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allegorical
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adj 1: used in or characteristic of or containing allegory;
"allegorical stories"; "an allegorical painting of
Victory leading an army" [syn: allegorical,
allegoric]
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alphanumerical
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adj 1: of or pertaining to alphanumeric characters [syn:
alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric,
alphamerical]
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angelical
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adj 1: of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" [syn:
angelic, angelical]
2: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an
angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when
he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelic,
angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet]
3: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel
or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a
saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
[syn: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike,
saintly, sainted]
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annul
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v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
[syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid,
nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate]
2: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an
embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul,
lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn,
rescind, vacate]
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asymmetrical
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adj 1: characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or
placement of parts or components [syn: asymmetrical,
asymmetric] [ant: symmetric, symmetrical]
2: irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a
dress with a crooked hemline" [syn: asymmetrical,
crooked]
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auricle
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n 1: a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior
part of each atrium of the heart [syn: auricle, atrial
auricle, auricula atrii]
2: the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the
external ear [syn: auricle, pinna, ear]
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barometrical
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adj 1: relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a
barometer; "barometric pressure" [syn: barometric,
barometrical]
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biblical
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with
the Bible; "biblical names"; "biblical Hebrew" [syn:
biblical, scriptural]
2: in keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or
people; "biblical styles in writing"; "a beard of biblical
proportions"; "biblical costumes"
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biomedical
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adj 1: relating to the activities and applications of science to
clinical medicine; "biomedical research laboratory"
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categorical
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adj 1: relating to or included in a category or categories [syn:
categorical, categoric]
2: not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical
denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: categoric, categorical,
flat, unconditional]
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chimerical
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adj 1: being or relating to or like a chimera; "his Utopia is
not as chimeric commonwealth but a practical improvement
on what already exists"- Douglas Bush [syn: chimeric,
chimerical, chimeral]
2: produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not
a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what
already exists"- Douglas Bush
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clerical
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adj 1: of or relating to clerks; "clerical work"
2: of or relating to the clergy; "clerical collar"
3: appropriate for or engaged in office work; "clerical skills";
"a clerical job"; "the clerical staff"
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coracle
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n 1: a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker
frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
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cull
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n 1: the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as
inferior in quality [syn: cull, reject]
v 1: remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick
members of the herd"
2: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
pick, pluck, cull]
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cyclical
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adj 1: recurring in cycles [syn: cyclic, cyclical] [ant:
noncyclic, noncyclical]
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cylindrical
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adj 1: having the form of a cylinder [syn: cylindrical,
cylindric]
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diabolical
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adj 1: showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of
a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and
diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical
expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his
eye" [syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical,
mephistophelian, mephistophelean]
2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting
hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be
cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical
sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish
despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war";
"satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic,
diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal,
satanic, unholy]
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diametrical
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adj 1: related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane"
[syn: diametral, diametric, diametrical]
2: characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in
diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or
opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and
indefensible polar positions" [syn: diametric,
diametrical, opposite, polar]
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dramaturgical
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adj 1: relating to the technical aspects of drama [syn:
dramaturgic, dramaturgical]
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dull
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adj 1: lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at
parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull
impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull
and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull
moods" [ant: lively]
2: emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow";
"dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky" [ant:
bright]
3: being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of
distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises
of the street"; "muted trumpets" [syn: dull, muffled,
muted, softened]
4: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a
boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening
effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent
but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture
their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long
letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the
tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's
dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: boring, deadening,
dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome,
wearisome]
5: (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted; "dull
greens and blues"
6: not keenly felt; "a dull throbbing"; "dull pain" [ant:
sharp]
7: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so
dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met
anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning,
at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb
officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either
normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with
the slow students" [syn: dense, dim, dull, dumb,
obtuse, slow]
8: (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or
slow)"; "a sluggish market" [syn: dull, slow, sluggish]
9: not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to
be of any use" [ant: sharp]
10: blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; "a dull gaze"; "so
exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa
Cather
11: not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or
against something relatively soft; "the dull thud";
"thudding bullets" [syn: dull, thudding]
12: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky
was leaden and thick" [syn: dull, leaden]
v 1: make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
2: become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or
brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn:
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]
4: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn:
numb, benumb, blunt, dull]
5: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
[syn: dull, blunt] [ant: sharpen]
6: become less interesting or attractive [syn: pall, dull]
7: make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite
for travel"
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electrical
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adj 1: relating to or concerned with electricity; "an electrical
engineer"; "electrical and mechanical engineering
industries"
2: using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated
by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring";
"electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm" [syn:
electric, electrical]
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empirical
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adj 1: derived from experiment and observation rather than
theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory";
"empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical
treatment of a disease about which little is known" [syn:
empirical, empiric] [ant: theoretic, theoretical]
2: relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment" [syn:
empiric, empirical]
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encyclical
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adj 1: intended for wide distribution; "an encyclical letter"
n 1: a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops
throughout the world [syn: encyclical, encyclical
letter]
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evangelical
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adj 1: relating to or being a Christian church believing in
personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible
especially the 4 Gospels; "evangelical Christianity"; "an
ultraconservative evangelical message"
2: of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel
especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
3: marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause [syn:
evangelical, evangelistic]
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follicle
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n 1: any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
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geometrical
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adj 1: of or relating to or determined by geometry [syn:
geometric, geometrical]
2: characterized by simple geometric forms in design and
decoration; "a buffalo hide painted with red and black
geometric designs" [syn: geometric, geometrical]
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gull
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n 1: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
[syn: chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy,
sucker, soft touch, mug]
2: mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short
legs [syn: gull, seagull, sea gull]
v 1: make a fool or dupe of [syn: fool, gull, befool]
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe,
slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put
one over, put one across]
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helical
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adj 1: in the shape of a coil [syn: coiling, helical,
spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled,
turbinate]
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hemispherical
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adj 1: of or relating to or being a hemisphere
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historical
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adj 1: of or relating to the study of history; "historical
scholars"; "a historical perspective" [ant:
ahistorical]
2: having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world
as distinct from being legendary; "the historical Jesus";
"doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual
historical events"
3: belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the
past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times";
"a historical character" [syn: historic, historical]
4: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it
changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" [syn:
diachronic, historical] [ant: synchronic]
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hull
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n 1: dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
2: persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or
raspberry
3: United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution'
during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant
victories against the British (1773-1843) [syn: Hull,
Isaac Hull]
4: United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating
the United Nations (1871-1955) [syn: Hull, Cordell Hull]
5: a large fishing port in northeastern England [syn: Hull,
Kingston-upon Hull]
6: the frame or body of ship
v 1: remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"
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hysterical
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adj 1: characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria;
"during hysterical conditions various functions of the
human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical
amnesia" [syn: hysteric, hysterical]
2: marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; "hysterical
laughter"; "a mob of hysterical vigilantes"
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lull
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n 1: a pause during which things are calm or activities are
diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" [syn:
letup, lull]
2: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
[syn: lull, quiet]
v 1: calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a
false state of security"
2: become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a
moment" [syn: lull, calm down]
3: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize,
tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still]
[ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite,
rouse, turn on]
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lyrical
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adj 1: suitable for or suggestive of singing
2: expressing deep emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance"
[syn: lyric, lyrical]
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metallurgical
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adj 1: of or relating to metallurgy; "metallurgical engineer"
[syn: metallurgical, metallurgic]
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metaphorical
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adj 1: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another;
"a metaphorical expression"; "metaphoric language" [syn:
metaphorical, metaphoric]
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metrical
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adj 1: based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the
metric system"; "metrical equivalents" [syn: metric,
metrical]
2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: measured,
metrical, metric]
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miracle
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n 1: any amazing or wonderful occurrence
2: a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine
agent
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mull
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n 1: a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of
Kintyre"
2: an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides
v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of
the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the
question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist
must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: chew
over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over,
ruminate, speculate]
2: heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled
cider"
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null
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adj 1: lacking any legal or binding force; "null and void" [syn:
null, void]
n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had
ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had
done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for
naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing,
nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher,
goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]
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numskull
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n 1: a stupid person; these words are used to express a low
opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: dunce,
dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead,
lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead,
muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead]
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obstetrical
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adj 1: of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics;
"obstetric hospital" [syn: obstetric, obstetrical]
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oracle
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n 1: an authoritative person who divines the future [syn:
prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator]
2: a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a
priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
3: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted
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oratorical
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adj 1: characteristic of an orator or oratory; "oratorical
prose"; "harangued his men in an oratorical way"- Robert
Graves
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pellicle
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n 1: thin protective membrane in some protozoa
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reciprocal
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adj 1: concerning each of two or more persons or things;
especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid";
"reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal
privileges at other clubs" [syn: reciprocal, mutual]
[ant: nonreciprocal]
2: of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or
function; "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"
n 1: something (a term or expression or concept) that has a
reciprocal relation to something else; "risk is the
reciprocal of safety"
2: (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1:
the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7
is 1/7 [syn: multiplicative inverse, reciprocal]
3: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the
sexes associated with each genotype [syn: reciprocal cross,
reciprocal]
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rhetorical
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adj 1: of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal
and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the
rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis
Mumford
2: given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of
thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" [ant: unrhetorical]
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satirical
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adj 1: exposing human folly to ridicule; "a persistent campaign
of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine" [syn:
satirical, satiric]
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scull
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n 1: a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved
left and right to propel the boat forward
2: each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single
oarsman
3: a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
v 1: propel with sculls; "scull the boat"
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seagull
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n 1: mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and
short legs [syn: gull, seagull, sea gull]
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skull
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n 1: the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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spherical
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adj 1: of or relating to spheres or resembling a sphere;
"spherical geometry" [ant: nonspherical]
2: having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object";
"nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like
mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey [syn: ball-shaped, global,
globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical]
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spiracle
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n 1: a breathing orifice
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symbolical
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adj 1: relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols;
"symbolic logic"; "symbolic operations"; "symbolic
thinking" [syn: symbolic, symbolical]
2: serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; "a crown
is emblematic of royalty"; "the spinning wheel was as
symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish" [syn:
emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical]
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symmetrical
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adj 1: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position
of corresponding parts [syn: symmetrical, symmetric]
[ant: asymmetric, asymmetrical]
2: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
of an entity or between different entities [syn:
harmonious, proportionate, symmetrical]
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theatrical
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adj 1: of or relating to the theater
2: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a
theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in
public life" [ant: untheatrical]
n 1: a performance of a play [syn: theatrical performance,
theatrical, representation, histrionics]
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umbilical
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adj 1: relating to or resembling the umbilicus; "umbilical cord"
n 1: membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
[syn: umbilical cord, umbilical]
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unsymmetrical
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adj 1: lacking symmetry [syn: unsymmetric, unsymmetrical]
2: having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or
measurements [syn: anisometric, unsymmetrical]
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utricle
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n 1: a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn:
utricle, utriculus]
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ventricle
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n 1: one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous
with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains
cerebrospinal fluid
2: a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and
pumps it to the arteries [syn: ventricle, heart
ventricle]
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cul
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n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: cul, cul de
sac, dead end]
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caracul
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n 1: hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued
for their soft curly black fur [syn: broadtail,
caracul, karakul]
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karakul
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n 1: hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued
for their soft curly black fur [syn: broadtail,
caracul, karakul]
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parabolical
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adj 1: resembling or expressed by parables [syn: parabolic,
parabolical]
2: having the form of a parabola [syn: parabolic,
parabolical]
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anticlerical
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calicle
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curricle
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disannul
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hydrometrical
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hyperbolical
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hypermetrical
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microsurgical
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monohull
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numbskull
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psychosurgical
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unbiblical
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ul
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thoracal
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bruhl
0
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schmuhl
0
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smull
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stull
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trull
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uhl
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steckel
0
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hockle
0
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dulle
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kuhl
0
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kull
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tull
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ahull
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trimetrical
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unmetrical
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lumbrical
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