deviant
adj.1) deviating, as from what is considered acceptable behaviour.
;n.2) a person whose behaviour, esp sexual behaviour, deviates from what is considered to be acceptable.
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avian
adj.of, relating to, or resembling a bird
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ethnography
n.the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies
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swat
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emblazon
vb. (tr).
1) to describe, portray, or colour (arms) according to the conventions of heraldry.
2) to portray heraldic arms on (a shield, one's notepaper, etc.).
3) to make bright or splendid, as with colours, flowers, etc.
4) to glorify, praise, or extol, often so as to attract great publicity.
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inflatable
n.1) any of various large air-filled objects made of strong plastic or rubber, used for children to play on at fairs, carnivals, etc.
;adj.2) capable of being inflated.
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lander
n.a spacecraft designed to land on a planet or other body
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nomad
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gall
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skunk
n., pl skunks or skunk.
1) any of various American musteline mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, esp Mephitis mephitis (striped skunk), typically having a black and white coat and bushy tail: they eject an unpleasant-smelling fluid from the anal gland when attacked.
2) informal a despicable person.
3) slang a strain of cannabis smoked for its exceptionally powerful psychoactive properties.
;vb.4) (tr) US and Canadian slang to defeat overwhelmingly in a game.
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yam
n.1) any of various twining plants of the genus Dioscorea, of tropical and subtropical regions, cultivated for their edible tubers: family Dioscoreaceae.
2) the starchy tuber of any of these plants, which is eaten as a vegetable.
3) Southern US any of certain large varieties of sweet potato.
4) a former Scot name for the (common): potato.
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archipelago
n., pl -gos or -goes.
1) a group of islands.
2) a sea studded with islands.
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labour
n.1) productive work, esp physical toil done for wages.
2).
a) the people, class, or workers involved in this, esp in contrast to management, capital, etc.
b) (as modifier).
3).
a) difficult or arduous work or effort.
b) (in combination).
4) a particular job or task, esp of a difficult nature.
5).
a) the process or effort of childbirth or the time during which this takes place.
b) (as modifier).
6).
;vb.7) (intr) to perform labour; work.
8) (intr; foll by for, etc.) to strive or work hard (for something).
9) (intr; usually foll by under) to be burdened (by) or be at a disadvantage (because of).
10) (intr) to make one's way with difficulty.
11) (tr) to deal with or treat too persistently.
12) (intr) (of a woman) to be in labour.
13) (intr) (of a ship) to pitch and toss.
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feverish
adj.1) suffering from fever, esp a slight fever.
2) in a state of restless excitement.
3) of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever.
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dehydration
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secession
n.1) the act of seceding.
2) (often capital) chiefly US the withdrawal in 1860-61 of 11 Southern states from the Union to form the Confederacy, precipitating the American Civil War.
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soloist
n.a person who performs a solo
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karate
n.a) a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat, employing smashes, chops, kicks, etc., made with the hands, feet, elbows, or legs.
b) (as modifier).
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befall
vb. -falls, -falling, -fell, -fallen archaic or literary.
1) (intr) to take place; come to pass.
2) (tr) to happen to.
3) (intr; usually foll by to) to be due, as by right.
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genealogy
n., pl -gies.
1) the direct descent of an individual or group from an ancestor.
2) the study of the evolutionary development of animals and plants from earlier forms.
3) a chart showing the relationships and descent of an individual, group, genes, etc.
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couture
n.a) high-fashion designing and dressmaking.
b) (as modifier).
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grouse
n., pl grouse or grouses.
1) any gallinaceous bird of the family Tetraonidae, occurring mainly in the N hemisphere, having a stocky body and feathered legs and feet. They are popular game birds.
;adj.2) Austral and NZ slang excellent.
;vb.1) (intr) to grumble; complain.
;n.2) a persistent complaint.
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crucifix
n.a cross or image of a cross with a figure of Christ upon it
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sap
n.1) a solution of mineral salts, sugars, etc., that circulates in a plant.
2) any vital body fluid.
3) energy; vigour.
4) slang a gullible or foolish person.
5) another name for sapwood.
;vb. saps, sapping, sapped (tr).
6) to drain of sap.
;n.1) a deep and narrow trench used to approach or undermine an enemy position, esp in siege warfare.
;vb. saps, sapping, sapped.
2) to undermine (a fortification, etc.) by digging saps.
3) (tr) to weaken.
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rowdy
adj. -dier, -diest.
1) tending to create noisy disturbances; rough, loud, or disorderly.
;n., pl -dies.
2) a person who behaves in a rough disorderly fashion.
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turban
n.1) a man's headdress, worn esp by Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs, made by swathing a length of linen, silk, etc., around the head or around a caplike base.
2) a woman's brimless hat resembling this.
3) any headdress resembling this.
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edifice
n.1) a building, esp a large or imposing one.
2) a complex or elaborate institution or organization.
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maroon
vb. (tr).
1) to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island.
2) to isolate without resources.
;n.3) a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana.
4) US and Canadian informal a person who has been marooned, esp on an island.
;n.1).
a) a dark red to purplish-red colour.
b) (as adjective).
2) an exploding firework, esp one used as a warning signal.
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spherical
adj.1) shaped like a sphere.
2) of or relating to a sphere.
3) geometry formed on the surface of or inside a sphere.
4).
a) of or relating to heavenly bodies.
b) of or relating to the spheres of the Ptolemaic or the Copernican system.
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virginity
n.1) the condition or fact of being a virgin; maidenhood; chastity.
2) the condition of being untouched, unsullied, etc.
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anal
adj.1) of, relating to, or near the anus.
2) psychoanal.
a) relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region and excremental functions.
b) designating personality traits in the adult, such as orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, etc., due to fixation at the anal stage of development.
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sash
n.1) a frame that contains the panes of a window or door.
;vb. (tr).
2) to furnish with a sash, sashes, or sash windows.
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corrugated
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accordion
n.1) a portable box-shaped instrument of the reed organ family, consisting of metallic reeds that are made to vibrate by air from a set of bellows controlled by the player's hands. Notes are produced by means of studlike keys.
2) short for piano accordion.
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epithet
n.a descriptive word or phrase added to or substituted for a person's name
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snuff
vb.1) (tr) to inhale through the nose.
2) (when intr, often foll by at) (esp of an animal) to examine by sniffing.
;n.3) an act or the sound of snuffing.
;n.1) finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nostrils or less commonly for chewing.
2) a small amount of this.
3) any powdered substance, esp one for sniffing up the nostrils.
4).
;vb.5) (intr) to use or inhale snuff.
;vb. (tr).
1) (often foll by out) to extinguish (a light from a naked flame, esp a candle).
2) to cut off the charred part of (the wick of a candle, etc.).
3) (usually foll by out) informal to suppress; put an end to.
4).
;n.5) the burned portion of the wick of a candle.
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scourge
n.1) a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction.
2) a means of inflicting punishment or suffering.
3) a whip used for inflicting punishment or torture.
;vb. (tr).
4) to whip; flog.
5) to punish severely.
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throes
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minnow
n., pl -nows or -now.
1) a small slender European freshwater cyprinid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus.
2) any other small cyprinid.
3) angling a spinning lure imitating a minnow.
4) a small or insignificant person.
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outfitter
n. chiefly Brit.
1) a shop that sells men's clothes.
2) a person who provides outfits.
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fraternal
adj.1) of or suitable to a brother; brotherly.
2) of or relating to a fraternity.
3) designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same or opposite sex that developed from two separate fertilized ova.
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martyrdom
n.1) the sufferings or death of a martyr.
2) great suffering or torment.
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spate
n.1) a fast flow, rush, or outpouring.
2) chiefly Brit a sudden flood.
3) chiefly Brit a sudden heavy downpour.
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intone
vb.1) to utter, recite, or sing (a chant, prayer, etc.) in a monotonous or incantatory tone.
2) (intr) to speak with a particular or characteristic intonation or tone.
3) to sing (the opening phrase of a psalm, etc.) in plainsong.
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embankment
n.a man-made ridge of earth or stone that carries a road or railway or confines a waterway
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ripen
vb.to make or become ripe
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induct
vb. (tr).
1) to bring in formally or install in an office, place, etc.; invest.
2) (foll by to or into) to initiate in knowledge (of).
3) US to enlist for military service; conscript.
4) physics another word for induce 5), 6).
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at-bat
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bridal
adj.1) of or relating to a bride or a wedding; nuptial.
;n.2) obsolete a wedding or wedding feast.
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pummel
vb. -mels, -melling, -melled or US -mels, -meling, -meled (tr).
to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists
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kenyan
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nordic
adj. skiing.
of or relating to competitions in cross-country racing and ski-jumping
;adj.of, relating to, or belonging to a subdivision of the Caucasoid race typified by the tall blond blue-eyed long-headed inhabitants of N Britain, Scandinavia, N Germany, and the Netherlands
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dabble
vb.1) to dip, move, or splash (the fingers, feet, etc.) in a liquid.
2) (intr; usually foll by in, with, or at) to deal (with) or work (at) frivolously or superficially; play (at).
3) (tr) to daub, mottle, splash, or smear.
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fearsome
adj.1) frightening.
2) timorous; afraid.
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enslave
vb. (tr).
to make a slave of; reduce to slavery; subjugate
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bleach
vb.1) to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc.
;n.2) a bleaching agent.
3) the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching.
4) the act of bleaching.
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pulitzer
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huff
n.1) a passing mood of anger or pique (esp in the phrase in a huff).
;vb.2) to make or become angry or resentful.
3) (intr) to blow or puff heavily.
4) Also: blow.
5) (tr) obsolete to bully.
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molasses
n. (functioning as singular).
1) the thick brown uncrystallized bitter syrup obtained from sugar during refining.
2) US and Canadian a dark viscous syrup obtained during the refining of sugar.
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meaty
adj. meatier, meatiest.
1) of, relating to, or full of meat.
2) heavily built; fleshy or brawny.
3) full of import or interest.
4) Judaism another word for fleishik.
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greenery
n.green foliage or vegetation, esp when used for decoration
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gauze
n.1).
a) a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave.
b) (as modifier).
2) a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material.
3) any thin openwork material, such as wire.
4) a fine mist or haze.
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dizziness
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basque
n.1) a short extension below the waist to the bodice of a woman's jacket, etc.
2) a tight-fitting bodice for women.
;n.1) a member of a people of unknown origin living around the W Pyrenees in France and Spain.
2) the language of this people, of no known relationship with any other language.
;adj.3) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of this people or their language.
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howling
adj. (prenominal) informal.
(intensifier)
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medallion
n.1) a large medal.
2) an oval or circular decorative device resembling a medal, usually bearing a portrait or relief moulding, used in architecture and textile design.
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botanist
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trailhead
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qualm
n.1) a sudden feeling of sickness or nausea.
2) a pang or sudden feeling of doubt, esp concerning moral conduct; scruple.
3) a sudden sensation of misgiving or unease.
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sentry
n., pl -tries.
1) a soldier who guards or prevents unauthorized access to a place, keeps watch for danger, etc.
2) the watch kept by a sentry.
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cosmological
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hairdresser
n.1) a person whose business is cutting, curling, colouring and arranging hair, esp that of women.
2) a hairdresser's establishment.
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ballast
n.1) any dense heavy material, such as lead or iron pigs, used to stabilize a vessel, esp one that is not carrying cargo.
2) crushed rock, broken stone, etc., used for the foundation of a road or railway track.
3) coarse aggregate of sandy gravel, used in making concrete.
4) anything that provides stability or weight.
5) electronics a device for maintaining the current in a circuit.
;vb. (tr).
6) to give stability or weight to.
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impunity
n., pl -ties.
1) exemption or immunity from punishment or recrimination.
2) exemption or immunity from unpleasant consequences.
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cower
vb. (intr).
to crouch or cringe, as in fear
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walleye
n., pl -eyes or -eye.
1) a divergent squint.
2) opacity of the cornea.
3) an eye having a white or light-coloured iris.
4) (in some collies) an eye that is particoloured white and blue.
5) Also called: walleyed pike.
6) any of various other fishes having large staring eyes.
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mercenary
adj.1) influenced by greed or desire for gain.
2) of or relating to a mercenary or mercenaries.
;n., pl -naries.
3) a man hired to fight for a foreign army, etc.
4) rare any person who works solely for pay.
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unduly
adv.1) immoderately; excessively.
2) in contradiction of moral or legal standards.
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emblematic
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corral
n.1) chiefly US and Canadian an enclosure for confining cattle or horses.
2) chiefly US (formerly) a defensive enclosure formed by a ring of covered wagons.
;vb. -rals, -ralling, -ralled (tr) US and Canadian.
3) to drive into and confine in or as in a corral.
4) informal to capture.
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courteous
adj.polite and considerate in manner
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eureka
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synergy
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pentecostal
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jurisprudence
n.1) the science or philosophy of law.
2) a system or body of law.
3) a branch of law.
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collagen
n.a fibrous scleroprotein of connective tissue and bones that is rich in glycine and proline and yields gelatine on boiling
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zionist
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unsatisfactory
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single-handedly
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frenzied
adj.filled with or as if with frenzy; wild; frantic
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capitol
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subtest
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heron
n.any of various wading birds of the genera Butorides, Ardea, etc., having a long neck, slim body, and a plumage that is commonly grey or white: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
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cataract
n.1) a large waterfall or rapids.
2) a deluge; downpour.
3) pathology.
a) partial or total opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye.
b) the opaque area.
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carcinogen
n. pathology.
any substance that produces cancer
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opportunistic
adj.1) of or characterized by opportunism.
2) medicine (of an infection) caused by any microorganism that is harmless to a healthy person but debilitates a person whose immune system has been weakened by disease or drug treatment.
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crystalline
adj.1) having the characteristics or structure of crystals.
2) consisting of or containing crystals.
3) made of or like crystal; transparent; clear.
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eavesdrop
vb. -drops, -dropping, -dropped (intr).
to listen secretly to the private conversation of others
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masonry
n., pl -ries.
1) the craft of a mason.
2) work that is built by a mason; stonework or brickwork.
3) (often capital).
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cylindrical
adj.of, shaped like, or characteristic of a cylinder
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