stock
- noun the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
- he owns a controlling share of the company's stock
- noun the merchandise that a shop has on hand
inventory.
- they carried a vast inventory of hardware
- they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory
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valve
- noun a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
- noun device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
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consolidated
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
amalgamate; amalgamated; fused; coalesced.
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school
- verb unite into one
consolidate.
- The companies consolidated
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saver
- noun someone who saves something from danger or violence
recoverer; rescuer.
- noun someone who saves (especially money)
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playing_period
- noun (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
play; period of play.
- rain stopped play in the 4th inning
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territorialize
- verb organize as a territory
territorialise.
- verb place on a territorial basis
territorialise.
- The railways were territorialized
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woods
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
wood; forest.
- noun the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
wood.
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forgather
- verb collect in one place
assemble; meet; gather; foregather.
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
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aviation
- noun the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
air power.
- noun the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
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hate
- noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
hatred.
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
detest.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
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miniconglomerate
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heart_and_soul
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; substance; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
- adverb with complete faith
body and soul.
- she was with him heart and soul
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batholite
- noun large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
plutonic rock; pluton; batholith.
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calculate
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher; compute; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
- verb judge to be probable
figure; reckon; forecast; estimate; count on.
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thickset
- adjective satellite having a short and solid form or stature
compact; stocky; thick; heavyset.
- a wrestler of compact build
- he was tall and heavyset
- stocky legs
- a thickset young man
- adjective satellite planted or growing close together
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batholith
- noun large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
plutonic rock; batholite; pluton.
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list
- noun a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
listing.
- noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
tilt; lean; leaning; inclination.
- the tower had a pronounced tilt
- the ship developed a list to starboard
- he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
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sharia_law
- noun the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed
shariah law; sharia; Islamic law; shariah.
- sharia is only applicable to Muslims
- under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state
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marine_law
- noun the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
maritime law; admiralty law.
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gob
- noun a man who serves as a sailor
Jack-tar; tar; old salt; sea dog; seaman; Jack; seafarer; mariner.
- noun a lump of slimy stuff
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rise
- noun a growth in strength or number or importance
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension; ascent; ascending.
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sensory_receptor
- noun an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
receptor; sense organ.
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pigment
- noun dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- noun any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
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shoot
- noun a new branch
- noun the act of shooting at targets
- they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer
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appropriation
- noun money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
- noun incorporation by joining or uniting
annexation.
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jack
- noun a small worthless amount
diddlyshit; squat; shit; diddly-squat; diddly-shit; diddly; diddley; diddlysquat; doodly-squat.
- noun a man who serves as a sailor
Jack-tar; tar; old salt; sea dog; seaman; gob; seafarer; mariner.
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confederate
- noun someone who assists in a plot
collaborator; partner in crime; henchman.
- noun a supporter of the Confederate States of America
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look_for
- verb try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
search; seek.
- The police are searching for clues
- They are searching for the missing man in the entire county
- verb be excited or anxious about
look to; anticipate.
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look
- noun the feelings expressed on a person's face
facial expression; expression; aspect; face.
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
- noun the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
looking; looking at.
- he went out to have a look
- his look was fixed on her eyes
- he gave it a good looking at
- his camera does his looking for him
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chaebol
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scholar
- noun a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
scholarly person; bookman; student.
- noun someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
assimilator; learner.
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naturalist
- noun an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms
- noun a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
natural scientist.
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unconglomerated
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pinch
- noun a painful or straitened circumstance
- the pinch of the recession
- noun an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
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getable
- adjective satellite capable of being obtained
gettable; obtainable; procurable.
- savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable
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artistic_production
- noun the creation of beautiful or significant things
artistic creation; art.
- art does not need to be innovative to be good
- I was never any good at art
- he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully
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intensification
- noun action that makes something stronger or more extreme
- noun the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
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prepossess
- verb possess beforehand
- verb cause to be preoccupied
- The idea of his failure prepossesses him
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succession
- noun a following of one thing after another in time
chronological succession; chronological sequence; successiveness; sequence.
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- noun a group of people or things arranged or following in order
- a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
- a succession of failures
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enhance
- verb increase
heighten; raise.
- This will enhance your enjoyment
- heighten the tension
- verb make better or more attractive
- This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat
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nondescript
- noun a person is not easily classified and not very interesting
- adjective satellite lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
characterless.
- women dressed in nondescript clothes
- a nondescript novel
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straight
- noun a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
straight person; heterosexual person; heterosexual.
- noun a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
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charter
- noun a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
- noun a contract to hire or lease transportation
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
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give_notice
- verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
give the axe; send away; give the sack; fire; dismiss; terminate; displace; sack; force out; can.
- The boss fired his secretary today
- The company terminated 25% of its workers
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; apprise; notify; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
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heterogenous
- adjective consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
heterogeneous.
- the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous
- adjective originating outside the body
heterogeneous.
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direct
- verb command with authority
- He directed the children to do their homework
- verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
aim; point; place; target.
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
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batch
- noun all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
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second
- noun 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
sec; s.
- noun an indefinitely short time
moment; bit; mo; minute.
- wait just a moment
- in a mo
- it only takes a minute
- in just a bit
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fabulous
- adjective satellite extremely pleasing
fab.
- adjective satellite based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
mythic; mythological; mythical; mythologic.
- mythical centaurs
- the fabulous unicorn
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blue
- noun blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
blueness.
- he had eyes of bright blue
- noun blue clothing
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stock_up
- verb amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
buy in; stock.
- let's stock coffee as long as prices are low
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religious
- noun a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
- adjective satellite concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
spiritual.
- religious texts
- a member of a religious order
- lords temporal and spiritual
- spiritual leaders
- spiritual songs
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unskilled
- adjective not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
- unskilled in the art of rhetoric
- an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber
- unskilled labor
- workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities
- unskilled workmanship
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
amateurish; amateur; inexpert.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
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conduct
- noun manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour; doings; behavior.
- noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanour; behaviour; demeanor; deportment; behavior.
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life_science
- noun any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
bioscience.
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numeral
- noun a symbol used to represent a number
number.
- he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
- adjective of or relating to or denoting numbers
numerical; numeric.
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natural_covering
- noun a natural object that covers or envelops
cover; covering.
- under a covering of dust
- the fox was flushed from its cover
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increasing
- adjective becoming greater or larger
- verb become bigger or greater in amount
increase.
- The amount of work increased
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cut_back
- verb return in time
flash back.
- the film cut back to an earlier event in the story
- verb cut down on; make a reduction in
trim; cut; bring down; reduce; cut down; trim down; trim back.
- reduce your daily fat intake
- The employer wants to cut back health benefits
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applier
- noun a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
applicant.
- noun a device for applying a substance
applicator.
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jampack
- verb crowd or pack to capacity
wad; ram; jam; chock up; cram.
- the theater was jampacked
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herd
- noun a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
- noun a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
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conglomerate
- noun a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
pudding stone.
- noun a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
empire.
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deposition
- noun the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
deposit.
- noun (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office
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sextet
- noun a musical composition written for six performers
sestet; sextette.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixer; sestet; Captain Hicks; hexad; sise; VI; six; half a dozen; 6; sextuplet.
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swell_up
- verb expand abnormally
swell; intumesce; tumefy; tumesce.
- The bellies of the starving children are swelling
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active
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
active agent.
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
active voice.
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
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rotundness
- noun the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
sphericity; sphericalness; globularness; globosity; rotundity.
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contraction
- noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
muscular contraction; muscle contraction.
- noun the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
condensation; compression.
- the contraction of a gas on cooling
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substance
- noun the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- DNA is the substance of our genes
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; heart and soul; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
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venturer
- noun a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
merchant-venturer.
- noun a person who enjoys taking risks
adventurer.
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elaborate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
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give_away
- verb make a gift of
- She gave away her antique furniture
- 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
disclose; reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out.
- 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
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rake-off
- noun a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
vigorish.
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territorialise
- verb organize as a territory
territorialize.
- verb place on a territorial basis
territorialize.
- The railways were territorialized
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military
- noun the military forces of a nation
armed forces; armed services; military machine; war machine.
- their military is the largest in the region
- the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker
- adjective of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
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computer_programing
- noun creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something
programming; computer programming; programing.
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pack
- noun a large indefinite number
plurality; battalion; multitude; large number.
- a battalion of ants
- a multitude of TV antennas
- a plurality of religions
- noun a complete collection of similar things
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giant_clam
- noun a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds
Tridacna gigas.
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changer
- noun a person who changes something
modifier.
- an inveterate changer of the menu
- noun an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention
auto-changer; record changer.
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envious
- adjective satellite showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
jealous; covetous.
- he was never covetous before he met her
- jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
- envious of their art collection
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quantum_leap
- noun a sudden large increase or advance
quantum jump.
- this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer
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secure
- verb get by special effort
procure.
- He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
- verb cause to be firmly attached
fasten; fix.
- fasten the lock onto the door
- she fixed her gaze on the man
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windowpane
- noun a pane of glass in a window
window.
- the ball shattered the window
- noun very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
Scophthalmus aquosus.
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lengthen
- verb make longer
- Lengthen this skirt, please
- verb become long or longer
- In Spring, the days lengthen
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replace
- verb substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
- He replaced the old razor blade
- We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
- the insurance will replace the lost income
- This antique vase can never be replaced
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supercede; supplant; supersede; supervene upon.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
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pyramid
- noun a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- noun (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
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quadruple
- noun a set of four similar things considered as a unit
quartette; quadruplet; quartet.
- noun a quantity that is four times as great as another
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ground_cover
- noun low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
groundcover.
- noun small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
groundcover.
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total
- noun the whole amount
aggregate; sum; totality.
- noun a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
sum; amount.
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unit
- noun any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
unit of measurement.
- the dollar is the United States unit of currency
- a unit of wheat is a bushel
- change per unit volume
- noun an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
- the reduced the number of units and installations
- the word is a basic linguistic unit
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mooch
- noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
cadger; scrounger; moocher.
- verb ask for and get free; be a parasite
sponge; cadge; bum; grub.
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genomics
- noun the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences)
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browse
- noun vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat
- a deer needs to eat twenty pounds of browse every day
- noun reading superficially or at random
browsing.
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orb
- noun the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
eyeball.
- noun an object with a spherical shape
globe; ball.
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sweater
- noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
jumper.
- noun a person who perspires
perspirer.
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eristic
- noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
disputant; controversialist.
- noun the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
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racketeer
- noun someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
- verb carry on illegal business activities involving crime
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call
- noun a telephone connection
telephone call; phone call.
- she reported several anonymous calls
- he placed a phone call to London
- he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call
- noun a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call
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spike
- noun a transient variation in voltage or current
- noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- spikes provide greater traction
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bead
- noun a small ball with a hole through the middle
- noun a shape that is spherical and small
pearl; drop.
- he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
- beads of sweat on his forehead
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rock_climbing
- noun the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)
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calc
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recuperate
- verb regain or make up for
recover; recoup.
- verb regain a former condition after a financial loss
go back; recover.
- We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90
- The company managed to recuperate
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vegetate
- verb lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
- verb establish vegetation on
- They vegetated the hills behind their house
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socialiser
socializer.
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