aardwolf | (noun) striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects | Synonyms: Proteles cristata |
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alehoof | (noun) trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta | Synonyms: field balm, gill-over-the-ground, Glechoma hederaceae, ground ivy, Nepeta hederaceae, runaway robin |
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aloof | (adjective) remote in manner | Synonyms: distant, upstage |
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(adverb) in an aloof manner | - |
aperitif | (noun) alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer | - |
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bailiff | (noun) an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. | - |
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barf | (noun) the matter ejected in vomiting | Synonyms: puke, vomit, vomitus |
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(verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up |
beef | (noun) cattle that are reared for their meat | Synonyms: beef cattle |
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(noun) informal terms for objecting | Synonyms: bitch, gripe, kick, squawk |
(noun) meat from an adult domestic bovine | Synonyms: boeuf |
(verb) complain | Synonyms: bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk |
behalf | (noun) as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of') | - |
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(noun) for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive) | - |
belief | (noun) any cognitive content held as true | - |
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(noun) a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | Synonyms: feeling, impression, notion, opinion |
biff | (noun) (boxing) a blow with the fist | Synonyms: clout, lick, poke, punch, slug |
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(verb) strike, usually with the fist | Synonyms: pommel, pummel |
blastoff | (noun) the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination | Synonyms: shot |
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bloodleaf | (noun) any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage | - |
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bluff | (adjective) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front | Synonyms: bold, sheer |
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(adjective) bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured | - |
(noun) the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards | Synonyms: four flush |
(noun) pretense that your position is stronger than it really is | - |
(noun) a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) | - |
(verb) frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is | - |
(verb) deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand | Synonyms: bluff out |
boeuf | (noun) meat from an adult domestic bovine | Synonyms: beef |
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bombproof | (adjective) able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells | Synonyms: shellproof |
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(noun) a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids | Synonyms: air-raid shelter, bomb shelter |
(verb) make safe against bombings | - |
bookshelf | (noun) a shelf on which to keep books | - |
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breadstuff | (noun) food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked | Synonyms: bread, staff of life |
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(noun) flour or meal or grain used in baking bread | - |
brief | (adjective) concise and succinct | - |
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(adjective) (of clothing) very short | Synonyms: abbreviated |
(adjective) of short duration or distance | - |
(noun) a condensed written summary or abstract | - |
(noun) a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case | Synonyms: legal brief |
(verb) give essential information to someone | - |
broadleaf | (adjective) having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves | Synonyms: broad-leafed, broad-leaved |
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buff | (adjective) of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather | - |
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(noun) an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) | Synonyms: buffer |
(noun) a medium to dark tan color | Synonyms: caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown |
(noun) bare skin | - |
(noun) an ardent follower and admirer | Synonyms: devotee, fan, lover |
(noun) a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen | - |
(verb) polish and make shiny | Synonyms: burnish, furbish |
(verb) strike, beat repeatedly | Synonyms: buffet |
bulletproof | (adjective) not penetrable by bullets | - |
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(adjective) without flaws or loopholes | Synonyms: ironclad, unassailable, unshakable, watertight |
(verb) make bulletproof | - |
bumf | (noun) reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring | Synonyms: bumph |
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burglarproof | (adjective) secure against burglary | - |
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caff | (noun) informal British term for a cafe | - |
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caitiff | (adjective) despicably mean and cowardly | - |
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(noun) a cowardly and despicable person | - |
calf | (noun) young of domestic cattle | - |
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(noun) young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo | - |
(noun) the muscular back part of the shank | Synonyms: sura |
(noun) fine leather from the skin of a calf | Synonyms: calfskin |
calif | (noun) the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | Synonyms: caliph, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah |
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cf | (adverb) compare | Synonyms: cf. |
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chaff | (noun) foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure | - |
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(noun) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | Synonyms: husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble |
(verb) be silly or tease one another | Synonyms: banter, jolly, josh, kid |
chef | (noun) a professional cook | - |
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chief | (adjective) most important element | Synonyms: main, master, primary, principal |
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(noun) a person who is in charge | Synonyms: head, top dog |
(noun) a person who exercises control over workers | Synonyms: boss, foreman, gaffer, honcho |
(noun) the head of a tribe or clan | Synonyms: chieftain, headman, tribal chief |
childproof | (verb) make safe against children | Synonyms: child-proof |
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chuff | (verb) blow hard and loudly | Synonyms: huff, puff |
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clef | (noun) a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it | - |
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cliff | (noun) a steep high face of rock | Synonyms: drop-off, drop |
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cloverleaf | (noun) an interchange that does not require left-hand turns | - |
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coif | (noun) a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law | - |
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(noun) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | Synonyms: coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle |
(verb) arrange attractively | Synonyms: arrange, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set |
(verb) cover with a coif | - |
creaseproof | (adjective) of fabric that does not wrinkle easily | Synonyms: crease-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, wrinkleproof |
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crossruff | (verb) trump alternately in two hands | - |
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cuff | (noun) the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg | Synonyms: turnup |
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(noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: handcuff, handlock, manacle |
(verb) hit with the hand | Synonyms: whomp |
(verb) confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs | Synonyms: handcuff, manacle |
(verb) to get involved in a relationship with another person | - |
cutoff | (noun) a route shorter than the usual one | Synonyms: crosscut, shortcut |
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(noun) a device that terminates the flow in a pipe | - |
(noun) a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated | - |
dandruff | (noun) loose scales shed from the scalp | - |
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(noun) a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp | - |
daraf | (noun) a unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad | - |
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deaf | (adjective) lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part | - |
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(adjective) (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | Synonyms: indifferent |
(noun) people who have severe hearing impairments | - |
(verb) make or render deaf | Synonyms: deafen |
debrief | (verb) put someone through a debriefing and make him report | - |
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decaf | (noun) coffee with the caffeine removed | Synonyms: decaffeinated coffee |
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delf | (noun) an excavation; usually a quarry or mine | - |
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disbelief | (noun) doubt about the truth of something | Synonyms: incredulity, mental rejection, scepticism, skepticism |
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(noun) a rejection of belief | Synonyms: unbelief |
disproof | (noun) the act of determining that something is false | Synonyms: falsification, falsifying, refutal, refutation |
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(noun) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Synonyms: falsification, refutation |
distaff | (adjective) characteristic of or peculiar to a woman | Synonyms: female |
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(noun) the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning | - |
(noun) the sphere of work by women | - |
doff | (verb) to take off from the body or head | - |
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draff | (noun) the residue of malt and grain which remains in the mash-kettle after the mashing and lautering process. | Synonyms: brewer's grain, spent grain |
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duff | (noun) a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron | Synonyms: plum duff |
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dwarf | (noun) a plant or animal that is atypically small | - |
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(noun) a person who is markedly small | Synonyms: midget, nanus |
(noun) a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure | Synonyms: gnome |
(verb) check the growth of | - |
(verb) make appear small by comparison | Synonyms: overshadow, shadow |
dyestuff | (noun) a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair | Synonyms: dye |
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earcuff | (noun) a non-pierced earring of varying size (i.e. small wrap or hook big enough to hang over the whole ear and dangle) worn on the rim of the ear. | Synonyms: ear cuff, ear hook earring, ear wrap |
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earmuff | (noun) either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather | - |
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eff | (verb) have sexual intercourse with | Synonyms: bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with |
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elf | (noun) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous | Synonyms: brownie, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie, pixy |
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emf | (noun) the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts | Synonyms: electromotive force, voltage |
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enfeoff | (verb) put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society | - |
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engulf | (verb) devote (oneself) fully to | Synonyms: absorb, engross, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep |
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(verb) flow over or cover completely | - |
f | (noun) the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet | Synonyms: F |
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falloff | (noun) a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | Synonyms: drop-off, falling off, slack, slump |
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feoff | (noun) a piece of land held under the feudal system | Synonyms: fief |
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fief | (noun) a piece of land held under the feudal system | Synonyms: feoff |
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fireproof | (adjective) impervious to damage by fire | - |
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(verb) make resistant to fire | - |
flagstaff | (noun) a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | Synonyms: flagpole |
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flameproof | (adjective) resistant to catching fire | Synonyms: flame-retardant |
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fluff | (noun) a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) | - |
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(noun) something of little value or significance | Synonyms: bagatelle, frippery, frivolity |
(noun) any light downy material | - |
(verb) ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | Synonyms: tease |
(verb) erect or fluff up | Synonyms: ruffle |
(verb) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | Synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil |
flyleaf | (noun) a blank leaf in the front or back of a book | - |
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foodstuff | (noun) (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer | Synonyms: grocery |
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(noun) a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | Synonyms: food product |
foolproof | (adjective) not liable to failure | Synonyms: unfailing |
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(verb) proof against human misuse or error | Synonyms: goof-proof, goofproof |
gaff | (noun) an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish | - |
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(noun) a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail | - |
(noun) a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock | - |
ganef | (noun) (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) | Synonyms: ganof, gonif, goniff |
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ganof | (noun) (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) | Synonyms: ganef, gonif, goniff |
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golf | (noun) a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes | Synonyms: golf game |
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(verb) play golf | - |
gonif | (noun) (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) | Synonyms: ganef, ganof, goniff |
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goniff | (noun) (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) | Synonyms: ganef, ganof, gonif |
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goof | (noun) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | Synonyms: bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goofball, goose, jackass, twat, zany |
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(noun) a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior | Synonyms: buffoon, clown, goofball, merry andrew |
(verb) commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | Synonyms: blunder, boob, drop the ball, sin |
goofproof | (verb) proof against human misuse or error | Synonyms: foolproof, goof-proof |
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greaseproof | (adjective) resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax | - |
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grief | (noun) something that causes great unhappiness | Synonyms: sorrow |
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(noun) intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) | Synonyms: brokenheartedness, heartache, heartbreak |
gruff | (adjective) deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | Synonyms: hoarse, husky |
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(adjective) brusque and surly and forbidding | Synonyms: crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-humored, ill-humoured |
guff | (noun) unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | Synonyms: buncombe, bunk, bunkum, hogwash, rot |
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gulf | (noun) an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | Synonyms: disconnect, disconnection |
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(noun) a deep wide chasm | - |
(noun) an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay | - |
half | (adjective) (of siblings) related through one parent only | - |
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(adjective) consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity | - |
(adjective) partial | - |
(noun) one of two equal parts of a divisible whole | Synonyms: one-half |
(noun) one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval | - |
(adverb) partially or to the extent of a half | - |
handcuff | (noun) shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | Synonyms: cuff, handlock, manacle |
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(verb) confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs | Synonyms: cuff, manacle |
handkerchief | (noun) a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory | Synonyms: hankey, hankie, hanky |
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handoff | (noun) (American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate | - |
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headscarf | (noun) a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin | - |
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heartleaf | (noun) evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina | Synonyms: Asarum virginicum, heart-leaf |
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(noun) wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama | Synonyms: Asarum shuttleworthii, heart-leaf |
hereof | (adverb) of or concerning this | - |
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hoof | (noun) the foot of an ungulate mammal | - |
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(noun) the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals | - |
(verb) dance in a professional capacity | - |
(verb) walk | Synonyms: foot, hoof it, leg it |
huff | (noun) a state of irritation or annoyance | Synonyms: miff, seeing red |
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(verb) blow hard and loudly | Synonyms: chuff, puff |
(verb) inhale recreational drugs | Synonyms: snort |
interleaf | (noun) a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book | - |
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jellyleaf | (noun) herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed | Synonyms: Queensland hemp, Sida rhombifolia |
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kalif | (noun) the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | Synonyms: calif, caliph, kaliph, khalif, khalifah |
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kanaf | (noun) valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation | Synonyms: bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, deccan hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, Indian hemp, kenaf |
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kenaf | (noun) valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation | Synonyms: bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, deccan hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, Indian hemp, kanaf |
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(noun) fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus | Synonyms: deccan hemp |