jukebox
n.a coin-operated machine, usually found in pubs, clubs, etc., that contains records, CDs, or videos, which are played when selected by a customer
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microcosm
n.1) a miniature representation of something, esp a unit, group, or place regarded as a copy of a larger one.
2) man regarded as epitomizing the universe.
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oar
n.1) a long shaft of wood for propelling a boat by rowing, having a broad blade that is dipped into and pulled against the water. Oars were also used for steering certain kinds of ancient sailing boats.
2) short for oarsman.
3).
;vb.4) to row or propel with or as if with oars.
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yup
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inversion
n.1) the act of inverting or state of being inverted.
2) something inverted, esp a reversal of order, mutual functions, etc.
3) Also called: anastrophe.
4) chemistry.
a) the conversion of a dextrorotatory solution of sucrose into a laevorotatory solution of glucose and fructose by hydrolysis.
b) any similar reaction in which the optical properties of the reactants are opposite to those of the products.
5) music.
a) the process or result of transposing the notes of a chord (esp a triad) such that the root, originally in the bass, is placed in an upper part. When the bass note is the third of the triad, the resulting chord is the first inversion; when it is the fifth, the resulting chord is the second inversion.
b) (in counterpoint) the modification of a melody or part in which all ascending intervals are replaced by corresponding descending intervals and vice versa.
c) the modification of an interval in which the higher note becomes the lower or the lower one the higher.
6) pathology abnormal positioning of an organ or part, as in being upside down or turned inside out.
7) psychiatry.
a) the adoption of the role or characteristics of the opposite sex.
b) another word for homosexuality.
8) meteorology an abnormal condition in which the layer of air next to the earth's surface is cooler than an overlying layer.
9) anatomy, phonetics another word for retroflexion 2).
10) computing an operation by which each digit of a binary number is changed to the alternative digit, as 10110 to 01001.
11) genetics a type of chromosomal mutation in which a section of a chromosome, and hence the order of its genes, is reversed.
12) logic the process of deriving the inverse of a categorial proposition.
13) mathematics a transformation that takes a point P to a point P′ such that OP·OP′ = a2, where a is a constant and P and P′ lie on a straight line through a fixed point O and on the same side of it.
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hare
n., pl hares or hare.
1) any solitary leporid mammal of the genus Lepus, such as L. europaeus (European hare). Hares are larger than rabbits, having longer ears and legs, and live in shallow nests (forms).
2).
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;vb.4) (intr; often foll by off, after, etc.) Brit informal to go or run fast or wildly.
;n.a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada
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infield
n.1) cricket the area of the field near the pitch.
2) baseball.
a) the area of the playing field enclosed by the base lines and extending beyond them towards the outfield.
b) the positions of the first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman, and sometimes the pitcher, collectively.
3) agriculture.
a) the part of a farm nearest to the farm buildings.
b) land from which crops are regularly taken.
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flattering
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leach
vb.1) to remove or be removed from a substance by a percolating liquid.
2) to lose or cause to lose soluble substances by the action of a percolating liquid.
3) another word for percolate 1), 2).
;n.4) the act or process of leaching.
5) a substance that is leached or the constituents removed by leaching.
6) a porous vessel for leaching.
;n.a variant spelling of leech II
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snout
n.1) the part of the head of a vertebrate, esp a mammal, consisting of the nose, jaws, and surrounding region, esp when elongated.
2) the corresponding part of the head of such insects as weevils.
3) anything projecting like a snout, such as a nozzle or the lower end of a glacier.
4) slang a person's nose.
5) Also called: snout moth.
6) Brit slang a cigarette or tobacco.
7) slang an informer.
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cryptic
adj.1) hidden; secret; occult.
2) (esp of comments, sayings, etc.) obscure in meaning.
3) (of the coloration of animals) tending to conceal by disguising or camouflaging the shape.
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nutty
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neurotic
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shorthand
n.a) a system of rapid handwriting employing simple strokes and other symbols to represent words or phrases.
b) (as modifier).
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cane
n.1).
a) the long jointed pithy or hollow flexible stem of the bamboo, rattan, or any similar plant.
b) any plant having such a stem.
2).
a) strips of such stems, woven or interlaced to make wickerwork, the seats and backs of chairs, etc.
b) (as modifier).
3) the woody stem of a reed, young grapevine, blackberry, raspberry, or loganberry.
4) any of several grasses with long stiff stems, esp Arundinaria gigantea of the southeastern US.
5) a flexible rod with which to administer a beating as a punishment, as to schoolboys.
6) a slender rod, usually wooden and often ornamental, used for support when walking; walking stick.
7) See: sugar cane.
8) a slender rod or cylinder, as of glass.
;vb. (tr).
9) to whip or beat with or as if with a cane.
10) to make or repair with cane.
11) informal to defeat.
12).
;n. dialect.
a female weasel
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fitful
adj.characterized by or occurring in irregular spells
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sequel
n.1) anything that follows from something else; development.
2) a consequence or result.
3) a novel, play, etc., that continues a previously related story.
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introductory
adj.serving as an introduction; preliminary; prefatory
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excavation
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co-op
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plywood
n.a structural board consisting of an odd number of thin layers of wood glued together under pressure, with the grain of one layer at right angles to the grain of the adjoining layer
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apparel
n.1) something that covers or adorns, esp outer garments or clothing.
2) nautical a vessel's gear and equipment.
;vb. -els, -elling, -elled or US -els, -eling, -eled.
3) archaic (tr) to clothe, adorn, etc.
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trumpet
n.1) a valved brass instrument of brilliant tone consisting of a narrow tube of cylindrical bore ending in a flared bell, normally pitched in B flat. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from F sharp on the fourth line of the bass staff.
2) any instrument consisting of a valveless tube ending in a bell, esp a straight instrument used for fanfares, signals, etc.
3) a person who plays a trumpet in an orchestra.
4) a loud sound such as that of a trumpet, esp when made by an animal.
5) an eight-foot reed stop on an organ.
6) something resembling a trumpet in shape, esp in having a flared bell.
7) short for ear trumpet.
8).
;vb. -pets, -peting, -peted.
9) to proclaim or sound loudly.
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frail
adj.1) physically weak and delicate.
2) fragile.
3) easily corrupted or tempted.
;n.1) a rush basket for figs or raisins.
2) a quantity of raisins or figs equal to between 50 and 75 pounds.
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entree
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ancestral
adj.1) of, inherited from, or derived from ancestors.
;n.2) logic a relation that holds between x and y if there is a chain of instances of a given relation leading from x to y. Thus the ancestral of parent of is ancestor of, since x is the ancestor of y if and only if x is a parent of...a parent of...a parent of y.
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fern
n.1) any tracheophyte plant of the phylum Filicinophyta, having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores formed in structures (sori) on the fronds.
2) any of certain similar but unrelated plants, such as the sweet fern.
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judaism
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freak
n.1) a person, animal, or plant that is abnormal or deformed; monstrosity.
2).
a) an object, event, etc., that is abnormal or extremely unusual.
b) (as modifier).
3) a personal whim or caprice.
4) informal a person who acts or dresses in a markedly unconventional or strange way.
5) informal a person who is obsessed with something specified.
;vb.6) See: freak out.
;n.1) a fleck or streak of colour.
;vb.2) (tr) to streak with colour; variegate.
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tidal
adj.1) relating to, characterized by, or affected by tides.
2) dependent on the state of the tide.
3) (of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs.
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hardwood
n.1) the wood of any of numerous broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees, such as oak, beech, ash, etc., as distinguished from the wood of a conifer.
2) any tree from which this wood is obtained.
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asbestos
n.a) any of the fibrous amphibole and serpentine minerals, esp chrysotile and tremolite, that are incombustible and resistant to chemicals. It was formerly widely used in the form of fabric or board as a heat-resistant structural material.
b) (as modifier).
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citrus
n., pl -ruses.
1) any tree or shrub of the tropical and subtropical rutaceous genus Citrus, which includes the orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, citron, and calamondin.
;adj. also citrous.
2) of, relating to, or belonging to the genus Citrus or to the fruits of plants of this genus.
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raisin
n.a dried grape
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factual
adj.1) of, relating to, or characterized by facts.
2) of the nature of fact; real; actual.
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peninsula
n.a narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake from the mainland
;n.the Peninsula short for the: Iberian Peninsula
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bladder
n.1) anatomy a distensible membranous sac, usually containing liquid or gas, esp the urinary bladder.
2) an inflatable part of something.
3) a blister, cyst, vesicle, etc., usually filled with fluid.
4) a hollow vesicular or saclike part or organ in certain plants, such as the bladderwort or bladderwrack.
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hamper
vb.1) (tr) to prevent the progress or free movement of.
;n.2) nautical gear aboard a vessel that, though essential, is often in the way.
;n.1) a large basket, usually with a cover.
2) Brit such a basket and its contents, usually food.
3) US a laundry basket.
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motto
n., pl -toes or -tos.
1) a short saying expressing the guiding maxim or ideal of a family, organization, etc., esp when part of a coat of arms.
2) a short explanatory phrase inscribed on or attached to something.
3) a verse or maxim contained in a paper cracker.
4) a quotation prefacing a book or chapter of a book.
5) a recurring musical phrase.
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ratify
vb. -fies, -fying, -fied (tr).
to give formal approval or consent to
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equilibrium
n., pl -riums or -ria [-rɪə].
1) a stable condition in which forces cancel one another.
2) a state or feeling of mental balance; composure.
3) any unchanging condition or state of a body, system, etc., resulting from the balance or cancelling out of the influences or processes to which it is subjected.
4) physics a state of rest or uniform motion in which there is no resultant force on a body.
5) chemistry the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction take place at equal rates.
6) physics the condition of a system that has its total energy distributed among its component parts in the statistically most probable manner.
7) physiology a state of bodily balance, maintained primarily by special receptors in the inner ear.
8) the economic condition in which there is neither excess demand nor excess supply in a market.
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gravy
n., pl -vies.
1).
a) the juices that exude from meat during cooking.
b) the sauce made by thickening and flavouring such juices.
2) slang money or gain acquired with little effort, esp above that needed for ordinary living.
3) slang wonderful; excellent.
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fragrant
adj.having a pleasant or sweet smell
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lava
n.1) magma emanating from volcanoes and other vents.
2) any extrusive igneous rock formed by the cooling and solidification of molten lava.
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upheaval
n.1) a strong, sudden, or violent disturbance, as in politics, social conditions, etc.
2) geology another word for uplift 7).
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ballpark
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tuberculosis
n.a communicable disease caused by infection with the tubercle bacillus, most frequently affecting the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis)
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pigment
n.1) a substance occurring in plant or animal tissue and producing a characteristic colour, such as chlorophyll in green plants and haemoglobin in red blood.
2) any substance used to impart colour.
3) a powder that is mixed with a liquid to give a paint, ink, etc.
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furnace
n.1) an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to generate steam, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
2) a very hot or stifling place.
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chalk
n.1) a soft fine-grained white sedimentary rock consisting of nearly pure calcium carbonate, containing minute fossil fragments of marine organisms, usually without a cementing material.
2) a piece of chalk or a substance like chalk, often coloured, used for writing and drawing on a blackboard.
3) a line, mark, etc. made with chalk.
4) billiards, snooker a small cube of prepared chalk or similar substance for rubbing the tip of a cue.
5) Brit a score, tally, or record.
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8).
9).
10) (modifier) made of chalk.
;vb.11) to draw or mark (something) with chalk.
12) (tr) to mark, rub, or whiten with or as if with chalk.
13) (intr) (of paint) to become chalky; powder.
14) (tr) to spread chalk on (land) as a fertilizer.
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enclave
n.a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the surrounding territories
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murky
adj. murkier, murkiest or mirkier, mirkiest.
1) gloomy or dark.
2) cloudy or impenetrable as with smoke or fog.
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anthrax
n., pl -thraces [-θrəˌsi:z].
1) a highly infectious and often fatal disease of herbivores, esp cattle and sheep, characterized by fever, enlarged spleen, and swelling of the throat. Carnivores are relatively resistant. It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis and can be transmitted to man.
2) a pustule or other lesion caused by this disease.
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leftist
adj.1) of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles.
;n.2) a person who supports or belongs to the political left.
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undercut
vb. -cuts, -cutting, -cut.
1) to charge less than (a competitor) in order to obtain trade.
2) to cut away the under part of (something).
3) sport to hit (a ball) in such a way as to impart backspin.
;n.4) the act or an instance of cutting underneath.
5) a part that is cut away underneath.
6) a tenderloin of beef, including the fillet.
7) forestry chiefly US and Canadian a notch cut in a tree trunk, to ensure a clean break in felling.
8) sport a stroke that imparts backspin to the ball.
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malaria
n.an infectious disease characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever, caused by the bite of an anopheles mosquito infected with any of four protozoans of the genus Plasmodium (P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. malariae, or P. ovale)
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interdisciplinary
adj.involving two or more academic disciplines
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larva
n., pl -vae [-vi:].
an immature free-living form of many animals that develops into a different adult form by metamorphosis
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cartridge
n.1) a cylindrical, usually metal casing containing an explosive charge and often a bullet, for a rifle or other small arms.
2) a case for an explosive, such as a blasting charge.
3) an electromechanical transducer in the pick-up of a record player, usually either containing a piezoelectric crystal (crystal cartridge) or an electromagnet (magnetic cartridge).
4) a container for magnetic tape that is inserted into a tape deck in audio or video systems. It is about four times the size of a cassette.
5) Also called: cassette, magazine.
6) computing a removable unit in a computer, such as an integrated circuit, containing software.
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allergic
adj.1) of, relating to, having, or caused by an allergy.
2) (postpositive; foll by to) informal having an aversion (to).
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insulin
n.a protein hormone, secreted in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, that controls the concentration of glucose in the blood. Insulin deficiency results in diabetes mellitus
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reaffirm
vb. (tr).
to affirm (a claim, etc.) again; reassert
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flea
n.1) any small wingless parasitic blood-sucking insect of the order Siphonaptera, living on the skin of mammals and birds and noted for its power of leaping.
2) any of various invertebrates that resemble fleas, such as the water flea and flea beetle.
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fatty
adj. -tier, -tiest.
1) containing, consisting of, or derived from fat.
2) having the properties of fat; greasy; oily.
3) (esp of tissues, organs, etc.) characterized by the excessive accumulation of fat.
;n., pl -ties.
4) informal a fat person.
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avoidance
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hymn
n.1) a Christian song of praise sung to God or a saint.
2) a similar song praising other gods, a nation, etc.
;vb.3) to express (praises, thanks, etc.) by singing hymns.
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finn
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camper
n.1) a person who lives or temporarily stays in a tent, cabin, etc.
2) a vehicle equipped for camping out.
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cranberry
n., pl -ries.
1) any of several trailing ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, such as the European V. oxycoccus, that bear sour edible red berries.
2) the berry of this plant, used to make sauce or jelly.
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crib
n.1) a child's bed with slatted wooden sides; cot.
2) a cattle stall or pen.
3) a fodder rack or manger.
4) a bin or granary for storing grain, etc.
5) a small crude cottage or room.
6) US informal a house or residence.
7) NZ a weekend cottage: term is South Island usage only.
8) any small confined space.
9) informal a brothel.
10) a wicker basket.
11) a representation of the manger in which the infant Jesus was laid at birth.
12) informal a theft, esp of another's writing or thoughts.
13) Also called (esp US): pony.
;informal. chiefly Brit a translation of a foreign text or a list of answers used by students, often illicitly, as an aid in lessons, examinations, etc.
14) short for cribbage.
15) cribbage the discard pile.
16) Also called: cribwork.
17) a storage area for floating logs contained by booms.
18) Austral and NZ a packed lunch taken to work.
;vb. cribs, cribbing, cribbed.
19) (tr) to put or enclose in or as if in a crib; furnish with a crib.
20) (tr) informal to steal (another's writings or thoughts).
21) (intr) informal to copy either from a crib or from someone else during a lesson or examination.
22) (tr) to line (a construction hole) with timber beams, logs, or planks.
23) (intr) informal to grumble.
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coma
n., pl -mas.
a state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused, caused by injury to the head, rupture of cerebral blood vessels, narcotics, poisons, etc
;n., pl -mae [-mi:].
1) astronomy the luminous cloud surrounding the frozen solid nucleus in the head of a comet, formed by vaporization of part of the nucleus when the comet is close to the sun.
2) botany.
a) a tuft of hairs attached to the seed coat of some seeds.
b) the terminal crown of leaves of palms and moss stems.
3) optics a type of lens defect characterized by the formation of a diffuse pear-shaped image from a point object.
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liken
vb. (tr).
to see or represent as the same or similar; compare
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prod
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autism
n. psychiatry.
abnormal self-absorption, usually affecting children, characterized by lack of response to people and actions and limited ability to communicate
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cartel
n.1) Also called: trust.
2) politics an alliance of parties or interests to further common aims.
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martian
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lineman
n., pl -men.
1) another name for platelayer.
2) a person who does the chaining, taping, or marking of points for a surveyor.
3) Austral and NZ (formerly) the member of a beach life-saving team who controlled the line used to help drowning swimmers and surfers.
4) American football a member of the row of players who start each down positioned on either side of the line of scrimmage.
5) US and Canadian another word for linesman 2).
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hysterical
adj.1) of or suggesting hysteria.
2) suffering from hysteria.
3) informal wildly funny.
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fraternity
n., pl -ties.
1) a body of people united in interests, aims, etc.
2) brotherhood.
3) US and Canadian a secret society joined by male students, usually functioning as a social club.
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pup
n.1).
a) a young dog, esp when under one year of age; puppy.
b) the young of various other animals, such as the seal.
2).
3) informal chiefly Brit contemptuous a conceited young man (esp in the phrase young pup).
4).
5).
;vb. pups, pupping, pupped.
6) (of dogs, seals, etc.) to give birth to (young).
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brigade
n.1) a formation of fighting units, together with support arms and services, smaller than a division and usually commanded by a brigadier.
2) a group of people organized for a certain task.
;vb. (tr).
3) to organize into a brigade.
4) to put or group together.
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sprawl
vb.1) (intr) to sit or lie in an ungainly manner with one's limbs spread out.
2) to fall down or knock down with the limbs spread out in an ungainly way.
3) to spread out or cause to spread out in a straggling fashion.
;n.4) the act or an instance of sprawling.
5) a sprawling posture or arrangement of items.
6).
a) the urban area formed by the expansion of a town or city into surrounding countryside.
b) the process by which this has happened.
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suffice
vb.1) to be adequate or satisfactory for (something).
2).
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lace
n.1) a delicate decorative fabric made from cotton, silk, etc., woven in an open web of different symmetrical patterns and figures.
2) a cord or string drawn through holes or eyelets or around hooks to fasten a shoe or garment.
3) ornamental braid often used on military uniforms, etc.
4) a dash of spirits added to a beverage.
;vb.5) to fasten (shoes, etc.) with a lace.
6) (tr) to draw (a cord or thread) through holes, eyes, etc., as when tying shoes.
7) (tr) to compress the waist of (someone), as with a corset.
8) (tr) to add a small amount of alcohol or drugs to (food or drink).
9) (tr; usually passive and foll by with) to streak or mark with lines or colours.
10) (tr) to intertwine; interlace.
11) (tr) informal to give a sound beating to.
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limo
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preferably
adv.ideally; by preference; if one had a choice
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terminology
n., pl -gies.
1) the body of specialized words relating to a particular subject.
2) the study of terms.
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asparagus
n.1) any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Asparagus, esp the widely cultivated A. officinalis, having small scaly or needle-like leaves.
2) the succulent young shoots of A. officinalis, which may be cooked and eaten.
3).
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orchid
n.any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, often having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colours, specialized for pollination by certain insects
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cactus
n., pl -tuses or -ti [-taɪ].
1) any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae of the arid regions of America. Cactuses have swollen tough stems, leaves reduced to spines or scales, and often large brightly coloured flowers.
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pluralism
n.1) the holding by a single person of more than one ecclesiastical benefice or office.
2) sociology a theory of society as several autonomous but interdependent groups which either share power or continuously compete for power.
3) the existence in a society of groups having distinctive ethnic origin, cultural forms, religions, etc.
4) a theory that views the power of employers as being balanced by the power of trade unions in industrial relations such that the interests of both sides can be catered for.
5) philosophy.
a) the metaphysical doctrine that reality consists of more than two basic types of substance.
b) the metaphysical doctrine that reality consists of independent entities rather than one unchanging whole.
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hebrew
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warden
n.1) a person who has the charge or care of something, esp a building, or someone.
2) archaic any of various public officials, esp one responsible for the enforcement of certain regulations.
3) chiefly US and Canadian the chief officer in charge of a prison.
4) Brit the principal or president of any of various universities or colleges.
5) See: churchwarden 1).
;n.a variety of pear that has crisp firm flesh and is used for cooking
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pouch
n.1) a small flexible baglike container.
2) a saclike structure in any of various animals, such as the abdominal receptacle marsupium in marsupials or the cheek fold in rodents.
3) anatomy any sac, pocket, or pouchlike cavity or space in an organ or part.
4) another word for mailbag.
5) a Scot word for pocket.
;vb.6) (tr) to place in or as if in a pouch.
7) to arrange or become arranged in a pouchlike form.
8) (tr) (of certain birds and fishes) to swallow.
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gravitational
adj.of, relating to, or involving gravitation
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saudi
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orphanage
n.1) an institution for orphans and abandoned children.
2) the state of being an orphan.
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sterile
adj.1) unable to produce offspring; infertile.
2) free from living, esp pathogenic, microorganisms; aseptic.
3) (of plants or their parts) not producing or bearing seeds, fruit, spores, stamens, or pistils.
4) lacking inspiration or vitality; fruitless.
5) economics US (of gold) not being used to support credit creation or an increased money supply.
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gorilla
n.1) the largest anthropoid ape, Gorilla gorilla, inhabiting the forests of central W Africa. It is stocky and massive, with a short muzzle and coarse dark hair.
2) informal a large, strong, and brutal-looking man.
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