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domestic
     1. adj. Of or relating to the home.
     2. adj. Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
           domestic violence;  domestic hot water
     3. adj. (of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
     4. adj. Internal to a specific country.
     5. adj. Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.
     6. n. A house servant; a maid; a household worker.
     7. n. A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
fowl
     1. n. (archaic) A bird.
     2. n. A bird of the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant, partridges and quail.
     3. n. Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans.
     4. v. To hunt fowl.
           We took our guns and went fowling.
     5. adj. (obsolete) foul
chickens
     1. n. plural of chicken
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of chicken
ducks
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of duck
     2. n. plural of duck
     3. n. (poker slang) A pair of twos.
     4. n. (UK, chiefly Northern England, used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).
           Hello ducks, how are you today?
     5. n. (nautical) The light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates.
     duck
          1. v. (intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
          2. v. To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
          3. v. To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
          4. v. (intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
          5. v. (intransitive) To bow.
          6. v. To evade doing something.
          7. v. To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
          8. v. (intransitive, Australia) To enter a place for a short moment.
                I'm just going to duck into the loo for a minute, can you hold my bag?
          9. n. An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
          10. n. Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
          11. n. The flesh of a duck used as food.
          12. n. (cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
          13. n. (slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
          14. n. A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
          15. n. A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
                A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.
          16. n. A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
          17. n. (US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
          18. n. One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
          19. n. A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
          20. n. (in plural) Trousers made of such material.
          21. n. (A term of endearment); pet; darling.
                And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3).
          22. n. (Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
                Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?
turkeys
     1. n. plural of turkey
     turkey
          1. n. Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
          2. n. The meat or flesh of this bird eaten as food
                All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch.
          3. n. (colloquial) A failure.
                That film was a turkey.
          4. n. (slang) A foolish or inept person.
                The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.
          5. n. (bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
          6. n. (obsolete) The guinea fowl (Numida meleagris).
          7. n. (medical slang) A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
          8. n. (dated, slang) A large travel bag; a suitcase; a pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle.
and
     1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
     2. conj.          Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
     3. conj.          Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
     4. conj.          Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
     5. conj.          (obsolete) Yet; but.
     6. conj.          Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often
     7. conj.          (now colloquial, or literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.
     8. conj.          Connecting two identical elements, with implications of continued or infinite repetition.
     9. conj.          Introducing a parenthetical or explanatory clause.
     10. conj.          Introducing the continuation of narration from a previous understood point; also used alone as a question: ‘and so what?’.
     11. conj.          (now regional or somewhat colloquial) Used to connect two verbs where the second is dependent on the first: ‘to’. Used especially after come,
     12. conj.          Introducing a qualitative difference between things having the same name; "as well as other".
     13. conj.          Used to combine numbers in addition; plus (with singular or plural verb).
     14. conj. Expressing a condition.:
     15. conj.          (now US dialect) If; provided that.
     16. conj.          (obsolete) As if, as though.
     17. n. (enm, music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
     18. n. (UK dialectal) Breath.
     19. n. (UK dialectal) Sea smoke; steam fog.
     20. v. (UK dialectal, intransitive) To breathe; whisper; devise; imagine.
geese
     1. n. plural form of goose
raised
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of raise
     raise
          1. v. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
                to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
          2. v.          To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
                        to raise a wall, or a heap of stones
          3. v.          To cause something to come to the surface of the sea.
                        The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
          4. v.          (nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
                        to raise Sandy Hook light
          5. v.          (figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again, to cause to be undead.
                        The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!
          6. v.          (military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersin
          7. v. To create, increase or develop.
                We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
                to raise the quality of the products; to raise the price of goods
          8. v.          To collect.
                        to raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops
          9. v.          To bring up; to grow; to promote.
                        We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
                        Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
                        to raise somebody to office
          10. v.          To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
                        A few important questions were raised after the attack.
          11. v.          (legal) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
                        There should be some consideration (i.e., payment or exchange) to raise a use.
          12. v.          To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
          13. v. To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
                Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.
          14. v. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
                John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.
          15. v. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
                Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
          16. v. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
          17. v. (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
          18. v. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
          19. v. (computing) To throw (an exception).
                A division by zero will raise an exception.
          20. n. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
                The boss gave me a raise.
          21. n. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
          22. n. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
          23. n. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
          24. n. A cairn or pile of stones.
for
     1. conj. (dated) Because.
     2. prep. Towards.
           The astronauts headed for the moon.
     3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
           I have something for you.
     4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
           We're having a birthday party for Janet.
           The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
           The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
     5. prep. Supporting.
           All those for the motion raise your hands.
     6. prep. Because of.
           He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
           (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
           She was the worse for drink.
     7. prep. Over a period of time.
           I've lived here for three years.
           They fought for days over a silly pencil.
     8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
     9. prep. On behalf of.
           I will stand in for him.
     10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
     11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
           I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
           He's going for his doctorate.
           Do you want to go for coffee?
           People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
           Can you go to the store for some eggs?
           I'm saving up for a car.
           Don't wait for an answer.
           What did he ask you for?
     12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
           Run for the hills!
           He was headed for the door when he remembered.
     13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
           Fair for its day.
           She's spry for an old lady.
     14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
     15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
           For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
           All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
     16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
           In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
     17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
           At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
     18. prep. To be, or as being.
     19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
     20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
food
     1. n. Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
           The innkeeper brought them food and drink.
     2. n. A foodstuff.
     3. n. (figuratively) Anything that nourishes or sustains.
           The man's inspiring speech gave us food for thought.
           Mozart and Bach are food for my soul.
either
     1. det. One of two.
           You can have it in either colour.
     2. det. Each of two; both.
           There is a locomotive at either end of the train, one pulling and the other pushing.
     3. pron. One or other of two people or things.
           He made me two offers, but I did not accept either.
     4. pron. (obsolete) Both, each of two or more.
     5. adv. (conjunctive, after a negative) As well.
           I don't like him, and I don't like her either.
     6. conj. (Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by "or").
           Either you eat your dinner or you go to your room.
           You can have either potatoes or rice with that, but not both.
           You'll be either early, late, or on time.
meat
     1. n. The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
           A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.
           The homesteading teenager shot a deer to supply his family with wild meat for the winter.
     2. n. A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
           The butchery's profit rate on various meats varies greatly.
     3. n. (now archaic, dialectal) Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also meat and drink.
     4. n. (now rare) A type of food, a dish.
     5. n. (now archaic) A meal.
     6. n. Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
           The apple looked fine on the outside, but the meat was not very firm.
     7. n. (slang) A penis.
     8. n. (colloquial) The best or most substantial part of something.
           We recruited him right from the meat of our competitor.
     9. n. (sports) The sweet spot of a bat or club (in cricket, golf, baseball etc.).
           He hit it right on the meat of the bat.
     10. n. A meathead.
           Throw it in here, meat.
     11. n. (Australian Aboriginal) A totem, or (by metonymy) a clan or clansman which uses it.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
eggs
     1. n. plural of egg
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of egg
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