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altogether
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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]
2: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns
close to a million dollars" [syn: altogether, all told,
in all]
3: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so
bad" [syn: all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout
ensemble]
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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bellwether
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n 1: someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
2: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell
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blether
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n 1: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: prate,
prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music]
v 1: to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at
the baby" [syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether,
blither]
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feather
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n 1: the light horny waterproof structure forming the external
covering of birds [syn: feather, plume, plumage]
2: turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls [syn:
feather, feathering]
v 1: join tongue and groove, in carpentry
2: cover or fit with feathers
3: turn the paddle; in canoeing [syn: feather, square]
4: turn the oar, while rowing [syn: feather, square]
5: grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
[syn: fledge, feather]
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heather
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n 1: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low
evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn:
heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna
vulgaris]
2: interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish
shades with flecks of color [syn: heather mixture,
heather]
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leather
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n 1: an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the
hair and then tanning
v 1: whip with a leather strap
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nether
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adj 1: lower; "gnawed his nether lip"
2: dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"
[syn: chthonian, chthonic, nether]
3: located below or beneath something else; "nether garments";
"the under parts of a machine" [syn: nether, under]
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tether
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n 1: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to
restrain an animal [syn: leash, tether, lead]
v 1: tie with a tether; "tether horses"
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together
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adv 1: in contact with each other or in proximity; "the leaves
stuck together"
2: assembled in one place; "we were gathered together"
3: in each other's company; "we went to the movies together";
"the family that prays together stays together"
4: at the same time; "we graduated together"
5: with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the
project" [syn: together, unitedly]
6: with a common plan; "act in concert" [syn: in concert,
together]
adj 1: mentally and emotionally stable; "she's really together"
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weather
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adj 1: towards the side exposed to wind [syn: upwind,
weather(a)]
n 1: the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the
atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and
precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every
day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no
exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in
the snow" [syn: weather, weather condition,
conditions, atmospheric condition]
v 1: face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
[syn: weather, endure, brave, brave out]
2: cause to slope
3: sail to the windward of
4: change under the action or influence of the weather; "A
weathered old hut"
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wether
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n 1: male sheep especially a castrated one
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pinfeather
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whether
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