| asterisk | (noun) a star-shaped character * used in printing | Synonyms: star |
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| (verb) mark with an asterisk | Synonyms: star |
| bassarisk | (noun) raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings | Synonyms: Bassariscus astutus, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail |
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| brisk | (adjective) very active | - |
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| (adjective) quick and energetic | Synonyms: alert, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy |
| (adjective) imparting vitality and energy | Synonyms: bracing, fresh, refreshful, refreshing, tonic |
| (verb) become brisk | Synonyms: brisk up, brisken |
| frisk | (noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs | Synonyms: frisking |
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| (verb) search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets | - |
| (verb) play boisterously | Synonyms: cavort, disport, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport |
| risk | (noun) a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury | Synonyms: danger, peril |
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| (noun) the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent | Synonyms: risk of exposure |
| (noun) the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | Synonyms: risk of infection |
| (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | Synonyms: endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril |
| (verb) expose to a chance of loss or damage | Synonyms: lay on the line, put on the line |
| (verb) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | Synonyms: adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, run a risk, take a chance, take chances |
| tamarisk | (noun) any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil | - |
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