These are the meanings of the letters AMOEBOUS when you unscramble them.
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Abuse (v. t.)
To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority.
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Abuse (v. t.)
To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's powers, one's patience.
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Abuse (v. t.)
To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.
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Abuse (v. t.)
To dishonor.
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Abuse (v. t.)
To violate; to ravish.
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Abuse (v. t.)
To deceive; to impose on.
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Abuse (v. t.)
Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of language.
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Abuse (v. t.)
Physical ill treatment; injury.
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Abuse (v. t.)
A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service.
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Abuse (v. t.)
Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.
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Abuse (v. t.)
Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child.
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Ambos (pl. )
of Ambo
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Amuse (v.)
To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
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Amuse (v.)
To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.
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Amuse (v.)
To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
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Amuse (v. i.)
To muse; to mediate.
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Beaus (pl. )
of Beau
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Besom (n.)
A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys.
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Besom (v. t.)
To sweep, as with a besom.
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Bosom (n.)
The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.
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Bosom (n.)
The breast, considered as the seat of the passions, affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness; secret thoughts.
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Bosom (n.)
Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.
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Bosom (n.)
Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth.
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Bosom (n.)
The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom.
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Bosom (n.)
Inclination; desire.
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Bosom (n.)
A depression round the eye of a millstone.
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Bosom (a.)
Of or pertaining to the bosom.
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Bosom (a.)
Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished; beloved; as, a bosom friend.
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Bosom (v. t.)
To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
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Bosom (v. t.)
To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
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Bouse (v. i.)
To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See Booze.
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Bouse (n.)
Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a carouse; a booze.
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Moose (n.)
A large cervine mammal (Alces machlis, or A. Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many zoologists is considered the same species. See Elk.
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Mouse (n.)
Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridae. The common house mouse (Mus musculus) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse (Hesperomys leucopus) sometimes lives in houses. See Dormouse, Meadow mouse, under Meadow, and Harvest mouse, under Harvest.
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Mouse (n.)
A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping.
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Mouse (n.)
Same as 2d Mousing, 2.
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Mouse (n.)
A familiar term of endearment.
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Mouse (n.)
A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.
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Mouse (n.)
A match used in firing guns or blasting.
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Mouse (v. i.)
To watch for and catch mice.
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Mouse (v. i.)
To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.
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Mouse (v. t.)
To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.
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Mouse (v. t.)
To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See Mouse, n., 2.
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Sambo (n.)
A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo.
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Umbos (pl. )
of Umbo