familiar

30 08 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) familiar;
  - a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support;

2. (n.) associate, companion, comrade, familiar, fellow;
  - a friend who is frequently in the company of another;
  - “drinking companions”; “comrades in arms”;

3. (n.) familiar, familiar spirit;
  - a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard;

Adjectives
1. (adj.) familiar;
  - well known or easily recognized;
  - “a familiar figure”; “familiar songs”; “familiar guests”;

2. (adj.) familiar;
  - within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange;
  - “familiar ordinary objects found in every home”; “a familiar everyday scene”; “a familiar excuse”; “a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences”;

3. (adj.) conversant, familiar;
  - (usually followed by `with’) well informed about or knowing thoroughly;
  - “conversant with business trends”; “familiar with the complex machinery”; “he was familiar with those roads”;

4. (adj.) familiar, intimate;
  - having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;
  - “on familiar terms”; “pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders”;

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nomad

30 08 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) nomad;
  - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons;

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polygamy

30 08 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) polygamy;
  - having more than one spouse at a time;

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refinery

30 08 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) refinery;
  - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance;

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tranquility

30 08 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity;
  - a disposition free from stress or emotion;

2. (n.) quiet, tranquility, tranquillity;
  - an untroubled state; free from disturbances;

3. (n.) quietness, quietude, tranquility, tranquillity;
  - a state of peace and quiet;

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