brigand | (noun) an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | Synonyms: bandit |
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brigandine | (noun) a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth | - |
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brigantine | (noun) two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast | Synonyms: hermaphrodite brig |
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cardigan | (noun) knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper | - |
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fumigant | (noun) a chemical substance used in fumigation | - |
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gigantic | (adjective) so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth | Synonyms: mammoth |
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gigantism | (noun) excessive largeness of stature | Synonyms: giantism |
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(noun) excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland | Synonyms: giantism, overgrowth |
hooligan | (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow | Synonyms: bully, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo |
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hooliganism | (noun) willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | Synonyms: malicious mischief, vandalism |
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instigant | (noun) someone who deliberately foments trouble | Synonyms: firebrand, inciter, instigator, provoker |
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ligan | (noun) goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered | Synonyms: lagan, lagend |
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ligand | (noun) a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom | - |
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litigant | (noun) (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation | Synonyms: litigator |
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mulligan | (noun) Irish version of burgoo | Synonyms: Irish burgoo, mulligan stew |
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origanum | (noun) any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings | - |
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ptarmigan | (noun) large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage | - |
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shenanigan | (noun) reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | Synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief-making, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness |
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(noun) the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | Synonyms: chicane, chicanery, guile, trickery, wile |