| housecoat | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: neglige, negligee, peignoir, wrapper |
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| iceboat | (noun) a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation | Synonyms: icebreaker |
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| (noun) a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice | Synonyms: ice yacht, scooter |
| karat | (noun) the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold | Synonyms: carat, kt |
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| kat | (noun) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant | Synonyms: African tea, Arabian tea, cat, khat, qat, quat |
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| keelboat | (noun) river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing | - |
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| khat | (noun) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant | Synonyms: African tea, Arabian tea, cat, kat, qat, quat |
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| kiaat | (noun) deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood | Synonyms: bloodwood tree, Pterocarpus angolensis |
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| kismat | (noun) (Islam) the will of Allah | Synonyms: kismet |
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| kumquat | (noun) small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp | - |
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| (noun) any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp | Synonyms: cumquat, kumquat tree |
| kurrat | (noun) coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized | Synonyms: Allium ampeloprasum, Levant garlic, wild leek |
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| kyat | (noun) the basic unit of money in Myanmar | - |
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| langsat | (noun) a small fruit with fleshy pulp; tastes like a combination of grape and grapefruit. | - |
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| (noun) East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry | Synonyms: langset, lanseh tree, Lansium domesticum |
| lansat | (noun) East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit | Synonyms: lansa, lanseh, lanset |
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| lariat | (noun) a long noosed rope used to catch animals | Synonyms: lasso, reata, riata |
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| lat | (noun) a broad flat muscle on either side of the back | Synonyms: latissimus dorsi |
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| lifeboat | (noun) a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship | - |
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| longboat | (noun) the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel | - |
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| loquat | (noun) yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies | Synonyms: Japanese plum |
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| (noun) evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan | Synonyms: Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, loquat tree |
| loveseat | (noun) small sofa that seats two people | Synonyms: love seat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis |
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| lumpenproletariat | (noun) (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement | - |
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| mailboat | (noun) a boat for carrying mail | Synonyms: mail boat, packet, packet boat |
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| manat | (noun) the basic unit of money in Azerbaijan | - |
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| (noun) the basic unit of money in Turkmenistan | - |
| mat | (noun) a thick flat pad used as a floor covering | - |
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| (noun) sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports | Synonyms: gym mat |
| (noun) a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it | - |
| (noun) mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture | Synonyms: matting |
| (noun) a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete | Synonyms: raft, raft foundation |
| (noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | Synonyms: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, matt, matte |
| (noun) a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven | - |
| meat | (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
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| (noun) the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food | - |
| (noun) the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone | Synonyms: kernel |
| meerkat | (noun) a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes | Synonyms: mierkat |
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| megabat | (noun) large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit | Synonyms: fruit bat |
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| microbat | (noun) typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution | Synonyms: carnivorous bat |
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| mierkat | (noun) a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes | Synonyms: meerkat |
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| mincemeat | (noun) spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat | - |
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| moat | (noun) ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water | Synonyms: fosse |
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| monochromat | (noun) a person who is completely color-blind | - |
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| motorboat | (noun) a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine | Synonyms: powerboat |
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| mudcat | (noun) large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw | Synonyms: flathead catfish, goujon, Pylodictus olivaris, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish |
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| (noun) flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed | Synonyms: catfish |
| muscat | (noun) sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine | Synonyms: muscat grape, muscatel |
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| (noun) wine from muscat grapes | Synonyms: muscadel, muscadelle, muscatel |
| (noun) any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes | Synonyms: muskat |
| muskat | (noun) any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes | Synonyms: muscat |
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| muskrat | (noun) beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur | Synonyms: musquash, Ondatra zibethica |
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| (noun) the brown fur of a muskrat | Synonyms: muskrat fur |
| narrowboat | (noun) a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals | Synonyms: canal boat, narrow boat |
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| nougat | (noun) nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste | - |
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| numbat | (noun) small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct | Synonyms: anteater, banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus |
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| oat | (noun) seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats') | - |
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| (noun) annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats') | - |
| offbeat | (noun) an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) | Synonyms: upbeat |
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| overcoat | (noun) a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter | Synonyms: greatcoat, topcoat |
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| (noun) an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) | Synonyms: overcoating |
| packrat | (noun) any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects | Synonyms: bushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea, pack rat, trade rat |
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| (noun) a collector of miscellaneous useless objects | - |
| panchayat | (noun) a village council in India or southern Pakistan | Synonyms: panchayet, punchayet |
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| paraquat | (noun) a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide | - |
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| pat | (noun) a light touch or stroke | Synonyms: dab, tap |
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| (noun) the sound made by a gentle blow | Synonyms: rap, tap |
| peacoat | (noun) a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket | Synonyms: pea jacket |
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| peat | (noun) partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried | - |
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| petticoat | (noun) undergarment worn under a skirt | Synonyms: half-slip, underskirt |
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| photostat | (noun) a photocopy made on a Photostat machine | - |
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| pigboat | (noun) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes | Synonyms: sub, submarine |
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| plat | (noun) a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.) | - |
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| pleat | (noun) any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape | Synonyms: plait |
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| plutocrat | (noun) someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth | - |
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| polecat | (noun) dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened | Synonyms: fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius |
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| (noun) American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae | Synonyms: skunk, wood pussy |
| powerboat | (noun) a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine | Synonyms: motorboat |
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| prat | (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
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| proletariat | (noun) a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | Synonyms: labor, labour, working class |
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| pussycat | (noun) informal terms referring to a domestic cat | Synonyms: kitty-cat, kitty, puss, pussy |
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| (noun) a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable | - |
| pyrostat | (noun) a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures | - |
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| qat | (noun) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant | Synonyms: African tea, Arabian tea, cat, kat, khat, quat |
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| quat | (noun) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant | Synonyms: African tea, Arabian tea, cat, kat, khat, qat |
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| raincoat | (noun) a water-resistant coat | Synonyms: waterproof |
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| rat | (noun) any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse | - |
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| (noun) a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure | - |
| (noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | Synonyms: bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rotter, scum bag, scumbag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot |
| (noun) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike | Synonyms: blackleg, scab, strikebreaker |
| (noun) one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority | Synonyms: betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer |
| redcoat | (noun) British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution) | Synonyms: lobsterback |
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| repeat | (noun) an event that repeats | Synonyms: repetition |
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| requiescat | (noun) a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person | - |
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| retreat | (noun) (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat | - |
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| (noun) withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation | Synonyms: retirement |
| (noun) the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) | - |
| (noun) an area where you can be alone | Synonyms: hideaway |
| (noun) (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset | - |
| (noun) (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position | - |
| (noun) a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet | - |
| rheostat | (noun) resistor for regulating current | Synonyms: variable resistor |
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| rowboat | (noun) a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled | Synonyms: dinghy, dory |
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| sabbat | (noun) a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy | Synonyms: witches' Sabbath |
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| sailboat | (noun) a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast | Synonyms: sailing boat |
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| salaat | (noun) the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca | Synonyms: salaah, salah, salat |
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| salariat | (noun) the class of workers who are salaried and get regular, non-hourly pay checks. | - |
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| salat | (noun) the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca | Synonyms: salaah, salaat, salah |
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| samizdat | (noun) a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature | Synonyms: underground press |
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| sauceboat | (noun) a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce | Synonyms: boat, gravy boat, gravy holder |
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| scapegoat | (noun) someone who is punished for the errors of others | Synonyms: whipping boy |
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| scat | (noun) singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument | Synonyms: scat singing |
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| seat | (noun) any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) | - |
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| (noun) furniture that is designed for sitting on | - |
| (noun) the cloth covering for the buttocks | - |
| (noun) a part of a machine that supports or guides another part | - |
| (noun) the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body | - |
| (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
| (noun) a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) | - |
| (noun) a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) | Synonyms: place |
| (noun) the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based | - |
| secretariat | (noun) an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations | Synonyms: secretariate |
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| shoat | (noun) a young pig | Synonyms: piggy, piglet, shote |
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| showboat | (noun) a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River) | - |
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| slat | (noun) a thin strip (wood or metal) | Synonyms: spline |
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| spat | (noun) a young oyster or other bivalve | - |
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| (noun) a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles | Synonyms: gaiter |
| (noun) a quarrel about petty points | Synonyms: bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, squabble, tiff |
| speedboat | (noun) a fast motorboat | - |
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| splat | (noun) a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair | - |
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| (noun) a single splash | - |
| sprat | (noun) small herring processed like a sardine | Synonyms: brisling, Clupea sprattus |
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| (noun) small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines | Synonyms: brisling |
| squat | (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels | Synonyms: squatting |
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| (noun) exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles | Synonyms: knee bend, squatting |
| (noun) a small worthless amount | Synonyms: diddley, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddly, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, shit |
| steamboat | (noun) a boat propelled by a steam engine | - |
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| stoat | (noun) the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail | - |
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| stonechat | (noun) common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast | Synonyms: Saxicola torquata |
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| sunhat | (noun) a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun | Synonyms: sun hat |
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| surcoat | (noun) a tunic worn over a knight's armor | - |
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| (noun) a loose outer coat usually of rich material | - |
| surfboat | (noun) a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf | - |
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| swat | (noun) a sharp blow | - |
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| sweat | (noun) use of physical or mental energy; hard work | Synonyms: effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail |
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| (noun) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands | Synonyms: perspiration, sudor |
| (noun) condensation of moisture on a cold surface | - |
| (noun) agitation resulting from active worry | Synonyms: fret, lather, stew, swither |
| sweetmeat | (noun) a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry) | - |
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| tailcoat | (noun) formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men | Synonyms: dress suit, full dress, tail coat, tails, white tie, white tie and tails |
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| tat | (noun) tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar | Synonyms: cheapness, sleaze, tackiness |
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