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US - adj. 1 tidy and methodical. 2 elegantly simple in form etc.; well-proportioned.... [more]
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US - a an electric bulb, and usu. its holder and shade or cover (bedside lamp; bicycle... [more]
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US - n. US sl. offens. a person of Polish origin. [F Polaque and G Polack f. Pol. Polak]... [more]
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US - n. US sl. a prison. [Amer. Sp. juzgao, Sp. juzgado tribunal f. L judicatum neut.... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 a climbing plant, Humulus lupulus, cultivated for the cones borne by the... [more]
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US - n. (usu. in pl.) US sl. rough or isolated country. [Tagalog bundok mountain]... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 a a kind of woven woollen fabric, usu. without a nap. b (in pl.) flannel... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 a soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of certain plants. 2... [more]
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US - n. US sl. prison. [perh. f. POKY]... [more]
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US - perh. joc. use of LUSH(1)]... [more]
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US - n., v., & adj. US sl. a habitual loafer or tramp; a lazy ... [more]
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US - perh. f. G Bummler]... [more]
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US - v. & n. colloq. 1 intr. belch. 2 tr. make (a baby) belch, usu. by patting its back.... [more]
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US - n. 1 esp. US sl. mate; fellow (used esp. as a disrespectful form of address). 2... [more]
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US - n. 1 a makeshift bed. 2 US sl. a swindle; a piece of extortion. 3 (attrib.) US colloq.... [more]
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US - n. (also kail) 1 a variety of cabbage, esp. one with wrinkled leaves and no compact... [more]
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US - rel. to MATCH(1)]... [more]
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US - n. (pl. -eys) US sl. offens. a British person (orig.... [more]
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US - imit. of child's ba, ba]... [more]
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US - n. 1 Mil. a forward base for aircraft in enemy territory. 2 esp. US sl. a silly... [more]
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US - v. & n. 1 intr. a walk heavily and firmly (tramping about ... [more]
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US - n. 1 a stone, post, etc., used to mark a position, place reached, etc. 2 a person... [more]
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US - n. & v. esp. US sl. an overdose, esp. of a narcotic drug. intr. (OD's, OD'd, OD'ing)... [more]
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US - n. (as int. or in oaths) archaic = GOD. [corruption]... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 a a vessel of metal, earthenware, or plastic, usu. broad and shallow,... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 a small disc or knob sewn on to a [more]
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US - n. & v. US sl. = RASPBERRY 3. tr. tease, ridicule. [razzberry, corrupt. of RASPBERRY]... [more]
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US - v. & n. tr. 1 seize quickly, eagerly, or unexpectedly, esp. with outstretched hands.... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 a any of various wild flesh-eating mammals of the dog family, esp. of... [more]
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US - n. Brit. sl. a wife (esp. old dutch). [abbr. of duchess (also in this sense)]... [more]
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US - n. (pl. -men; fem. Dutchwoman, pl. -women) 1 a a native or national of the [more]
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US - prob. of Afr. orig.]... [more]
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US - adj., n., & adv. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared... [more]
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US - n. esp. US sl. a foolish or contemptible person. [Yiddish]... [more]
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US - n. orig. US sl. 1 an ill-assorted collection of poorly matching parts. 2 Computing... [more]
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US - v.intr. (also skidoo) (-oos, -ooed) US sl. go away; depart. [perh. f. SKEDADDLE]... [more]
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US - adj. & n. 1 large in extent from one side to the other; wide. 2 (following a measurement)... [more]
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US - n. & v. US sl. a robbery. tr. rob. [repr. a local pronunc. of HOIST]... [more]
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US - n. esp. US sl. a beggar or scrounger; a layabout. [Yiddish f. G Schnurrer]... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 an upholstered piece of furniture for several ... [more]
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US - cf. ON slam(b)ra]... [more]
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US - adj., n., & v. 1 complete , comprising the whole... [more]
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US - n. esp. US sl. an inexperienced or unskilful person. [perh. f. DUB(1) in sense 'beat... [more]
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US - n. US sl. a gun, esp. a pistol or revolver. [the name Roscoe]... [more]
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US - n. US sl. 1 the buttocks. 2 a suitcase, satchel, handbag, etc. [orig. unkn.]... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 (also electric torch) Brit . a portable... [more]
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US - n. esp. US sl. well-developed male muscles, esp. when displayed for admiration.... [more]
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US - rel. to OE wrot snout]... [more]
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US - abbr. (also G.) 1 gauss. 2 giga-. 3 gravitational constant. 4 US sl. = GRAND n.... [more]
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US - n. & v. the ball of the eye within the lids and... [more]
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US - adj. & n. 1 of , relating to, or associated with the... [more]
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US - n. 1 a slender straight bar esp. of wood or metal. 2 this as a symbol ... [more]
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US - v. & n. (nipped, nipping) 1 tr. pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. 2 tr. (often... [more]
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US - n. 1 (Dame) a (in the UK) the title given to a woman with the rank of Knight Commander... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 a any of various cat-sized flesh-eating mammals of the family Mustelidae,... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 the vital juice circulating in plants. 2 vigour; vitality .... [more]
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US - adj. & n. US sl. exceptionally fine or expert. an exceptionally fine thing or person.... [more]
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US - adj. (also hoky) (hokier, hokiest) US sl. sentimental, melodramatic, artificial.... [more]
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US - n. & v. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy.... [more]
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US - n. & v. 1 a a large strong bag, usu. made of hessian,... [more]
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US - n. 1 a person who peeps. 2 colloq. an eye. 3 US sl. a private detective. ... [more]
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US - v., n ., adv., & adj. (snapped, snapping) 1 intr. &... [more]
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