booze
n.1) alcoholic drink.
2) a drinking bout or party.
;vb.3) (usually intr) to drink (alcohol), esp in excess.
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veggie
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pitfall
n.1) an unsuspected difficulty or danger.
2) a trap in the form of a concealed pit, designed to catch men or wild animals.
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abduction
n.1) the act of taking someone away by force or cunning; kidnapping.
2) the action of certain muscles in pulling a leg, arm, etc. away from the median axis of the body.
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clerical
adj.1) relating to or associated with the clergy.
2) of or relating to office clerks or their work.
3) supporting or advocating clericalism.
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ooze
vb.1) (intr) to flow or leak out slowly, as through pores or very small holes.
2) to exude or emit (moisture, gas, etc.).
3) (tr) to overflow with.
4) (intr; often foll by away) to disappear or escape gradually.
;n.5) a slow flowing or leaking.
6) an infusion of vegetable matter, such as sumach or oak bark, used in tanning.
;n.1) a soft thin mud found at the bottom of lakes and rivers.
2) a fine-grained calcareous or siliceous marine deposit consisting of the hard parts of planktonic organisms.
3) muddy ground, esp of bogs.
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hamstring
n.1) anatomy any of the tendons at the back of the knee.
2) the large tendon at the back of the hock in the hind leg of a horse, etc.
;vb. -strings, -stringing, -strung (tr).
3) to cripple by cutting the hamstring of.
4) to ruin or thwart.
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quad
adj., n.
1) short for quadraphonic or quadraphonics.
;n.2) anatomy short for quadriceps.
;abbreviation for .1) quadrangle.
2) quadrilateral.
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beak
n.1) the projecting jaws of a bird, covered with a horny sheath; bill.
2) any beaklike mouthpart in other animals, such as turtles.
3) slang a person's nose, esp one that is large, pointed, or hooked.
4) any projecting part, such as the pouring lip of a bucket.
5) architecture the upper surface of a cornice, which slopes out to throw off water.
6) chemistry the part of a still or retort through which vapour passes to the condenser.
7) nautical another word for ram 5).
;n.a Brit slang word for judge, magistrate, headmaster or schoolmaster
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shallot
n.1) Also called: scallion.
2) the bulb of this plant, which divides into small sections and is used in cooking for flavouring and as a vegetable.
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perjury
n., pl -juries criminal law.
the offence committed by a witness in judicial proceedings who, having been lawfully sworn or having affirmed, wilfully gives false evidence
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shingle
n.1) a thin rectangular tile, esp one made of wood, that is laid with others in overlapping rows to cover a roof or a wall.
2) a woman's short-cropped hairstyle.
3) US and Canadian a small signboard or nameplate fixed outside the office of a doctor, lawyer, etc.
4).
;vb. (tr).
5) to cover (a roof or a wall) with shingles.
6) to cut (the hair) in a short-cropped style.
;n.1) coarse gravel, esp the pebbles found on beaches.
2) a place or area strewn with shingle.
;vb. (tr) metallurgy.
to hammer or squeeze the slag out of (iron) after puddling in the production of wrought iron
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canister
n.1) a container, usually made of metal, in which dry food, such as tea or coffee, is stored.
2) (formerly).
a) a type of shrapnel shell for firing from a cannon.
b) Also called: canister shot, case shot.
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pedagogical
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iris
n., pl irises or irides [ˈaɪrɪˌdi:zˌ ˈɪrɪ-].
1) the coloured muscular diaphragm that surrounds and controls the size of the pupil.
2) Also called: fleur-de-lys.
3) Also called: rainbow quartz.
4) a rare or poetic word for rainbow.
5) something resembling a rainbow; iridescence.
6) short for iris diaphragm.
;n.the goddess of the rainbow along which she travelled to earth as a messenger of the gods
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blah
n.1) worthless or silly talk; claptrap.
;adj.2) uninteresting; insipid.
;vb.3) (intr) to talk nonsense or boringly.
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fraudulent
adj.1) acting with or having the intent to deceive.
2) relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action.
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sinner
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ferry
n., pl -ries.
1) Also called: ferryboat.
2).
a) such a service.
b) (in combination).
3) a legal right to charge for transporting passengers by boat.
4) the act or method of delivering aircraft by flying them to their destination.
;vb. -ries, -rying, -ried.
5) to transport or go by ferry.
6) to deliver (an aircraft) by flying it to its destination.
7) (tr) to convey (passengers, goods, etc.).
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vaccination
n.1) the act of vaccinating.
2) the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine.
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hindsight
n.1) the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event.
2) a firearm's rear sight.
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institutionalize
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sputter
vb.1) another word for splutter 1-3).
2) physics.
a) to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which atoms of a solid are removed from its surface by the impact of high-energy ions, as in a discharge tube.
b) to coat (a film of a metal) onto (a solid surface) by using this process.
;n.3) the process or noise of sputtering.
4) incoherent stammering speech.
5) something that is ejected while sputtering.
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methane
n.a colourless odourless flammable gas, the simplest alkane and the main constituent of natural gas: used as a fuel. Formula: CH4
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garnish
vb. (tr).
1) to decorate; trim.
2) to add something to (food) in order to improve its appearance or flavour.
3) law.
a) to serve with notice of proceedings; warn.
b) obsolete to summon to proceedings already in progress.
c) to attach (a debt).
4) slang to extort money from.
;n.5) a decoration; trimming.
6) something, such as parsley, added to a dish for its flavour or decorative effect.
7) obsolete slang a payment illegally extorted, as from a prisoner by his jailer.
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dane
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antioxidant
n.1) any substance that retards deterioration by oxidation, esp of fats, oils, foods, petroleum products, or rubber.
2) biology a substance, such as vitamin C, vitamin E, or beta carotene, that counteracts the damaging effects of oxidation in a living organism.
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quarrel
n.1) an angry disagreement; argument.
2) a cause of disagreement or dispute; grievance.
;vb. -rels, -relling, -relled or US -rels, -reling, -reled (intr; often foll by with).
3) to engage in a disagreement or dispute; argue.
4) to find fault; complain.
;n.1) an arrow having a four-edged head, fired from a crossbow.
2) a small square or diamond-shaped pane of glass, usually one of many in a fixed or casement window and framed with lead.
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arabian
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espionage
n.1) the systematic use of spies to obtain secret information, esp by governments to discover military or political secrets.
2) the act or practice of spying.
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prenatal
adj.1) occurring or present before birth; during pregnancy.
;n.2) informal a prenatal examination.
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bulldozer
n.1) a powerful tractor fitted with caterpillar tracks and a blade at the front, used for moving earth, rocks, etc.
2) informal a person who bulldozes.
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graphite
n.a blackish soft allotropic form of carbon in hexagonal crystalline form: used in pencils, crucibles, and electrodes, as a lubricant, as a moderator in nuclear reactors, and, in a carbon fibre form, as a tough lightweight material for sporting equipment
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ethos
n.the distinctive character, spirit, and attitudes of a people, culture, era, etc
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gaping
adj.wide open; extremely wide
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semantic
adj.1) of or relating to meaning or arising from distinctions between the meanings of different words or symbols.
2) of or relating to semantics.
3) logic concerned with the interpretation of a formal theory, as when truth tables are given as an account of the sentential connectives.
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croatian
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anglo
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symposium
n., pl -siums or -sia [-zɪə].
1) a conference or meeting for the discussion of some subject, esp an academic topic or social problem.
2) a collection of scholarly contributions, usually published together, on a given subject.
3) (in classical Greece) a drinking party with intellectual conversation, music, etc.
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neutrino
n., pl -nos physics.
a stable leptonic neutral elementary particle with very small or possibly zero rest mass and spin 1/2 that travels at the speed of light. Three types exist, associated with the electron, the muon, and the tau particle
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birdie
n.1) golf a score of one stroke under par for a hole.
2) informal a bird, esp a small bird.
;vb.3) (tr) golf to play (a hole) in one stroke under par.
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felon
n.1) criminal law (formerly) a person who has committed a felony.
2) obsolete a wicked person.
;adj.3) archaic or poetic evil; cruel.
;n.a purulent inflammation of the end joint of a finger, sometimes affecting the bone
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pro-life
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sunscreen
n.a cream or lotion applied to exposed skin to protect it from the ultraviolet rays of the sun
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recourse
n.1) the act of resorting to a person, course of action, etc., in difficulty or danger (esp in the phrase have recourse to).
2) a person, organization, or course of action that is turned to for help, protection, etc.
3) the right to demand payment, esp from the drawer or endorser of a bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument when the person accepting it fails to pay.
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janitor
n.1) Scot, US, and Canadian the caretaker of a building, esp a school.
2) chiefly US and Canadian a person employed to clean and maintain a building, esp the public areas in a block of flats or office building; porter.
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remodel
vb. -els, -elling, -elled or US -els or -eling or -eled (tr).
1) to change or alter the structure, style, or form of (something).
2) to model again in clay, wax, etc.; remould.
;n.3) something that has been remodelled.
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eyepiece
n.the lens or combination of lenses in an optical instrument nearest the eye of the observer
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primate
n.1) any placental mammal of the order Primates, typically having flexible hands and feet with opposable first digits, good eyesight, and, in the higher apes, a highly developed brain: includes lemurs, lorises, monkeys, apes, and man.
;adj.2) of, relating to, or belonging to the order Primates.
;n.1) another name for archbishop.
2).
3).
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cumin
n.1) an umbelliferous Mediterranean plant, Cuminum cyminum, with finely divided leaves and small white or pink flowers.
2) the aromatic seeds (collectively) of this plant, used as a condiment and a flavouring.
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parchment
n.1) the skin of certain animals, such as sheep, treated to form a durable material, as for bookbinding, or (esp formerly) manuscripts.
2) a manuscript, bookbinding, etc., made of or resembling this material.
3) a type of stiff yellowish paper resembling parchment.
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maternity
n.1) motherhood.
2) the characteristics associated with motherhood; motherliness.
3) (modifier) relating to pregnant women or women at the time of childbirth.
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recurrent
adj.1) happening or tending to happen again or repeatedly.
2) anatomy (of certain nerves, branches of vessels, etc.) turning back, so as to run in the opposite direction.
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connotation
n.1) an association or idea suggested by a word or phrase; implication.
2) the act or fact of connoting.
3) logic another name for intension 1).
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palate
n.1) the roof of the mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities.
2) the sense of taste.
3) relish or enjoyment.
4) botany (in some two-lipped corollas) the projecting part of the lower lip that closes the opening of the corolla.
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whack
vb. (tr).
1) to strike with a sharp resounding blow.
2) (usually passive) Brit informal to exhaust completely.
;n.3) (tr) US slang to murder.
4) a sharp resounding blow or the noise made by such a blow.
5) informal a share or portion.
6) informal a try or attempt (esp in the phrase have a whack at).
7).
;interj.8) an exclamation imitating the noise of a sharp resounding blow.
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hideous
adj.1) extremely ugly; repulsive.
2) terrifying and horrific.
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tandem
n.1) a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two saddles, arranged one behind the other for two riders.
2) a two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses harnessed one behind the other.
3) a team of two horses so harnessed.
4) any arrangement of two things in which one is placed behind the other.
5).
;adj.6) Brit used as, used in, or routed through an intermediate automatic telephone exchange.
;adv.7) one behind the other.
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penalize
vb. (tr).
1) to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule.
2) to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on.
3) sport to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team).
4) to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty.
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quartet
n.1) a group of four singers or instrumentalists or a piece of music composed for such a group.
2) any group of four.
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dwarf
n., pl dwarfs or dwarves [dwɔ:vz].
1) an abnormally undersized person, esp one with a large head and short arms and legs.
2).
a) an animal or plant much below the average height for the species.
b) (as modifier).
3) (in folklore) a small ugly manlike creature, often possessing magical powers.
4) astronomy short for dwarf star.
;vb.5) to become or cause to become comparatively small in size, importance, etc.
6) (tr) to stunt the growth of.
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convent
n.1) a building inhabited by a religious community, usually of nuns.
2) the religious community inhabiting such a building.
3) Also called: convent school.
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covenant
n.1) a binding agreement; contract.
2) law.
a) an agreement in writing under seal, as to pay a stated annual sum to a charity.
b) a particular clause in such an agreement, esp in a lease.
3) (in early English law) an action in which damages were sought for breach of a sealed agreement.
4) Bible God's promise to the Israelites and their commitment to worship him alone.
;vb.5) to agree to a covenant (concerning).
;n. Scot history.
any of the bonds entered into by Scottish Presbyterians to defend their religion, esp one in 1638 (National Covenant) and one of 1643 (Solemn League and Covenant)
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hepatitis
n.inflammation of the liver, characterized by fever, jaundice, and weakness
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jig
n.1) any of several old rustic kicking and leaping dances.
2) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, usually in six-eight time.
3) a mechanical device designed to hold and locate a component during machining and to guide the cutting tool.
4) angling any of various spinning lures that wobble when drawn through the water.
5) Also called: jigger.
6) obsolete a joke or prank.
;vb. jigs, jigging, jigged.
7) to dance (a jig).
8) to jerk or cause to jerk up and down rapidly.
9) (often foll by up) to fit or be fitted in a jig.
10) (tr) to drill or cut (a workpiece) in a jig.
11) mining to separate ore or coal from waste material using a jig.
12) (intr) to produce or manufacture a jig.
13) Austral slang to play truant from school.
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fella
n.a nonstandard variant of fellow
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puree
n.an unleavened flaky Indian bread, that is deep-fried in ghee and served hot
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giddy
adj. -dier, -diest.
1) affected with a reeling sensation and feeling as if about to fall; dizzy.
2) causing or tending to cause vertigo.
3) impulsive; scatterbrained.
4).
;vb. -dies, -dying, -died.
5) to make or become giddy.
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afloat
adj. (postpositive).
;adv.1) floating.
2) aboard ship; at sea.
3) covered with water; flooded.
4) aimlessly drifting.
5) in circulation; afoot.
;n.asty rumours were afloat.
6) free of debt; solvent.
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seismic
adj.1) Also (less commonly): seismical <FONT COLOR=RED>[ˈsaɪzmɪkəl]</FONT>.
2) of enormous proportions or having highly significant consequences.
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pertaining
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dementia
n.a state of serious emotional and mental deterioration, of organic or functional origin
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headset
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delicacy
n., pl -cies.
1) fine or subtle quality, character, construction, etc.
2) fragile, soft, or graceful beauty.
3) something that is considered choice to eat, such as caviar.
4) fragile construction or constitution; frailty.
5) refinement of feeling, manner, or appreciation.
6) fussy or squeamish refinement, esp in matters of taste, propriety, etc.
7) need for tactful or sensitive handling.
8) accuracy or sensitivity of response or operation, as of an instrument.
9) (in systemic grammar) the level of detail at which a linguistic description is made; the degree of fine distinction in a linguistic description.
10) obsolete gratification, luxury, or voluptuousness.
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titanium
n.a strong malleable white metallic element, which is very corrosion-resistant and occurs in rutile and ilmenite. It is used in the manufacture of strong lightweight alloys, esp aircraft parts. Symbol: Ti; atomic no.: 22; atomic wt.: 47.88; valency: 2, 3, or 4; relative density: 4.54; melting pt.: 1670±10°C; boiling pt.: 3289°C
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masculinity
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delve
vb. (mainly intr; often foll by in or into).
1) to inquire or research deeply or intensively (for information, etc.).
2) to search or rummage (in a drawer, the pockets, etc.).
3) (esp of an animal) to dig or burrow deeply (into the ground, etc.).
4) (also tr) archaic or dialect to dig or turn up (earth, a garden, etc.), as with a spade.
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handcuff
vb.1) (tr) to put handcuffs on (a person); manacle.
;n.2) (plural) a pair of locking metal rings joined by a short bar or chain for securing prisoners, etc.
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galley
n.1) any of various kinds of ship propelled by oars or sails used in ancient or medieval times as a warship or as a trader.
2) the kitchen of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
3) any of various long rowing boats.
4) printing.
a) (in hot-metal composition) a tray open at one end for holding composed type.
b) short for galley proof.
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sob
vb. sobs, sobbing, sobbed.
1) (intr) to weep with convulsive gasps.
2) (tr) to utter with sobs.
3) to cause (oneself) to be in a specified state by sobbing.
;n.4) a convulsive gasp made in weeping.
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insistent
adj.1) making continual and persistent demands.
2) demanding notice or attention; compelling.
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expulsion
n.the act of expelling or the fact or condition of being expelled
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tinker
n.1) (esp formerly) a travelling mender of pots and pans.
2) a clumsy worker.
3) the act of tinkering.
4) Scot and Irish another name for a: Gypsy.
5) Brit informal a mischievous child.
6) any of several small mackerels that occur off the North American coast of the Atlantic.
;vb.7) (intr; foll by with) to play, fiddle, or meddle (with machinery, etc.), esp while undertaking repairs.
8) to mend (pots and pans) as a tinker.
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taint
vb.1) to affect or be affected by pollution or contamination.
2) to tarnish (someone's reputation, etc.).
;n.3) a defect or flaw.
4) a trace of contamination or infection.
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concerted
adj.1) mutually contrived, planned, or arranged; combined (esp in the phrases concerted action, concerted effort).
2) music arranged in parts for a group of singers or players.
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rut
n.1) a groove or furrow in a soft road, caused by wheels.
2) any deep mark, hole, or groove.
3) a narrow or predictable way of life, set of attitudes, etc.; dreary or undeviating routine (esp in the phrase in a rut).
;vb. ruts, rutting, rutted.
4) (tr) to make a rut or ruts in.
;n.1) a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females.
2) another name for oestrus.
;vb. ruts, rutting, rutted.
3) (intr) (of male ruminants) to be in a period of sexual excitement and activity.
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landslide
n.1) Also called: landslip.
a) the sliding of a large mass of rock material, soil, etc., down the side of a mountain or cliff.
b) the material dislodged in this way.
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a) an overwhelming electoral victory.
b) (as modifier).
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fieldwork
n. military.
a temporary structure used in defending or fortifying a place or position
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rummage
vb.1) (when intr, often foll by through) to search (through) while looking for something, often causing disorder or confusion.
;n.2) an act of rummaging.
3) a jumble of articles.
4) obsolete confusion or bustle.
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academia
n.the academic world
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entourage
n.1) a group of attendants or retainers, esp such as surround an important person; retinue.
2) surroundings or environment.
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obligate
vb.1) to compel, constrain, or oblige morally or legally.
2) (in the US) to bind (property, funds, etc.) as security.
;adj.3) compelled, bound, or restricted.
4) biology able to exist under only one set of environmental conditions.
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arithmetic
n.1) the branch of mathematics concerned with numerical calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
2) one or more calculations involving numerical operations.
3) knowledge of or skill in using arithmetic.
;adj. also "arith'metical.
4) of, relating to, or using arithmetic.
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subvert
vb. (tr).
1) to bring about the complete downfall or ruin of (something existing or established by a system of law, etc.).
2) to undermine the moral principles of (a person, etc.); corrupt.
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drum
n.;1) music .a percussion instrument sounded by striking a membrane stretched across the opening of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere.
2).
3) the sound produced by a drum or any similar sound.
4) an object that resembles a drum in shape, such as a large spool or a cylindrical container.
5) architecture.
a) one of a number of cylindrical blocks of stone used to construct the shaft of a column.
b) the wall or structure supporting a dome or cupola.
6) short for eardrum.
7) Also called: drumfish.
8) a type of hollow rotor for steam turbines or axial compressors.
9) computing a rotating cylindrical device on which data may be stored for later retrieval: now mostly superseded by disks.
10) archaic a drummer.
11).
;vb. drums, drumming, drummed.
12) to play (music) on or as if on a drum.
13) to beat or tap (the fingers) rhythmically or regularly.
14) (intr) (of birds) to produce a rhythmic sound, as by beating the bill against a tree, branch, etc.
15) (tr; sometimes foll by up) to summon or call by drumming.
16) (tr) to instil by constant repetition.
;n. Scot, Irish.
a narrow ridge or hill
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wad
n.1) a small mass or ball of fibrous or soft material, such as cotton wool, used esp for packing or stuffing.
2).
a) a plug of paper, cloth, leather, etc., pressed against a charge to hold it in place in a muzzle-loading cannon.
b) a disc of paper, felt, pasteboard, etc., used to hold in place the powder and shot in a shotgun cartridge.
3) a roll or bundle of something, esp of banknotes.
4) US and Canadian slang a large quantity, esp of money.
5) Brit dialect a bundle of hay or straw.
6) Brit military slang a bun.
;vb. wads, wadding, wadded.
7) to form (something) into a wad.
8) (tr) to roll into a wad or bundle.
9) (tr).
a) to hold (a charge) in place with a wad.
b) to insert a wad into (a gun).
10) (tr) to pack or stuff with wadding; pad.
;n.a soft dark earthy amorphous material consisting of decomposed manganese minerals: occurs in damp marshy areas
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liter
n.the US spelling of litre
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geology
n.1) the scientific study of the origin, history, structure, and composition of the earth.
2) the geological features of a district or country.
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