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amply | amply | sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed"
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apply | apply | ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
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byplay | byplay | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
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cheaply | cheaply | with little expenditure of money; "I bought this car very cheaply"
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comply | comply | act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
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Copley | Copley | American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
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crisply | crisply | in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"
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cross-ply | cross-ply | of or relating to an older kind of automobile tire that had a flexible tread and relatively stiff sidewalls
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damply | damply | in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye"
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deeply | deeply | to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply"
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deploy | deploy | place troops or weapons in battle formation
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display | display | something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
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downplay | downplay | understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
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employ | employ | the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
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foreplay | foreplay | mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
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four-ply | four-ply | having a thickness made up of four layers or strands; "four-ply yarns"
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gunplay | gunplay | a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
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haply | haply | by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard"
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hoopla | hoopla | blatant or sensational promotion
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imply | imply | express or state indirectly
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limply | limply | without rigidity; "the body was hanging limply from the tree"
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long-play | long-play | (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records
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misplay | misplay | (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
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outplay | outplay | excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"
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pimply | pimply | (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
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replay | replay | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
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reply | reply | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
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ripely | ripely | with mature or developed appearance
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screenplay | screenplay | a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
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shapely | shapely | having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"
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Shapley | Shapley | United States astronomer (1885-1972)
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sharply | sharply | in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned"
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simply | simply | and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
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snowplough | snowplough | a vehicle used to push snow from roads
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snowplow | snowplow | a vehicle used to push snow from roads
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steeply | steeply | in a steep manner; "the street rose steeply up to the castle"
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supply | supply | the activity of supplying or providing something
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swordplay | swordplay | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
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three-ply | three-ply | having a thickness made up of three layers or strands; "three-ply cloth"; "three-ply yarn"
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two-ply | two-ply | having a thickness made up of two layers or strands
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wordplay | wordplay | a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
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