touchy
adj. touchier, touchiest.
1) easily upset or irritated; oversensitive.
2) extremely risky.
3) easily ignited.
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chechen
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heretofore
adv.1) formal until now; before this time.
;adj.2) obsolete previous; former.
;n.3) (preceded by the) archaic the past.
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sojourn
n.1) a temporary stay.
;vb.2) (intr) to stay or reside temporarily.
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sordid
adj.1) dirty, foul, or squalid.
2) degraded; vile; base.
3) selfish and grasping.
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ventilator
n.1) an opening or device, such as a fan, used to ventilate a room, building, etc.
2) medicine a machine that maintains a flow of air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe normally.
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vagaries
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kimono
n., pl -nos.
1) a loose sashed ankle-length garment with wide sleeves, worn in Japan.
2) any garment copied from this.
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patronize
vb.1) to behave or treat in a condescending way.
2) (tr) to act as a patron or patroness by sponsoring or bringing trade to.
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banjo
n., pl -jos or -joes.
1) a stringed musical instrument with a long neck (usually fretted) and a circular drumlike body overlaid with parchment, plucked with the fingers or a plectrum.
2) slang any banjo-shaped object, esp a frying pan.
3) Austral and NZ slang a long-handled shovel with a wide blade.
4) (modifier) banjo-shaped.
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fanatical
adj.surpassing what is normal or accepted in enthusiasm for or belief in something; excessively or unusually dedicated or devoted
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papaya
n.1) a Caribbean evergreen tree, Carica papaya, with a crown of large dissected leaves and large green hanging fruit: family Caricaceae.
2) the fruit of this tree, having a yellow sweet edible pulp and small black seeds.
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derby
n., pl -bies US and Canadian.
a stiff felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow curved brim
;n.1) the Derby an annual horse race run at Epsom Downs, Surrey, since 1780: one of the English flat-racing classics.
2) any of various other horse races.
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;n.1) a city in central England, in Derby unitary authority, Derbyshire: engineering industries (esp aircraft engines and railway rolling stock); university (1991). Pop.: 229 407 (2001).
2) a unitary authority in central England, in Derbyshire. Pop.: 233 200 (2003 est.). Area: 78 sq. km (30 sq. miles).
3) a firm-textured pale-coloured type of cheese.
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monastic
adj. also less commonly monastical.
1) of or relating to monasteries or monks, nuns, etc.
2) resembling this sort of life; reclusive.
;n.3) a person who is committed to this way of life, esp a monk.
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brine
n.1) a strong solution of salt and water, used for salting and pickling meats, etc.
2) the sea or its water.
3) chemistry.
a) a concentrated solution of sodium chloride in water.
b) any solution of a salt in water.
;vb.4) (tr) to soak in or treat with brine.
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meringue
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salvadoran
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ministerial
adj.1) of or relating to a minister of religion or his office.
2) of or relating to a government minister or ministry.
3) (often capital) of or supporting the ministry or government against the opposition.
4) law relating to or possessing delegated executive authority.
5) law (of an office, duty, etc.) requiring the following of instructions, without power to exercise any personal discretion in doing so.
6) acting as an agent or cause; instrumental.
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magnate
n.1) a person of power and rank in any sphere, esp in industry.
2) history a great nobleman.
3) (formerly) a member of the upper chamber in certain European parliaments, as in Hungary.
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fullback
n.1) soccer, hockey one of two defensive players positioned in front of the goalkeeper.
2) rugby a defensive player positioned close to his own line.
3) the position held by any of these players.
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okra
n.1) Also called: ladies' fingers.
2) the pod of this plant, eaten in soups, stews, etc.
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corduroy
n.a) a heavy cotton pile fabric with lengthways ribs.
b) (as modifier).
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convection
n.1) a process of heat transfer through a gas or liquid by bulk motion of hotter material into a cooler region.
2) meteorology the process by which masses of relatively warm air are raised into the atmosphere, often cooling and forming clouds, with compensatory downward movements of cooler air.
3) geology the slow circulation of subcrustal material, thought to be the mechanism by which tectonic plates are moved.
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harbinger
n.1) a person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something; forerunner.
2) obsolete a person sent in advance of a royal party or army to obtain lodgings for them.
;vb.3) (tr) to announce the approach or arrival of.
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itinerant
adj.1) itinerating.
2) working for a short time in various places, esp as a casual labourer.
;n.3) an itinerant worker or other person.
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astrophysicist
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arbitrator
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falsify
vb. (tr) -fies, -fying, -fied.
1) to make (a report, evidence, accounts, etc.) false or inaccurate by alteration, esp in order to deceive.
2) to prove false; disprove.
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stigmatize
vb. (tr).
1) to mark out or describe (as something bad).
2) to mark with a stigma or stigmata.
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antagonistic
adj.1) in active opposition.
2) mutually opposed.
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curbside
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kiln
n.1) a large oven for burning, drying, or processing something, such as porcelain or bricks.
;vb.2) (tr) to fire or process in a kiln.
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manicure
n.1) care of the hands and fingernails, involving shaping the nails, removing cuticles, etc.
2) another word for manicurist.
;vb.3) to care for (the hands and fingernails) in this way.
4) (tr) to trim neatly.
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rabid
adj.1) relating to or having rabies.
2) zealous; fanatical; violent; raging.
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dandelion
n.1) a plant, Taraxacum officinale, native to Europe and Asia and naturalized as a weed in North America, having yellow rayed flowers and deeply notched basal leaves, which are used for salad or wine: family Asteraceae (composites).
2) any of several similar related plants.
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woolly
adj. woollier, woolliest or sometimes US woolier, wooliest.
1) consisting of, resembling, or having the nature of wool.
2) covered or clothed in wool or something resembling it.
3) lacking clarity or substance.
4) botany covered with long soft whitish hairs.
5) US recalling the rough and lawless period of the early West of America (esp in the phrase wild and woolly).
;n., pl woollies or sometimes US woolies.
6) (often plural) a garment, such as a sweater, made of wool or something similar.
7) Western US and Austral (usually plural).
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roost
n.1) a place, perch, branch, etc., where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep.
2) a temporary place to rest or stay.
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;vb.4) (intr) to rest or sleep on a roost.
5) (intr) to settle down or stay.
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;n.the Roost a powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands
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sauna
n.1) an invigorating bath originating in Finland in which the bather is subjected to hot steam, usually followed by a cold plunge or by being lightly beaten with birch twigs.
2) the place in which such a bath is taken.
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gelatin
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urinary
adj.1) anatomy of or relating to urine or to the organs and structures that secrete and pass urine.
;n., pl -naries.
2) a reservoir for urine.
3) another word for urinal.
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duality
n., pl -ties.
1) the state or quality of being two or in two parts; dichotomy.
2) physics the principle that a wave-particle duality exists in microphysics in which wave theory and corpuscular theory are complementary. The propagation of electromagnetic radiation is analysed using wave theory but its interaction with matter is described in terms of photons. The condition of particles such as electrons, neutrons, and atoms is described in terms of de Broglie waves.
3) geometry the interchangeability of the roles of the point and the plane in statements and theorems in projective geometry.
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interfaith
adj.relating to, between, or involving different religions
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redden
vb.1) to make or become red.
2) (intr) to flush with embarrassment, anger, etc.; blush.
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darwinian
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granulate
vb.1) (tr) to make into grains.
2) to make or become roughened in surface texture.
3) (intr) (of a wound, ulcer, etc.) to form granulation tissue.
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squawk
n.1) a loud raucous cry; screech.
2) informal a loud complaint or protest.
;vb.3) to utter a squawk or with a squawk.
4) (intr) informal to complain loudly.
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brook
n.a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river
;vb. (tr; usually used with a negative).
to bear; tolerate
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skiff
n.any of various small boats propelled by oars, sail, or motor
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geothermal
adj.of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
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abrasive
n.1) a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, grinding, smoothing, or polishing.
;adj.2) causing abrasion; grating; rough.
3) irritating in manner or personality; causing tension or annoyance.
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barometer
n.1) an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, usually to determine altitude or weather changes.
2) anything that shows change or impending change.
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chum
n.1) informal a close friend.
;vb. chums, chumming, chummed.
2) (intr; usually foll by up with) to be or become an intimate friend (of).
3) (tr) Scot to accompany.
;n. angling chiefly US and Canadian.
chopped fish, meal, etc., used as groundbait
;n.a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus keta
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canola
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interlude
n.1) a period of time or different activity between longer periods, processes, or events; episode or interval.
2) theatre a short dramatic piece played separately or as part of a longer entertainment, common in 16th-century England.
3) a brief piece of music, dance, etc., given between the sections of another performance.
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despicable
adj.worthy of being despised; contemptible; mean
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irrigate
vb.1) to supply (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc., esp to promote the growth of food crops.
2) medicine to bathe or wash out a bodily part, cavity, or wound.
3) (tr) to make fertile, fresh, or vital by or as if by watering.
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dietitian
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litmus
n.a soluble powder obtained from certain lichens. It turns red under acid conditions and blue under basic conditions and is used as an indicator
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conifer
n.any gymnosperm tree or shrub of the phylum Coniferophyta, typically bearing cones and evergreen leaves. The group includes the pines, spruces, firs, larches, yews, junipers, cedars, cypresses, and sequoias
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feudal
adj.1) of, resembling, relating to, or characteristic of feudalism or its institutions.
2) of, characteristic of, or relating to a fief.
3) disparaging old-fashioned, reactionary, etc.
;adj.of or relating to a feud or quarrel
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goblet
n.1) a vessel for drinking, usually of glass or metal, with a base and stem but without handles.
2) archaic a large drinking cup shaped like a bowl.
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wimp
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geologic
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fuselage
n.the main body of an aircraft, excluding the wings, tailplane, and fin
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accession
n.1) the act of entering upon or attaining to an office, right, condition, etc.
2) an increase due to an addition.
3) an addition, as to a collection.
4) property law.
a) an addition to land or property by natural increase or improvement.
b) the owner's right to the increased value of such land.
5) international law the formal acceptance of a convention or treaty.
6) agreement; consent.
7) a less common word for access 1).
;vb.8) (tr) to make a record of (additions to a collection).
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vernacular
n.1) the vernacular the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place.
2) a local style of architecture, in which ordinary houses are built.
;adj.3) relating to, using, or in the vernacular.
4) designating or relating to the common name of an animal or plant.
5) built in the local style of ordinary houses, rather than a grand architectural style.
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stratosphere
n.the atmospheric layer lying between the troposphere and the mesosphere, in which temperature generally increases with height
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epistemology
n.the theory of knowledge, esp the critical study of its validity, methods, and scope
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sultan
n.1) the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire.
2) an arbitrary ruler; despot.
3) a small domestic fowl with a white crest and heavily feathered legs and feet: originated in Turkey.
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mutiny
n., pl -nies.
1) open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers.
;vb. -nies, -nying, -nied.
2) (intr) to engage in mutiny.
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gunpoint
n.1) the muzzle of a gun.
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octopus
n., pl -puses.
1) any cephalopod mollusc of the genera Octopus, Eledone, etc., having a soft oval body with eight long suckered tentacles and occurring at the sea bottom: order Octopoda (octopods).
2) a powerful influential organization with far-reaching effects, esp harmful ones.
3) another name for spider 8).
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talon
n.1) a sharply hooked claw, esp of a bird of prey.
2) anything resembling a bird's claw.
3) the part of a lock that the key presses on when it is turned.
4) cards the pile of cards left after the deal.
5) architecture another name for ogee.
6) stock exchange a printed slip attached to some bearer bonds to enable the holder to apply for a new sheet of coupons.
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wispy
adj. wispier, wispiest.
wisplike; delicate, faint, light, etc
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radial
adj.1) (of lines, bars, beams of light, etc.) emanating from a common central point; arranged like the radii of a circle.
2) of, like, or relating to a radius or ray.
3) spreading out or developing uniformly on all sides.
4) of or relating to the arms of a starfish or similar radiating structures.
5) anatomy of or relating to the radius or forearm.
6) astronomy (of velocity) in a direction along the line of sight of a celestial object and measured by means of the red shift (or blue shift) of the spectral lines of the object.
;n.7) a radial part or section.
8) zoology.
a) any of the basal fin rays of most bony fishes.
b) a radial or radiating structure, such as any of the ossicles supporting the oral disc of a sea star.
9) short for radial tyre or radial drilling machine.
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risotto
n., pl -tos.
a dish of rice cooked in stock and served variously with tomatoes, cheese, chicken, etc
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mobster
n.a US slang word for gangster
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oncologist
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mink
n., pl mink or minks.
1) any of several semiaquatic musteline mammals of the genus Mustela, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having slightly webbed feet.
2) the highly valued fur of these animals, esp that of the American mink (M. vison).
3) a garment made of this, esp a woman's coat or stole.
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valiant
adj.1) courageous, intrepid, or stout-hearted; brave.
2) marked by bravery or courage.
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trifle
n.1) a thing of little or no value or significance.
2) a small amount; bit.
3) Brit a cold dessert made with sponge cake spread with jam or fruit, soaked in wine or sherry, covered with a custard sauce and cream, and decorated.
4) a type of pewter of medium hardness.
5) articles made from this pewter.
;vb.6) (intr; usually foll by with) to deal (with) as if worthless; dally.
7) to waste (time) frivolously.
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expound
vb. (when intr, foll by on or about).
to explain or set forth (an argument, theory, etc.) in detail
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adjourn
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tidbit
n.the usual US spelling of titbit
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fondle
vb.1) (tr) to touch or stroke tenderly; caress.
2) (intr) archaic to act in a loving manner.
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rump
n.1) the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs.
2) the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail.
3) a person's buttocks.
4) Also called: rump steak.
5) an inferior remnant.
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glider
n.1) an aircraft capable of gliding and soaring in air currents without the use of an engine.
2) a person or thing that glides.
3) another name for flying phalanger.
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outflow
n.1) anything that flows out, such as liquid, money, ideas, etc.
2) the amount that flows out.
3) the act or process of flowing out.
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silo
n., pl -los.
1) a pit, trench, horizontal container, or tower, often cylindrical in shape, in which silage is made and stored.
2) a strengthened underground position in which missile systems are sited for protection against attack.
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saffron
n.1) an Old World crocus, Crocus sativus, having purple or white flowers with orange stigmas.
2) the dried stigmas of this plant, used to flavour or colour food.
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a) an orange to orange-yellow colour.
b) (as adjective).
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matron
n.1) a married woman regarded as staid or dignified, esp a middle-aged woman with children.
2) a woman in charge of the domestic or medical arrangements in an institution, such as a boarding school.
3) US a wardress in a prison.
4) Official name: nursing officer.
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matte
n.an impure fused material consisting of metal sulphides produced during the smelting of a sulphide ore
;n. films, television.
a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed
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abreast
adj. (postpositive).
1) alongside each other and facing in the same direction.
2) (foll by of or with) up to date (with); fully conversant (with).
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emissary
n., pl -saries.
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a) an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state.
b) (as modifier).
2) an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy.
;adj.3) (of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull.
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mackerel
n., pl -rel or -rels.
1) a spiny-finned food fish, Scomber scombrus, occurring in northern coastal regions of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean: family Scombridae. It has a deeply forked tail and a greenish-blue body marked with wavy dark bands on the back.
2) any of various other fishes of the family Scombridae, such as Scomber colias (Spanish mackerel) and S. japonicus (Pacific mackerel).
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blanch
vb. (mainly tr).
1) (also intr) to remove colour from, or (of colour) to be removed; whiten; fade.
2) (usually intr) to become or cause to become pale, as with sickness or fear.
3) to plunge tomatoes, nuts, etc., into boiling water to loosen the skin.
4) to plunge (meat, green vegetables, etc.) in boiling water or bring to the boil in water in order to whiten, preserve the natural colour, or reduce or remove a bitter or salty taste.
5) to cause (celery, chicory, etc.) to grow free of chlorophyll by the exclusion of sunlight.
6) metallurgy to whiten (a metal), usually by treating it with an acid or by coating it with tin.
7) (tr, usually foll by over) to attempt to conceal something.
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cappuccino
n., pl -nos.
coffee with steamed milk, sometimes served with whipped cream or sprinkled with powdered chocolate
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beefy
adj. beefier, beefiest.
1) like beef.
2) informal muscular; brawny.
3) informal fleshy; obese.
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multiplication
n.1) an arithmetical operation, defined initially in terms of repeated addition, usually written a × b, a.b, or ab, by which the product of two quantities is calculated: to multiply a by positive integral b is to add a to itself b times. Multiplication by fractions can then be defined in the light of the associative and commutative properties; multiplication by 1/n is equivalent to multiplication by 1 followed by division by n: for example 0.3 × 0.7 = 0.3 × 7/10 = (0.3 × 7)/10 = 2.1/10 = 0.21.
2) the act of multiplying or state of being multiplied.
3) the act or process in animals, plants, or people of reproducing or breeding.
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umbilical
adj.1) of, relating to, or resembling the umbilicus or the umbilical cord.
2) in the region of the umbilicus.
;n.3) short for umbilical cord.
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