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accrued
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adj 1: periodically accumulated over time; "accrued interest";
"accrued leave" [syn: accrued, accumulated]
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allude
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v 1: make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to
the problem but did not mention it" [syn: allude,
touch, advert]
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brood
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n 1: the young of an animal cared for at one time
v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood,
dwell]
2: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn:
brood, hover, loom, bulk large]
3: be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting
because she didn't get what she wanted" [syn: sulk, pout,
brood]
4: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: grizzle, brood,
stew]
5: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
[syn: brood, hatch, cover, incubate]
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collude
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v 1: act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a
deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired
to cause the value of the stock to fall" [syn: conspire,
collude]
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conclude
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v 1: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We
reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
[syn: reason, reason out, conclude]
2: bring to a close; "The committee concluded the meeting"
3: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation [syn:
conclude, resolve]
4: come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by
Chopin" [syn: conclude, close]
5: reach agreement on; "They concluded an economic agreement";
"We concluded a cease-fire"
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crude
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adj 1: not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude
splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them";
"rough carpentry" [syn: crude, rough]
2: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a
crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a
revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of
language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: crude,
earthy, gross, vulgar]
3: not refined or processed; "unrefined ore"; "crude oil" [syn:
unrefined, unprocessed, crude] [ant: processed,
refined]
4: belonging to an early stage of technical development;
characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude
weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man";
"primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions
in the Appalachian mountains" [syn: crude, primitive,
rude]
5: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the
blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of
the deadline" [syn: blunt, crude(a), stark(a)]
6: not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw
cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics" [syn:
crude, raw]
n 1: a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons [syn:
petroleum, crude oil, crude, rock oil, fossil
oil, oil]
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delude
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v 1: be false to; be dishonest with [syn: deceive, lead on,
delude, cozen]
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denude
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v 1: lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: denude, bare,
denudate, strip]
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dude
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n 1: an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what
are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" [syn: fellow,
dude, buster]
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau,
swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse]
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elude
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v 1: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded
the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The
event evades explanation" [syn: elude, evade, bilk]
2: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you
are seeing in him eludes me" [syn: elude, escape]
3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
(duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she
skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn:
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry,
elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
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exclude
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v 1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The
bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the
top piece" [syn: exclude, except, leave out, leave
off, omit, take out] [ant: include]
2: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out
all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a
criminal record from entering the country" [syn: exclude,
keep out, shut out, shut] [ant: admit, include,
let in]
3: lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food
and beverages" [ant: include]
4: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from
membership in the club" [syn: bar, debar, exclude]
5: put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was
excluded from the game" [syn: eject, chuck out,
exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out]
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extrude
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v 1: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude
steel" [syn: extrude, squeeze out]
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exude
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v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude
sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate,
transude, ooze out, ooze]
2: make apparent by one's mood or behavior; "She exudes great
confidence"
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feud
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n 1: a bitter quarrel between two parties
v 1: carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for
years"
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food
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n 1: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give
energy and build tissue [syn: food, nutrient]
2: any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a
source of nourishment; "food and drink" [syn: food, solid
food]
3: anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking [syn:
food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment]
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glued
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adj 1: affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; "he stayed
glued to one spot"; "pieces of pasted paper" [syn:
glued, pasted]
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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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include
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v 1: have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the
names of many famous writers" [ant: exclude]
2: consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of
culprits" [ant: except, exclude, leave off, leave
out, omit, take out]
3: add as part of something else; put in as part of a set,
group, or category; "We must include this chemical element in
the group"
4: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to
exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of;
"admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the
New Jersey Bar" [syn: admit, let in, include] [ant:
exclude, keep out, shut, shut out]
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intrude
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v 1: enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She
irrupted into our sitting room" [syn: intrude, irrupt]
2: enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my
land!" [syn: trespass, intrude]
3: search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always
nosing around the office" [syn: intrude, horn in, pry,
nose, poke]
4: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude
on the viewer" [syn: intrude, obtrude]
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lewd
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adj 1: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd
whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture";
"obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn:
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious]
2: driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful
desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: lascivious, lewd,
libidinous, lustful]
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mood
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n 1: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state
of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on
his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" [syn:
temper, mood, humor, humour]
2: the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion";
"the national mood had changed radically since the last
election" [syn: climate, mood]
3: verb inflections that express how the action or state is
conceived by the speaker [syn: mood, mode, modality]
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nude
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adj 1: completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the
waist up"; "a nude model" [syn: bare, au naturel(p),
naked, nude]
n 1: a painting of a naked human figure [syn: nude, nude
painting]
2: without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude');
"they swam in the nude"
3: a naked person [syn: nude, nude person]
4: a statue of a naked human figure [syn: nude, nude
sculpture, nude statue]
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obtrude
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v 1: push to thrust outward [syn: push out, obtrude, thrust
out]
2: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude
on the viewer" [syn: intrude, obtrude]
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preclude
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v 1: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense
of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the
projects precludes your involvement in the competitive
project" [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose,
preclude, forbid]
2: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: preclude,
rule out, close out]
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protrude
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v 1: extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted
out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" [syn:
stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project]
2: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start, protrude,
pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come
out]
3: swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the
huge meal" [syn: bulge, pouch, protrude]
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prude
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n 1: a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
[syn: prude, puritan]
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pseud
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n 1: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter,
impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham,
shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
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pursued
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adj 1: followed with enmity as if to harm; "running and leaping
like a herd of pursued antelopes"
n 1: a person who is being chased; "the film jumped back and
forth from the pursuer to the pursued" [syn: pursued,
chased]
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renewed
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adj 1: restored to a new condition; "felt renewed strength"
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rood
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n 1: representation of the cross on which Jesus died [syn:
crucifix, rood, rood-tree]
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rude
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adj 1: socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at
such an unmannered intrusion" [syn: ill-mannered, bad-
mannered, rude, unmannered, unmannerly]
2: (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace [syn: ill-bred,
bounderish, lowbred, rude, underbred, yokelish]
3: lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but
to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather [syn:
uncivil, rude] [ant: civil, polite]
4: (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or
manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural
yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales
of rude cotton" [syn: natural, raw(a), rude(a)]
5: belonging to an early stage of technical development;
characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude
weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man";
"primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions
in the Appalachian mountains" [syn: crude, primitive,
rude]
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seclude
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v 1: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study
to write a book" [syn: seclude, sequester,
sequestrate, withdraw]
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shrewd
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adj 1: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart
businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small
print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with
them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
[syn: astute, sharp, shrewd]
2: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the
community" [syn: calculating, calculative, conniving,
scheming, shrewd]
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skewed
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adj 1: having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the
picture was skew" [syn: skew, skewed]
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snood
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n 1: an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a
woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head
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stewed
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adj 1: cooked in hot water [syn: boiled, poached, stewed]
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subdued
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adj 1: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a
subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: hushed,
muted, subdued, quiet]
2: restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-
keyed eloquence" [syn: low-key, low-keyed, subdued]
3: quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and
silent"
4: not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft
pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" [syn: soft, subdued]
5: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside
the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: dim,
subdued]
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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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brewed
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canoed
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chewed
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construed
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could
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cued
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ensued
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imbued
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reviewed
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screwed
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should
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stood
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tattooed
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unglued
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viewed
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who'd
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would
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booed
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cude
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debuted
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likud
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nonfood
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oud
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oudh
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