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1. Definition: 1. situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"

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1. Definition: 1. swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

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1. Definition: 1. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"

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1. Definition: 1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

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1. Definition: 1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

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1. Definition: 1. the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"

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1. Definition: 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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1. Definition: 1. a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

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1. Definition: 1. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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1. Definition: 1. (nautical) the act of changing tack

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1. Definition: 1. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

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1. Definition: 1. United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)

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1. Definition: 1. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

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1. Definition: 1. a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"

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1. Definition: 1. a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"

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1. Definition: 1. lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

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1. Definition: 1. having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the picture was skew"

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1. Definition: 1. sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"

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1. Definition: 1. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

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1. Definition: 1. prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"

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1. Definition: 1. exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

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1. Definition: 1. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

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1. Definition: 1. so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

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1. Definition: 1. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

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1. Definition: 1. slightly intoxicated

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1. Definition: 1. some situation or event that is thought about;

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1. Definition: 1. take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)

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

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1. Definition: 1. present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

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1. Definition: 1. a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"

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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. move sideways

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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. a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

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1. Definition: 1. remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"

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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. rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"

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1. Definition: 1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

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1. Definition: 1. a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size

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1. Definition: 1. be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

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1. Definition: 1. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

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1. Definition: 1. a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"

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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. the act of turning aside suddenly

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1. Definition: 1. in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"

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1. Definition: 1. an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"

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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. flog with or as if with a flexible rod

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1. Definition: 1. place on a shelf; "shelve books"

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1. Definition: 1. an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

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1. Definition: 1. a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me"

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1. Definition: 1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

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1. Definition: 1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

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1. Definition: 1. restrain

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1. Definition: 1. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

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1. Definition: 1. an inclined surface connecting two levels

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1. Definition: 1. behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes"

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1. Definition: 1. favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"

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1. Definition: 1. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;

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1. Definition: 1. be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

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1. Definition: 1. n. a subordinate or auxiliary plot in a novel, play, film etc.

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1. Definition: 1. charge with a tilt

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1. Definition: 1. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

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1. Definition: 1. cover with varnish

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1. Definition: 1. the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"

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

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1. Definition: 1. alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"

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1. Definition: 1. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

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1. Definition: 1. shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid; "rhomboidal shapes"

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1. Definition: 1. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"

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1. Definition: 1. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"

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1. Definition: 1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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1. Definition: 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

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1. Definition: 1. everything stated or assumed in a given discussion

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1. Definition: 1. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

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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. a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"

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1. Definition: 1. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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1. Definition: 1. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

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1. Definition: 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

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1. Definition: 1. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

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1. Definition: 1. an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

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1. Definition: 1. grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

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1. Definition: 1. a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

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1. Definition: 1. represent as less significant or important

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1. Definition: 1. extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"

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1. Definition: 1. an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys

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1. Definition: 1. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

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