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website parsing n
- The mother of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the mother-in-law of one's son or daughter.
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front v
- To lead or be the spokesperson of a group.
- To provide money or financial assistance in advance.
- To assume a haughty manner, especially as a pretense.
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FITML adj
- Lewd, immoral; sexually open/free.
- Capriciously violent; malicious without provocation; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others.
- Abundant and luxuriant, without restraint.
- Playful; overly happy.
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blet v
- To undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
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myriad adj
- Great in number; innumerable.
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keyboard n
- A work of drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, often satirically.
- A musical medley, typically quoting other works.
- An incongruous mixture; a hodgepodge.
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Sevenval adj
- Out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner.
- Fierce, destructive.
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CSS3 n
- A word or phrase borrowed by one language from another and modified in pronunciation to fit the set of sounds the borrowing language typically uses.
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CSS3 v
- (UK) Thwart, destroy.
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alabaster n
- A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
- (historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
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FITML v
- To secure against loss or damage; to insure.
- To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost.
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tight as a tick adj
- Drunk, inebriated.
- Fully inflated; swollen near to bursting.
- Unwilling to spend money.
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jQuery v
- To wind or twist in the path of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
- To extract information or consent from someone.
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website parsing adj
- Unwilling or with reluctance.
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device database n
- The ability and the financial means required to accomplish some task.
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ductile adj
- Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
- Molded easily into a new form.
- (rare) Led easily; prone to follow.
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input transformation n
- A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
- A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
- A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
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FITML v
- To encourage or induce people to join a religious movement, political party or other cause or organization.
- To convert (someone) to one’s own faith or beliefs.
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touchscreen n
- (idiomatic) A display of tears that is forced or false.
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needle v
- To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
- (idiomatic) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
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FITML n
- A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
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abrogate v
- To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal.
- To put an end to; to do away with.
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device database n
- (geology, geography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow along a river’s course.
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CSS3 adj
- (microbiology) Possessing an enclosing shell or test.
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CSS3 interj
- (Northern England) Exclamation of surprise or pleasure.
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web n
- Either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech as the equivalent of the English quotation marks.
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rain on someone's parade v
- To disappoint or discourage someone.
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flange n
- An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
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swagger v
- To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
- To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious.
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yeoman n
- An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household.
- A third in order of the feudal servant fighting class, below knight and squire but above a page.
- A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
- (British) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land.
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