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the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
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THYME:
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BAIL:
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
BALE:
large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering: a bale of cotton; a bale of hay.
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FAIR:
free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
FARE:
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
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AIL:
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ALE:
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
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FAINT:
lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
FEINT:
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
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PAIR:
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings
PEAR:
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
PARE:
to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
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FLAIR:
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack: a flair for rhyming.
FLARE:
to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
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GAIT:
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
GATE:
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
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LAIN:
past participle of lie2
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a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses. |
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MAID:
a female servant.
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RAIN:
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1 / 50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle ( def. 6 ) .
REIN:
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
REIGN:the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne
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MAIL:
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
MALE:
a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.
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MAIN:
chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
MANE:
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
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PAIN:
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
PANE:
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
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PLAIN:
clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
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SAIL:
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
SALE:
the act of selling.
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STAIR:
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
STARE:
to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
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TAIL:
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
TALE:
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
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VAIL:
to let sink; lower.
VALE:
a valley.
VEIL:
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
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VAIN:
excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
VANE:
weather vane.
VEIN:
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
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BEAR:
to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
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BREAK:
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.
BRAKE:
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
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GREAT:
unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
GRATE:
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
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STEAK:
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
STAKE:
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
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BEECH:
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
BEACH:
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
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BEET:
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the goosefoot family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root. Compare sugar beet.
BEAT:
to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
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BREECH:
the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks
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CHEEP:
to chirp; peep.
CHEAP:
costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
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CREEK:
U.S., Canada, and Australia . a stream smaller than a river
CREAK:
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DEER:
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
DEAR:
beloved or loved: a dear friend.
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FEET:
a plural of foot.
FEAT:
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.: Arranging the treaty was a diplomatic feat.
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FLEE:
to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
FLEA:
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
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GREECE:
Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Capital: Athens.
GREASE:
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
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HEEL:
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
HEAL:
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
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NEED:
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
KNEAD:
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
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PEEL:
to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange.
PEAL:
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
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REED:
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places
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to look at carefullyso as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed,etc.):to read a book; to read music |
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REEL:
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
REAL:
true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
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SEE:
to perceive with the eyes; look at.
SEA:
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
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SEED:
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
CEDE:
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SEEM:
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.: She seems better this morning.
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the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like. |
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SEEN:
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SCENE:
the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
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SHEER:
transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings.
SHEAR:
to cut (something).
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STEEL:
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
STEAL:
to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
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SWEET:
having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
SUITE:
a number of things forming a series or set.
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TEE:
the letter T or t.
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the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water. |
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TEEM:
to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile (usually followed by with ).
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WEEK:
a period of seven successive days, usually understood as beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday.
WEAK:
not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
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MEET:
to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
MEAT:
the flesh of animals as used for food.
METE:verb (used with object), met·ed, met·ing.
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to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out ): to mete out punishment.
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PEEK:
to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
PEAK:
the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
pique:
to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
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HEAR:
to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
HERE:
in this place; in this spot or locality ( opposed to there): Put the pen here.
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JEANS:
Sometimes, jeans. a sturdy twilled fabric, usually of cotton
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the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character. |
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PEACE:
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
PIECE:
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate. |
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TEAR:
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
TIER:
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
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HAIL:
to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.
HALE:
free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life.
HEAL:
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
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the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
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