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n. Syn. Prohibition
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something


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n. Syn. yelp; howl
sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog


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a. Syn. desolate
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


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n.
quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together


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n.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros


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n.
one who writes a book about somebody's life


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n.
an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life


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v.
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind


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v. Syn. raise; advance
raise; advance; push or shove upward


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n.
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction


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