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bone
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(n) a shade of white the color of bleached bones

(n) rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

(n) the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

(v) remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"

(v) study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

(s) consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"

burn
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(n) damage inflicted by burning

(n) a burned place or area

(n) an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

(n) a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

(n) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

(v) get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

(v) burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

(v) burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart"

(v) undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"

(v) cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"

(v) destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

(v) use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"

(v) create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD"

(v) feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies"

(v) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

(v) feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"

(v) spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"

(v) burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem"

(v) cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

(v) shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

blow
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(n) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

(n) a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

(n) street names for cocaine

(n) an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

(n) an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

(n) an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

(n) a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

(v) exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"

(v) free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"

(v) burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"

(v) melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"

(v) shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"

(v) allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"

(v) show off

(v) cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"

(v) lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"

(v) leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"

(v) be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

(v) spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"

(v) cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"

(v) cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"

(v) provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

(v) play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"

(v) make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"

(v) sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"

(v) spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

(v) spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

(v) make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

(v) be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

broad
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(n) slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

(s) showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

(s) lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"

(s) broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide

(s) not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"

(s) (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"

(s) very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"

(a) having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"

background
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(n) scenery hung at back of stage

(n) (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

(n) a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"

(n) information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"

(n) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

(n) relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"

(n) extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"

(n) the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"

(v) understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

belief
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(n) a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

(n) any cognitive content held as true

baseball
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(n) a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the are

(n) a ball used in playing baseball

border
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(n) a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border"

(n) a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

(n) a line that indicates a boundary

(n) the boundary of a surface

(n) the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

(v) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

(v) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"

(v) enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture"

(v) provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"

(v) form the boundary of; be contiguous to

block
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(n) (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer"

(n) a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"

(n) a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"

(n) housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"

(n) an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

(n) a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"

(n) a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

(n) an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"

(n) a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock"

(n) a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block"

(n) (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"

(n) a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

(v) prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

(v) shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"

(v) shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"

(v) be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"

(v) interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"

(v) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

(v) support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car"

(v) block passage through; "obstruct the path"

(v) render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

(v) obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"

(v) stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"

(v) shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

(v) interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"

(v) run on a block system; "block trains"

(v) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

(v) stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"

bright
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(s) full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"

(s) having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights"

(a) emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

(a) not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"

(s) having striking color; "bright greens"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

(s) abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"

(s) splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court"

(s) characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay"

(s) characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"

(s) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"

(s) clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets"

(r) with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright"

basis
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(n) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

(n) a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

(n) the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

band
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(n) something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs

(n) a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material

(n) a restraint put around something to hold it together

(n) a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

(n) jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

(n) a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"

(n) a range of frequencies between two limits

(n) an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

(n) instrumentalists not including string players

(n) a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

(v) attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

(v) bind or tie together, as with a band

boat
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(n) a small vessel for travel on water

(n) a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

(v) ride in a boat on water

beginning
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(n) the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

(n) the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

(n) the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

(n) the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

(n) the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

battle
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(n) an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

(n) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

(n) an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

(v) battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

brain
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(n) that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

(n) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"

(n) mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

(n) the brain of certain animals used as meat

(n) someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

(v) kill by smashing someone's skull

(v) hit on the head

British
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(n) the people of Great Britain

(a) of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture; "his wife is British"

basic
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(n) (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

(n) a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

(s) of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base

(s) of primary importance; "basic truths"

(s) serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"

(a) pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"

(s) reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"

bird
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(n) warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

(n) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

(n) a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

(n) the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

(n) informal terms for a (young) woman

(v) watch and study birds in their natural habitat

born
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(n) British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)

(a) brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"

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