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cripple
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n 1: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury
or disability to the legs or back
v 1: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or
worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their
behavior stultified the boss's hard work" [syn: cripple,
stultify]
2: deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident
has crippled her for life" [syn: cripple, lame]
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fipple
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n 1: a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a
recorder)
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nipple
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n 1: the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple,
mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit]
2: a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
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ripple
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n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: ripple,
rippling, riffle, wavelet]
2: (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on
top of a steady value
v 1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: ripple,
ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate]
2: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling
brooks" [syn: ripple, babble, guggle, burble,
bubble, gurgle]
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stipple
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v 1: engrave by means of dots and flicks
2: make by small short touches that together produce an even or
softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
3: apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
4: produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees"
[syn: stipple, speckle]
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tipple
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n 1: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
"they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught,
potation, tipple]
v 1: drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac"
[syn: tipple, bib]
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trickle
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n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of
liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: drip,
trickle, dribble]
v 1: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream;
"water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose";
"reports began to dribble in" [syn: trickle, dribble,
filter]
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triple
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adj 1: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary
operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding
made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three
beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: ternary,
treble, triple, triplex]
2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple)
damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble, threefold,
three-fold, triple]
n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
[syn: triple, three-base hit, three-bagger]
2: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn:
trio, triad, triplet, triple]
3: a quantity that is three times as great as another
v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: triple,
treble]
2: hit a three-base hit
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twiddle
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n 1: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled
in the autumn wind" [syn: twirl, swirl, twiddle,
whirl]
2: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He
twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" [syn:
twiddle, fiddle with]
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whittle
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n 1: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft
engine (1907-1996) [syn: Whittle, Frank Whittle, Sir
Frank Whittle]
v 1: cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of
wood" [syn: whittle, pare]
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wiggle
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n 1: the act of wiggling [syn: wiggle, wriggle, squirm]
v 1: move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse
is putting on the bandage!" [syn: jiggle, joggle,
wiggle]
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wriggle
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n 1: the act of wiggling [syn: wiggle, wriggle, squirm]
v 1: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when
struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The
child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn:
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]
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tittle
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n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred,
scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen,
smidgeon, smidgin, smidge]
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brickle
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adj 1: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or
fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is
brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn:
brittle, brickle, brickly]
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chicle
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n 1: gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: chicle,
chicle gum]
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grippal
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dippel
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dipple
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gipple
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hipple
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klippel
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knipl
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knippel
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knipple
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rippel
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sippel
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sipple
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trippel
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whipple
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