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ashore
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adv 1: towards the shore from the water; "we invited them
ashore"
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core
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n 1: a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five
periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
[syn: core, nucleus, core group]
2: the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"
3: the central part of the Earth
4: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument";
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center,
centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul,
inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-
gritty]
5: a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow
drill
6: an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to
work for racial equality [syn: Congress of Racial Equality,
CORE]
7: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
[syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist]
8: (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a
random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded
by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing
through it, providing the means to select and detect the
contents of each bit" [syn: core, magnetic core]
9: the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile
material where the reaction takes place
10: a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes
through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the
coil
v 1: remove the core or center from; "core an apple"
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corps
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n 1: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
and their support [syn: corps, army corps]
2: a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"
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decor
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n 1: decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a
livable interior [syn: interior decoration, decor]
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deplore
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v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's
treatment of political prisoners"
2: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we
lamented the loss of benefits" [syn: deplore, lament,
bewail, bemoan]
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drawer
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n 1: a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to
slide in and out
2: the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee
to pay someone else
3: an artist skilled at drawing [syn: draftsman, drawer]
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drawers
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n 1: underpants worn by men [syn: drawers, underdrawers,
shorts, boxers, boxershorts]
2: underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers
might have been showing" [syn: bloomers, pants,
drawers, knickers]
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explore
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v 1: inquire into; "the students had to research the history of
the Second World War for their history project"; "He
searched for information on his relatives on the web";
"Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
[syn: research, search, explore]
2: travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in
biology"
3: examine minutely
4: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
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floor
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n 1: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway,
tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the
bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor
of the tent" [syn: floor, flooring]
2: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single
position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office
on?" [syn: floor, level, storey, story]
3: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
[syn: floor, base]
4: the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire
spared the forest floor"
5: the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
6: the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor
of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave"
7: the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about
the lack of heat"
8: the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman
granted him the floor"
9: the legislative hall where members debate and vote and
conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"
10: a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he is
a floor trader" [syn: floor, trading floor]
v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: shock, floor,
ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
2: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: deck,
coldcock, dump, knock down, floor]
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galore
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adj 1: in great numbers; "daffodils galore"
2: existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey
galore" [syn: abounding, galore(ip)]
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ignore
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v 1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
[syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut]
2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush
off, discount, push aside, ignore]
3: fail to notice [ant: mark, note, notice]
4: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn:
neglect, ignore, disregard]
5: be ignorant of or in the dark about [ant: cognise,
cognize, know]
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implore
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v 1: call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
[syn: beg, implore, pray]
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inshore
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adv 1: toward the shore; "we swam two miles inshore"
adj 1: (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an
inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from
seaward winds" [syn: inshore, onshore, seaward,
shoreward] [ant: offshore, seaward]
2: close to a shore; "inshore fisheries"
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oar
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n 1: an implement used to propel or steer a boat
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offshore
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adv 1: away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles
offshore" [ant: onshore]
adj 1: (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" [syn:
offshore, seaward] [ant: inshore, onshore,
seaward, shoreward]
2: at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an
offshore island"
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or
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n 1: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn:
Oregon, Beaver State, OR]
2: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical
operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms
aseptic" [syn: operating room, OR, operating theater,
operating theatre, surgery]
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ore
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n 1: a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be
mined
2: a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore
equal 1 krona
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outdoors
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adv 1: outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn:
outside, outdoors, out of doors, alfresco] [ant:
indoors, inside]
n 1: where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a
little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping
in the open" [syn: outdoors, out-of-doors, open air,
open]
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outscore
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v 1: score more points than one's opponents [syn: outpoint,
outscore]
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score
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n 1: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a
student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra";
"grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
[syn: mark, grade, score]
2: a written form of a musical composition; parts for different
instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he
studied the score of the sonata" [syn: score, musical
score]
3: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an
individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"
4: a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one
returned"
5: grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected
on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but
his success on that score was doubtful" [syn: score,
account]
6: the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the
score"
7: an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar); "add it to my
score and I'll settle later"
8: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep
a tally) [syn: score, scotch]
9: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a
grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: grudge, score,
grievance]
10: the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score
came with less than a minute left to play"
11: a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his
seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of
male slang" [syn: sexual conquest, score]
v 1: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times";
"He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" [syn:
score, hit, tally, rack up]
2: make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before
firing it" [syn: score, nock, mark]
3: make underscoring marks [syn: score, mark]
4: write a musical score for
5: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you
score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: seduce,
score, make]
6: get a certain number or letter indicating quality or
performance; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
7: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
"grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" [syn:
grade, score, mark]
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scores
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n 1: a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she
amassed stacks of newspapers" [syn: tons, dozens,
heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads,
rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads,
lashings]
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snore
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n 1: the rattling noise produced when snoring
2: the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn:
snore, snoring, stertor]
v 1: breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that
her husband snores" [syn: snore, saw wood, saw logs]
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spore
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n 1: a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body
produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some
bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing
into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual
spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"
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store
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n 1: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or
services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn:
shop, store]
2: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought
back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: store, stock,
fund]
3: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the
central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
[syn: memory, computer memory, storage, computer
storage, store, memory board]
4: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the
docks" [syn: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage,
store]
v 1: keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the
winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation
when he doesn't eat" [syn: store, hive away, lay in,
put in, salt away, stack away, stash away]
2: find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we
stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the
attic so I sold some"
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tours
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n 1: an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
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underscore
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n 1: a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
[syn: underscore, underline]
v 1: give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture
emphasized her words" [syn: underscore, underline,
emphasize, emphasise]
2: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to [syn:
underline, underscore]
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crore
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n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 7
zeros; ten million
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moore
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n 1: United States composer of works noted for their use of the
American vernacular (1893-1969) [syn: Moore, Douglas
Moore]
2: English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in
films (born in 1935) [syn: Moore, Dudley Moore, Dudley
Stuart John Moore]
3: English philosopher (1873-1958) [syn: Moore, G. E. Moore,
George Edward Moore]
4: Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse
(1779-1852) [syn: Moore, Thomas Moore]
5: United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) [syn:
Moore, Marianne Moore, Marianne Craig Moore]
6: British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms
(1898-1986) [syn: Moore, Henry Moore, Henry Spencer
Moore]
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orr
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n 1: Canadian hockey player (born 1948) [syn: Orr, Bobby
Orr, Robert Orr]
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dior
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n 1: French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a
style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957) [syn:
Dior, Christian Dior]
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hardcore
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adj 1: intensely loyal; "his hard-core supporters" [syn: hard-
core, hardcore]
2: extremely explicit; "hard-core pornography" [syn: hard-
core, hardcore]
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postwar
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adj 1: belonging to the period after a war; "postwar
resettlement"; "postwar inflation" [ant: prewar]
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prewar
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adj 1: existing or belonging to a time before a war; "prewar
levels of industrial production" [ant: postwar]
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azores
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n 1: islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the
Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and
shipping routes" [syn: Azores, Acores]
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explores
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floors
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ignores
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spores
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stores
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swore
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underscores
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yours
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