| applesauce | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: codswallop, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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| (noun) puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced | Synonyms: apple sauce |
| araucaria | (noun) any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds | - |
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| auction | (noun) the public sale of something to the highest bidder | Synonyms: auction sale, vendue |
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| (noun) a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge | Synonyms: auction bridge |
| (verb) sell at an auction | Synonyms: auction off, auctioneer |
| auctioneer | (noun) an agent who conducts an auction | - |
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| (verb) sell at an auction | Synonyms: auction, auction off |
| auctorial | (adjective) of or by or typical of an author | Synonyms: authorial |
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| bureaucracy | (noun) nonelective government officials | Synonyms: bureaucratism |
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| (noun) a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials | - |
| (noun) any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape | - |
| bureaucrat | (noun) an official of a bureaucracy | Synonyms: administrative official |
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| bureaucratic | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy | - |
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| bureaucratically | (adverb) with respect to bureaucracy | - |
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| (adverb) in a bureaucratic manner | - |
| bureaucratism | (noun) nonelective government officials | Synonyms: bureaucracy |
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| caucus | (noun) a closed political meeting | - |
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| (verb) meet to select a candidate or promote a policy | - |
| debauch | (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia |
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| (verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | Synonyms: corrupt, debase, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate |
| debauched | (adjective) unrestrained by convention or morality | Synonyms: degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate, riotous |
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| debauchee | (noun) a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained | Synonyms: libertine, rounder |
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| debaucher | (noun) someone who assaults others sexually | Synonyms: ravisher, violator |
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| debauchery | (noun) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia |
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| faucal | (adjective) of or relating to the fauces | - |
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| fauces | (noun) the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx | - |
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| faucet | (noun) a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir | Synonyms: spigot |
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| gauche | (adjective) lacking social polish | Synonyms: graceless, unpolished |
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| gaucheness | (noun) an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement | Synonyms: crudeness, crudity |
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| gaucherie | (noun) a socially awkward or tactless act | Synonyms: faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism |
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| (noun) the quality of being rustic or gauche | Synonyms: rusticity |
| gaucho | (noun) a cowboy of the South American Pampas | - |
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| glaucoma | (noun) an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness) | - |
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| glauconite | (noun) a green mineral consisting of hydrated silicate of potassium or iron or magnesium or aluminum; found in greensand | - |
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| glaucous | (adjective) having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants | - |
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| nauch | (noun) an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls | Synonyms: nautch, nautch dance |
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| paucity | (noun) an insufficient quantity or number | Synonyms: dearth |
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| raucous | (adjective) unpleasantly loud and harsh | Synonyms: strident |
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| (adjective) disturbing the public peace; loud and rough | Synonyms: rowdy |
| raucously | (adverb) with a raucous sound | - |
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| (adverb) in a rowdy manner | Synonyms: rowdily |
| sauce | (noun) flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food | - |
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| (verb) add zest or flavor to, make more interesting | - |
| (verb) dress (food) with a relish | - |
| (verb) behave saucily or impudently towards | - |
| sauceboat | (noun) a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce | Synonyms: boat, gravy boat, gravy holder |
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| saucepan | (noun) a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling | - |
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| saucepot | (noun) a cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling | - |
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| saucer | (noun) a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table | - |
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| (noun) a disk used in throwing competitions | Synonyms: discus |
| (noun) directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation | Synonyms: dish, dish aerial, dish antenna |
| (noun) something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate | Synonyms: disc, disk |
| saucily | (adverb) in an impudent or impertinent manner | Synonyms: freshly, impertinently, impudently, pertly |
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| sauciness | (noun) inappropriate playfulness | Synonyms: archness, impertinence, perkiness, pertness |
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| saucy | (adjective) improperly forward or bold | Synonyms: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, smart, wise |
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| (adjective) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality | Synonyms: impertinent, irreverent, pert |