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1. Definition: 1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

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1. Definition: 1. full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"

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1. Definition: 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

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1. Definition: 1. using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

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1. Definition: 1. abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes; "blowy weather"; "a windy bluff"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

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1. Definition: 1. distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"

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1. Definition: 1. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "

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1. Definition: 1. marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"

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1. Definition: 1. using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

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1. Definition: 1. using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

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1. Definition: 1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

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1. Definition: 1. not necessary

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1. Definition: 1. speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong

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1. Definition: 1. a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

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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. friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive"

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1. Definition: 1. repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant

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1. Definition: 1. given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"

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1. Definition: 1. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"

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1. Definition: 1. (of speech or writing) continuing at tedious length.

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1. Definition: 1. characterized by repetition; "repetitive movement"

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1. Definition: 1. not necessary

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1. Definition: 1. more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

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1. Definition: 1. harsh; "the brutal summer sun"; "a brutal winter"

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