coelospermous
(Bot.) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.
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croquet
- noun a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
- verb drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball"
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phlegmatical
- adjective satellite showing little emotion
phlegmatic.
- a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man
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congiary
A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people; -- so called because measured to each in a congius. Addison. ✍ In later years, when gifts of money were distributed, the name congius was retained.
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dishevel
- verb disarrange or rumple; dishevel
tousle; tangle.
- The strong wind tousled my hair
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atheize
To render atheistic or godless. R. They endeavored to atheize one another. Berkeley.
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quintillionth
- noun one part in a quintillion equal parts
one-quintillionth.
- adjective satellite the ordinal number of one quintillion in counting order
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domebook
(O. Eng. Law) A book said to have been compiled under the direction of King Alfred. It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims of the common law, the penalties for misdemeanors, and the forms of judicial proceedings. Domebook was probably a general name for book of judgments. Burrill.
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quadrillionth
- noun one part in a quadrillion equal parts
one-quadrillionth.
- adjective satellite the ordinal number of one quadrillion in counting order
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disesteem
- noun the state in which esteem has been lost
- verb have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
disrespect.
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plethrum
(Gr. Antiq.) A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10,000 Greek feet.
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sextary
(Rom. Antiq.) An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint.
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affection
- noun a positive feeling of liking
heart; warmness; philia; warmheartedness; tenderness; affectionateness; fondness.
- he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
- the child won everyone's heart
- the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
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bamboozle
- verb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
lead by the nose; play false; snow; hoodwink; pull the wool over someone's eyes.
- He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
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endamage
To bring loss or damage to; to harm; to injure. R. The trial hath endamaged thee no way. Milton.
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gigaton
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blooped
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forehoof
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shilling
- noun the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
Ugandan shilling.
- noun the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
Tanzanian shilling.
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downy
- adjective satellite like down or as soft as down
flossy; downlike; fluffy.
- adjective satellite covered with fine soft hairs or down
pubescent; puberulent; sericeous.
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unworthy
- adjective lacking in value or merit
- dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy
- unworthy of forgiveness
- adjective satellite not deserving
undeserving.
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ratty
- adjective of or characteristic of rats
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
moth-eaten; tatty; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
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backspace
- noun the typewriter key used for back spacing
backspace key; backspacer.
- verb hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard
- To erase, you must backspace
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petabyte
- noun a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
PB.
- noun a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
pebibyte; PB; PiB.
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justle
To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle. Shak. The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways. Nahum ii. 4.
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inwrap
To cover by wrapping; to involve; to infold; as, to inwrap in a cloak, in smoke, etc.
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skinny
- noun confidential information about a topic or person
- he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner
- adjective satellite being very thin
underweight; boney; scraggy; scrawny; weedy.
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
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slipup
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prepossess
- verb possess beforehand
- verb cause to be preoccupied
- The idea of his failure prepossesses him
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mistype
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quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
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advantage
- noun the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
vantage.
- the experience gave him the advantage over me
- noun (tennis) first point scored after deuce
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picketer
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overdeveloping
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trillionth
- noun one part in a trillion equal parts
one-trillionth.
- adjective satellite the ordinal number of one trillion in counting order
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partygoer
- noun someone who is attending a party
- the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers
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indivisible
- adjective impossible of undergoing division
- an indivisible union of states
- one nation indivisible
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thumbhole
- noun the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb
- noun a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)
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microcrith
(Chem.) The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen atom, taken as the standard in comparing the atomic weights of the elements; thus, an atom of oxygen weighs sixteen microcriths. See Crith. J. P. Cooke.
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aggress
- verb take the initiative and go on the offensive
attack.
- The Serbs attacked the village at night
- The visiting team started to attack
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gyve
A shackle; especially, one to confine the legs; a fetter. Written also give. Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves. Shak.
With gyves upon his wrist. Hood.
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selion
A short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows, of uncertain quantity; also, a ridge of land lying between two furrows. Obs. or Prov. Eng.
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micromillimeter
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
nanometre; nm; millimicron; micromillimetre; nanometer.
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unsolder
- verb remove the soldering from
- adjective not disposed of by purchase
unsold.
- the house has been on the market almost a year and is still unsold
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obole
(Old Pharm.) A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple. Written also obol.
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quipster
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overemphasise
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overstress; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
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zillionth
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finger
- noun any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
- her fingers were long and thin
- noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
finger's breadth; fingerbreadth; digit.
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quantize
- verb approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quantise.
- verb apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
quantise.
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plethron
(Gr. Antiq.) A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10,000 Greek feet.
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untoward
- adjective satellite not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
unbecoming; uncomely; indecorous; unseemly; indecent.
- was buried with indecent haste
- indecorous behavior
- language unbecoming to a lady
- unseemly to use profanity
- moved to curb their untoward ribaldry
- adjective satellite contrary to your interests or welfare
adverse; inauspicious.
- adverse circumstances
- made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
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someways
- adverb in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
someway; somehow; in some manner; in some way.
- they managed somehow
- he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him
- he tried to make is someway acceptable
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arcsecond
- noun a 60th part of a minute of arc
second.
- the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here
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overdevelop
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little
- noun a small amount or duration
- he accepted the little they gave him
- adjective limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
small.
- a little dining room
- a little house
- a small car
- a little (or small) group
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dowle
Feathery or wool-like down; filament of a feather. Shak. No feather, or dowle of a feather. De Quincey.
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drunk
- noun a chronic drinker
inebriate; sot; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- noun someone who is intoxicated
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terabit
- noun a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits
Tbit; Tb.
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cannibalize
- verb eat human flesh
cannibalise.
- verb use parts of something to repair something else
cannibalise.
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nnrti
- noun an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
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skipper
- noun a student who fails to attend classes
- noun an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
captain; master; sea captain.
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cannibalize
- verb eat human flesh
cannibalise.
- verb use parts of something to repair something else
cannibalise.
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parasang
A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles.
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interpenetrate
- verb penetrate mutually or be interlocked
permeate.
- The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; permeate; pervade; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
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bajocco
A small cooper coin formerly current in the Roman States, worth about a cent and a half.
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hair'sbreadth
The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance; sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch. Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not miss. Judg. xx. 16
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outbid
- verb bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled
- verb bid higher than others
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budge
- noun United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
Don Budge; John Donald Budge.
- verb move very slightly
shift; stir; agitate.
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zingy
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begrudge
- verb be envious of; set one's heart on
envy.
- verb wish ill or allow unwillingly
resent.
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