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awe
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n 1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared
over the edge with a feeling of awe"
2: a feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the
fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the
French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for
the law bordered on veneration" [syn: fear, reverence,
awe, veneration]
v 1: inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the
undergraduates"
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baccarat
0
n 1: a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters
gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3
cards that total closest to nine [syn: baccarat, chemin
de fer]
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blah
0
n 1: pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: bombast,
fustian, rant, claptrap, blah]
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boner
0
n 1: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper,
bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup,
flub, botch, boner, boo-boo]
-
bourgeois
0
adj 1: (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-
owning class and exploitive of the working class
2: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle
class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: bourgeois,
conservative, materialistic]
3: belonging to the middle class
n 1: a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial
enterprise [syn: businessperson, bourgeois]
2: a member of the middle class [syn: bourgeois, burgher]
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bra
0
n 1: an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
[syn: brassiere, bra, bandeau]
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corona
0
n 1: the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a
white halo during a solar eclipse [syn: aureole,
corona]
2: (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the
corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
3: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of
surrounding atmosphere [syn: corona discharge, corona,
corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint
Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light,
electric glow]
4: one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
5: (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
6: a long cigar with blunt ends
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donor
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n 1: person who makes a gift of property [syn: donor, giver,
presenter, bestower, conferrer]
2: (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to
be used in another person (the host)
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groaner
0
n 1: a person who groans
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ha
0
n 1: (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point
measured westward along the celestial equator from the
zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a
particular location and time of day [syn: hour angle,
HA]
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homeowner
0
n 1: someone who owns a home [syn: homeowner, householder]
-
hurrah
0
n 1: a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" [syn:
hurrah, hooray]
v 1: shout `hurrah!'
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la
0
n 1: a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily;
occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as
a rare earth [syn: lanthanum, La, atomic number 57]
2: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one
of the Confederate states during the American Civil War [syn:
Louisiana, Pelican State, LA]
3: the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or
minor scale in solmization [syn: la, lah]
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landowner
0
n 1: a holder or proprietor of land [syn: landowner,
landholder, property owner]
-
law
0
n 1: the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization
presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for
jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" [syn:
law, jurisprudence]
2: legal document setting forth rules governing a particular
kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
3: a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature
and essential to or binding upon human society [syn: law,
natural law]
4: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in
nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" [syn: law, law of
nature]
5: the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the
principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
[syn: jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy]
6: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in
a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system;
"he studied law at Yale" [syn: law, practice of law]
7: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking
for him" [syn: police, police force, constabulary,
law]
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loaner
0
n 1: someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
[syn: lender, loaner] [ant: borrower]
2: a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under
repair
-
loner
0
n 1: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
[syn: loner, lone wolf, lone hand]
-
ma
0
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma,
mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]
2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Master of
Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AM]
3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere, mA]
4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA]
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owner
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n 1: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business;
"he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: owner,
proprietor]
2: a person who owns something; "they are searching for the
owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?"
[syn: owner, possessor]
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pa
0
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa,
pop]
2: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from
uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
[syn: protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic number
91]
3: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter [syn:
pascal, Pa]
4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA]
5: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: public address system, P.A.
system, PA system, P.A., PA]
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pasha
0
n 1: a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn:
pasha, pacha]
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persona
0
n 1: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the
part of Desdemona" [syn: character, role, theatrical
role, part, persona]
2: (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to
the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"
[syn: persona, image]
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raw
0
adj 1: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or
manufactured using only simple or minimal processes;
"natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw
sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" [syn: natural, raw(a),
rude(a)]
2: having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"
3: not treated with heat to prepare it for eating [ant:
cooked]
4: not processed or refined; "raw sewage"
5: devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and
pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone
someday with your raw power" [syn: naked, raw]
6: brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his
friends"; "a raw deal"
7: not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw
cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics" [syn:
crude, raw]
8: untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
9: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: sensitive,
sore, raw, tender]
10: unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North
Atlantic" [syn: bleak, cutting, raw]
11: used of wood and furniture; "raw wood" [syn: raw(a),
unsanded]
12: lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to
fight"; "raw recruits" [syn: raw, new]
13: (used informally) completely unclothed [syn: bare-assed,
bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in the
raw, raw, peeled, naked as a jaybird, stark naked]
n 1: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the
altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: raw,
altogether, birthday suit]
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shah
0
n 1: title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran [syn:
Shah, Shah of Iran]
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spa
0
n 1: a health resort near a spring or at the seaside [syn:
watering place, watering hole, spa]
2: a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area [syn: resort
hotel, spa]
3: a place of business with equipment and facilities for
exercising and improving physical fitness [syn: health spa,
spa, health club]
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stoner
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n 1: an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially
with intent to kill) [syn: stoner, lapidator]
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toner
0
n 1: a solution containing chemicals that can change the color
of a photographic print
2: a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a
xerographic image
3: a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores
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ka
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n 1: unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
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na
0
n 1: a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal
group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially
in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts
violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral
halite (rock salt) [syn: sodium, Na, atomic number
11]
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ra
0
n 1: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in
minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: radium, Ra,
atomic number 88]
2: ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal
creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the
king of the gods [syn: Ra, Re]
3: (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle,
measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the
vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that
passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in
hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to
specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right
ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn: right ascension,
RA, celestial longitude]
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ta
0
n 1: a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly
resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite
and tantalite [syn: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73]
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wa
0
n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn:
Washington, Evergreen State, WA]
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artois
0
n 1: a former province of northern France near the English
Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
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jonah
0
n 1: (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so
God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a
ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that
vomited him out onto dry land
2: a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him [syn:
jonah, jinx]
3: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and
the whale [syn: Jonah, Book of Jonah]
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krona
0
n 1: the basic unit of money in Sweden [syn: Swedish krona,
krona]
2: the basic unit of money in Iceland [syn: Icelandic krona,
krona]
-
krone
0
n 1: the basic unit of money in Norway [syn: Norwegian krone,
krone]
2: the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: Danish krone,
krone]
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shona
0
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the culture of the
Shonas
n 1: a member of a Bantu tribe living in present-day Zimbabwe
2: a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe
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latona
0
n 1: wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis
in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology
[syn: Leto, Latona]
-
ramona
0
n 1: shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a
cooking herb [syn: common sage, ramona, Salvia
officinalis]
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verona
0
n 1: a city in Veneto on the River Adige
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arizona
0
n 1: a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand
Canyon [syn: Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ]
2: glossy snake [syn: Arizona, genus Arizona]
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barcelona
0
n 1: a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd
largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial
center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
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moaner
0
n 1: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and
whining [syn: whiner, complainer, moaner,
sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler,
squawker]
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dona
0
n 1: a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman;
"Dona Marguerita"
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mona
0
n 1: an island to the northwest of Wales [syn: Anglesey,
Anglesey Island, Anglesea, Anglesea Island, Mona]
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cinchona
0
n 1: medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and
quinidine [syn: cinchona, cinchona bark, Peruvian
bark, Jesuit's bark]
2: any of several trees of the genus Cinchona [syn: cinchona,
chinchona]
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cremona
0
n 1: a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the
manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th
centuries
-
shipowner
0
n 1: someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship
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ah
0
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aha
0
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bah
0
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condoner
0
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hah
0
-
intoner
0
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qua
0
-
rah
0
-
yah
0
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kroner
0
-
kronor
0
-
cha
0
-
gras
0
-
nah
0
-
ya
0
-
ahh
0
-
daytona
0
-
fiona
0
-
pamplona
0
-
pomona
0
-
phono
0
-
rona
0
-
iona
0
-
trona
0
-
madrone
0
-
desdemona
0
-
leona
0
-
kronur
0