| carrot
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(noun) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant |
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| (noun) perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions |
Synonyms:
Daucus carota sativa,
cultivated carrot |
| (noun) orange root; important source of carotene |
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| (noun) promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" |
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| dogtrot
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(noun) a steady trot like that of a dog |
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| foxtrot
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(noun) a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences |
Synonyms:
fox-trot |
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| grot
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(noun) a small cave (usually with attractive features) |
Synonyms:
grotto |
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| heartrot
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(noun) any plant disease in which the central part of a plant rots (especially in trees) |
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| lerot
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(noun) dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa |
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| parrot
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(noun) usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds |
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| (noun) a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated |
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| rot
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(noun) a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor |
Synonyms:
putrefaction |
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| (noun) (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action |
Synonyms:
decomposition,
breakdown,
rotting,
putrefaction |
| (noun) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) |
Synonyms:
bunk,
hogwash,
guff,
buncombe,
bunkum |
| tarot
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(noun) any of a set of (usually 78) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used for playing card games and for divination by fortunetellers |
Synonyms:
tarot card |
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| tommyrot
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(noun) pretentious or silly talk or writing |
Synonyms:
humbug,
drool,
baloney,
bilgewater,
boloney,
bosh,
taradiddle,
tarradiddle,
tosh,
twaddle |
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| trot
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(noun) a slow pace of running |
Synonyms:
jog,
lope |
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| (noun) a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) |
Synonyms:
crib,
pony |
| (noun) a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together |
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