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1. Definition: 1. any star around which a planetary system revolves

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1. Definition: 1. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

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1. Definition: 1. move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

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1. Definition: 1. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

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1. Definition: 1. criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"

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1. Definition: 1. roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"

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1. Definition: 1. stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

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1. Definition: 1. a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

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1. Definition: 1. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

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1. Definition: 1. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"

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1. Definition: 1. a depression scratched or carved into a surface

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1. Definition: 1. tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

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1. Definition: 1. a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"

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1. Definition: 1. reading or glancing through quickly

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1. Definition: 1. United States abolitionist (1803-1895)

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1. Definition: 1. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

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1. Definition: 1. cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"

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1. Definition: 1. the activeness of an energetic personality

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1. Definition: 1. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

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1. Definition: 1. cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"

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1. Definition: 1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"

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1. Definition: 1. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"

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1. Definition: 1. make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of rising upward into the air

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1. Definition: 1. cook under a broiler; "broil fish"

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1. Definition: 1. cause injuries or bodily harm to

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1. Definition: 1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

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1. Definition: 1. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"

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1. Definition: 1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"

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1. Definition: 1. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

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1. Definition: 1. cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"

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1. Definition: 1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

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1. Definition: 1. a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"

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1. Definition: 1. (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

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1. Definition: 1. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

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1. Definition: 1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of burning with steam or hot water

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1. Definition: 1. cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"

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1. Definition: 1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"

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1. Definition: 1. the state of being contaminated

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1. Definition: 1. a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes

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1. Definition: 1. a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

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1. Definition: 1. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

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1. Definition: 1. walk without lifting the feet

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1. Definition: 1. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

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1. Definition: 1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

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1. Definition: 1. burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"

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1. Definition: 1. an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

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1. Definition: 1. make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"

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1. Definition: 1. temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"

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1. Definition: 1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

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1. Definition: 1. a sizzling noise

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1. Definition: 1. boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"

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1. Definition: 1. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

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1. Definition: 1. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

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1. Definition: 1. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;

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1. Definition: 1. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

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

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1. Definition: 1. criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

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1. Definition: 1. primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

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1. Definition: 1. join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together"

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1. Definition: 1. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

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1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

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1. Definition: 1. Tear

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1. Definition: 1. break up; "scarify soil"

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1. Definition: 1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

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1. Definition: 1. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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1. Definition: 1. dry mash for poultry

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1. Definition: 1. suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"

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1. Definition: 1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

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1. Definition: 1. a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze"

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1. Definition: 1. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

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1. Definition: 1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

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1. Definition: 1. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of puncturing or perforating

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1. Definition: 1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

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1. Definition: 1. inflict a trauma upon

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