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belt
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n 1: endless loop of flexible material between two rotating
shafts or pulleys
2: a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the
waist)
3: an elongated region where a specific condition or
characteristic is found; "a belt of high pressure"
4: a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a
bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" [syn:
knock, bash, bang, smash, belt]
5: a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) [syn:
swath, belt]
6: ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible
linked strips for use in a machine gun [syn: belt, belt
ammunition, belted ammunition]
7: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
[syn: knock, belt, rap, whack, whang]
v 1: sing loudly and forcefully [syn: belt out, belt]
2: deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"
3: fasten with a belt; "belt your trousers" [ant: unbelt]
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felt
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n 1: a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
v 1: mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool"
2: cover with felt; "felt a cap"
3: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: felt, felt
up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat]
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gelt
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n 1: informal terms for money [syn: boodle, bread,
cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale,
lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf,
scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum]
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greenbelt
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n 1: a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city
[syn: greenbelt, greenway]
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melt
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n 1: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to
a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt
that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes
several hours" [syn: thaw, melt, thawing, melting]
v 1: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid
state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold";
"The wax melted in the sun" [syn: melt, run, melt
down]
2: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the
ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat
melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years
during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat" [syn:
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt]
3: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he
mellowed" [syn: mellow, melt, mellow out]
4: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;
"Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn:
melt, meld]
5: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear
gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree
trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" [syn: fade,
melt]
6: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance
melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of
waiting for her fiance" [syn: melt, disappear,
evaporate]
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pelt
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n 1: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal [syn: fur, pelt]
2: body covering of a living animal [syn: hide, pelt,
skin]
v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They
pelted each other with snowballs" [syn: pelt, bombard]
2: attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the
speaker with questions" [syn: pepper, pelt]
3: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
[syn: pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain
buckets]
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smelt
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n 1: small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and
fresh water
2: small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of
cold northern waters
v 1: extract (metals) by heating
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spelt
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n 1: hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed [syn:
spelt, Triticum spelta, Triticum aestivum spelta]
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svelte
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adj 1: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance
that comes from wide social experience; "his polished
manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" [syn:
polished, refined, svelte, urbane]
2: moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom,
lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte,
sylphlike]
3: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a
willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with
straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the
street" [syn: slender, slight, slim, svelte]
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veldt
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n 1: elevated open grassland in southern Africa [syn: veld,
veldt]
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welt
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n 1: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a
whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions [syn:
wale, welt, weal, wheal]
2: a raised or strengthened seam
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often
flogged the students"; "The children were severely
trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash,
slash, strap, trounce]
2: put a welt on; "welt the shoes"
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celt
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n 1: a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and
Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times [syn: Celt, Kelt]
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sunbelt
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n 1: states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate
and tend to be politically conservative
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kelt
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n 1: a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and
Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times [syn: Celt, Kelt]
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veld
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n 1: elevated open grassland in southern Africa [syn: veld,
veldt]
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seatbelt
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n 1: a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your
seat in case of an accident [syn: seat belt, seatbelt]
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unbelt
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v 1: undo the belt of; "unbelt your trousers" [ant: belt]
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roosevelt
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n 1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times;
instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led
country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: Roosevelt,
Franklin Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, F. D.
Roosevelt, President Roosevelt, President Franklin
Roosevelt, FDR]
2: wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human
rights (1884-1962) [syn: Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt,
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt]
3: 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-
American War; Panama Canal was built during his
administration; "Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but
carry a big stick'" (1858-1919) [syn: Roosevelt, Theodore
Roosevelt, President Roosevelt, President Theodore
Roosevelt]
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underfelt
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n 1: a carpet pad of thick felt
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dealt
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dwelt
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knelt
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vanpelt
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heldt
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helt
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bielefeld
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flybelt
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snowbelt
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weidenfeld
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lifebelt
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