citizenry
n., pl -ries.
citizens collectively
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albanian
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polarize
vb.1) to acquire or cause to acquire polarity.
2) to acquire or cause to acquire polarization.
3) to cause people to adopt extreme opposing positions.
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requisite
adj.1) absolutely essential; indispensable.
;n.2) something indispensable; necessity.
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litany
n., pl -nies.
1) Christianity.
a) a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying response.
b).
2) any long or tedious speech or recital.
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tubing
n.1) tubes collectively.
2) a length of tube.
3) a system of tubes.
4) fabric in the form of a tube, used for pillowcases and some cushions; piping.
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migratory
adj.1) of, relating to, or characterized by migration.
2) nomadic; itinerant.
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vignette
n.1) a small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter.
2) a short graceful literary essay or sketch.
3) a photograph, drawing, etc., with edges that are shaded off.
4) architecture a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc.
5) any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc.
;vb. (tr).
6) to finish (a photograph, picture, etc.) with a fading border in the form of a vignette.
7).
a) to decorate with vignettes.
b) to portray in or as in a vignette.
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utterance
n.1) something uttered, such as a statement.
2) the act or power of uttering or the ability to utter.
3) logic, philosophy an element of spoken language, esp a sentence.
;n. archaic or literary.
the bitter end (esp in the phrase to the utterance)
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crimson
n.1).
a) a deep or vivid red colour.
b) (as adjective).
;vb.2) to make or become crimson.
3) (intr) to blush.
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sesame
n.1) a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae.
2) the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili).
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evangelist
n.1) an occasional preacher, sometimes itinerant and often preaching at meetings in the open air.
2) a preacher of the Christian gospel.
3) any zealous advocate of a cause.
4) another word for revivalist 1).
;n.1) any of the writers of the New Testament Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John.
2) a senior official or dignitary of the Mormon Church.
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papal
adj.of or relating to the pope or the papacy
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devotee
n.1) a person ardently enthusiastic about or devoted to something, such as a sport or pastime.
2) a zealous follower of a religion.
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supplant
vb. (tr).
to take the place of, often by trickery or force
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mammogram
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fresco
n., pl -coes or -cos.
1) a very durable method of wall-painting using watercolours on wet plaster or, less properly, dry plaster (fresco secco), with a less durable result.
2) a painting done in this way.
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ashtray
n.a receptacle for tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc
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diagonal
adj.1) mathematics connecting any two vertices that in a polygon are not adjacent and in a polyhedron are not in the same face.
2) slanting; oblique.
3) marked with slanting lines or patterns.
;n.4) mathematics a diagonal line or plane.
5) chess any oblique row of squares of the same colour.
6) cloth marked or woven with slanting lines or patterns.
7) something put, set, or drawn obliquely.
8) another name for solidus 1).
9) one front leg and the hind leg on the opposite side of a horse, which are on the ground together when the horse is trotting.
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tonic
n.1) a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing.
2) anything that enlivens or strengthens.
3) Also called: tonic water.
4) music.
a) the first degree of a major or minor scale and the tonal centre of a piece composed in a particular key.
b) a key or chord based on this.
5) a stressed syllable in a word.
;adj.6) serving to enliven and invigorate.
7) of or relating to a tone or tones.
8) music of or relating to the first degree of a major or minor scale.
9) of or denoting the general effect of colour and light and shade in a picture.
10) physiology of, relating to, characterized by, or affecting normal muscular or bodily tone.
11) of or relating to stress or the main stress in a word.
12) denoting a tone language.
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arcade
n.1) a set of arches and their supporting columns.
2) a covered and sometimes arched passageway, usually with shops on one or both sides.
3) a building, or part of a building, with an arched roof.
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patriot
n.a person who vigorously supports his country and its way of life
;n.a US surface-to-air missile system with multiple launch stations and the capability to track multiple targets by radar
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morgue
n.1) another word for mortuary 1).
2) informal a room or file containing clippings, files, etc., used for reference in a newspaper.
;n.superiority; haughtiness
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tango
n., pl -gos.
1) a Latin American dance in duple time, characterized by long gliding steps and sudden pauses.
2) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
;vb. -goes, -going, -goed.
3) (intr) to perform this dance.
;n. communications.
a code word for the letter t
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obituary
n., pl -aries.
a published announcement of a death, often accompanied by a short biography of the dead person
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sill
n.1) a shelf at the bottom of a window inside a room.
2) a horizontal piece along the outside lower member of a window, that throws water clear of the wall below.
3) the lower horizontal member of a window or door frame.
4) a continuous horizontal member placed on top of a foundation wall in order to carry a timber framework.
5) a flat usually horizontal mass of igneous rock, situated between two layers of older sedimentary rock, that was formed by an intrusion of magma.
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trolley
n.1) Brit a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc.
2) Brit a wheeled cart or stand pushed by hand and used for moving heavy items, such as shopping in a supermarket or luggage at a railway station.
3) Brit (in a hospital) a bed mounted on casters and used for moving patients who are unconscious, immobilized, etc.
4) Brit See: trolleybus.
5) US and Canadian See: trolley car.
6) a device that collects the current from an overhead wire (trolley wire), third rail, etc., to drive the motor of an electric vehicle.
7) a pulley or truck that travels along an overhead wire in order to support a suspended load.
8) chiefly Brit a low truck running on rails, used in factories, mines, etc., and on railways.
9) a truck, cage, or basket suspended from an overhead track or cable for carrying loads in a mine, quarry, etc.
10).
;vb.11) (tr) to transport (a person or object) on a trolley.
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rarity
n., pl -ties.
1) a rare person or thing, esp something interesting or valued because it is uncommon.
2) the state or quality of being rare.
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mite
n.any of numerous small free-living or parasitic arachnids of the order Acarina (or Acari) that can occur in terrestrial or aquatic habitats
;n.1) a very small particle, creature, or object.
2) a very small contribution or sum of money.
3) a former Flemish coin of small value.
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rudimentary
adj.1) basic; fundamental; not elaborated or perfected.
2) incompletely developed; vestigial.
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biceps
n., pl -ceps anatomy.
any muscle having two heads or origins, esp the muscle that flexes the forearm
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metropolis
n., pl -lises.
1) the main city, esp of a country or region; capital.
2) a centre of activity.
3) the chief see in an ecclesiastical province.
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incarceration
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gorge
n.1) a deep ravine, esp one through which a river runs.
2) the contents of the stomach.
3) feelings of disgust or resentment (esp in the phrase one's gorge rises).
4) an obstructing mass.
5) fortifications.
a) a narrow rear entrance to a work.
b) the narrow part of a bastion or outwork.
6) archaic the throat or gullet.
;vb. also engorge.
7) (intr) falconry (of hawks) to eat until the crop is completely full.
8) to swallow (food) ravenously.
9) (tr) to stuff (oneself) with food.
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antler
n.one of a pair of bony outgrowths on the heads of male deer and some related species of either sex. The antlers are shed each year and those of some species grow more branches as the animal ages
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magnesium
n.a light silvery-white metallic element of the alkaline earth series that burns with an intense white flame, occurring principally in magnesite, dolomite, and carnallite: used in light structural alloys, flashbulbs, flares, and fireworks. Symbol: Mg; atomic no.: 12; atomic wt.: 24.3050; valency: 2; relative density: 1.738; melting pt.: 650°C; boiling pt.: 1090°C
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duet
n.1) Also called (esp for instrumental compositions): duo.
2) an action or activity performed by a pair of closely connected individuals.
;vb. duets, duetting, duetted.
3) (intr) to perform a duet.
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accrue
vb. -crues, -cruing, -crued (intr).
1) to increase by growth or addition, esp (of capital) to increase by periodic addition of interest.
2) (often foll by to) to fall naturally (to); come into the possession (of); result (for).
3) law (of a right or demand) to become capable of being enforced.
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delinquency
n., pl -cies.
1) an offence or misdeed, usually of a minor nature, esp one committed by a young person.
2) failure or negligence in duty or obligation; dereliction.
3) a delinquent nature or delinquent behaviour.
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camouflage
n.1) the exploitation of natural surroundings or artificial aids to conceal or disguise the presence of military units, equipment, etc.
2) (modifier) (of fabric or clothing) having a design of irregular patches of dull colours (such as browns and greens), as used in military camouflage.
3) the means by which animals escape the notice of predators, usually because of a resemblance to their surroundings: includes cryptic and apatetic coloration.
4) a device or expedient designed to conceal or deceive.
;vb.5) (tr) to conceal by camouflage.
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replenish
vb. (tr).
1) to make full or complete again by supplying what has been used up or is lacking.
2) to put fresh fuel on (a fire).
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vascular
adj. biology, anatomy.
of, relating to, or having vessels that conduct and circulate liquids
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potluck
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tulip
n.1) any spring-blooming liliaceous plant of the temperate Eurasian genus Tulipa, having tapering bulbs, long broad pointed leaves, and single showy bell-shaped flowers.
2) the flower or bulb of any of these plants.
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islamist
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panelist
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malignant
adj.1) having or showing desire to harm others.
2) tending to cause great harm; injurious.
3) pathology (of a tumour) uncontrollable or resistant to therapy; rapidly spreading.
;n.4) history (in the English Civil War) a Parliamentarian term for a: royalist.
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enamel
n.1) a coloured glassy substance, translucent or opaque, fused to the surface of articles made of metal, glass, etc., for ornament or protection.
2) an article or articles ornamented with enamel.
3) an enamel-like paint or varnish.
4) any smooth glossy coating resembling enamel.
5) another word for nail polish.
6) the hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of each tooth.
7) (modifier).
a) decorated or covered with enamel.
b) made with enamel.
;vb. -els, -elling, -elled or US -els, -eling, -eled (tr).
8) to inlay, coat, or otherwise decorate with enamel.
9) to ornament with glossy variegated colours, as if with enamel.
10) to portray in enamel.
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stow
vb. (tr).
1) (often foll by away) to pack or store.
2) to fill by packing.
3) nautical to pack or put away (cargo, sails and other gear, etc.).
4) to have enough room for.
5) (usually imperative) Brit slang to cease from.
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impartial
adj.;n.ot prejudiced towards or against any particular side or party; fair; unbiased.
Derived words:
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prickly
adj. -lier, -liest.
1) having or covered with prickles.
2) stinging or tingling.
3) bad-tempered or irritable.
4) full of difficulties; knotty.
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unsalted
adj.;n.ot seasoned, preserved, or treated with salt.
unsalted peanuts
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wand
n.1) a slender supple stick or twig.
2) a thin rod carried as a symbol of authority.
3) a rod used by a magician, water diviner, etc.
4) informal a conductor's baton.
5) archery a marker used to show the distance at which the archer stands from the target.
6) a hand-held electronic device, such as a light pen or bar-code reader, which is pointed at or passed over an item to read the data stored there.
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heyday
n.the time of most power, popularity, vigour, etc.; prime
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trek
n.1) a long and often difficult journey.
2) South African a journey or stage of a journey, esp a migration by ox wagon.
;vb. treks, trekking, trekked.
3) (intr) to make a trek.
4) (tr) South African (of an ox, etc.) to draw (a load).
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coercive
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snarl
vb.1) (intr) (of an animal) to growl viciously, baring the teeth.
2) to speak or express (something) viciously or angrily.
;n.3) a vicious growl, utterance, or facial expression.
4) the act of snarling.
;n.1) a tangled mass of thread, hair, etc.
2) a complicated or confused state or situation.
3) a knot in wood.
;vb.4) (often foll by up) to be, become, or make tangled or complicated.
5) (tr; often foll by up) to confuse mentally.
6) (tr) to flute or emboss (metal) by hammering on a tool held against the under surface.
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dumbbell
n.1) gymnastics, weightlifting an exercising weight consisting of a single bar with a heavy ball or disc at either end.
2) a small wooden object shaped like this used in dog training for the dog to retrieve.
3) slang chiefly US and Canadian a fool.
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arson
n. criminal law.
the act of intentionally or recklessly setting fire to another's property or to one's own property for some improper reason
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handlebar
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rotor
n.1) the rotating member of a machine or device, esp the armature of a motor or generator or the rotating assembly of a turbine.
2) a device having blades radiating from a central hub that is rotated to produce thrust to lift and propel a helicopter.
3) the revolving arm of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine.
4) a violent rolling wave of air occurring in the lee of a mountain or hill, in which the air rotates about a horizontal axis.
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baton
n.1) a thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc., to indicate rhythm or expression.
2).
a) a short stick carried for use as a weapon, as by a policeman; truncheon.
b) (as modifier).
3) athletics a short bar carried by a competitor in a relay race and transferred to the next runner at the end of each stage.
4) a long stick with a knob on one end, carried, twirled, and thrown up and down by a drum major or drum majorette, esp at the head of a parade.
5) a staff or club carried by an official as a symbol of authority.
6) heraldry a single narrow diagonal line superimposed on all other charges, esp one curtailed at each end, signifying a bastard line.
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crayon
n.1) a small stick or pencil of charcoal, wax, clay, or chalk mixed with coloured pigment.
2) a drawing made with crayons.
;vb.3) to draw or colour with crayons.
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boyhood
n.the state or time of being a boy
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gratification
n.1) the act of gratifying or the state of being gratified.
2) something that gratifies.
3) an obsolete word for gratuity.
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antarctic
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crescent
n.1) the biconcave shape of the moon in its first or last quarters.
2) any shape or object resembling this.
3) chiefly Brit.
a) a crescent-shaped street, often lined with houses of the same style.
b) (capital when part of a name).
4) heraldry a crescent moon, used as the cadency mark of a second son.
5) (often capital and preceded by the).
a) the emblem of Islam or Turkey.
b) Islamic or Turkish power.
;adj.6) archaic or poetic increasing or growing.
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darn
vb.1) to mend (a hole or a garment) with a series of crossing or interwoven stitches.
;n.2) a patch of darned work on a garment.
3) the process or act of darning.
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faraway
adj. (far away when postpositive).
1) very distant; remote.
2) dreamy or absent-minded.
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bravery
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prime
adj.1) (prenominal) first in quality or value; first-rate.
2) (prenominal) fundamental; original.
3) (prenominal) first in importance, authority, etc.; chief.
4) mathematics.
a) having no factors except itself or one.
b) (foll by to) having no common factors (with).
5) finance having the best credit rating.
;n.6) the time when a thing is at its best.
7) a period of power, vigour, etc., usually following youth (esp in the phrase the prime of life).
8) the beginning of something, such as the spring.
9) mathematics short for prime number.
10) linguistics a semantically indivisible element; minimal component of the sense of a word.
11) music.
a) unison.
b) the tonic of a scale.
12) chiefly Roman Catholic Church the second of the seven canonical hours of the divine office, originally fixed for the first hour of the day, at sunrise.
13) the first of eight basic positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing.
;vb.14) to prepare (something); make ready.
15) (tr) to apply a primer, such as paint or size, to (a surface).
16) (tr) to fill (a pump) with its working fluid before starting, in order to improve the sealing of the pump elements and to expel air from it before starting.
17) (tr) to increase the quantity of fuel in the float chamber of (a carburettor) in order to facilitate the starting of an engine.
18) (tr) to insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing.
19) (intr) (of a steam engine or boiler) to operate with or produce steam mixed with large amounts of water.
20) (tr) to provide with facts, information, etc., beforehand; brief.
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clinch
vb.1) (tr) to secure (a driven nail) by bending the protruding point over.
2) (tr) to hold together in such a manner.
3) (tr) to settle (something, such as an argument, bargain, etc.) in a definite way.
4) (tr) nautical to fasten by means of a clinch.
5) (intr) to engage in a clinch, as in boxing or wrestling.
;n.6) the act of clinching.
7).
a) a nail with its point bent over.
b) the part of such a nail, etc., that has been bent over.
8) boxing, wrestling an act or an instance in which one or both competitors hold on to the other to avoid punches, regain wind, etc.
9) slang a lovers' embrace.
10) nautical a loop or eye formed in a line by seizing the end to the standing part.
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cervical
adj.of or relating to the neck or cervix
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airway
n.1) an air route, esp one that is fully equipped with emergency landing fields, navigational aids, etc.
2) a passage for ventilation, esp in a mine.
3) a passage down which air travels from the nose or mouth to the lungs.
4) medicine a tubelike device inserted via the throat to keep open the airway of an unconscious patient.
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mountainous
adj.1) of or relating to mountains.
2) like a mountain, esp in size or impressiveness.
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mop
n.1) an implement with a wooden handle and a head made of twists of cotton or a piece of synthetic sponge, used for polishing or washing floors, or washing dishes.
2) something resembling this, such as a tangle of hair.
;vb. mops, mopping, mopped.
3) (tr; often foll by up) to clean or soak up with or as if with a mop.
;vb. mops, mopping, mopped.
1) (intr) to make a grimace or sad expression (esp in the phrase mop and mow).
;n.2) such a face or expression.
;n.(in various parts of England) an annual fair at which formerly servants were hired
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paradoxical
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thyroid
adj.1) of or relating to the thyroid gland.
2) of or relating to the largest cartilage of the larynx.
;n.3) See: thyroid gland.
4) Also: thyroid extract.
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limp
vb. (intr).
1) to walk with an uneven step, esp with a weak or injured leg.
2) to advance in a labouring or faltering manner.
;n.3) an uneven walk or progress.
;adj.1) not firm or stiff.
2) not energetic or vital.
3) (of the binding of a book) not stiffened with boards.
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runner-up
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horseman
n., pl -men.
1) a person who is skilled in riding or horsemanship.
2) a person who rides a horse.
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seduction
n.1) the act of seducing or the state of being seduced.
2) a means of seduction.
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transpire
vb.1) (intr) to come to light; be known.
2) (intr) informal to happen or occur.
3) physiology to give off or exhale (water or vapour) through the skin, a mucous membrane, etc.
4) (of plants) to lose (water in the form of water vapour), esp through the stomata of the leaves.
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exuberant
adj.1) abounding in vigour and high spirits; full of vitality.
2) lavish or effusive; excessively elaborate.
3) growing luxuriantly or in profusion.
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exertion
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dosage
n.1) the administration of a drug or agent in prescribed amounts and at prescribed intervals.
2) the optimum therapeutic dose and optimum interval between doses.
3) another name for dose 3), 4).
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contested
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sadden
vb.to make or become sad
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contraception
n.the intentional prevention of conception by artificial or natural means. Artificial methods in common use include preventing the sperm from reaching the ovum (using condoms, diaphragms, etc.), inhibiting ovulation (using oral contraceptive pills), preventing implantation (using intrauterine devices), killing the sperm (using spermicides), and preventing the sperm from entering the seminal fluid (by vasectomy). Natural methods include the rhythm method and coitus interruptus
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reddish
adj.somewhat red
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sham
n.1) anything that is not what it purports or appears to be.
2) something false, fake, or fictitious that purports to be genuine.
3) a person who pretends to be something other than he is.
;adj.4) counterfeit or false; simulated.
;vb. shams, shamming, shammed.
5) to falsely assume the appearance of (something); counterfeit.
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appalachian
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pedagogy
n.the principles, practice, or profession of teaching
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horsepower
n.1) an fps unit of power, equal to 550 foot-pounds per second (equivalent to 745.7 watts).
2) a US standard unit of power, equal to 746 watts.
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scallop
n.1) any of various marine bivalves of the family Pectinidae, having a fluted fan-shaped shell: includes free-swimming species (genus Pecten) and species attached to a substratum (genus Chlamys).
2) the edible adductor muscle of certain of these molluscs.
3) either of the shell valves of any of these molluscs.
4) a scallop shell or similarly shaped dish, in which fish, esp shellfish, is cooked and served.
5) one of a series of curves along an edge, esp an edge of cloth.
6) the shape of a scallop shell used as the badge of a pilgrim, esp in the Middle Ages.
7) chiefly Austral a potato cake fried in batter.
;vb.8) (tr) to decorate (an edge) with scallops.
9) to bake (food) in a scallop shell or similar dish.
10) (intr) to collect scallops.
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agonizing
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virtuous
adj.1) characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright.
2) (of women) chaste or virginal.
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taco
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blitz
n.1) a violent and sustained attack, esp with intensive aerial bombardment.
2) any sudden intensive attack or concerted effort.
3) American football a defensive charge on the quarterback.
;vb.4) (tr) to attack suddenly and intensively.
;n.the Blitz the systematic night-time bombing of Britain in 1940-41 by the German Luftwaffe
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mania
n.1) a mental disorder characterized by great excitement and occasionally violent behaviour.
2) an obsessional enthusiasm or partiality.
;n. combining form.
indicating extreme desire or pleasure of a specified kind or an abnormal excitement aroused by something
;n.ymphomania.
pyromania
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