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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. 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. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

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

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

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1. Definition: 1. a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

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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 bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

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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 hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

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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. in the shape of a coil

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1. Definition: 1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"

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1. Definition: 1. consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of turning aside suddenly

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1. Definition: 1. a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

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

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1. Definition: 1. care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

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1. Definition: 1. wander from a direct or straight course

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