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(noun) an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
dysentery
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(noun) arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
scorpion
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(noun) a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
brook, creek
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(noun) large and often sumptuous tent
pavilion, marquee
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(noun) small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
shallot
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(noun) restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
lead, leash, tether
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(noun) a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
vapor, vapour
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(noun) frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
looseness of the bowels, diarrhea, looseness, diarrhoea
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(noun) a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few"
few
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(noun) the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
harmony, musical harmony
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(noun) decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
crab
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(verb) unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
unhitch
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(verb) acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
apologize, apologise
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(verb) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
divulge, let out, bring out, disclose, let on, discover, expose, reveal, give away, unwrap, break
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(verb) work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"
collaborate, get together, cooperate, join forces
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(verb) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
hale, squeeze, force, coerce, pressure
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(verb) remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
dredge
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(verb) proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"
limp
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(verb) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
force, wedge, squeeze
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(adjective) extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves"
nefarious, villainous
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(adjective) having an oblique or slanted direction
sloping, aslope, sloped, aslant, slanted, slanting, diagonal
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(adjective) of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"
trivial, superficial
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(adjective) lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained; "coarse and licentious men"
licentious
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(adjective) musically pleasing
harmonious
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(adjective) lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"
slack, lax
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