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akin
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adj 1: similar in quality or character; "a feeling akin to
terror"; "kindred souls"; "the amateur is closely related
to the collector" [syn: akin(p), kindred]
2: related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate,
consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)]
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begin
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n 1: Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister
of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then
the president of Egypt) (1913-1992) [syn: Begin,
Menachem Begin]
v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to
arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's
get down to work now" [syn: get down, begin, get,
start out, start, set about, set out, commence]
[ant: end, terminate]
2: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative
sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second
movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes
start at $250,000" [syn: begin, start] [ant: cease,
end, finish, stop, terminate]
3: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the
Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new
chapter in your life" [syn: begin, lead off, start,
commence] [ant: end, terminate]
4: begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began
5: be the first item or point, constitute the beginning or
start, come first in a series; "The number `one' begins the
sequence"; "A terrible murder begins the novel"; "The
convocation ceremony officially begins the semester"
6: have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939
when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour
begins next month"
7: have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The
novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the
three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The
semester begins with a convocation ceremony" [syn: begin,
start]
8: begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or
inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She
started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics
in 10th grade" [syn: begin, start]
9: achieve or accomplish in the least degree, usually used in
the negative; "This economic measure doesn't even begin to
deal with the problem of inflation"; "You cannot even begin
to understand the problem we had to deal with during the war"
10: begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She
began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth
grade"
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bin
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n 1: a container; usually has a lid
2: the quantity contained in a bin [syn: bin, binful]
3: an identification number consisting of a two-part code
assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part
shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
[syn: bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit
number]
v 1: store in bins
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chagrin
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n 1: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin,
humiliation, mortification]
v 1: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase]
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chin
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n 1: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: chin,
mentum]
2: Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh
and easternmost India [syn: Kuki, Chin, Kuki-Chin]
v 1: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's
chin is level with the support bar [syn: chin, chin up]
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grin
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n 1: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners
of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn:
smile, smiling, grin, grinning]
v 1: to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile,
grimace, or snarl
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herein
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adv 1: in this place or thing or document; "I shall discuss the
question herein"
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in
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adv 1: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the
door" [syn: in, inwards, inward]
adj 1: holding office; "the in party"
2: directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"
3: currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder
pads are in"
n 1: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot [syn:
inch, in]
2: a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small
quantities in sphalerite [syn: indium, In, atomic number
49]
3: a state in midwestern United States [syn: Indiana, Hoosier
State, IN]
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inn
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n 1: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn:
hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge]
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spin
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n 1: a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
2: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
broke off after much twisting" [syn: spin, twirl,
twist, twisting, whirl]
3: a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
4: rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral [syn:
tailspin, spin]
5: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by
politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a
favorable spin on the story"
v 1: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The
dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"
[syn: spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate]
2: stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course
through the woods"
3: cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, birl, spin,
twirl]
4: make up a story; "spin a yarn"
5: form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"
6: work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"
7: twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The
President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less
embarrassing"
8: prolong or extend; "spin out a visit" [syn: spin, spin
out]
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therein
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adv 1: (formal) in or into that thing or place; "they can read
therein what our plans are" [syn: therein, in this,
in that]
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violin
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n 1: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the
violin family; this instrument has four strings and a
hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with
a bow [syn: violin, fiddle]
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win
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n 1: a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was
happy to get the win"
2: something won (especially money) [syn: winnings, win,
profits] [ant: losings, losses]
v 1: be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious;
"He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won";
"Win the game" [ant: lose]
2: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing
knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of
international finance" [syn: acquire, win, gain] [ant:
lose]
3: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers
pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one
playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn: gain,
advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead,
gain ground] [ant: drop off, fall back, fall behind,
lose, recede]
4: attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise
succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show";
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" [syn:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon,
deliver the goods] [ant: fail, go wrong, miscarry]
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within
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adv 1: on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn:
inside, within] [ant: outside]
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yin
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n 1: the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic
cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the
harmony of the universe" [ant: yang]
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berlin
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n 1: capital of Germany located in eastern Germany [syn:
Berlin, German capital]
2: United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than
1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) [syn:
Berlin, Irving Berlin, Israel Baline]
3: a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back
seats
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been
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when
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wherein
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bihn
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binn
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blinn
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brin
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brinn
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bryn
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chinh
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chinn
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flinn
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flynn
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glyn
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glynn
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prynne
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vin
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wynn
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allphin
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alpin
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aslin
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astin
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aswin
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dechine
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adin
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askin
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atkin
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allin
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