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snipe hunt n	help, file
A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.
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stick in the mud n	help, file
A person unwilling to participate in activities.
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wax v	help, file
(of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon. To grow or become.
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apiary n	help, file
A place where bees are kept.
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retroflex adj	help, file
Bent backwards. (phonetics): Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue is behind the alveolar ridge or touches the palate.
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Dutch wife n	help, file
A long body-length pillow that can be held or wrapped around one's body while sleeping. In East and Southeast Asia, a wicker or bamboo tube the size of a person for cooling use in the bed.
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matrilocal adj	help, file
(of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife.
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prorogue v	help, file
To suspend a parliamentary session or to discontinue the meetings of a parliament without formally ending the session. To defer.
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omphaloskeptic n	help, file
One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel.
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agley adv	help, file
Wrong in the sense of awry, askew, amiss or distorted.
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shoehorn v	help, file
To exert great effort to insert or include something; to insert by force or extreme measures.
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concomitant adj	help, file
Following as a consequence, especially secondarily or incidentally.
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impel v	help, file
To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way. To drive forward; to propel an object.
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persiflage n	help, file
Good-natured banter; raillery. Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
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feckless adj	help, file
Lacking purpose. Without skill; ineffective.
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hurdy-gurdy n	help, file
A medieval stringed instrument which has a droning sound.
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kedge v	help, file
To move a boat by tossing a small anchor in the desired direction of movement, then hauling the boat by using the anchor cable.
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tantamount adj	help, file
Equivalent in meaning or effect.
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espalier n	help, file
A horticultural technique using pruning and shaping to train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental design, as along a wall or fence. A plant that has been shaped in this manner.
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quidnunc n	help, file
Someone who attempts to know all that happens, but who is not careful of the facts.
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bucolic adj	help, file
Rustic, pastoral, country-styled Pertaining to herdsmen or peasants.
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johnnycake n	help, file
(US) A dense baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
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shanghai v	help, file
To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew. To abduct or coerce.
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inclement adj	help, file
Stormy, of rough weather. Merciless, unrelenting.
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paraleipsis n	help, file
A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.
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dyed-in-the-wool adj	help, file
(figuratively) Firmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.
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variegated adj	help, file
Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
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battology n	help, file
Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.
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clamor v	help, file
To cry out or demand.
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garner v	help, file
To earn; to acquire by virtue of ones endeavours. To accumulate something. To reap grain, gather it up, and store it in a granary.
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