wavelength
n.1) the distance, measured in the direction of propagation, between two points of the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave.
2) the wavelength of the carrier wave used by a particular broadcasting station.
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curb
n.1) something that restrains or holds back.
2) any enclosing framework, such as a wall of stones around the top of a well.
3).
a) Also called: curb bit.
b) Also called: curb chain.
4) a hard swelling on the hock of a horse.
;vb. (tr).
5) to control with or as if with a curb; restrain.
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categorize
vb. (tr).
to place in a category; classify
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spiral
n.1) geometry one of several plane curves formed by a point winding about a fixed point at an ever-increasing distance from it. Polar equation of Archimedes spiral: r = aθ; of logarithmic spiral: log r = aθ; of hyperbolic spiral: rθ = a, (where a is a constant).
2) another name for helix 1).
3) something that pursues a winding, usually upward, course or that displays a twisting form or shape.
4) a flight manoeuvre in which an aircraft descends describing a helix of comparatively large radius with the angle of attack within the normal flight range.
5) economics a continuous upward or downward movement in economic activity or prices, caused by interaction between prices, wages, demand, and production.
;adj.6) having the shape of a spiral.
;vb. -rals, -ralling, -ralled or US -rals, -raling, -raled.
7) to assume or cause to assume a spiral course or shape.
8) (intr) to increase or decrease with steady acceleration.
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cardiac
adj.1) of or relating to the heart.
2) of or relating to the portion of the stomach connected to the oesophagus.
;n.3) a person with a heart disorder.
4) obsolete a drug that stimulates the heart muscle.
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bridge
n.1) a structure that spans and provides a passage over a road, railway, river, or some other obstacle.
2) something that resembles this in shape or function.
3).
a) the hard ridge at the upper part of the nose, formed by the underlying nasal bones.
b) any anatomical ridge or connecting structure.
4) the part of a pair of glasses that rests on the nose.
5) Also called: bridgework.
6) a platform athwartships and above the rail, from which a ship is piloted and navigated.
7) a piece of wood, usually fixed, supporting the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., and transmitting their vibrations to the sounding board.
8) Also called: bridge passage.
9) Also called: bridge circuit.
10) computing a device that connects networks and sends packets between them.
11) billiards, snooker.
a) a support for a cue made by placing the fingers on the table and raising the thumb.
b) a cue rest with a notched end for shots beyond normal reach.
12) theatre.
a) a platform of adjustable height above or beside the stage for the use of stagehands, light operators, etc.
b) chiefly Brit a part of the stage floor that can be raised or lowered.
13) a partition in a furnace or boiler to keep the fuel in place.
14).
15).
16).
;vb. (tr).
17) to build or provide a bridge over something; span.
18) to connect or reduce the distance between.
;n.a card game for four players, based on whist, in which one hand (the dummy) is exposed and the trump suit decided by bidding between the players
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plow
n., vb.
the usual US spelling of plough
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flutter
vb.1) to wave or cause to wave rapidly; flap.
2) (intr) (of birds, butterflies, etc.) to flap the wings.
3) (intr) to move, esp downwards, with an irregular motion.
4) (intr) pathology (of the auricles of the heart) to beat abnormally rapidly, esp in a regular rhythm.
5) to be or make nervous or restless.
6) (intr) to move about restlessly.
7) swimming to cause (the legs) to move up and down in a flutter kick or (of the legs) to move in this way.
8) (tr) Brit informal to wager or gamble (a small amount of money).
;n.9) a quick flapping or vibrating motion.
10) a state of nervous excitement or confusion.
11) excited interest; sensation; stir.
12) Brit informal a modest bet or wager.
13) pathology an abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (200 to 400 beats per minute), esp in a regular rhythm, sometimes resulting in heart block.
14) electronics a slow variation in pitch in a sound-reproducing system, similar to wow but occurring at higher frequencies.
15) a potentially dangerous oscillation of an aircraft, or part of an aircraft, caused by the interaction of aerodynamic forces, structural elastic reactions, and inertia.
16) swimming See: flutter kick.
17) Also called: flutter tonguing.
;music. a method of sounding a wind instrument, esp the flute, with a rolling movement of the tongue.
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flirt
vb.1) (intr) to behave or act amorously without emotional commitment; toy or play with another's affections; dally.
2) (intr; usually foll by with) to deal playfully or carelessly (with something dangerous or serious); trifle.
3) (intr; usually foll by with) to think casually (about); toy (with).
4) (intr) to move jerkily; dart; flit.
5) (tr) to subject to a sudden swift motion; flick or toss.
;n.6) a person who acts flirtatiously.
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punk
n.1).
a) a youth movement of the late 1970s, characterized by anti-Establishment slogans and outrageous clothes and hairstyles.
b) an adherent of punk.
c) short for punk rock.
d) (as modifier).
2) an inferior, rotten, or worthless person or thing.
3) worthless articles collectively.
4) a petty criminal or hoodlum.
5) obsolete a young male homosexual; catamite.
6) obsolete a prostitute.
;adj.7) inferior, rotten, or worthless.
;n.1) dried decayed wood that smoulders when ignited: used as tinder.
2) any of various other substances that smoulder when ignited, esp one used to light fireworks.
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surf
n.1) waves breaking on the shore or on a reef.
2) foam caused by the breaking of waves.
;vb.3) (intr) to take part in surfing.
4).
a) computing (on the internet) to move freely from website to website (esp. in the phrase surf the net).
b) to move freely between (TV channels or radio stations).
5).
a) informal to be carried on top of something.
b) (in combination).
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atrocity
n., pl -ties.
1) behaviour or an action that is wicked or ruthless.
2) the fact or quality of being atrocious.
3) (usually plural) acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime.
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blessed
adj.1) made holy by religious ceremony; consecrated.
2) worthy of deep reverence or respect.
3) Roman Catholic Church (of a person) beatified by the pope.
4) characterized by happiness or good fortune.
5) bringing great happiness or good fortune.
6) a euphemistic word for damned, used in mild oaths.
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flicker
vb.1) (intr) to shine with an unsteady or intermittent light.
2) (intr) to move quickly to and fro; quiver, flutter, or vibrate.
3) (tr) to cause to flicker.
;n.4) an unsteady or brief light or flame.
5) a swift quivering or fluttering movement.
6) a visual sensation, often seen in a television image, produced by periodic fluctuations in the brightness of light at a frequency below that covered by the persistence of vision.
7) (plural).
;n.any North American woodpecker of the genus Colaptes, esp C. auratus (yellow-shafted flicker), which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail
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incur
vb. -curs, -curring, -curred (tr).
1) to make oneself subject to (something undesirable); bring upon oneself.
2) to run into or encounter.
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glamorous
adj.1) possessing glamour; alluring and fascinating.
2) beautiful and smart, esp in a showy way.
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brag
vb. brags, bragging, bragged.
1) to speak of (one's own achievements, possessions, etc.) arrogantly and boastfully.
;n.2) boastful talk or behaviour, or an instance of this.
3) something boasted of.
4) a braggart; boaster.
5) a card game: an old form of poker.
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successive
adj.1) following another without interruption.
2) of or involving succession.
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souvenir
n.1) an object that recalls a certain place, occasion, or person; memento.
;vb. (tr).
2) Austral and NZ euphemistic slang to steal or keep (something, esp a small article) for one's own use; purloin.
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slate
n.1).
a) a compact fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the effects of heat and pressure on shale. It can be split into thin layers along natural cleavage planes and is used as a roofing and paving material.
b) (as modifier).
2) a roofing tile of slate.
3) (formerly) a writing tablet of slate.
4) a dark grey colour, often with a purplish or bluish tinge.
5) chiefly US and Canadian a list of candidates in an election.
6) films.
a) the reference information written on a clapperboard.
b) informal the clapperboard itself.
7).
8).
9).
10).
;vb. (tr).
11) to cover (a roof) with slates.
12) chiefly US to enter (a person's name) on a list, esp on a political slate.
13).
a) to choose or destine.
b) to plan or schedule.
;adj.14) of the colour slate.
;vb. (tr) informal chiefly Brit.
1) to criticize harshly; censure.
2) to punish or defeat severely.
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carpenter
n.1) a person skilled in woodwork, esp in buildings, ships, etc.
;vb.2) (intr) to do the work of a carpenter.
3) (tr) to make or fit together by or as if by carpentry.
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benchmark
n.1) a mark on a stone post or other permanent feature, at a point whose exact elevation and position is known: used as a reference point in surveying.
2).
a) a criterion by which to measure something; standard; reference point.
b) (as modifier).
;vb.3) to measure or test against a benchmark.
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familiarity
n., pl -ties.
1) reasonable knowledge or acquaintance, as with a subject or place.
2) close acquaintanceship or intimacy.
3) undue intimacy.
4) (sometimes plural) an instance of unwarranted intimacy.
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blaze
n.1) a strong fire or flame.
2) a very bright light or glare.
3) an outburst (of passion, acclaim, patriotism, etc.).
4) brilliance; brightness.
;vb. (intr).
5) to burn fiercely.
6) to shine brightly.
7) (often foll by up) to become stirred, as with anger or excitement.
8) (usually foll by away) to shoot continuously.
;n.1) a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark.
2) a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse.
;vb. (tr).
3) to indicate or mark (a tree, path, etc.) with a blaze.
4).
;vb. (tr; often foll by abroad).
to make widely known; proclaim
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relaxation
n.1) rest or refreshment, as after work or effort; recreation.
2) a form of rest or recreation.
3) a partial lessening of a punishment, duty, etc.
4) the act of relaxing or state of being relaxed.
5) physics the return of a system to equilibrium after a displacement from this state.
6) mathematics a method by which errors resulting from an approximation are reduced by using new approximations.
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lousy
adj. lousier, lousiest.
1) slang very mean or unpleasant.
2) slang inferior or bad.
3) infested with lice.
4) (foll by with) slang.
a) provided with an excessive amount (of).
b) full of or teeming with.
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biscuit
n.1) Brit a small flat dry sweet or plain cake of many varieties, baked from a dough.
2) US and Canadian a kind of small roll similar to a muffin.
3).
a) a pale brown or yellowish-grey colour.
b) (as adjective).
4) Also called: bisque.
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tortilla
n. Mexican cookery.
a kind of thin pancake made from corn meal and cooked on a hot griddle until dry
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disciple
n.1) a follower of the doctrines of a teacher or a school of thought.
2) one of the personal followers of Christ (including his 12 apostles) during his earthly life.
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vet
n.1) short for veterinary surgeon.
;vb. vets, vetting, vetted.
2) (tr) chiefly Brit to make a prior examination and critical appraisal of (a person, document, scheme, etc.).
3) to examine, treat, or cure (an animal).
;n. US and Canadian.
short for veteran 2), 3)
;abbreviation for .1) veteran.
2) veterinarian.
3) veterinary.
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backlash
n.1) a reaction or recoil between interacting worn or badly fitting parts in a mechanism.
2) the play between parts.
3) a sudden and adverse reaction, esp to a political or social development.
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physiological
adj.1) of or relating to physiology.
2) of or relating to normal healthful functioning; not pathological.
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monastery
n., pl -teries.
the residence of a religious community, esp of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows
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bakery
n., pl -eries.
1) Also called: bakehouse.
2) a shop in which bread, cakes, etc., are sold.
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headlight
n.a powerful light, equipped with a reflector and attached to the front of a motor vehicle, locomotive, etc
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consortium
n., pl -tia [-tɪə].
1) an association of financiers, companies, etc., esp one formed for a particular purpose.
2) law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other.
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apron
n.1) a protective or sometimes decorative or ceremonial garment worn over the front of the body and tied around the waist.
2) the part of a stage extending in front of the curtain line; forestage.
3) a hard-surfaced area in front of or around an aircraft hangar, terminal building, etc., upon which aircraft can stand.
4) a continuous conveyor belt composed usually of slats linked together.
5) a protective plate screening the operator of a machine, artillery piece, etc.
6) a ground covering of concrete or other material used to protect the underlying earth from water erosion.
7) a panel or board between a window and a skirting in a room.
8) geology a sheet of sand, gravel, etc., deposited at the front of a moraine.
9) golf the part of the fairway leading onto the green.
10) machinery the housing for the lead screw gears of a lathe.
11) another name for skirt 3).
12).
;vb.13) (tr) to protect or provide with an apron.
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thunder
n.1) a loud cracking or deep rumbling noise caused by the rapid expansion of atmospheric gases which are suddenly heated by lightning.
2) any loud booming sound.
3) rare a violent threat or denunciation.
4).
;vb.5) to make (a loud sound) or utter (words) in a manner suggesting thunder.
6) (intr; with it as subject) to be the case that thunder is being heard.
7) (intr) to move fast and heavily.
8) (intr) to utter vehement threats or denunciation; rail.
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intern
vb.1) <FONT COLOR=RED>[ɪnˈtɜ:n]</FONT> (tr) to detain or confine (foreign or enemy citizens, ships, etc.), esp during wartime.
2) <FONT COLOR=RED>[ˈɪntɜ:n]</FONT> (intr) chiefly US to serve or train as an intern.
;n.3) another word for internee.
4) Also: interne.
5) chiefly US a student teacher.
6) chiefly US a student or recent graduate receiving practical training in a working environment.
;adj.7) an archaic word for internal.
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vow
n.1) a solemn or earnest pledge or promise binding the person making it to perform a specified act or behave in a certain way.
2) a solemn promise made to a deity or saint, by which the promiser pledges himself to some future act, course of action, or way of life.
3).
;vb.4) (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to pledge, promise, or undertake solemnly.
5) (tr) to dedicate or consecrate to God, a deity, or a saint.
6) (tr; usually takes a clause as object) to assert or swear emphatically.
7) (intr) archaic to declare solemnly.
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nostalgia
n.1) a yearning for the return of past circumstances, events, etc.
2) the evocation of this emotion, as in a book, film, etc.
3) longing for home or family; homesickness.
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litter
n.1).
a) small refuse or waste materials carelessly dropped, esp in public places.
b) (as modifier).
2) a disordered or untidy condition or a collection of objects in this condition.
3) a group of offspring produced at one birth by a mammal such as a sow.
4) a layer of partly decomposed leaves, twigs, etc., on the ground in a wood or forest.
5) straw, hay, or similar material used as bedding, protection, etc., by animals or plants.
6) See: cat litter.
7) a means of conveying people, esp sick or wounded people, consisting of a light bed or seat held between parallel sticks.
;vb.8) to make (a place) untidy by strewing (refuse).
9) to scatter (objects, etc.) about or (of objects) to lie around or upon (anything) in an untidy fashion.
10) (of pigs, cats, etc.) to give birth to (offspring).
11) (tr) to provide (an animal or plant) with straw or hay for bedding, protection, etc.
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exquisite
adj.1) possessing qualities of unusual delicacy and fine craftsmanship.
2) extremely beautiful and pleasing.
3) outstanding or excellent.
4) sensitive; discriminating.
5) fastidious and refined.
6) intense or sharp in feeling.
;n.7) obsolete a dandy.
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initiation
n.1) the act of initiating or the condition of being initiated.
2) the often secret ceremony initiating new members into an organization.
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sniper
n.a rifleman who fires from a concealed place, esp a military marksman who fires from cover usually at long ranges at individual enemy soldiers
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accordance
n.1) conformity; agreement; accord (esp in the phrase in accordance with).
2) the act of granting; bestowal.
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bodyguard
n.a person or group of people who escort and protect someone, esp a political figure
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sic
adv.so or thus: inserted in brackets in a written or printed text to indicate that an odd or questionable reading is what was actually written or printed
;vb. sics, sicking, sicked (tr).
1) to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog.
2) to urge (a dog) to attack.
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a Scot word for such
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coyote
n., pl -otes or -ote.
1) Also called: prairie wolf.
2) (in Native American legends of the West) a trickster and culture hero represented as a man or as an animal.
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mustache
n.the US spelling of moustache
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thug
n.1) a tough and violent man, esp a criminal.
2) (sometimes capital) (formerly) a member of an organization of robbers and assassins in India who typically strangled their victims.
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misunderstanding
n.1) a failure to understand properly.
2) a disagreement.
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jealousy
n., pl -ousies.
the state or quality of being jealous
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cadet
n.1) a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc., esp for officer status.
2) a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps.
3) (in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission.
4) a younger son or brother.
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6) (in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station.
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aura
n., pl auras or aurae [ˈɔ:ri:].
1) a distinctive air or quality considered to be characteristic of a person or thing.
2) any invisible emanation, such as a scent or odour.
3) pathology strange sensations, such as noises in the ears or flashes of light, that immediately precede an attack, esp of epilepsy.
4) (in parapsychology) an invisible emanation produced by and surrounding a person or object: alleged to be discernible by individuals of supernormal sensibility.
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petroleum
n.a dark-coloured thick flammable crude oil occurring in sedimentary rocks around the Persian Gulf, in parts of North and South America, and below the North Sea, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. Fractional distillation separates the crude oil into petrol, paraffin, diesel oil, lubricating oil, etc. Fuel oil, paraffin wax, asphalt, and carbon black are extracted from the residue
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flap
vb. flaps, flapping, flapped.
1) to move (wings or arms) up and down, esp in or as if in flying, or (of wings or arms) to move in this way.
2) to move or cause to move noisily back and forth or up and down.
3) (intr) informal to become agitated or flustered; panic.
4) to deal (a person or thing) a blow with a broad flexible object.
5) (tr; sometimes foll by down) to toss, fling, slam, etc., abruptly or noisily.
6) (tr) phonetics to pronounce (an (r) sound) by allowing the tongue to give a single light tap against the alveolar ridge or uvula.
;n.7) the action, motion, or noise made by flapping.
8) a piece of material, etc., attached at one edge and usually used to cover an opening, as on a tent, envelope, or pocket.
9) a blow dealt with a flat object; slap.
10) a movable surface fixed to the trailing edge of an aircraft wing that increases lift during takeoff and drag during landing.
11) surgery a piece of tissue partially connected to the body, either following an amputation or to be used as a graft.
12) informal a state of panic, distress, or agitation.
13) phonetics an (r) produced by allowing the tongue to give a single light tap against the alveolar ridge or uvula.
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submission
n.1) an act or instance of submitting.
2) something submitted; a proposal, argument, etc.
3) the quality or condition of being submissive to another.
4) the act of referring a document, etc., for the consideration of someone else.
5) law.
a) an agreement by the parties to a dispute to refer the matter to arbitration.
b) the instrument referring a disputed matter to arbitration.
6) (in wrestling) the act of causing such pain to one's opponent that he submits.
7) archaic a confession of error.
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preheat
vb. (tr).
to heat (an oven, grill, pan, etc.) beforehand
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drastic
adj.extreme or forceful; severe
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competitiveness
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patriotism
n.devotion to one's own country and concern for its defence
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striped
adj.marked or decorated with stripes
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advent
n.an arrival or coming, esp one which is awaited
;n. Christianity.
the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas or (in Eastern Orthodox churches) the forty days preceding Christmas
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disciplinary
adj.1) of, promoting, or used for discipline; corrective.
2) relating to a branch of learning.
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ripple
n.1) a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water.
2) a small wave or undulation in fabric, hair, etc.
3) a sound reminiscent of water flowing quietly in ripples.
4) electronics an oscillation of small amplitude superimposed on a steady value.
5) US and Canadian another word for riffle 4).
6) another word for ripple mark.
;vb.7) (intr) to form ripples or flow with a rippling or undulating motion.
8) (tr) to stir up (water) so as to form ripples.
9) (tr) to make ripple marks.
10) (intr) (of sounds) to rise and fall gently.
;n.1) a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn.
;vb.2) (tr) to comb with this tool.
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imbalance
n.a lack of balance, as in emphasis, proportion, etc
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saut
n., vb, adj.
a Scot word for salt
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poker
n.1) a metal rod, usually with a handle, for stirring a fire.
2) a person or thing that pokes.
;n.a card game of bluff and skill in which bets are made on the hands dealt, the highest-ranking hand (containing the most valuable combinations of sequences and sets of cards) winning the pool
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seam
n.1) the line along which pieces of fabric are joined, esp by stitching.
2) a ridge or line made by joining two edges.
3) a stratum of coal, ore, etc.
4).
5) a linear indentation, such as a wrinkle or scar.
6) surgery another name for suture 1b).
7) (modifier) cricket of or relating to a style of bowling in which the bowler utilizes the stitched seam round the ball in order to make it swing in flight and after touching the ground.
8).
;vb.9) (tr) to join or sew together by or as if by a seam.
10) US to make ridges in (knitting) using purl stitch.
11) to mark or become marked with or as if with a seam or wrinkle.
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booster
n.1) a person or thing that supports, assists, or increases power or effectiveness.
2) Also called: launch vehicle.
3) radio, television.
a) a radio-frequency amplifier connected between an aerial and a receiver to amplify weak incoming signals.
b) a radio-frequency amplifier that amplifies incoming signals, retransmitting them at higher power.
4) another name for supercharger.
5) short for booster dose.
6) slang chiefly US a shoplifter.
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carved
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broadcaster
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alienate
vb. (tr).
1) to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc.) to become indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile; estrange.
2) to turn away; divert.
3) law to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc.) to another person.
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sting
vb. stings, stinging, stung.
1) (of certain animals and plants) to inflict a wound on (an organism) by the injection of poison.
2) to feel or cause to feel a sharp mental or physical pain.
3) (tr) to goad or incite (esp in the phrase sting into action).
4) (tr) informal to cheat, esp by overcharging.
;n.5) a skin wound caused by the poison injected by certain insects or plants.
6) pain caused by or as if by the sting of a plant or animal.
7) a mental pain or pang.
8) a sharp pointed organ, such as the ovipositor of a wasp, by which poison can be injected into the prey.
9) the ability to sting.
10) something as painful or swift of action as a sting.
11) a sharp stimulus or incitement.
12) botany another name for stinging hair.
13) slang a swindle or fraud.
14) slang a trap set up by the police to entice a person to commit a crime and thereby produce evidence.
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softball
n.1) a variation of baseball using a larger softer ball, pitched underhand.
2) the ball used.
3) cookery the stage in the boiling of a sugar syrup at which it may be rubbed into balls after dipping in cold water.
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dolphin
n.1) any of various marine cetacean mammals of the family Delphinidae, esp Delphinus delphis, that are typically smaller than whales and larger than porpoises and have a beaklike snout.
2).
3) Also called: dorado.
4) nautical a post or buoy for mooring a vessel.
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exhaustion
n.1) extreme tiredness; fatigue.
2) the condition of being used up; consumption.
3) the act of exhausting or the state of being exhausted.
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anatomy
n., pl -mies.
1) the science concerned with the physical structure of animals and plants.
2) the physical structure of an animal or plant or any of its parts.
3) a book or treatise on this subject.
4) dissection of an animal or plant.
5) any detailed analysis.
6) informal the human body.
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liberalism
n.1) liberal opinions, practices, or politics.
2) a movement in modern Protestantism that rejects biblical authority.
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chill
n.1) a moderate coldness.
2) a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction.
3) a feverish cold.
4) a check on enthusiasm or joy.
5) a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth.
6) another name for bloom I 9).
;adj.7) another word for chilly.
;vb.8) to make or become cold.
9) (tr) to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc.).
10) (tr).
a) to depress (enthusiasm, etc.).
b) to discourage.
11) (tr) to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal.
12) (intr) slang chiefly US to relax; calm oneself.
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pinpoint
vb. (tr).
1) to locate or identify exactly.
;n.2) an insignificant or trifling thing.
3) the point of a pin.
4) (modifier) exact.
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pivotal
adj.1) of, involving, or acting as a pivot.
2) of crucial importance.
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ragged
adj.1) (of clothes) worn to rags; tattered.
2) (of a person) dressed in shabby tattered clothes.
3) having a neglected or unkempt appearance.
4) having a loose, rough, or uneven surface or edge; jagged.
5) uneven or irregular.
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sandal
n.1) a light shoe consisting of a sole held on the foot by thongs, straps, etc.
2) a strap passing over the instep or around the ankle to keep a low shoe on the foot.
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lavender
n.1) any of various perennial shrubs or herbaceous plants of the genus Lavandula, esp L. vera, cultivated for its mauve or blue flowers and as the source of a fragrant oil (oil of lavender): family Lamiaceae (labiates).
2) the dried parts of L. vera, used to perfume clothes.
3).
a) a pale or light bluish-purple to a very pale violet colour.
b) (as adjective).
4) perfume scented with lavender.
5) (modifier) informal of or relating to homosexuality.
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solitude
n.1) the state of being solitary or secluded.
2) poetic a solitary place.
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drunken
adj.1) intoxicated with or as if with alcohol.
2) frequently or habitually drunk.
3) (prenominal) caused by or relating to alcoholic intoxication.
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sculptor
n.a person who practises sculpture
;n., Latin genitive Sculptoris [skʌlpˈtɔ:rɪs].
a faint constellation in the S hemisphere between Phoenix and Cetus
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scenery
n., pl -eries.
1) the natural features of a landscape.
2) theatre the painted backcloths, stage structures, etc., used to represent a location in a theatre or studio.
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scenic
adj.1) of or relating to natural scenery.
2) having beautiful natural scenery.
3) of or relating to the stage or stage scenery.
4) (in painting) representing a scene, such as a scene of action or a historical event.
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