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abstain
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v 1: refrain from voting
2: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn:
abstain, refrain, desist] [ant: consume, have,
ingest, take, take in]
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aeroplane
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n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by
propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble
with the airplane" [syn: airplane, aeroplane, plane]
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ain
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adj 1: belonging to or on behalf of a specified person
(especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for
your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own
clothes"; "`ain' is Scottish" [syn: own(a), ain]
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aquaplane
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n 1: a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on
it and skims over the top of the water
v 1: rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and
road so that there is no more contact with the road; "the
car aquaplaned"
2: ride on an aquaplane
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arcane
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adj 1: requiring secret or mysterious knowledge; "the arcane
science of dowsing"
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arraign
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v 1: call before a court to answer an indictment
2: accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
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attain
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v 1: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite
setbacks" [syn: achieve, accomplish, attain, reach]
2: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The
thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of
140 miles per hour" [syn: reach, hit, attain]
3: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
the main path to the lake" [syn: fall upon, strike, come
upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance
on, happen upon, attain, discover]
4: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit
by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made
it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before
the weekend starts" [syn: reach, make, attain, hit,
arrive at, gain]
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bane
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n 1: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
[syn: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis]
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biplane
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n 1: old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
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blain
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n 1: an inflammatory swelling or sore
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brain
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n 1: that part of the central nervous system that includes all
the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull;
continuous with the spinal cord [syn: brain,
encephalon]
2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common
sense" [syn: brain, brainpower, learning ability,
mental capacity, mentality, wit]
3: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings;
the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I
couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: mind, head,
brain, psyche, nous]
4: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and
originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but
he's no Einstein" [syn: genius, mastermind, brain,
brainiac, Einstein]
5: the brain of certain animals used as meat
v 1: hit on the head
2: kill by smashing someone's skull
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butane
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n 1: occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber
and fuels
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campaign
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n 1: a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed
his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a
Senate run" [syn: political campaign, campaign, run]
2: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a
particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for
a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery";
"contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause,
crusade, drive, movement, effort]
3: several related operations aimed at achieving a particular
goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
[syn: campaign, military campaign]
4: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) [syn:
campaign, hunting expedition, safari]
v 1: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's
running for treasurer this year?" [syn: campaign, run]
2: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to
gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or
person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for
reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is
pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight,
press, campaign, push, agitate]
3: go on a campaign; go off to war [syn: campaign, take the
field]
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cane
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n 1: a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
2: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds,
rattans, or sugar cane
3: a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
v 1: beat with a cane [syn: cane, flog, lambaste,
lambast]
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chain
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n 1: a series of things depending on each other as if linked
together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated
concatenation of circumstances" [syn: chain,
concatenation]
2: (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic
molecule) [syn: chain, chemical chain]
3: a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one
another to make a flexible ligament
4: (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or
restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one
ownership
5: anything that acts as a restraint
6: a unit of length
7: British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and
purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir
Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) [syn: Chain, Ernst Boris
Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain]
8: a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two
ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain
range" [syn: range, mountain range, range of mountains,
chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains]
9: a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies"
10: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string
of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, string,
strand]
v 1: connect or arrange into a chain by linking
2: fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"
[ant: unchain]
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champagne
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n 1: a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or
resembling that produced there [syn: champagne, bubbly]
2: a region of northeastern France [syn: Champagne,
Champagne-Ardenne]
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chatelaine
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n 1: the mistress of a chateau or large country house
2: a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a
purse or bunch of keys etc.
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chicane
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n 1: a bridge hand that is void of trumps
2: a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed
before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in
single file
3: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract
money from them) [syn: trickery, chicanery, chicane,
guile, wile, shenanigan]
v 1: defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: cheat,
chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey]
2: raise trivial objections [syn: cavil, carp, chicane]
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chilblain
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n 1: inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to
cold and moisture [syn: chilblain, chilblains,
pernio]
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cocaine
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n 1: a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a
surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become
powerfully addictive [syn: cocaine, cocain]
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complain
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v 1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or
unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot
to kick about" [syn: complain, kick, plain, sound
off, quetch, kvetch] [ant: cheer, cheer up, chirk
up]
2: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The
plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had
physically abused his client"
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constrain
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v 1: hold back [syn: restrain, encumber, cumber,
constrain]
2: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
[syn: stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain]
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contain
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v 1: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new
idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many
old songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, contain,
comprise]
2: contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The
canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" [syn:
hold, bear, carry, contain]
3: lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or
keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold
your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" [syn:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb,
moderate]
4: be divisible by; "24 contains 6"
5: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all
the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: contain,
take, hold]
6: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or
influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth
of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check,
turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back]
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crane
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n 1: United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: Crane, Stephen
Crane]
2: United States poet (1899-1932) [syn: Crane, Hart Crane,
Harold Hart Crane]
3: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
[syn: Grus, Crane]
4: lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended
from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
5: large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many
parts of the world
v 1: stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned
their necks to see the President drive by" [syn: crane,
stretch out]
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deplane
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v 1: get off an airplane
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emplane
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v 1: board a plane [syn: emplane, enplane]
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enplane
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v 1: board a plane [syn: emplane, enplane]
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explain
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v 1: make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of
physics to his students" [syn: explain, explicate]
2: define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising
to the Dean"
3: serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to
sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her
recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
[syn: excuse, explain]
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floatplane
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n 1: a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off
from water [syn: floatplane, pontoon plane]
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gyroplane
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n 1: an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered
rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion
is provided by a conventional propeller [syn: autogiro,
autogyro, gyroplane]
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hydroplane
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n 1: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the
designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest
hydroplane" [syn: seaplane, hydroplane]
2: a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that
lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the
museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the
record" [syn: hydrofoil, hydroplane]
v 1: glide on the water in a hydroplane [syn: hydroplane,
seaplane]
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monoplane
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n 1: an airplane with a single wing
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mullein
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n 1: any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large
usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or
white or purplish flowers [syn: mullein, flannel leaf,
velvet plant]
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porcelain
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n 1: ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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sailplane
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n 1: aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air
against its surfaces [syn: glider, sailplane]
v 1: fly a plane without an engine [syn: sailplane, soar]
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seaplane
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n 1: an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the
designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest
hydroplane" [syn: seaplane, hydroplane]
v 1: glide on the water in a hydroplane [syn: hydroplane,
seaplane]
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tailplane
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n 1: the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that
is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged [syn:
horizontal stabilizer, horizontal stabiliser,
tailplane]
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warplane
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n 1: an aircraft designed and used for combat [syn: warplane,
military plane]
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purslane
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n 1: a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent
obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a
weed in some areas
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ane
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adj 1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane'
is Scottish" [syn: one, 1, i, ane]
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cain
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n 1: (Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of
Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel
out of jealousy and was exiled by God
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dane
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Denmark
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champaign
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n 1: extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the
woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of
his youth" [syn: plain, field, champaign]
2: a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
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verlaine
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n 1: French symbolist poet (1844-1896) [syn: Verlaine, Paul
Verlaine]
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airplane
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n 1: an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by
propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble
with the airplane" [syn: airplane, aeroplane, plane]
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peneplain
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n 1: a more or less level land surface representing an advanced
stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements [syn:
peneplain, peneplane]
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tamburlaine
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n 1: Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to
conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn:
Tamerlane, Tamburlaine, Timur, Timur Lenk]
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tamerlane
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n 1: Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to
conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn:
Tamerlane, Tamburlaine, Timur, Timur Lenk]
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spillane
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n 1: United States writer of popular detective novels (born in
1918) [syn: Spillane, Mickey Spillane, Frank Morrison
Spillane]
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terreplein
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n 1: level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the
parapet at the top of a rampart
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villein
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n 1: (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned
by the feudal lord [syn: serf, helot, villein]
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delaine
0
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triplane
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aine
0
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ayn
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elaine
0
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mclean
0
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madeleine
0
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aisne
0
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alleyne
0
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dunblane
0
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overlain
0
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mainplane
0
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madelaine
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