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Toss and turn |
to move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to sleep: I was tossing and turning all night. |
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Chronic insomnia |
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Dilute |
to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid → water down diluted fruit juice dilute something with/in something Dilute the paint with a little oil. ► see thesaurus at mix 2 to make a quality, belief etc weaker or less effective SYN water down an attempt to dilute the proposal |
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Counter-intuitive |
contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation |
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Eavesdropping |
secretly listen to a conversation. |
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Intimate |
adjective 1. closely acquainted; familiar. "intimate friends" synonyms: close, bosom, boon, dear, cherished, familiar, confidential, faithful, constant, devoted, fast, firm, favourite, special; More 2. private and personal. "intimate details of his sexual encounters" synonyms: personal, private, confidential, secret; More noun 1. a very close friend. "his circle of intimates" synonyms: close friend, best friend, bosom friend, constant companion, alter ego, confidant, confidante, close associate; More |
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Intimate |
adjective 1. closely acquainted; familiar. "intimate friends" synonyms: close, bosom, boon, dear, cherished, familiar, confidential, faithful, constant, devoted, fast, firm, favourite, special; More 2. private and personal. "intimate details of his sexual encounters" synonyms: personal, private, confidential, secret; More noun 1. a very close friend. "his circle of intimates" synonyms: close friend, best friend, bosom friend, constant companion, alter ego, confidant, confidante, close associate; More |
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circumvent |
Cleverly bypass or go around
find a way around (an obstacle). "if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it" synonyms: avoid, get round, find a way round, evade, get past, bypass, sidestep, dodge; More overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way. "I found it quite easy to circumvent security" synonyms: avoid, get round, find a way round, evade, get past, bypass, sidestep, dodge; More ARCHAIC deceive; outwit. "he's circumvented her with some of his stories" synonyms: avoid, get round, find a way round, evade, get past, bypass |
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Trade-off |
Compromise |
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Be resigned to |
Accept an unpleasant situation which can not change |
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Bug |
Small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversation |
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Desensetize |
make less sensitive. "creams to desensitize the skin at the site of the injection" make (someone) less likely to feel shock or distress at scenes of cruelty or suffering by overexposure to such images. "the media had desensitized him to the horror of violence" free (someone) from a phobia or neurosis by gradually exposing them to the thing that is feared. |
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Transcendent |
beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience. "the search for a transcendent level of knowledge" 2. (in scholastic philosophy) higher than or not included in any of Aristotle's ten categories |
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Cannibalism |
Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is well-documented, both in ancient and in recent times. |
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Rolling out |
the unveiling of a new aircraft or spacecraft. "the official roll-out is on 30 July" 2. AERONAUTICS the stage of an aircraft's landing during which it travels along the runway while losing speed.
Rollout is an informal term for the introduction of a new product or service to the market. A rollout often refers to a significant product release, sometimes accompanied by a strong marketing campaign to generate consumer interest. |
