [syn: molar, grinder]
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pa
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n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa,
pop]
2: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from
uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
[syn: protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic number
91]
3: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter [syn:
pascal, Pa]
4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA]
5: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: public address system, P.A.
system, PA system, P.A., PA]
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pasha
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n 1: a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn:
pasha, pacha]
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patroller
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n 1: someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a
group that patrols an area
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payola
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n 1: a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a
particular record
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polar
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adj 1: having a pair of equal and opposite charges
2: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in
diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or
opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and
indefensible polar positions" [syn: diametric,
diametrical, opposite, polar]
3: located at or near or coming from the earth's poles; "polar
diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is
the only polar continent"
4: of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the
Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions" [ant:
equatorial]
5: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid
waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands";
"polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial,
icy, polar]
6: being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal
location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry
Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar
principal" [syn: pivotal, polar]
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premolar
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n 1: a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the
incisors and the molars [syn: premolar, bicuspid]
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raw
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adj 1: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or
manufactured using only simple or minimal processes;
"natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw
sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" [syn: natural, raw(a),
rude(a)]
2: having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"
3: not treated with heat to prepare it for eating [ant:
cooked]
4: not processed or refined; "raw sewage"
5: devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and
pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone
someday with your raw power" [syn: naked, raw]
6: brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his
friends"; "a raw deal"
7: not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw
cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics" [syn:
crude, raw]
8: untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
9: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: sensitive,
sore, raw, tender]
10: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North
Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw]
11: used of wood and furniture; "raw wood" [syn: raw(a),
unsanded]
12: lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to
fight"; "raw recruits" [syn: raw, new]
13: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: bare-assed,
bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the
raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked]
n 1: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the
altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: raw,
altogether, birthday suit]
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roller
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n 1: a grounder that rolls along the infield
2: a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore [syn:
roller, roll, rolling wave]
3: a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
4: a cylinder that revolves
5: a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around
which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head
full of curlers is not a pretty sight" [syn: curler, hair
curler, roller, crimper]
6: Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to
kingfishers
7: pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the
ground [syn: roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon]
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shah
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n 1: title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran [syn:
Shah, Shah of Iran]
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solar
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adj 1: relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the
energies of the sun; "solar eclipse"; "solar energy"
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spa
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n 1: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn:
watering place, watering hole, spa]
2: a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area [syn: resort
hotel, spa]
3: a place of business with equipment and facilities for
exercising and improving physical fitness [syn: health spa,
spa, health club]
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steamroller
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n 1: a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything
in its way [syn: juggernaut, steamroller]
2: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for
compacting roads and pavements [syn: steamroller, road
roller]
v 1: bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or
pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
[syn: steamroller, steamroll]
2: proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to
steamroller" [syn: steamroller, steamroll]
3: crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the
road"
4: overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"
[syn: steamroller, steamroll]
5: make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads"
[syn: steamroll, steamroller]
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stroller
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n 1: someone who walks at a leisurely pace [syn: saunterer,
stroller, ambler]
2: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
pushed around [syn: baby buggy, baby carriage,
carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart,
pushchair, pusher]
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trailer
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n 1: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who
lags behind [syn: dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger,
trailer, poke]
2: an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion
picture that will appear in the near future [syn: preview,
prevue, trailer]
3: a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck
or tractor
4: a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is
equipped for occupancy [syn: trailer, house trailer]
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viola
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n 1: any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
2: large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions [syn:
Viola, genus Viola]
3: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin,
tuned a fifth lower
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ka
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n 1: unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
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na
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n 1: a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal
group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially
in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts
violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral
halite (rock salt) [syn: sodium, Na, atomic number
11]
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ra
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n 1: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in
minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: radium, Ra,
atomic number 88]
2: ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal
creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the
king of the gods [syn: Ra, Re]
3: (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle,
measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the
vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that
passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in
hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to
specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right
ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn: right ascension,
RA, celestial longitude]
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ta
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n 1: a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly
resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite
and tantalite [syn: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73]
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wa
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n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn:
Washington, Evergreen State, WA]
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artois
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n 1: a former province of northern France near the English
Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
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zola
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n 1: French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)
[syn: Zola, Emile Zola]
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angola
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n 1: a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean;
achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the
scene of civil war until 1990 [syn: Angola, Republic of
Angola]
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canola
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n 1: vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in
monounsaturated fatty acids [syn: canola oil, canola]
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ebola
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n 1: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman
primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola
virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal
bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely
limited to Africa [syn: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola
fever, Ebola]
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mandola
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n 1: an early type of mandolin
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carambola
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n 1: East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit
[syn: carambola, carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola]
2: deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a
vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert [syn:
carambola, star fruit]
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gorgonzola
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n 1: Italian blue cheese
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hispaniola
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n 1: an island in the West Indies [syn: Hispaniola, Haiti,
Hayti]
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pensacola
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n 1: a town in extreme northwest Florida
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savonarola
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n 1: Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar
in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and
gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from
Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for
criticizing the Pope (1452-1498) [syn: Savonarola,
Girolamo Savonarola]
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volar
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adj 1: relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot;
"the volar surface"; "the palmar muscle" [syn: palmar,
volar]
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roseola
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n 1: any red eruption of the skin [syn: rash, roseola,
efflorescence, skin rash]
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rubeola
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n 1: an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by
distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in
children [syn: measles, rubeola, morbilli]
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tombola
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n 1: a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
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potholer
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n 1: a person who explores caves [syn: potholer, spelunker,
speleologist, spelaeologist]
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lunisolar
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adj 1: relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or
their mutual relations
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ah
0
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aha
0
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bah
0
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cajoler
0
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circumsolar
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coaler
0
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consoler
0
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hah
0
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logroller
0
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multipolar
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qua
0
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rah
0
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yah
0
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abiola
0
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cha
0
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gras
0
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nah
0
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ya
0
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ahh
0
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lola
0
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nola
0
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sola
0
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stola
0
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barbola
0
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boffola
0
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criolla
0
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idola
0
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scagliola
0
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tortola
0
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vignola
0
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nucleolar
0
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roadroller
0
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homopolar
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heteropolar
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