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| behemoth |
a huge beast, perhaps a hippopotamus, mentioned in the Book of Job in the Old Testament. [1/2 definitions] |
| crash1 |
(slang) to stay overnight, perhaps repeatedly, in a place that is not one's own, sometimes with permission but generally without invitation. [1/17 definitions] |
| elaborate |
characterized by intricate and perhaps excessive detail. [1/5 definitions] |
| for the present |
at least at this moment, though perhaps not afterwards. |
| halo effect |
a favorable impression of a person or thing, formed from previous experience and applied, perhaps inappropriately, to subsequent actions or events. [1/2 definitions] |
| haply |
by chance; fortuitously; perhaps. |
| livable |
able to be endured and perhaps enjoyed; worth living. [1/2 definitions] |
| maybe |
it may be that; possibly; perhaps. |
| perchance |
in literary use, maybe or possibly; perhaps. |
| possibly |
maybe; perhaps. [1/2 definitions] |
| team player |
a team member who works for the good of the team, perhaps sacrificing his or her own personal interests or goals. |
| truth serum |
a drug that makes a subject talkative or open to suggestion and perhaps likely to reveal consciously or unconsciously withheld information, used by police or military interrogators and some psychotherapists. |
| verisimilitude |
something, such as a statement, that appears to be true or real, perhaps falsely. [1/2 definitions] |
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