membrane
n.1) any thin pliable sheet of material.
2) a pliable sheetlike usually fibrous tissue that covers, lines, or connects plant and animal organs or cells.
3) biology a double layer of lipid, containing some proteins, that surrounds biological cells and some of their internal structures.
4) physics a two-dimensional entity postulated as a fundamental constituent of matter in superstring theories of particle physics.
5) a skin of parchment forming part of a roll.
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lullaby
n., pl -bies.
1) a quiet song to lull a child to sleep.
2) the music for such a song.
;vb. -bies, -bying, -bied.
3) (tr) to quiet or soothe with or as if with a lullaby.
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iridescent
adj.displaying a spectrum of colours that shimmer and change due to interference and scattering as the observer's position changes
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antiseptic
adj.1) of, relating to, or effecting antisepsis.
2) entirely free from contamination.
3) informal lacking spirit or excitement; clinical.
;n.4) an antiseptic agent or substance.
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gait
n.1) manner of walking or running; bearing.
2) (used esp of horses and dogs) the pattern of footsteps at various speeds, as the walk, trot, canter, etc., each pattern being distinguished by a particular rhythm and footfall.
;vb.3) (tr) to teach (a horse) a particular gait.
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acoustic
or A .coustical.
;adj.1) of or related to sound, the sense of hearing, or acoustics.
2) designed to respond to, absorb, or control sound.
3) (of a musical instrument or recording) without electronic amplification.
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incessant
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nonchalant
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tingling
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peg
n.1) a small cylindrical pin or dowel, sometimes slightly tapered, used to join two parts together.
2) a pin pushed or driven into a surface: used to mark scores, define limits, support coats, etc.
3) music any of several pins passing through the head (peg box) of a stringed instrument, which can be turned so as to tune strings wound around them.
4) Also called: clothes peg.
5) informal a person's leg.
6) Northern English dialect a tooth.
7) Brit a small drink of wine or spirits, esp of brandy or whisky and soda.
8) an opportunity or pretext for doing something.
9) a mountaineering piton.
10) croquet a post that a player's ball must strike to win the game.
11) angling a fishing station allotted to an angler in a competition, marked by a peg in the ground.
12) informal a level of self-esteem, importance, etc. (esp in the phrases bring or take down a peg).
13) informal See: peg leg.
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;vb. pegs, pegging, pegged.
15) (tr) to knock or insert a peg into or pierce with a peg.
16) (tr; sometimes foll by down) to secure with pegs.
17) mountaineering to insert or use pitons.
18) (tr) to mark (a score) with pegs, as in some card games.
19) (tr) informal to aim and throw (missiles) at a target.
20) (intr; foll by away, along, etc.) chiefly Brit to work steadily.
21) (tr) to stabilize (the price of a commodity, an exchange rate, etc.) by legislation or market operations.
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exude
vb.1) to release or be released through pores, incisions, etc., as sweat from the body or sap from trees.
2) (tr) to make apparent by mood or behaviour.
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chirp
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gaunt
adj.1) bony and emaciated in appearance.
2) (of places) bleak or desolate.
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oily
adj. oilier, oiliest.
1) soaked in or smeared with oil or grease.
2) consisting of, containing, or resembling oil.
3) flatteringly servile or obsequious.
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coursing
n.1) hunting with hounds or dogs that follow their quarry by sight.
2) a sport in which hounds are matched against one another in pairs for the hunting of hares by sight.
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symphony
n., pl -nies.
1) an extended large-scale orchestral composition, usually with several movements, at least one of which is in sonata form. The classical form of the symphony was fixed by Haydn and Mozart, but the innovations of subsequent composers have freed it entirely from classical constraints. It continues to be a vehicle for serious, large-scale orchestral music.
2) a piece of instrumental music in up to three very short movements, used as an overture to or interlude in a baroque opera.
3) any purely orchestral movement in a vocal work, such as a cantata or oratorio.
4) short for symphony orchestra.
5) (in musical theory, esp of classical Greece).
a) another word for consonance 3).
b) the interval of unison.
6) anything distinguished by a harmonious composition.
7) archaic harmony in general; concord.
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sheen
n.1) a gleaming or glistening brightness; lustre.
2) poetic splendid clothing.
;adj.3) rare shining and beautiful; radiant.
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bountiful
adj.1) plentiful; ample (esp in the phrase a bountiful supply).
2) giving freely; generous.
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engulf
vb. (tr).
1) to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up.
2) (often passive) to overwhelm.
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aquatic
adj.1) growing, living, or found in water.
2) sport performed in or on water.
;n.3) a marine or freshwater animal or plant.
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douse
vb.1) to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck.
2) (tr) to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean.
3) (tr) to put out (a light, candle, etc.).
;n.4) an immersion.
;vb. (tr).
1) nautical to lower (sail) quickly.
2) archaic to strike or beat.
;n.3) archaic a blow.
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nook
n.1) a corner or narrow recess, as in a room.
2) a secluded or sheltered place; retreat.
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emporium
n., pl -riums, -ria [-rɪə].
a large and often ostentatious retail shop offering for sale a wide variety of merchandise
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vial
n.a less common variant of phial
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arduous
adj.1) requiring great physical or mental effort; difficult to accomplish; strenuous.
2) hard to endure; harsh.
3) hard to overcome or surmount; steep or difficult.
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fragrance
n., pl -grances or -grancies.
1) a pleasant or sweet odour; scent; perfume.
2) the state of being fragrant.
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macabre
adj.1) gruesome; ghastly; grim.
2) resembling or associated with the danse macabre.
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beckon
vb.1) to summon with a gesture of the hand or head.
2) to entice or lure.
;n.3) a summoning gesture.
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vortex
n., pl -texes or -tices [-tɪˌsi:z].
1) a whirling mass or rotary motion in a liquid, gas, flame, etc., such as the spiralling movement of water around a whirlpool.
2) any activity, situation, or way of life regarded as irresistibly engulfing.
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hull
n.1) the main body of a vessel, tank, flying boat, etc.
2) the shell or pod of peas or beans; the outer covering of any fruit or seed; husk.
3) the persistent calyx at the base of a strawberry, raspberry, or similar fruit.
4) the outer casing of a missile, rocket, etc.
;vb.5) to remove the hulls from (fruit or seeds).
6) (tr) to pierce the hull of (a vessel, tank, etc.).
;n.1) a city and port in NE England, in Kingston upon Hull unitary authority, East Riding of Yorkshire: fishing, food processing; two universities. Pop.: 301 416 (2001). Official name: Kingston upon Hull.
2) a city in SE Canada, in SW Quebec on the River Ottawa: a centre of the timber trade and associated industries. Pop.: 66 246 (2001).
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alcove
n.1) a recess or niche in the wall of a room, as for a bed, books, etc.
2) any recessed usually vaulted area, as in a garden wall.
3) any covered or secluded spot, such as a summerhouse.
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ecstasy
n., pl -sies.
1) (often plural) a state of exalted delight, joy, etc.; rapture.
2) intense emotion of any kind.
3) psychology overpowering emotion characterized by loss of self-control and sometimes a temporary loss of consciousness: often associated with orgasm, religious mysticism, and the use of certain drugs.
4) archaic a state of prophetic inspiration, esp of poetic rapture.
5) slang 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine; MDMA: a powerful drug that acts as a stimulant and can produce hallucinations.
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compound
n.1) a substance that contains atoms of two or more chemical elements held together by chemical bonds.
2) any combination of two or more parts, aspects, etc.
3) a word formed from two existing words or combining forms.
;vb. (mainly tr).
4) to mix or combine so as to create a compound or other product.
5) to make by combining parts, elements, aspects, etc.
6) to intensify by an added element.
7) finance to calculate or pay (interest) on both the principal and its accrued interest.
8) (also intr) to come to an agreement in (a quarrel, dispute, etc.).
9) (also intr) to settle (a debt, promise, etc.) for less than what is owed; compromise.
10) law to agree not to prosecute in return for a consideration.
11) electrical engineering to place duplex windings on the field coil of (a motor or generator), one acting as a shunt, the other being in series with the main circuit, thus making the machine self-regulating.
;adj.12) composed of or created by the combination of two or more parts, elements, etc.
13) (of a word) consisting of elements that are also words or productive combining forms.
14) (of a sentence) formed by coordination of two or more sentences.
15) (of a verb or the tense, mood, etc., of a verb) formed by using an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb.
16) music.
a) denoting a time in which the number of beats per bar is a multiple of three.
b) (of an interval) greater than an octave.
17) zoology another word for colonial 6).
18) (of a steam engine, turbine, etc.) having multiple stages in which the steam or working fluid from one stage is used in a subsequent stage.
19) (of a piston engine) having a turbocharger powered by a turbine in the exhaust stream.
;n.1) (esp formerly in South Africa) an enclosure, esp on the mines, containing the living quarters for Black workers.
2) any similar enclosure, such as a camp for prisoners of war.
3) (formerly in India, China, etc.) the enclosure in which a European's house or factory stood.
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trance
n.1) a hypnotic state resembling sleep.
2) any mental state in which a person is unaware or apparently unaware of the environment, characterized by loss of voluntary movement, rigidity, and lack of sensitivity to external stimuli.
3) a dazed or stunned state.
4) a state of ecstasy or mystic absorption so intense as to cause a temporary loss of consciousness at the earthly level.
5) spiritualism a state in which a medium, having temporarily lost consciousness, can supposedly be controlled by an intelligence from without as a means of communication with the dead.
6) a type of electronic dance music with repetitive rhythms, aiming at a hypnotic effect.
;vb.7) (tr) to put into or as into a trance.
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hypnotic
adj.1) of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep.
2) (of a person) susceptible to hypnotism.
;n.3) a drug or agent that induces sleep.
4) a person susceptible to hypnosis.
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lapse
n.1) a drop in standard of an isolated or temporary nature.
2) a break in occurrence, usage, etc.
3) a gradual decline or a drop to a lower degree, condition, or state.
4) a moral fall.
5) law the termination of some right, interest, or privilege, as by neglecting to exercise it or through failure of some contingency.
6) insurance the termination of coverage following a failure to pay the premiums.
;vb. (intr).
7) to drop in standard or fail to maintain a norm.
8) to decline gradually or fall in status, condition, etc.
9) to be discontinued, esp through negligence or other failure.
10) (usually foll by into) to drift or slide (into a condition).
11) (often foll by from) to turn away (from beliefs or norms).
12) law (of a devise or bequest) to become void, as on the beneficiary's predeceasing the testator.
13) (of time) to slip away.
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flimsy
adj. -sier, -siest.
1) not strong or substantial; fragile.
2) light and thin.
3) unconvincing or inadequate; weak.
;n.4) thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc.
5) a copy made on such paper.
6) a slang word for banknote.
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hem
n.1) an edge to a piece of cloth, made by folding the raw edge under and stitching it down.
2) short for hemline.
;vb. hems, hemming, hemmed (tr).
3) to provide with a hem.
4) (usually foll by in, around, or about) to enclose or confine.
;n., interj.
1) a representation of the sound of clearing the throat, used to gain attention, express hesitation, etc.
;vb. hems, hemming, hemmed.
2) (intr) to utter this sound.
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predatory
adj.1) zoology another word for predacious 1).
2) of, involving, or characterized by plundering, robbing, etc.
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mildew
n.1) any of various diseases of plants that affect mainly the leaves and are caused by parasitic fungi.
2) any fungus causing this kind of disease.
3) another name for mould II.
;vb.4) to affect or become affected with mildew.
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slender
adj.1) of small width relative to length or height.
2) (esp of a person's figure) slim and well-formed.
3) small or inadequate in amount, size, etc.
4) (of hopes, etc.) having little foundation; feeble.
5) very small.
6) (of a sound) lacking volume.
7) phonetics (now only in Irish phonology) relating to or denoting a close front vowel, such as i or e.
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pluck
vb.1) (tr) to pull off (feathers, fruit, etc.) from (a fowl, tree, etc.).
2) (when intr, foll by at) to pull or tug.
3) (tr; foll by off, away, etc.) archaic to pull (something) forcibly or violently (from something or someone).
4) (tr) to sound (the strings) of (a musical instrument) with the fingers, a plectrum, etc.
5) (tr).
6) (tr) slang to fleece or swindle.
;n.7) courage, usually in the face of difficulties or hardship.
8) a sudden pull or tug.
9) the heart, liver, and lungs, esp of an animal used for food.
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zenith
n.1) astronomy the point on the celestial sphere vertically above an observer.
2) the highest point; peak; acme.
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lounge
vb.1) (intr; often foll by about or around) to sit, lie, walk, or stand in a relaxed manner.
2) to pass (time) lazily or idly.
;n.3).
a) a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc., used for waiting or relaxing in.
b) (as modifier).
4) chiefly Brit a living room in a private house.
5) Also called: lounge bar, saloon bar.
6) chiefly US and Canadian.
a) an expensive bar, esp in a hotel.
b) short for cocktail lounge.
7) a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back.
8) the act or an instance of lounging.
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plough
n.1) an agricultural implement with sharp blades, attached to a horse, tractor, etc., for cutting or turning over the earth.
2) any of various similar implements, such as a device for clearing snow.
3) a plane with a narrow blade for cutting grooves in wood.
4) (in agriculture) ploughed land.
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;vb.6) to till (the soil) with a plough.
7) to make (furrows or grooves) in (something) with or as if with a plough.
8) (when intr, usually foll by through) to move (through something) in the manner of a plough.
9) (intr; foll by through) to work at slowly or perseveringly.
10) (intr; foll by into or through) (of a vehicle) to run uncontrollably into something in its path.
11) (tr; foll by in, up, under, etc.) to turn over (a growing crop, manure, etc.) into the earth with a plough.
12) (intr) Brit slang to fail an examination.
;n.the Plough the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major
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subservient
adj.1) obsequious in behaviour or attitude.
2) serving as a means to an end.
3) a less common word for subordinate 2).
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brunt
n.the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc. (esp in the phrase bear the brunt of)
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perch
n.1) a pole, branch, or other resting place above ground on which a bird roosts or alights.
2) a similar resting place for a person or thing.
3) another name for rod 7).
4) a solid measure for stone, usually taken as 198 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches.
5) a pole joining the front and rear axles of a carriage.
6) a frame on which cloth is placed for inspection.
7) obsolete or dialect a pole.
;vb.8) (usually foll by on) to alight, rest, or cause to rest on or as if on a perch.
9) (tr) to inspect (cloth) on a perch.
;n., pl perch or perches.
1) any freshwater spiny-finned teleost fish of the family Percidae, esp those of the genus Perca, such as P. fluviatilis of Europe and P. flavescens (yellow perch) of North America: valued as food and game fishes.
2) any of various similar or related fishes.
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parasite
n.1) an animal or plant that lives in or on another (the host) from which it obtains nourishment. The host does not benefit from the association and is often harmed by it.
2) a person who habitually lives at the expense of others; sponger.
3) (formerly) a sycophant.
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drivel
vb. -els, -elling, -elled or US -els, -eling, -eled.
1) to allow (saliva) to flow from the mouth; dribble.
2) (intr) to speak foolishly or childishly.
;n.3) foolish or senseless talk.
4) saliva flowing from the mouth; slaver.
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spout
vb.1) to discharge (a liquid) in a continuous jet or in spurts, esp through a narrow gap or under pressure, or (of a liquid) to gush thus.
2) (of a whale, etc.) to discharge air through the blowhole, so that it forms a spray at the surface of the water.
3) informal to utter (a stream of words) on a subject, often at length.
;n.4) a tube, pipe, chute, etc., allowing the passage or pouring of liquids, grain, etc.
5) a continuous stream or jet of liquid.
6) short for waterspout.
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delusion
n.1) a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etc.
2) psychiatry a belief held in the face of evidence to the contrary, that is resistant to all reason.
3) the act of deluding or state of being deluded.
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swinge
vb. swinges, swingeing or swinging, swinged (tr) archaic.
to beat, flog, or punish
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wrought
vb.1) archaic a past tense and past participle of work.
;adj.2) metallurgy shaped by hammering or beating.
3) (often in combination) formed, fashioned, or worked as specified.
4) decorated or made with delicate care.
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wanton
adj.1) dissolute, licentious, or immoral.
2) without motive, provocation, or justification.
3) maliciously and unnecessarily cruel or destructive.
4) unrestrained.
5) archaic or poetic playful or capricious.
6) archaic (of vegetation, etc.) luxuriant or superabundant.
;n.7) a licentious person, esp a woman.
8) a playful or capricious person.
;vb.9) (intr) to behave in a wanton manner.
10) (tr) to squander or waste.
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diffuse
vb.1) to spread or cause to spread in all directions.
2) to undergo or cause to undergo diffusion.
3) to scatter or cause to scatter; disseminate; disperse.
;adj.4) spread out over a wide area.
5) lacking conciseness.
6) (esp of some creeping stems) spreading loosely over a large area.
7) characterized by or exhibiting diffusion.
8) botany (of plant growth) occurring throughout a tissue.
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laud
vb.1) (tr) to praise or glorify.
;n.2) praise or glorification.
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retrofit
vb. -fits, -fitting, -fitted (tr).
to equip (a vehicle, piece of equipment, etc.) with new parts, safety devices, etc., after manufacture
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diatribe
n.a bitter or violent criticism or attack; denunciation
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smatter
n.1) a smattering.
;vb.2) (intr) rare to prattle.
3) (tr) archaic to dabble in.
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impetus
n., pl -tuses.
1) an impelling movement or force; incentive or impulse; stimulus.
2) physics the force that sets a body in motion or that tends to resist changes in a body's motion.
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listless
adj.disinclined for any effort or exertion; lacking vigour, enthusiasm, or energy
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malleable
adj.1) (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking.
2) able to be influenced; pliable or tractable.
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enthral
vb. -thrals or US -thralls, -thralling, -thralled (tr).
1) to hold spellbound; enchant; captivate.
2) obsolete to hold as thrall; enslave.
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heed
n.1) close and careful attention; notice (often in the phrases give, pay, or take heed).
;vb.2) to pay close attention to (someone or something).
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burly
adj. -lier, -liest.
large and thick of build; sturdy; stout
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penchant
n.a strong inclination or liking; bent or taste
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standoff
n.1) US and Canadian the act or an instance of standing off or apart.
2) a deadlock or stalemate.
3) any situation or disposition of forces that counterbalances or neutralizes.
4) rugby short for stand-off half.
;vb. stand off (adverb).
5) (intr) to navigate a vessel so as to avoid the shore, an obstruction, etc.
6) (tr) to keep or cause to keep at a distance.
7) (intr) to reach a deadlock or stalemate.
8) (tr) to dismiss (workers), esp temporarily.
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civility
n., pl -ties.
1) politeness or courtesy, esp when formal.
2) (often plural) an act of politeness.
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pall
n.1) a cloth covering, usually black, spread over a coffin or tomb.
2) a coffin, esp during the funeral ceremony.
3) a dark heavy covering; shroud.
4) a depressing or oppressive atmosphere.
5) heraldry an ordinary consisting of a Y-shaped bearing.
6) Christianity.
a) a small square linen cloth with which the chalice is covered at the Eucharist.
b) an archaic word for pallium 2).
7) an obsolete word for cloak.
;vb.8) (tr) to cover or depress with a pall.
;vb.1) (intr; often foll by on) to become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to).
2) to cloy or satiate, or become cloyed or satiated.
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gaiety
n., pl -ties.
1) the state or condition of being merry, bright, or lively.
2) festivity; merrymaking.
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filial
adj.1) of, resembling, or suitable to a son or daughter.
2) genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation. Abbrev.: F; F1 indicates the first filial generation, F2 the second, etc.
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hone
n.1) a fine whetstone, esp for sharpening razors.
2) a tool consisting of a number of fine abrasive slips held in a machine head, rotated and reciprocated to impart a smooth finish to cylinder bores, etc.
;vb.3) (tr) to sharpen or polish with or as if with a hone.
;vb. (intr) dialect.
1) (often foll by for or after) to yearn or pine.
2) to moan or grieve.
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shun
vb. shuns, shunning, shunned (tr).
to avoid deliberately; keep away from
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turgid
adj.1) swollen and distended; congested.
2) (of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic.
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eke
vb. (tr) archaic.
to increase, enlarge, or lengthen
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bonanza
n.1) a source, usually sudden and unexpected, of luck or wealth.
2) US and Canadian a mine or vein rich in ore.
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forgo
vb. -goes, -going, -went, -gone (tr).
1) to give up or do without.
2) archaic to leave.
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bucolic
adj. also bucolical.
1) of or characteristic of the countryside or country life; rustic.
2) of or relating to shepherds; pastoral.
;n.3) (sometimes plural) a pastoral poem, often in the form of a dialogue.
4) a rustic; farmer or shepherd.
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skewer
n.1) a long pin for holding meat in position while being cooked, etc.
2) a similar pin having some other function.
3) chess a tactical manoeuvre in which an attacked man is made to move and expose another man to capture.
;vb.4) (tr) to drive a skewer through or fasten with a skewer.
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avarice
n.extreme greed for riches; cupidity
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convolute
vb. (tr).
1) to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape.
;adj.2) botany rolled longitudinally upon itself.
3) another word for convoluted 2).
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congenital
adj.1) denoting or relating to any nonhereditary condition, esp an abnormal condition, existing at birth.
2) informal complete, as if from birth.
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fluke
n.1) Also called: flue.
2) either of the two lobes of the tail of a whale or related animal.
3) Also called: flue.
;n.1) an accidental stroke of luck.
2) any chance happening.
;vb.3) (tr) to gain, make, or hit by a fluke.
;n.1) any parasitic flatworm, such as the blood fluke and liver fluke, of the classes Monogenea and Digenea (formerly united in a single class Trematoda).
2) another name for flounder II 1).
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grievance
n.1) a real or imaginary wrong causing resentment and regarded as grounds for complaint.
2) a feeling of resentment or injustice at having been unfairly treated.
3) obsolete affliction or hardship.
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oblige
vb.1) (tr; often passive) to bind or constrain (someone to do something) by legal, moral, or physical means.
2) (tr; usually passive) to make indebted or grateful (to someone) by doing a favour or service.
3) to do a service or favour to (someone).
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flair
n.1) natural ability; talent; aptitude.
2) instinctive discernment; perceptiveness.
3) stylishness or elegance; dash.
4) hunting rare.
a) the scent left by quarry.
b) the sense of smell of a hound.
;n.a Scot word for floor
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hitherto
adv.1) until this time.
2) archaic to this place or point.
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conversely
adv. (sentence modifier).
in a contrary or opposite way; on the other hand
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bolster
vb. (tr).
1) (often foll by up) to support or reinforce; strengthen.
2) to prop up with a pillow or cushion.
3) to add padding to.
;n.4) a long narrow pillow or cushion.
5) any pad or padded support.
6) architecture a short horizontal length of timber fixed to the top of a post to increase the bearing area and reduce the span of the supported beam.
7) a cold chisel having a broad blade splayed towards the cutting edge, used for cutting stone slabs, etc.
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reverberate
vb.1) (intr) to resound or re-echo.
2) to reflect or be reflected many times.
3) (intr) to rebound or recoil.
4) (intr) (of the flame or heat in a reverberatory furnace) to be deflected onto the metal or ore on the hearth.
5) (tr) to heat, melt, or refine (a metal or ore) in a reverberatory furnace.
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grandeur
n.1) personal greatness, esp when based on dignity, character, or accomplishments.
2) magnificence; splendour.
3) pretentious or bombastic behaviour.
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poignant
adj.1) sharply distressing or painful to the feelings.
2) to the point; cutting or piercing.
3) keen or pertinent in mental appeal.
4) pungent in smell.
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saliva
n.the secretion of salivary glands, consisting of a clear usually slightly acid aqueous fluid of variable composition. It moistens the oral cavity, prepares food for swallowing, and initiates the process of digestion
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staunch
adj.1) loyal, firm, and dependable.
2) solid or substantial in construction.
3) rare (of a ship, etc.) watertight; seaworthy.
;vb., n.
a variant spelling of stanch
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respiratory
adj.of, relating to, or affecting respiration or the organs used in respiration
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droplet
n.a tiny drop
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umami
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