chunnel | (noun) the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel | Synonyms: Channel Tunnel |
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cunner | (noun) common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States | Synonyms: bergall, Tautogolabrus adspersus |
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forerunner | (noun) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | Synonyms: harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor |
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(noun) a person who goes before or announces the coming of another | Synonyms: precursor |
(noun) anything that precedes something similar in time | Synonyms: antecedent |
funnel | (noun) (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) | - |
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(noun) a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth | - |
(noun) a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends | Synonyms: funnel shape |
(verb) move or pour through a funnel | - |
gunnel | (noun) small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic | Synonyms: bracketed blenny |
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(noun) wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel | Synonyms: gun rest, gunwale |
gunner | (noun) a serviceman in the artillery | Synonyms: artilleryman, cannoneer, machine gunner |
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gunnery | (noun) guns collectively | - |
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gunrunner | (noun) a smuggler of guns | Synonyms: arms-runner |
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nunnery | (noun) the convent of a community of nuns | - |
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punnet | (noun) a small light basket used as a measure for fruits | - |
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racerunner | (noun) very swift lizard of eastern and central United States | Synonyms: Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, race runner, six-lined racerunner |
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roadrunner | (noun) speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas | Synonyms: chaparral cock, Geococcyx californianus |
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rumrunner | (noun) someone who illegally smuggles liquor across a border | - |
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runnel | (noun) a small stream | Synonyms: rill, rivulet, run, streamlet |
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runner | (noun) fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil | Synonyms: blue runner, Caranx crysos |
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(noun) device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along | - |
(noun) a long narrow carpet | - |
(noun) a trained athlete who competes in foot races | - |
(noun) someone who imports or exports without paying duties | Synonyms: contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, smuggler |
(noun) a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) | Synonyms: base runner |
(noun) someone who travels on foot by running | - |
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents | - |
(noun) (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play | Synonyms: ball carrier |
(noun) a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips | Synonyms: offset, stolon |
scunner | (noun) a strong dislike | - |
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stunned | (adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock | Synonyms: dazed, stupefied, stupid |
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(adjective) filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock | Synonyms: amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded |
(adjective) knocked unconscious by a heavy blow | Synonyms: kayoed, knocked out, KO'd, out |
stunner | (noun) an unexpected and amazing event | - |
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(noun) a very attractive or seductive looking woman | Synonyms: beauty, dish, knockout, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, sweetheart |
trunnel | (noun) a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast | Synonyms: treenail, trenail |
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tunnel | (noun) a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) | - |
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(noun) a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter | Synonyms: burrow |
(verb) force a way through | - |
(verb) move through by or as by digging | Synonyms: burrow |
unnecessarily | (adverb) in an unnecessary manner | - |
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(adverb) without any necessity | - |
unnecessary | (adjective) not necessary | Synonyms: unneeded |
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unneeded | (adjective) not necessary | Synonyms: unnecessary |
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unneighborliness | (noun) an unneighborly disposition | - |
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unneighborly | (adjective) not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor | Synonyms: unneighbourly |
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unneighbourly | (adjective) not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor | Synonyms: unneighborly |
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unnerve | (verb) disturb the composure of | Synonyms: enervate, faze, unsettle |
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unnerved | (adjective) deprived of courage and strength | - |
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unnerving | (adjective) inspiring fear | Synonyms: formidable, redoubtable |
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unneurotic | (adjective) not neurotic | - |
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