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acetyl
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n 1: the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) [syn: acetyl,
acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group,
ethanoyl radical]
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bill
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n 1: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a
public hearing on the bill" [syn: bill, measure]
2: an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or
services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an
account of what I owe" [syn: bill, account, invoice]
3: a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" [syn:
bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's
bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note,
greenback]
4: the entertainment offered at a public presentation
5: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet)
intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to
all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill,
broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway]
6: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a
poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster,
posting, placard, notice, bill, card]
7: a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
8: a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to
prune branches off of the tree" [syn: bill, billhook]
9: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he
pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn:
bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor]
10: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak, bill,
neb, nib, pecker]
v 1: demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We
were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed
only 3 nights" [syn: charge, bill]
2: advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed
as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
3: publicize or announce by placards [syn: placard, bill]
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butyl
0
n 1: a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
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chill
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n 1: coldness due to a cold environment [syn: chill,
iciness, gelidity]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
3: a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an
infection and the development of a fever [syn: chill,
shivering]
4: a sudden numbing dread [syn: chill, pall]
v 1: depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender
chilled the soldiers"
2: make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" [syn: cool, chill,
cool down] [ant: heat, heat up]
3: loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the
thunderstorm" [syn: cool, chill, cool down] [ant:
heat, heat up, hot up]
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dill
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n 1: aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage
and seeds used as seasoning [syn: dill, Anethum
graveolens]
2: aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as
seasoning [syn: dill, dill weed]
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distil
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v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid
state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid
distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense,
distill, distil]
2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil]
3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill,
distil]
4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]
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downhill
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adv 1: toward a lower or inferior state; "your performance has
been going downhill for a long time now"
2: toward the bottom of a hill; "running downhill, he gained a
lot of speed"
adj 1: sloping down rather steeply [syn: declivitous,
downhill, downward-sloping]
n 1: the downward slope of a hill
2: a ski race down a trail
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drill
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n 1: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making
holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by
repeated blows)
2: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
[syn: drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus]
3: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes
perfect" [syn: exercise, practice, drill, practice
session, recitation]
4: (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in
ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
v 1: make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool;
"don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into
the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring
holes into the wall" [syn: bore, drill]
2: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
3: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day";
"Pianists practice scales" [syn: drill, exercise,
practice, practise]
4: teach by repetition
5: undergo military training or do military exercises
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fill
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n 1: a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of
potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
2: any material that fills a space or container; "there was not
enough fill for the trench" [syn: filling, fill]
v 1: make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a
container"; "fill the child with pride" [syn: fill, fill
up, make full] [ant: empty]
2: become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The
theater filled up slowly" [syn: fill, fill up] [ant:
discharge, empty]
3: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn:
occupy, fill]
4: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as
director of development"; "he occupies the position of
manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
[syn: fill, take, occupy]
5: fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fill,
fulfill, fulfil]
6: appoint someone to (a position or a job)
7: eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" [syn: fill
up, fill]
8: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: satiate, sate,
replete, fill]
9: plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
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frill
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n 1: (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the
skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
2: an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about
the neck of a bird or other animal [syn: frill, ruff]
3: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
[syn: frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow]
4: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: folderal,
falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense,
trumpery]
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gill
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n 1: a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5
fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
2: a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
3: any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on
the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
[syn: gill, lamella]
4: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen
dissolved in water [syn: gill, branchia]
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goodwill
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n 1: (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the
advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and
above its tangible assets) [syn: good will, goodwill]
2: the friendly hope that something will succeed [syn: good
will, goodwill]
3: a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace
in treating the vanquished" [syn: grace, good will,
goodwill]
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grill
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n 1: a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill [syn:
grillroom, grill]
2: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he
cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: grill, grille,
grillwork]
v 1: cook over a grill; "grill the sausages"
2: examine thoroughly; "the student was grilled for two hours on
the subject of phonology"
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grille
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n 1: small opening (like a window in a door) through which
business can be transacted [syn: wicket, lattice,
grille]
2: grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator [syn:
grille, radiator grille]
3: a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he
cooked hamburgers on the grill" [syn: grill, grille,
grillwork]
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hill
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n 1: a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved
to roam the hills of West Virginia"
2: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of
earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
[syn: mound, hill]
3: United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916) [syn: Hill, J.
J. Hill, James Jerome Hill]
4: risque English comedian (1925-1992) [syn: Hill, Benny
Hill, Alfred Hawthorne]
5: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
[syn: mound, hill, pitcher's mound]
v 1: form into a hill
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ill
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adv 1: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or
improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill
prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends";
"the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam";
"the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-
conceived plan" [syn: ill, badly, poorly] [ant:
good, well]
2: unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of
the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
[syn: ill, badly] [ant: well]
3: with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we can
ill afford to buy a new car just now"
adj 1: affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental
function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" [syn:
ill, sick] [ant: well]
2: resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an
ill wind that blows no good"
3: distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"
4: indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill
turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
5: presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my
words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"-
P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-
election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
[syn: ill, inauspicious, ominous]
n 1: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for
complaining [syn: ailment, complaint, ill]
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instil
0
v 1: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn:
instill, instil]
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kill
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n 1: the act of terminating a life [syn: killing, kill,
putting to death]
2: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile;
"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
v 1: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or
knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to
rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
2: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the
student's proposal" [syn: kill, shoot down, defeat,
vote down, vote out]
3: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"
[syn: stamp out, kill]
4: be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
5: be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing
me!"
6: overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The
comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
7: hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in
racket games; "She killed the ball"
8: hit with great force; "He killed the ball"
9: deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
10: cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in
the collision of three cars"
11: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They
popped a few beer after work" [syn: toss off, pop, bolt
down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down,
kill]
12: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in
the President's speech" [syn: kill, obliterate, wipe
out]
13: tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is
killing her"
14: cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"
15: destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating
artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
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krill
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n 1: shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food
for e.g. baleen whales
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lentil
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n 1: round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
2: the fruit or seed of a lentil plant
3: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible
flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground
into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
[syn: lentil, lentil plant, Lens culinaris]
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mil
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n 1: a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
2: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km [syn: mile,
mil, Swedish mile]
3: a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to
specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)
4: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
[syn: milliliter, millilitre, mil, ml, cubic
centimeter, cubic centimetre, cc]
5: an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a
complete revolution
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mill
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n 1: a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities
for manufacturing [syn: factory, mill, manufacturing
plant, manufactory]
2: Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism;
father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836) [syn: Mill, James
Mill]
3: English philosopher and economist remembered for his
interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
[syn: Mill, John Mill, John Stuart Mill]
4: machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
[syn: mill, grinder, milling machinery]
5: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: grind,
mill, pulverization, pulverisation]
v 1: move about in a confused manner [syn: mill, mill about,
mill around]
2: grind with a mill; "mill grain"
3: produce a ridge around the edge of; "mill a coin"
4: roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
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nil
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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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pill
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n 1: something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or
size
2: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn:
pill, lozenge, tablet, tab]
3: a unpleasant or tiresome person
4: something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or
endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
5: a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and
progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
[syn: pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill,
oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory
drug, anovulant]
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pistil
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n 1: the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary
and style and stigma
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quill
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n 1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: quill, quill pen]
2: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
3: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn:
flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather]
4: the hollow spine of a feather [syn: quill, calamus,
shaft]
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refill
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n 1: a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a
refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified
only one refill"
2: a commercial product that refills a container with its
appropriate contents; "he got a refill for his ball-point
pen"; "he got a refill for his notebook"
v 1: fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my
glass, please" [syn: replenish, refill, fill again]
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rill
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n 1: a small stream [syn: rivulet, rill, run, runnel,
streamlet]
2: a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)
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shill
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n 1: a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to
stimulate the participation of others
v 1: act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet
during the auction in order to drive the price up"
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shrill
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adj 1: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" [syn: shrill,
sharp]
2: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands";
"shrill criticism" [syn: strident, shrill]
3: of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise"
v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek, shrill, pipe up,
pipe]
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sill
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n 1: structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal
timber forming the lowest member of a framework or
supporting structure
2: (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock
between two layers of older sedimentary rock
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skill
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n 1: an ability that has been acquired by training [syn:
skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition,
attainment]
2: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the
skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of
pugilism" [syn: skill, science]
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spill
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n 1: liquid that is spilled; "clean up the spills"
2: a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or
other obstruction [syn: spillway, spill, wasteweir]
3: the act of allowing a fluid to escape [syn: spill,
spillage, release]
4: a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill
on the ice" [syn: spill, tumble, fall]
v 1: cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a
container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water" [syn:
spill, slop, splatter]
2: flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled
across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" [syn:
spill, run out]
3: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or
over; "spill the beans all over the table" [syn: spill,
shed, disgorge]
4: pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or
small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His
grace on Thee" [syn: spill, shed, pour forth]
5: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!";
"The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: spill,
talk]
6: reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
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standstill
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n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no
advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the
negotiations" [syn: deadlock, dead end, impasse,
stalemate, standstill]
2: an interruption of normal activity [syn: stand,
standstill, tie-up]
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still
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adv 1: with reference to action or condition; without change,
interruption, or cessation; "it's still warm outside";
"will you still love me when we're old and grey?" [ant:
no longer, no more]
2: despite anything to the contrary (usually following a
concession); "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like
to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we
agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it
is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" [syn:
however, nevertheless, withal, still, yet, all the
same, even so, nonetheless, notwithstanding]
3: to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked
sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more
interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved";
"a yet sadder tale" [syn: even, yet, still]
4: without moving or making a sound; "he sat still as a statue";
"time stood still"; "they waited stock-still outside the
door"; "he couldn't hold still any longer" [syn: still,
stock-still]
adj 1: not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at
rest" [syn: inactive, motionless, static, still]
2: marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless
footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still" [syn:
silent, soundless, still]
3: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a
ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay";
"the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue
water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel
crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled
water" [syn: placid, quiet, still, tranquil,
smooth, unruffled]
4: used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not
presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or
representing objects not capable of motion; "a still
photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples" [ant: moving]
5: not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water" [syn:
still, noneffervescent] [ant: effervescent,
sparkling]
6: free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters
run deep"
n 1: a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and
used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for
a magazine ad"
2: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn:
hush, stillness, still]
3: an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists
of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a
condenser where the vapor is condensed
4: a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by
distillation [syn: distillery, still]
v 1: 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]
2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
in the church!" [syn: hush, quieten, silence, still,
shut up, hush up] [ant: louden]
3: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay,
relieve, ease]
4: make motionless
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swill
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n 1: wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen
waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk [syn:
slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash]
v 1: feed pigs [syn: slop, swill]
2: drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic
drink) [syn: swill, swill down]
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thrill
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n 1: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got
a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick
rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn:
bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill,
kick]
2: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
3: something that causes you to experience a sudden intense
feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"
v 1: cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men
were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by
the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: thrill,
tickle, vibrate]
3: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn:
shudder, shiver, throb, thrill]
4: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the
prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his
phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink,
inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify]
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till
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n 1: unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand
and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together [syn:
till, boulder clay]
2: a treasury for government funds [syn: public treasury,
trough, till]
3: a strongbox for holding cash [syn: cashbox, money box,
till]
v 1: work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in
order to make it ready for cultivation; "till the soil"
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trill
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n 1: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone
above it [syn: trill, shake]
2: the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant
`r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or
uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"
v 1: pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers
trill their r's"
2: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note
above or below [syn: warble, trill, quaver]
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twill
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n 1: a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal
ribs [syn: twill, twill weave]
2: a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
v 1: weave diagonal lines into (textiles)
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uphill
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adv 1: against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"
2: upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"
adj 1: sloping upward [syn: acclivitous, rising, uphill]
n 1: the upward slope of a hill
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will
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n 1: the capability of conscious choice and decision and
intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as
revolt"- George Meredith [syn: volition, will]
2: a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a
will there's a way"
3: a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the
disposal of their property when they die [syn: will,
testament]
v 1: decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
2: determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
3: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed
me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire
estate" [syn: bequeath, will, leave] [ant:
disinherit, disown]
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tamil
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adj 1: of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the
language itself; "Tamil agglutinative phrases"
n 1: a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of
southern India and Sri Lanka
2: the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the
Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka
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lille
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n 1: an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian
border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
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bastille
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n 1: a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a
prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed
July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
2: a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical
manner)
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brill
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n 1: European food fish [syn: brill, Scophthalmus rhombus]
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il
0
adj 1: being nine more than forty [syn: forty-nine, 49,
il]
n 1: a midwestern state in north-central United States [syn:
Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL]
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squill
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n 1: bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as
an expectorant
2: having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a
bulb with medicinal properties [syn: sea squill, sea
onion, squill, Urginea maritima]
3: an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal
leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers [syn:
scilla, squill]
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thill
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n 1: one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or
carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it
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zill
0
n 1: one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb
and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the
dance
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brazil
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n 1: the largest Latin American country and the largest
Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the
central and northeastern part of South America; world's
leading coffee exporter [syn: Brazil, Federative
Republic of Brazil, Brasil]
2: three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and
hard brown shell [syn: brazil nut, brazil]
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demille
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n 1: United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and
spectacular epic productions (1881-1959) [syn: DeMille,
Cecil B. DeMille, Cecil Blount DeMille]
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distill
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v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and
separate through the process of distillation; "purify the
water" [syn: purify, sublimate, make pure, distill]
2: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill,
distil]
3: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil]
4: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state
and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a
specific temperature" [syn: condense, distill, distil]
5: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]
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fulfill
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v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of
the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: carry
through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action,
fulfill, fulfil]
2: meet the requirements or expectations of [syn: satisfy,
fulfill, fulfil, live up to] [ant: fall short of]
3: fill or meet a want or need [syn: meet, satisfy, fill,
fulfill, fulfil]
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instill
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v 1: impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the
children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
[syn: instill, transfuse]
2: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn:
instill, instil]
3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother
tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn:
impress, ingrain, instill]
4: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
"inculcate values into the young generation" [syn:
inculcate, instill, infuse]
5: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures
the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate, infuse,
instill, tincture]
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seville
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n 1: a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural
center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain [syn:
Sevilla, Seville]
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pastille
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n 1: a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: cough
drop, troche, pastille, pastil]
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dentil
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we'll
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abril
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jabril
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bihl
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bil
0
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crill
0
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dille
0
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fil
0
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fril
0
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gil
0
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guill
0
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hille
0
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jil
0
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jill
0
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kille
0
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knill
0
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lil
0
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lill
0
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mille
0
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nill
0
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phil
0
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pihl
0
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pil
0
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pille
0
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prill
0
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schill
0
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sil
0
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stihl
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stil
0
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stille
0
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til
0
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ville
0
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wil
0
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antill
0
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asbill
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auvil
0
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belleville
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brizill
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calill
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cohill
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courville
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deville
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