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n. background; the view behind something


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n. a conductor of a band


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n. cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor


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a. indecent; obscene; humorously coarse


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v. keep from motion, or stop the progress of; make calm or still


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n. biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year


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v. produce; give rise to


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v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes


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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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n. a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame


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