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begotten
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adj 1: (of offspring) generated by procreation; "naturally
begotten child"
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cotton
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n 1: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
[syn: cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool]
2: fabric woven from cotton fibers
3: erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls
containing seeds with many long hairy fibers [syn: cotton,
cotton plant]
4: thread made of cotton fibers
v 1: take a liking to; "cotton to something"
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forgotten
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adj 1: not noticed inadvertently; "her aching muscles forgotten
she danced all night"; "he was scolded for his forgotten
chores" [syn: disregarded, forgotten]
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guncotton
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n 1: a nitric acid ester; used in lacquers and explosives [syn:
cellulose nitrate, nitrocellulose, guncotton,
nitrocotton]
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kitten
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n 1: young domestic cat [syn: kitten, kitty]
v 1: have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year"
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lighten
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v 1: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a
bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up] [ant: weigh
down, weigh on]
2: reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load
on the tired donkey"
3: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up
a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up]
4: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
[syn: brighten, lighten up, lighten] [ant: darken]
5: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: lighten,
lighten up] [ant: darken]
6: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less
oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten
the burden of caring for her elderly parents" [syn:
relieve, lighten]
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marten
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n 1: agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger
than weasels [syn: marten, marten cat]
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misbegotten
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adj 1: born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed
away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"-
E.A.Freeman [syn: bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten,
spurious]
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mitten
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n 1: glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four
fingers together
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oaten
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adj 1: of or related to or derived from oats; "oaten bread"
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platen
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n 1: work table of a machine tool
2: the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper
against the type
3: the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
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rotten
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adj 1: very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn:
icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty,
stinking, stinky]
2: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor
boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" [syn:
decayed, rotten, rotted]
3: having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness;
"dead and rotten in his grave"
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sauerbraten
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n 1: pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before
cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
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shorten
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v 1: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench
in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to
illness" [ant: lengthen]
2: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The
manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten,
abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant:
dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate,
exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate]
3: make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope
by a few inches"
4: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" [ant:
lengthen]
5: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;
"bowdlerize a novel" [syn: bowdlerize, bowdlerise,
expurgate, castrate, shorten]
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smitten
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adj 1: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;
"conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: smitten,
stricken, struck]
2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "gaga over the
rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn:
enamored, infatuated, in love, potty, smitten,
soft on(p), taken with(p)]
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straighten
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v 1: straighten up or out; make straight [syn: straighten,
unbend] [ant: bend, flex]
2: make straight [syn: straighten, straighten out]
3: get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students
straightened when the teacher entered"
4: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn:
tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten,
straighten out, square away]
5: straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" [syn: roll
out, straighten]
6: make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post";
"straighten hair"
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tauten
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v 1: become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you
exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" [syn: tauten,
firm]
2: make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" [syn: tauten, firm]
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wheaten
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adj 1: of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread"
[syn: wheaten, whole-wheat, wholemeal]
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boughten
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adj 1: purchased; not homemade; "my boughten clothes"; "a store-
bought dress" [syn: boughten, store-bought]
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aten
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n 1: the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a
monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten [syn: Aten,
Aton]
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houghton
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n 1: United States publisher who founded a printing shop that
became an important book publisher (1823-1895) [syn:
Houghton, Henry Oscar Houghton]
2: a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
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laughton
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n 1: United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962)
[syn: Laughton, Charles Laughton]
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lawton
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n 1: a town in southwest Oklahoma
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gotten
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smarten
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cotten
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wotton
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mcnaughton
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broughton
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haughton
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naughton
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botten
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dakotan
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