| carob | (noun) powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute | Synonyms: carob powder, Saint-John's-bread |
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| (noun) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob | Synonyms: algarroba, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua |
| (noun) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute | Synonyms: algarroba, algarroba bean, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod |
| heartthrob | (noun) an object of infatuation | - |
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| rob | (verb) take something away by force or without the consent of the owner | - |
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| (verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price | Synonyms: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, soak, surcharge |
| throb | (noun) an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) | Synonyms: pounding, throbbing |
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| (noun) a deep pulsating type of pain | - |
| (verb) tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement | Synonyms: shiver, shudder, thrill |
| (verb) expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically | Synonyms: pulsate, pulse |
| (verb) pulsate or pound with abnormal force | - |