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a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows

a musical instrument that is shaped like a box and that is held in your hands and played by pulling its sides apart and then pushing them together while pressing buttons and keys

a portable keyboard musical instrument played by forcing air from a bellows past metal reeds

one who assists a member of the clergy in a liturgical service by performing minor duties

voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than that person's current spouse or partner

sex between a married person and someone who is not that person's wife or husband

voluntary sexual activity (as sexual intercourse) between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband

a persistent and sustained attempt to arouse public feeling or influence public opinion (as by appeals, discussions, or demonstrations)

pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs

a passage (as in a theater or railroad passenger car) separating sections of seats

the position of planets or stars with respect to one another held by astrologers to influence human affairs

a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons

a dark-colored substance obtained from natural deposits in the earth or from petroleum

any of various materials made of asphalt that are used for pavements and as a waterproof cement

having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly

marked by great susceptibility to impressions and reactions produced by acoustic stimuli

having the flavor of acid or tannin predominant over fruit flavors usually indicating a capacity for aging

a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices

of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats

marked by or affected with disordered liver function and especially excessive secretion of bile

being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale

completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner

to affect (a plant) with a disease or injury marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)

to take on an aggressively defensive attitude (as in response to a slight or criticism)

a small lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower, leaf, or shoot

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bastard, beast, bleeder [British], blighter [chiefly British], boor, bounder, bugger, buzzard, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, dirtbag [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, jerk, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], skunk, sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, swine, toad, varmint, vermin

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the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation

marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections

to transfer (all or part of one's liability as an insurer under an insurance policy) by reinsurance to another insurer

a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of +²/₃ and a measured energy of approximately 1.5 GeV

an item of tangible movable or immovable property except real estate and things (such as buildings) connected with real property

a piece of land that belongs to and is usually close to a church and that is often used as a place to bury people

an area of land that belongs to and usually surrounds a church and that is often used as a burial ground

a figure of speech in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in ascending order of rhetorical forcefulness

a relatively stable ecological stage or community especially of plants that is achieved through successful adaptation to an environment

the use of express or implied threats of violence or reprisal (as discharge from employment) or other intimidating behavior that puts a person in immediate fear of the consequences in order to compel that person to act against his or her will

to work together secretly especially in order to do something illegal or dishonest

to work with others secretly especially in order to do something illegal or dishonest

marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

to cause (oneself) to act or behave in a particular and especially in a controlled manner

the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law

the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truth

the state of mind of a person who is sure that what he or she believes or says is true

a passageway (as in a hotel or office building) into which compartments or rooms open

the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and between last quarter and the succeeding new moon when less than half of the illuminated hemisphere is visible

a firm lustrous fabric (as of linen, cotton, silk, or rayon) made with flat patterns in a satin weave on a plain-woven ground on jacquard looms

of, relating to, or characteristic of people who regularly perform illegal or immoral acts

joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one

the phase of the moon or an inferior planet in which half its disk appears illuminated

a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities

indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible

a decorative piece of material usually hung in loose folds and arranged in a graceful design

an arrangement of a body of troops with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the one in the rear like a series of steps

an order by a common carrier or public regulatory agency prohibiting or restricting freight transportation

an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports

slowly dying or fading emotions, memories, ideas, or responses still capable of being revived

coffee brewed by forcing hot water through finely ground darkly roasted coffee beans

a type of pitcher or jug that is shaped like a vase and that was used in the past for holding water

exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size

a story in which animals speak and act like people and which is usually meant to teach a lesson

a branch of teaching or learning (such as law, medicine, or liberal arts) in an educational institution

a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers

a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)

a person who is extremely enthusiastic about and devoted to some interest or activity

a painful abscess of the deep tissues of the palmar surface of the fingertip that is typically caused by bacterial infection (as with a staphylococcus) and is marked by swelling and pain — compare whitlow sense 1

any of a division (Filicophyta) or class (Filicopsida) of flowerless spore-producing vascular plants having alternating sporophyte and gametophyte generations

a plant that produces spores instead of seeds and no flowers and whose leaves are usually divided into many parts

exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality

consensual (see consensual sense 2) sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other — compare adultery

consensual sexual intercourse between a man and especially single woman who are not married to each other

a ruff of hair or feathers or a bony or cartilaginous projection about the neck of an animal

a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged

to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention

marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful

a transparent cosmetic preparation for adding shine and usually color to the lips

an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious

a primitive device used instead of a fishhook that consists of an object (such as a piece of bone attached in the middle of a line) easy to swallow but difficult to eject

the formal expression of a grievance brought especially by an employee as the initial step toward resolution through a grievance procedure — see also arbitration, grievance arbitration at arbitration, mediation

a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition or unfair labor practice) felt to afford a reason for complaint or dispute

a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance

a facial expression in which your mouth and face are twisted in a way that shows disgust, disapproval, or pain

a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature

a circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon and resulting from refraction or reflection of light by ice particles in the atmosphere

the aura of glory, veneration, or sentiment surrounding an idealized person or thing

a bright circle around the head of a person (as in a painting) that signifies holiness

a stone that marks the place where a dead person is buried and that usually has the person's name and birth and death dates on it

an official at a tournament of arms (see arm entry 3 sense 1a) with duties including the making of announcements and the marshaling of combatants

the knowledge and understanding that you have about an event only after it has happened

a greenhouse maintained at a high temperature especially for the culture of tropical plants

to graft or repair (a wing, tail, or feather) with a feather to improve a falcon's flying capacity

opposed to someone or something in a very angry or determined way that cannot be changed

to graft or repair (a wing, tail, or feather) with a feather to improve a falcon's flying capacity

a wave of excitation transmitted through tissues and especially nerve fibers and muscles that results in physiological activity or inhibition — see nerve impulse

a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action

of or relating to a crime (as attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy) which consists of acts that are preliminary to another crime and that are in themselves criminal — compare choate

a feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration for, or interest in someone or something

tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly subtle manner

prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep

prolonged and usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleep especially due to difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

a largely inheritable and unalterable tendency of an organism to make a complex and specific response to environmental stimuli without involving reason

an act or course of action in response to a stimulus that is automatic rather than learned

an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government

the act or an instance of revolting especially violently against civil or political authority or against an established government

one who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs

the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect

reflecting or producing sexual desire or behavior especially that is considered indecent or obscene

a compound note in mensural notation indicating a group of musical notes to be sung to one syllable

a printed or written character (such as æ or ﬀ) consisting of two or more letters or characters joined together

amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity

having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

a lacy hood or sheath of some refractory (see refractory entry 1 sense 3) material that gives light by incandescence when placed over a flame

any of a genus (Acer of the family Aceraceae, the maple family) of chiefly deciduous trees or shrubs with opposite leaves and a fruit of two united samaras

a type of tree that grows in northern parts of the world and has hard wood often used in making furniture

a tree having deeply notched leaves, seeds with a winglike part, and hard pale wood and including some whose sap is evaporated to a sweet syrup (

one of a class of armed services personnel serving on shipboard or in close association with a naval force

any of a breed of very large massive powerful smooth-coated dogs that are apricot, fawn, or brindle and are often used as guard dogs

a series of musical notes or tones arranged in a definite pattern of pitch and rhythm

a front-engine, single-seat, open-wheel racing car smaller and of less engine displacement than standard cars of the type

a painting in an illuminated (see illuminate entry 1 sense 4) book or manuscript

a strong fabric of wool, wool and cotton, or cotton with a plain glossy or moiré finish

public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious

marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b) or florid (see florid sense 1a) style

a method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient Greece

a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content

the suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense

the suffering or the sum to be forfeited to which a person agrees to be subjected in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations

a person under church censure but admitted to penance or reconciliation especially under the direction of a confessor

a small European freshwater bony fish (Perca fluviatilis of the family Percidae, the perch family)

any of numerous bony fishes (as of the families Percidae, Centrarchidae, and Serranidae)

a lock of hair that has been gathered and banded or braided together at the back or side of the head

any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals

the straight-grained white or yellow usually durable and resinous wood of a pine varying from extreme softness in the white pine to hardness in the longleaf pine

any of various Australian coniferous trees (as of the genera Callitris or Araucaria)

a bailment of a chattel as security for a debt or other obligation without involving transfer of title

the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose

state or condition at a given time especially with respect to capability in particular circumstances

to try to make yourself more attractive by making small changes to your clothes, hair, etc., especially while looking at yourself in a mirror

a privately owned armed ship permitted by its government to make war on ships of an enemy country

a right or liberty granted as a favor or benefit especially to some and not others

a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor

a right or liberty granted as a favor or benefit especially to some and not others

a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor

an artificial device to replace or augment a missing or impaired part of the body

an earthy mixture (as of clay, sand, and gravel) worked while wet into a compact mass that becomes impervious to water when dry

a bar with teeth on one face for gearing with a pinion or worm gear to transform rotary motion to linear motion or vice versa (as in an automobile steering mechanism)

a regularly recurring phrase or verse especially at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song

a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate

a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform

the complete list or supply of dramas, operas, or musical works available for performance

to speak in an angry and critical way to (someone who has done something wrong, disobeyed an order, etc.)

the act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered

to express disappointment in or displeasure with (a person) for conduct that is blameworthy or in need of amendment

able to return to an original shape after being pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.

to make (something, such as one or more voice parts or the total musical harmony) progress from dissonance to consonance

any of various conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue

to upset the end or point of (something, such as a metallic pin, rod, or bolt) by beating or pressing so as to form a head

relating to, resembling, or being a specialized group of australopithecines characterized especially by heavy molars and small incisors adapted to a vegetarian diet

to build or face with usually rough-surfaced masonry blocks having beveled or rebated edges producing pronounced joints

a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (such as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God

a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur

the crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against lawful civil authority with the intent to cause its overthrow or destruction — compare criminal syndicalism, sabotage

being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function

a small thin piece of building material often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building

a woman's haircut with the hair trimmed short from the back of the head to the nape

a place where people go to worship because of its connection to a holy person or event

one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads to give lateral support to the masts

the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another's reputation

to dislodge (atoms) from the surface of a material by collision with high energy particles

an influence that acts usually from outside the body to partly change bodily activity (as by exciting a receptor or sense organ)

an agent (as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of living protoplasm (as by exciting a sensory organ or evoking muscular contraction or glandular secretion)

to disturb the relative position of the particles or parts of especially by a continued circular movement

a very dark, full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor that is typically brewed with unmalted roasted barley

the color of the fine powder of a mineral obtained by scratching or rubbing against a hard white surface and constituting an important distinguishing character

to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form

any of a set of usually 78 playing cards including 22 pictorial cards used for fortune-telling

a set of 78 cards with pictures and symbols that is used to see what will happen in the future

the slight modification of acoustically pure intervals in tuning a musical instrument

the peculiar or distinguishing mental or physical character determined by the relative proportions of the humors according to medieval physiology

a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language

a temporary oscillation that occurs in a circuit because of a sudden change of voltage or of load

a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often soaked with wine or spirits (such as brandy or rum) and topped with layers of preserves, custard, and cream

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ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, commotion, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo

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disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices

the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night produced by diffusion of sunlight through the atmosphere and its dust

the period or the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night

a container (such as a cask, bottle, kettle, cup, or bowl) for holding something

a tube or canal (such as an artery) in which a body fluid is contained and conveyed or circulated

a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper

a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter

a plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground

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