abject | (adjective) of the most contemptible kind | Synonyms: low-down, low, miserable, scummy, scurvy |
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(adjective) showing utter resignation or hopelessness | Synonyms: unhopeful |
(adjective) showing humiliation or submissiveness | - |
(adjective) most unfortunate or miserable | - |
abjection | (noun) a low or downcast state | Synonyms: abasement, degradation |
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abjectly | (adverb) in a hopeless resigned manner | Synonyms: resignedly |
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abjuration | (noun) a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion | Synonyms: recantation, retraction |
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abjure | (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | Synonyms: forswear, recant, resile, retract |
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abjurer | (noun) a person who abjures | - |
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adjacency | (noun) the attribute of being so near as to be touching | Synonyms: contiguity, contiguousness |
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adjacent | (adjective) nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space | Synonyms: next, side by side |
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(adjective) having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | Synonyms: conterminous, contiguous, neighboring, neighbouring |
(adjective) near or close to but not necessarily touching | - |
adjectival | (adjective) of or relating to or functioning as an adjective | Synonyms: adjective |
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adjectivally | (adverb) as an adjective; in an adjectival manner | - |
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adjective | (adjective) relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law | Synonyms: procedural |
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(adjective) of or relating to or functioning as an adjective | Synonyms: adjectival |
(noun) a word that expresses an attribute of something | - |
(noun) the word class that qualifies nouns | - |
adjectively | (adverb) as an adjective | - |
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adjoin | (verb) attach or add | - |
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(verb) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | Synonyms: abut, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march |
(verb) be in direct physical contact with; make contact | Synonyms: contact, meet, touch |
adjourn | (verb) close at the end of a session | Synonyms: break up, recess |
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(verb) break from a meeting or gathering | Synonyms: retire, withdraw |
adjournment | (noun) the termination of a meeting | Synonyms: dissolution |
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(noun) the act of postponing to another time or place | - |
adjudge | (verb) declare to be | Synonyms: declare, hold |
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adjudicate | (verb) bring to an end; settle conclusively | Synonyms: decide, resolve, settle |
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(verb) put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of | Synonyms: judge, try |
adjudication | (noun) the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented | - |
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adjudicative | (adjective) concerned with adjudicating | Synonyms: adjudicatory |
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adjudicator | (noun) a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes | - |
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adjudicatory | (adjective) concerned with adjudicating | Synonyms: adjudicative |
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adjunct | (adjective) of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another | Synonyms: assistant |
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(adjective) furnishing added support | Synonyms: accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary |
(noun) a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence | - |
(noun) something added to another thing but not an essential part of it | - |
(noun) a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another | - |
adjunction | (noun) an act of joining or adjoining things | Synonyms: junction |
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adjunctive | (adjective) joining; forming an adjunct | - |
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adjuration | (noun) a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something | - |
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adjuratory | (adjective) earnestly or solemnly entreating | - |
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(adjective) containing a solemn charge or command | - |
adjure | (verb) command solemnly | - |
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(verb) ask for or request earnestly | Synonyms: beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press |
adjust | (verb) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard | Synonyms: correct, set |
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(verb) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | Synonyms: adapt, conform |
(verb) make correspondent or conformable | - |
(verb) place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight | Synonyms: align, aline, line up |
(verb) decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim | - |
adjustable | (adjective) capable of being changed so as to match or fit | - |
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(adjective) capable of being regulated | - |
adjusted | (adjective) altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation | - |
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(adjective) adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability | - |
(adjective) (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted | - |
(adjective) having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment | Synonyms: familiarised, familiarized |
adjuster | (noun) one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | Synonyms: adjustor, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor |
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adjustive | (adjective) conducive to adjustment | - |
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adjustment | (noun) the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | Synonyms: alteration, modification |
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(noun) the act of adjusting something to match a standard | Synonyms: readjustment, registration |
(noun) making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | Synonyms: accommodation, fitting |
(noun) an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | Synonyms: allowance |
(noun) the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) | Synonyms: adaptation, adaption |
adjustor | (noun) one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement | Synonyms: adjuster, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor |
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adjutant | (noun) large Indian stork with a military gait | Synonyms: adjutant bird, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius |
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(noun) an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | Synonyms: aide-de-camp, aide |
adjuvant | (adjective) enhancing the action of a medical treatment | - |
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(adjective) furnishing added support | Synonyms: accessory, adjunct, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary |
(noun) an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment | - |
ajar | (adjective) slightly open | - |
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amberjack | (noun) any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes | Synonyms: amberfish |
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anjou | (noun) a pear with firm flesh and a green skin | - |
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apojove | (noun) apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter | - |
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applejack | (noun) distilled from hard cider | - |
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autoinjector | (noun) a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid | - |
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banjo | (noun) a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body | - |
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basenji | (noun) small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark | - |
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bejewel | (verb) adorn or decorate with precious stones | Synonyms: jewel |
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benjamin | (noun) gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation | Synonyms: asa dulcis, benzoin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin |
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bijou | (noun) a small and delicately worked piece | - |
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blackjack | (noun) a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21 | Synonyms: twenty-one, vingt-et-un |
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(noun) a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people | Synonyms: cosh, sap |
(noun) a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship | Synonyms: black flag, Jolly Roger, pirate flag |
(noun) a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets | Synonyms: blackjack oak, jack oak, Quercus marilandica |
(verb) exert pressure on someone through threats | Synonyms: blackmail, pressure |
blowjob | (noun) slang for fellatio | Synonyms: cock sucking |
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bluejacket | (noun) a serviceman in the navy | Synonyms: navy man, sailor, sailor boy |
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bootjack | (noun) has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots | - |
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brinjal | (noun) hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | Synonyms: aubergine, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena |
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bubblejet | (noun) a kind of ink-jet printer | Synonyms: bubble-jet printer, bubble jet printer |
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cajole | (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | Synonyms: blarney, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle |
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cajolery | (noun) flattery intended to persuade | Synonyms: blandishment, palaver |
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cajolingly | (adverb) in a cajoling manner | Synonyms: coaxingly |
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carcajou | (noun) stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal | Synonyms: Gulo luscus, skunk bear, wolverine |
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carjack | (verb) take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it | - |
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carjacking | (noun) the violent theft of an occupied car | - |
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chaja | (noun) largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina | Synonyms: Chauna torquata |
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cheapjack | (adjective) made of inferior workmanship and materials | Synonyms: shoddy, tawdry |
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(noun) a peddler of inferior goods | - |
coadjutor | (noun) an assistant to a bishop | - |
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conjectural | (adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | Synonyms: divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious |
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conjecturally | (adverb) in a manner involving or inclined to conjecture and supposition | - |
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conjecture | (noun) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) | Synonyms: speculation |
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(noun) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence | - |
(noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | Synonyms: guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise |
(verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | Synonyms: hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize |
conjoin | (verb) make contact or come together | Synonyms: join |
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(verb) take in marriage; married | Synonyms: espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed |
conjoined | (adjective) consisting of two or more associated entities | Synonyms: conjoint |
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conjoint | (adjective) consisting of two or more associated entities | Synonyms: conjoined |
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conjointly | (adverb) in conjunction with; combined | Synonyms: collectively, jointly, together with |
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conjugal | (adjective) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband | Synonyms: connubial |
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conjugally | (adverb) in a conjugal manner | Synonyms: connubial |
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conjugate | (adjective) (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets | - |
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(adjective) joined together especially in a pair or pairs | Synonyms: conjugated, coupled |
(adjective) of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond | Synonyms: conjugated |
(adjective) formed by the union of two compounds | Synonyms: conjugated |
(noun) a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A | Synonyms: conjugate solution |
(verb) unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds | - |
(verb) undergo conjugation | - |
(verb) add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc. | - |
conjugated | (adjective) joined together especially in a pair or pairs | Synonyms: conjugate, coupled |
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(adjective) of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond | Synonyms: conjugate |
(adjective) formed by the union of two compounds | Synonyms: conjugate |
conjugation | (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | Synonyms: coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union |
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(noun) the act of making or becoming a single unit | Synonyms: jointure, unification, union, uniting |
(noun) a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms | - |
(noun) the complete set of inflected forms of a verb | - |
(noun) the inflection of verbs | - |
(noun) the state of being joined together | Synonyms: colligation, conjunction, junction |
conjunct | (adjective) progressing melodically by intervals of a second | - |
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(adjective) involving the joint activity of two or more | Synonyms: concerted, conjunctive, cooperative, united |
(adjective) bound in close association | - |
conjunction | (noun) something that joins or connects | Synonyms: junction |
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(noun) the temporal property of two things happening at the same time | Synonyms: co-occurrence, coincidence, concurrence |
(noun) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | Synonyms: conjunctive, connective, continuative |
(noun) (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | Synonyms: alignment |
(noun) the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction | - |
(noun) the state of being joined together | Synonyms: colligation, conjugation, junction |
conjunctiva | (noun) a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid | - |
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conjunctival | (adjective) of or relating to the conjunctiva | - |
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conjunctive | (adjective) serving or tending to connect | - |
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(adjective) involving the joint activity of two or more | Synonyms: concerted, conjunct, cooperative, united |
(noun) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | Synonyms: conjunction, connective, continuative |
conjunctivitis | (noun) inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye | Synonyms: pinkeye |
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conjuncture | (noun) a critical combination of events or circumstances | - |
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conjuration | (noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | Synonyms: conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick |
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(noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuring, conjury, invocation |
(noun) a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect | Synonyms: incantation |
conjure | (verb) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | Synonyms: cabal, complot, conspire, machinate |
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(verb) ask for or request earnestly | Synonyms: adjure, beseech, bid, entreat, press |
(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | Synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir |
conjurer | (noun) a witch doctor who practices conjury | Synonyms: conjure man, conjuror |
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(noun) someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | Synonyms: conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator |
conjuring | (noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuration, conjury, invocation |
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conjuror | (noun) a witch doctor who practices conjury | Synonyms: conjure man, conjurer |
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(noun) someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience | Synonyms: conjurer, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator |
conjury | (noun) calling up a spirit or devil | Synonyms: conjuration, conjuring, invocation |
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counterproject | (noun) a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty. | - |
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crackerjack | (noun) something excellent of its kind | Synonyms: jimdandy, jimhickey |
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(noun) someone excellent of their kind | Synonyms: jimdandy, jimhickey |
crossjack | (noun) the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast | Synonyms: mizzen course |
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currajong | (noun) widely distributed tree of eastern Australia yielding a tough durable fiber and soft light attractively grained wood; foliage is an important emergency food for cattle | Synonyms: Brachychiton populneus, kurrajong |
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deject | (verb) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | Synonyms: cast down, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down |
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dejected | (adjective) affected or marked by low spirits | - |
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dejectedly | (adverb) in a dejected manner | Synonyms: in low spirits |
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dejectedness | (noun) a feeling of low spirits | Synonyms: dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness |
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dejection | (noun) a state of melancholy depression | - |
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(noun) solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | Synonyms: BM, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, stool |
dejeuner | (noun) a midday meal | Synonyms: lunch, luncheon, tiffin |
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demijohn | (noun) large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork | - |
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disjoin | (verb) become separated, disconnected or disjoint | Synonyms: disjoint |
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(verb) make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of | Synonyms: disjoint |
disjoined | (adjective) have the connection undone; having become separate | Synonyms: separate |
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