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all
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adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
(`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was
wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal";
"it was completely different from what we expected"; "was
completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the
directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her
fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
[syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially,
partly]
adj 1: quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to
indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a
class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all
men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome" [ant: no(a),
some(a)]
2: completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"
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awl
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n 1: a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small
holes
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ball
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n 1: round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the
ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out
the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
2: a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to
carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" [syn: musket
ball, ball]
3: an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn:
ball, globe, orb]
4: the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was
already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
5: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce
spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the
balls and got away" [syn: testis, testicle, orchis,
ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg]
6: a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his
rubber ball in the bathtub"
7: United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular
television program (1911-1989) [syn: Ball, Lucille Ball]
8: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
[syn: ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk]
9: a lavish dance requiring formal attire [syn: ball,
formal]
10: a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at
the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
11: the game of baseball
12: a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine
straight balls before the manager yanked him"
v 1: form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
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bawl
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v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: bawl, bellow]
2: make a raucous noise [syn: yawp, bawl]
3: cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"
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befall
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v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would
befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn:
befall, bechance, betide]
2: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by
chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things
befell" (Santayana) [syn: happen, befall, bechance]
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brawl
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n 1: an uproarious party [syn: bash, do, brawl]
2: a noisy fight in a crowd [syn: brawl, free-for-all]
v 1: to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar
keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on
down the street" [syn: brawl, wrangle]
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call
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n 1: a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous
calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the
phone ringing but didn't want to take the call" [syn:
call, phone call, telephone call]
2: a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue
a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not
heard the Call"
3: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the
speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the
audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout,
vociferation]
4: a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" [syn:
call, claim]
5: the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not
learn its song unless it hears it at an early age" [syn:
birdcall, call, birdsong, song]
6: a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer
make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry
James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually
in the parlor of some residence"
7: a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring
his margin up to the minimum requirement [syn: margin call,
call]
8: a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two
raises there was a call"
9: a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many
calls for buggywhips"
10: an instruction that interrupts the program being executed;
"Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the
routine to be executed"
11: a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the
pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on
a customer"
12: (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was
ejected for protesting the call"
13: the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity
future) at a given price before a given date [syn: call
option, call] [ant: put, put option]
v 1: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They
named their son David"; "The new school was named after the
famous Civil Rights leader" [syn: name, call]
2: ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that
reflects a quality; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her
children lazy and ungrateful"
3: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by
telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin
and call me in the morning" [syn: call, telephone, call
up, phone, ring]
4: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor
inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but
she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry,
call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall]
5: order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the
director's office"; "Call the police!" [syn: call, send
for]
6: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the
prominent citizens" [syn: visit, call in, call]
7: call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee
Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The
new dean calls meetings every week"
8: read aloud to check for omissions or absentees; "Call roll"
9: send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone,
etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message;
"Hawaii is calling!"; "A transmitter in Samoa was heard
calling"
10: utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one
another"
11: stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad
weather; "call a football game"
12: greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always
addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him
by first name" [syn: address, call]
13: make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu
tomorrow"
14: demand payment of (a loan); "Call a loan" [syn: call,
call in]
15: make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands;
"He called his trump" [syn: bid, call]
16: give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance [syn:
call, call off]
17: indicate a decision in regard to; "call balls and strikes
behind the plate"
18: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome
of an election" [syn: predict, foretell,
prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate,
promise]
19: require the presentation of for redemption before
maturation; "Call a bond"
20: challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge
with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on
that"
21: declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a
runner out"
22: lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal;
"Call ducks"
23: order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a
general strike for Sunday"
24: order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity,
work, role; "He was already called 4 times for jury duty";
"They called him to active military duty"
25: utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The
auctioneer called the bids"
26: challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the
speaker on a question of fact"
27: consider or regard as being; "I would not call her
beautiful"
28: rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5
A.M. this morning"
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caterwaul
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n 1: the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
v 1: utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: yowl, caterwaul]
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crawl
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n 1: a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
2: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead
accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: crawl, front crawl,
Australian crawl]
3: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the
body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage";
"the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: crawl, crawling,
creep, creeping]
v 1: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body
near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the
riverbed" [syn: crawl, creep]
2: feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was
terrified"
3: be full of; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
4: show submission or fear [syn: fawn, crawl, creep,
cringe, cower, grovel]
5: swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast
stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"
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drywall
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n 1: a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made
from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used
primarily to form the interior walls of houses [syn:
wallboard, drywall, dry wall]
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seawall
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n 1: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from
shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
[syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark,
seawall, jetty]
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stonewall
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v 1: obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the
Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a
problem, she simply stonewalls"
2: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The
President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being
uncovered by a journalist"
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appall
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v 1: strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: shock,
offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall,
outrage]
2: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly
surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for
my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
[syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify]
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cornwall
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n 1: a hilly county in southwestern England
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aull
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dingwall
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kirkwall
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rosewall
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