| alder
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(noun) wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc |
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| (noun) north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant |
Synonyms:
alder tree |
| beholder
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(noun) a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses |
Synonyms:
perceiver,
percipient,
observer |
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| bewilder
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(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to |
Synonyms:
nonplus,
mystify,
dumbfound,
perplex,
pose,
puzzle,
get,
gravel,
stick,
stupefy,
vex,
amaze,
baffle,
beat,
flummox |
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| (verb) cause to be confused emotionally |
Synonyms:
discombobulate,
throw,
bemuse |
| boatbuilder
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(noun) a person who builds boats |
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| bodybuilder
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(noun) someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature |
Synonyms:
muscle builder,
muscle-builder,
musclebuilder,
muscleman |
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| bondholder
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(noun) a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation |
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| boulder
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(noun) a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin |
Synonyms:
bowlder |
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| bowlder
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(noun) a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin |
Synonyms:
boulder |
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| builder
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(noun) a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action |
Synonyms:
detergent builder |
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| (noun) a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country |
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| (noun) someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) |
Synonyms:
constructor |
| cardholder
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(noun) a person who holds a credit card or debit card |
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| (noun) a player who holds a card or cards in a card game |
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| centerfielder
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(noun) the person who plays center field |
Synonyms:
center fielder |
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| coachbuilder
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(noun) a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles |
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| copyholder
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(noun) mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor |
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| elder
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(adjective) used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son |
Synonyms:
older,
sr. |
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| (noun) a person who is older than you are |
Synonyms:
senior |
| (noun) any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit |
Synonyms:
elderberry bush |
| (noun) any of various church officers |
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| fielder
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(noun) a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat |
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| (noun) a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting |
Synonyms:
fieldsman |
| folder
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(noun) a small book usually having a paper cover |
Synonyms:
leaflet,
pamphlet,
booklet,
brochure |
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| (noun) covering that is folded over to protect the contents |
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| freeholder
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(noun) the owner of a freehold |
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| gilder
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(noun) someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt |
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| guilder
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents |
Synonyms:
gulden,
florin |
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| (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents |
Synonyms:
Dutch florin,
gulden,
florin |
| holder
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(noun) a holding device |
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| (noun) a person who holds something |
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| (noun) the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it |
Synonyms:
bearer |
| homebuilder
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(noun) someone who builds houses as a business |
Synonyms:
home-builder,
house-builder,
housebuilder |
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| housebuilder
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(noun) someone who builds houses as a business |
Synonyms:
home-builder,
homebuilder,
house-builder |
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| householder
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(noun) someone who owns a home |
Synonyms:
homeowner |
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| infielder
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(noun) (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield |
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| jobholder
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(noun) an employee who holds a regular job |
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| landholder
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(noun) a holder or proprietor of land |
Synonyms:
property owner,
landowner |
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| leaseholder
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(noun) a tenant who holds a lease |
Synonyms:
lessee |
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| molder
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(verb) break down |
Synonyms:
rot,
moulder,
decompose |
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| moulder
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(verb) break down |
Synonyms:
rot,
molder,
decompose |
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| musclebuilder
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(noun) someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature |
Synonyms:
muscle builder,
muscle-builder,
muscleman,
bodybuilder |
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| officeholder
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(noun) someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust |
Synonyms:
officer |
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| (noun) the official who holds an office |
Synonyms:
incumbent |
| older
|
(adjective) advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) |
Synonyms:
elderly,
senior,
aged |
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| (adjective) used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son |
Synonyms:
elder,
sr. |
| (adjective) skilled through long experience |
Synonyms:
old |
| outfielder
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(noun) (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield |
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| (noun) a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield |
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| placeholder
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(noun) a person authorized to act for another |
Synonyms:
procurator,
proxy |
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| (noun) a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set |
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| polder
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(noun) low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands) |
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| policyholder
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(noun) a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written |
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| potholder
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(noun) an insulated pad for holding hot pots |
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| scolder
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(noun) someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
Synonyms:
nag,
nagger,
scold,
common scold |
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| shareholder
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(noun) someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation |
Synonyms:
shareowner,
stockholder |
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| shielder
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(noun) a person who cares for persons or property |
Synonyms:
defender,
protector,
guardian |
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| shipbuilder
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(noun) a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels |
Synonyms:
ship builder,
shipwright |
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| (noun) a person who builds ships as a business |
Synonyms:
ship builder |
| (noun) a business that builds and repairs ships |
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| shoulder
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(noun) the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm |
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| (noun) a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg |
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| (noun) a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula |
Synonyms:
shoulder joint,
articulatio humeri |
| (noun) the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder |
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| (noun) a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road |
Synonyms:
berm |
| (verb) lift onto one's shoulders |
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| (verb) push with the shoulders |
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| (verb) carry a burden, either real or metaphoric |
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| slaveholder
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(noun) someone who holds slaves |
Synonyms:
slave owner,
slaver |
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| smallholder
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(noun) a person owning or renting a smallholding |
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| smolder
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(verb) burn slowly and without a flame |
Synonyms:
smoulder |
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| (verb) have strong suppressed feelings |
Synonyms:
smoulder |
| (noun) a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame |
Synonyms:
smoulder |
| smoulder
|
(verb) have strong suppressed feelings |
Synonyms:
smolder |
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| (verb) burn slowly and without a flame |
Synonyms:
smolder |
| (noun) a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame |
Synonyms:
smolder |
| solder
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(noun) an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces |
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| (verb) join or fuse with solder |
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| stakeholder
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(noun) someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner |
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| stockholder
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(noun) someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation |
Synonyms:
shareholder,
shareowner |
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| unsolder
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(verb) remove the soldering from |
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| upholder
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(noun) someone who upholds or maintains |
Synonyms:
maintainer,
sustainer |
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| welder
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(noun) joins pieces of metal by welding them together |
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| withholder
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(noun) a person who refrains from granting |
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| (noun) a person who restrains or checks or holds back |
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| yielder
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(noun) a person who yields or surrenders |
Synonyms:
surrenderer |
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