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befuddle
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v 1: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This
question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled
even the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox,
befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound,
discombobulate]
2: make stupid with alcohol [syn: befuddle, fuddle]
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bubble
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n 1: a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
2: a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that
the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a
house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" [syn: house of
cards, bubble]
3: an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst
the newcomer's bubble"
4: a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic
v 1: form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
2: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling
brooks" [syn: ripple, babble, guggle, burble,
bubble, gurgle]
3: rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles; "bubble to the surface"
4: cause to form bubbles; "bubble gas through a liquid"
5: expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at
the table" [syn: burp, bubble, belch, eruct]
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buckle
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n 1: fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap;
often has loose prong
2: a shape distorted by twisting or folding [syn: warp,
buckle]
v 1: fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: buckle, clasp]
[ant: unbuckle]
2: fold or collapse; "His knees buckled" [syn: buckle,
crumple]
3: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The
highway buckled during the heat wave" [syn: heave,
buckle, warp]
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chuckle
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n 1: a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: chortle, chuckle]
v 1: laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: chuckle, chortle,
laugh softly]
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couple
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n 1: a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged
couple"; "an inseparable twosome" [syn: couple,
twosome, duo, duet]
2: a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from
Chicago" [syn: couple, mates, match]
3: a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days"
4: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich,
duo, duet, dyad, duad]
5: (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces
that act along parallel lines
v 1: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is
coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my
daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired
with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn:
match, mate, couple, pair, twin]
2: link together; "can we couple these proposals?" [syn:
couple, couple on, couple up] [ant: decouple,
uncouple]
3: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn:
pair, pair off, partner off, couple]
4: engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
[syn: copulate, mate, pair, couple]
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cuddle
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n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
[syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle]
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;
"We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children
snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle,
snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close]
2: hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or
warmth; "I cuddled the baby"
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decouple
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v 1: disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds" [syn:
uncouple, decouple] [ant: couple, couple on,
couple up]
2: regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two
events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" [syn:
decouple, dissociate] [ant: associate, colligate,
connect, link, link up, relate, tie in]
3: eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
4: reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to
another)
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juggle
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n 1: the act of rearranging things to give a misleading
impression [syn: juggle, juggling]
2: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously [syn:
juggle, juggling]
v 1: influence by slyness [syn: juggle, beguile, hoodwink]
2: manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle
an account so as to hide a deficit"
3: deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her
children"
4: throw, catch, and keep in the air several things
simultaneously
5: hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player
juggled the ball"
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jungle
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n 1: a location marked by an intense competition and struggle
for survival
2: a place where hoboes camp [syn: hobo camp, jungle]
3: an impenetrable equatorial forest
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smuggle
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v 1: import or export without paying customs duties; "She
smuggled cigarettes across the border"
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snuggle
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n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
[syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle]
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;
"We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children
snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle,
snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close]
2: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her
mother's elbow" [syn: nestle, snuggle]
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struggle
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n 1: an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through
the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for
recognition" [syn: struggle, battle]
2: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals);
"the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--
Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the
pro- and anti-abortion mobs" [syn: conflict, struggle,
battle]
3: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd
exhausted her"
v 1: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for
years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
[syn: fight, struggle]
2: to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled
to get free from the rope"
3: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber,
scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]
4: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen
fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant
groups are contending for control of the country" [syn:
contend, fight, struggle]
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buccal
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adj 1: of or relating to or toward the cheek
2: lying within the mouth; "a buccal gland"
3: oriented toward the inside of the cheek; "the buccal aspect
of the gum"
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guggle
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v 1: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise;
"babbling brooks" [syn: ripple, babble, guggle,
burble, bubble, gurgle]
2: make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle
3: drink from a flask with a gurgling sound [syn: guggle,
gurgle]