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Definition: (noun) A pit for refuse or sewage.
Synonyms: sump, sink, cesspool.
Usage: The cesspit smelled foul, but without it all the refuse would have been strewn around the town.
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Definition: (noun) Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will.
Synonyms: bitterness, resentment, gall.
Usage: After a year Edinburgh dropped him, thus supplying substantial fuel for his ingrained poor man's jealousy and rancor at the privileged classes.
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Definition: (noun) A congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip.
Synonyms: cheiloschisis, cleft lip.
Usage: The insurance company argued that the surgery to correct her harelip was not medically necessary.
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Definition: (noun) A medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck.
Synonyms: camail.
Usage: The sword caught him just below the jaw, but the ventail protected his neck.
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Definition: (noun) A sailor or mariner.
Synonyms: old salt, Jack-tar, mariner, sea dog, seaman, gob, Jack, tar.
Usage: Then he arose quickly, like a seafarer who all at once seeth the land; and he shouted for joy: for he saw a new truth.
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Definition: (noun) A man who is courting a woman.
Synonyms: suer, wooer.
Usage: The princess had many suitors, but the only man she was interested in was a poor farmhand.
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Definition: (noun) A hostile disagreement face-to-face.
Synonyms: confrontation, encounter, showdown.
Usage: The relationship between the two officers deteriorated until they had a noisy face-off at the chief's office.
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Definition: (noun) Theatrical arts or performances.
Synonyms: theatrical performance, representation.
Usage: They had lunch, then went to the theater to enjoy an hour of histrionics.
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Definition: (noun) A pad placed under a carpet.
Synonyms: carpet pad, rug pad.
Usage: After they removed the underlayment, the young cousins were able to slide the rug across the hardwood floor as though it were a sled on ice.
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Definition: (noun) A pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed.
Synonyms: alligator pear, avocado, avocado pear.
Usage: Jim prepared his special aguacate dip and served it with tortilla chips.
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