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| –noun an opaque, ash-colored secretion of the sperm whale intestine, usually found floating on the ocean or cast ashore: used in perfumery. |
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| –noun any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest. |
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–noun, plural -çus . French .
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a hasty glance; a glimpse.
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an immediate estimate or judgment; understanding; insight.
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an outline or summary. |
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| –noun a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions. |
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–adjective 1.of or pertaining to marshes.
2. produced by marshes, as miasma or disease |
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–noun, plural -tries.
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a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
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any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.
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Rocketry . a frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.
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a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask.
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–adjective
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slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
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dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
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–adjective
superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception. |
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–adjective
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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid: an insipid personality.
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without sufficient taste to be pleasing, as food or drink; bland: a rather insipid soup.
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–adjective
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having taste or flavor.
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agreeable to the taste; palatable.
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agreeable, as to the mind; to one's liking.
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–noun
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
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–noun
an opaque, ash-colored secretion of the sperm whale intestine, usually found floating on the ocean or cast ashore: used in perfumery.
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–verb (used without object), -vat·ed, -vat·ing.
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to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity.
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Zoology . to spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and small mammals. |
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–noun
1.utter nonsense.
2.worthless frills. |
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–noun
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the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, esp. a carnivorous mammal.
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the crop or craw of a fowl.
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the stomach, esp. that of an animal.
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a cavernous opening that resembles the open jaws of an animal: the gaping maw of hell.
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the symbolic or theoretical center of a voracious hunger or appetite of any kind: the ravenous maw of Death. |
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–noun, plural -mi
Rhetoric .
a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in “He went to the country, to the town went she.” |
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–noun
misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect. |
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–verb (used without object), -pined, -pin·ing.
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain. |
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–verb (used without object)
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to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
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to move, go, or act in an aimless, confused manner |
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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
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to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through
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to change or treat with air or a gas, esp. with carbon dioxide.
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Physiology . to expose (a medium or tissue) to air, as in the oxygenation of the blood in respiration. |
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–adjective
1. belonging to a thing by its very nature
2. Anatomy . (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) belonging to or lying within a given part. |
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–adjective
1. ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable
2. liable to be called to account; answerable; legally responsible: You are amenable for this debt.
3. capable of or agreeable to being tested, tried, analyzed, etc. |
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–adjective
1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out
3. not easily controlled or overcome
4. not yielding readily to treatment, as a disease. |
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–adjective
not reverent; deficient in veneration or respect |
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unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless; lacking in adroitness |
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