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Friday, March 2, 2007

film

Definition: (noun): movie Synonyms: cinema, footage, motion picture, moving picture, photoplay, picture, picture, show Definition: (verb) record Synonyms: photograph, record, roll, shoot, take Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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inquest

Definition: investigation ( http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/) Synonyms: delving, examination, hearing, inquiry, inquisition, probe, probing, quest, research, trial Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 1, 2007

British (Brrr it ish)

1. of or pertaining to Great Britain or its inhabitants. 2. used esp. by natives or inhabitants of Great Britain 3. the people native to or inhabiting Great Britain. 4. British English 5. the Celtic language of the ancient Britons. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=British&db=* Sign in to see full entry.

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action

Synonyms: activity, alacrity, alertness, business, bustle, commotion, enterprise, flurry, functioning, happening, life, liveliness, motion, movement, process, response, scene, stir, vigor, vitality, vivacity, work, working Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

real

Definition: genuine Synonyms: absolute, actual, authentic, bodily, bona fide, certain, concrete, corporal, corporeal, embodied, essential, evident, existent, existing, factual, firm, heartfelt, honest, incarnate, indubitable, intrinsic, irrefutable, legitimate, live, material, original, palpable, perceptible, physical, positive, present, right, rightful, sensible, sincere, solid, sound, stable, substantial, substantive, tangible, true, unaffected, undeniable, undoubted, unfeigned, valid,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

intelligence

Synonyms: acuity, aptitude, brightness, brilliance, capacity, cleverness, comprehension, discernment, intellect, judgment, luminosity, mentality, mind, perception, perspicacity, precocity, reason, savvy, sense, skill, subtlety, understanding, wit Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 26, 2007

word

As defined: statement Synonyms: account, adage, advice, announcement, bulletin, comment, communication, declaration, directive, discourse, dispatch, expression, information, intelligence, intimation, introduction, message, news, notice, pronouncement, proverb, remark, report, saying, speech, talk, tidings, utterance Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus I once took a course on the Great Books of the Western World, and the History Professor said one day that "God is dead." Of course, he had... Sign in to see full entry.

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adamant

Definition: unyielding Synonyms: determined, firm, fixed, immovable, inexorable, insistent, intransigent, obdurate, relentless, resolute, rigid, set, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unshakable Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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appropriate

Definition: suitable Synonyms: applicable, apropos, becoming, befitting, belonging, congruous, correct, fitting, germane, pertinent, proper, right, rightful, seemly, well-suited Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 22, 2007

ingenuity

Synonyms: ability, adeptness, artistry, cleverness, competence, cunning, craft, craftsmanship, creativity, dexterity, expertise, genius, imagination, intelligence, inventiveness, judgment, knowledge, mastery, originality, resource, skill, virtuosity Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

B.S.

My husband just treated me like an employee at his place of work. After his auditor came through nosing through everything there, he came home and began to put the pressure on me about what I have told him over and over again we need to do to straighten up our money. That sort of immediate dumping on one's wife after work is a load of B.S. We're having beef for dinner until that charging bull is a dead charging bull. Sign in to see full entry.

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phenomenal

Synonyms: astounding, exceptional, extraordinary, fantastic, marvelous, miraculous, outstanding, preternatural, prodigious, rare, remarkable, sensational, singular, unique, unparalleled, wondrous Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 19, 2007

pants

(a clue) Synonyms: aches, craves, desires, hankers after, hungers for, sighs, thirsts, wants, wishes, yearns for Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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majestic

Synonyms: awesome, courtly, dignified, exalted, grand, imperial, impressive, kingly, magnificent, monumental, noble, princely, regal, royal, sovereign, stately, sublime Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007

palatial

Definition: grand Synonyms: illustrious, imposing, impressive, luxuriant, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, monumental, noble, opulent, regal, rich, spacious, splendid, stately, sumptuous Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 17, 2007

appreciate

Synonyms: admire, adore, applaud, apprize, cherish, enjoy, esteem, extol, honor, like, love, praise, prize, rate highly, regard, relish, respect, savor, treasure Roget’s New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 16, 2007

endow

Definition: give gift Synonyms: award, back, bequeath, bestow, contribute, donate, empower, enable, enhance, enrich, establish, favor, finance, found, fund, furnish, gift with, grant, heighten, invest, promote, provide, sponsor, subscribe, subsidize, supply, support, vest in, will Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

sweetheart

Synonyms: beloved, boyfriend, girlfriend, darling, dear, dear one, honey, love, lovebird, lover, paramour, sweetie, treasure, truelove, valentine Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

marriage

Synonyms: alliance, betrothal, coupling, espousal, holy matrimony, monogamy, nuptials, sacrament, wedded bliss, wedding Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 12, 2007

united

Synonyms: affiliated, agreed, allied, amalgamated, assembled, associated, banded, coadunate, cognate, collective, concerted, concordant, confederated, congruent, conjoint, conjugate, conjunctive, consolidated, cooperative, corporate, federal, in accord, incorporated, leagued, linked, one, pooled, tied in, unanimous, undivided, unified Source: Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus Sign in to see full entry.

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