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contest |
a competition, as for an award, that matches rival abilities, performances, qualities, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
mole3 |
a spy who has become employed in a rival country's intelligence service or other government agency, usu. for a long period, in order to aid the country for which he or she is spying. [1/2 definitions] |
outrival |
combined form of rival. |
put away |
(informal) to thoroughly beat or kill (a competitor, rival, enemy, or the like). [1/4 definitions] |
rival |
being or capable of being a rival; competing or competitive. [1/5 definitions] |
rivalry |
the act, relation, or condition of a rival or rivals; competition. [1/2 definitions] |
Satan |
in Christian theology and Judaism, the embodiment of evil, adversary of humans, and rival of God, usu. identified with the fallen angel Lucifer; the Devil. |
unapproachable |
impossible to reach, come near, or rival; inaccessible. [1/2 definitions] |
unrivaled |
not equaled; having no rival, peer, or competition; incomparable. |
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