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bated |
Adjective
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diminished or moderated |
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belittled |
Adjective
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made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) |
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benighted |
Adjective
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lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture |
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benighted |
Adjective
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overtaken by night or darkness |
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balanced |
Adjective
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being in a state of proper equilibrium |
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bastardly |
Adjective
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of no value or worth |
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bastardly |
Adjective
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born out of wedlock |
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becoming |
Adjective
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displaying or setting off to best advantage |
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becoming |
Adjective
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according with custom or propriety |
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breathtaking |
Adjective
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tending to cause suspension of regular breathing |
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barren |
Adjective
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completely wanting or lacking |
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barren |
Adjective
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not bearing offspring |
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barren |
Adjective
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providing no shelter or sustenance |
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barren |
Noun
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an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation |
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belittling |
Adjective
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tending to diminish or disparage |
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belittling |
Noun
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the act of belittling |
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belittling |
Noun
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a belittling comment |
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broadleaf |
Adjective
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having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves |
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broad-leafed |
Adjective
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having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves |
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broad-leaved |
Adjective
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having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves |
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big-ticket |
Adjective
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very expensive |
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bargain-priced |
Adjective
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costing less than standard price |
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blue-eyed |
Adjective
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having blue eyes |
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blue-eyed |
Adjective
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favorite |
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blubbery |
Adjective
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swollen with fat |
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blistering |
Adjective
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very fast |
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blistering |
Adjective
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hot enough to raise blisters |
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blistering |
Adjective
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harsh or corrosive in tone |
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blistering |
Noun
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the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin |
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buxom |
Adjective
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of a female body, healthily plump and vigorous |
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buxom |
Adjective
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(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves |
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bumper-to-bumper |
Adjective
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used of traffic |
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bounded |
Adjective
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having the limits or boundaries established |
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boundless |
Adjective
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seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent |
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bandy |
Adjective
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have legs that curve outward at the knees |
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bandy |
Verb
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to discuss lightly |
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bandy |
Verb
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to exchange blows |
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bandy |
Verb
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to toss or strike a ball back and forth |
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bandy-legged |
Adjective
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have legs that curve outward at the knees |
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bowleg |
Adjective
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have legs that curve outward at the knees |
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bowleg |
Noun
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a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) |
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buttery |
Adjective
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resembling or containing or spread with butter |
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buttery |
Adjective
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unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech |
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buttery |
Noun
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a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals |
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buttery |
Noun
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a small storeroom for storing foods or wines |
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bowlegged |
Adjective
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have legs that curve outward at the knees |
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black-tie |
Adjective
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moderately formal |
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bilgy |
Adjective
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smelling like bilge water |
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buckram |
Adjective
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rigidly formal |
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buckram |
Noun
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a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue |