discreet | (adjective) marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint | - |
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(adjective) heedful of potential consequences | Synonyms: circumspect |
(adjective) unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic | Synonyms: discerning |
discreetly | (adverb) with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint | - |
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discreetness | (noun) subtly skillful handling of a situation | Synonyms: delicacy, diplomacy, finesse |
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(noun) knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress | Synonyms: circumspection, discretion, prudence |
freetail | (noun) small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions | Synonyms: free-tailed bat, freetailed bat |
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freethinker | (noun) a person who rejects religion | - |
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freethinking | (noun) the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | Synonyms: rationalism |
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greet | (verb) react to in a certain way | - |
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(verb) express greetings upon meeting someone | Synonyms: recognise, recognize |
(verb) send greetings to | - |
(verb) be perceived by | - |
greeter | (noun) a person who greets | Synonyms: saluter, welcomer |
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greeting | (noun) (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) | Synonyms: salutation |
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indiscreet | (adjective) lacking discretion; injudicious | - |
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indiscreetly | (adverb) without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint | - |
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indiscreetness | (noun) lacking good judgment | Synonyms: injudiciousness |
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street | (noun) a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings | - |
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(noun) the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel | - |
(noun) people living or working on the same street | - |
(noun) the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction | - |
(noun) a situation offering opportunities | - |
streetcar | (noun) a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity | Synonyms: tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car |
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streetlight | (noun) a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street | Synonyms: street lamp |
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streetwalk | (verb) walk the streets in search of customers | Synonyms: street-walk |
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streetwalker | (noun) a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | Synonyms: floozie, floozy, hooker, hustler, slattern, street girl |
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streetwise | (adjective) having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment | Synonyms: street smart, with-it |
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treetop | (noun) the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant | Synonyms: crown |
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