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curtain call |
Noun
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an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience |
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cordon bleu |
Noun
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an honor or award gained for excellence |
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cordon bleu |
Noun
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a chef famous for his great skill |
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canvassing |
Noun
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persuasion of voters in a political campaign |
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call-out |
Noun
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a challenge to a fight or duel |
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calling into question |
Noun
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a challenge to defend what someone has said |
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campfire |
Noun
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a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) |
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conflagration |
Noun
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a very intense and uncontrolled fire |
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crown fire |
Noun
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a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire |
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contingency |
Noun
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a possible event or occurrence or result |
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contingency |
Noun
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the state of being contingent on something |
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contingence |
Noun
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a possible event or occurrence or result |
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casus belli |
Noun
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an event used to justify starting a war |
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convulsion |
Noun
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a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval |
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convulsion |
Noun
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a violent disturbance |
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convulsion |
Noun
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violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles |
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convulsion |
Noun
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a sudden uncontrollable attack |
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calvary |
Noun
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any experience that causes intense suffering |
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cycle of rebirth |
Noun
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(Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms |
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cause celebre |
Noun
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an incident that attracts great public attention |
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comeuppance |
Noun
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an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved |
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comeupance |
Noun
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an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved |
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crustal movement |
Noun
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movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust |
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callback |
Noun
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a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) |
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capriccio |
Noun
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an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation |
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crime wave |
Noun
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a sudden rise in the crime rate |
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calamity |
Noun
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
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catastrophe |
Noun
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
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catastrophe |
Noun
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a sudden violent change in the earth's surface |
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catastrophe |
Noun
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a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune |
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computer error |
Noun
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(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer |
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cataclysm |
Noun
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune |
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cataclysm |
Noun
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a sudden violent change in the earth's surface |
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curtain raising |
Noun
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the first performance (as of a theatrical production) |
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chance event |
Noun
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anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause |
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cessation |
Noun
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a stopping |
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chirp |
Noun
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a sharp sound made by small birds or insects |
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chirp |
Verb
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to make high-pitched sounds |
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chirp |
Verb
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to sing in modulation |
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chirrup |
Noun
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a series of chirps |
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chirrup |
Verb
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to make high-pitched sounds |
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cascade |
Noun
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a sudden downpour, as of tears or sparks, likened to a rain shower |
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cascade |
Noun
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a succession of stages or operations or processes or units |
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cascade |
Noun
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a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls |
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cascade |
Verb
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to arrange open windows on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible |
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cascade |
Verb
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to rush down in big quantities, like a cascade |
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chug |
Noun
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the dull explosive noise made by an engine |
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chug |
Verb
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to make a dull, explosive sound |
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clang |
Noun
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a loud resonant repeating noise |
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clang |
Verb
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to make a loud noise |