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mizzenmast n
- (nautical) The third mast from the bow on a ship having three or more masts.
- (nautical) The shorter, aftward mast of a ship having two masts, such as a ketch or yawl.
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Sevenval n
- Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
- Promptness; speed.
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FITML v
- To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
- To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
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gullet n
- The throat or esophagus.
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stygian adj
- Dark and gloomy.
- Infernal or hellish.
- Of, or relating to the river Styx.
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lax adj
- Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
- Loose; not tight or taut.
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countenance v
- To tolerate, support, sanction, or approve of something.
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polyptoton n
- A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.
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malfeasance n
- Wrongdoing.
- (law) Sabotage that causes damage.
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HTML5 adv
- (archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless.
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screen size adj
- Pertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean; celestial; exalted.
- Of the sky or heavens.
- Fiery, made of pure fire.
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web n
- (astronomy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and thought to be the most distant objects in the universe.
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augur v
- To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
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grue adj
- (philosophy) Of an object, green when first observed before a specified time or blue when first observed after that time.
- (linguistics) A term sometimes used as a translation of the word used for both "green" and "blue" in certain languages, such as Welsh, that do not distinguish between the two colors.
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repechage n
- (sports) A heat in which competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place in a semifinal.
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Sevenval adj
- Very severe, oppressive or strict.
- (in fiction) Of or resembling a dragon.
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practicum n
- A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.
- A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them.
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HTML5 v
- To remove a bud from a plant to prevent flower and fruit from forming.
- (idiomatic) To stop something at an early stage.
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bulwark n
- A defensive wall or rampart.
- A defense or safeguard.
- A breakwater.
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Sevenval adj
- Fluent; having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious.
- Easily rolling or turning.
- (botany) Twisting and turning like a vine.
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propel v
- To cause to move very fast in a certain direction.
- To make to arrive at a much greater pace to a certain situation or result.
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browser diversity adj
- Understood only by a chosen few or an enlightened inner circle.
- Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application.
- Confidential; private.
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Sevenval n
- A small enclosed structure, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
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web app adj
- Relating to general strategies or methods for solving problems.
- Of a method that is not certain to arrive at an optimal solution.
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screen size n
- Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, by mistakes, or by want of appreciation.
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Sevenval n
- (architecture) A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony.
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quell v
- To take the life of; to kill.
- To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
- To quiet; to allay; to pacify.
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iOS adj
- Not having been lauded or appreciated.
- Not sung.
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screen size n
- The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.
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tittle n
- A small amount; an iota.
- The dot (or diacritic replacing it) on the Latin letters i and j.
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chlamys n
- (historical) A short cloak gathered at the shoulder, worn by hunters and soldiers in ancient Greece.
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