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bedroom
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(n) a room used primarily for sleeping

back
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(n) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

(n) a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

(n) the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"

(n) the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding"

(n) the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

(n) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"

(n) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

(n) the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

(n) (football) a person who plays in the backfield

(v) strengthen by providing with a back or backing

(v) establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"

(v) shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"

(v) place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

(v) travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"

(v) cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"

(v) support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"

(v) be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

(v) give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"

(v) be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"

(r) in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"

(r) at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

(r) in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"

(r) in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"

(r) in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"

(r) in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions"

bowl
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(n) a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods

(n) a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food

(n) a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco

(n) a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls

(n) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

(n) the quantity contained in a bowl

(n) a concave shape with an open top

(v) engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights"

(v) roll (a ball)

branch
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(n) any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

(n) an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"

(n) a stream or river connected to a larger one

(n) a natural consequence of development

(n) a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

(n) a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork"

(v) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

(v) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

basketball
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(n) a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop

(n) an inflated ball used in playing basketball

blame
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(n) a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"

(n) an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver"

(v) attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"

(v) put or pin the blame on

(v) harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"

(s) expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamn

brown
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(n) a university in Rhode Island

(n) an orange of low brightness and saturation

(n) abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)

(n) Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)

(v) fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"

(s) of a color similar to that of wood or earth

bottle
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(n) glass or plastic vessel; cylindrical with a narrow neck; no handle

(n) the quantity contained in a bottle

(v) put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water"

(v) store (liquids or gases) in bottles

beauty
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(n) the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

(n) an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut"

(n) a very attractive or seductive looking woman

basically
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(r) at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

bridge
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(n) any of various card games based on whist for four players

(n) a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

(n) an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands

(n) the link between two lenses; rests on nose

(n) a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth

(n) a wooden support that holds the strings up

(n) a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

(n) the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"

(n) something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"

(v) make a bridge across; "bridge a river"

(v) cross over on a bridge

(v) connect or reduce the distance between

being
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(n) a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

(n) the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"

breast
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(n) the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"

(n) either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

(n) meat carved from the breast of a fowl

(v) confront bodily; "breast the storm"

(v) reach the summit; "They breasted the mountain"

(v) meet at breast level; "The runner breasted the tape"

belong
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(v) be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"

(v) originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

(v) be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"

(v) be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"

(v) be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

balance
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(n) a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

(n) a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

(n) an equivalent counterbalancing weight

(n) (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

(n) harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin

(n) the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

(n) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra

(n) equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

(n) the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

(n) something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

(n) equality of distribution

(n) a state of equilibrium

(v) hold or carry in equilibrium

(v) compute credits and debits of an account

(v) bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

(v) be in equilibrium; "He was balancing on one foot"

breath
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(n) the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"

(n) an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

(n) a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"

(n) the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his sour breath offended her"

(n) a short respite

bear
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(n) massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

(n) an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price

(v) have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"

(v) give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"

(v) be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

(v) put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

(v) move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

(v) support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

(v) bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

(v) bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"

(v) take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

(v) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"

(v) behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

(v) have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"

(v) contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

bottom
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(n) a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"

(n) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

(n) the lower side of anything

(n) the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"

(n) a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"

(n) low-lying alluvial land near a river

(n) the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat

(v) come to understand

(v) strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom

(v) provide with a bottom or a seat; "bottom the chairs"

(s) the lowest rank; "bottom member of the class"

(s) at the bottom; lowest or last; "the bottom price"

birth
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(n) the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

(n) the process of giving birth

(n) the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

(n) the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

(v) give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"

below
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(r) at a later place; "see below"

(r) in or to a place that is lower

(r) on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"

(r) (in writing) see below; "vide infra"

(r) further down; "see under for further discussion"

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