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  1. cockatoo
    a white or light-colored crested parrot often kept as a pet
  2. furlough
    a temporary leave of absence, especially from military duty
  3. holster
    a sheath for carrying a handgun
  4. trawl
    a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
  5. cruller
    a small cake formed into twisted strips and fried
  6. brackish
    slightly salty
  7. buckwheat
    an annual Asian plant with edible seeds and pinkish-white flowers
  8. crimp
    make ridges into by pinching together
  9. floss
    a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
  10. catkin
    a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
  11. ravel
    disentangle or separate out
  12. trek
    any long and difficult trip
  13. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  14. blister
    an elevation of the skin filled with fluid
  15. muddle
    make clouded as with sediment
  16. staple
    material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
  17. screen
    partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
  18. Netherlander
    a native or inhabitant of Holland
  19. ticket
    a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
  20. boodle
    a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
  21. loiter
    linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
  22. wintergreen
    any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
  23. bruin
    large ferocious bear of Eurasia
  24. spoor
    the trail left by a person or an animal
  25. pickle
    vegetables preserved in brine or vinegar
  26. bowery
    like a bower; leafy and shady
  27. freebooter
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
  28. uproar
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  29. yacht
    an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power
  30. decoy
    something used to lure fish or other animals
  31. walrus
    either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
  32. bluff
    a high steep bank
  33. cruiser
    a large fast warship
  34. polder
    low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
  35. splice
    join the ends of
  36. huckster
    an aggressive and dishonest seller or advertiser
  37. tattle
    divulge confidential information or secrets
  38. scrabble
    grope, scratch, or feel searchingly
  39. isinglass
    any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
  40. rabbit
    any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
  41. handsome
    pleasing in appearance
  42. gulden
    the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
  43. guilder
    the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
  44. dune
    a ridge of sand created by the wind
  45. guy
    an informal term for a youth or man
  46. potash
    a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
  47. trigger
    lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
  48. skipper
    the naval officer in command of a military ship
  49. mizzle
    very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
  50. snuff
    inhale audibly through the nose
  51. harpoon
    a spear with a barbed point for catching large fish
  52. easel
    an upright tripod for displaying something
  53. waffle
    a batter cake baked and pressed between two patterned metal plates
  54. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  55. wiseacre
    an irritating person who is or pretends to be smart
  56. caboose
    a car on a freight train for use of the train crew
  57. howitzer
    a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
  58. stipple
    engrave by means of dots and flicks
  59. hustle
    move or cause to move energetically or busily
  60. bundle
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
  61. Flemish
    of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture
  62. frolic
    play boisterously
  63. scum
    a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
  64. clapboard
    a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other
  65. excise
    remove by cutting
  66. package
    a wrapped container
  67. foist
    force onto another
  68. mart
    an area in town where goods are set up for purchase
  69. etch
    carve or cut a design or letters into
  70. croon
    sing softly
  71. hock
    joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals
  72. daffodil
    any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
  73. scow
    any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
  74. stripe
    a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
  75. school
    an educational institution
  76. muishond
    southern African weasel
  77. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  78. hartebeest
    a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
  79. witloof
    widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green
  80. schipperke
    breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
Created on 二月 1, 2011 (updated 二月 1, 2011)

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