booty
nounGoods or money obtained illegally.
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noun Meaning 2
goods or money obtained illegally
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bounty
nounA reward or generous gift; also plunder or prizes taken, especially at sea.
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noun Meaning 2
a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
noun Meaning 3
generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely
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- noun
the property of copious abundance
- noun
payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
cane
nounA stick used for support when walking; also the hollow stem of plants such as sugar cane or bamboo.
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noun Meaning 2
a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
noun Meaning 3
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
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- noun
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
- verb
beat with a cane
clone
nounAn organism or copy that is genetically identical to another.
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noun Meaning 2
an unauthorized copy or imitation
noun Meaning 3
a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
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- noun
a person who is almost identical to another
- verb
make multiple identical copies of
Example: “people can clone a sheep nowadays”
easter
nounThe Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, observed in spring.
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noun Meaning 2
a wind from the east
noun Meaning 3
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
henley
nounA collarless pullover shirt with a short row of buttons at the neck.
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adjectiveRecently made or discovered; not existing before.
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adjective Meaning 2
(often followed by `to') unfamiliar
Example: “new experiences”
adjective Meaning 3
having no previous example or precedent or parallel
Example: “a time of unexampled prosperity”
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- adjective
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
Example: “new potatoes”
- adjective
used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Example: “Modern English”
- adjective
in use after medieval times
Example: “New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties”
- adjective
lacking training or experience
Example: “the new men were eager to fight”
- adjective
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
Example: “a new law”
- adjective
original and of a kind not seen before
Example: “the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem”
- adjective
other than the former one(s); different
Example: “they now have a new leaders”
- adjective
unaffected by use or exposure
Example: “it looks like new”
- adverb
very recently
Example: “they are newly married”
north
nounThe compass direction opposite south, to the left of someone facing the sunrise.
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noun Meaning 2
a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
noun Meaning 3
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
Example: “he has visited every state in the Union”
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the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- noun
British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
- noun
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
- noun
the direction in which a compass needle points
- noun
the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
- adjective
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
Example: “artists like north light”
- adverb
in a northern direction
Example: “they earn more up north”
polo
nounA casual knit shirt with a collar and a short buttoned opening at the neck.
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noun Meaning 2
a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
noun Meaning 3
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
raglan
nounA garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves.
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noun Meaning 2
a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves
rhode
This exact spelling does not have a standard headword in the WordNet 3.1 data or a stored daily explanation. WordNet is a substantial reference, but it does not include every name, abbreviation, inflected form or puzzle-specific spelling.
ringer
nounA T-shirt with a contrasting color band around the collar and sleeve edges.
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noun Meaning 2
(horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg
noun Meaning 3
a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
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- noun
a person who is almost identical to another
- noun
a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation)
soon
adverbIn the near future.
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adverb Meaning 2
in the near future
Example: “the doctor will soon be here”
south
nounThe compass direction opposite north.
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noun Meaning 2
a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
noun Meaning 3
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
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the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
- noun
the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
- noun
the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
- adjective
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
Example: “the south entrance”
- adverb
in a southern direction
Example: “we moved south”
spoils
nounValuables or goods taken by force, especially by a victor.
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nounA collection of valuable things such as gold, jewels or money.
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noun Meaning 2
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
noun Meaning 3
a collection of precious things
Example: “the trunk held all her meager treasures”
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- noun
any possession that is highly valued by its owner
Example: “the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures”
- noun
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
Example: “the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies”
- verb
be fond of; be attached to
- verb
hold dear
Example: “I prize these old photographs”
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