cosmos
n.1) the world or universe considered as an ordered system.
2) any ordered system.
3) harmony; order.
4) (pl -mos or -moses) any tropical American plant of the genus Cosmos, cultivated as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers: family Asteraceae (composites).
;n. astronautics.
any of various types of Soviet satellite, including Cosmos 1 (launched 1962) and nearly 2000 subsequent satellites
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grove
n.1) a small wooded area or plantation.
2).
a) a road lined with houses and often trees, esp in a suburban area.
b) (capital as part of a street name).
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courageous
adj.possessing or expressing courage
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authenticity
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celery
n.1) an umbelliferous Eurasian plant, Apium graveolens dulce, whose blanched leafstalks are used in salads or cooked as a vegetable.
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systemic
adj.1) another word for systematic 1), 2).
2) physiology (of a poison, disease, etc.) affecting the entire body.
3) (of a pesticide, fungicide, etc.) spreading through all the parts of a plant and making it toxic to pests or parasites without destroying it.
;n.4) a systemic pesticide, fungicide, etc.
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porcelain
n.1) a more or less translucent ceramic material, the principal ingredients being kaolin and petuntse (hard paste) or other clays, ground glassy substances, soapstone, bone ash, etc.
2) an object made of this or such objects collectively.
3) (modifier) of, relating to, or made from this material.
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gleaming
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deception
n.1) the act of deceiving or the state of being deceived.
2) something that deceives; trick.
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buzz
n.1) a rapidly vibrating humming sound, as that of a prolonged z or of a bee in flight.
2) a low sound, as of many voices in conversation.
3) a rumour; report; gossip.
4) informal a telephone call.
5) slang.
a) a pleasant sensation, as from a drug such as cannabis.
b) a sense of excitement; kick.
;vb.6) (intr) to make a vibrating sound like that of a prolonged z.
7) (intr) to talk or gossip with an air of excitement or urgency.
8) (tr) to utter or spread (a rumour).
9) (intr; often foll by about) to move around quickly and busily; bustle.
10) (tr) to signal or summon with a buzzer.
11) (tr) informal to call by telephone.
12) (tr) informal.
a) to fly an aircraft very low over (an object).
b) to fly an aircraft very close to or across the path of (another aircraft), esp to warn or intimidate.
13) (tr) (esp of insects) to make a buzzing sound with (wings, etc.).
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scanner
n.1) a person or thing that scans.
2) a device, usually electronic, used to measure or sample the distribution of some quantity or condition in a particular system, region, or area.
3) an aerial or similar device designed to transmit or receive signals, esp radar signals, inside a given solid angle of space, thus allowing a particular region to be scanned.
4) any of various devices used in medical diagnosis to obtain an image of an internal organ or part.
5) informal a television outside broadcast vehicle.
6) short for optical scanner.
7) printing an electronic device which scans artwork and illustrations and converts the images to digital form for manipulation, and incorporation into printed publications.
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fines
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expanse
n.1) an uninterrupted surface of something that spreads or extends, esp over a wide area; stretch.
2) expansion or extension.
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gourmet
n.a person who cultivates a discriminating palate for the enjoyment of good food and drink
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clump
n.1) a cluster, as of trees or plants.
2) a dull heavy tread or any similar sound.
3) an irregular mass.
4) an inactive mass of microorganisms, esp a mass of bacteria produced as a result of agglutination.
5) an extra sole on a shoe.
6) slang a blow.
;vb.7) (intr) to walk or tread heavily.
8) to gather or be gathered into clumps, clusters, clots, etc.
9) to cause (bacteria, blood cells, etc.) to collect together or (of bacteria, etc.) to collect together.
10) (tr) slang to punch (someone).
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cycling
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famine
n.1) a severe shortage of food, as through crop failure or overpopulation.
2) acute shortage of anything.
3) violent hunger.
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bolt
n.1) a bar that can be slid into a socket to lock a door, gate, etc.
2) a bar or rod that forms part of a locking mechanism and is moved by a key or a knob.
3) a metal rod or pin that has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other to take a nut.
4) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects the empty cartridge, replaces it with a new one, and closes the breech.
5) a flash of lightning.
6) a sudden start or movement, esp in order to escape.
7) US a sudden desertion, esp from a political party.
8) a roll of something, such as cloth, wallpaper, etc.
9) an arrow, esp for a crossbow.
10) printing a folded edge on a sheet of paper that is removed when cutting to size.
11) mechanical engineering short for expansion bolt.
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;vb.14) (tr) to secure or lock with or as with a bolt or bolts.
15) (tr) to eat hurriedly.
16) (intr; usually foll by from or out) to move or jump suddenly.
17) (intr) (esp of a horse) to start hurriedly and run away without warning.
18) (tr) to roll or make (cloth, wallpaper, etc.) into bolts.
19) US to desert (a political party, etc.).
20) (intr) (of cultivated plants) to produce flowers and seeds prematurely.
21) (tr) to cause (a wild animal) to leave its lair; start.
;adv.22) stiffly, firmly, or rigidly (archaic except in the phrase bolt upright).
;vb. (tr).
1) to pass (flour, a powder, etc.) through a sieve.
2) to examine and separate.
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eerie
adj. eerier, eeriest.
(esp of places, an atmosphere, etc.) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly
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directory
n., pl -ries.
1) a book, arranged alphabetically or classified by trade listing names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc., of individuals or firms.
2) a book or manual giving directions.
3) a book containing the rules to be observed in the forms of worship used in churches.
4) a less common word for directorate 2).
5) computing an area of a disk, Winchester disk, or floppy disk that contains the names and locations of files currently held on that disk.
;adj.6) directing.
;n.- the Directory
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arrogance
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subdivision
n.1) the process, instance, or state of being divided again following upon an earlier division.
2) a portion that is the result of subdividing.
3) US and Canadian a tract of land for building resulting from subdividing land.
4) Canadian a housing development built on such a tract.
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liaison
n.1) communication and contact between groups or units.
2) (modifier) of or relating to liaison between groups or units.
3) a secretive or adulterous sexual relationship.
4) one who acts as an agent between parties; an intermediary.
5) the relationship between military units necessary to ensure unity of purpose.
6) (in the phonology of several languages, esp French) the pronunciation of a normally silent consonant at the end of a word immediately before another word commencing with a vowel, in such a way that the consonant is taken over as the initial sound of the following word. Liaison is seen between French ils (il) and ont (<FONT COLOR=RED>[т]</FONT>), to give ils ont (<FONT COLOR=RED>[il zт]</FONT>).
7) any thickening for soups, sauces, etc., such as egg yolks or cream.
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cassette
n.1).
a) a plastic container for magnetic tape, as one inserted into a tape deck.
b) (as modifier).
2) photography another term for cartridge 5).
3) films a container for film used to facilitate the loading of a camera or projector, esp when the film is used in the form of a loop.
4) the injection of genes from one species into the fertilized egg of another species.
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dwelling
n. formal, literary.
a place of residence
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colon
n.1) (pl -lons) the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation.
2) (pl -lons) this mark used for certain other purposes, such as expressions of time, as in 2:45 p.m., or when a ratio is given in figures, as in 5:3.
3) (pl -la <FONT COLOR=RED>[-lə]</FONT>) (in classical prosody) a part of a rhythmic period with two to six feet and one principal accent or ictus.
;n., pl -lons or -la [-lə].
the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum
;n.a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony
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carving
n.a figure or design produced by carving stone, wood, etc
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algorithm
n.1) a logical, arithmetical or computational procedure that if correctly applied ensures the solution of a problem.
2) logic, mathematics a recursive procedure whereby an infinite sequence of terms can be generated.
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dominican
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hinder
vb.1) to be or get in the way of (someone or something); hamper.
2) (tr) to prevent.
;adj. (prenominal).
situated at or further towards the back or rear; posterior
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evacuation
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turk
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frank
adj.1) honest and straightforward in speech or attitude.
2) outspoken or blunt.
3) open and avowed; undisguised.
4) an obsolete word for free or generous.
;vb. (tr).
5) chiefly Brit to put a mark on (a letter, parcel, etc.), either cancelling the postage stamp or in place of a stamp, ensuring free carriage.
6) to mark (a letter, parcel, etc.) with an official mark or signature, indicating the right of free delivery.
7) to facilitate or assist (a person) to come and go, pass, or enter easily.
8) to obtain immunity for or exempt (a person).
;n.9) an official mark or signature affixed to a letter, parcel, etc., ensuring free delivery or delivery without stamps.
10) the privilege, issued to certain people and establishments, entitling them to delivery without postage stamps.
;n.a member of a group of West Germanic peoples who spread from the east bank of the middle Rhine into the Roman Empire in the late 4th century AD, gradually conquering most of Gaul and Germany. The Franks achieved their greatest power under Charlemagne
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overhead
adj.1) situated or operating above head height or some other reference level.
2) (prenominal) inclusive.
;adv.3) over or above head height, esp in the sky.
;n.4).
a) a stroke in racket games played from above head height.
b) (as modifier).
5) nautical the interior lining above one's head below decks in a vessel.
6) short for overhead door.
7) (modifier) of, concerned with, or resulting from overheads.
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burner
n.1) the part of a stove, lamp, etc., that produces flame or heat.
2) an apparatus for burning something, as fuel or refuse.
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cluster
n.1) a number of things growing, fastened, or occurring close together.
2) a number of persons or things grouped together.
3) US military a metal insignia worn on a medal ribbon to indicate a second award or a higher class of a decoration or order.
4) military.
a) a group of bombs dropped in one stick, esp fragmentation and incendiary bombs.
b) the basic unit of mines used in laying a minefield.
5) astronomy an aggregation of stars or galaxies moving together through space.
6) a group of two or more consecutive vowels or consonants.
7) statistics a naturally occurring subgroup of a population used in stratified sampling.
8) chemistry.
a) a chemical compound or molecule containing groups of metal atoms joined by metal-to-metal bonds.
b) the group of linked metal atoms present.
;vb.9) to gather or be gathered in clusters.
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armored
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trooper
n.1) a soldier in a cavalry regiment.
2) US and Austral a mounted policeman.
3) US a state policeman.
4) a cavalry horse.
5) informal chiefly Brit a troopship.
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hack
vb.1) (when intr, usually foll by at or away) to cut or chop (at) irregularly, roughly, or violently.
2) to cut and clear (a way, path, etc.), as through undergrowth.
3) (in sport, esp rugby) to foul (an opposing player) by kicking or striking his shins.
4) basketball to commit the foul of striking (an opposing player) on the arm.
5) (intr) to cough in short dry spasmodic bursts.
6) (tr) to reduce or cut (a story, article, etc.) in a damaging way.
7) to manipulate a computer program skilfully, esp, to gain unauthorized access to another computer system.
8) (tr) slang to tolerate; cope with.
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;n.10) a cut, chop, notch, or gash, esp as made by a knife or axe.
11) any tool used for shallow digging, such as a mattock or pick.
12) a chopping blow.
13) a dry spasmodic cough.
14) a kick on the shins, as in rugby.
15) a wound from a sharp kick.
;n.1) a horse kept for riding or (more rarely) for driving.
2) an old, ill-bred, or overworked horse.
3) a horse kept for hire.
4) Brit a country ride on horseback.
5) a drudge.
6) a person who produces mediocre literary or journalistic work.
7) Also called: hackney.
8) Also called: hackie.
a) a cab driver.
b) a taxi.
;vb.9) Brit to ride (a horse) cross-country for pleasure.
10) (tr) to let (a horse) out for hire.
11) (tr) informal to write (an article) as or in the manner of a hack.
12) (intr) US informal to drive a taxi.
;adj.13) (prenominal) banal, mediocre, or unoriginal.
;n.1) a rack used for fodder for livestock.
2) a board on which meat is placed for a hawk.
3) a pile or row of unfired bricks stacked to dry.
;vb. (tr).
4) to place (fodder) in a hack.
5) to place (bricks) in a hack.
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irrational
adj.1) inconsistent with reason or logic; illogical; absurd.
2) incapable of reasoning.
3) mathematics.
a) not rational.
b) (as noun).
4) prosody (in Greek or Latin verse).
a) of or relating to a metrical irregularity, usually the occurrence of a long syllable instead of a short one.
b) denoting a metrical foot where such an irregularity occurs.
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paperback
n.1) a book or edition with covers made of flexible card, sold relatively cheaply.
;adj. also paperbound, soft-cover.
2) of or denoting a paperback or publication of paperbacks.
;vb. (tr).
3) to publish in paperback.
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boutique
n.1) a shop, esp a small one selling fashionable clothes and other items.
2).
a) of or denoting a small specialized producer or business.
b) (as modifier).
3) a small specialized stall or shopping area within a supermarket, esp selling fresh meat, seafood, etc.
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diver
n.1) a person or thing that dives.
2) a person who works or explores underwater.
3) any aquatic bird of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes of northern oceans, having a straight pointed bill, small wings, and a long body: noted for swiftness and skill in swimming and diving.
4) any of various other diving birds.
5) soccer slang a player who pretends to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty.
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creditor
n.a person or commercial enterprise to whom money is owed
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pit
n.1) a large, usually deep opening in the ground.
2).
a) a mine or excavation with a shaft, esp for coal.
b) the shaft in a mine.
c) (as modifier).
3) a concealed danger or difficulty.
4).
5) Also called: orchestra pit.
6) an enclosure for fighting animals or birds, esp gamecocks.
7) anatomy.
a) a small natural depression on the surface of a body, organ, structure, or part; fossa.
b) the floor of any natural bodily cavity.
8) pathology a small indented scar at the site of a former pustule; pockmark.
9) any of various small areas in a plant cell wall that remain unthickened when the rest of the cell becomes lignified, esp the vascular tissue.
10) a working area at the side of a motor-racing track for servicing or refuelling vehicles.
11) a section on the floor of a commodity exchange devoted to a special line of trading.
12) a rowdy card game in which players bid for commodities.
13) an area of sand or other soft material at the end of a long-jump approach, behind the bar of a pole vault, etc., on which an athlete may land safely.
14) the ground floor of the auditorium of a theatre.
15) Brit a slang word for bed 1) or bedroom 1).
16) another word for pitfall 2).
;vb. pits, pitting, pitted.
17) (tr; often foll by against) to match in opposition, esp as antagonists.
18) to mark or become marked with pits.
19) (tr) to place or bury in a pit.
;n.1) the stone of a cherry, plum, etc.
;vb. pits, pitting, pitted.
2) (tr) to extract the stone from (a fruit).
;vb.a Scot word for put
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navigation
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hollow
adj.1) having a hole, cavity, or space within; not solid.
2) having a sunken area; concave.
3) recessed or deeply set.
4) (of sounds) as if resounding in a hollow place.
5) without substance or validity.
6) hungry or empty.
7) insincere; cynical.
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;adv.9).
;n.10) a cavity, opening, or space in or within something.
11) a depression or dip in the land.
;vb. (often foll by out, usually when tr).
12) to make or become hollow.
13) to form (a hole, cavity, etc.) or (of a hole, etc.) to be formed.
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plaster
n.1) a mixture of lime, sand, and water, sometimes stiffened with hair or other fibres, that is applied to the surface of a wall or ceiling as a soft paste that hardens when dry.
2) Brit, Austral, and NZ an adhesive strip of material, usually medicated, for dressing a cut, wound, etc.
3) short for mustard plaster or plaster of Paris.
;vb.4) to coat (a wall, ceiling, etc.) with plaster.
5) (tr) to apply like plaster.
6) (tr) to cause to lie flat or to adhere.
7) (tr) to apply a plaster cast to.
8) (tr) slang to strike or defeat with great force.
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redemption
n.1) the act or process of redeeming.
2) the state of being redeemed.
3) Christianity.
a) deliverance from sin through the incarnation, sufferings, and death of Christ.
b) atonement for guilt.
4) conversion of paper money into bullion or specie.
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a) removal of a financial obligation by paying off a note, bond, etc.
b) (as modifier).
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alpine
adj.1) of or relating to high mountains.
2) (of plants) growing on mountains, esp above the limit for tree growth.
3) connected with or used in mountaineering in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps.
4) skiing of or relating to racing events on steep prepared slopes, such as the slalom and downhill.
;n.5) a plant that is native or suited to alpine conditions.
;adj.1) of or relating to the Alps or their inhabitants.
2) geology.
a) of or relating to an episode of mountain building in the Tertiary period during which the Alps were formed.
b) of or relating to a high mountainous environment heavily modified by glacial erosion.
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improper
adj.1) lacking propriety; not seemly or fitting.
2) unsuitable for a certain use or occasion; inappropriate.
3) irregular or abnormal.
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escort
n.1) one or more persons, soldiers, vehicles, etc., accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, restraint, or as a mark of honour.
2) a man or youth who accompanies a woman or girl.
3).
a) a person, esp a young woman, who may be hired to accompany another for entertainment, etc.
b) (as modifier).
;vb.4) (tr) to accompany or attend as an escort.
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shelter
n.1) something that provides cover or protection, as from weather or danger; place of refuge.
2) the protection afforded by such a cover; refuge.
3) the state of being sheltered.
;vb.4) (tr) to provide with or protect by a shelter.
5) (intr) to take cover, as from rain; find refuge.
6) (tr) to act as a shelter for; take under one's protection.
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bang
n.1) a short loud explosive noise, as of the bursting of a balloon or the report of a gun.
2) a hard blow or knock, esp a noisy one; thump.
3) informal a startling or sudden effect.
4) slang an injection of heroin or other narcotic.
5) taboo slang an act of sexual intercourse.
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;vb.8) to hit or knock, esp with a loud noise; bump.
9) to move noisily or clumsily.
10) to close (a door, window, etc.) or (of a door, etc.) be closed noisily; slam.
11) (tr) to cause to move by hitting vigorously.
12) to make or cause to make a loud noise, as of an explosion.
13) (tr) Brit.
a) to cause (stock prices) to fall by rapid selling.
b) to sell rapidly in (a stock market), thus causing prices to fall.
14) taboo slang to have sexual intercourse with.
15) (intr) slang to inject heroin, etc.
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18).
;adv.19) with a sudden impact or effect.
20) precisely.
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;n.1) a fringe or section of hair cut straight across the forehead.
;vb. (tr).
2) to cut (the hair) in such a style.
3) to dock (the tail of a horse, etc.).
;n.a variant spelling of bhang
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bamboo
n.1) any tall treelike tropical or semitropical fast-growing grass of the genus Bambusa, having hollow woody-walled stems with ringed joints and edible young shoots (bamboo shoots).
2) the stem of any of these plants, used for building, poles, and furniture.
3) any of various bamboo-like grasses of the genera Arundinaria, Phyllostachys or Dendrocalamus.
4) (modifier) made of bamboo.
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plasma
n.1) the clear yellowish fluid portion of blood or lymph in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
2) short for blood plasma.
3) a former name for protoplasm or cytoplasm.
4) physics.
a) a hot ionized material consisting of nuclei and electrons. It is sometimes regarded as a fourth state of matter and is the material present in the sun, most stars, and fusion reactors.
b) the ionized gas in an electric discharge or spark, containing positive ions and electrons and a small number of negative ions together with un-ionized material.
5) a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone.
6) a less common term for whey.
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tread
vb. treads, treading, trod, trodden or trod.
1) to walk or trample in, on, over, or across (something).
2) (when intr, foll by on) to crush or squash by or as if by treading.
3) (intr; sometimes foll by on) to subdue or repress, as by doing injury (to).
4) (tr) to do by walking or dancing.
5) (tr) (of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird).
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;n.9) a manner or style of walking, dancing, etc.
10) the act of treading.
11) the top surface of a step in a staircase.
12) the outer part of a tyre or wheel that makes contact with the road, esp the grooved surface of a pneumatic tyre.
13) the part of a rail that wheels touch.
14) the part of a shoe that is generally in contact with the ground.
15) vet science an injury to a horse's foot caused by the opposite foot, or the foot of another horse.
16) a rare word for footprint.
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stifle
vb.1) (tr) to smother or suppress.
2) to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing.
3) to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death.
4) (tr) to crush or stamp out.
;n.the joint in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc., between the femur and tibia
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interception
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pianist
n.a person who plays the piano
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cough
vb.1) (intr) to expel air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal chords.
2) (intr) to make a sound similar to this.
3) (tr) to utter or express with a cough or coughs.
4) (intr) slang to confess to a crime.
;n.5) an act, instance, or sound of coughing.
6) a condition of the lungs or throat that causes frequent coughing.
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divided
adj.1) botany another word for dissected 1).
2) split; not united.
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synthesis
n., pl -ses [-ˌsi:z].
1) the process of combining objects or ideas into a complex whole.
2) the combination or whole produced by such a process.
3) the process of producing a compound by a chemical reaction or series of reactions, usually from simpler or commonly available starting materials.
4) linguistics the use of inflections rather than word order and function words to express the syntactic relations in a language.
5) philosophy archaic synthetic reasoning.
6) philosophy.
a) (in the writings of Kant) the unification of one concept with another not contained in it.
b) the final stage in the Hegelian dialectic, that resolves the contradiction between thesis and antithesis.
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danish
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insecurity
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adaptive
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boarding
n.1) a structure of boards, such as a floor or fence.
2) timber boards collectively.
3).
a) the act of embarking on an aircraft, train, ship, etc.
b) (as modifier).
4) a process used in tanning to accentuate the natural grain of hides, in which the surface of a softened leather is lightly creased by folding grain to grain and the fold is worked to and fro across the leather.
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toast
n.1) sliced bread browned by exposure to heat, usually under a grill, over a fire, or in a toaster.
2).
;vb.3) (tr) to brown under a grill or over a fire.
4) to warm or be warmed in a similar manner.
;n.1) a tribute or proposal of health, success, etc., given to a person or thing by a company of people and marked by raising glasses and drinking together.
2) a person or thing honoured by such a tribute or proposal.
3) (esp formerly) an attractive woman to whom such tributes are frequently made.
;vb.4) to propose or drink a toast to (a person or thing).
5) (intr) to add vocal effects to a prerecorded track: a disc-jockey technique.
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dot
n.1) a small round mark made with or as with a pen, etc.; spot; speck; point.
2) anything resembling a dot; a small amount.
3) the mark (˙) that appears above the main stem of the letters i, j.
4) music.
a) the symbol (•) placed after a note or rest to increase its time value by half.
b) this symbol written above or below a note indicating that it must be played or sung staccato.
5) mathematics, logic.
a) the symbol (·) indicating multiplication or logical conjunction.
b) a decimal point.
;symbol for. dash (–), in the written representation of Morse and other telegraphic codes.
Compare: dit
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8).
;vb. dots, dotting, dotted.
9) (tr) to mark or form with a dot.
10) (tr) to scatter or intersperse (with dots or something resembling dots).
11) (intr) to make a dot or dots.
12).
;n. civil law.
a woman's dowry
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sentimental
adj.1) tending to indulge the emotions excessively.
2) making a direct appeal to the emotions, esp to romantic feelings.
3) relating to or characterized by sentiment.
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stainless
adj.1) resistant to discoloration, esp discoloration resulting from corrosion; rust-resistant.
2) having no blemish.
;n.3) stainless steel.
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monumental
adj.1) like a monument, esp in large size, endurance, or importance.
2) of, relating to, or being a monument.
3) informal (intensifier).
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vocational
adj.1) of or relating to a vocation or vocations.
2) of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or profession.
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pilgrimage
n.1) a journey to a shrine or other sacred place.
2) a journey or long search made for exalted or sentimental reasons.
;vb.3) (intr) to make a pilgrimage.
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vapor
n.the US spelling of vapour
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hallmark
n.1) Brit an official series of marks, instituted by statute in 1300, and subsequently modified, stamped by the Guild of Goldsmiths at one of its assay offices on gold, silver, or platinum (since 1975) articles to guarantee purity, date of manufacture, etc.
2) a mark or sign of authenticity or excellence.
3) an outstanding or distinguishing feature.
;vb.4) (tr) to stamp with or as if with a hallmark.
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puff
n.1) a short quick draught, gust, or emission, as of wind, smoke, air, etc., esp a forceful one.
2) the amount of wind, smoke, etc., released in a puff.
3) the sound made by or associated with a puff.
4) an instance of inhaling and expelling the breath as in smoking.
5) a swelling.
6) a light aerated pastry usually filled with cream, jam, etc.
7) a powder puff.
8) exaggerated praise, as of a book, product, etc., esp through an advertisement.
9) a piece of clothing fabric gathered up so as to bulge in the centre while being held together at the edges.
10) a loose piece of hair wound into a cylindrical roll, usually over a pad, and pinned in place in a coiffure.
11) a less common word for quilt 1).
12) one's breath (esp in the phrase out of puff).
13) derogatory slang a male homosexual.
14) a dialect word for puffball.
;vb.15) to blow or breathe or cause to blow or breathe in short quick draughts or blasts.
16) (tr; often foll by out; usually passive) to cause to be out of breath.
17) to take puffs or draws at (a cigarette, cigar, or pipe).
18) to move with or by the emission of puffs.
19) (often foll by up, out, etc.) to swell, as with air, pride, etc.
20) (tr) to praise with exaggerated empty words, often in advertising.
21) (tr) to apply (cosmetic powder) from a powder puff to (the face).
22) to increase the price of (a lot in an auction) artificially by having an accomplice make false bids.
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rig
vb. rigs, rigging, rigged (tr).
1) nautical to equip (a vessel, mast, etc.) with (sails, rigging, etc.).
2) nautical to set up or prepare ready for use.
3) to put the components of (an aircraft, etc.) into their correct positions.
4) to manipulate in a fraudulent manner, esp for profit.
;n.5) nautical the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel.
6) In full: drilling rig.
7) apparatus or equipment; gear.
8) an amateur radio operator's transmitting and receiving set.
9) US and Canadian a carriage together with one or more horses.
10) chiefly US and Canadian an articulated lorry.
;n. Scot and northern English dialect.
a ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field
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nightclub
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thyme
n.any of various small shrubs of the temperate genus Thymus, having a strong mintlike odour, small leaves, and white, pink, or red flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
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mortar
n.1) a mixture of cement or lime or both with sand and water, used as a bond between bricks or stones or as a covering on a wall.
2) a muzzle-loading cannon having a short barrel and relatively wide bore that fires low-velocity shells in high trajectories over a short range.
3) a similar device for firing lifelines, fireworks, etc.
4) a vessel, usually bowl-shaped, in which substances are pulverized with a pestle.
5) mining a cast-iron receptacle in which ore is crushed.
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6) to join (bricks or stones) or cover (a wall) with mortar.
7) to fire on with mortars.
8) Midland English dialect to trample (on).
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pecan
n.1) a hickory tree, Carya pecan (or C. illinoensis), of the southern US, having deeply furrowed bark and edible nuts.
2) the smooth oval nut of this tree, which has a sweet oily kernel.
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bloc
n.a group of people or countries combined by a common interest or aim
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demonstrator
n.1) a person who demonstrates equipment, machines, products, etc.
2) a person who takes part in a public demonstration.
3) a piece of merchandise, such as a car that one test-drives, used to display merits or performance to prospective buyers.
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asphalt
n.1) any of several black semisolid substances composed of bitumen and inert mineral matter. They occur naturally in parts of America and as a residue from petroleum distillation: used as a waterproofing material and in paints, dielectrics, and fungicides.
2) a mixture of this substance with gravel, used in road-surfacing and roofing materials.
3) (modifier) containing or surfaced with asphalt.
;vb.4) (tr) to cover with asphalt.
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microscope
n.1) an optical instrument that uses a lens or combination of lenses to produce a magnified image of a small, close object. Modern optical microscopes have magnifications of about 1500 to 2000.
2) any instrument, such as the electron microscope, for producing a magnified visual image of a small object.
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spear
n.1) a weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp pointed end of metal, stone, or wood that may be thrown or thrust.
2) a similar implement used to catch fish.
3) another name for spearman.
;vb.4) to pierce (something) with or as if with a spear.
;n.a shoot, slender stalk or blade, as of grass, asparagus, or broccoli
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satisfactory
adj.1) adequate or suitable; acceptable.
2) giving satisfaction.
3) constituting or involving atonement, recompense, or expiation for sin.
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liable
adj. (postpositive).
1) legally obliged or responsible; answerable.
2) susceptible or exposed; subject.
3) probable, likely, or capable.
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cucumber
n.1) a creeping cucurbitaceous plant, Cucumis sativus, cultivated in many forms for its edible fruit.
2) the cylindrical fruit of this plant, which has hard thin green rind and white crisp flesh.
3) any of various similar or related plants or their fruits.
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ledge
n.1) a narrow horizontal surface resembling a shelf and projecting from a wall, window, etc.
2) a layer of rock that contains an ore; vein.
3) a ridge of rock that lies beneath the surface of the sea.
4) a narrow shelflike rock projection on a cliff or mountain.
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crooked
adj.1) bent, angled or winding.
2) set at an angle; not straight.
3) deformed or contorted.
4) informal dishonest or illegal.
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modernity
n., pl -ties.
1) the quality or state of being modern.
2) something modern.
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impending
adj.about to happen; imminent
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mediation
n.1) the act of mediating; intercession.
2) international law an attempt to reconcile disputed matters arising between states, esp by the friendly intervention of a neutral power.
3) a method of resolving an industrial dispute whereby a third party consults with those involved and recommends a solution which is not, however, binding on the parties.
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bitterness
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groove
n.1) a long narrow channel or furrow, esp one cut into wood by a tool.
2) the spiral channel, usually V-shaped, in a gramophone record.
3) one of the spiral cuts in the bore of a gun.
4) anatomy any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part; sulcus.
5) mountaineering a shallow fissure in a rock face or between two rock faces, forming an angle of more than 120°.
6) a settled existence, routine, etc., to which one is suited or accustomed, esp one from which it is difficult to escape.
7) slang an experience, event, etc., that is groovy.
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;vb.9) (tr) to form or cut a groove in.
10) (intr) dated slang to enjoy oneself or feel in rapport with one's surroundings.
11) (intr) jazz to play well, with a good beat, etc.
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chimney
n.1) a vertical structure of brick, masonry, or steel that carries smoke or steam away from a fire, engine, etc.
2) another name for flue I 1).
3) short for chimney stack.
4) an open-ended glass tube fitting around the flame of an oil or gas lamp in order to exclude draughts.
5) Brit a fireplace, esp an old and large one.
6) geology.
a) a cylindrical body of an ore, which is usually oriented vertically.
b) the vent of a volcano.
7) mountaineering a vertical fissure large enough for a person's body to enter.
8) anything resembling a chimney in shape or function.
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lantern
n.1) a light with a transparent or translucent protective case.
2) a structure on top of a dome or roof having openings or windows to admit light or air.
3) the upper part of a lighthouse that houses the light.
4) photography short for magic lantern.
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