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1. Definition: 1. strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"

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1. Definition: 1. any rod-shaped bacterium

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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. branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

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1. Definition: 1. take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"

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1. Definition: 1. place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"

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1. Definition: 1. people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

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1. Definition: 1. provide with a tube or insert a tube into

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

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1. Definition: 1. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

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1. Definition: 1. move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas"

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1. Definition: 1. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;

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1. Definition: 1. United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)

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1. Definition: 1. remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"

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1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

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1. Definition: 1. front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

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1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

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1. Definition: 1. disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;

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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. thrust up like a spear; "The branch speared up into the air"

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

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1. Definition: 1. a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

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

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1. Definition: 1. the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"

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1. Definition: 1. a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

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1. Definition: 1. deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

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1. Definition: 1. group of people related by blood or marriage

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1. Definition: 1. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

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1. Definition: 1. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place;

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1. Definition: 1. emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)

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1. Definition: 1. of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"

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1. Definition: 1. result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"

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1. Definition: 1. walk stiffly

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1. Definition: 1. become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

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1. Definition: 1. a pointed projection

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1. Definition: 1. a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

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1. Definition: 1. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

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1. Definition: 1. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

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1. Definition: 1. cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"

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1. Definition: 1. a long flexible snout as of an elephant

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1. Definition: 1. a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled

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1. Definition: 1. a facility where something is available

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1. Definition: 1. device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

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1. Definition: 1. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

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1. Definition: 1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

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1. Definition: 1. another word for the source code in computing

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1. Definition: 1. Stock; race; family.

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1. Definition: 1. ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"

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1. Definition: 1. attach a prefix to; "prefixed words"

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1. Definition: 1. come from; "The present name derives from an older form"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

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1. Definition: 1. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

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1. Definition: 1. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

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1. Definition: 1. stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

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1. Definition: 1. have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify"

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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. stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

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1. Definition: 1. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

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1. Definition: 1. a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

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1. Definition: 1. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"

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1. Definition: 1. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils

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1. Definition: 1. coins collectively

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1. Definition: 1. dive with a snorkel

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1. Definition: 1. a piano with a vertical sounding board

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1. Definition: 1. a spear with three prongs

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1. Definition: 1. (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem

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1. Definition: 1. an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar

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1. Definition: 1. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

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1. Definition: 1. commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"

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1. Definition: 1. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

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1. Definition: 1. a specific size and style of type within a type family

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1. Definition: 1. the furcula of a domestic fowl

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1. Definition: 1. a vertical pipe

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1. Definition: 1. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

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1. Definition: 1. any vertical post or rod used as a support

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1. Definition: 1. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

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1. Definition: 1. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

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1. Definition: 1. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

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1. Definition: 1. acquisition of property by descent or by will

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