abattis | (noun) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy | Synonyms: abatis |
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attic | (noun) floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage | Synonyms: garret, loft |
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(noun) (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof | - |
(noun) informal terms for a human head | Synonyms: bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle |
attire | (noun) clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion | Synonyms: dress, garb |
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(verb) put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive | Synonyms: deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up |
attired | (adjective) dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination | Synonyms: appareled, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed |
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attitude | (noun) a theatrical pose created for effect | - |
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(noun) the arrangement of the body and its limbs | Synonyms: position, posture |
(noun) a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways | Synonyms: mental attitude |
(noun) position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) | - |
attitudinal | (adjective) of or relating to attitudes | - |
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attitudinise | (verb) assume certain affected attitudes | Synonyms: attitudinize |
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attitudinize | (verb) assume certain affected attitudes | Synonyms: attitudinise |
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batting | (noun) (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base | - |
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(noun) stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber | Synonyms: batten |
brattice | (noun) a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine | - |
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(verb) supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines | - |
brattiness | (noun) The state or condition of acting like a brat, being unruly and impolite. | - |
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brattish | (adjective) (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly | Synonyms: bratty |
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cattie | (noun) any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) | Synonyms: catty |
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cattiness | (noun) malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | Synonyms: bitchiness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness |
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cattish | (adjective) marked by or arising from malice | Synonyms: bitchy, catty |
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chapatti | (noun) flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle | Synonyms: chapati |
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chattily | (adverb) in a chatty manner | Synonyms: volubly |
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fattiness | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposeness, adiposity |
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fattish | (adjective) somewhat fat | - |
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fattism | (noun) discrimination against people who are overweight | Synonyms: fatism |
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formatting | (noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | Synonyms: data format, data formatting, format |
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ghatti | (noun) an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic | Synonyms: ghatti gum |
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lattice | (noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | Synonyms: fretwork, latticework |
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(noun) small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted | Synonyms: grille, wicket |
(noun) an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions | - |
latticed | (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | Synonyms: fretted, interlaced, latticelike |
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latticelike | (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | Synonyms: fretted, interlaced, latticed |
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latticework | (noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | Synonyms: fretwork, lattice |
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matting | (noun) a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) | - |
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(noun) mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture | Synonyms: mat |
nattily | (adverb) in a natty manner; with smartness | - |
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nattiness | (noun) stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance | Synonyms: dapperness, jauntiness, rakishness |
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ratting | (noun) to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) | Synonyms: informing |
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squattiness | (noun) a short and stout physique | Synonyms: dumpiness |
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squatting | (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels | Synonyms: squat |
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(noun) exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles | Synonyms: knee bend, squat |
tattily | (adverb) in a cheap manner | Synonyms: cheaply, inexpensively |
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tatting | (noun) the act or art of making handmade lace | Synonyms: lace making |
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(noun) needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle | - |
unattired | (adjective) having removed clothing | Synonyms: unappareled, unclad, undressed, ungarbed, ungarmented |
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