rancid

30 01 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) rancid;
  - (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition;
  - “rancid butter”; “rancid bacon”;

2. (adj.) rancid, sour;
  - smelling of fermentation or staleness;

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foursome

30 01 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) foursome, quartet, quartette;
  - four people considered as a unit;
  - “he joined a barbershop quartet”; “the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.”;

2. (n.) 4, four, foursome, iv, little joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad;
  - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one;

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effusion

30 01 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst;
  - an unrestrained expression of emotion;

2. (n.) effusion;
  - flow under pressure;

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unconscionable

30 01 2008

Adjectives
1. (adj.) conscienceless, unconscionable;
  - lacking a conscience;
  - “a conscienceless villain”; “brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless”; “an unconscionable liar”;

2. (adj.) exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious;
  - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
  - “exorbitant rent”; “extortionate prices”; “spends an outrageous amount on entertainment”; “usurious interest rate”; “unconscionable spending”;

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paragon

29 01 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) beau ideal, idol, paragon, perfection;
  - an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept;

2. (n.) apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint;
  - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal;

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