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(noun) insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America
horned lizard, horny frog, horned toad
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(noun) the summit of a mountain
mountain peak
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(noun) a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
stairs, steps
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(noun) a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"
itch, scabies
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(noun) an utterance made by exhaling audibly
sigh, suspiration
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(noun) the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
wipe, rub
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(noun) one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"
segment
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(noun) marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
oyster
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(noun) the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
bound, limit, boundary
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(noun) garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
napkin, diaper, nappy
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(noun) a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
pimple, zit, hickey
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(noun) a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning"
tally, run
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(noun) pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
table mustard, mustard
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(noun) someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
nag, common scold, scold, scolder, nagger
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(noun) insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
beetle
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(noun) the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
flow, flowing
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(noun) a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
victory, triumph
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(verb) cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
untie, undo, loosen
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(verb) take the mask off; "unmask the imposter"
unmask
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(verb) command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
proscribe, prohibit, disallow, veto, forbid, nix, interdict
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(verb) reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
gain, attain, reach, arrive at, hit, make
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(verb) get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?"
borrow
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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) cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"
graft, ingraft, engraft
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(verb) take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
confiscate, seize, sequester, attach, impound
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(verb) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
urge, exhort, urge on, pep up, cheer, inspire, root on, barrack
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(verb) bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
criminate, incriminate, impeach, accuse
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(verb) use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"
exhaust
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(adjective) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
barbarous, roughshod, vicious, savage, fell, cruel, brutal
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(adjective) conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
large, big, prominent
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(adjective) compacted by ironing
pressed
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(adjective) musically pleasing
harmonious
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(adjective) free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
clean
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(adjective) of or relating to the armed forces; "martial law"
martial
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