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(noun) small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
Accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk
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(noun) the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
mother-of-pearl, nacre
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(noun) a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drug
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(noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
goblin, hob, hobgoblin
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(noun) a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
kiln
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(noun) the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen
loins
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(noun) gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
rumour, hearsay, rumor
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(noun) a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
embankment
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(noun) an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
malaria
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(noun) large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
skate
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(verb) take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
scoop, scoop out, lift out, take up, scoop up
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(verb) utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
scream, cry, holler, yell, shout, call, shout out, hollo, squall
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(verb) ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
request
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(verb) give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"
nip
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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) get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
go away, disappear, vanish
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(adjective) capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"
entrancing, enchanting, fascinating, captivating, enthralling, bewitching
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(adjective) very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
flyspeck, diminutive, bantam, lilliputian, tiny, midget, petite
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