alfileria | (noun) European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage | Synonyms: alfilaria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill |
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defile | (noun) a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) | Synonyms: gorge |
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(verb) spot, stain, or pollute | Synonyms: befoul, foul, maculate |
(verb) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | Synonyms: maculate, stain, sully, tarnish |
(verb) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | Synonyms: cloud, corrupt, sully, taint |
defiled | (adjective) morally blemished; stained or impure | Synonyms: maculate |
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defilement | (noun) the state of being polluted | Synonyms: befoulment, pollution |
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defiler | (noun) a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment | Synonyms: polluter |
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file | (noun) a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal | - |
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(noun) office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order | Synonyms: file cabinet, filing cabinet |
(noun) a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together | Synonyms: data file |
(noun) a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other | Synonyms: Indian file, single file |
(verb) place in a container for keeping records | Synonyms: file away |
(verb) file a formal charge against | Synonyms: charge, lodge |
(verb) record in a public office or in a court of law | Synonyms: register |
(verb) smooth with a file | - |
(verb) proceed in line | - |
filefish | (noun) narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine | - |
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filename | (noun) (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file | Synonyms: computer file name, computer filename, file name |
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filer | (noun) a party who files a notice with a law court | - |
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(noun) a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization | Synonyms: file clerk, filing clerk |
filet | (noun) lace having a square mesh | Synonyms: fillet |
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(noun) a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef | Synonyms: fillet |
(noun) a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish | Synonyms: fillet, fish filet, fish fillet |
(verb) cut into filets | Synonyms: fillet |
(verb) decorate with a lace of geometric designs | Synonyms: fillet |
nailfile | (noun) a small flat file for shaping the nails | - |
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profile | (noun) biographical sketch | - |
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(noun) an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics | - |
(noun) a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers | - |
(noun) an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side) | - |
(noun) degree of exposure to public notice | Synonyms: visibility |
(verb) represent in profile, by drawing or painting | - |
(verb) write about | - |
undefiled | (adjective) (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased | Synonyms: uncorrupted |
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(adjective) free from stain or blemish | Synonyms: immaculate |