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1. Definition: 1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish"

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1. Definition: 1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

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1. Definition: 1. horny projecting mouth of a bird

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1. Definition: 1. be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"

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1. Definition: 1. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

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1. Definition: 1. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"

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1. Definition: 1. expel (gases or odors)

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1. Definition: 1. activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"

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1. Definition: 1. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

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1. Definition: 1. an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

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1. Definition: 1. clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"

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1. Definition: 1. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

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1. Definition: 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

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1. Definition: 1. in heraldry, a sketch of a coat of arms in outline.

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1. Definition: 1. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"

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1. Definition: 1. exonerate by means of an alibi

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1. Definition: 1. free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"

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1. Definition: 1. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

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1. Definition: 1. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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1. Definition: 1. a loose outer garment

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1. Definition: 1. change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

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1. Definition: 1. modify or bias;

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1. Definition: 1. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

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1. Definition: 1. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

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1. Definition: 1. express with regret; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"

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1. Definition: 1. grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

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1. Definition: 1. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

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1. Definition: 1. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"

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1. Definition: 1. grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of being shriven

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1. Definition: 1. a shelter from danger or hardship

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1. Definition: 1. be on the defensive; act against an attack

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1. Definition: 1. make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"

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1. Definition: 1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"

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1. Definition: 1. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

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1. Definition: 1. (logic) the first term of a proposition

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1. Definition: 1. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

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1. Definition: 1. cover with varnish

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1. Definition: 1. use frugally or carefully

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1. Definition: 1. take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"

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1. Definition: 1. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"

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1. Definition: 1. a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

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1. Definition: 1. yield (to); give satisfaction to

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1. Definition: 1. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of liberating someone or something

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1. Definition: 1. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

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1. Definition: 1. stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

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1. Definition: 1. adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"

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1. Definition: 1. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

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1. Definition: 1. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

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1. Definition: 1. relieve temporarily

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1. Definition: 1. a high place affording a good view

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1. Definition: 1. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

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1. Definition: 1. make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

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1. Definition: 1. earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

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1. Definition: 1. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

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1. Definition: 1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

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1. Definition: 1. show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

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1. Definition: 1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

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1. Definition: 1. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

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1. Definition: 1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

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1. Definition: 1. Clear of an allegation.

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1. Definition: 1. a maneuver in a game or conversation

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1. Definition: 1. the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

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1. Definition: 1. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"

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1. Definition: 1. a false or unsupportable quality

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1. Definition: 1. the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"

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1. Definition: 1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

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1. Definition: 1. a strong declaration of protest

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1. Definition: 1. the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller

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