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alpaca
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n 1: wool of the alpaca
2: a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or
made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool
3: domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a
domesticated variety of the guanaco [syn: alpaca, Lama
pacos]
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attacker
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n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor,
assailant, assaulter]
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backer
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n 1: invests in a theatrical production [syn: angel, backer]
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backpacker
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n 1: a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: backpacker, packer]
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bushwhacker
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n 1: a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn:
hillbilly, bushwhacker]
2: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
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cracker
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n 1: a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without
leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
2: a poor White person in the southern United States [syn:
redneck, cracker]
3: a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to)
computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are
often mistakenly called hackers"
4: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a
heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker, banger]
5: a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing
candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
[syn: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon]
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cur
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n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur,
mongrel, mutt]
2: a cowardly and despicable person
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firecracker
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n 1: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in
a heavy paper casing [syn: firecracker, cracker,
banger]
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hacker
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n 1: someone who plays golf poorly
2: a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to
steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-
terrorism [syn: hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk]
3: a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy
the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no
harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look
down upon crackers"
4: one who works hard at boring tasks [syn: hack, drudge,
hacker]
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hijacker
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n 1: a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it [syn:
highjacker, highwayman, hijacker, road agent]
2: someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an
airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination [syn:
highjacker, hijacker]
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knacker
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n 1: someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up
to recover the materials in them
2: someone who buys up old horses for slaughter
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lacquer
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n 1: a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and
used as a natural varnish
2: a hard glossy coating
v 1: coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
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linebacker
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n 1: a defensive football player who takes a position close
behind the linemen [syn: linebacker, line backer]
2: (American football) the position of a defensive football
player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage [syn:
linebacker, line backer]
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maraca
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n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd
containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
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nutcracker
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n 1: a compound lever used to crack nuts open
2: any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet
and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects [syn:
nuthatch, nutcracker]
3: speckled birds that feed on nuts
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packer
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n 1: a workman employed to pack things into containers [syn:
packer, bagger, boxer]
2: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business [syn: meat
packer, packer]
3: a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: backpacker, packer]
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safecracker
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n 1: a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
[syn: safebreaker, safecracker, cracksman]
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slacker
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n 1: a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who
tries to evade military service in wartime) [syn:
slacker, shirker]
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smacker
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n 1: a loud kiss
2: a very powerful blow with the fist
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stacker
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n 1: a laborer who builds up a stack or pile
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tracker
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n 1: someone who tracks down game
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tacker
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n 1: a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks
or by spotwelding)
2: a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches [syn:
baster, tacker]
3: a hand-held machine for driving staples home [syn: staple
gun, staplegun, tacker]
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whacker
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n 1: something especially big or impressive of its kind [syn:
whacker, whopper]
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dakar
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n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
[syn: Dakar, capital of Senegal]
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dacca
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Bangladesh [syn: Dhaka,
Dacca, capital of Bangladesh]
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dhaka
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Bangladesh [syn: Dhaka,
Dacca, capital of Bangladesh]
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paca
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n 1: large burrowing rodent of South America and Central
America; highly esteemed as food [syn: paca, Cuniculus
paca]
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malacca
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n 1: stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella
handles
2: a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm [syn: malacca,
malacca cane]
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backtracker
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clacker
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greywacke
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sacker
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skyjacker
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aka
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wacke
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yakka
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kanaka
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polacca
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lacker
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curr
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claqueur
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ansbacher
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schumacher
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