rupturable
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victual
- noun any substance that can be used as food
edible; pabulum; victuals; comestible; eatable.
- verb supply with food
- The population was victualed during the war
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funnily
- adverb in a strange manner
queerly; strangely; oddly.
- a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
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legroom
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trusty
- noun a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
- adjective worthy of trust or belief
trustworthy.
- a trustworthy report
- an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion
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oomph
- noun attractiveness to the opposite sex
desirability; sex appeal; desirableness.
- noun the activeness of an energetic personality
pizzazz; pizzaz; dynamism; zing.
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elbowroom
Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action; free scope. "My soul hath
elbowroom."
Shak. Then came a stretch of grass and a little more elbowroom. W. G. Norris.
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gumption
- noun sound practical judgment
mother wit; horse sense; good sense; sense; common sense.
- Common sense is not so common
- he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
- fortunately she had the good sense to run away
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; grit; guts; sand; moxie.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
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germy
- adjective full of germs or pathological microorganisms
- the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy
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innocuous
- adjective not injurious to physical or mental health
- adjective satellite not causing disapproval
unobjectionable.
- it was an innocuous remark
- confined himself to innocuous generalities
- unobjectionable behavior
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dosh
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ballsy
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headroom
- noun vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
headway; clearance.
- noun the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion
dynamic headroom.
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shrew
- noun a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
termagant.
- noun small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
shrewmouse.
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tractable
- adjective easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
manipulable.
- tractable young minds
- the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
- adjective satellite readily reacting to suggestions and influences
amenable.
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moxie
- noun fortitude and determination
backbone; grit; gumption; guts; sand.
- he didn't have the guts to try it
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semtex
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wordily
- adverb in a verbose manner
long-windedly; windily; verbosely.
- she explained her ideas verbosely
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chitchat
- noun light informal conversation for social occasions
chin wag; chit-chat; chin-wagging; causerie; chin-wag; small talk; gabfest; chin wagging; chit chat; tittle-tattle; gossip; gab.
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
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foresighted
- adjective satellite planning prudently for the future
farseeing; farsighted; long; prospicient; foresightful; longsighted.
- large goals that required farsighted policies
- took a long view of the geopolitical issues
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misfortunate
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; pitiable; piteous; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
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foresightful
- adjective satellite planning prudently for the future
farseeing; farsighted; long; prospicient; longsighted; foresighted.
- large goals that required farsighted policies
- took a long view of the geopolitical issues
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consenting
- adjective satellite having given consent
- verb give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
consent; go for; accept.
- I cannot accept your invitation
- I go for this resolution
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brainpower
- noun mental ability
mental capacity; learning ability; mentality; brain; wit.
- he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
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banal
- adjective satellite repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
well-worn; commonplace; hackneyed; tired; old-hat; timeworn; trite; threadbare; shopworn; stock.
- bromidic sermons
- his remarks were trite and commonplace
- hackneyed phrases
- a stock answer
- repeating threadbare jokes
- parroting some timeworn axiom
- the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
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smart
- noun a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
smartness; smarting.
- verb be the source of pain
ache; hurt.
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unpromising
- adjective satellite unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
- faced an unpromising task
- music for unpromising combinations of instruments
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sunblock
- noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
sun blocker; sunscreen.
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inauspiciously
- adverb in an inauspicious manner
unpropitiously.
- he started his new job inauspiciously on Friday the 13th
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moolah
- noun informal terms for money
wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; pelf; lolly; bread.
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panhandle
- noun a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia
- noun the handle of a pan
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clout
- noun a target used in archery
- noun special advantage or influence
pull.
- the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull
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clearheaded
- adjective not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
clear-thinking.
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leeway
- noun (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
- noun a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
tolerance; margin; allowance.
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boneheaded
- adjective satellite (used informally) stupid
duncical; loggerheaded; blockheaded; duncish; fatheaded; thick; wooden-headed; thick-skulled; thickheaded.
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willpower
- noun the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
possession; will power; self-will; self-possession; self-control; self-command.
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shoptalk
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unfreeze
- verb become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw; melt; unthaw; dethaw; dissolve.
- The sun melted the ice
- the ice thawed
- the ice cream melted
- The heat melted the wax
- The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase
- dethaw the meat
- verb make (assets) available
release; unblock; free.
- release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
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fissile
- adjective capable of undergoing nuclear fission
fissionable.
- a fissionable nucleous
- fissionable material
- adjective capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain
- fissile crystals
- fissile wood
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coolheaded
- adjective satellite marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
nerveless; cool.
- play it cool
- keep cool
- stayed coolheaded in the crisis
- the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament
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propense
Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness. Hooker. --
Pro*pense"ly, adv. -- Pro*pense"ness, n.
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amtracs
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sorry
- adjective feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
bad; regretful.
- felt regretful over his vanished youth
- regretful over mistakes she had made
- he felt bad about breaking the vase
- adjective satellite bad; unfortunate
distressing; sad; pitiful; lamentable; deplorable.
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
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lifebelts
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soothfast
Firmly fixed in, or founded upon, the thruth; true; genuine; real; also, truthful; faithful. Archaic --
Sooth"fast`ness, n. Archaic "In very
soothfastness."
Chaucer. Why do not you . . . bear leal and soothfast evidence in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience! Sir W. Scott.
leal = loyal, but not marked as archaic in this work.
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cutaway
- noun a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts
cutaway drawing; cutaway model.
- noun a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees
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spry
- adjective satellite moving quickly and lightly
quick; agile; nimble.
- sleek and agile as a gymnast
- as nimble as a deer
- nimble fingers
- quick of foot
- the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it
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moola
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accrete
- verb grow together (of plants and organs)
- After many years the rose bushes grew together
- verb grow or become attached by accretion
- The story accreted emotion
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fissionable
- adjective capable of undergoing nuclear fission
fissile.
- a fissionable nucleous
- fissionable material
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friendly
- noun troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
- friendlies came to their rescue
- adjective characteristic of or befitting a friend
- friendly advice
- a friendly neighborhood
- the only friendly person here
- a friendly host and hostess
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lactase
- noun any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
Lactaid.
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drolly
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airtime
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temerarious
- adjective satellite presumptuously daring
daredevil.
- a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff
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carbs
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bighearted
- adjective satellite given or giving freely
liberal; giving; big; openhanded; bountiful; freehanded; bounteous; handsome.
- was a big tipper
- the bounteous goodness of God
- bountiful compliments
- a freehanded host
- a handsome allowance
- Saturday's child is loving and giving
- a liberal backer of the arts
- a munificent gift
- her fond and openhanded grandfather
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forehanded
- adjective (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke
forehand.
- adjective satellite having provided for the future
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mother
- noun a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
female parent.
- the mother of three children
- noun a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar
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gutsy
- adjective marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do"
plucky.
- you have to admire her
- the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist
- a gutsy red wine
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airplay
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bizarre
- adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
gonzo; freakish; eccentric; outre; flaky; outlandish; freaky; off-the-wall; flakey.
- restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
- famed for his eccentric spelling
- a freakish combination of styles
- his off-the-wall antics
- the outlandish clothes of teenagers
- outre and affected stage antics
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hairspray
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divertingly
- adverb in an entertaining and amusing manner
amusingly.
- Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days
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oddly
- adverb in a manner differing from the usual or expected
curiously; peculiarly.
- had a curiously husky voice
- he's behaving rather peculiarly
- adverb in a strange manner
queerly; strangely; funnily.
- a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
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plastique
- noun an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy
plastic explosive.
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pat
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
tap; rap.
- noun a light touch or stroke
tap; dab.
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vittles
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unbent
- adjective satellite not bent
- looking for an unbent nail
- trees with straight unbent trunks make the best lumber
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
straighten; unbend.
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superlative
- noun an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
- the critics lavished superlatives on it
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
pinnacle; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; tiptop; meridian.
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
- the artist's gifts are at their acme
- at the height of her career
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- the summit of his ambition
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man
- at the top of his profession
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basketball
- noun a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
hoops; basketball game.
- noun an inflated ball used in playing basketball
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broadminded
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plutonium
- noun a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239
atomic number 94; Pu.
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queerly
- adverb in a strange manner
strangely; funnily; oddly.
- a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
- adverb in a questionably unusual manner
fishily.
- this money had been queerly come by
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yardage
- noun distance measured in the aggregate number of yards
- what is the yardage of this golf course?
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heartache
- noun intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
grief; brokenheartedness; heartbreak.
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booze
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
hard drink; spirits; liquor; John Barleycorn; hard liquor; strong drink.
- verb consume alcohol
fuddle; drink.
- We were up drinking all night
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thermite
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weirdo
- noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
weirdy; weirdie; creep; spook.
- noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous
loony; crazy; looney; nutcase.
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silly
- noun a word used for misbehaving children
- adjective satellite ludicrous, foolish
cockamamie; wacky; goofy; sappy; whacky; zany; cockamamy.
- gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
- wore a goofy hat
- a silly idea
- some wacky plan for selling more books
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longsighted
- adjective satellite capable of seeing to a great distance
eagle-eyed; keen-sighted; farseeing.
- adjective satellite planning prudently for the future
farseeing; farsighted; long; prospicient; foresightful; foresighted.
- large goals that required farsighted policies
- took a long view of the geopolitical issues
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roughage
- noun coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
fiber.
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docile
- adjective willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- the docile masses of an enslaved nation
- adjective satellite ready and willing to be taught
teachable.
- docile pupils eager for instruction
- teachable youngsters
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pluckily
- adverb in a plucky manner
- he was Brentford's defensive star in pluckily holding out the determined Reading raids for long periods
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shovel
- noun a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
- noun the quantity a shovel can hold
spadeful; shovelful.
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sickish
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
queasy; nauseous; nauseated; sick.
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