| adze | (noun) an edge tool used to cut and shape wood | Synonyms: adz |
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| antifreeze | (noun) a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point | - |
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| assize | (noun) an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property | - |
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| (noun) the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale | - |
| baize | (noun) a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables | - |
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| bize | (noun) a dry cold north wind in southeastern France | Synonyms: bise |
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| blaze | (noun) noisy and unrestrained mischief | Synonyms: hell |
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| (noun) a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted | Synonyms: brilliance, glare |
| (noun) a light-colored marking | - |
| (noun) a cause of difficulty and suffering | Synonyms: hell |
| (noun) a strong flame that burns brightly | Synonyms: blazing |
| blintze | (noun) (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked | Synonyms: blintz |
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| booze | (noun) an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented | Synonyms: hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink |
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| breeze | (noun) any undertaking that is easy to do | Synonyms: child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover |
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| (noun) a slight wind (usually refreshing) | Synonyms: air, gentle wind, zephyr |
| bronze | (noun) a sculpture made of bronze | - |
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| (noun) an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin | - |
| craze | (noun) a fine crack in a glaze or other surface | - |
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| (noun) an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | Synonyms: cult, fad, furor, furore, rage |
| (noun) state of violent mental agitation | Synonyms: delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria |
| daze | (noun) confusion characterized by lack of clarity | Synonyms: fog, haze |
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| (noun) the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally | Synonyms: shock, stupor |
| doze | (noun) a light fitful sleep | Synonyms: drowse |
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| freeze | (noun) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | Synonyms: halt |
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| (noun) fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level | - |
| (noun) weather cold enough to cause freezing | Synonyms: frost |
| (noun) the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid | Synonyms: freezing |
| frieze | (noun) a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap | - |
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| (noun) an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice | - |
| furze | (noun) very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe | Synonyms: gorse, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus, whin |
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| fuze | (noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | Synonyms: fuse, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming |
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| gauze | (noun) a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave | Synonyms: netting, veiling |
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| (noun) (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings | Synonyms: gauze bandage |
| gaze | (noun) a long fixed look | Synonyms: regard |
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| glaze | (noun) a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. | - |
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| (noun) a glossy finish on a fabric | - |
| (noun) any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods | - |
| graze | (noun) the act of grazing | Synonyms: grazing |
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| (noun) a superficial abrasion | - |
| haze | (noun) confusion characterized by lack of clarity | Synonyms: daze, fog |
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| (noun) atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility | - |
| hydroisopieze | (noun) a line on a map connecting points of identical pressures in the water bearing stratum. | - |
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| isopieze | (noun) a line on a map connecting places with equal ground water pressure. | Synonyms: isopiestic line |
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| kamikaze | (noun) a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II | - |
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| (noun) a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash | - |
| maize | (noun) a strong yellow color | Synonyms: gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow |
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| (noun) tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times | Synonyms: corn, Indian corn, Zea mays |
| maze | (noun) complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost | Synonyms: labyrinth |
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| (noun) something jumbled or confused | Synonyms: snarl, tangle |
| ooze | (noun) the process of seeping | Synonyms: oozing, seepage |
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| (noun) any thick, viscous matter | Synonyms: goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, slime, sludge |
| outsize | (noun) an unusual garment size (especially one that is very large) | - |
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| prize | (noun) something given as a token of victory | Synonyms: trophy |
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| (noun) something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery | Synonyms: award |
| (noun) goods or money obtained illegally | Synonyms: booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, swag |
| schmooze | (noun) an informal conversation | Synonyms: chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose |
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| shmooze | (noun) (Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talk | - |
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| size | (noun) the physical magnitude of something (how big it is) | - |
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| (noun) the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing) | - |
| (noun) a large magnitude | - |
| (noun) the actual state of affairs | Synonyms: size of it |
| (noun) any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics | Synonyms: sizing |
| sleaze | (noun) tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar | Synonyms: cheapness, tackiness, tat |
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| sneeze | (noun) a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose | Synonyms: sneezing, sternutation |
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| snooze | (noun) sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) | Synonyms: catnap, forty winks, light sleep, nap, short sleep |
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| squeeze | (noun) the act of gripping and pressing firmly | Synonyms: squeezing |
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| (noun) an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power | Synonyms: power play, squeeze play |
| (noun) a tight or amorous embrace | Synonyms: clinch, hug |
| (noun) the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space | - |
| (noun) a twisting squeeze | Synonyms: wring |
| (noun) (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend | - |
| (noun) a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer | - |
| (noun) a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high | Synonyms: credit crunch, liquidity crisis |
| trapeze | (noun) a swing used by circus acrobats | - |
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| tzetze | (noun) bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | Synonyms: glossina, tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze fly |
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| wheeze | (noun) breathing with a husky or whistling sound | - |
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| (noun) (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick | - |