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ankle
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n 1: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and
fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: ankle,
ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis]
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besprinkle
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v 1: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:
sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle]
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carbuncle
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n 1: deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
2: an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for
discharge of pus
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crinkle
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n 1: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
[syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam,
line]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a
pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got
wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
[syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch,
scrunch up, crisp]
2: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease,
crinkle]
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cull
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n 1: the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as
inferior in quality [syn: cull, reject]
v 1: remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick
members of the herd"
2: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
pick, pluck, cull]
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furuncle
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n 1: a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus [syn:
boil, furuncle]
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rankle
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v 1: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled
her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: eat into, fret,
rankle, grate]
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sprinkle
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n 1: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others
nearby [syn: scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling]
2: the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a
sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the
malt" [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling, sparge]
v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the
wagon" [syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust,
disperse]
2: cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force;
"She splashed the water around her" [syn: sprinkle,
splash, splosh]
3: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
[syn: sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-
patter]
4: scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn:
sprinkle, sparge, besprinkle]
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tinkle
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n 1: a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell [syn:
ting, tinkle]
v 1: make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells" [syn: tinkle,
tink, clink, chink]
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twinkle
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n 1: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn:
twinkle, scintillation, sparkling]
2: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of
countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a
perpetual twinkle in his eyes" [syn: sparkle, twinkle,
spark, light]
v 1: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
[syn: flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle]
2: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
[syn: twinkle, winkle, scintillate]
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uncle
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n 1: the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your
aunt [ant: aunt, auntie, aunty]
2: a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played
uncle to lonely students"
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winkle
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n 1: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn:
periwinkle, winkle]
2: edible marine gastropod [syn: periwinkle, winkle]
v 1: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
[syn: twinkle, winkle, scintillate]
2: gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
[syn: flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle]
3: remove or displace from a position [syn: winkle, winkle
out]
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wrinkle
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n 1: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
[syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam,
line]
2: a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty
well ironed out"
3: a clever method of doing something (especially something new
and different)
v 1: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse
ones's lips" [syn: purse, wrinkle]
2: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed,
folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease
the paper like this to make a crane" [syn: wrinkle,
ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up,
crisp]
3: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: furrow,
wrinkle, crease]
4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease,
crinkle]
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cul
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n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: cul, cul de
sac, dead end]
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peduncle
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n 1: the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the
body
2: stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
3: a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the
brain [syn: peduncle, cerebral peduncle]
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caruncle
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n 1: an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle
or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds [syn:
caruncle, caruncula]
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wankel
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truncal
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sprinkel
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vanwinkle
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siphuncle
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heinkel
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