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| reticent |
reluctant to speak; not given to frequent speech; restrained; shy. |
| rife |
common or frequent; widespread. [1/3 definitions] |
| satyriasis |
a condition of frequent excessive or uncontrollable sexual desire or arousal in a male. |
| sea lane |
a sea route that is in frequent use by vessels. |
| sexpot |
(informal) a person, esp. a woman, who has a strong sex drive or has frequent sexual encounters. [1/2 definitions] |
| shore bird |
any of various birds, such as the sandpiper, that frequent the shores of oceans, lakes, and the like. |
| street |
the people who use, live on, or frequent such a thoroughfare. [1/5 definitions] |
| tango |
a Latin American ballroom dance with gliding steps and frequent, abrupt turns, often performed as an exhibition dance. [1/3 definitions] |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |
| twice-told |
of a tale, story, or the like, familiar or hackneyed because of frequent repetition. |
| whore |
one who engages in frequent sexual intercourse for money; prostitute. [1/4 definitions] |
| yodel |
to sing or call out with frequent, abrupt changes so that the voice fluctuates between the natural chest voice and a falsetto. [2 definitions] |
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