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(noun) a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
W, wolfram, atomic number 74, tungsten
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(noun) an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
vase
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(noun) a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
hoe
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(noun) chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
centipede
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(noun) a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
trowel
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(noun) a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite
atomic number 9, F, fluorine
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(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintuplet, V, five, fivesome, Phoebe, quintet, 5, quint, Little Phoebe, cinque, pentad, fin
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(noun) in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
priest-doctor, shaman
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(noun) a thin fog with condensation near the ground
mist
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(noun) the name by which a geographical place is known
place name, toponym
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(noun) a contestant that you are matched against
opponent, opposite, opposition
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(noun) a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
zilch, zero, nil, nothing, zippo, null, aught, cipher, naught, zip, nix, nada, goose egg, cypher
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(noun) a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated
parrot
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(verb) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
hate, detest
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(verb) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
damp, muffle, tone down, mute, dull, dampen
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(verb) treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
affront, insult, diss
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(verb) wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
gore
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(verb) get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
comprehend, apprehend, get the picture, grasp, dig, savvy, grok, compass
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(verb) praise somewhat dishonestly
flatter, blandish
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(verb) be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"
lack, miss
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(verb) move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
shake, rock, sway
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(verb) move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
flourish, brandish, wave
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(verb) refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
disobey
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(verb) cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system"
harm
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(verb) make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
dirty, grime, colly, begrime, bemire, soil
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(verb) block passage through; "obstruct the path"
block, close up, obturate, occlude, obstruct, jam, impede
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(verb) cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"
whitewash
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(adjective) of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"
eminent, lofty, towering, soaring
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(adjective) (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"
warriorlike, soldierlike, soldierly, martial
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(adjective) delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
beautiful
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(adjective) excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons"; "her startled expression"
startled
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(adjective) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
abstruse, recondite, deep
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(adjective) not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
disobedient
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(adjective) subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
unsteady
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(adverb) by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
regrettably, unluckily, unfortunately, alas
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(adverb) negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends"; "not many"; "not much"; "not at all"
not, non
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