sheriff | (noun) the principal law-enforcement officer in a county | - |
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sherlock | (noun) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations | Synonyms: operative, PI, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus |
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sherry | (noun) dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif | - |
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shew | (verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | Synonyms: demonstrate, establish, prove, show |
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skirmisher | (noun) someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party) | - |
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slashed | (adjective) having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric | - |
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(adjective) (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply | Synonyms: cut |
(adjective) patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes | - |
slasher | (noun) a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing | - |
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(noun) someone who slashes another person | - |
sloshed | (adjective) very drunk | Synonyms: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet |
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smashed | (adjective) very drunk | Synonyms: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet |
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smasher | (noun) a conspicuous success | Synonyms: bang, hit, smash, strike |
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(noun) a very attractive or seductive looking woman | Synonyms: beauty, dish, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, stunner, sweetheart |
(noun) a person who smashes something | - |
splashed | (adjective) covered with bright patches (often used in combination) | Synonyms: dabbled, spattered, splattered |
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(adjective) (of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses | - |
splasher | (noun) a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud | - |
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(noun) protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. | Synonyms: dashboard, splashboard |
spreadsheet | (noun) a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen | - |
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squashed | (adjective) that has been violently compressed | - |
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superslasher | (noun) large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot; early Cretaceous | Synonyms: utahraptor |
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thrasher | (noun) thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs | Synonyms: mocking thrush |
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(noun) large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed | Synonyms: Alopius vulpinus, fox shark, thresher, thresher shark |
(noun) a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw | Synonyms: thresher, threshing machine |
thresher | (noun) large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed | Synonyms: Alopius vulpinus, fox shark, thrasher, thresher shark |
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(noun) a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw | Synonyms: thrasher, threshing machine |
toolshed | (noun) a shed for storing tools | Synonyms: toolhouse |
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tortoiseshell | (noun) a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings | Synonyms: calico cat, tortoiseshell-cat |
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(noun) brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles | Synonyms: tortoiseshell butterfly |
(noun) the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles | - |
tushery | (noun) writing of poor quality; characterized by affected choice of archaic words | - |
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unabashed | (adjective) not embarrassed | Synonyms: unembarrassed |
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unabashedly | (adverb) in an unabashed manner | - |
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unblemished | (adjective) free from physical or moral spots or stains | Synonyms: unmarred, unmutilated |
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unbrainwashed | (adjective) not successfully subjected to brainwashing | - |
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unbrushed | (adjective) (of hair or clothing) not brushed | - |
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unburnished | (adjective) of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction | - |
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undernourished | (adjective) not getting adequate food | Synonyms: ill-fed, underfed |
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undiminished | (adjective) not lessened or diminished | Synonyms: unrelieved |
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undistinguished | (adjective) not special in any way; lacking distinction | Synonyms: mine run, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, unexceptional |
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unembellished | (adjective) lacking embellishment or ornamentation | Synonyms: bare, plain, spare, unornamented |
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unestablished | (adjective) not established | - |
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unfinished | (adjective) not brought to an end or conclusion | - |
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(adjective) not brought to the desired final state | - |
(adjective) lacking a surface finish such as paint | Synonyms: bare |
unfurnished | (adjective) not equipped with what is needed especially furniture | - |
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unnourished | (adjective) not nourished | - |
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unpolished | (adjective) not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing | - |
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(adjective) lacking social polish | Synonyms: gauche, graceless |
unpublished | (adjective) not published | - |
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unpunished | (adjective) not punished | - |
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unrefreshed | (adjective) not rested or refreshed | Synonyms: unrested |
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unsheared | (adjective) not sheared | Synonyms: unshorn |
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(adjective) (used especially of fur or wool) not having been sheared | - |
unsheathe | (verb) draw from a sheath or scabbard | - |
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unsheathed | (adjective) not having a protective covering | Synonyms: bare |
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unshelled | (adjective) of animals or fruits that have no shell | Synonyms: shell-less |
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untarnished | (adjective) (of reputation) free from blemishes | Synonyms: stainless, unstained, unsullied, untainted |
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unvanquished | (adjective) not conquered | Synonyms: unbeaten, unconquered |
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unvarnished | (adjective) free from any effort to soften to disguise | Synonyms: plain |
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(adjective) not having a coating of stain or varnish | Synonyms: unstained |
unwashed | (adjective) not cleaned with or as if with soap and water | - |
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(adjective) of or associated with the great masses of people | Synonyms: common, plebeian, vulgar |
unwished | (adjective) not welcome | Synonyms: unwelcome, unwished-for |
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usher | (noun) someone employed to conduct others | Synonyms: guide |
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(noun) an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber | Synonyms: doorkeeper |
(verb) take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums | Synonyms: show |
usherette | (noun) a female usher | - |
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vanished | (adjective) having passed out of existence | - |
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vanisher | (noun) a person who disappears | - |
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vanquisher | (noun) someone who is victorious by force of arms | Synonyms: conqueror |
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varnished | (adjective) having a coating of stain or varnish | Synonyms: stained |
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varnisher | (noun) someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish | - |
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washed | (adjective) clean by virtue of having been washed in water | Synonyms: water-washed |
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(adjective) wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination | - |
washer | (noun) a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically | Synonyms: automatic washer, washing machine |
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(noun) seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage | - |
(noun) someone who washes things for a living | - |
washerman | (noun) a man who operates an industrial washing machine | Synonyms: laundryman |
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washerwoman | (noun) a working woman who takes in washing | Synonyms: laundress, laundrywoman, washwoman |
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watershed | (noun) an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend | Synonyms: landmark, turning point |
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(noun) a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems | Synonyms: divide, water parting |
(noun) the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet | Synonyms: basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin |
welsher | (noun) someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager | Synonyms: welcher |
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whitewashed | (adjective) coated with whitewash | - |
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woodshed | (noun) a shed for storing firewood or garden tools | - |
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worksheet | (noun) a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements | - |
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(noun) a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project | - |