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calendar
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(n) a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday"

(n) a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)

(n) a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

(v) enter into a calendar

cruise
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(n) an ocean trip taken for pleasure

(v) sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"

(v) travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"

(v) drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"

(v) look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park"

conversion
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(n) a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life

(n) a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown

(n) the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

(n) act of exchanging one type of money or security for another

(n) a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"

(n) interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

(n) a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith"

(n) an event that results in a transformation

(n) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

compromise
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(n) a middle way between two extremes

(n) an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"

(v) settle by concession

(v) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"

(v) expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"

constraint
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(n) the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

(n) a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

(n) the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"

considerably
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(r) to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially"

calculation
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(n) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

(n) planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"

(n) problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

conscience
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(n) conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"

(n) a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"

(n) motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

comparable
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(a) able to be compared or worthy of comparison

(s) conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"

comply
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(v) act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

conception
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(n) the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

(n) the creation of something in the mind

(n) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

(n) the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure"

chew
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(n) biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

(n) a wad of something chewable as tobacco

(v) chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

cheer
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(n) the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"

(n) a cry or shout of approval

(v) show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"

(v) urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

(v) become cheerful

(v) cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"

(v) give encouragement to

chill
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(n) coldness due to a cold environment

(n) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"

(n) a sudden numbing dread

(n) a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

(v) loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

(v) make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

(v) depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"

(s) uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"

color
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(n) the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

(n) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

(n) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"

(n) the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"

(n) interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"

(n) (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors

(n) a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)

(n) any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"

(v) change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

(v) add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

(v) affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

(v) gloss or excuse; "color a lie"

(v) decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"

(v) modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"

(a) having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"

cling
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(n) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

(v) hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron"

(v) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

(v) to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him."

carrot
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(n) promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";

(n) orange root; important source of carotene

(n) perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions

(n) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

cemetery
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(n) a tract of land used for burials

cure
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(n) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

(v) provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

(v) prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"

(v) be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"

(v) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"

cure
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(n) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

(v) provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

(v) prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"

(v) be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"

(v) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure resin"

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