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actor
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n 1: a theatrical performer [syn: actor, histrion, player,
thespian, role player]
2: a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal
actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a
doer"; "he's a miracle worker" [syn: actor, doer,
worker]
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chiropractor
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n 1: a therapist who practices chiropractic
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collector
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n 1: a person who collects things [syn: collector,
aggregator]
2: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or
taxes) [syn: collector, gatherer, accumulator]
3: a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
4: the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of
carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
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conductor
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n 1: the person who leads a musical group [syn: conductor,
music director, director]
2: a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
[ant: dielectric, insulator, nonconductor]
3: the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
4: a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
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constrictor
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n 1: any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their
prey by crushing it in its coils
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factor
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n 1: anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number
of factors determined the outcome"
2: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of
his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition
are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a
sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an
effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component,
constituent, element, factor, ingredient]
3: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into
another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" [syn:
divisor, factor]
4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a
commission [syn: agent, factor, broker]
5: any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when
multiplied together
6: an independent variable in statistics
7: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a
polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and
following the coding DNA as well as introns between the
exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were
formerly called factors" [syn: gene, cistron, factor]
v 1: resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the
number 15" [syn: factor, factor in, factor out]
2: be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a
company's profitability"
3: consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor
in the recent developments" [syn: factor, factor in,
factor out]
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hector
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n 1: (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by
Achilles during the Trojan War
v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat,
bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push
around]
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nectar
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n 1: a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
2: fruit juice especially when undiluted
3: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals
who ate it became immortal [syn: ambrosia, nectar]
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predictor
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n 1: someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the
basis of special knowledge) [syn: forecaster,
predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer]
2: information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future
events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of
mutual fund performance"
3: a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes
the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's
arrival
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proctor
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n 1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: proctor,
monitor]
v 1: watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
[syn: invigilate, proctor]
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rector
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n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship;
"clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant
churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion,
minister, parson, pastor, rector]
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sector
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n 1: a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of
a circle
2: a social group that forms part of the society or the economy;
"the public sector"
3: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in
an important sector of his life" [syn: sector, sphere]
4: the minimum track length that can be assigned to store
information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data
consists of 512 bytes
5: a portion of a military position
6: measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged
at one end
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sphincter
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n 1: a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening [syn:
sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle]
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tractor
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n 1: a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and
other applications
2: a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large
trailers or vans
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vasoconstrictor
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n 1: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood
vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or
norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain
drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure [syn:
vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor]
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vector
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n 1: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
2: a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose
orientation in space is direction
3: any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries
and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria
and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids
are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists
talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"
[syn: vector, transmitter]
4: (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA
to a cell
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victor
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n 1: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor,
master, superior]
2: the contestant who wins the contest [syn: winner, victor]
[ant: also-ran, loser]
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compactor
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stricter
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superconductor
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richter
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acta
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dichter
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fichter
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fiechter
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lichter
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nichter
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schlichter
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stichter
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inflicter
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