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adder
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n 1: a person who adds numbers
2: a machine that adds numbers
3: small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia [syn:
adder, common viper, Vipera berus]
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agar
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n 1: any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
[syn: agar, nutrient agar]
2: a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture
media and as a gelling agent in foods [syn: agar, agar-
agar]
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attacker
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n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor,
assailant, assaulter]
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backer
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n 1: invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel, backer]
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baker
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n 1: someone who bakes commercially
2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: baker, bread maker]
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batter
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n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter,
hitter, slugger, batsman]
2: a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk,
used in cooking
v 1: strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" [syn:
buffet, knock about, batter]
2: strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who
tried to attack her" [syn: clobber, baste, batter]
3: make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat" [syn:
dinge, batter]
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bladder
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n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]
2: a bag that fills with air
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bootlegger
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n 1: someone who makes or sells illegal liquor [syn:
bootlegger, moonshiner]
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bragger
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n 1: a very boastful and talkative person [syn: bragger,
braggart, boaster, blowhard, line-shooter,
vaunter]
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breaker
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n 1: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn:
breaker, ledgeman]
2: waves breaking on the shore [syn: surf, breaker,
breakers]
3: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when
overloaded [syn: circuit breaker, breaker]
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caper
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n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
2: pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various
dishes and sauces
3: a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank
job in St. Louis" [syn: caper, job]
4: a playful leap or hop [syn: caper, capriole]
5: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the
surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic,
romp, gambol, caper]
6: a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn:
antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on]
v 1: jump about playfully
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catcher
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n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
[syn: catcher, backstop]
2: the position on a baseball team of the player who is
stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that
the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective
equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
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cater
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v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or
sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
[syn: provide, supply, ply, cater]
2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
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chatter
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n 1: noisy talk [syn: yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter,
cackle]
2: the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
[syn: chatter, chattering]
3: the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or
monkeys) [syn: chatter, chattering]
v 1: click repeatedly or uncontrollably; "Chattering teeth"
[syn: chatter, click]
2: cut unevenly with a chattering tool
3: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" [syn:
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer,
natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit]
4: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-
tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
5: make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were
chattering in the trees"
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clapper
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n 1: someone who applauds [syn: clapper, applauder]
2: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane
and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua,
glossa, clapper]
3: metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by
hitting the side [syn: clapper, tongue]
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clatter
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n 1: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the
shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron
wheels on cobblestones"
v 1: make a rattling sound; "clattering dishes" [syn: clatter,
clack, brattle]
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cracker
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n 1: a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without
leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
2: a poor White person in the southern United States [syn:
redneck, cracker]
3: a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to)
computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are
often mistakenly called hackers"
4: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a
heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger]
5: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing
candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
[syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]
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crater
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n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
[syn: volcanic crater, crater]
2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra
and Corvus
3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite
or bomb
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creator
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n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead,
Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty,
Almighty, Jehovah]
2: a person who grows or makes or invents things
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crusader
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n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: reformer,
reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist]
2: a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to
recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
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dagger
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n 1: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
stabbing [syn: dagger, sticker]
2: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or
footnote [syn: dagger, obelisk]
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dapper
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adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing,
jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy,
snappy, spruce]
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debater
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n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
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belabor
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v 1: to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn:
belabor, belabour]
2: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by
her fellow students" [syn: belabor, belabour]
3: beat soundly [syn: belabour, belabor]
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blacker
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capper
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gager
0
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sagar
0
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brager
0
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drager
0
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frager
0
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hagar
0
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krager
0
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mager
0
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prager
0
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schlager
0
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schrager
0
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schwager
0
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slager
0
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swager
0
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trager
0
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wollaeger
0
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dager
0
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daigre
0
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fager
0
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hager
0
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jager
0
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meigher
0
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nager
0
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rager
0
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sager
0
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tager
0
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yeager
0
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yegor
0
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zager
0