| beads | (noun) several beads threaded together on a string | Synonyms: string of beads |
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| crossroads | (noun) a point where a choice must be made | - |
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| (noun) a community of people smaller than a village | Synonyms: hamlet |
| (noun) a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made | Synonyms: critical point, juncture |
| hardheads | (noun) a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized | Synonyms: black knapweed, Centaurea nigra, lesser knapweed |
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| loads | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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| roads | (noun) a partly sheltered anchorage | Synonyms: roadstead |
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| scads | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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| skinheads | (noun) a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism | Synonyms: bootboys |
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| sweetbreads | (noun) edible glands of an animal | Synonyms: sweetbread |
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| threads | (noun) informal terms for clothing | Synonyms: duds, togs |
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| wads | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons |
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