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adulthood
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n 1: the period of time in your life after your physical growth
has stopped and you are fully developed [syn: adulthood,
maturity]
2: the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained
maturity
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bentwood
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n 1: wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is
shaped for use in making furniture; "bentwood chairs"
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boxwood
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n 1: very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box
(particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork:
musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks [syn:
boxwood, Turkish boxwood]
2: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: box, boxwood]
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boyhood
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n 1: the childhood of a boy
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brotherhood
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n 1: the kinship relation between a male offspring and the
siblings
2: people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical
fraternity" [syn: brotherhood, fraternity, sodality]
3: the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
4: an organization of employees formed to bargain with the
employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
[syn: union, labor union, trade union, trades union,
brotherhood]
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brushwood
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n 1: the wood from bushes or small branches; "they built a fire
of brushwood"
2: a dense growth of bushes [syn: brush, brushwood,
coppice, copse, thicket]
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childhood
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n 1: the time of person's life when they are a child
2: the state of a child between infancy and adolescence [syn:
childhood, puerility]
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cottonwood
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n 1: any of several North American trees of the genus Populus
having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
2: American basswood of the Allegheny region [syn: white
basswood, cottonwood, Tilia heterophylla]
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deadwood
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n 1: a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
2: someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded [syn:
fifth wheel, deadwood]
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girlhood
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n 1: the childhood of a girl [syn: girlhood, maidenhood,
maidhood]
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good
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adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or
satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a
nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children
behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well";
"he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned
dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty
good" [syn: well, good] [ant: badly, ill,
poorly]
2: completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used
informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we
beat him good" [syn: thoroughly, soundly, good]
adj 1: having desirable or positive qualities especially those
suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the
hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she
was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for
cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a
good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a
good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" [ant:
bad]
2: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure";
"gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: full,
good]
3: morally admirable [ant: evil]
4: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies
give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn:
estimable, good, honorable, respectable]
5: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation
agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial
effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for
her" [syn: beneficial, good]
6: agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good
manners"
7: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just
cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good,
just, upright]
8: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in
handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good
mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer";
"a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect
was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: adept, expert,
good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful]
9: thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good
cleaning"
10: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good
friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn:
dear, good, near]
11: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure
investment" [syn: dependable, good, safe, secure]
12: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good
time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time
is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: good,
right, ripe]
13: resulting favorably; "it's a good thing that I wasn't
there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no
one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good,
well(p)]
14: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective
immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is
already in effect (or in force)" [syn: effective, good,
in effect(p), in force(p)]
15: capable of pleasing; "good looks"
16: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn:
good, serious]
17: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have
one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: good,
sound]
18: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to
health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good
night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn:
good, salutary]
19: not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest]
20: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: good,
undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt]
21: generally admired; "good taste"
n 1: benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of
worrying?"
2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be
found in people" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: evil,
evilness]
3: that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good
against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are
happiness and self-realization" [syn: good, goodness]
[ant: bad, badness]
4: articles of commerce [syn: commodity, trade good, good]
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hood
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n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood,
hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie,
strong-armer]
2: a protective covering that is part of a plant [syn: hood,
cap]
3: (slang) a neighborhood
4: a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens
of a camera [syn: hood, lens hood]
5: (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
6: metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
[syn: hood, exhaust hood]
7: the folding roof of a carriage
8: a headdress that protects the head and face
9: protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers
the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of
new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to
repair the plane's engine" [syn: hood, bonnet, cowl,
cowling]
10: (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a
hood on the head or neck of an animal
v 1: cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"
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misunderstood
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adj 1: wrongly understood; "a misunderstood criticism"; "a
misunderstood question"
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plywood
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n 1: a laminate made of thin layers of wood [syn: plywood,
plyboard]
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understood
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adj 1: fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or
explanation; "the understood conditions of troop
withdrawal were clear" [ant: ununderstood]
2: implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave
silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood
provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: silent, tacit,
understood]
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wood
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n 1: the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of
trees
2: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
[syn: forest, wood, woods]
3: United States film actress (1938-1981) [syn: Wood, Natalie
Wood]
4: English conductor (1869-1944) [syn: Wood, Sir Henry Wood,
Sir Henry Joseph Wood]
5: English writer of novels about murders and thefts and
forgeries (1814-1887) [syn: Wood, Mrs. Henry Wood, Ellen
Price Wood]
6: United States painter noted for works based on life in the
Midwest (1892-1942) [syn: Wood, Grant Wood]
7: any wind instrument other than the brass instruments [syn:
woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood]
8: a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots;
originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now
standard"
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wormwood
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n 1: any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia
or Seriphidium
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gumwood
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n 1: wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the
sweet gum [syn: gumwood, gum]
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could
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should
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stinkwood
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stood
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withstood
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you'd
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yod
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glenwood
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fulwood
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suhud
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goode
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schuld
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