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welles
- noun United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
Orson Welles; George Orson Welles.
- verb come up, as of a liquid
swell; well.
- Tears well in her eyes
- the currents well up
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president_lincoln
- noun 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Lincoln; President Abraham Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln.
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jersey_lillie
- noun British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)
Langtry; Emilie Charlotte le Breton; Lillie Langtry.
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narcotic
- noun a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
- adjective of or relating to or designating narcotics
- narcotic addicts
- narcotic stupor
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wayne
- noun United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
Duke Wayne; John Wayne.
- noun American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796)
Anthony Wayne; Mad Anthony Wayne.
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harley_granville-barker
- noun English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
Granville-Barker.
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richardson
- noun United States architect (1838-1886)
Henry Hobson Richardson.
- noun British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)
Sir Ralph David Richardson; Ralph Richardson.
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william_henry_pratt
- noun United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)
Boris Karloff; Karloff.
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chair
- noun a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down
- noun the position of professor
professorship.
- he was awarded an endowed chair in economics
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settlement
- noun a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
colony.
- the American colony in Paris
- noun a community of people smaller than a town
small town; village.
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harry_s_truman
- noun elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
Harry Truman; President Truman; Truman.
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show
- noun the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
- a remarkable show of skill
- noun something intended to communicate a particular impression
display.
- made a display of strength
- a show of impatience
- a good show of looking interested
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swanson
- noun United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)
Gloria May Josephine Svensson; Gloria Swanson.
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president_roosevelt
- noun 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
F. D. Roosevelt; Roosevelt; FDR; President Franklin Roosevelt; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Franklin Roosevelt.
- noun 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration
President Theodore Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt; Roosevelt.
- Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)
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president_tyler
- noun elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
John Tyler; Tyler.
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keaton
- noun United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
Buster Keaton; Joseph Francis Keaton.
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woodrow_wilson
- noun 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
Wilson; President Wilson; Thomas Woodrow Wilson.
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short_story
- noun a prose narrative shorter than a novel
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henry
- noun a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
H.
- noun English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836)
William Henry.
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lucille_ball
- noun United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
Ball.
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herbert_clark_hoover
- noun 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
Herbert Hoover; Hoover; President Hoover.
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thespian
- noun a theatrical performer
player; role player; histrion; actor.
- adjective of or relating to drama
- the movie director had thespian cooperation
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howard
- noun English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
Leslie Howard; Leslie Howard Stainer.
- noun Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)
Catherine Howard.
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charles_robert_redford
- noun United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)
Redford; Robert Redford.
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spencer_tracy
- noun United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
Tracy.
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president_coolidge
- noun elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
Coolidge; Calvin Coolidge.
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president_garfield
- noun 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
James Abraham Garfield; Garfield; James A. Garfield; James Garfield.
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stealer
- noun a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
thief.
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warren_harding
- noun 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
Warren Gamaliel Harding; President Harding; Harding.
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laszlo_lowestein
- noun United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
Peter Lorre; Lorre.
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buster_keaton
- noun United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
Keaton; Joseph Francis Keaton.
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ford
- noun United States film maker (1896-1973)
John Ford.
- noun grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
Henry Ford II.
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elizabeth_taylor
- noun United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
Taylor.
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capital
- noun assets available for use in the production of further assets
working capital.
- noun wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
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new
- adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- a new law
- new cars
- a new comet
- a new friend
- a new year
- the New World
- adjective satellite original and of a kind not seen before
fresh; novel.
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
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rutherford_birchard_hayes
- noun 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893)
Rutherford B. Hayes; President Hayes; Hayes.
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harrisonburg
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lyndon_baines_johnson
- noun 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
Johnson; Lyndon Johnson; President Johnson; LBJ; President Lyndon Johnson.
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gerald_r._ford
- noun 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
Gerald Rudolph Ford; Gerald Ford; President Ford; Ford.
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hopkins
- noun United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
Mark Hopkins.
- noun United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)
Johns Hopkins.
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bergeron
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coward
- noun a person who shows fear or timidity
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Noel Coward; Sir Noel Pierce Coward.
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water
- noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
H2O.
- noun the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
body of water.
- they invaded our territorial waters
- they were sitting by the water's edge
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greta_garbo
- noun United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)
Garbo; Greta Louisa Gustafsson.
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arthur
- noun elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
Chester Alan Arthur; President Arthur; Chester A. Arthur.
- noun a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
King Arthur.
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hoover
- noun United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
William Hoover; William Henry Hoover.
- noun United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
John Edgar Hoover; J. Edgar Hoover.
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walk-on
- noun plays a small part in a dramatic production
- adjective not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines
nonspeaking.
- had a nonspeaking role in the play
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berry
- noun any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
- noun a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
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pantomimer
- noun an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
pantomimist; mummer; mime; mimer.
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principle
- noun a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
rule.
- their principles of composition characterized all their works
- noun a rule or standard especially of good behavior
- a man of principle
- he will not violate his principles
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gibson
- noun United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944)
Charles Dana Gibson; C. D. Gibson.
- noun Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)
Mel Gibson; Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson.
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gene_kelly
- noun United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996)
Kelly; Eugene Curran Kelly.
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dean
- noun an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
- noun United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
James Byron Dean; James Dean.
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ginger_rogers
- noun United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
Virginia McMath; Rogers; Virginia Katherine McMath.
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metro
- noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
underground; tube; subway system; subway.
- in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
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tributary
- noun a branch that flows into the main stream
affluent; confluent; feeder.
- adjective satellite (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
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julius_ullman
- noun United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
Fairbanks; Douglas Fairbanks; Douglas Elton Fairbanks.
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mccartney
- noun English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)
Sir James Paul McCartney; Paul McCartney.
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robert_redford
- noun United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)
Redford; Charles Robert Redford.
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james_garfield
- noun 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
James Abraham Garfield; Garfield; President Garfield; James A. Garfield.
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vigo
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maker
- noun a person who makes things
shaper.
- noun terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
Jehovah; Creator; God Almighty; Almighty; Lord; Divine; Godhead.
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york
- noun the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
House of York.
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president_madison
- noun 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
James Madison; Madison.
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gungahlin
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county
- noun (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
- the county has a population of 12,345 people
- noun (United States) the largest administrative district within a state
- the county plans to build a new road
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davis
- noun English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
Davys; John Davys; John Davis.
- noun United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)
Stuart Davis.
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archaeological
- adjective related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
archeological; archaeologic; archeologic.
- an archaeological dig
- a dramatic archaeological discovery
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president_wilson
- noun 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
Wilson; Thomas Woodrow Wilson; Woodrow Wilson.
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barnstormer
- noun an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
playactor; play-actor; trouper.
- noun a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting
stunt flier; stunt pilot.
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herbert_hoover
- noun 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
Hoover; Herbert Clark Hoover; President Hoover.
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benjamin_harrison
- noun 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901)
President Harrison; Harrison; President Benjamin Harrison.
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hudson
- noun a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
Hudson River.
- noun English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922)
W. H. Hudson; William Henry Hudson.
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jack_kennedy
- noun 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
JFK; Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; President Kennedy.
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chester_a._arthur
- noun elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
Chester Alan Arthur; Arthur; President Arthur.
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indiana
- noun a state in midwestern United States
Hoosier State; IN.
- noun United States pop artist (born 1928)
Robert Indiana.
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kennedy
- noun 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
Jack Kennedy; JFK; President John F. Kennedy; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; President Kennedy.
- noun a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
Kennedy Interrnational; Kennedy International Airport.
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bill_clinton
- noun 42nd President of the United States (1946-)
President Clinton; Clinton; William Jefferson Clinton.
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tax
- noun charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
revenue enhancement; taxation.
- verb levy a tax on
- The State taxes alcohol heavily
- Clothing is not taxed in our state
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cagney
- noun United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
Jimmy Cagney; James Cagney.
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hayes
- noun acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
Helen Hayes.
- noun 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893)
Rutherford B. Hayes; President Hayes; Rutherford Birchard Hayes.
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garbo
- noun United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)
Greta Garbo; Greta Louisa Gustafsson.
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taylor
- noun United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
Deems Taylor; Joseph Deems Taylor.
- noun United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
Elizabeth Taylor.
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northern
- adjective in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
- Northern liberals
- northern industry
- northern cities
- noun a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
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mainland
- noun the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
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james_earl_carter
- noun 39th President of the United States (1924-)
President Carter; Jimmy Carter; Carter; James Earl Carter Jr..
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town
- noun an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
- they drive through town on their way to work
- noun the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
townspeople; townsfolk.
- the whole town cheered the team
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lunt
- noun United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)
Alfred Lunt.
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astaire
- noun United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
Fred Astaire.
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pretend
- noun the enactment of a pretense
make-believe.
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
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bush
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
shrub.
- noun a large wilderness area
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mall
- noun a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
promenade.
- noun mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
center; shopping centre; plaza; shopping mall; shopping center.
- a good plaza should have a movie house
- they spent their weekends at the local malls
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president_ford
- noun 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
Gerald Rudolph Ford; Gerald Ford; Gerald R. Ford; Ford.
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young
- noun any immature animal
offspring.
- noun United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
Loretta Young.
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ulysses_simpson_grant
- noun 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
Ulysses S. Grant; Grant; Ulysses Grant; President Grant; Hiram Ulysses Grant.
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andrew_johnson
- noun 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
President Johnson; President Andrew Johnson; Johnson.
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al_jolson
- noun United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
Asa Yoelson; Jolson.
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coolidge
- noun elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
Calvin Coolidge; President Coolidge.
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matinee
- noun a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)
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grace_patricia_kelly
- noun United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
Kelly; Princess Grace of Monaco; Grace Kelly.
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harold_clayton_lloyd
- noun United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
Harold Lloyd; Lloyd.
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station
- noun a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
- he started looking for a gas station
- the train pulled into the station
- noun proper or designated social situation
place.
- he overstepped his place
- the responsibilities of a man in his station
- married above her station
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de_niro
- noun United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)
Robert De Niro.
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william_mckinley
- noun 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)
McKinley; President McKinley.
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lee_strasberg
- noun United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)
Israel Strassberg; Strasberg.
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boothia
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president_fillmore
- noun elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)
Millard Fillmore; Fillmore.
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prexy
- noun the head administrative officer of a college or university
president.
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hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
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skinner
- noun United States actor (1858-1942)
Otis Skinner.
- noun United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)
Cornelia Otis Skinner.
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adjacent
- adjective satellite nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
side by side; next.
- had adjacent rooms
- in the next room
- the person sitting next to me
- our rooms were side by side
- adjective satellite having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"
neighboring; conterminous; contiguous.
- Rhode Island has two bordering states
- the side of Germany conterminous with France
- Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
- neighboring cities
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plant
- noun buildings for carrying on industrial labor
works; industrial plant.
- they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
- noun (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
flora; plant life.
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james_cagney
- noun United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
Jimmy Cagney; Cagney.
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president_nixon
- noun vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
Richard M. Nixon; Richard Nixon; Richard Milhous Nixon; Nixon.
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martin
- noun French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
St. Martin.
- noun United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)
Steve Martin.
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kelly
- noun United States circus clown (1898-1979)
Weary Willie; Emmett Kelly.
- noun United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
Grace Patricia Kelly; Princess Grace of Monaco; Grace Kelly.
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president
- noun an executive officer of a firm or corporation
- noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
United States President; President of the United States; Chief Executive.
- the President likes to jog every morning
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president_grant
- noun 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
Ulysses Simpson Grant; Ulysses S. Grant; Grant; Ulysses Grant; Hiram Ulysses Grant.
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man
- noun an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
adult male.
- there were two women and six men on the bus
- noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
military man; serviceman; military personnel.
- two men stood sentry duty
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horne
- noun United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
Marilyn Horne.
- noun United States singer and actress (born in 1917)
Lena Calhoun Horne; Lena Horne.
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short
- noun the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- noun accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
short circuit.
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hemminge
- noun English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
Heming; John Hemminge; John Heming.
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register
- noun an official written record of names or events or transactions
registry.
- noun (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
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role_player
- noun a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fraud; shammer; imposter; impostor; pseudo; faker; pseud; fake; pretender; sham.
- noun a theatrical performer
thespian; player; histrion; actor.
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lloyd
- noun United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
Harold Lloyd; Harold Clayton Lloyd.
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representation
- noun a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
mental representation; internal representation.
- noun a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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kurt
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georgiana_barrymore
- noun United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)
Georgiana Emma Barrymore; Barrymore.
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playing
- noun the act of playing a musical instrument
- noun the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation
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monroe
- noun United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
Norma Jean Baker; Marilyn Monroe.
- noun 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831)
President Monroe; James Monroe.
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wilson
- noun author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
Harriet Wilson.
- noun English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
Sir Angus Wilson; Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson.
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princess_grace_of_monaco
- noun United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
Kelly; Grace Patricia Kelly; Grace Kelly.
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canberra
- noun the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
Australian capital; capital of Australia.
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rex_harrison
- noun English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
Reginald Carey Harrison; Harrison; Sir Rex Harrison.
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van_buren
- noun 8th President of the United States (1782-1862)
Martin Van Buren; President Van Buren.
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fraser
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playactor
- noun an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
play-actor; barnstormer; trouper.
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elvis_presley
- noun United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)
Elvis Aron Presley; Presley.
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thorndike
- noun English actress (1882-1976)
Dame Sybil Thorndike.
- noun United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)
Edward Lee Thorndike.
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avenue
- noun a line of approach
- they explored every avenue they could think of
- it promises to open new avenues to understanding
- noun a wide street or thoroughfare
boulevard.
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president_johnson
- noun 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
Johnson; Lyndon Johnson; Lyndon Baines Johnson; LBJ; President Lyndon Johnson.
- noun 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
President Andrew Johnson; Andrew Johnson; Johnson.
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richard_nixon
- noun vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
Richard M. Nixon; President Nixon; Richard Milhous Nixon; Nixon.
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asa_yoelson
- noun United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
Al Jolson; Jolson.
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mummer
- noun an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
pantomimist; pantomimer; mime; mimer.
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drew
- noun United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
John Drew.
- verb cause to move by pulling
pull; draw; force.
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lugosi
- noun United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
Bela Ferenc Blasko; Bela Lugosi.
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sarah_siddons
- noun English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
Sarah Kemble Siddons; Siddons.
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main
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
briny.
- noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
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rogers
- noun United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
Will Rogers; William Penn Adair Rogers.
- noun United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
Virginia McMath; Ginger Rogers; Virginia Katherine McMath.
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scene
- noun the place where some action occurs
- the police returned to the scene of the crime
- noun an incident (real or imaginary)
- their parting was a sad scene
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son
- noun a male human offspring
boy.
- their son became a famous judge
- his boy is taller than he is
- noun the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
Logos; Word.
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james_abraham_garfield
- noun 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
Garfield; President Garfield; James A. Garfield; James Garfield.
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presidential
- adjective relating to a president or presidency
- presidential aides
- presidential veto
- adjective befitting a president
- criticized the candidate for not looking presidential
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dudley_moore
- noun English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
Dudley Stuart John Moore; Moore.
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president_kennedy
- noun 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
Jack Kennedy; JFK; Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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term
- noun a word or expression used for some particular thing
- he learned many medical terms
- noun a limited period of time
- a prison term
- he left school before the end of term
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organ
- noun a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
- noun a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
- The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department
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edward_g._robinson
- noun United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)
Edward Goldenberg Robinson; Robinson.
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konstantin_sergeyevich_stanislavsky
- noun Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
Stanislavsky; Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev; Konstantin Stanislavsky.
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redford
- noun United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936)
Robert Redford; Charles Robert Redford.
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rock
- noun a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
stone.
- noun material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
stone.
- that mountain is solid rock
- stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
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polk
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
President Polk; James Polk; James K. Polk; James Knox Polk.
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ulysses_s._grant
- noun 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
Ulysses Simpson Grant; Grant; Ulysses Grant; President Grant; Hiram Ulysses Grant.
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heavy
- noun an actor who plays villainous roles
- noun a serious (or tragic) role in a play
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georgiana_emma_barrymore
- noun United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)
Georgiana Barrymore; Barrymore.
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bergman
- noun Swedish film actress (1915-1982)
Ingrid Bergman.
- noun Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)
Ingmar Bergman.
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jefferson
- noun 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
President Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson.
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president_arthur
- noun elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
Chester Alan Arthur; Arthur; Chester A. Arthur.
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president_hayes
- noun 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893)
Rutherford B. Hayes; Rutherford Birchard Hayes; Hayes.
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columbia
America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. Dr. T. Dwight.
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f._d._roosevelt
- noun 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
President Roosevelt; Roosevelt; FDR; President Franklin Roosevelt; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Franklin Roosevelt.
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upstager
- noun a selfish actor who upstages the other actors
- adjective of the back half of a stage
upstage.
- she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience
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canada
A small cañon; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less frequently, an open valley. Local, Western U. S.
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virginia_mcmath
- noun United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
Ginger Rogers; Rogers; Virginia Katherine McMath.
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sir_john_gielgud
- noun English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
Gielgud; Arthur John Gielgud.
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understudy
- noun an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
standby.
- verb be an understudy or alternate for a role
alternate.
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richard_burbage
- noun English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
Burbage.
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acting
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
performing; playacting; playing.
- verb perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
move; act.
- think before you act
- We must move quickly
- The governor should act on the new energy bill
- The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
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arkansas
- noun a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Land of Opportunity; AR.
- noun a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
Arkansas River.
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hill
- noun a local and well-defined elevation of the land
- they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia
- noun structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
mound.
- they built small mounds to hide behind
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hume_cronyn
- noun Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
Hume Blake Cronyn; Cronyn.
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medicine
- noun the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
medical specialty.
- noun (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
medicament; medication; medicinal drug.
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mae_west
- noun United States film actress (1892-1980)
West.
- noun an inflatable life jacket
air jacket.
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wisconsin
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
Wisconsin River.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
WI; Badger State.
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bruce_lee
- noun United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
Lee; Lee Yuen Kam.
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president_carter
- noun 39th President of the United States (1924-)
Jimmy Carter; James Earl Carter; Carter; James Earl Carter Jr..
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mime
- noun an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
pantomimist; pantomimer; mummer; mimer.
- noun a performance using gestures and body movements without words
dumb show; pantomime.
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main_road
- noun a major road for any form of motor transport
highway.
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george_h.w._bush
- noun vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
Bush; President Bush; George Herbert Walker Bush; George Bush.
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ohio
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
OH; Buckeye State.
- noun a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
Ohio River.
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franklin_delano_roosevelt
- noun 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
F. D. Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; Roosevelt; FDR; President Franklin Roosevelt; Franklin Roosevelt.
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president_truman
- noun elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
Harry Truman; Truman; Harry S Truman.
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nixon
- noun vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
Richard M. Nixon; Richard Nixon; President Nixon; Richard Milhous Nixon.
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clinton
- noun wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
Hilary Clinton; Hilary Rodham Clinton.
- noun 42nd President of the United States (1946-)
President Clinton; Bill Clinton; William Jefferson Clinton.
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standby
- noun something that can be relied on when needed
- noun an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
understudy.
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play-actor
- noun an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
playactor; barnstormer; trouper.
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british
Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restrict to the original inhabitants.
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turn
- noun a circular segment of a curve
twist; crook; bend.
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
- noun the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
turning.
- he took a turn to the right
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maurice_barrymore
- noun United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
Herbert Blythe; Barrymore.
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jessica_tandy
- noun United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994)
Tandy.
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mckinley
- noun 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)
President McKinley; William McKinley.
- noun a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
Mount McKinley; Mt. McKinley; Denali.
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south
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
due south; S; southward.
- noun the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
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old_hickory
- noun 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
Andrew Jackson; Jackson.
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george_walker_bush
- noun 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
Dubya; President George W. Bush; Dubyuh; Bush; President Bush; George W. Bush; George Bush.
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cooper
- noun United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
Peter Cooper.
- noun United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)
Gary Cooper; Frank Cooper.
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president_john_f._kennedy
- noun 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
Jack Kennedy; JFK; Kennedy; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; President Kennedy.
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garrick
- noun English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
David Garrick.
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number
- noun the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
figure.
- he had a number of chores to do
- the number of parameters is small
- the figure was about a thousand
- noun a concept of quantity involving zero and units
- every number has a unique position in the sequence
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richard_m._nixon
- noun vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
Richard Nixon; President Nixon; Richard Milhous Nixon; Nixon.
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john_drew
- noun United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
Drew.
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black
- noun the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
inkiness; blackness.
- noun total absence of light
lightlessness; pitch blackness; blackness; total darkness.
- they fumbled around in total darkness
- in the black of night
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starr
- noun rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
Ringo Starr; Starkey; Richard Starkey.
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george
A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See Garter.
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story
- noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale; narration; narrative.
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- noun a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- he writes stories for the magazines
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district
- noun a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
territory; territorial dominion; dominion.
- verb regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
zone.
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ustinov
- noun British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
Peter Alexander Ustinov; Sir Peter Ustinov.
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leading
- noun thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
lead.
- noun the activity of leading
leadership.
- his leadership inspired the team
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hoffman
- noun United States sculptor (1887-1966)
Malvina Hoffman.
- noun versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
Dustin Hoffman.
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heming
- noun English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
John Hemminge; Hemminge; John Heming.
- verb fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
hem.
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ingenue
- noun an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl
- noun an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
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chief_executive
- noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
President; United States President; President of the United States.
- the President likes to jog every morning
- noun the office of the United States head of state
President; President of the United States.
- a President is elected every four years
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new_york
- noun the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
New York City; Greater New York.
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
NY; Empire State; New York State.
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rutherford_b._hayes
- noun 19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893)
President Hayes; Rutherford Birchard Hayes; Hayes.
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pickford
- noun United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
Mary Pickford; Gladys Smith.
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lincoln
- noun 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
President Abraham Lincoln; President Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln.
- noun capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
capital of Nebraska.
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sir_noel_pierce_coward
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Coward; Noel Coward.
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roosevelt
- noun 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
F. D. Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; FDR; President Franklin Roosevelt; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Franklin Roosevelt.
- noun wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
Eleanor Roosevelt; Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.
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john_lennon
- noun English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
Lennon.
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william_howard_taft
- noun 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
President Taft; Taft.
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chairwoman
- noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
president; chair; chairperson; chairman.
- address your remarks to the chairperson
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carter
- noun Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
Howard Carter.
- noun 39th President of the United States (1924-)
President Carter; Jimmy Carter; James Earl Carter; James Earl Carter Jr..
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maria_magdalene_von_losch
- noun United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
Dietrich; Marlene Dietrich.
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burton
- noun English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
Sir Richard Burton; Richard Burton; Sir Richard Francis Burton.
- noun Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
Richard Burton.
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dumb
- adjective satellite slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
dim; slow; dense; obtuse; dull.
- so dense he never understands anything I say to him
- never met anyone quite so dim
- although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
- dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
- he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
- worked with the slow students
- adjective satellite temporarily incapable of speaking
speechless.
- struck dumb
- speechless with shock
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mel_gibson
- noun Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)
Gibson; Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson.
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quebec
- noun the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
Quebec City.
- noun the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
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dubya
- noun 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
President George W. Bush; Dubyuh; Bush; President Bush; George Walker Bush; George W. Bush; George Bush.
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terry
- noun English actress (1847-1928)
Dame Ellen Terry; Dame Alice Ellen Terry.
- noun a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
terrycloth; terry cloth.
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fontanne
- noun United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)
Lynn Fontanne.
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cary_grant
- noun United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
Grant.
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holly
- noun any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
- noun United States rock star (1936-1959)
Buddy Holly; Charles Hardin Holley.
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crawford
- noun United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
Thomas Crawford.
- noun United States film actress (1908-1977)
Joan Crawford.
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harold_lloyd
- noun United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
Harold Clayton Lloyd; Lloyd.
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port
- noun a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
- noun sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
port wine.
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walk
- noun the act of traveling by foot
walking.
- walking is a healthy form of exercise
- noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
base on balls; pass.
- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
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internal
- adjective happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
- internal organs
- internal mechanism of a toy
- internal party maneuvering
- adjective satellite occurring within an institution or community
intragroup.
- intragroup squabbling within the corporation
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chairman
- noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
president; chair; chairperson; chairwoman.
- address your remarks to the chairperson
- verb act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
chair.
- She chaired the department for many years
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morrison
- noun United States rock singer (1943-1971)
James Douglas Morrison; Jim Morrison.
- noun United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931)
Toni Morrison; Chloe Anthony Wofford.
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president_william_henry_harrison
- noun 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)
President Harrison; Harrison; William Henry Harrison.
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roleplaying
- noun acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
- verb perform on a stage or theater
play; playact; roleplay; act.
- She acts in this play
- He acted in `Julius Caesar'
- I played in `A Christmas Carol'
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pierce
- noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce; President Pierce.
- verb cut or make a way through
- the knife cut through the flesh
- The path pierced the jungle
- Light pierced through the forest
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printer
- noun someone whose occupation is printing
pressman.
- noun (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
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president_polk
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
James Polk; James K. Polk; Polk; James Knox Polk.
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lillie
- noun British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
Beatrice Lillie; Lady Peel.
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montana
- noun a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
MT; Treasure State.
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mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
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lillie_langtry
- noun British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)
Langtry; Emilie Charlotte le Breton; Jersey Lillie.
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marlene_dietrich
- noun United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
Maria Magdalene von Losch; Dietrich.
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broadcast
- noun message that is transmitted by radio or television
- noun a radio or television show
program; programme.
- did you see his program last night?
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truman
- noun elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
Harry Truman; President Truman; Harry S Truman.
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lewis
- noun United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
Jerry Lee Lewis.
- noun United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
Frederick Carleton Lewis; Carl Lewis.
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garfield
- noun 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
James Abraham Garfield; President Garfield; James A. Garfield; James Garfield.
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israel_strassberg
- noun United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)
Lee Strasberg; Strasberg.
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place
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
spot; topographic point.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
- noun any area set aside for a particular purpose
property.
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
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william_henry_harrison
- noun 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)
President Harrison; President William Henry Harrison; Harrison.
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playacting
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
acting; performing; playing.
- verb perform on a stage or theater
play; playact; roleplay; act.
- She acts in this play
- He acted in `Julius Caesar'
- I played in `A Christmas Carol'
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dramatic_play
- noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
drama; play.
- he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
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elvis_aron_presley
- noun United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)
Elvis Presley; Presley.
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mimer
- noun an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
pantomimist; pantomimer; mummer; mime.
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lennon
- noun English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
John Lennon.
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president_harrison
- noun 23rd President of the United States (1833-1901)
Benjamin Harrison; Harrison; President Benjamin Harrison.
- noun 9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841)
President William Henry Harrison; Harrison; William Henry Harrison.
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main
- noun any very large body of (salt) water
briny.
- noun a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
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principal
- noun the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- noun the educator who has executive authority for a school
head; school principal; head teacher.
- she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
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presidentship
- noun the office and function of president
presidency.
- Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time
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gulf
- noun an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
- noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
disconnection; disconnect.
- he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends
- there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy
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thomas_jefferson
- noun 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
President Jefferson; Jefferson.
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sellers
- noun English comic actor (1925-1980)
Peter Sellers.
- noun someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
trafficker; vender; vendor; marketer; seller.
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inukjuak
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theodore_roosevelt
- noun 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration
President Theodore Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; Roosevelt.
- Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)
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michigan
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes State; Wolverine State; MI.
- noun the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders
Lake Michigan.
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television
- noun broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
telecasting; TV; video.
- she is a star of screen and video
- Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
- noun a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
television system.
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outlet
- noun a place of business for retailing goods
mercantile establishment; sales outlet; retail store.
- noun receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
electrical outlet; electric outlet; wall plug; electric receptacle; wall socket.
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stanislavsky
- noun Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev; Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky; Konstantin Stanislavsky.
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moore
- noun United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
Douglas Moore.
- noun English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
Dudley Stuart John Moore; Dudley Moore.
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barrymore
- noun United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
John Barrymore.
- noun United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
Ethel Barrymore.
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jolson
- noun United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
Asa Yoelson; Al Jolson.
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buchanan
- noun 15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
President Buchanan; James Buchanan.
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washington
- noun the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
Washington D.C.; American capital; capital of the United States.
- noun a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Evergreen State; WA.
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bay
- noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
embayment.
- noun the sound of a hound on the scent
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president_jefferson
- noun 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson.
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allen
- noun United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen; Gracie Allen; Gracie.
- noun United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
Woody Allen; Allen Stewart Konigsberg.
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river
- noun a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
- the river was navigable for 50 miles
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grace_kelly
- noun United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
Kelly; Grace Patricia Kelly; Princess Grace of Monaco.
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jackson
- noun English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
Glenda Jackson.
- noun United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
Michael Joe Jackson; Michael Jackson.
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grant
- noun any monetary aid
- noun the act of providing a subsidy
subsidization; subsidisation.
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george_herbert_walker_bush
- noun vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
Bush; President Bush; George H.W. Bush; George Bush.
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national
- noun a person who owes allegiance to that nation
subject.
- a monarch has a duty to his subjects
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
- national hero
- national anthem
- a national landmark
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david_garrick
- noun English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
Garrick.
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starlet
- noun a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star
- noun a small star
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college
- noun the body of faculty and students of a college
- noun an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
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james_byron_dean
- noun United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
James Dean; Dean.
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burbage
- noun English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
Richard Burbage.
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noel_coward
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Coward; Sir Noel Pierce Coward.
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abraham_lincoln
- noun 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Lincoln; President Abraham Lincoln; President Lincoln.
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movie
- noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
flick; picture; picture show; pic; motion picture; moving-picture show; motion-picture show; film; moving picture.
- they went to a movie every Saturday night
- the film was shot on location
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hepburn
- noun United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
Katharine Houghton Hepburn; Katharine Hepburn.
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routine
- noun an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
modus operandi.
- noun a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
turn; bit; number; act.
- he did his act three times every evening
- she had a catchy little routine
- it was one of the best numbers he ever did
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harlow
- noun United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
Jean Harlow; Harlean Carpenter.
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johnson
- noun English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
Dr. Johnson; Samuel Johnson.
- noun 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
Lyndon Johnson; Lyndon Baines Johnson; President Johnson; LBJ; President Lyndon Johnson.
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streisand
- noun United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
Barbra Streisand; Barbra Joan Streisand.
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screen
- noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
projection screen; silver screen.
- noun a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
blind.
- they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
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tree
- noun a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
- noun a figure that branches from a single root
tree diagram.
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nova_scotia
- noun a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River
- noun the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
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nunavut
- noun an Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago
- Nunavut is the homeland of the Inuit people
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gable
- noun the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
gable end; gable wall.
- noun United States film actor (1901-1960)
William Clark Gable; Clark Gable.
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histrionics
- noun a performance of a play
theatrical; theatrical performance; representation.
- noun a deliberate display of emotion for effect
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region
- noun the extended spatial location of something
part.
- the farming regions of France
- religions in all parts of the world
- regions of outer space
- noun a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
area.
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son
- noun a male human offspring
boy.
- their son became a famous judge
- his boy is taller than he is
- noun the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
Logos; Word.
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jersey
- noun a close-fitting pullover shirt
T-shirt; tee shirt.
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
Garden State; NJ; New Jersey.
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lorre
- noun United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
Peter Lorre; Laszlo Lowestein.
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millard_fillmore
- noun elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)
Fillmore; President Fillmore.
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co
- noun an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
carbon monoxide gas; carbon monoxide.
- noun a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition
atomic number 27; cobalt.
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pasay
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spear
- noun a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
lance; shaft.
- noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
gig; fizgig; fishgig; lance.
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fairbanks
- noun United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr..
- noun United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
Julius Ullman; Douglas Fairbanks; Douglas Elton Fairbanks.
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chevalier
- noun French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
Maurice Chevalier.
- noun a gallant or courtly gentleman
cavalier.
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granville-barker
- noun English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
Harley Granville-Barker.
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president_mckinley
- noun 25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)
McKinley; William McKinley.
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tennessee
- noun a state in east central United States
TN; Volunteer State.
- noun a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
Tennessee River.
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hiram_ulysses_grant
- noun 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
Ulysses Simpson Grant; Ulysses S. Grant; Grant; Ulysses Grant; President Grant.
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dubyuh
- noun 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
Dubya; President George W. Bush; Bush; President Bush; George Walker Bush; George W. Bush; George Bush.
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president_eisenhower
- noun United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
Dwight David Eisenhower; Dwight Eisenhower; Ike; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Eisenhower.
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george_bush
- noun 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
Dubya; President George W. Bush; Dubyuh; Bush; President Bush; George Walker Bush; George W. Bush.
- noun vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
Bush; President Bush; George H.W. Bush; George Herbert Walker Bush.
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konstantin_sergeevich_alekseev
- noun Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
Stanislavsky; Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky; Konstantin Stanislavsky.
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stamp
- noun the distinctive form in which a thing is made
mould; cast; mold.
- pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
- noun a type or class
- more men of his stamp are needed
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waters
- noun United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
Ethel Waters.
- noun the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
amniotic fluid; amnionic fluid.
- before a woman gives birth her waters break
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john_tyler
- noun elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
Tyler; President Tyler.
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kean
- noun English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
Edmund Kean.
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vonnegut
- noun United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922)
Kurt Vonnegut.
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territory
- noun a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
territorial dominion; district; dominion.
- noun an area of knowledge or interest
- his questions covered a lot of territory
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louisiana
- noun a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Pelican State; LA.
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idol
- noun a material effigy that is worshipped
god; graven image.
- thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
- money was his god
- noun someone who is adored blindly and excessively
matinee idol.
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postage
- noun the charge for mailing something
- noun a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
stamp; postage stamp.
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adams
- noun American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
Sam Adams; Samuel Adams.
- noun 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
John Quincy Adams; President John Quincy Adams; President Adams.
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thomas_woodrow_wilson
- noun 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
Wilson; President Wilson; Woodrow Wilson.
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cronyn
- noun Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
Hume Cronyn; Hume Blake Cronyn.
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philippine
- noun official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages
Filipino.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
Filipino.
- the Philippine President
- our Filipino cook
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supernumerary
- noun a person serving no apparent function
- reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries
- noun a minor actor in crowd scenes
spear carrier; extra.
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laurence_olivier
- noun English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
Baron Olivier of Birghton; Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier; Olivier.
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dramatic
- adjective suitable to or characteristic of drama
- a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape
- a dramatic rescue at sea
- adjective satellite sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
spectacular; striking.
- a dramatic sunset
- a dramatic pause
- a spectacular display of northern lights
- it was a spectacular play
- his striking good looks always created a sensation
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john_heming
- noun English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
Heming; John Hemminge; Hemminge.
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ralph_richardson
- noun British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)
Richardson; Sir Ralph David Richardson.
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president_abraham_lincoln
- noun 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Lincoln; President Lincoln; Abraham Lincoln.
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richard_burton
- noun English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
Burton; Sir Richard Burton; Sir Richard Francis Burton.
- noun Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
Burton.
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play
- noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
drama; dramatic play.
- he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
- noun a theatrical performance of a drama
- the play lasted two hours
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georgia
- noun a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Empire State of the South; GA; Peach State.
- noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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fillmore
- noun elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)
Millard Fillmore; President Fillmore.
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presidency
- noun the tenure of a president
presidential term; administration.
- things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
- noun the office and function of president
presidentship.
- Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time
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fonda
- noun United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)
Jane Fonda.
- noun United States film actor (1905-1982)
Henry Fonda.
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marshall
- noun United States actor (1914-1998)
E. G. Marshall.
- noun United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)
George Catlett Marshall; George Marshall.
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reagan
- noun 40th President of the United States (1911-2004)
President Reagan; Ronald Wilson Reagan; Ronald Reagan.
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booth
- noun a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
- noun small area set off by walls for special use
kiosk; stall; cubicle.
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harrison
- noun English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
Reginald Carey Harrison; Rex Harrison; Sir Rex Harrison.
- noun English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
George Harrison.
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cleveland
- noun the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
- noun 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)
President Cleveland; Stephen Grover Cleveland; Grover Cleveland.
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alec_guinness
- noun English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)
Guinness; Sir Alec Guinness.
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john_hemminge
- noun English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630)
Heming; Hemminge; John Heming.
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arthur_john_gielgud
- noun English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
Gielgud; Sir John Gielgud.
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mill
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant.
- noun Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
James Mill.
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player
- noun a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
participant.
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
musician; instrumentalist.
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frank_cooper
- noun United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)
Gary Cooper; Cooper.
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wood
- noun the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
- noun the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
woods; forest.
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james_madison
- noun 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
Madison; President Madison.
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jean_harlow
- noun United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
Harlean Carpenter; Harlow.
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make
- noun a recognizable kind
brand.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
shuffle; shuffling.
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administration
- noun a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
disposal.
- noun the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
governing body; organisation; governance; organization; brass; establishment.
- he claims that the present administration is corrupt
- the governance of an association is responsible to its members
- he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment
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newman
- noun United States film actor (born in 1925)
Paul Newman; Paul Leonard Newman.
- noun English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890)
John Henry Newman; Cardinal Newman.
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kurt_vonnegut
- noun United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922)
Vonnegut.
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franklin_roosevelt
- noun 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
F. D. Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; Roosevelt; FDR; President Franklin Roosevelt; Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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ike
- noun United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
Dwight David Eisenhower; Dwight Eisenhower; President Eisenhower; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Eisenhower.
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president
- noun an executive officer of a firm or corporation
- noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
United States President; President of the United States; Chief Executive.
- the President likes to jog every morning
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jimmy_cagney
- noun United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986)
James Cagney; Cagney.
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eisenhower
- noun United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
Dwight David Eisenhower; Dwight Eisenhower; President Eisenhower; Ike; Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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dwight_david_eisenhower
- noun United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
Dwight Eisenhower; President Eisenhower; Ike; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Eisenhower.
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co-star
- noun one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film
- verb feature as the co-star in a performance
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gerald_rudolph_ford
- noun 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
Gerald Ford; Gerald R. Ford; President Ford; Ford.
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president_andrew_johnson
- noun 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
President Johnson; Andrew Johnson; Johnson.
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ulysses_grant
- noun 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
Ulysses Simpson Grant; Ulysses S. Grant; Grant; President Grant; Hiram Ulysses Grant.
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karloff
- noun United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)
Boris Karloff; William Henry Pratt.
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edmund_kean
- noun English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)
Kean.
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suburb
- noun a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
suburbia; suburban area.
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nunavik
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harry_truman
- noun elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
President Truman; Truman; Harry S Truman.
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james_k._polk
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
President Polk; James Polk; Polk; James Knox Polk.
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lower
- noun the lower of two berths
lower berth.
- verb move something or somebody to a lower position
take down; get down; let down; bring down.
- take down the vase from the shelf
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douglas_fairbanks
- noun United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
Fairbanks; Julius Ullman; Douglas Elton Fairbanks.
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builder
- noun a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
detergent builder.
- noun a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country
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gerald_ford
- noun 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
Gerald Rudolph Ford; Gerald R. Ford; President Ford; Ford.
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starkey
- noun rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
Ringo Starr; Richard Starkey; Starr.
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andrew_jackson
- noun 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
Old Hickory; Jackson.
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james_polk
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
President Polk; James K. Polk; Polk; James Knox Polk.
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audio
- noun the audible part of a transmitted signal
sound.
- they always raise the audio for commercials
- noun an audible acoustic wave frequency
audio frequency.
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parody
- noun a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
pasquinade; mockery; takeoff; lampoon; travesty; sendup; put-on; spoof; charade; burlesque.
- noun humorous or satirical mimicry
mockery; takeoff.
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stooge
- noun a person of unquestioning obedience
flunky; yes-man; flunkey.
- noun a victim of ridicule or pranks
laughingstock; goat; butt.
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calvin_coolidge
- noun elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
Coolidge; President Coolidge.
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sir_james_paul_mccartney
- noun English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)
McCartney; Paul McCartney.
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mary_pickford
- noun United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
Pickford; Gladys Smith.
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tyler
- noun elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
John Tyler; President Tyler.
- noun a town in northeast Texas
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konstantin_stanislavsky
- noun Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
Stanislavsky; Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev; Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky.
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harrison
- noun English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
Reginald Carey Harrison; Rex Harrison; Sir Rex Harrison.
- noun English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
George Harrison.
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dakota
- noun a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
- noun the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
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hanks
- noun United States film actor (born in 1956)
Tom Hanks; Thomas J. Hanks.
- noun a coil of rope or wool or yarn
hank.
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illinois
(Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
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paul_mccartney
- noun English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)
Sir James Paul McCartney; McCartney.
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garland
- noun United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
Judy Garland.
- noun a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
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president_washington
- noun 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
Washington; George Washington.
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console
- noun a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
console table.
- noun a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)
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ham
- noun meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
jambon; gammon.
- noun (Old Testament) son of Noah
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jacksonian
- noun a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas
- adjective of or pertaining to Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
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shearer
- noun Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)
Moira Shearer.
- noun a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles
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alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
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character
- noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
fictional character; fictitious character.
- she is the main character in the novel
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
lineament; quality.
- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
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lake
- noun a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- noun a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
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james_monroe
- noun 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831)
President Monroe; Monroe.
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president_adams
- noun 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
John Quincy Adams; President John Quincy Adams; Adams.
- noun 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
John Adams; President John Adams; Adams.
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knob
- noun a circular rounded projection or protuberance
boss.
- noun a round handle
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herbert_blythe
- noun United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905)
Maurice Barrymore; Barrymore.
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australia
- noun a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
Commonwealth of Australia.
- noun the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
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president_bush
- noun 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
Dubya; President George W. Bush; Dubyuh; Bush; George Walker Bush; George W. Bush; George Bush.
- noun vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)
Bush; George H.W. Bush; George Herbert Walker Bush; George Bush.
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virginia
One of the States of the United States of America. --
a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
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historic
- adjective satellite belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
historical.
- historic victories
- historical (or historic) times
- a historical character
- adjective satellite important in history
- the historic first voyage to outer space
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joseph_francis_keaton
- noun United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966)
Keaton; Buster Keaton.
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bit
- noun a small piece or quantity of something
spot.
- a spot of tea
- a bit of paper
- a bit of lint
- I gave him a bit of my mind
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
fleck; chip; flake; scrap.
- a bit of rock caught him in the eye
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dwight_eisenhower
- noun United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
Dwight David Eisenhower; President Eisenhower; Ike; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Eisenhower.
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lady
- noun a polite name for any woman
- a nice lady at the library helped me
- noun a woman of refinement
gentlewoman; madam; ma'am; dame.
- a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady
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jimmy_carter
- noun 39th President of the United States (1924-)
President Carter; James Earl Carter; Carter; James Earl Carter Jr..
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prominent
- adjective satellite having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
striking; salient; spectacular; outstanding.
- an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
- a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
- salient traits
- a spectacular rise in prices
- a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
- a striking resemblance between parent and child
- adjective satellite conspicuous in position or importance
large; big.
- a big figure in the movement
- big man on campus
- he's very large in financial circles
- a prominent citizen
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james_knox_polk
- noun 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
President Polk; James Polk; James K. Polk; Polk.
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james_dean
- noun United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
James Byron Dean; Dean.
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president_george_w._bush
- noun 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
Dubya; Dubyuh; Bush; President Bush; George Walker Bush; George W. Bush; George Bush.
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grover_cleveland
- noun 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)
President Cleveland; Stephen Grover Cleveland; Cleveland.
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president_of_the_united_states
- noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
President; United States President; Chief Executive.
- the President likes to jog every morning
- noun the office of the United States head of state
President; Chief Executive.
- a President is elected every four years
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guinness
- noun English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000)
Sir Alec Guinness; Alec Guinness.
- noun a kind of bitter stout
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spring
- noun the season of growth
springtime.
- the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring
- he will hold office until the spring of next year
- noun a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
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mason
- noun American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
George Mason.
- noun English film actor (1909-1984)
James Neville Mason; James Mason.
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gary_cooper
- noun United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961)
Cooper; Frank Cooper.
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theatrical
- noun a performance of a play
theatrical performance; histrionics; representation.
- adjective of or relating to the theater
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president_harding
- noun 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
Warren Gamaliel Harding; Warren Harding; Harding.
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lee
- noun United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
Spike Lee; Shelton Jackson Lee.
- noun United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
Rose Louise Hovick; Gypsy Rose Lee.
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lead
- noun an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- he took the lead at the last turn
- noun a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
Pb; atomic number 82.
- the children were playing with lead soldiers
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pantomimist
- noun an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
pantomimer; mummer; mime; mimer.
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sinatra
- noun United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)
Francis Albert Sinatra; Frank Sinatra.
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business
- noun a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
business organisation; business concern; business organization; concern.
- he bought his brother's business
- a small mom-and-pop business
- a racially integrated business concern
- noun the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
commercial enterprise; business enterprise.
- computers are now widely used in business
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manila
- noun a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
manilla; manilla paper; manila paper.
- noun the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
capital of the Philippines.
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dwight_d._eisenhower
- noun United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
Dwight David Eisenhower; Dwight Eisenhower; President Eisenhower; Ike; Eisenhower.
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john_fitzgerald_kennedy
- noun 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
Jack Kennedy; JFK; Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; President Kennedy.
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on
- adjective in operation or operational
- left the oven on
- the switch is in the on position
- adjective (of events) planned or scheduled
- the picnic is on, rain or shine
- we have nothing on for Friday night
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madison
- noun 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
James Madison; President Madison.
- noun capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin
capital of Wisconsin.
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chester_alan_arthur
- noun elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
Arthur; President Arthur; Chester A. Arthur.
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john_adams
- noun 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
President John Adams; Adams; President Adams.
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island
- noun a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
- noun a zone or area resembling an island
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plaza
- noun a public square with room for pedestrians
place; piazza.
- they met at Elm Plaza
- Grosvenor Place
- noun mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
center; shopping centre; mall; shopping mall; shopping center.
- a good plaza should have a movie house
- they spent their weekends at the local malls
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drama
- noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
dramatic play; play.
- he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway
- noun an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
dramatic event.
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trouper
- noun a person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working
- noun an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
playactor; play-actor; barnstormer.
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carrier
- noun someone whose employment involves carrying something
toter; bearer.
- the bonds were transmitted by carrier
- noun a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
- refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business
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act
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
enactment.
- noun something that people do or cause to happen
deed; human activity; human action.
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lynn_fontanne
- noun United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)
Fontanne.
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road
- noun an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
route.
- noun a way or means to achieve something
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film
- noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
flick; picture; picture show; pic; movie; motion picture; moving-picture show; motion-picture show; moving picture.
- they went to a movie every Saturday night
- the film was shot on location
- noun a medium that disseminates moving pictures
celluloid; cinema.
- theater pieces transferred to celluloid
- this story would be good cinema
- film coverage of sporting events
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cornell
- noun United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
Katherine Cornell.
- noun United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)
Ezra Cornell.
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olivier
- noun English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
Baron Olivier of Birghton; Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier; Laurence Olivier.
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washington
- noun the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
Washington D.C.; American capital; capital of the United States.
- noun a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Evergreen State; WA.
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boris_karloff
- noun United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969)
William Henry Pratt; Karloff.
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arkansas
- noun a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Land of Opportunity; AR.
- noun a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
Arkansas River.
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james_a._garfield
- noun 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
James Abraham Garfield; Garfield; President Garfield; James Garfield.
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george_washington
- noun 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
Washington; President Washington.
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internal_medicine
- noun the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)
general medicine.
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ball
- noun round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
- the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
- the mayor threw out the first ball
- the ball rolled into the corner pocket
- noun a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
musket ball.
- they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
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katharine_hepburn
- noun United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
Katharine Houghton Hepburn; Hepburn.
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lawrence
- noun Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
St. Lawrence; Saint Lawrence; Laurentius.
- noun Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
Thomas Edward Lawrence; T. E. Lawrence; Lawrence of Arabia.
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new_jersey
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
Garden State; NJ; Jersey.
- noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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duse
- noun Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)
Eleonora Duse.
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support
- noun the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- his support kept the family together
- they gave him emotional support during difficult times
- noun aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the president no longer has the support of his own party
- they developed a scheme of mutual support
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john_quincy_adams
- noun 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
President John Quincy Adams; Adams; President Adams.
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dietrich
- noun United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
Maria Magdalene von Losch; Marlene Dietrich.
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nova
- noun a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process
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fred_astaire
- noun United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
Astaire.
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presley
- noun United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)
Elvis Aron Presley; Elvis Presley.
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alfred_lunt
- noun United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977)
Lunt.
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stewart
- noun United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
Jimmy Stewart; James Maitland Stewart.
- noun Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid (1753-1828)
Dugald Stewart.
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scene-stealer
- noun an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene
- babies are natural scene-stealers
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ethel_barrymore
- noun United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
Barrymore.
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building
- noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
edifice.
- there was a three-story building on the corner
- it was an imposing edifice
- noun the act of constructing something
construction.
- during the construction we had to take a detour
- his hobby was the building of boats
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north
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
northward; due north; N.
- noun the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
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president_hoover
- noun 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
Herbert Hoover; Hoover; Herbert Clark Hoover.
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lee_yuen_kam
- noun United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
Lee; Bruce Lee.
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jimmy_stewart
- noun United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
James Maitland Stewart; Stewart.
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tandy
- noun United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994)
Jessica Tandy.
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chairperson
- noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
president; chair; chairman; chairwoman.
- address your remarks to the chairperson
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bela_lugosi
- noun United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)
Lugosi; Bela Ferenc Blasko.
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president_taft
- noun 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
Taft; William Howard Taft.
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richard_milhous_nixon
- noun vice president under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994)
Richard M. Nixon; Richard Nixon; President Nixon; Nixon.
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taft
- noun United States sculptor (1860-1936)
Lorado Taft.
- noun 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
President Taft; William Howard Taft.
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warren_gamaliel_harding
- noun 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
Warren Harding; President Harding; Harding.
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haley
- noun United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
Bill Haley; William John Clifton Haley Jr..
- noun United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)
Alex Haley.
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george_w._bush
- noun 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
Dubya; President George W. Bush; Dubyuh; Bush; President Bush; George Walker Bush; George Bush.
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crosby
- noun United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)
Bing Crosby; Harry Lillis Crosby.
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site
- noun the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
land site.
- a good site for the school
- noun physical position in relation to the surroundings
situation.
- the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
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siddons
- noun English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
Sarah Kemble Siddons; Sarah Siddons.
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west
- noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Occident.
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; W; westward.
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minneapolis
- noun largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
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peter_lorre
- noun United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
Lorre; Laszlo Lowestein.
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hume_blake_cronyn
- noun Canadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003)
Hume Cronyn; Cronyn.
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tragedian
- noun a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies
- noun an actor who specializes in tragic roles
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ronald_reagan
- noun 40th President of the United States (1911-2004)
President Reagan; Ronald Wilson Reagan; Reagan.
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jeffersonian
- noun a follower of Thomas Jefferson or his ideas and principles
- adjective relating to or characteristic of Thomas Jefferson or his principles or theories
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gladys_smith
- noun United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
Pickford; Mary Pickford.
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bill_haley
- noun United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
Haley; William John Clifton Haley Jr..
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strasberg
- noun United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)
Israel Strassberg; Lee Strasberg.
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harding
- noun 29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
Warren Gamaliel Harding; Warren Harding; President Harding.
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locality
- noun a surrounding or nearby region
neck of the woods; neighborhood; vicinity; neighbourhood.
- the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville
- it is a rugged locality
- he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood
- I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
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president_theodore_roosevelt
- noun 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration
Theodore Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; Roosevelt.
- Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)
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mimic
- noun someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
mimicker.
- verb imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
mime.
- The actor mimicked the President very accurately
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actor
- noun a theatrical performer
thespian; player; role player; histrion.
- noun a person who acts and gets things done
doer; worker.
- he's a principal actor in this affair
- when you want something done get a doer
- he's a miracle worker
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washingtonian
- noun a native or resident of the city of Washington
- noun a native or resident of the state of Washington
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role
- noun the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
function; part; office.
- the function of a teacher
- the government must do its part
- play its role
- noun an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
part; character; persona; theatrical role.
- she played the part of Desdemona
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gish
- noun United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
Lillian Gish.
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tracy
- noun United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
Spencer Tracy.
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president_cleveland
- noun 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908)
Stephen Grover Cleveland; Grover Cleveland; Cleveland.
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pantomime
- noun a performance using gestures and body movements without words
mime; dumb show.
- verb act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
mime.
- The acting students mimed eating an apple
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album
- noun one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
record album.
- noun a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
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star
- noun (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mavin; champion; ace; genius; wizard; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; whiz; superstar; hotshot; whizz; wiz.
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lyndon_johnson
- noun 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
Johnson; Lyndon Baines Johnson; President Johnson; LBJ; President Lyndon Johnson.
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presidential_term
- noun the tenure of a president
administration; presidency.
- things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
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united_states_president
- noun the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
President; President of the United States; Chief Executive.
- the President likes to jog every morning
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president_lyndon_johnson
- noun 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)
Johnson; Lyndon Johnson; Lyndon Baines Johnson; President Johnson; LBJ.
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robinson
- noun English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
Robert Robinson; Sir Robert Robinson.
- noun United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)
Sugar Ray Robinson; Walker Smith; Ray Robinson.
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president_franklin_roosevelt
- noun 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
F. D. Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; Roosevelt; FDR; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Franklin Roosevelt.
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langtry
- noun British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)
Emilie Charlotte le Breton; Jersey Lillie; Lillie Langtry.
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gielgud
- noun English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)
Arthur John Gielgud; Sir John Gielgud.
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scott
- noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
George C. Scott.
- noun English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Robert Scott; Robert Falcon Scott.
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bogart
- noun United States film actor (1899-1957)
Humphrey DeForest Bogart; Humphrey Bogart.
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