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1. under a curse; doomed; ill-fated.
2. damnable; detestable. |
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1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
2. a stir in the atmosphere; a light breeze. |
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. to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
2. to put to use, esp. for a particular purpose: to apply pressure to open a door. |
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. the state of being contented; satisfaction; ease of mind.
2. Archaic. the act of making contentedly satisfied. |
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1. to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize: This document will enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested.
2. to make possible or easy: Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances. |
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1. a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.
2. a similar structure from which something is suspended.
3. execution by hanging: a crime deserving of the gallows. |
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1. to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret.
2. to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge |
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1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book.
2. a fourth part, esp. of one ( 1/4 ).
3. one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar, equivalent to 25 cents. |
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1. to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
2. to represent or urge as advisable or expedient: to |
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1. a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige: traces of an advanced civilization among the ruins.
2. a barely discernible indication or evidence of some quantity, quality, characteristic, expression, etc.: a trace of anger in his tone. |
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