| abelmosk | (noun) bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus | Synonyms: Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus, musk mallow |
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| ask | (verb) make a request or demand for something to somebody | - |
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| (verb) direct or put; seek an answer to | - |
| (verb) address a question to and expect an answer from | Synonyms: enquire, inquire |
| (verb) consider obligatory; request and expect | Synonyms: expect, require |
| (verb) require or ask for as a price or condition | - |
| (verb) make a date | Synonyms: ask out, invite out, take out |
| (verb) require as useful, just, or proper | Synonyms: call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take |
| asterisk | (noun) a star-shaped character * used in printing | Synonyms: star |
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| (verb) mark with an asterisk | Synonyms: star |
| basilisk | (noun) small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America | - |
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| (noun) ancient brass cannon | - |
| (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance | - |
| bask | (verb) be exposed | - |
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| (verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | Synonyms: enjoy, relish, savor, savour |
| 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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| bosk | (noun) a small wooded area | - |
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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 |
| brusk | (adjective) marked by rude or peremptory shortness | Synonyms: brusque, curt, short |
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| busk | (verb) play music in a public place and solicit money for it | - |
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| cask | (noun) a cylindrical container that holds liquids | Synonyms: barrel |
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| (noun) the quantity a cask will hold | Synonyms: caskful |
| cornhusk | (noun) the husk of an ear of corn | - |
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| cusk | (noun) large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod | Synonyms: Brosme brosme, torsk |
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| (noun) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | Synonyms: burbot, eelpout, ling, Lota lota |
| (noun) the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters | - |
| damask | (adjective) having a woven pattern | - |
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| (noun) a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it | - |
| (noun) a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern | - |
| desk | (noun) a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments | - |
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| detusk | (verb) remove the tusks of animals | Synonyms: tusk |
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| disk | (noun) a flat circular plate | Synonyms: disc |
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| (noun) sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove | Synonyms: disc, phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter, record |
| (noun) (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored | Synonyms: disc, magnetic disc, magnetic disk |
| (noun) something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate | Synonyms: disc, saucer |
| (verb) draw a harrow over (land) | Synonyms: harrow |
| dusk | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight |
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| (verb) become dusk | - |
| eggwhisk | (noun) a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream | Synonyms: eggbeater |
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| flask | (noun) bottle that has a narrow neck | - |
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| (noun) the quantity a flask will hold | Synonyms: flaskful |
| 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 |
| gasmask | (noun) a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases | Synonyms: gas helmet, respirator |
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| helpdesk | (noun) a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network | Synonyms: help desk |
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| hipflask | (noun) a flask that holds spirits | Synonyms: pocket flask |
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| husk | (noun) outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds | - |
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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: chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble |
| (verb) remove the husks from | Synonyms: shell |
| kiosk | (noun) small area set off by walls for special use | Synonyms: booth, cubicle, stall |
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| lentisk | (noun) an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin | Synonyms: mastic, mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus |
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| lutefisk | (noun) dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency | Synonyms: lutfisk |
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| lutfisk | (noun) dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency | Synonyms: lutefisk |
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| mask | (noun) activity that tries to conceal something | - |
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| (noun) a covering to disguise or conceal the face | - |
| (noun) a protective covering worn over the face | - |
| (noun) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | Synonyms: masque, masquerade, masquerade party |
| (verb) put a mask on or cover with a mask | - |
| (verb) shield from light | Synonyms: block out |
| (verb) cover with a sauce | - |
| (verb) hide under a false appearance | Synonyms: cloak, dissemble |
| (verb) make unrecognizable | Synonyms: disguise |
| mollusk | (noun) invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | Synonyms: mollusc, shellfish |
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| musk | (noun) the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer | - |
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| (noun) an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative | - |
| obelisk | (noun) a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top | - |
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| (noun) a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used | Synonyms: dagger |
| 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 |
| rusk | (noun) slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp | Synonyms: Brussels biscuit, twice-baked bread, zwieback |
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| 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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| task | (noun) a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee | Synonyms: chore, job |
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| (noun) any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted | Synonyms: labor, labour, project, undertaking |
| (verb) use to the limit | Synonyms: tax |
| (verb) assign a task to | - |
| torsk | (noun) large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod | Synonyms: Brosme brosme, cusk |
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| tsk | (verb) utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval | Synonyms: tut-tut, tut |
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| tusk | (noun) a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog | - |
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| (noun) a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses | Synonyms: ivory |
| (verb) remove the tusks of animals | Synonyms: detusk |
| (verb) stab or pierce with a horn or tusk | Synonyms: horn |
| unmask | (verb) reveal the true nature of | Synonyms: uncloak |
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| (verb) take the mask off | - |
| videodisk | (noun) a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set | Synonyms: DVD, videodisc |
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| whisk | (noun) a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes | Synonyms: whisk broom |
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| (noun) a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream | - |
| (verb) whip with or as if with a wire whisk | Synonyms: whip |
| (verb) brush or wipe off lightly | Synonyms: whisk off |
| (verb) move somewhere quickly | - |
| (verb) move quickly and nimbly | - |