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blackguard
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n 1: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn:
cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel]
v 1: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed
the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted
the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule,
roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib,
make fun, poke fun]
2: use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the
policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother
shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw,
blackguard, shout]
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bodyguard
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n 1: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn:
bodyguard, escort]
2: a group of men who escort and protect some important person
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coastguard
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n 1: a military service responsible for the safety of maritime
traffic in coastal waters
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disregard
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n 1: lack of attention and due care [syn: disregard,
neglect]
2: willful lack of care and attention [syn: disregard,
neglect]
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
[syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut]
2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush
off, discount, push aside, ignore]
3: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn:
neglect, ignore, disregard]
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fireguard
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n 1: a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of
a prairie fire or forest fire [syn: firebreak,
fireguard]
2: a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially
against flying sparks) [syn: fire screen, fireguard]
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lifeguard
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n 1: an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect
swimmers from accidents [syn: lifeguard, lifesaver]
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regard
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n 1: (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs
in that respect" [syn: respect, regard]
2: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people);
"his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to
the consequences" [syn: attentiveness, heed, regard,
paying attention] [ant: heedlessness, inattentiveness]
3: (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's
welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" [syn:
regard, wish, compliments]
4: a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" [syn:
gaze, regard]
5: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well
regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high
regard" [syn: esteem, regard, respect] [ant:
disesteem]
6: a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly
regard for love"; "he inspires respect" [syn: regard,
respect]
7: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect
for him" [syn: respect, esteem, regard] [ant:
disrespect]
v 1: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation
quite as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider,
reckon, view, regard]
2: look at attentively [syn: regard, consider]
3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling
affects your business" [syn: involve, affect, regard]
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retard
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n 1: a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: idiot,
imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit,
retard]
v 1: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate;
"This drug will retard your heart rate"
2: be delayed
3: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will
retard the child's language development" [syn: check,
retard, delay]
4: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn:
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard] [ant:
accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up]
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safeguard
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n 1: a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or
damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as
a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard";
"we let our guard down" [syn: precaution, safeguard,
guard]
2: a document or escort providing safe passage through a region
especially in time of war [syn: safe-conduct, safeguard]
v 1: make safe
2: escort safely
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scarred
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adj 1: deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or
injury; "Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?";
"a face scarred by anxiety"; "the fire left her arm badly
scarred"
2: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench";
"walls marred by graffiti" [syn: marred, scarred]
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starred
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adj 1: marked with an asterisk; "the starred items" [syn:
asterisked, starred]
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vanguard
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n 1: the leading units moving at the head of an army [syn:
vanguard, van]
2: any creative group active in the innovation and application
of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially
in the arts) [syn: avant-garde, vanguard, van, new
wave]
3: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the
leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds
were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in
England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of
his mind and central to his philosophy" [syn: vanguard,
forefront, cutting edge]
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kierkegaard
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n 1: Danish philosopher who is generally considered. along with
Nietzsche, to be a founder of existentialism (1813-1855)
[syn: Kierkegaard, Soren Kierkegaard, Soren Aabye
Kierkegaard]
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asgard
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n 1: (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods
(the Aesir) and slain war heroes
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sparred
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bevard
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billard
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boilard
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bolyard
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bongard
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borchard
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bossard
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broussard
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bunyard
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burchard
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burnard
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buzard
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chouinard
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couillard
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coulthard
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deckard
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denard
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dennard
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dewaard
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disbarred
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drouillard
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fayard
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gabbard
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gallard
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garard
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