agitprop | (noun) political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema | - |
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airdrop | (noun) delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft | - |
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archbishop | (noun) a bishop of highest rank | - |
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backdrop | (noun) scenery hung at back of stage | Synonyms: backcloth, background |
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backstop | (noun) a precaution in case of an emergency | - |
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(noun) (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field | - |
(noun) (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher | Synonyms: catcher |
bakeshop | (noun) a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold | Synonyms: bakehouse, bakery |
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barbershop | (noun) a shop where men can get their hair cut | - |
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bebop | (noun) an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) | Synonyms: bop |
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bellhop | (noun) someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels | Synonyms: bellboy, bellman |
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bishop | (noun) (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color | - |
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(noun) port wine mulled with oranges and cloves | - |
(noun) a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ | - |
blacktop | (noun) a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock | Synonyms: blacktopping |
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bookshop | (noun) a shop where books are sold | Synonyms: bookstall, bookstore |
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bop | (noun) an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) | Synonyms: bebop |
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caltrop | (noun) tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed | Synonyms: devil's weed, Tribulus terestris |
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(noun) Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America | Synonyms: Centauria calcitrapa, star-thistle |
(noun) a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits | Synonyms: water chestnut, water chestnut plant |
carhop | (noun) a waiter at a drive-in restaurant | - |
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carrottop | (noun) someone who has red hair | Synonyms: red-header, redhead, redheader |
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chop | (noun) a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball | Synonyms: chop shot |
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(noun) a grounder that bounces high in the air | Synonyms: chopper |
(noun) a jaw | - |
(noun) a small cut of meat including part of a rib | - |
(noun) the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide) | - |
clop | (noun) the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface | Synonyms: clip-clop, clippety-clop, clopping, clumping, clunking |
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codswallop | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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coop | (noun) an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept | Synonyms: cage |
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(noun) a farm building for housing poultry | Synonyms: chicken coop, hencoop, henhouse |
cop | (noun) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman | Synonyms: bull, copper, fuzz, pig |
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countertop | (noun) the top side of a counter | - |
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crop | (noun) a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food | Synonyms: craw |
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(noun) the stock or handle of a whip | - |
(noun) the output of something in a season | - |
(noun) a collection of people or things appearing together | - |
(noun) the yield from plants in a single growing season | Synonyms: harvest |
(noun) a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale | - |
desktop | (noun) (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear | Synonyms: background, screen background |
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(noun) the top of a desk | - |
dewdrop | (noun) a drop of dew | - |
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dollop | (noun) a small measure (usually of food) | - |
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doorstop | (noun) a stop that keeps open doors from moving | Synonyms: doorstopper |
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droop | (noun) a shape that sags | Synonyms: sag |
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drop | (noun) the act of dropping something | - |
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(noun) a central depository where things can be left or picked up | - |
(noun) a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery | Synonyms: drop cloth, drop curtain |
(noun) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | Synonyms: dip, fall, free fall |
(noun) a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity | Synonyms: fall |
(noun) a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) | - |
(noun) a steep high face of rock | Synonyms: cliff, drop-off |
(noun) a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) | Synonyms: drib, driblet |
(noun) a shape that is spherical and small | Synonyms: bead, pearl |
dustmop | (noun) a dry swab for dusting floors | Synonyms: dry mop, dust mop |
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eardrop | (noun) an earring with a pendant ornament | Synonyms: drop earring, pendant earring |
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escallop | (noun) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions | Synonyms: scallop, scollop |
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(noun) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces | Synonyms: scallop, scollop |
(noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | Synonyms: cutlet, scallop, scollop |
exaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one quintillion floating-point operations a second. | Synonyms: EFLOPS |
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eyedrop | (noun) a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists | Synonyms: eye-drop |
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(noun) a drop from an eye dropper | Synonyms: eye-drop |
feathertop | (noun) northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles | Synonyms: feathertop grass, Pennistum villosum |
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(noun) a variety of reed grass | Synonyms: Calamagrostis acutiflora, feather reed grass |
flattop | (noun) a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings | Synonyms: aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, carrier |
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(noun) a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys | Synonyms: butch, crew cut |
flop | (noun) the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink | Synonyms: collapse |
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(noun) a complete failure | Synonyms: bust, fizzle |
(noun) someone who is unsuccessful | Synonyms: dud, washout |
(noun) an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers | Synonyms: floating-point operation |
fop | (noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance | Synonyms: beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, gallant, sheik, swell |
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foretop | (noun) a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears | Synonyms: forelock |
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(noun) a platform at the head of a foremast | - |
gallop | (noun) a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously | - |
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galop | (noun) music suitable for a galop dance | - |
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gigaflop | (noun) a unit of measure for the calculating speed of a computer equal to one billion floating point operations per second. | Synonyms: billion floating point operations per second, GFLOPS |
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glop | (noun) writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | Synonyms: mush, slop, treacle |
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(noun) any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant | - |
goop | (noun) street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate | Synonyms: easy lay, Georgia home boy, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, max, scoop, soap |
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(noun) any thick, viscous matter | Synonyms: goo, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge |
gumdrop | (noun) a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals | - |
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hardtop | (noun) a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top | - |
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hencoop | (noun) a farm building for housing poultry | Synonyms: chicken coop, coop, henhouse |
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hilltop | (noun) the peak of a hill | Synonyms: brow |
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hoop | (noun) a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling | Synonyms: ring |
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(noun) a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt | - |
(noun) a small arch used as croquet equipment | Synonyms: wicket |
(noun) horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball | Synonyms: basket, basketball hoop |
hop | (noun) the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot) | - |
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(noun) an informal dance where popular music is played | Synonyms: record hop |
(noun) twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer | Synonyms: hops |
housetop | (noun) the roof of a house | - |
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hyssop | (noun) bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes | - |
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(noun) a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil | Synonyms: Hyssopus officinalis |
lambchop | (noun) chop cut from a lamb | Synonyms: lamb-chop, lamb chop |
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laptop | (noun) a portable computer small enough to use in your lap | Synonyms: laptop computer |
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lollipop | (noun) hard candy on a stick | Synonyms: all-day sucker, sucker |
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(noun) ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | Synonyms: ice lolly, lolly, popsicle |
loop | (noun) a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane | Synonyms: loop-the-loop |
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(noun) an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop | - |
(noun) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines | Synonyms: cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet |
(noun) a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates | Synonyms: closed circuit |
(noun) the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component | Synonyms: loop topology |
(noun) the basic pattern of the human fingerprint | - |
(noun) a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied | - |
(noun) an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) | - |
(noun) (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated | Synonyms: iteration |
(noun) anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) | - |
maildrop | (noun) a drop where mail can be deposited | - |
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malaprop | (noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | Synonyms: malapropism |
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maypop | (noun) of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg | Synonyms: Passiflora incarnata |
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megaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, one megaflops is a million floating point operations per second | Synonyms: MFLOP, million floating point operations per second |
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milksop | (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: Milquetoast, pansy, pantywaist, sissy |
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mop | (noun) cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors | Synonyms: swab, swob |
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nincompoop | (noun) a stupid foolish person | Synonyms: ninny, poop |
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nonstop | (noun) a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination | Synonyms: nonstop flight |
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orlop | (noun) the fourth or lowest deck | Synonyms: fourth deck, orlop deck |
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outcrop | (noun) the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land | Synonyms: outcropping, rock outcrop |
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pawnshop | (noun) a shop where loans are made with personal property as security | Synonyms: loan office, pawnbroker's shop |
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petaflop | (noun) (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one quadrillion floating-point operations a second. | Synonyms: PFLOPS |
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pitprop | (noun) a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine | Synonyms: sprag |
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plop | (noun) the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash | - |
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poop | (noun) the rear part of a ship | Synonyms: after part, quarter, stern, tail |
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(noun) slang terms for inside information | Synonyms: dope, low-down, the skinny |
(noun) a stupid foolish person | Synonyms: nincompoop, ninny |
(noun) obscene terms for feces | Synonyms: crap, dirt, shit, shite, turd |
pop | (noun) music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love | Synonyms: pop music |
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(noun) a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork | Synonyms: popping |
(noun) a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring | Synonyms: soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic |
(noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | Synonyms: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa |
porkchop | (noun) chop cut from a hog | - |
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prop | (noun) a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling | - |
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(noun) a propeller that rotates to push against air | Synonyms: airplane propeller, airscrew |
(noun) any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie | Synonyms: property |
psyop | (noun) military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments | Synonyms: psychological operation |
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raindrop | (noun) a drop of rain | - |
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rooftop | (noun) the top of a (usually flat) roof | - |
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scallop | (noun) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions | Synonyms: escallop, scollop |
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(noun) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces | Synonyms: escallop, scollop |
(noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | Synonyms: cutlet, escallop, scollop |
(noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) | Synonyms: crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle |
scollop | (noun) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions | Synonyms: escallop, scallop |
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(noun) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces | Synonyms: escallop, scallop |
(noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | Synonyms: cutlet, escallop, scallop |
scoop | (noun) a large ladle | - |
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(noun) the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe | Synonyms: scoop shovel |
(noun) street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate | Synonyms: easy lay, Georgia home boy, goop, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, max, soap |
(noun) a news report that is reported first by one news organization | Synonyms: exclusive |
(noun) the quantity a scoop will hold | Synonyms: scoopful |
(noun) a hollow concave shape made by removing something | Synonyms: pocket |
screwtop | (noun) the top of a container that must be screwed off and on | - |
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shop | (noun) a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity) | Synonyms: shop class |
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(noun) a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services | Synonyms: store |
(noun) small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done | Synonyms: workshop |
shortstop | (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base | Synonyms: short |
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(noun) (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position | - |
sloop | (noun) a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow | - |
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slop | (noun) writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | Synonyms: glop, mush, treacle |
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(noun) wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk | Synonyms: pigswill, pigwash, slops, swill |
(noun) (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink | - |
(noun) deep soft mud in water or slush | Synonyms: mire |
(noun) (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand | - |
slopshop | (noun) a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing | Synonyms: slopseller's shop |
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snoop | (noun) a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others | Synonyms: snooper |
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snowdrop | (noun) common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers | Synonyms: Anemone quinquefolia, wood anemone |
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sop | (noun) a concession given to mollify or placate | - |
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(noun) piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid | Synonyms: sops |
soursop | (noun) large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples | Synonyms: guanabana |
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(noun) small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit | Synonyms: Annona muricata, prickly custard apple, soursop tree |
stonecrop | (noun) any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers | - |
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stoop | (noun) an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward | - |
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(noun) small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house | Synonyms: stoep |
(noun) basin for holy water | Synonyms: stoup |
stop | (noun) the act of stopping something | Synonyms: stoppage |
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(noun) a brief stay in the course of a journey | Synonyms: layover, stopover |
(noun) a restraint that checks the motion of something | Synonyms: catch |
(noun) an obstruction in a pipe or tube | Synonyms: block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stoppage |
(noun) a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens | Synonyms: diaphragm |
(noun) (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes | - |
(noun) a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it | Synonyms: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant |
(noun) a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | Synonyms: full point, full stop, period, point |
(noun) the event of something ending | Synonyms: halt |
(noun) a spot where something halts or pauses | - |
(noun) the state of inactivity following an interruption | Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stoppage |
strop | (noun) a leather strap used to sharpen razors | - |
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sweatshop | (noun) factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry | - |
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sweetsop | (noun) sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds | Synonyms: annon, sugar apple |
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(noun) tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds | Synonyms: Annona squamosa, sweetsop tree |
swoop | (noun) a swift descent through the air | - |
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(noun) a very rapid raid | - |
(noun) (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale | Synonyms: slide |
swop | (noun) an equal exchange | Synonyms: barter, swap, trade |
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tabletop | (noun) the top horizontal work surface of a table | - |
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teardrop | (noun) a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands | Synonyms: tear |
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(noun) anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring) | - |