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  • 41nonsense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. absurdity, senselessness, silliness, trash, foolishness. See unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Matter that has no meaning] Syn. balderdash, rubbish, twaddle, trash, gobbledygook, drivel, scribble …

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  • 42slaver — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. slobber, drivel; fawn. See excretion, servility. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To let saliva run from the mouth: dribble, drivel, drool, salivate, slobber. See DRY, MOUTH. 2. To support… …

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  • 43trash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rubbish, garbage, refuse, offal, litter, debris; junk, scrap, waste. See uselessness, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rubbish] Syn. garbage, waste, refuse, dregs, filth, litter, debris, dross,… …

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  • 44rigmarole — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. drivel, red tape, formalities, inanity; see bureaucracy 2 , nonsense 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. babble, blather, gobbledygook, drivel, *bunk, *rot, claptrap, *bilge, hog wash, bull, twaddle. see nonsense III… …

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  • 45drool — [n1] saliva drivel, expectoration, salivation, slaver, slobber, spit, spittle; concept 467 drool [v1] drivel dribble, lick one’s chops*, salivate, slaver, slobber, water at the mouth; concept 467 drool [v2] salivate dribble, drivel, froth, oo …

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  • 46drool — [dro͞ol] vi. [< DRIVEL] 1. to let saliva flow from one s mouth; drivel 2. to flow from the mouth, as saliva 3. Slang to speak in a silly or stupid way 4. Slang to be overly enthusiastic, eager, etc. vt. 1. to let drivel from t …

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  • 47Beaver — Bea ver, n. [OE. baviere, bauier, beavoir, bever; fr. F. bavi[ e]re, fr. bave slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle, drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. Bavi[ e]re, according to Cotgrave, is the bib put before a (slavering) child.] That piece of… …

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  • 48Drool — Drool, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drooling}.] [Contr. fr. drivel.] To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools. [1913 Webster] His mouth drooling with texts. T. Parker. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 49Drooled — Drool Drool, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drooling}.] [Contr. fr. drivel.] To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools. [1913 Webster] His mouth drooling with texts. T. Parker. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 50Drooling — Drool Drool, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drooling}.] [Contr. fr. drivel.] To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools. [1913 Webster] His mouth drooling with texts. T. Parker. [1913 Webster] …

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