blurb | (noun) a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) | Synonyms: endorsement, indorsement |
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bourbon | (noun) whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels | - |
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burbot | (noun) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | Synonyms: cusk, eelpout, ling, Lota lota |
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conurbation | (noun) an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities | Synonyms: sprawl, urban sprawl |
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courbaril | (noun) West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood | Synonyms: Hymenaea courbaril |
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cucurbit | (noun) any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae | - |
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curb | (noun) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | Synonyms: bridle, check |
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(noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | Synonyms: curbing, kerb |
(noun) a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse | Synonyms: curb bit |
curbing | (noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | Synonyms: curb, kerb |
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curbside | (noun) the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb | - |
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curbstone | (noun) a paving stone forming part of a curb | Synonyms: kerbstone |
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disturbance | (noun) the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion | - |
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(noun) a noisy fight | Synonyms: affray, fray, ruffle |
(noun) activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption | Synonyms: perturbation |
(noun) electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | Synonyms: interference, noise |
(noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult | Synonyms: commotion, disruption, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do |
(noun) (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness | Synonyms: folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder |
(noun) an unhappy and worried mental state | Synonyms: perturbation, upset |
disturber | (noun) a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion | - |
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durbar | (noun) the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur | - |
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exurbia | (noun) a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia | - |
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flurbiprofen | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally | Synonyms: Ansaid |
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furbelow | (noun) a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim | Synonyms: flounce, frill, ruffle |
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imperturbability | (noun) calm and unruffled self-assurance | Synonyms: coolness, imperturbableness |
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imperturbableness | (noun) calm and unruffled self-assurance | Synonyms: coolness, imperturbability |
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keurboom | (noun) tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers | Synonyms: Virgilia capensis, Virgilia oroboides |
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(noun) fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental | Synonyms: Virgilia divaricata |
masturbation | (noun) manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure | Synonyms: onanism |
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masturbator | (noun) a person who practices masturbation | Synonyms: onanist |
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perturbation | (noun) the act of causing disorder | Synonyms: disruption |
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(noun) a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset | Synonyms: fluster |
(noun) activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption | Synonyms: disturbance |
(noun) (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly | - |
(noun) an unhappy and worried mental state | Synonyms: disturbance, upset |
pourboire | (noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | Synonyms: backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, tip |
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refurbishment | (noun) the state of being restored to its former good condition | Synonyms: renovation, restoration |
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sourball | (noun) round piece of tart hard candy | - |
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suburb | (noun) a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | Synonyms: suburban area, suburbia |
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suburbanite | (noun) a resident of a suburb | - |
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suburbia | (noun) suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture | - |
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(noun) a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | Synonyms: suburb, suburban area |
surbase | (noun) the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall) | - |
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turban | (noun) a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head | - |
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(noun) a small round woman's hat | Synonyms: pillbox, toque |
turbidity | (noun) muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended | Synonyms: turbidness |
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turbidness | (noun) muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended | Synonyms: turbidity |
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turbinal | (noun) any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates | Synonyms: turbinate, turbinate bone |
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turbinate | (noun) any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates | Synonyms: turbinal, turbinate bone |
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turbine | (noun) rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate | - |
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turbofan | (noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust | Synonyms: fan-jet, fanjet, fanjet engine, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbojet engine |
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(noun) an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine | Synonyms: fan-jet, fanjet, turbojet |
turbogenerator | (noun) generator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power | - |
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turbojet | (noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust | Synonyms: fan-jet, fanjet, fanjet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet engine |
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(noun) an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine | Synonyms: fan-jet, fanjet, turbofan |
turboprop | (noun) an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine | Synonyms: propjet, turbo-propeller plane |
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turbot | (noun) a large brownish European flatfish | Synonyms: Psetta maxima |
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(noun) flesh of a large European flatfish | - |
turbulence | (noun) unstable flow of a liquid or gas | Synonyms: turbulency |
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(noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) | Synonyms: Sturm und Drang, upheaval |
(noun) instability in the atmosphere | - |
turbulency | (noun) unstable flow of a liquid or gas | Synonyms: turbulence |
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urbanisation | (noun) the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | Synonyms: urbanization |
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(noun) the condition of being urbanized | Synonyms: urbanization |
urbanity | (noun) polished courtesy; elegance of manner | - |
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(noun) the quality or character of life in a city or town | - |
urbanization | (noun) the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | Synonyms: urbanisation |
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(noun) the condition of being urbanized | Synonyms: urbanisation |