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- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- hearty β warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
- cornball β Cornball means the same as corny.
- moralistic β a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- cliched β If you describe something as clichΓ©d, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
- in line β (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- christian β A Christian is someone who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ.
- innoxious β harmless; innocuous.
- for real β true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- banal β If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- in a row β lined up
- cricket β Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat.
- aboveboard β An arrangement or deal that is aboveboard is legal and is being carried out openly and honestly. A person who is aboveboard is open and honest about what they are doing.
- hurtless β unhurt; uninjured.
- edgeless β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- larkish β a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
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- fiberboard β a building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed and cemented into rigid sheets.
- forecourt β Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis court that lies between the net and the line that marks the inbounds limit of a service. Compare backcourt (def 1).
- dodo β any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, RΓ©union, and Rodriguez.
- fuddy-duddy β a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative.
- mossback β Informal. a person holding very antiquated notions; reactionary. a person living in the backwoods; rustic.
- cardboard β Cardboard is thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models.
- integer β Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
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- overcompensate β to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
- make with β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- bring into line β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- follow the crowd β copy what others are doing
- footed β having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.
- fine tune β to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
- democratize β If a country or a system is democratized, it is made democratic.
- cool off β If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
- multiply β to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
- do justice to β to show to full advantage
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- adapt β If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- lay back β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- ante up β If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- consort β If you say that someone consorts with a particular person or group, you mean that they spend a lot of time with them, and usually that you do not think this is a good thing.
- dovetail β a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- even β Flat and smooth.
- fit in β belong
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- methodically β performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- all the way β You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- as well β You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
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- orthodox β of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- ethical β Of or relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.
- overexact β Too exact; overscrupulous; pedantic.
- equilateral β Having all its sides of the same length.
- outdated β no longer in use or fashionable; out-of-date; outmoded; antiquated.
- isolationist β a person who favors or works for isolationism.