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docking |
Noun
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the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes |
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derring-do |
Noun
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brave and heroic feats |
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discovery |
Noun
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the act of discovering something |
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discovery |
Noun
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a productive insight |
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discovery |
Noun
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something that is discovered |
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discovery |
Noun
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in law, compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case |
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dockage |
Noun
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the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes |
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dockage |
Noun
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landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired |
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dockage |
Noun
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a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock |
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distortion |
Noun
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the mistake of misrepresenting the facts |
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distortion |
Noun
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the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean |
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distortion |
Noun
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a change for the worse |
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distortion |
Noun
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an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image |
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distortion |
Noun
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a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal |
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distortion |
Noun
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a shape resulting from distortion |
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dispatch |
Noun
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the act of sending off something |
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dispatch |
Noun
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killing a person or animal |
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dispatch |
Noun
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the property of being prompt and efficient |
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dispatch |
Noun
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an official report (usually sent in haste) |
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dispatch |
Verb
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kill without delay |
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dispatch |
Verb
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send away towards a designated goal |
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dispatch |
Verb
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dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently |
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dispatch |
Verb
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kill intentionally and with premeditation |
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dispatch |
Verb
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complete or carry out |
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disappointment |
Noun
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an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone |
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disappointment |
Noun
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a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized |
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despatch |
Noun
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the act of sending off something |
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despatch |
Noun
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killing a person or animal |
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despatch |
Noun
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the property of being prompt and efficient |
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despatch |
Noun
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an official report (usually sent in haste) |
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despatch |
Verb
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send away towards a designated goal |
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dashing hopes |
Noun
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an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone |
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dodge |
Noun
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a quick evasive movement |
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dodge |
Noun
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an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade |
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dodge |
Noun
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a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
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dodge |
Verb
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing duties, questions, or issues |
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dodge |
Verb
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make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid |
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dodge |
Verb
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move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course |
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double fault |
Noun
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(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point |
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default |
Noun
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loss due to not showing up |
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default |
Noun
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an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified |
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default |
Noun
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loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid |
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default |
Noun
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act of failing to meet a financial obligation |
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default |
Verb
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fail to pay up |
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discard |
Noun
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getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable |
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discard |
Noun
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(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit |
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discard |
Noun
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anything that is cast aside or discarded |
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discard |
Verb
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throw or cast away |
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distress |
Noun
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the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim |
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distress |
Noun
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psychological suffering |