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1. Definition: 1. a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact; "they gave it another zap of radiation"

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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. have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"

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1. Definition: 1. play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"

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1. Definition: 1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

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1. Definition: 1. an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself

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1. Definition: 1. gradually ceasing to be visible

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1. Definition: 1. (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals

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1. Definition: 1. remove the scum from

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1. Definition: 1. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

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1. Definition: 1. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

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1. Definition: 1. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"

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1. Definition: 1. have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"

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1. Definition: 1. the state of nonexistence

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1. Definition: 1. get worse; "Her health is declining"

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1. Definition: 1. deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"

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1. Definition: 1. become limp; "The flowers wilted"

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1. Definition: 1. street names for marijuana

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1. Definition: 1. plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"

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1. Definition: 1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

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1. Definition: 1. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

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1. Definition: 1. a coniferous tree

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1. Definition: 1. feed pigs

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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. (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. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks

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1. Definition: 1. be at rest

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1. Definition: 1. convert into slag

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1. Definition: 1. be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"

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1. Definition: 1. search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"

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1. Definition: 1. alter from the original

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1. Definition: 1. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"

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1. Definition: 1. dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

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1. Definition: 1. worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"

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1. Definition: 1. the butt of a marijuana cigarette

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1. Definition: 1. a ship that has been destroyed at sea

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1. Definition: 1. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

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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. spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"

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1. Definition: 1. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

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1. Definition: 1. dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"

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1. Definition: 1. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

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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. undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

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1. Definition: 1. feed pigs

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1. Definition: 1. of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"

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1. Definition: 1. a broken piece of a brittle artifact

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1. Definition: 1. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

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1. Definition: 1. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

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1. Definition: 1. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

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1. Definition: 1. viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans

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1. Definition: 1. drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

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1. Definition: 1. a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"

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1. Definition: 1. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed

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1. Definition: 1. a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods

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1. Definition: 1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry

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1. Definition: 1. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"

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1. Definition: 1. become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"

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1. Definition: 1. in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

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1. Definition: 1. the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa

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1. Definition: 1. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

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1. Definition: 1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

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1. Definition: 1. degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness"

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1. Definition: 1. something of sentimental value

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1. Definition: 1. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"

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1. Definition: 1. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

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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. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

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1. Definition: 1. without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"

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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. make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"

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1. Definition: 1. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

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1. Definition: 1. arid land with little or no vegetation

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1. Definition: 1. engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

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1. Definition: 1. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

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1. Definition: 1. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

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1. Definition: 1. loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"

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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. short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days

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1. Definition: 1. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"

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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. something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

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1. Definition: 1. the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

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1. Definition: 1. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

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1. Definition: 1. uttering in an irritated tone

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1. Definition: 1. rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"

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1. Definition: 1. nonsensical talk or writing

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1. Definition: 1. fine particles of wood made by sawing wood

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1. Definition: 1. defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

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1. Definition: 1. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

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1. Definition: 1. the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks

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1. Definition: 1. an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"

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1. Definition: 1. take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

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1. Definition: 1. Gradually recede

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1. Definition: 1. the amount that has spoiled

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1. Definition: 1. land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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1. Definition: 1. having the spring unwound; "a run-down watch"

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1. Definition: 1. Pull down

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1. Definition: 1. A rabble

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1. Definition: 1. reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"

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1. Definition: 1. spend extravagantly;

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1. Definition: 1. ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"

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1. Definition: 1. something that survives

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1. Definition: 1. willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

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1. Definition: 1. reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"

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1. Definition: 1. overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

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1. Definition: 1. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

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1. Definition: 1. suffer failure, as in some enterprise

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1. Definition: 1. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"

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1. Definition: 1. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

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1. Definition: 1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

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1. Definition: 1. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

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1. Definition: 1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

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1. Definition: 1. the property of being extremely abundant; "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"

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1. Definition: 1. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

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1. Definition: 1. the quality of yielding nothing of value

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1. Definition: 1. not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production

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1. Definition: 1. reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"

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1. Definition: 1. excessive spending

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