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amour
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n 1: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn:
affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement,
amour]
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anymore
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adv 1: at the present or from now on; usually used with a
negative; "Alice doesn't live here anymore"; "the
children promised not to quarrel any more" [syn:
anymore, any longer]
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clamour
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n 1: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored
the clamor of the crowd" [syn: clamor, clamoring,
clamour, clamouring, hue and cry]
v 1: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates
clamored their disappointment" [syn: clamor, clamour]
2: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
[syn: clamor, clamour]
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demure
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adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or
provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest]
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evermore
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adv 1: at any future time; in the future; "lead a blameless life
evermore" [syn: evermore, forevermore]
2: for a limitless time; "no one can live forever"; "brightly
beams our Father's mercy from his lighthouse evermore"-
P.P.Bliss [syn: everlastingly, eternally, forever,
evermore]
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furthermore
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adv 1: in addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper
all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving";
"the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what
is more, there's no sign of a change" [syn:
furthermore, moreover, what is more]
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moor
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n 1: one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and
Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century;
conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
2: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and
bracken and moss [syn: moor, moorland]
v 1: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
[syn: moor, berth, tie up]
2: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the
evening" [syn: moor, berth, wharf]
3: secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"
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nevermore
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adv 1: at no time hereafter; "Quoth the raven, nevermore!"
-E.A.Poe [syn: nevermore, never again]
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obscure
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adj 1: not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of
phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure
battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their
descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and
unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so
long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke [syn:
obscure, vague]
2: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was
dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate
Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: dark,
obscure]
3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an
obscure retreat" [syn: hidden, obscure]
4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes
of the war" [syn: obscure, unknown, unsung]
5: not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the
carpet"; "an obscure flaw" [syn: obscure, unnoticeable]
6: remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the
centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they
inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages
remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
[syn: apart(p), isolated, obscure]
v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by
the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the
valley" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate,
haze over, fog, cloud, mist]
2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn:
confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate]
3: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn:
obscure, bedim, overcloud]
4: reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
5: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or
concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn:
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide]
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paramour
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n 1: a woman's lover [syn: fancy man, paramour]
2: a woman who cohabits with an important man [syn: concubine,
courtesan, doxy, paramour]
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poor
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adj 1: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim";
"miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her
as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous
appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a
pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted
limbs"; "a wretched life" [syn: hapless, miserable,
misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable,
pitiful, poor, wretched]
2: having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap
between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist
living in a garret" [ant: rich]
3: characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a
poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town" [ant:
rich]
4: lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; "a
poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food
poor in nutritive value" [ant: rich]
5: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a
poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is
in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: inadequate,
poor, short]
6: unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale";
"expectations were poor"
n 1: people without possessions or wealth (considered as a
group); "the urban poor need assistance" [syn: poor
people, poor] [ant: rich, rich people]
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procure
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v 1: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even
though they were rationed" [syn: procure, secure]
2: arrange for sexual partners for others [syn: pander,
pimp, procure]
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pure
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adj 1: free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and
water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's
pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen" [ant:
impure]
2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a
consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross
negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding
mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter
nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a),
complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a),
everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a),
sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a),
utter(a), unadulterated]
3: (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white
or grey or black [syn: saturated, pure] [ant:
unsaturated]
4: free from discordant qualities
5: concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed
to applied; "pure science"
6: (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I
felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as
the driven snow" [ant: impure]
7: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a
spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women
must be pure and virginal" [syn: pure, vestal, virgin,
virginal, virtuous]
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secure
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adj 1: free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure
that nothing will be held against him" [syn: secure,
unafraid, untroubled] [ant: insecure]
2: free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune
was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
[ant: insecure, unsafe]
3: not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a
secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist" [ant:
insecure]
4: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an
impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier
inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" [syn:
impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong,
unassailable, unattackable]
5: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
[syn: dependable, good, safe, secure]
v 1: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even
though they were rationed" [syn: procure, secure]
2: cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door";
"she fixed her gaze on the man" [syn: fasten, fix,
secure] [ant: unfasten]
3: assure payment of
4: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement
for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn:
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure]
5: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the
hole"; "stop up the leak" [syn: plug, stop up, secure]
6: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten, batten
down, secure]
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spoor
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n 1: the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter
follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's
spoor"
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sure
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adv 1: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "the results are surely
encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's
going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for
certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough";
"he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good";
"sure he'll come" [syn: surely, certainly, sure,
for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as
shooting]
adj 1: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and
assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or
certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his
beliefs"; "sure of her friends" [syn: certain(p),
sure] [ant: incertain, uncertain, unsure]
2: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance;
"be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be
sure to lock the doors" [syn: certain, sure]
3: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to
fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is
certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced
certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"
[syn: certain, sure] [ant: uncertain]
4: physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on
sure ground"
5: reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain
remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a
sure sign of termites" [syn: certain, sure]
6: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or
trusted) friend" [syn: sure, trusted]
7: infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's
commitment"
8: certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle"
9: impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure)
proof" [syn: indisputable, sure]
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tour
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n 1: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or
area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a
quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the
island" [syn: tour, circuit]
2: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by
someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn: go,
spell, tour, turn]
3: a period of time spent in military service [syn:
enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty,
duty tour, tour]
v 1: make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence
this summer"
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unsure
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adj 1: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident
and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid
responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident,
shy, timid, unsure] [ant: confident]
2: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance;
"uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his
future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an
uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain
fingers" [syn: uncertain, unsure, incertain] [ant:
certain(p), sure]
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velour
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n 1: heavy fabric that resembles velvet [syn: velour,
velours]
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yammer
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v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
desert" [syn: howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl]
2: complain whiningly [syn: whine, grizzle, yammer,
yawp]
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moore
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n 1: United States composer of works noted for their use of the
American vernacular (1893-1969) [syn: Moore, Douglas
Moore]
2: English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in
films (born in 1935) [syn: Moore, Dudley Moore, Dudley
Stuart John Moore]
3: English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: Moore, G. E. Moore,
George Edward Moore]
4: Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse
(1779-1852) [syn: Moore, Thomas Moore]
5: United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) [syn:
Moore, Marianne Moore, Marianne Craig Moore]
6: British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms
(1898-1986) [syn: Moore, Henry Moore, Henry Spencer
Moore]
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baltimore
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n 1: the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and
industrial center
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amur
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n 1: an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea
of Okhotsk [syn: Amur, Amur River, Heilong Jiang,
Heilong]
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exmoor
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n 1: horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton
2: stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose
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blackamoor
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n 1: a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose
ancestors came from Africa) [syn: Black, Black person,
blackamoor, Negro, Negroid]
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coinsure
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v 1: take out coinsurance
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your
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damour
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stamour
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ardmore
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hawksmoor
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