Wordmaster Definitions Fall 2007

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FLOCK

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1. a group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.
2. A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially members of a church.
3. A large crowd or number.

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DROOPY

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1. To bend or hand downward. "His mouth drooped sadly."
2. To bend or sag gradually.
3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion.

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SCRAMBLE

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1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
2. To take off with all possible haste.
3. To mix or throw together haphazardly.
4. To cook eggs.

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CAUTIOUS

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1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
2. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.

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SNOUT

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1.
a. The projecting nose, jaws, or anterior facial part of an animal's head.
b. A similar prolongation of the anterior portion of the head in certain insects, such as weevils; a rostrum.
c. A spout or nozzle shaped like such a projection.
2. Slang The human nose.

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CRUMBLE

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crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles
v.tr.
To break into small fragments or particles.
v.intr.
1. To fall into small fragments or particles; disintegrate. See Synonyms at decay.
2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.
n.
A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture: cherry crumble.

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DAZZLING

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daz·zled, daz·zling, daz·zles
v.tr.
1. To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light.
2. To amaze, overwhelm, or bewilder with spectacular display: a figure skater who dazzled the audience with virtuosic jumps.
v.intr.
1. To become blinded.
2. To inspire admiration or wonder.

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STY

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n. pl. sties (stz)
1. An enclosure for swine.
2. A filthy place.
tr. & intr.v. stied (std), sty·ing, sties (stz)
To shut up in or live in a sty.

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FLICKER

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. flick·ered, flick·er·ing, flick·ers
v.intr.
1. To move waveringly; flutter: shadows flickering on the wall.
2. To burn unsteadily or fitfully.
v.tr.
To cause to move waveringly.
n.
1. A brief movement; a tremor.
2. An inconstant or wavering light.
3. A brief or slight sensation: a flicker of doubt.
4. Slang A movie.

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DIM

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1.
a. Lacking in brightness: a dim room.
b. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint: a dim lightbulb.
2. Lacking luster; dull and subdued.
3.
a. Faintly outlined; indistinct: a dim figure in the distance.
b. Obscure to the mind or the senses: a dim recollection of the accident.
4. Lacking sharpness or clarity of understanding or perception. See Synonyms at dark.
5. Lacking keenness or vigor.
6. Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving: took a dim view of their prospects.
7. Slang Dull; dimwitted.
tr. & intr.v. dimmed, dim·ming, dims
To make or become dim.
n.
1.
a. A parking light on a motor vehicle.
b. A low beam.
2. Archaic Dusk.

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FLOCK

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1. a group of animals that live, travel, or feed together.
2. A group of people under the leadership of one person, especially members of a church.
3. A large crowd or number.

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DROOPY

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1. To bend or hand downward. "His mouth drooped sadly."
2. To bend or sag gradually.
3. To sag in dejection or exhaustion.

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SCRAMBLE

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1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
2. To take off with all possible haste.
3. To mix or throw together haphazardly.
4. To cook eggs.

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CAUTIOUS

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1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
2. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.

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SNOUT

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1.
a. The projecting nose, jaws, or anterior facial part of an animal's head.
b. A similar prolongation of the anterior portion of the head in certain insects, such as weevils; a rostrum.
c. A spout or nozzle shaped like such a projection.
2. Slang The human nose.