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Common
noun
•
In British English:
An
effigy
of a
man
burned
on a
bonfire
on
th
e
anniversary
of
th
e
Gunpowder Plot
(5th
November
).
•
A person of
eccentric
appearance
or
dress
; a "fright".
•
A
man
,
fellow
.
•
A person (see
usage
notes
).
•
Thing
,
creature
.
•
Thing
,
unit
.
•
Buster
,
Mack
,
fella
,
bud
,
man
.
•
A
guide
; a
leader
or
conductor
.
•
In Nautical:
A support
rope
or
cable
used to
guide
,
steady
or
secure
something which is being
hoisted
or
lowered
.
•
In Nautical:
A support to
secure
or
steady
something
prone to
shift
its
position
or be
carried away
(e.g. the
mast
of a
ship
or a suspension-bridge).
•
In British English:
An
effigy
of
Guy Fawkes
burned
on
Bonfire Night
verb
•
To
exhibit
an
effigy
of
Guy Fawkes
around
th
e 5th
November
.
•
To
make fun of
, to
ridicule
wit
h
wit
or
innuendo
.
•
In Theater:
To
play in
a
comedic
manner
.
•
To
equip
with a support
cable
.
name
•
A
male
given name
from the
Germanic
languages
.
•
A
patronymic
surname
, from
given names
.
•
A
male
given name
from
Hebrew
.
•
A
surname
.
•
A
city
in
Arkansas
.
•
A
hamlet
in
Alberta
,
Canada
.
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dpi
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psi
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ally
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high
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deny
nigh
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flye
spry
abye
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stye
sigh
defy
rely
affy
scye
July
belie
debye
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g'bye
apply
retry
imply
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thigh
serai
reply
rebuy
unsly
bespy
untie
marae
decry
ossify
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Rinzai
supply
forthy
taille
Mackay
mistry
kawaii
comply
MTFBWY
hereby
descry
forbuy
testify
goodbye
whereby
crucify
thereby
overlie
reapply
Shanghai
shanghai
misapply
underlie
butterfly
Versailles
pie-in-the-sky
Muay Thai
dots per inch
pie in the sky
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Lineage
guy
English
guie
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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